Contest: Win a Blu-ray copy of Arrow Video’s Terra Formars

These roaches don’t seem very rad Don’t bug out with today’s contest for a Blu-ray copy of Arrow Video’sTerra Formars. You guys know me well enough to know I don’t know shit about anime, or manga, or any of that stuff. It’s just not my bag. That said, I do like batshit insane stories though. So when I saw Takashi Miike directed a film based on a manga where giant cockroaches roam Mars carrying weapons and shit, I knew I had to get in on it....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Brandy Taylor

Contest: Win a Blu-ray copy of Jordan Peele’s Us

In Us we trust We’ve got a Blu-ray copy of Jordan Peele’sUsto give away — come enter our contest to nab it! Jordan Peele is kind of on fire right now. His debut feature,Get Out, drew in accolades left and right (and made some decent money in the process). His follow-up,Us, had some big shoes to fill. I think it did just fine for itself. You can win a Blu-ray copy by entering today’s contest!...

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Anthony Koch

Crimson Dragon will get a difficulty nerf at launch

XP rates raised and item costs lowered Crimson Dragondirector Yukio Futatsugi has taken some early criticism to heart, and has decided toadjust the difficulty of the game a bit— specifically, he’s lowering it with a launch day patch. After each fight your dragons will now gain more experience (including failed mission XP), and all item costs have been reduced across the board. It’s a bit disappointing to see this change, as Futatsugi maintains that “Crimson Dragonis designed to be challenging” in his explanation post, and that he wants you to “feel like you’ve accomplished something each time you master a mission....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · William Johnson

Crimson Fleet questline and rewards in Starfield

Avast, ye landlubbers! For those who love the skull and crossbones and forcefully relieving folks of goods,Starfieldhas a lengthy questline that’s all about piracy. And better yet, it’sspace piracy. The Crimson Fleet questline is one of the lengthiest inStarfield, but the rewards are plentiful and fantastic. Compared to many of the in-game factions, the Crimson Fleet questline will likely stick with you longer. It’s a lot of fun, promising many hours of shootin’ and lootin’....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Alison Johnson

Crush zombies in endurance racer Dead End

Now released for mobile devices Released today for iOS, Android and Windows Phones,Dead Endis an endurance racing game in which players strike zombies to earn cash while avoiding road hazards. Earned money can then be spent on upgrades to the car, allowing for longer and more profitable runs. It’s not bad. The game offers touch or tilt controls (I found the latter made the game unplayable) and a healthy number of unlockables....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Joseph Gregory

Destiny 2 game director adds more context to The Final Shape delay

AfterBungie confirmedthatDestiny 2‘s much-anticipated 2024 DLC,The Final Shape, was getting pushed back to early June, the game’s director has decided to add a bit more context. SinceBungie’s been going through a rough patchrecently, it shouldn’t be surprising that Joe Blackburn would chime in, too. For one, the fact thatThe Final Shapeis being pushed back by a few months means thattheSeason of the Wishwill be a fair bit longer than initially expected....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Eric Martinez

Does Kingdom Hearts III compare to the original Toy Story?

YOU’RE A TOY! T-O-Y, TOY! Last week at the D23 Expo, we got an extended look at one of the new worlds coming toKingdom Hearts III. Much to a lot of people’s surprise, the game will feature alevel based aroundToy Story, famous for being the first full length CGI film. For years, the goal of recreating that film with real-time graphics has been a dream for hardware manufacturers. Sony famouslyclaimed that the PS2was capable of providing the same visual fidelity, though that was obviously hogwash....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Jesse Diaz

EA exec admits games are ‘too hard’

What are all these buttons for? Video games are an interesting medium. On one side of the spectrum, you have hardcore gamers thatthrive on a challengeand feast upon the complexities of any given title. And on the other, you have casuals that want to do nothing but poke a mobile or tablet all day. The idea of continuing to branch out to a wider audience seems like it may be a huge focus for Electronic Arts (if it’s not already)....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 221 words · Julie Lopez

EA FC 25 Grassroot Growth Evolution: Best players to use

The Grassroot Growth Evolution is now live inEA FC 25, and you can complete it to upgrade one of your lower-rated promo cards. This evolution allows you to upgrade Grassroot Greats items with overall ratings of 88 or lower. The selected card will get stat boosts and a new playstyle+. Let’s look at the requirements, followed by the best possible cards to use. EA FC 25 Grassroot Growth Evolution requirements Here are the requirements of the Grassroot Growth Evolution inEA FC 25....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Sonya Hines

EA FC 25 TOTS Serie A Cup rewards and tasks

The TOTS Serie A Cup is now live inEA FC 25, and it includes a host of amazing rewards to get for fans of Ultimate Team. This week’s cup follows last week’s Bundesliga Cup, where we received a huge upgrade in terms of the rewards. In this guide, I’ll give you information surrounding all the rewards and tasks that you’ll need to complete. EA FC 25 TOTS Serie A Cup guide The TOTS Serie A Cup has ten tasks, and here are the requirements....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Barbara Miller

EA looking to create a ‘connected Battlefield universe’

Battlefieldis also seeing a shake-up at the upper levels The latestBattlefieldgame is out in the wild, and2042has had an interesting go of it so far. EA and DICE have beenrolling out updates pretty fast, but the publisher has also indicated an interest to keep expanding the franchise outwards. In an interview withGameSpot, Electronic Arts noted an intent to form a “connectedBattlefielduniverse.” Similar to howCall of Dutyhas an expanded presence with its mobile andWarzoneofferings, it sounds like EA wants to look into new experiences in theBattlefielduniverse....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Sean Burns

Ecosystem sim Birthdays the Beginning slips to May 2017

That goes for the PS4 and PC release NIS is holding backBirthdays the Beginningfor PC and PlayStation 4 until June 06, 2025 in North America and June 27, 2025 in Europe, and while this two-month delay won’t affect many of us, I’ll take any chance I can get to bring up this game. It seems so niche, but I’m all about its concept. To sum up the basics, this is a sandbox game (did the image give it away?...

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Colton Cochran

Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club demo stalks the Switch next week

The Emio Famicom Detective Club demo will creep into the Nintendo eShop on August 19, with additional free chapters to follow until August 27. Those disappointed with the initial reveal of Emio being a part of theFamicom Detective Clubcan give it try before its August 29 release. Strangely, theEmio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Clubdemo will be released in installments. You’ll be treated to the Prologue and Chapter 1 on August 19, Chapter 2 on August 22, and then Chapter 3 on August 27....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Rebecca Nichols