Overwatch slaps a loot box band-aid on its disappointing tenth anniversary event, promising more later

Ten years is a big milestone, yet Blizzard’s Overwatch anniversary event has felt like anything but a grand celebration. Ever since its total rebirth earlier this year, Overwatch has been riding high again, reclaiming its rightful place in the pantheon of multiplayer games with a clutch of new heroes and much more proactive updates. The…

A domain related to J-Pop idol phenomenon Love Live! went up for auction and the lead bid is a very sane $615 million

Japanese fans of the mega-franchise Love Live!, which spans anime, manga, live performances, and games, recently spotted that the domain for the official fan club of Aqours expired and is now up at auction. Top bid? 97.14 billion yen, or $615 million dollars to you, sir. There are various iterations of Love Live!, all of…

Summer Games Done Quick Returns This July And The Full Schedule Features Speedruns For Balatro, Super Mario 64, And More

Games Done Quick (GDQ) has announced that its flagship speedrunning marathon, Summer Games Done Quick, will return to Minneapolis this July to benefit Doctors Without Borders. The full schedule has been released and will feature a wide range of speedruns from July 5 to July 11, including a game-breaking Balatro run, a unique tool-assisted Super…

PS5 Now Tells You Exactly How Many People Play GTA 5

Steam provides an unusual level of insight into what’s popular on the platform and how games are performing. While user reviews and charts of concurrent player counts can be weaponized to push toxic agendas, they also provide useful data points for tracking broader movements around which games are trending and why. Console storefronts on Xbox…

Daemons of the Shadow Realm stole it’s biggest twist from M. Night Shyamalan

Because the new anime Daemons of the Shadow Realm is based on a manga by Fullmetal Alchemist creator Hiromu Arakawa, you can easily assume it’s going to invest heavily in kinship between siblings, a yellow-haired older brother, and an obtuse but compelling system of magic. What I did not expect, however, was that it would…

Xbox Is Rebranding Itself, Sort Of

Earlier this week, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma put the following question to fans on social media: “Xbox” or “XBOX”? Out of the 19,176 votes cast, all caps XBOX was the clear winner with 64.8% of the total. Now, Microsoft has seemingly taken that to heart by rebranding the Xbox account on X with all-caps XBOX….

How to unlock new crafting blueprints in Subnautica 2

You’re only as good as your equipment in Subnautica 2; with the environment being so hostile, it takes specialized gear to be able to survive in the ambient conditions, and that’s before you throw in some very aggressive fish. Unlocking new crafting blueprints can give you what you need to forge ahead. Expanding your repertoire…

Elden Ring And The Duskbloods Still “Expected” To Release On Switch 2 In 2026

Image: FromSoftware Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition and The Duskbloods are meant to be arriving on the Switch 2 this year, and we’ve now got another update. FromSoftware’s parent company, Kadokawa, has released its latest earnings report this week, and the plan remains unchanged – both of these games are still expected to release in 2026….

Fun 2023 PS5 Game Being Delisted Already, Last Chance to Buy

Publisher 2K has announced that it’s delisting a 2023 PS5 and PS4 game that was also given away as a PS Plus Essential freebie. Players only have a few days to buy Lego 2K Drive, as the publisher is pulling the title on short notice. PS5, PS4 game Lego 2K Drive will be delisted on…

The Blood of Dawnwalker Exclusive Details & Forza Horizon 6 Review

In this week’s episode, we dive into the exclusive details of our Blood of Dawnwalker cover story, including an early look at romance options in the vampiric role-playing game from The Witcher 3’s former game director. The crew also discusses Forza Horizon 6 and where the racing game goes next, why Directive 8020 disappointed executive…