Dead by Daylight welcomes Castlevania’s Dracula and Trevor Belmont on August 27

Back in May we got a look at theDead by DaylightYear 9 roadmap, which pointed towardCastlevaniacontent for August 2024. Now that date has been narrowed down, and players can await the formal arrival of Dracula and Trevor Belmont on August 27. The first tease for theCastlevaniaupdate came during the game’s 8th anniversary livestream. Behaviour Interactive promised more info on August 6, and theydeliveredwith the launch date and trailer below. The Steam public test build is also now live....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Rebecca Ross

DiRT 4 revealed, confirmed for June

The fast and the filthy It’s been six years sinceDiRT 3was released, but earlier todayCodemasters announced a new sequel in theDiRTfranchisewill be coming to the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in June of this year. The game’s theme is “Be Fearless,” and it sounds like the developer wants to put more of an emphasis on rewarding risky behavior than previous titles have featured. PriorDiRTgames have focused on rally races rather than doing laps around a circuit, although you can also blaze your own trails in some modes....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Natalie Brown

Dragomon Hunter shows off monster hunting character classes

Chibi, colorful Monster Hunter-like ThatMonster Hunter-styled MMORPGDragomon Hunterhas put out a new video focusing on the available characters classes. All the classics are there: scout, mercenary, mage, buscemi, cleric, substitute teacher. Thefree-to-playDragomon Hunteris a cute and colorful member of a long line of usurpers to theMonster Hunterthrone, though there’s probably room for quite a few (especially on the Vita, where they thrive, as withSoul Sacrifice,God Eater,Freedom Wars) and the free-to-play PC MMO seems to stand adjacent anyhow....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · Jay Campos

Dragon Age 3 confirmed by BioWare

In news that will shock absolutely nobody, BioWare has confirmed the existence ofDragon Age 3. The announcement comes by way of creative development director Alistair McNally, who put the word out via The Twitters. “I’m looking for exceptional environment artists to join me at #BioWare Edmonton, Canada to work on #DragonAge3 #gamejobs #jobs #3D #artists,” he said. Environment artists? So we might havemore than two environmentsinDragon Age 3? Wow, we truly have entered the next generation of videogames!...

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · Karen Becker

During isolation, Muslims turn to Animal Crossing to celebrate Eid

Eid Mubarak! Today is Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that follows the holy month of Ramadan, where Muslims spend each day abstaining from food and water and spend extra time on reflection and spirituality. Normally, this is a day of huge gatherings, both at the mosques and at family and friends’ house, andplentyof food. With the current pandemic, restrictions prevent just about everything that makes Eid special to the community. Yet, as we all know, life finds a way....

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 818 words · Nicole Thornton

EA FC 25 Strategic Shift Evolution: Best players to use

The Strategic Shift evolution is now live in EA FC 25, and you can complete it to upgrade one of your lower-rated items for free. This the first evolution themed around the new Grassroot Greats promo, and the upgrades include some massive stat boosts, playstyles, and more. Let’s take a look at all the requirements, followed by the upgrades and the best cards to use. EA FC 25 Strategic Shift evolution requirements Here are the requirements of the Strategic Shift evolution inEA FC 25....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · Dana Carroll

Fallout 76 just got a radio play tie-in

Holy radio serial, Batman On a cold winter’s day around a decade ago, I went down the rabbit hole of radio plays and serials. I started at the 1981Lord of the Ringsradio series and never looked back.Now Bethesda has created a companion piece of their ownfor their ongoing games: anotherFallout 76radio play. Here’s the setup for theFallout 76radio play: “Join the intrepid time-traveling historian, K.D. Inkwell, as she is suddenly flung forward in time—all the way to the 42nd Century!...

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Dr. Ian Hawkins

First look at Harebrained Schemes’ return to Shadowrun and Kickstarter

Seemingly set in Hong Kong So long as Harebrained Schemes has financially supportive fans, the company isn’t done makingShadowrungames. In fact, there’s going to beanother Kickstarterin January. This concept art represents the “look and feel” of the new setting, which is believed to be Hong Kong. Harebrained says it’s sticking with the isometric gameplay view as seen inShadowrun ReturnsandShadowrun: Dragonfallbecause of course it will. Otherwise, we’ll have to wait for more info....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · James Perez

Go grab your Mega Steelix and Mega Pidgeot stones in Pokemon Sun and Moon

Code: ‘AZUL’ Nintendo is still rolling out Mega Stones in various ways, and this one just happens to be easy peasy code-based. If you ownPokemon SunorMoon, log in, then type in the code “AZUL.” You’ll get a set of Mega Pidgeot, Mega Steelix, Mega Heracross and Mega Houndoom stones for your trouble. In a sort of balancing measure you can’t use the stones online until May 16, to ensure that everyone is able to grab them and is on equal footing, which makes perfect sense....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Peter Cruz

God game Reus hits Steam, GOG.com, and more in May

How hard could it be to watch over huma–oh. They’re all dead After following Abbey Games’ promisingReusfor a while now, it’s great to hear that the 2D god game has secured a not-too-distant release date and a fair few launch platforms. Come July 17, 2025, it will be accessible from platforms like Steam, GOG.com, Desura, and GamersGate. Reuscenters around giants who can cultivate and indirectly influence humanity. The trailer above gives the sense that this will be a laid-back experience, but we all know how these situations end; someone’s leaving in a body bag....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Nicholas Wallace

Golf Story’s going all out with a sequel called Sports Story

I asked for this! The beloved golfing adventure titleGolf Storyis getting a Nintendo Switch sequel next year. During the Nintendo Indie World showcase, Sidebar Games showed off the wacky new sequel,Sports Story. Apart from golf and a bit of tennis, we can expect “dungeons, espionage, and mini-games.”

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 47 words · Raymond Cox

Hands-On: The Sims Medieval

At the EA San Francisco Showcase last night, I got to play around withThe Sims Medieval. Now, because I don’t pay attention to things, I was unaware that aSimsgame set in the middle ages was in the works. However, upon hearing about said game, I forgot that my mouth was full and immediately shouted “I WAMMA FEE,” and blasted Ben PerLee with taco particles. Initially, I assumed the game was going to beThe Sims, but you know....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Danielle Gill

How does Sickness work in Sons of the Forest

With the full release of 1.0, Sons of the Forest added a Sickness system, which means players can, sadly, no longer drink dirty water or eat bad food with no consequences. The whole thing can seem a little confusing in the beginning, but here’s what you need to know to avoid getting sick. Hunger and Thirst are two things that must be constantly monitored in Sons of the Forest. If either of these drops too low, you’ll begin to lose Stamina and be left unable to run, something which is very much needed if you’ve any hopes of surviving an encounter with cannibals or mutants....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Albert Vargas