Tearaway Unfolded faithfully breaks the DualShock 4th wall

Challenging PS4 port flashes Metal Gear Tearawaywas the zenith of the PlayStation Vita. While many fine games have hit the platform since, few have been exclusive and original, and none used every inch of the Vita’s additional capabilities to as good effect. That rare 10 out of 10 scorenear two years agowas the start of my waning interest in Sony’s abandoned system that, in its prior two years of existence, produced some of my favorites (Persona 4: Golden,Gravity Rush)....

June 13, 2025 · 5 min · 901 words · Christine Edwards

VALORANT OFF//SEASON Events announced for 2023

News More than 40 events across the world in the OFF//SEASON The official VALORANT esports season comes to an end with VCT Champs later this month. As the world’s best VALORANT teams compete in Los Angeles, the bigger question for many fans is what’s next. Riot Games has just provided the answer with an extensive list of VALORANT OFF//SEASON events for 2023. The VALORANT OFF//SEASON events start right after VCT Champions 2023 and continue right until January 2024....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Sydney Collins

VALORANT reveals new Bubblegum Deathwish bundle for Act V

Valorant News VALORANT has unveiled the upcoming Bubblegum Deathwish bundle on social media, set to drop in just a few days. Cute, pink, green, and deadly. The Bubblegum Deathwish bundle is your sweetest new reason to spend in VALORANT, mixing sugar-coated charm with a toxic edge. Let’s dive into everything we know about this new bundle and when it is coming out in-game. VALORANT patch notes 11.04: Manila server, Sage buff, and more The VALORANT patch notes for 11....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Kari Ryan

War of the Ring: The Complete Board and Card Game Buying Guide

Legions of orcs have come forth from Mordor to sweep away the remnants of the Free Peoples. The strongest dwarves, elves, and men must band together to confront the forces of evil in a final effort to save Middle Earth. Meanwhile, a secret hope moves closer to the cracks of Mount Doom, unseen by the eye of Sauron. The story ofThe Lord of the Ringsis as legendary as it is epic....

June 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1101 words · Jeremy Thomas

What we know about League of Legends’ next hero: Bel’Veth

Guides News Bel’Veth, the empress of the void, will be League of Legends next champion, but there’s still limited details about her. League of Legends currently has 159 champions, released over the past decade of the game’s existence. But details about the game’s next champion, Bel’Veth, are sparse. From leaks, rumors, and teases, we’ve seen a good amount of what LoL’s next champion will be. However, it’s often hard to parse all this information together....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Christine David

Windy Meadow spins off of Roadwarden this year

Coziness and melancholy Assemble Entertainment has announcedWindy Meadow – A Roadwarden Tale, a follow-up to solo-dev Moral Anxiety Studio’s 2022 narrative adventure,Roadwarden.Windy Meadowbills itself as a “counterpart” toRoadwardenrather than a sequel or spin-off. Did you playRoadwarden? I completely missed it. Looking at it now, I think I’m going to need to make time for it. The publisher calls it as a “slice of life” narrative where you immerse yourself in the goings-on of a small community where decisions matter....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Jessica Wilson

10 best LucasArts adventure games

The history of gaming is written at a brisk pace. Not too long ago, LucasArts and Sierra fought it off for the throne of the adventure game kingdom. Nowadays most gamers don’t even recall what aclassic point & click gameis, let alone that Sierra and LucasArts even existed. Let’s freshen up everyone’s memory with some of the best adventure games ever made by what I believe was the best adventure game studio to ever exist....

June 12, 2025 · 6 min · 1187 words · Nicole Brown

A Mario 64 ray tracing mod? Sure

That water though I don’t think I can accurately assess how many times I’ve playedMario 64. Whether it’s on the original hardware, the DS, or various collection/Virtual Console means, every level is burned in my brain. But not quite like this. In the provocatively named video “I bought a $1500 GPU (an RTX 3090) to play Super Mario 64 with RTX,” YouTuber Dario showcasesMario 64with ray tracing. Now this video showing offWet-Dry Worldis a tad old, but it represents a project in progress, which could eventually see the light of day....

June 12, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Breanna Bautista

After 19 Years, "Overwhelmingly Positive" Steam Game Is Finally Complete

After 19 long years, the physics sandbox title based onHalf-Life,Garry’s Mod,has been granted permission to use files from Valve’s other titles. The game originated as aHalf-Lifemod and let players use assets from the game to create virtually anything they want, from new maps and game modes to entire movies filmed in-game. Over time,Garry’s Modhas expanded to include assets from Valve’s other titles, likeCounter-Strikeand theHalf-Lifesequel. However, although the game is now a standalone title, it required players to own at least one Source engine game, andcertain assets needed fans to have specific titlesowned on Steam in order to load....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Erin Oneal

Avowed: Do enemies and bosses respawn? Answered

Guides Can you farm bosses in the Living Lands? During your time in the Living Lands of Avowed, you’ll stumble across no shortage of different enemies and bosses. From suicidal mushrooms to bears to all sorts of skeletons, very few fights are the same. Bosses are also unique, as each one has different mechanics that make them a difficult challenge. As you might expect, all of these enemies drop some valuable loot in Avowed....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Rachel Riley

Black Ops 6 Level Unlocks: Everything you get from Levels 1 to 55

Call of Duty News Discover all of the items and weapons you’ll unlock in Black Ops 6 from Levels 1 to 55. Activision has revealed how the Level Unlocks work in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The goal for everybody is pretty simple: climb all the way from Level 1 (Private I) to Level 55 (Commander). You don’t do it only because it’s cooler to be a Commander, but because you want to unlock all of weapons and items in Black Ops 6....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 254 words · Natalie James

Borderlands Online cancelled as 2K shutters studio in China

About 150 people laid off Upcoming free-to-play shoot-and-looterBorderlands Onlineis no more and and neither is the studio that was working on it. 2K cancelled the game and shut down 2K China.Borderlands Onlinewas originally scheduled to be released in China sometime in 2015. 2K Games confirmed the news toGamesIndustry International. In a statement, 2K said “We determined that the additional time required to finish current projects at the studio, particularlyBorderlands Online, would not yield a favorable return on investment....

June 12, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Barbara Robbins

Dan FFA codes (July 2025)

Updated: June 03, 2025 We looked for new codes! Grab the latestDan FFAcodes and never again wonder what the most dangerous thing in the streets is because that’ll be you! Also, you won’t be going against some worthless NPC characters here—looking at you down their barrels will be other players. So don’t get overly comfortable, and keep your guard up! RedeemingDan FFAcodes will grant you some cool free rewards. Keep in mind that this game is as much about firepower as it is about aesthetics....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Julian Lindsey