Make GTA V’s Michael look just like Max Payne

Role-playing mayhem You may have heard that a little game by the name ofGrand Theft Auto Vreleased this week. If you’re one of the souls that helped contribute to its more than$1B in sales, you may have noticed that Michael looks an awful lot like someone. You wouldn’t be alone, as aRedditorrealized the same thing. So, they took Michael out on a shopping spree, and decked him out exactly like Max fromMax Payne 3....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Steven Jackson

Mass Effect and more attacked over school shooting

Angry mob goes after games when media misleads them Yesterday, the mainstream media sunk to a new low in its rush to build the latest death circus. Following ahorrific school shootingin a Connecticut kindergarten, news sources —chiefly CNN— jumped to dangerous speculation, with reporters going so far as to the publicize the killer’s Facebook account. Unfortunately, it was thewrongFacebook account. Somewhere along the line, people had confused killer Adam Lanza with his brother Ryan, and so several social network profiles with the name of thewrong manwere being shared and vilified online....

June 6, 2025 · 4 min · 661 words · Carla Ramirez

Matches in Gigantic should only take 15 minutes

‘That’s a goal of ours’ I’m not much of a MOBA person, but I have really gotten intoHeroes of the Stormas of late thanks to its snappy, streamlined design. Shorter matches are a godsend. I’ve also been eyingGigantic, Motiga’s super pretty third-person take on the genre. It showed well earlier this month at E3. Similar to Blizzard, the team is targeting quick matches. “15 minutes,” said creative director James Phinney, formerly a designer onStarCraftandGuild Wars....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 283 words · Rick Jones

Microsoft might roll Xbox Live and Game Pass into one big subscription

To debut alongside the disc-less Xbox One S Microsoft has two different gaming subscriptions that serve unique purposes. Xbox Live Gold is the one that enables multiplayer functionality, cloud saves, and four free games each month. Xbox Game Pass is essentially a digital rental service where users pay a flat monthly fee to have access to more than 100 games. There’s use to both of them, but people who are interested in one may not care about the other....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 236 words · Victoria Tyler

Nintendo Download: Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

Also,Life is Strange: True Colors As I’ve been hinting at these past few weeks, we’re entering the slow zone. The eShop is hostingShovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, which is one of its last marquee games for the year, arriving on December 13. We’re also gettingLife is Strange: True Colors, as well asLoop HeroandWytchwood. Paper Mariois also gracing us with its presence on the Switch Online Expansion pack: the first Nintendo 64 addition (the only addition including Genesis) in nearly two months....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Shawn Ibarra

No Season Pass for Call of Duty: Black Ops III on Xbox 360

Pass out Call of Duty: Black Ops IIIon Xbox 360 will not be getting a Season Pass. According to the listing on the Xbox Store, the Season Pass — which includes “four epic DLC map packs” — is “not available” on Xbox 360. ‘The Giant’ Zombies bonus map will also not be available to Xbox 360 players. There’s no need to panic just yet, of course — 360ers are just as likely to be offered all the same content as their current-gen buddies; you’re just not able to pick it up with the convenient (and usually cheaper) pass....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Tom Higgins

One Punch Fighters X codes (November 2024) [UPD 5 GAMEPASS EVENT]

Updated: July 07, 2025 Added the latest code. We all know that there’s no one stronger than Saitama, but we can still strive to become powerful enough to help him protect the city. Become a hero inOne Punch Fighters X, with the only price for superpowers being to go bald. Players at times want fast progress, and if you’re one of them, then don’t worry because you can useOne Punch Fighters Xcodes....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Billy Martinez

Pillars of Eternity delayed for polish and feedback

Another game now slated for 2015 Obsidian Entertainment’s next big role-playing game,Pillars of Eternity, won’t make it in time for a late 2014 release as previously planned. It’s now set for an early 2015 launch, with the extended schedule going toward incorporating player feedback and polish. “Since the very beginning of this project we promised our fans and ourselves that we would release this game only when we knew it would be absolutely ready for the best experience possible,saidCEO Feargus Urquhart in a statement....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Meghan Roberts

PlatinumGames’ Granblue Fantasy Project Re:link drops ‘Project’ from the name as well as a new trailer

This is going to be big Granblue Fantasy Project Re:Linkwas announced last year at the annualGranblue FantasyFES, a convention dedicated to one of Japan’s largest mobile games. When footage of the title reached the internet, I was immediately smitten as well as excited to know the action-game-experts at PlatinumGames was developing it alongsideGranbluecreator Cygames. At this year’s fan festival, the company announced the game will now be known asGranblue Fantasy Relinkand dropped a new trailer for the PS4-bound RPG....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Scott Haley

Pokemon Go has Squirtle with sunglasses this weekend

I’m of the opinion that all Pokémon, no matter how big or small or useless they are, should wear sunglasses. But if there’s one particular pocket monster destined to rock shades, it’s gotta be Squirtle. The spirit of the Squirtle Squad lives on this weekend. By participating in Field Research tasks duringCommunity Dayon July 8,Pokémon Goplayers can nab a Squirtle with sunglasses. The limited-time event runs from 11:00am to 2:00pm Pacific with bonuses like 1/4 egg hatching distance and three-hour lures....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Angelica Mccoy

Rogue Legacy became profitable within its first hour on sale

Cellar Games spent $14,878 out of pocket developing their casual roguelike Rogue Legacywas one of my favorite games of 2013, so I had to attend the postmortem talk on its development at the Game Developers Conference this year. Their main point of focus was developing games on a budget. Brothers Teddy and Kenny Lee from Cellar Door Games described themselves as a budget oriented team, focusing more on gameplay over expensive highly detailed worlds....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · William Baker

Slime Rancher 2 will have you rounding up more adorable slimes in 2022

Those slimes ain’t gonna herd themselves You might be used to fighting slimes, but what about ranching them? You’ll get another chance to tend to those unruly slimes withSlime Rancher 2. During today’s Xbox & Bethesda E3 showcase, Monomi Park announced thatSlime Rancher 2is coming in 2022. you may check out some gameplay in the trailer below: No firm date has been set yet, but it will be coming to Xbox Game Pass on launch, so add another rad-looking indie to the Game Pass pile....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Lauren Davis

Sonic and pals show up at Two Point Hospital in free anniversary DLC

Sonic the Hedgehog meets Freddie Mercury? Sega and Two Point Studios have released freeSonic the Hedgehog-themed DLC to its comical medical management titleTwo Point Hospital. The new update, which is available right now on all platforms, adds a handful ofSonic-themed crossover content as part of The Blue Blur’s 30th-anniversary celebrations. TheTwo Point Hospital:Sonic the HedgehogDLCupdate includes four costumes for your staff — based on Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy Rose — as well as a selection of decorative items for your hospital, including a Sonic statue, decorative rugs, aSonicarcade machine, and that most important of hospital equipment… erm… a giant gold ring....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Jonathan Leonard