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Much like its predecessors,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis a game about forming friendships, but there’s a sinister undercurrent below the cheerful surface– darkness lurks in every community. Once you catch a glimpse, you can never look at your neighbors the same way. Act natural.They’re listening. YouTube creatorEvil Imptook the well-established “Animal Crossingis deeply unsettling if you think about it” concept and ran wild with it. They imaginedNew Horizonsas a horror movie by stitching together spooky scenes to make a cohesive, convincing trailer....

With comparison shots Arika is the Little Engine that Could. No one thought that Skullomania would be returning to the big time anytime soon, but Arika has made it possible by way ofFighting EX Layeron PS4. Soon, actually, on June 28! While you wait, the company just put out a PS4 versus PS4 Pro comparison video that mostly looks the same. The latter might sport some extra particle effects it seems, but it seems fairly identical on both pieces of hardware....

Just Say No It looks likeDayZ’stroubles Down Under might have come to an end. Following the MMO’s recent ban in Australia, developer Bohemia Interactive has resubmitted a modified build of the game to the Australian video game classification board, which has earnedDayZa new MA15+ rating with, presumably, reinstatement on digital storefronts to follow. For those of you who missed it,DayZwas banned in Australia earlier this month after references to marijuana were found within the game’s code....

From the classics to the deep cuts The next book from the Legends of Localization team is calledThis be book bad translation, video games!and I’m all about that. You know what you’re getting into straight away. My new book is out! It chronicles the history of bad game translations from the 1970s until today 🍅https://t.co/e5O8mHthcipic.twitter.com/RS7TbCdP8e — Mato (@ClydeMandelin)June 09, 2025 This is a 64-pager from Clyde Mandelin and Tony Kuchar that pinpoints amusing moments in video game translation history from the ’70s to the modern era....

The localized book will be available digitally and in print Viz Media is releasing an English version ofHobonichi’sIwata-San– a book about the late Nintendo presidentSatoru Iwata, with insight from Shigeru Miyamoto andShigesato Itoi– in spring 2021. The localized book,Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Nintendo’s Legendary CEO, will have digital and print editions, but the publisher hasn’t opened pre-orders or mentioned pricing details yet. Ask Iwata“invites you to learn more about the president, game developer, and gamer who forever changed the video game industry as we know it....

Side-tourney to be held at Las Vegas championships Koei Tecmo have recently revealed that a fully playable build of the upcoming fighting titleDead or Alive 6will be available to check out at this year’s Evolution Fighting Championship, held in Las Vegas next month. Dead or Alive 6, which made asurprising debut announcement earlier last month, will see the guys and gals of the long-running, technical, fighting franchise return for more high-kicking, head-dropping, ring-exploding action....

A huge, sweeping, andslightlycontroversialbalance patchhit the beachhead of theHelldivers 2servers yesterday, and I’ve had some time to chew on the changes. As you may or may not already know, the Quasar Cannon got hit with a pretty huge nerf – a 5 second increase to its cooldown time (a 50% increase!). This change seems like it should be a death knell for the weapon, but I’m here to argue otherwise....

Another not-spelled-out quest Final Fantasy XIVis an interesting MMO in that it doesn’t allow for modding support. A lot of other popular genre titles, such asWorld of Warcraft, allow for “quest helper” add-ons and the like, so that folks can easily find their way to more cryptic locations that aren’t so obvious. Much like the Mystery Miners quest, here’s another quick guide for a mission that might give you some trouble down the line....

Just to get it out of the way, I havenoidea why this game is calledHeart of Darkness. It has absolutely nothing to do with the Joseph Conrad novella of the same name, does not take place in Vietnam, and it chronicles the story of a young boy saving his dog from evil, intergalactic aliens. That said, if you’ve ever played a “cinematic platformer” likeFlashback,Out of This World, orBlackthorne, you’ll find much to enjoy inHeart of Darkness....

ThoughHelldivers 2may be one of the lesser-knownPlayStation exclusives slated for 2024, it certainly is one of the most interesting future releases. A cooperative objective-based shooter witha legacy to die for,Helldivers 2won’t even be all that hard on our PCs, according to Sony. As perSony’s latestHelldivers 2blog post, the game should be relatively easy to run on a very wide range of PC hardware. Thanks to its multiplayer focus andpotentially some live-service leanings,Helldivers 2will be released on PC and PS5 simultaneously with full cross-play support....

When exploring the cosmos inStarfield, you’ll come across many challenges and find yourself in conflict with trigger-happy opponents. Fortunately, you won’t have to venture alone if you don’t want to, and you can have companions join you. If you’re struggling to pick which companion to prioritize, consider Andreja. You encounter her relatively early on, and she has some sneaky abilities that’ll come in handy. To learn how to add Andreja to your crew inStarfield, read on....

TheContent Warning1.7.a update added a Projector to the starting area over in the garden. It’s one of several new item additions to multiplayer horror game and can be a pretty fun tool for filming your videos for Spooktube. Here is how to use the Projector inContent Warningand why it exists in the first place. Where is the Projector? The Projector kind of blends in and can be tricky to find if you don’t know where to look....

Free theme available today Today is International Women’s Day, and PlayStation are marking the date with a free PS4 theme, featuring some of their trademark franchise’s female protagonists. The image features a collage of heroes past, present and future (literally) withUncharted’sChloe Frazer and her partner-in-crime Nadine Ross joined byHorizon’sAloy, the incomparable Ellie fromThe Last of Us, and Kara fromDetroit. Also featured is a character from Media Molecule’s upcoming existential adventure,Dreams....