Serious Cave Story vibes come off One Dog Story

Woof Cave Storyis so revered among indie game enthusiasts, it’s little surprise it would be cited as an influence for others making a game.One Dog Storylists it up there with others likeBattletoadsandShovel Knight. One Dog Storyis about a lab dog — that is, a dog that has been experimented on, not a Labrador — exploring its way around a new environment trying to discover who it is. Along the way it picks up a gun that deals a little bit of death along with a lot of particle effects....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Louis Guerrero

Sledgehammer leading development of next Call of Duty

Call of Duty series going into three-year development cycle now Activision has just reported on their financials for the last quarter, and among the news they’ve announced that Sledgehammer Games will be leading the development of the nextCall of Dutycoming out this year. In the past,Call of Dutydevelopment has jumped between Infinity Ward and Treyarch in two-year cycles. With Sledgehammer now developing the next game, theCall of Dutyseries will switch into a three-year development cycle....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Robert Henry

Tansoku wins Hearthstone Masters Tour Murder at Castle Nathria

Hearthstone News With a score of 3-2, Tansoku won Hearthstone Masters Tour Murder at Castle Nathria! Here’s how he did it. After some intense dueling action, Tansoku became the Hearthstone Masters Tour Murder at Castle Nathria champion! He won the lion’s share of the $250,000 prize pool alongside points toward the Masters Fall Championship. Hearthstone Masters Tour Murder at Castle Nathria The tournament featured the conquest with a ban format, making players bring four unique classes and four decks into battle....

July 31, 2025 · 4 min · 655 words · Samantha Tran

The best 556 Icarus loadout in MW2

Call of Duty Guides The best loadout for the 556 Icarus light machine gun in MW2 turns it into an easily controlled beast of a weapon. The 556 Icarus is a light machine gun that could very well be considered number one in its category. This Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 weapon is surprisingly mobile, has great recoil and will take enemies down in just a few shots. Its massive reserve of ammunition, along with its best loadout, will make it easy to wipe entire squads without the Icarus needing a reload in MW2....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Sarah Dillon

This Week On Days Of Our Lives: A Double Kindapping Shakes Up Salem

Days of Our Livespromises an exciting story during the week of July 14-18 when two women are kidnapped. Abductions are afavorite soap tropebecause they inspire deep emotions — fear, the determination to survive, and the grief of relatives who are afraid they will never see their loved ones again. The soap has used this trope often over the past six decades that it has been on the air. While many past kidnapping stories have involvedDays of Our Lives' Deidre Hall, this time she will only be tangentially related, as she is the grandmother of one of the victims....

July 31, 2025 · 4 min · 697 words · Carolyn Townsend

Trojan take big step towards LAN with key ALGS Pro League win

News A new meta and a new winner. Qualifier team Trojan have moved into a strong position to qualify for LAN with a key win in the ALGS Pro League. Despite dying early in the days final game, they finished comfortably ahead of Ethernal and NAVI to take a maximum 25 points. This Pro League day was the first since the major mid season update, with a range of new legends and team compositions on display....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Emily Tanner

Wicked ’90s shmup Thunder Dragon 2 joins the Arcade Archives

Rock the Dragon A particularly neat shmup just Hamster’s ever-growing Arcade Archives last week. NMK’sThunder Dragon 2, now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, has nestled itself between some 300 examples of the genre already available via Hamster Corporation’s record-breaking game collection. Originally released to the arcade market in 1993, a tad late to the shmup genre boom of the late-’80s and very early ’90s,Thunder Dragon 2is a breathlessly paced vertically scrolling shooter, with one or two players battling their way through relentless waves of enemies and projectiles....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 239 words · Kristin Li

World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is out August 14

Pre-purchases include Legion Blizzard has landed on an July 17, 2025 release forWorld of Warcraft‘s seventh expansion,Battle for Azeroth. you may go ahead and mark your calendar (and X out the rest of the month while you’re at it). The company has also detailed thepre-purchasing optionsfor this expansion. The Standard Edition ofBattle for Azeroth($50) offers a level 110 boost and early access to unlock four Allied Races (the Highmountain tauren, Lightforged draenei, Nightborne, and Void elves)....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Charles Schneider

WWE Wrestler Asuka is Now A Gaming YouTuber

Good news for fans of both professional wrestling and video games. One of the top stars at the intersection of these two fields,WWEwrestler Kanako Urai, better known as Asuka, is starting up a YouTube channel of her own. The creation of this channel, KanaChanTV, is the fulfillment of nearly a week’s worth of hinting and teasing. Asuka first got people’s attention byrevealing her new PC gaming setupon Twitter, which got many hoping that this setup would lead to her using it to make some sort of presence for herself on YouTube or Twitch....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Joseph Lawrence

1win Series Dota 2 Spring: Schedule and where to watch

DOTA 2 News A 4-day high-profile Dota 2 tournament – here’s everything you need to know about 1win Series Dota 2 Spring. Popular bookmaker and Russian esports organization, 1win, has kickstarted a high-profile Dota 2 tournament featuring notable tier 1 teams and a $100,000 prize pool. The tournament is called 1win Series Dota 2 Spring, suggesting it’s a part of a Dota 2 tournament series. From March 16 to 19, this tournament will showcase intense online competition throughout a compact 3-day window....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Karen Lara

5 best Descendants in The First Descendant

The First Descendant Guides Look no further for the five best Descendants available in The First Descendant. This will definitely help you pick a main. There are loads of Descendants in The First Descendant, but a handful can absolutely be called the best. You can pick whoever you want to fit your playstyle, but if you just want to know who is going to run through the Vulgus like a semi-truck, we’ve got you covered....

July 30, 2025 · 4 min · 732 words · Kari Velez MD

Alliance pull off huge win to keep ALGS LAN dreams alive

Apex Legends News With one day of ALGS EMEA Pro League left, Alliance have given themselves a lifeline. They could still secure LAN with a strong final day performance after their victory today. Alliance kept their dream of reaching the ALGS Playoff LAN in Sweden with an amazing comeback victory. The Alliance ALGS run today takes them up to 16th, and they need another top performance in the final day of EMEA....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 608 words · Kyle Anderson

ALTERNATE aTTaX steps back from Counter-Strike

Counter Strike 2 News The German org has allowed players to look for opportunities elsewhere. One of the most well-known organizations in Counter-Strike, ALTERNATE aTTaX has put their CS division on hold. The org said it plans to return to the scene with an ominous ‘in the long run’ tag. Related articles ALTERNATE aTTaX puts Counter-Strike on hold ALTERNATE aTTaX has been an organization infamous for scouting local German talent and giving them visibility....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Nicholas Anderson