Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout barges onto PS4 and PC August 4

Just keep running During today’s meta-beyond-meta Devolver Direct presentation Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Shuhei Yoshida delivered a new trailer for its madcap looking titleFall Guys: Ultimate Knockout,which was first revealed duringlast year’s E3 festivities. In addition to the new video, Yoshida also revealed thatFall Guys: Ultimate Knockoutwill launch on PS4 and PC via Steam August 4. This news was supposed to be brought to you by two Fall Guys, but according to Yoshida they ate each other....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Julie Wells

Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Collector’s Edition – pre-orders, release date, and bonuses

The nextFinal Fantasy XIVexpansion,Dawntrail, heads to the MMO on July 2, but you’re able to pre-order the game’s digital and physical Collector’s Editions before launch. During the PAX East 10th Anniversary Panel, we got a glimpse at the minions, mounts, and physical bonuses included in theDawntrailpackage, along with the March 26 pre-order date. When can I preorder theDawntrailCollector’s Edition? Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrailpre-orders begin on March 26. That includes those interested in both the physical and digital editions of Version 7....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Maria Mcgee

Forza Motorsport 4 Limited Collector’s Edition revealed

If you like your racing games to come in special tins and packed with extra content, look no further than theForza Motorsport 4 Limited Collector’s Editionthat Turn 10 announced today. The $79.99 pack will ship with 25 exclusive cars, as well “VIP Membership status” to theForzaonline community. The Steelbook DVD case will also come with a 96-pageCars of Forza Motorsport 4 Presented by Top Gearbook, and a vinyl sticker set featuringForza, Top Gear, and Turn 10 logos....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Jessica Adams

How to beat Captain Wise-Voice in Black Myth: Wukong

Captain Wise-Voice stands guard at the top of a prison in the Pagoda Realm inBlack Myth: Wukong. He’s a mandatory boss, so come hell or high water, you’re going to have to beat him. Up to this point in the game,Yellow Wind Sagehas arguably been the hardest boss in the game, but I think Captain Wise-Voice really gives the Sage a run for his money. The Captain is a tall, four-legged being that can deal a ton of damage in just a few hits and also has an extremely large health pool....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 517 words · Megan Cruz

How to fix Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty crashing

Cyberpunk 2077is aridiculously large game. ThePhantom Libertyexpansion adds a whole heap of content in addition to a new district. While it is a single-player game that functions entirely offline, a rarity these days, that doesn’t mean it isn’t prone to crashing. Unfortunately, these crashes have been more prevalent since the release ofPhantom Liberty. Why does Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty keep crashing? While developer CD Projekt Red has acknowledged that performance for the sci-fi title will be improved withPatch 2....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · John Young

How to fix Easy Anti Cheat kicks in Throne and Liberty

Easy Anti Cheat continues to create problems for severalThrone and Libertyplayers, who chose to purchase the early access pack in order to pay early. While the upcoming title will be available for free to all starting October 1st, the early access pack provides extra days of gameplay. Unfortunately, a part of the community has already faced the problem with the game’s anti-cheat solution, which seems to kick players out of their sessions mysteriously....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Kevin Moore

I played Soulcalibur VI and here are my humble thoughts

Sooouuuulcalibuuuuurrr… This weekend, I had the good fortune to be in attendance at Namco Bandai’s LEVEL UP Winter event, transporting me from cold, soggy Nottingham to cold, soggy Paris. Held at Le Huit Valois convention centre, writers, journalists, professionals and myself gathered from all over Europe to see Namco Bandai present builds of their 2018 wares. The main draw of the event was a playable build ofSoulcalibur VI, which wasrecently announcedat The Game Awards to the excitement of series’ fans everywhere....

August 3, 2025 · 5 min · 906 words · Carol Butler PhD

Jack Thompson sends his son to buy BioShock because he is tough

Jack Thompson, the whimsical and lovable old kook that enjoys discussing videogames has recently and proudlyannouncedthat he sent his own 15-year old son into a Best Buy so that he could purchase a copy of the M-ratedBioShock. In using members of his family like this, Thompson claims to have proven thatManhunt 2andGrand Theft Auto IVwill be “widely sold to children of all ages” despite what the ESRB, Take-Two Interactive or the major retail chains have promised....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Michael Vazquez

Left 4 Dead comes to PS3, thanks to EA

Let’s recap. First, the survival horror zombie hotness known asLeft 4 Deadwas“confirmed” to be an Xbox 360/PC exclusive. This hit about the same time as therumor that it was actually coming to the PS3, though this was shot down by Valve’sDoug Lombardi who says “There is no PS3 version ofLeft 4 Deadannounced, nor in development. Not sure how that got started.” Then in May, it all seemed pretty final when Valve said that they are “not PS3 developers....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Michelle Bowen

Live Show: Backlog says you don’t know Zack & Wiki

Okay, it’s 8pm Pacific, which means it’s time for more Backlog. On Friday, I got so frustrated withZack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasurethat I just switched to playingPac-Man Championship Edition DXin the last twenty minutes of the show. The game is so unforgiving at this point that I’m losing my patience with it in a big way. Come and help me keep my focus and my cool. Or laugh at me as I rage....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Willie Jones

Microsoft confirms self-publishing for Xbox One

Full details coming next month at gamescom Followingreports this morningthat Microsoft would revise its stance on independent development for Xbox One, the company has confirmed that, yes, self-publishing will be an option on the platform. Either they’re listening, or they just plain don’t have this messaging thing down. A statement from Xbox corporate VP Marc Whitten provided toEngadgetbreaks the good news: “Our vision is that every person can be a creator....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Mr. Kevin Wong PhD

Miitopia update patches in support for Universal Power-Up Bands

They’ll work like amiibo The new version of Miitopia is pretty much the same as the old one, andboth of them support amiibo functionality. But of course the new hotness always benefits from advancements, and in this case, the Switch edition just got patched to support the Power-Up Bands from Universal’s Super Nintendo World theme park. This is on top of all of the prior amiibo figure functionality. As a refresher, these bands are sold at the park (and can be imported on the secondhand market), and are basically amiibo equivalents....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Ronald King

Monster Hunter’s Rathalos joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, alongside new Pokemon assists

Fabulous creatures and here’s where you’ll find them During theSuper Smash Bros. UltimateNintendo Direct this morning.Monster Hunter’sfeared behemoth Rathalos was revealed, coming to the game as both a boss and an assist character, for the first time ever. For those of you who prefer your assists on the cuter side, a whole plethora of Pokemon will also be ready to lend a hand in battle. These include: Abra, Exeggutor, Lunala, Mimikyu, Pyukumuku, Vulpix, Solgaleo, Ditto and Marshadow....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Eric Harris