Hackers ruining Left 4 Dead on the Xbox 360, prepare to facepalm

While hacking’s chief domain is the PC, not even console users are safe from griefers who feel that modding a game purely to piss other people off will somehow stop them from being virgins. Reportsindicate that griefersare hacking the Xbox 360 version of Left 4 Dead, as if the recent uprising oftypical Xbox Live douchebagswasn’t enough to ruin the gameplay. “Recently, I joined a [Versus] game and found myself in a safe house at the beginning of a chapter,” claims one witness....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 194 words · Julia Hunt

Hardline 28: Resident Evil remastered, Assassin’s Creed penguins, and gamescom teasers

A laid-back discussion of this week in gaming Capcom is bringing a remaster of theResident Evilremake for GameCube to current systems and that’s good news for folks like me, Brett, and Bill who missed out on it. But all of these re-releases of games that came out within the last couple years? We’re not so sure. For this week’s episode of Hardline, we also talked about the differences betweenAssassin’s Creed RogueandUnity— one has penguins, the other doesn’t — and what lies ahead at gamescom next week in Cologne, Germany....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Beth Dunn

High Voltage reveals Tournament of Legends for Wii

High Voltage, those guys who madeThe Conduit, has announced another Wii game. This time it’sTournament of Legends. A 3D fighting game centered around gladiatorial combat,Tournament of Legendswill support the classic controller, as well as offer full motion control. Mythical beasts such as minotaurs will be among the many foes in this one-to-two player game. There will also be quite a selection of cool sounding combat abilities, such as the power to summon man-eating lions or throw batches of venomous snakes....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Randy Barnes

Horizon’s Guerrilla Games making efforts to streamline development time

New HQ and staff boosting plans Amsterdam-based studio Guerrilla Games, responsible for the hugely successful PS4 adventure titleHorizon: Zero Dawn, are to expand their operations in and an effort to get games developed, published and into the players’ hands faster. Step one will be to move into a five-floor office space in the centre of the city, housed within the building formerly used by newspaper De Telegraf. Once established in their new digs, Guerrilla are hoping to boost their staff from around 250 employees to a hopeful 400 or so....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · David Bennett

How to fix low FPS in Oblivion Remastered

Oblivion Remasteredmight have been a great launch for fans of the series, but the performance on PC has been less than desired. FPS drops have been a consistent issue for PC users. Many players have reported issues with low FPS despite their system meeting the required standards. This guide will help you fix such issues if they pop up on your end. Doing so will help you to ensure that you get higher frames per second and enjoy better fidelity....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Michael Bell

How to get the Bowing Blossoms Warzone 2.0 and MW2 camo

Not all players can be a Ronin The Path of the Ronin is a limited-time event inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2andWarzone 2.0Season 2 Reloaded. This current event offers players the chance to complete various tasks in exchange for special rewards. One of the most popular items is the new Bowing Blossoms weapon skin. How to unlock the Bowing BlossomsWarzone 2.0andMW2weapon skin For those who want to unlock the Bowing BlossomsWarzone 2....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 504 words · Daniel Lee

How to use Paletools for EA FC 25

If you useEA FC 25‘s web app a lot, Paletools can be a helpful extension that comes with certain risks. The web app, as beneficial as it is for Ultimate Team management, is extremely limited in terms of its functionality. EA Sports has barely upgraded the website, and there are plenty of limitations you’ll come across while accessing the available options. Third-party tools allow you to bypass them, but be very careful before you use one....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Kenneth Charles

Iga constructively critiques Minoria while playing it

He also reveals a few Bloodstained development secrets Watching developers play other people’s games is always interesting. Most of the good ones end up looking at the other dev’s work both for what it is while also thinking about how it was made, making for more layered, insightful commentary. It’s even more exciting when they can point out what works about a game’s design and what doesn’t in the middle of a boss fight, though that takes both reflexes and oratory skill that few can muster....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Tiffany Walls

Indie embezzlement game Time Bandit releases today on Steam

Developer Joel Jordan has droppedTime Bandit – Part 1: Appendages of the Machineon Steamanditch.iotoday. You might remember it from my blockbuster article, “Here are eleven 2022 indie games to look forward to.” It’s now the middle of (checks watch) 2023, and it has finally arrived. Time Banditis the story of having a crappy job and working for the man. In this case, however, the man is exploiting workers and using them to gather time crystals for potentially nefarious purposes....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 248 words · Keith Knight

Kingdoms of Amalur first content expansion hits March 20

Electronic Arts and Big Huge Games announced today the first downloadable content pack forKingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, “The Legend of Dead Kel”, will be arriving on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Steam and Origin beginning March 20. The new expansion will add a new continent for players to explore, the island of Gallows End, and a new story arc which takes place there. In addition, the pack promises numerous sidequests and a new player residence, an estate consisting of multiple buildings and retainer characters (all with their own character histories and personality)....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Joshua Johnson

LEGO 2K Drive is getting a four-season ‘Drive Pass’

Hundreds of levels, vehicles, drivers, and other rewards LEGO 2K Drivemight not even be off of the starting grid just yet, but that hasn’t prevented publisher 2K Gamesfrom announcing four seasonsof post-release content, as well as the premium-paid “Drive Pass.” Start your engines 🏁 We got more information on Year 1 of the#LEGO2KDRIVEDrive Pass! Continue your adventures with four new Drive Pass Seasons featuring new content, rewards and challenges. Season 1 available June 2023....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Brandi Stuart

Mega bust some files with the Mega Man USB stick

Pew pew go the documents! On this episode of “as theMega Manmerchturns,” we focus our attention to a new 8GBMega Buster USB stickfor $19.95, that’ll be on sale at the Capcom Store next week. On the surface, this seems like a fairly niche, overpriced novelty item. But loaded up on the stick are digital copies of theMega Man#1-4 comic books,Mega Man Tribute Art Book,Mega Man X Complete Works,Street Fighter X Mega Man soundtrack,SFxMMwallpapers, and a link to theSFxMMgame....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · James Mccormick

Microsoft insists ‘vast majority’ of Xbox One Kinect owners still use it

I do not It only took a year to go from theXbox One won’t function without KinecttoMicrosoft selling Kinect-free Xbox Ones. And while it’s been easy to live a clean, Kinect-free life these past one and a half years (the same one and a half years wherein the Xbox One has sold way more than it did initially), the Kinect is not forgotten. “Overall, we don’t break down how many console users have Kinect and how many don’t,” Xbox chief marketing officer Mike Nichols toldPolygon....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · John Figueroa