Today-only deal: first discount on the PlayStation VR headset

First discount on PS VR arrives Here’s a quick Tuesday trivia question: Which online retailer would be the first todiscount the PlayStation VRheadset? Amazon, GameStop, Target, perhaps Walmart? Nope. The answer is Monoprice. The value-oriented generic brand electronics retailer, while generally computer and audio focused, does carry the occasional gaming console deals. Today it’s offering the popular PS VR headset with a 5% price cutdown to $379.99. The $20 discount is the first price break we’ve spotted to date on the virtual realty headset from Sony....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Raven Lee

Tropico 3 taught me things about dictators

Dictators juggle. The good ones provide destructive industry on the richest land while appeasing environmentalists with monuments built to suit their fancy. They declare edicts and talk to their people on the ground. They rig elections, build roads, snuff resistance, balance budgets, smooth diplomatic tensions and create schools. Bad ones forget to build farms that produce food instead of tobacco, or choose to neglect core cultural factions. Terrible, wretched, no-good dictators may even piss off the United States so much that She invades their tiny paradise....

June 19, 2025 · 5 min · 952 words · Tanya Murray

Ultima creator thinks other designers ‘really just suck’

Can’t tell if hubris or fair criticism Richard Garriott, known for creating the venerableUltimaseries and sometimes known as Lord British, had some harsh truth bombs to rain down on his contemporaries.Speaking with PC Gamer, Garriott said, “I’ve met virtually no one in our industry who I think is close to as good a game designer as I am. I’m not saying that because I think I’m so brilliant. What I’m saying is, I think most game designers really just suck....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Vanessa Scott

Unholy horrors! 1000+ Skyrim warriors go to war

Rolling2500 cheese wheelsdown a mountain? That’s old hat! When it comes pushing what mods can truly do, you can’t get any more intense the ballet of ultra-violence seen above. YouTuber Tyrannicon assembled 500 Draugr, 200 Skeletons, 500 Dwarven Warriors, and one fiendish bone dragon for one hell of an impressiveSkyrimmachinima video. This is something straight out ofThe Lord of the Ringsfilms, right down the use of theWilhelm scream. Throw in Ash Williams and you’d have a decent pitch for the nextEvil Dead....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Casey Davis

Void Fishing codes (October 2024)—Are there any?

Updated: July 02, 2025 Searched for new codes! Have you ever wondered where the items go when the game is closed? The answer is—into the void. Armed with a sturdy rod and the patience of steel, you’re on a journey to salvage the artifacts lost in the abyss. Are you ready to master the art ofVoid Fishing? Sifting through the tons of trash to get to the good stuff can be tiring, so I hoped to useVoid Fishingcodes to boost my chances....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Rebecca Sosa

We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip shadow drops out of nowhere

Total Mayhem Gameshas announcedthatWe Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip, the next game in their series of co-op puzzle titles, is dropping now. Right now. It’s on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms, and it’s also free until October 13. The Friendshipis the first in Total Mayhem Games’ bite-sized subseries,We Were Here Expeditions. These are meant to be shorter, more casual co-op experiences. According to the press release, “The FriendShip offers a more casual experience where the focus lies not on escaping but on having fun together and testing the strength of your friendship....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 230 words · Sarah Johnson

What jobs are you playing in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker?

I’m going with Paladin, Machinist, and White Mage Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalkershook up a number of mechanics with massive changes. Now that savage raiding is live, I figured it was time to check in. So whatEndwalkerjobs have you settled on? With 2.0, I was all over the map, raiding savage with a Paladin, Ninja, Bard, Dragoon, Scholar, and White Mage. Over time I basically settled into raiding as just Paladin/tanking, and in every expansion, Paladin is my “story job” of choice to reach the new level cap: everything else is secondary....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · James Ray

When a bonus mode is better than the main game

Monkey Target forever Super Monkey Ballwas magical. It’s a series for which I have so many fond memories. I have this vision in my head, a strong mental picture of half-a-dozen guys in a dimly-lit college dorm room playing Monkey Target 2. There was also the time we crowded around an old CRT television to play some… Huh. You know, come to think of it, every memory I can conjure involves that mini-game....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · John Guerrero

Where to find the Monstro Town hidden treasure chest in Super Mario RPG

The Monstro Town hidden treasure chest is very easy to find inSuper Mario RPG. It’s right by the exit, next to the bush. That’s it. Here’s the screenshot for reference since I imagine there’s a good chance you’re just here for the picture and don’t really need me to explain anything else. Look at it. That is the Monstro Town hidden treasure chest in all its glory. It contains a Flower, so enjoy the extra Flower Point....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 271 words · Daryl Johnson

Xenoblade Chronicles X is finally coming to Nintendo Switch next year

Xenoblade Chronicles Xis an action RPG by Monolith Softthat originally launched on Wii U in 2015 and has remained on that console for many years, even after the subsequent release of the Nintendo Switch. Fortunately, this is finally about to change. Out of nowhere, Nintendo announcedXenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Editionon its many social media accounts, like YouTube, Twitter/X, and more. This remastered version of the critically acclaimed Wii U RPG will feature completely enhanced visuals, which you can see for yourself in this amazing accompanying trailer....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Melissa Lewis

Zombie Army 4: Dead War looks great in this feature-packed trailer

Zombie Shark… doo, doo, do-doo, do, doo, With less than three weeks to go until the launch of creepy alt-history shooterZombie Army 4: Dead War, developer Rebellion has released a new trailer showcasing the ghoulish, violent warfare that awaits fans of this strange series, a spin-off from theSniper Elitetitles. The jam-packed trailer showcases many elements ofDead War, including characters, locations, an arsenal of explosive weaponry, special abilities and, of course, the rotting hordes of the resurrected Reich....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Casey Johnson

All Black and White Island item locations in Disney Dreamlight Valley

DuringDisney Dreamlight Valley’sPalace in Time quest during Rift in Time’s final act, you’ll finally encounter Jafar and get to the root of the issues surrounding Eternity Isles’ issues. However, before you can truly confront him, you’ll teleport to Black and White Island, where you must find three items to return to Jafar’s Castle, leading directly into the Now and Then quest. Disney Dreamlight Valley Black and White Island guide After arriving on Black and White Island and speaking to Mickey Mouse, you’ll have three items to search for around the area....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Jeff Dunn

Avalanche doesn’t want to develop games on Wii U yet

The studio has dev kits, but they ‘only collect dust’ Avalanche Studios, the team best known for theJust Causefranchise, isn’t shy about its position on the Wii U. It simply has no interest in developing games on Nintendo’s console. Not yet, at least. In an interview withPressFirewhich was translated by Flightmare atNeoGAF, Christofer Sundberg, the studio’s founder, bluntly said that his team has no plans for the Wii U until the console’s install base is larger....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Kimberly Carrillo