Path of Exile finally cutting a swathe through PS4 this month

The Path was more really, really long road After several delays and bumps in the road,Path of Exilewill finally be arriving on PS4 platforms later this month. Grinding Gear Games has announced that their fantasy dungeon-crawler will launch on the Sony platform March 26. Path of Exilearrived on PC way back in the Fall of 2013, the free-to-play title then came to Xbox One in 2017, but technical and certification issues saw it held back from PS4 numerous times....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Bianca Martin

PAX East 10: Hands-on with Crackdown 2 multiplayer

“That game that comes with theHalo 3beta” is getting a sequel, and like just about every game made to appease young adult males, it’s got online competitive multiplayer. As we’ve learned this generation, that’s not necessarily a good thing. Just as gamers quickly began to expect that every game have online multiplayer, they have also come to expect that a lot of the time, the multiplayer modes will feel forced and tacked on....

July 14, 2025 · 6 min · 1092 words · Michael Fuller

PopCap trademarks ‘Robodojo’

Once again PopCap Games has shown thatPlants vs. Zombiesmight not be its last new IP before the Earth spews oblivion in 2012. The developer justslapped a trademark onRobodojo, a name for a mysterious bit of software. Considering its unannounced status, we’ve got nothing more than the possible game’s name — which, actually, sounds like a slice of heaven when spoken. And on that front, still don’t know much about PopCap’sothertrademark (YetiTrain) from over a month ago....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · David Brooks MD

Puma teases Sonic the Hedgehog movie sneakers

‘Nice kicks fam’ In wake of the very successful relaunch of theSonic the Hedgehogmovie, sportswear clothing company Puma appears to be teasing a run of sneakers inspired by the Blue Blur’s famous footwear. Tongues (LIKE THE ONES IN YOUR SHOES) were set wagging when Puma retweeted the new trailer, along with the simple phrase “Nice kicks fam”. This, according to my guide to hip teens, translates to “Friend, I am appreciative of the stylistic flourish applied to your sneakers”....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · John Johnson

Resident Evil Village hits 8 million sales milestone

The magnetism of a giant lady in a big ol’ hat Two years on from its initial release, (yep, two years), Capcom’s gothic-horror titleResident Evil Villageis still selling copies and scaring players worldwide — This morning,the publisher announcedthat the latest, (well,chronologicallylatest), entry in the survival horror series has surpassed eight million sales. Resident Evil Villagesees returning protagonist Ethan Winters journey into a grim European village, searching for answers following a violent attack on his home and family....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 236 words · Katherine Anderson

Rising Heat mixes bullet hell shooting with roguelite horde survival

Shoot ’em ups meet horde survival in the latest announcement from Apogee, which relaunched as an indie publisher a few years back.Rising Heatis a bullet hell roguelite that’s in the works at developer Fuzzy Sock Studios (Toy Tanks), and a reveal trailer arrived along with plans for aSteamrelease sometime in Q1 2025. The trailer shows off what looks to be a real frantic screen-filler. Inbullet hellfashion, players will have to weave between shots and take on increasingly abundant hordes of enemies in an effort to survive the Rising Heat tournament....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Justin Edwards

RNG Combat Simulator codes (October 2024)

Updated: June 05, 2025 Added new codes! When my dog and I go on an adventure, it’s usually a dull walk around the block. But what if I could go on a better adventure with a better dog? Catching enchanted stars on floating islands sounds way cooler, so I couldn’t wait to jump intoRNG Combat Simulator. This game offers everything you could expect from a popular Roblox title. It has auras....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · William Marsh

Scraps: MMOs don’t have it easy today (7/11/08)

Is it safe to come out? I know that Justinwas already threatenedby Chester, but trust me, I had it worse here at the office. After coming back from lunch today, I got a message reading, “If you ever want to see your precious Dale North on Japanator again, you’ll writeScrapsthis week.” It was written in a combination of blood and… some other bodily fluid. And yes, Scraps was in a different color, as though he thought he could hyperlink on paper....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Christopher Moreno

Shantae figurine coming to the Totaku toy range in 2020

Half-Sized Hero WayForward’s loveable hero Shantae is preparing for the Totaku treatment, as the Half-Genie Hero has been announced as one of 2020’s additions to the miniature toy line, which already includes a huge roster of recognisable gaming faces. There are currently no details pertaining to Shantae’s look, pose, or release date,but after receiving a positive response from her fans on social media, Totaku announced the purple-haired princess’ inclusion, where she’ll be joining previously-released characters such as Kratos, PaRappa, Sonic the Hedgehog, Jin Kazama, Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, Agent 47,and many more....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Kathleen Ortega

Shantae’s bestie, Sky, is finally joining the CharaGumin figure party

And Wrench is coming along too! She’s been a very, very long time coming, but Sky, the bird-loving best pal of Half-Genie Hero Shantae, is finally getting set to join her pals on the CharaGumin kit figurine line. The range already includes the nefariousRisky Books, the mischievousRottytops, and of courseShantaeherself, but soon the quirky quartet will be complete. As a quick refresher this CharaGumin range, which is handled by premium merchandise maker Volks Inc....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Terrance Jones

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 U.S. box office sees highest gross for video game adaptation

Gotta Get Cash Sega hasproudly announcedthat Paramount Pictures’Sonic the Hedgehog 2is officially the highest-grossing movie adaptation of a video game franchise at the U.S. box office. The colorful, action-packed sequel has smashed a $331 million USD in U.S. ticket sales, surpassing that of its predecessor,Sonic the Hedgehog, which raked in an equally impressive $319 million during its spring 2020 release run. For the sake of clarity, it should be noted that the original movie was released during the early days of the global COVID-19 lockdown legislation, which obviously hampered the film’s initial performance at the box office....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Robert Kim

Star Trek Online going free-to-play January 17th, 2012

As reported acouple months agoStar Trek Onlineis still on track to becoming free-to-play. It’s set to make the jump January 17th, 2012. It’ll soon be joining the ranks amongDC Universe Online,Lord of the Rings Online,Super Monday Night Combatand evenTeam Fortress 2as just a few examples of games who have all hopped on the free-to-play train. The free-to-play model has been proven to be extremely successful, making it what I think will eventually be the new standard in the MMO market....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Amy Williams

Stardew Valley’s 1.5 update won’t keep us waiting much longer

‘Home stretch’ It’s almost time to go back to the farm tochiiillllllll. It won’t be a whole lot longer until we can reap what Eric Barone has sown. After spending most of 2020 working onStardew Valley‘s massive 1.5 update, Barone says it’s nearly ready. Everything is in the “home stretch” as the update is content complete, and there’s only some bug-squashing and polishing left: the 1.5 update is in the “home stretch”, it’s a very big update so there is a lot of polishing and bug fixing necessary to verify it’s ready....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 227 words · Samuel Acosta