Knights of the Old Republic II is now even better on Steam

New update, playable on Mac and Linux Aspyr has a real pleasant surprise forStar Warsfans today. The company released an update forKnights of the Old Republic IIon Steam that helps ensure the Obsidian Entertainment-developed RPG will live on for another decade, and there’s new Mac and Linux/SteamOS versions, too. If you want in on this, note thatKotOR IIis $7.49 (25 percent off) until July 02, 2025. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords[Steam] [Image]...

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · Charlotte Miller

Man, the Nintendo Switch holiday season looks packed

Pokemon, Metroid, SMT, Advance Wars Are you wondering what Nintendo (and its partners) have in store for the rest of the year?Over on Reddit, ieatdragonz has you covered. We all saw Nintendo reveal a ton of stuff at E3 2021. It’s a lot to parse! Nintendo fans are no stranger to handy little infographics, and this one is a lovely representation of what everyone has to look forward to. I mean, in June we have a ton of third-party games, including a few ports of existing projects likeTony HawkandWorms Rumble....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Donna Brown

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning has a trailer and a truly impossible mission ahead of it.

Paramount just released the teaser trailer forMission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, the re-titled continuation of 2023’sMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1.The new title sure rolls off the tongue better, but the movie — not just the characters — faces the most impossible mission yet. The Final Reckoningstars Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, and Hayley Atwell, and they’ll be joined by newcomers Holt Mcallany, Indira Varma, Hannah Wadingham, Nick Offerman, and Tramell Tillman....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Lorraine Hopkins

Mortal Kombat movie trailer is here in all of its gory glory

Rated R for Rekt Fans have been waiting a long, long while, but after a year of production woes and calendar shifts, Warner Bros. has finally released the trailer forMortal Kombat, the upcoming cinematic adaptation of NetherRealm Studios’ legendary fighting game franchise. The new film will take theMKstory back to its roots, as a cast of the series’ original characters (as well as a few sneaky sequel stars) will defend Earthrealm in a brutal and hellish hand-to-hand fighting tournament, presided over by Outworld’s malevolent sorcerer, Shang Tsung....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Nichole Finley

Namco Bandai patents game that puts ghosts in your pics

There’s a new patent from Namco Bandai that looks to be played on a system that looks something like the DSi. That’s not important, though. The idea is pretty cool: You take a picture of an object, and then the game generates ghosts to come out of that object. You tap the ghosts and earn points. Alternate reality stuff is on the iPhone now, but this sounds a bit more advanced than the basic camera overlay stuff we’re seeing now....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Laurie Payne

New Prototype trailer is kind of attractive, but that’s about it

A few days ago,Sierra announced Prototype, and I was less than impressed with the plot, vague as it was. Well, a cinematic trailer has been released and while it sheds a little bit of light onPrototype‘s storyline, it doesn’t make it much more appealing.Here’s the breakdown:1. Government creates top-secret mutant killing machine.2. Top-secret mutant killing machine escapes and seeks revenge on the corrupt government that ruined his life.3. ?????4.PROTOTYPE!That’s cool and all, but hasn’t this been done before?...

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · George Goodwin

Nintendo is attempting to trademark the Mario coin sound

Surprised they didn’t already It’s funny when you hear a clear-cut video game noise out in public. Like when the gas station register belts out a sound effect from Sonic the Hedgehog, or when theMariocoin noise plays. Well, Nintendo is looking to take the latter back, so to speak, by trademarking the “coin” sound. It turns out that the publisher filed back in February, and it only just became public this week....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Vanessa Murphy

Overcooked 2 has an all-DLC-included Gourmet Edition

The ultimate relationship test If you were holding out for an all-in-one, game-of-the-year-style package for the indelibleOvercooked 2, that’s an option on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 starting today. It’s under $50. Overcooked 2: Gourmet Editioncomes with the base game, the four major DLC packs –Surf ‘n’ Turf,Campfire Cook Off,Night of the Hangry Horde, andCarnival of Chaos– plus the Too Many Cooks pack for a total of 58 playable chefs....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Mark Turner

PlayStation 4: Were our predictions right?

Natural born psychics While most of our PS4 hopes and fears went unaddressed atSony’s big NYC coming out party, the company did answer some of our concerns — though, not all of them are the answers we were hoping for. Let’s take a look back atour predictions from yesterday morningand see how they stacked up with Sony’s show. “Sony is too confident and relies on gimmicky online features (minimal cloud support), only to be blown out of the water by Microsoft with the 720....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 517 words · Steven Lewis

Preview: UFO Online

In the upcoming browser-based free-to-play gameUFO Online, humankind has apparently never watchedV. Aliens have “come in peace” and subsequently it turns out they aren’t peaceful, but only a few resistance groups have pierced through the lies and are taking up arms to fight the aliens all over the world. As you probably already guessed from the name, this is anX-COMstyled free-to-play game. UFO Online – Fight for Earth(PC, Mac)Developer: FunaticsPublisher: gamigoRelease date: Q4 2011...

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · Betty Sullivan

Prospecting codes (August 2025)

Updated: July 26, 2025 We searched for new codes! The Gold Fever has infected Roblox, so it’s the perfect time to fetch your pan and discover the world ofProspecting. Drawing heavy inspiration from the once-unavoidableFisch, this whimsical game promises to take you on a relaxing adventure through the rapids and mountains glistening with treasure. While one could argue that the journey is as fun as the reward, the keenest treasure hunters can hit the jackpot by redeemingProspectingcodes....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · David Graves

PS Vita update for Rayman Legends’ missing mode dated

Just a couple more weeks here The PlayStation Vita port ofRayman Legendslaunched withmissing contentdue to a longer-than-expected development time. Specifically, the console versions’ Invasion mode wasn’t included on the platform and as annoying as its absence was, Ubisoft at least promised to patch it in via a future update. That update hassince been datedfor June 26, 2025. Good. There are also Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions ofLegendsin the worksbut, frankly, I think PS Vita is where it’s at for this game....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Kayla Joseph

Relive the past with Agent 47 in this Hitman HD trailer

A compliation trailer for the Hitman HD trilogy Hitman HD: Trilogyis nearly ready for release, so IO Interactive has whipped up a trailer that showcases footage from all three games, and a small teaser for the brand newHitman: Sniper Challengebonus. Whether you’re a series fan or not, the trailer is worth watching for the funny costumes and eccentric marks that Agent 47 finds himself hunting. If you’ve never played aHitmangame before, I highly recommendHitman 2: Silent Assassinat the very least, which makes this collection worth it alone....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Brian Brown