It’s Black History Month so let’s talk about our favorite black video game characters

Warning you now there are spoilers below Leslie in accounting just added a Martin Luther King Jr. quote to her email signature template which can only mean one thing: it’s Black History Month. Yes, it’s that time of year where students in elementary school will spend a solid 30 minutes learning about Rosa Parks and then enjoy a peanut butter sandwich because of George Washington Carver. At least that’s what we did at my white-ass elementary school....

July 27, 2025 · 11 min · 2185 words · Latoya Buck

Lethal Company Version 47 The Challenge Moons patch notes

Even though it’s beenavailable on a beta build branchfor a few weeks,Lethal CompanyVersion 47 has now been officially released. Update 47’s biggest feature is the introduction of Challenge Moons which adds some weekly competitive replayability to the game. Here are the fullLethal CompanyVersion 47 The Challenge Moon patch notes. Lethal CompanyVersion 47 Patch Notes The biggest feature of Update 47 is the new Weekly Challenge Moons. Each week a random seed will be generated that is the same for all players that week....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Jose Gilmore

Live show: Bad NES games based on old movies

Four hours of old-school licensed sh!t [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch Rick ‘King Foom’ Olson play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you can be as much a part of the show as anything else.] As you may know, each and every Thursday onMash Tactics, I go back to the past, in order to show off the best games from days gone by....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 234 words · Jonathan Thomas

Monster Hunter Now codes (May 2025)

Updated June 06, 2025 Added a new code! Nothing makes me move as much as a promise of adventure, so I can thankMonster Hunter Nowfor getting me to exercise in an engaging way. Turning my grocery store run into a journey was fun, but I wouldn’t always have the time and energy to collect all the necessary resources. Since I don’t have enough Gathering Points near me,Monster Hunter Nowcodes made my playthrough much easier....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · Crystal Robbins

Narrative RPG Meg’s Monster scares up a release today

My beloved monster and me Meg’s Monster, a narrative-focused JRPG with art inspired byMother 3, has launched today.Meg’s Monsteris developed by Odencat Inc., who has previously graced us withBear’s RestaurantandFishing Paradiso. You play as Roy, the eponymous monster. He’s an indestructible pile of beef, but the real challenge comes from protecting the also eponymous Meg. She has a tendency to throw tantrums of apocalyptic proportions, so it’s in everybody’s best interest that she does not get hurt....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Ann Haley

Next-gen debut of DC Universe Online brings big changes

New title update addresses over 2,000 concerns with the MMO With the release of the PlayStation 4 just around the corner, there’s already quite a number of games to keep new owners busy ’til the next big release. Though if you’re looking for something a bit more comprehensive, then Sony and Warner Bros. Games’port of their free-to-play MMODC Universe Onlinewill be sure to keep you entertained. And they’ve got quite a number of changes in mind for the next-gen release....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · James Levy

Nintendo issues Valve DMCA takedown to remove Dolphin emulator

The popular Dolphin emulator will not reach Steam when originally intended Nintendo continues its ongoing war against unlicensed software. This past Friday, the publisher slammed Valve with a DMCA takedown over its support of “Dolphin”, a popular Wii and GameCube emulator for PC. For those who aren’t aware, a DMCA takedown is a powerful legal action that allows companies to call for an immediate block for possibly illegal uses of their intellectual property....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Andrea Brooks

Nintendo’s 2013 Wii U and 3DS release schedule

All games of Q1 2013 listed Want to know what’s coming for your Wii U and/or 3DS? Nintendo has us covered with a list of first- and third-party releases for both systems as well as their respective eShop titles. Hell, they even threw in the kiddie DS titles. As an RPG nerd I’m really pumped about what’s coming for the 3DS in the next few months. BothEtrian Odyssey IVandDevil Summoner: Soul Hackerswill keep me going through summer....

July 27, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Jennifer Garcia

Overwatch celebrates festive season with ‘Happy Hero Days’ giveaways

12 days of great prizes Tomorrow sees the start ofOverwatch’sfestive shenanigans, with the Winter Wonderland event bringing new and old yuletide skins and goodies to the popular shooter. To further celebrate the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Blizzard are also running a series of giveaways on Twitter. Every day will see new sweepstakes, each themed around a specificOverwatchhero, with entrants having the chance to walk off with a bage of great, and pretty expensive, prizes....

July 27, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Lori Green

Packed up and nowhere to go, where’s the perfect road trip game?

A quest for the journey Long, long ago, when the often-delayed N64 was still pre-drinking, getting ready to stagger out and embarrass itself at the console party, my younger, fangirl self was drooling over screenshots in my Nintendo Power magazines. Yet it wasn’t games likeBlast Corps,Super Mario 64, orStar Wars: Shadows of the Empirethat were squeezing out my saliva glands; it wasPilotwings 64. On the surface, it’s just a lighthearted flight simulator, but in my mind, an irresistible portal to freedom....

July 27, 2025 · 7 min · 1423 words · Mr. Michael Marks

Paradox Pokemon will be legal in Scarlet & Violet competitive play soon

We all scream for Scream Tail The competitive battling scene inPokemon Scarlet & Violethas been fascinating to watch. As new strategies have formed around the monsters introduced in Generation 9, top-tier battlers have had their work cut out for them trying to counter the emerging threats. Who could have guessed that Maushold had some of the highest damage potential in the game? Or how about Murkrow becoming one of the most used Pokemon?...

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Christopher Moore

PAX: Rise of the Triad is true to the source

If you’re itching for an arena shooter, this is it [Update:added a PAX East event recap video] I had an interesting discussion a week ago with the gaming community regarding arena shooters vs. “loadout” shooters likeCall of Duty. Although I’m a fan of both, there’s something special about memorizing a level layout and learning the ins and outs of every map’s little nuances — also known as level study. Rise of the Triadis pretty much going deliver on pretty much all fronts if that’s what you’re looking for....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 257 words · Michael Wilson

Play Destiny first on PlayStation

Get in on the beta July 17th If you’ve been jonesing for yourDestinyfix, wait no more. Sony has just announced that gamers will be able to playDestinyfirst via PlayStation 4. In an extra-special “you are awesome” bid, starting this Thursday and lasting throughout the weekend, PS4 gamers can play the Destiny First Look alpha. Everyone else will be able to get into theDestinybeta, beginning July 17. Don’t everyone get up and rush to your systems, now....

July 27, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Scott Obrien