Final DLC for the The Last of Us offers a new difficulty

Watch the making of Left Behind MoreThe Last of Uscontent is on the way. Some of it now, some later. Heck yes! For those of you who have already cleared the game’sLeft Behindstory DLC, there’s “From Dreams,” a new making-of video in the same vein as Area 5’s full-lengthGroundeddocumentary. Find it onYouTube, or below, but be warned —there are spoilers. Looking ahead, developer Naughty Dog says “Our final drop in the Season Pass is coming....

July 21, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Matthew Collins

Final Fantasy XV will get a free monster encyclopedia update at some point

Nice I’m impressed with just how much there is to do inFinal Fantasy XV, even without buying any of the DLC or partaking in the Season Pass. There’s going to be a whole lot more too in the form of free updates, including a monster encyclopedia, according to director Hajine Tabata. When asked by outlet Entertainment Station, if some sort of bestiary was in the cards, he responded, “there are plans....

July 21, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Adrian Graham

Fox n Forests developer: ‘Switch is our strongest platform to date, 3:1 sales ratio with PC and 4:1 with PS4’

Unity made the porting process ‘a relatively comfortable task’ Fox n Forestshas been marinating for nearly two months now since its May 17 launch, and given that it was released for multiple platforms, it’s worth checking in to see how it’s doing. I spoke to the game’s director, Rupert Ochsner, to get a breakdown of how well it did so far. Ochsner bodly stated out of the gate that “Nintendo Switch is our strongest platform to date....

July 21, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · Kevin White

Game Debate to the Death!Joanna Dark VS Jill Valentine

Last weekwe continued our best gaming heroine debate by arguing overHalf-Life‘s Alyx andBeyond Good & Evil‘s Jade. SamusslaughteredLara Croft the week before, but this week was much more close. Here were the results: Yuh hear that Valve?! You might be on top of the world, but we’d rather be on top of Jade, so you better spend more time on Alyx in the futureHalf-Life 2episodes. This week’s debate is a shootout betweenPerfect Dark‘s Joanna Dark, andResident Evil‘s Jill Valentine....

July 21, 2025 · 1 min · 169 words · Marc Barnes

Globetrottin’: NBA 2K14 is adding some European flavor

14 Euroleague teams will be available The world’s biggest basketball videogame is about to get a bit bigger and expand across the sea. 2K Sports has just announced a multi-year partnership between Euroleague Basketball and theNBA 2Kfranchise to bring 14 European teams to the series beginning withNBA 2K14. This partnership will no doubt raise interest among basketball fans in Europe that are now able to play as some of their favorite athletes....

July 21, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Troy Lane

Here’s another mixed bag of Steam Greenlight titles

What used to be exciting is just routine now In responding to criticisms that its Greenlight program was too slow to promote new games to Steam, Valve seems to have just turned the tap on full blast. We’ve got ourthird batch of Greenlight titles in April— that’s 225 this month alone. Without wanting to badmouth any developers who have had their games included in this batch (I’m sure they’re happy to be included), a new Greenlight announcement isn’t generating the same excitement as before....

July 21, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Alison Joseph

How to Join the Occult Event in Anime Vanguards

The newAnime Vanguardsversion 1.5 update brought to the experience many new features, such as the debut of its first set ofDandadan-themed characters and a new Occult Event, the latter featuring a new raid and the ability to exchange Spirit Wisps for exclusive rewards. But how can you take part in the event? For all looking to show theirDandadanlove and get some meta-defying units, here’s how to join the Occult Event inAnime Vanguards....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Peter Harris

I never thought Super Mario Bros. would make me so angry

The arcade port from Hell In a cramped beachside arcade, sandwiched betweenGalagaandMortal Kombat 3, sits my white whale. It’s surrounded by restaurants, a roller coaster, churro vendors, and a carousel, this sad littleSuper Mario Bros.arcade cabinet. It isn’t much to look at, with its chipped, gaudy yellow paint and weathered artwork. The monitor is tiny and its picture quality about as clear as mud. The buttons are sticky, and the stick is buttony....

July 21, 2025 · 3 min · 591 words · Kevin Hill

I played the original Metal Gear for the first time in 2023

Filling in a cultural gap I have a confession to make: Imissed out onMetal Gear Solid. I was a lame kid who liked cartoony platformers and power-of-friendship RPGs, and Hideo Kojima’s epic saga of gruff military boys in cardboard boxes did nothing for my brain. Still, I figured I understood whatMetal Gearwas based on pop culture osmosis – baffling lore, thoughtful political intrigue, and brief interludes of intense homoeroticism, all in a 3D stealth shooting package....

July 21, 2025 · 5 min · 1059 words · Darren Garrett

Inescapable is a Danganronpa-inspired thriller coming next year

It’s not quite a relaxing island vacation Developer Dreamloop Games and publisher Aksys are teaming up for a new social thriller.Inescapableis a new adventure game, directly inspired byDanganronpa, about how far some might go for cash and clout. Described as a social thriller / ontological mystery game,Inescapablewas revealed over the weekend as part ofAksys Games’ Anime Expo 2022panel. It seems to wear its inspiration on its sleeve, though it has a few twists of its own....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Ashley Williams

Iun-orok Shrine location and solution for Tears of the Kingdom (Totk)

Iun-orok Shrine, along with being one of the harder shrines to say, is also one of the more difficult shrines to find inTears of the Kingdom. It’s unlikely that most players will come across it naturally, so if you did, way to go, you! We’ve covered how to complete the shrine below. But since it’s so hard to find, let’s go over that first. How to find Iun-orok Shrine inTears of the Kingdom Iun-orok Shrine is located in the Tabantha Frontier region of Hyrule....

July 21, 2025 · 4 min · 722 words · Gregory Wright

Jon Blow praises the power of the PlayStation 4

The Witness developer is also impressed by the Share feature I think many eyebrows were raised whenBraiddeveloperJonathan Blow came on stage at the Sony Press conferencelast month and announced his upcoming title,The Witness, would be a “timed exclusive” for the PlayStation 4. Speaking toEdge, Blow praised the PS4’s hardware, especially compared to the PC. “Rendering stuff through Windows has an impact on performance,” he said. “Since a console is just about games, that doesn’t happen, and the equivalent game will run faster....

July 21, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Michael Davies

Live Show: Did Matt and Trey sell out to Ubisoft?

Punchy headlines I’ve never been a huge fan ofSouth Park. I mean, I appreciate its biting satire but there’s just something about the show that convinced every suburban teenager to try a Cartman impression that just doesn’t sit right with me. Oh, it’s probably all of the terrible Cartman impressions I had to endure in my youth. Seriously: if you’re reading this NEVER TRY A CARTMAN IMPRESSION. NOT NOW. NOT EVER....

July 21, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Mr. Micheal Barber