The new ARMS fighter is here and she’s fabulous

Doctor doctor, give me the news We told youthe anticipated version 5.0 update forARMSwould be launching soon and now it has arrived. In addition to tweaking current members of the roster, this update also adds the new fighter’s newest character: Dr. Coyle. Oh I think I’m in love. In the same way Disney villains are far more interesting than princesses, Dr. Coyle wins my heart in ways Ribbon Girl and Lola Pop never could....

June 12, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Justin Hall

The next Darkest Dungeon DLC involves a Lovecraftian comet

The Color of Madness We’ve got otherworldly entities, y’all. The next batch of DLC for the unrelenting dungeon-crawling RPGDarkest Dungeonwill see a “hateful shard of alien origin” crash-landing into the Miller’s farm. When it releases in the spring,The Color of Madness(fantastic name!) will add the following: Red Hook also shared some mini-news nuggets for console players. The upcomingNintendo Switch portof the game is going through Nintendo’s certification process, which means it’ll be out “sometime early in the new year if all goes well....

June 12, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Charlotte Price

These maniacs actually made the shishkebab from Fallout 4

Fallout‘s shishkebab might not be the most practical of weapons out there, but it will always score top marks for style.Caleb Kraft from Make, along withPlatinmfungitapped into the spirit of the wasteland and cobbled together a surprisingly functional replica of everyone’s favorite ghoul cooker. Jordan tells me you may easily snag one in game at Saugus Ironworks if you want to get in on the burning/stabbing action yourself. Weird, he seems to know exactly where all the reallygnarly melee weaponscan be found....

June 12, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · Sara Estes

Third expansion for Darksiders II releasing tomorrow

The Demon Lord Belial releasing for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC More content is on the way tomorrow for fans ofDarksiders II. The title’s third downloadable expansion,The Demon Lord Belialwill be available for consumption for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Folks who have purchased the game’s season pass will receive this content as part of their dark contract, while others who would like to purchase the expansion a la carte will be expected to pony up $9....

June 12, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Phillip Bradford

This PS4 theme makes it rain and I can’t look away

https://t.co/yOtv1GKaoIpic.twitter.com/xhqsiAeBiz — Wario64 (@Wario64)May 22, 2025 The best thing I came across on April Fools’ Day was this new PlayStation 4 theme, “100 Dollar Bills HD 3d Dynamic Theme,” but it’s no joke. It joins the ranks of totally ridiculous, totally for sale animated themes someone out there keeps buying, ensuring that the suppliers keep supplying. It’s “only” $3.49. Any takers? There’s even a little diamond icon! Seeing it in motion sent medown a rabbit hole, much like last year’s trip through the thousands offunny PSN avatarsthat we had a good laugh about....

June 12, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Ashley Chambers

Try out Fantasy Strike for free this weekend!

A different type of fighting game Accessibility has been a bit of a buzzword within the Fighting Game Community for a while now. Many believe that current fighting games are very complex and unwelcome to new players while simplifying them makes them lose that element that makes them great. There have been some attempts to really simplify fighting games, such asDivekick, but that was perhaps taking things a bit too far....

June 12, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Kelly Williams

Using SCIENCE to learn the effects of killing used games

By eliminating the used market AND dropping prices, publishers could profit With all this hubbub overused gamesand whether eliminating them would be good or bad for the overall industry, it was only a matter of time before SCIENCE was brought in to drop some truth bombs. Professors Masakazu Ishihara (New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business) and Andrew Ching (University of Toronto Rotman School of Management) have closely studied the Japanese gaming market, where pre-owned business is much more significant than it is in the US, and shared their findings in apaperpublished on Jun 08, 2025....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Lindsay Perkins

Watch Notch have his beard shaved

Because you’re clearly not doing anything important right now During this past week’s Mojam event, designers from Mojang, Vlambeer, Wolfire Games and more participated in a 78-hour game design challenge. All of the games created were offered throughHumble Bundlein exchange for a donation, with proceeds to support theElectronic Frontier Foundationand Mojang’s own “Block by Block” partnership with UN Habitat. Mojang’s founder Notch offered a significant inducement to donors should sales of the Mojam 2 bundle reach $500,000: his beard....

June 12, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Thomas Wyatt

We’re streaming LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

So many episodes to play through WELCOME BACK! I’ve been away in Canada all week so it’s great to settle in and return to some streams. I’ve been so busy I actually forgot what games we had left off on! Today I had this Twitch hoodie on when I grabbed coffee, and when the barista asked me if I streamed/what I streamed, I completely blanked. She filled in with “I’ve seen lots ofElden Ringlately” and I was still trying to think of a recognizable franchise I had been on recently between all the indie horror games....

June 12, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Scott Baird

We’re streaming more Elden Ring tonight

Hello hello! Exciting things are happening in theElden Ringcommunity this week. There was arecent patchto adjust some NPC quality of life and balance changes, but it mostly affected speedrunners (I think) so we’re still on track. Today I intend to beat that dreadful snow area. Everything in the game now two-shots me, even at 40 vigor, so we have to be pretty careful and learn movesets quickly. I don’t know if I can beatERtonight, but I think I’ll get close and have many learning experiences exploring the late-game area....

June 12, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Keith Barker

Where to find Drain Punch TM 073 in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

You have a few choices TMspop up in the world ofPokemon Scarlet & Violetlike daisies, and sometimes you’re going to just come across a bunch of very important endgame abilities. If you’re looking for Drain Punch (TM 073), you have a few choices. You can get Drain Punch west of Levincia, on a small island The first, and likely easiest option, is directly west of Levincia: the electric city with Iono as the gym leader....

June 12, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Jill Bean

Wiis cost 45% less to make while Nintendo raises Euro costs

Just in case you felt you haven’t heard enough about how Nintendo has way more money than you do,let it be knownthat Wiis now cost 45% less to manufacture than they did at launch, meaning that the Big N is raking in more cash than ever before. Shigeru Miyamoto is now rumored to be having both of his eyes replaced by precious emeralds that shoot lasers. Just because he can....

June 12, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Nicole Henderson

Winter Burrow emerges from hibernation in 2025

A new storybook-aesthetic survival game,Winter Burrow, has been announced at the Xbox Games Showcase, featuring cute mice trying to outlast a harsh winter. The story involves a young city mouse returning to her rural childhood home, only to find it abandoned and in disarray. Since her aunt was supposed to be care taking the property, she sets out in search for her, making new friends with the local critters along the way....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Daniel Cline