Mortal Kombat Fans Already Have A Favourite Fatality In MK1

Mortal Kombat 1might still have a few characters left on the roster to reveal and not even be out yet, but that hasn’t stopped some fans from already picking a favourite Fatality after the latest trailer. Although most of us thought that we’d be waiting until EVO to get more Mortal Kombat 1 news, Ed Boon surprised everyone yesterday with abrand-new trailer that confirmed that Geras is back and more timey-wimey than ever before....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 525 words · Matthew Gilbert

Most Scary And Threatening Antagonists

Villians in video games have to carry some sort of threat. It doesn’t have to be a physical one, though. They can be mentally threatening or financially threatening. The important thing is that they create some sort of friction or obstacle for the hero. Some antagonists, however, go beyond threatening to be outright terrifying, either through their visual appearance or evil actions. RELATED:Most Terrifying Things In Video Games That Aren’t Monsters Naturally, scary villains are most often seen in the horror genre, but that isn’t a requirement....

May 29, 2025 · 4 min · 848 words · Anthony Dunn

Nintendo Collector Goes Viral For Trading Rare Items For New Zelda Switch

While the combination of ever increasing rents, dwindling footfall, and rising digital sales mean physical game stores are getting wiped out, they still perform a great function for many gamers. This includes the ability to trade items. Being able to sell or part exchange is one of the pros of owning physical media with many a seasoned gamer taking advantage of it at their local video games store even as the practice is slowly fading away....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Christine Baird

Octopath Traveler 2: Which Character Prologue To Do First

Square Enix’s Team Asano has gained a reputation for making modern RPGs inspired by the styles of older games of the genre. All great games, though what perhaps stands out all the more from their great games is their even greater names. Triangle Strategy, Various Daylife, and of courseOctopath Traveler. RELATED:Games To Play If You Like Octopath Traveler 2 While the original was seen as a great proof of concept, if not a tad tedious, Octopath Traveler 2 is viewed by many as a worthy successor to the games that inspired it, if not one of the greats of the genre altogether....

May 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1138 words · Jacqueline Miller

Overwatch Pride Event Added To Poland And Romania Following Backlash

Overwatch’s first-ever pride event has just launched in Poland and Romania,following backlash from queer players in these countries. The Pride features should appear once the game has been reset, letting Polish and Romanian players access the LGBTQ-themed profile pictures and profile banners, and of course, the Pride parade makeover of the map Midtown. There’s no mention of the event coming to over regions, however, so it seems that some parts of Europe won’t be getting the Pride features at all....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Reginald Taylor

Pikmin 4 Pre-Order Guide

After the longest wait betweenPikmingames in the series history (that’s a theme we’re probably going to have to start getting used to with pretty much everything),Pikmin 4launches this month. Hitting digital and physical shelves on July 01, 2025, if you simply can’t wait that long, the demo is available to play for free onNintendo Switchright now. If you have played the demo already, and you’ve also replayed Pikmin 1 and 2 that hit the Switch recently to tide people over, there’s only one thing left to do....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Michael Johnson DVM

Playing Diablo 4 Solo Is Like Living In A Parallel Universe

A lot of you will probably tell me I’m playingDiablo 4wrong. I’m not doing anything out of the ordinary minute to minute - I’m a Sorceress with a decent spread of area control attacks, ranged abilities, and melee counters, I’ve been regularly swapping my armour and staff for the best options, being sensible with what to sell and what to scrap, and have been trying to lure enemies together or attacking from a safe distance rather than crashing into everyone like a Barbarian....

May 29, 2025 · 4 min · 774 words · Rhonda Martinez

PlayStation Players Aren't Happy About Project Q

Wednesday’s PlayStation Showcase might not have been as loaded as some people were expecting, but there was still a lot in there to get excited about.One of the most surprising reveals was Project Q, a handheld streaming devicePS5owners can pair with their console to play games away from their TVs. However, it seems quite a few of you aren’t all that enamored with the new product and probably aren’t planning on picking one up....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Michael Montgomery

Prince Of Persia Sands Of Time Remake Is Being Remade, Again

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Timeis being remade… very slowly. That’s the news out of Ubisoft today as the French publisher gives us an update on the remake’s troubled development. In a new interview onUbisoft’s site, producer Jean-Francois Naud confirmed Ubisoft Montreal has just gotten around to the concept phase of Sands of Time’s redevelopment after taking over from Ubisoft Pune and Mumbai last year. Related:Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Shouldn’t Be This Hard To Remake...

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Paul Bradley

Race Merge Simulator Codes

Roblox - Game WHERE TO PLAY Roblox is enjoyed by millions. A sandbox game where you can play, create, and come together with people all over the world. Jump into any of the community experiences, or take advantage of promo codes for cool content. We added a new code onAugust 31, 2023. Check out theseMerge Race Simulator codes, aRobloxgame where you stack cars up then merge them to make them faster!...

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Kevin Macdonald

Red Dead Redemption Korean Rating Hints At Remaster

Take-Two Interactive has filed a game rating classification in South Korea forRed Dead Redemption, which already has a rating in the country alongsideUndead Nightmare Collectionand GOTY Edition. That means that this is something new, possibly even a remaster finally bringing the original to current-gen platforms alongside its sequel. This was first spotted byGematsuwho explains that the classification number “CC-NV-230615-001” refers to a console game. That’s because it includes “NV”, PC games are referred to as “NP”....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Grant Williamson

Remedy Thinks Alan Wake 2 Will Be 2023's Best Looking Game

The PlayStation Showcase has come and gone, treating us to looks atAssassin’s Creed Mirage,Spider-Man 2, and the upcomingAlan Wake 2. The sequel to a cult classic, viewers got a better look at gameplay with a new trailer, showing off brooding environments and impressive lighting. Its developer meanwhile is bullish about the game and has clarified what we were seeing. Over on Twitter, Remedy’s communications director Thomas Puha clarified that the Alan Wake 2 trailer shown in the PlayStation Showcase was “100 percent running on PlayStation 5”....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Eric Young

SDCC's Funko Fundays Was The Most Unhinged Experience Of My Life

I had never heard of Funko Fundays when my friend, a San Diego Comic-Con veteran, invited me to go this year. Even as he explained it, I struggled to fully grasp what exactly the event was. “It’s like a party and a game show with lots of prizes,” he said. “Audience participation is required. It gets very loud.” Sign me out. The last thing I need is to be surrounded by a few thousand people screaming their heads off for free Captain America Funko Pops....

May 29, 2025 · 9 min · 1830 words · Tamara Pitts