Uzbekistan bans 34 games for ‘distorting values,’ ‘threatening stability’

Including Naughty Bear, haha Uzbekistan has bannedthese 34 games, meaning it’s, “illegal to import and distribute the games across the central Asian country,” accordingBBC. The list is kind of haphazard, spanning over 20 years (1995’sPhantasmagoriaand 1997’sCarmageddonmake the list).Fallout: New Vegasis banned, butFallout 3and4are not.Resident Evil 4andSilent Hillmake the cut, along withUntil Down(sic) andKane and Leanch 2:Dog days(sic).Call of Duty: Black OpsandGrand Theft Auto: San Andreasare the only two to make it from those popular series, whileThe Sims 3and 4might be the least violent on the list....

August 1, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · Laura Ward

Wanderer will brings VR Sci-Fi adventure to PC and PS4 in January

I’m the kinda guy who likes to get around… Following on from its previously announced delay, developers Oddboy and M Theory announced that its upcoming time-traveling adventureWandereris almost ready to leap, and will be launching onPlayStation VRandPCin January 2022. Wanderersees unwitting hero Asher thrust into a dimension-hopping journey with universe-shattering consequences. As they pick their way through time and space in a quest to locate several key artifacts, both Asher and the player will find themselves immersed in a variety of pivotal moments in history, both realized and yet-to-be experienced....

August 1, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · April Cortez

Would you play a Sailor Moon Mass Effect?

LastSunday onSup, Holmes?(now oniTunes!), Christine Love (developer ofAnalogue: A Hate Story,Digital: A Love Story,Don’t take it personal, babe, andLake City Rumble II:The New Challengers)revealed to the world her dream project — a RPG about magical girls. That came as some surprise, as Christine’s games are all a lot more intelligent and interesting thanSailor Moonto me. Then again, I probably don’t seeSailor Moonthe way Christine does. Her perspective on the series was quite enlightening....

August 1, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Lisa Wilson

XDefiant leaker claims two Assassin’s Creed maps could be coming soon

XDefiantis Ubisoft’s attempt at creating aCall of Dutykiller, but the company has so much more locked away in its IP vault. That’s why it should be no surprise that a leaker has discovered mentions of maps themed aroundAssassin’s Creed. CoDis well-known for its weird and wacky crossovers these days, so it’s not a huge shock thatXDefiantaims to follow that pattern too. It’s easier when you own a lot of IP as well, as Ubisoft does, so getting them into your game is much easier and doesn’t require negotiations with the rights owners....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Kimberly Francis

Yoshi’s Crafted World sews up the UK Charts

Ask a parent to help with the cutting out Nintendo has cause to celebrate this week, as their fuzzy felt Switch platformer,Yoshi’s Crafted World, has made a surprising debut at the top of the UK Charts, knocking FromSoft’s hard-as-nails titleSekiro: Shadows Die Twiceoff of the throne after just one week. This makes Yoshi’s colourful adventure theeighthUK number one in 2019, despite us only being three complete months into 2019.Sekirois still in the upper echelon at number three, with Ubisoft’sThe Division 2still hunkered down at number two....

August 1, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · James Chang

‘Flagship’ PC game deals: Black Ops 4, Odyssey, Fallout 76, and more still-live Black Friday sales

On going discount through Cyber Monday Black Friday may be over on paper, but the sales are still raging on through Cyber Monday and beyond. If you’re looking for PC game deals on the latest “flagship” title in 2018 from each major publishers, we’ve rounded them all up below for your browsing (and price comparison) pleasure. Most of these deals are available thanks to GMG’s aggressiveBlack Friday salethat’s still ongoing (which will probably be renamed to Cyber Monday sale soon enough)....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Rebecca Mckenzie

(Update) Compile Heart have won E3 with their 39-second Emergency Press Conference

Witches x Dragons is an RPG that’s happening [Update:As predicted,early infohas come out of this week’sFamitsu. Compile Heart’s new RPG is titledValneer of the Dragon Starand is coming to Japan on PS4 October 11. More details will follow in Famitsu soon.] Though I’m sure at the end of today the internet debate will rage as to who had the best press conference at E3 this year, Japanese publisher Compile Heart (ofHyperdimension Neptuniafame) showed the big boys how it’s done with their “Emergency Press Conference....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Mitchell Gray

10 best sci-fi books of all time

Is there any better genre than science fiction? Reasonable people may disagree, but the answer is no. Sci-fi novels take us out to the stars or force us to confront our pasts or lock us inside the dark cages of our minds. The best novels in the genre can change your life. Here are the 10 best sci-fi books of all time in chronological order. The best sci-fi books of all times Frankenstein – 1818 No “best of science fiction” list would be complete without the book that unofficially gave birth to the genre....

July 31, 2025 · 9 min · 1908 words · Leslie Burnett

A massive Red Dead Online update is coming soon with three specialist roles

Bounty Hunter, Trader, Collector Red Dead Redemption 2‘s Red Dead Online is still chugging, and Rockstar has announced a new update in the pipeline that’s “coming soon.” The patch will add specialist roles to the game: bounty hunter, trader, and collector. The idea is to “offer unique paths of progression,” with individual mechanics. Rockstar calls it the way of the “long term future” for the game. The bounty hunter can either capture or kill targets, with “occasional” nearby players serving as targets as well....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Benjamin Wong

All Festival of Accord: Blossomdance armor sets in Monster Hunter Wilds

The first seasonal event inMonster Hunter Wildshas begun with the Festival of Accord: Blossomdance. As the world blossoms with festive energy, new rewards and challenges await. Among them are the coveted armor sets, and we’ll show you exactly how to unlock every piece of Blossomdance gear. Table of contents How to get Festival of Accord armor in MH Wilds You can collect exclusive Festival of Accord: Blossomdance armor sets byexchanging event tickets in theMonster Hunter WildsGrand Hub....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Sara Henson

All Persona 3 Reload class and exam answers

Throughout your school year, you’ll have to answer a plethora of questions to increase yourSocial Stats. We’ll outline all the Persona 3 Reload class and exam answers. While answering class questions correctly earns you some Charm, passing your exams will also rely on your Academics. If you want to be the smartest kid in class, here are all the answers to the questions. As a reminder, these questions and answers are different from the class quizzes in the past Persona 3 games....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Dr. Keith Woods

Bloggers wanted: Special little places

Go to your happy place, go to your happy place The holidays are a special time for friends and family to gather together and share in things like togetherness and holiday cheer. It’s also a time when game releases are jammed together because the holiday shopping season is prime time to make some serious bank. A lot of gamers are hopefully also familiar with the free time the holiday affords us to catch up on some of our favorites, whether they’re the newest releases or just a few titles from our backlogs....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 618 words · Andrew Jenkins

Bloody, chainsaw-wielding Nicolas Cage unleashes hell in first Mandy trailer

He also wields a combination axe-scythe-sword Mandy, the second feature from director Panos Cosmatos, has just released its first trailer, and it is a spectacular showing of surreal horror and violence. The plottakes place in 1983 and shows Red (Nicolas Cage) work to slaughter his way through an army of summoned monsters when a cult leader kidnaps his wife, Mandy (Andrea Riseborough). And it looks like it’ll be a nonstop nightmare....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Nicole Simmons