Marvel’s Avengers is ending all official support in September

March 2023 will see the last bit of new content for the heroes TheAvengersteam bringing its support ofMarvel’s Avengersto a close. The company confirms today that no new content or features will arrive after its March update, and all official support forMarvel’s Avengerswill end on July 05, 2025. In a post on the officialMarvel’s Avengerssite, the development team confirms that Update 2.8 on July 08, 2025 will mark the end of content and features rolling out....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Karen Nixon

Microsoft taking jabs at Sony with recent tweets

Let the console wars commence! Microsoft has been running a smear campaign against Sony since the announcement of the PS4 Pro. Its tweet following the livestream detailed how the Xbox One S has aUHD Blu-rayplayer, something Sony decided to leave out of its upcoming console. Now, Bethesda’s announcement that mod supportwill notbe heading to the PS4 has lead Microsoft to take another pot shot. On the Xbox UK Twitter account, one can clearly see Microsoft adding more check marks to system features of its console....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 210 words · Carrie Leach

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor set for release on October 7

New trailer and pre-order bonuses revealed It’s been awhile since we last heard fromMonolith’s new action-adventure titleset in Tolkien’s fantasy universe. Now, WB Games has revealed the release date, and fans will get to experienceMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordorlater this year on October 7. And with most upcoming releases, we got to see some pre-order bonuses as well. We also got a brand new trailer giving a little more back story on Talion’s motive for revenge, and what exactly brought him back to life....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Jeffrey Horton

NieR: Automata Switch trailer reacquaints us with the iconic 2B

Remember the Robots Square Enix has released a new trailer for its upcoming Nintendo Switch port ofNieR: Automata. The preview focuses on evocative protagonist 2B, theNieRhero who would become a legendary gaming icon. 2B — or to offer her full moniker YoRHa No.2 Type B — is a YoRHa all-purpose battle android created to aid humanity in its war with The Machines. Adept in all manner of fighting abilities and coded to operate with cold and ruthless efficiency, 2B is one of mankind’s finest tools in its efforts to reclaim the planet....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · John Gonzalez

Nintendo confirms it won’t participate in E3 2023

Nintendo says the show doesn’t fit into its plans Nintendo is confirming reports that it will not be attending E3 2023. Today, the company says the event doesn’t fit into its plans for the year. “We approach our involvement in any event on a case-by-case basis and are always considering various ways to engage with our fans,” said Nintendo in a statement, viaIGN. “Since this year’s E3 show didn’t fit into our plans, we have made the decision to not participate....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Christian Jones

NP-2244-2 error prevents PS Vita users accessing PS Store

The PlayStation Vita has been quite lucky enough to launch without talk of any major hardware disasters, and it seems to be working fine by most accounts. However, an errorhasbeen cropping up that’s managed to piss a fair few people off —NP-2244-2. This code accompanies a message that reads, “The connection to the server has been lost,” when attempting to access the PlayStation Store. Once the error occurs, most users find it incredibly difficult to get back into the Store without encountering it....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Devon Parker

PlayStation Plus finally on sale again for $40 from Newegg

Deal shows up randomly While the PlayStation Plus 1 year subscription cards aren’t exactly a stranger todeals and discounts, they often come visit at random times throughout the year. For example, let’s say you’re looking for a deal on a PS4 or Xbox One. We can typically say “wait for this upcoming ____ holiday weekend and you may see a deal or two.” But not PlayStation Plus subscription. No sir. They grace us by the whimsical decision of retailers....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Amanda Moore

Pokemon Go’s US beta period begins today

‘Limited testing’ Developer Niantic Inc has announced thatPokemon Go‘s beta sessions are now being extended from overseas to the US as of today. As a “limited” beta, specific people will be chosen to test out the app. New gameplay details have also been shared, like the ability to throw Poke Balls, locate PokeStops (at “interesting” locations like art galleries and monuments) for items, and the option to join one of three teams....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Alexander Lucas

Pokémon Go players work out how to catch Wiglett without going to the beach

Earlier this week, Niantic kicked off a newPokémon Goevent called Rediscover Kanto. While its main focus was updating the in-game map and introducing a new biome feature, players soon discovered it had added the Pokémon Wiglett as well… and made it annoyingly difficult to find. For context, biomes are based on your real-world environment and thus determine the kind of Pokémon you encounter. As such, Wiglett, a Water type introduced inPokémon Scarlet and Violet, can only be found in beach biomes....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Holly Cruz

PSA: Killer Instinct is Cross-Buy on PC, so your free Games With Gold download transfers

Season 1 is free this month Microsoft announced thatKiller Instinctwill feature Cross-Buy with the upcoming Windows 10 version earlier in 2015, but has since clarified recently that picking up the free Xbox One download in January will net you all of that content on PC. Starting later today, Microsoft is giving away Season 1 of the game complete with eight characters, some costumes, and a repackaging of the very first arcade iteration....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Jorge Bennett

Remember to redeem your Club Nintendo Coins by June 30

Don’t let them go to waste! Club Nintendo as we know it is dead. It will return in some form but not the incarnation we know and love today, and your Coins will be dead too come June 30. Consider this a reminder to redeem your Coin balance before the end of the month, or it will go to waste. Remember thatNintendo reduced the Coin cost of many physical items recently, andthere’s a ton of digital stuff to pick up....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Denise Singleton

Rocket League’s cross-platform parties pushed back to next year as Psyonix hopes Sony plays ball

Plus Xbox One X updates and Rocket Pass 2 Psyonix has been building towardcross-platform partiesfor more than a year now, but there have been plenty of bumps along the way. The newest development has the long-awaited integration pushed back at least a few more months. In itsroadmap for the rest of 2018, Psyonix says thatRocket League‘s cross-platform parties won’t debut until sometime in 2019. However, the delay might allow for cross-platform parties to launch in full force....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 271 words · David Perez

Rollerdrome unleashes dystopian skater-shooter action this summer

Skate or Die During yesterday’s PlayStation State of Play presentation, publisher Private Division gave the world its first look at the exciting new “skater-shooter” title,Rollerdrome.The retro-futuristic title is currently in development for PlayStation and PC with an eye to release on both platforms this coming August. Set against the backdrop of an alternate (or perhaps not) 2030, the global public is kept distracted from increasing political unrest by the invention of a dangerous new arena sport — the titular “Rollerdrome....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Samantha Johnson