Have you ever forgotten how to play a video game?

Podtoid 459 A few years ago, I was visiting my brother’s family when my oldest nephew invited me to play a game ofMadden. “Oh,” I thought, “your father and I used to play this all the time.” So I joined him for a game of football only to have him shut his PS4 off less than two quarters in as he had trounced me well enough to invoke the mercy rule....

June 15, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Vernon Barber

Helldivers 2 director lays out 60-day plan for balance refocus, fire damage changes, and Charger rework

Stepping out of the chaos and smoke following the (most) recent balance outrage, theHelldivers 2director has promised big changes are planned for the live-service game. And they’ll be coming within the next 60 days. Game Director Mikael Eriksson at Arrowhead Games took to Discord to lay out a roadmap for the next two months. In the message, Eriksson wrote that the team has been listening to feedback over the last week....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Bruce Bailey

Here’s a look at Witcher Season 3, the Henry Cavill send-off

Toss a coin to your streaming service Geoff Keighley showed the trailer for the third season ofThe WitcherTV Show at the Summer Game Fest. We already know this season will mark Henry Cavill’s last time as Geralt, but there’s much more to it than that! Let’s dig in. Even though it shares the name with one of the most popular series of video games of all time, the third season ofThe WitcherTV series still won’t have anything to do with the game’s events....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Susan Vega

Here’s the original Tomb Raider running with Nvidia’s RTX Remix

Responsible for leaving a lasting impression on the gaming world,Tomb Raideris still going strong, even if it’s not as paradigm-shifting as it once was. That said, there’s still love for Lara Croft and her adventures, and one creator has been tweaking the original 1996 release. YouTube userDominus Aurate(as spotted byWCCF Tech) recently uploaded video footage from the OGTomb Raider. Except in this instance, the legendary game has been given a bit of a lighting facelift, specifically when it comes to path tracing, thanks to Nvidia’s RTX Remix tech....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 259 words · Heather Morrison

Here’s where to unlock Final Fantasy XIV’s Pandaemonium Savage raid

Happy savage day! When you next log intoFinal Fantasy XIV:Endwalker, you’ll be greeted with the ability to start raiding savage content with your existing group or randoms. In any case, you need to unlock it first! Here’s a quick rundown on where to find the Pandaemonium Savage raid quest. Where to unlock the Pandaemonium Savage raid So you’re not actually going to find the Pandaemonium Savage raid unlock in the major cities of Old Sharlyan or Radz-at-Han....

June 15, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Kerry Harrison

How to stop the windmill in Baldur’s Gate 3

There’s a windmill that needs to be turned off inBaldur’s Gate 3that is stumping people: but we’re here to help! You’ve searched the second floor…and found nothing. The cellar area? Nothing. Here’s how to actually stop the windmill inBaldur’s Gate 3. How to turn on the brakes for the windmill in Baldur’s Gate 3 The gears are whirring frantically in the windmill inBaldur’s Gate 3,but you can cause it to stop quickly....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Amber Morales

I don’t blame this Zelda: Breath of the Wild horse for peacing out

Go west, young horse ThisZelda: Breath of the Wildhorse video helped patch up what has ostensibly been a rough week for me, in trueBreath of the Wildfashion. Shared by u_guessed on Reddit, the clip takes a quick and hilarious turn after Link attempts to call back his horse on a riverbank. He whistles…and…nope! The horse immediately turns around, and starts swimming away. Cold as ice. It’s a fine line, this sort of stuff, butZelda: Breath of the Wildgenerally makes things easy to come back from....

June 15, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Sarah Johnson

I think MultiVersus could have a bright future

A future so bright it’s literally blinding If there is one thing I’ve learned from the current era of pop culture, it’s that I shouldn’t get too attached to the characters and stories that entertain me and bring me joy. Because, inevitably, this world will find a way to ruin everything that we love. Whether it’s turningcinema’s most magical moviegoing experienceinto one of thestupidest film franchises ever, or stripping away all meaning from a beloved character so you can endlessly monetize them, there are no depths companies and corporations won’t sink to if it means squeezing out a few more nickels from their fans and consumers....

June 15, 2025 · 8 min · 1553 words · Shawn Grant

Inside Microsoft’s first retail store

Coinciding with the release of Windows 7, Microsoft has opened their very first Microsoft Store in the Scottsdale Fashion Square mall in Scottsdale, Arizona. People camped out overnight in sixty degree temperatures (brrr!) to be among the first to enter the store, and the line persisted in being almost a quarter of a mile in length hours after opening. The allure of free tickets to an Ashley Tisdale concert may have contributed to that....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 572 words · Michael Daniel

Interview: High Voltage on The Conduit’s multiplayer

Things were not going well. At a recent “multiplayer” event forThe Conduit, Sega and High Voltage reps were all over the place, trying their best to keep smiling. It was all cell phones out, reset Wiis, unplug this, plug in that. Hell, at one moment, it looked like the stars aligned and all was going to go as planned, but, unfortunately, it was for nothing. The GameSpy servers powering the 12 player multiplayer forThe Conduitwere down....

June 15, 2025 · 8 min · 1615 words · John Bates

Kingdom Hearts 3 PC system requirements

TheKingdom Hearts 3PC port is finally heading to Steam, and fans around the world are delighted to finally play it on their system of choice. TheKingdom Hearts 3PC system requirements should be fairly easy to run, depending on the age of your computer. Minimum Kingdom Hearts 3 PC system requirements In order to playKingdom Hearts 3on your PC, you’ll need at least a 64-bit Windows 10 OS (ver.1909 or higher) and 8GB of RAM....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · John Lewis

Level-5 pushes multiple games back into 2024

Earlier this year, Level-5 made a strong showing at theFebruary 2023 Directand asubsequent showcase, with four games planned for this year. It was optimistic, but now, Level-5 is pushing those dates into 2024. In today’s Level-5 Vision 2023 II stream, the studio confirmed that several games planned for 2023 are now set for 2024. Here’s the run-down: The last entry there,Decapolice, caused some mild confusion as the stream stated it was moving to “post-2024....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Shane Roberts

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne PC unleashes the Stygian Zinogre and Safi’jiiva

Ice to see you If you’re a PC-playingMonster Hunterfan, perhaps feeling a little left out of some of the most recent content, then be glum no more. The new monsters, missions, rewards and regions that landed on PS4 and Xbox One in late 2019 are finally ready to rock on the PC platform. The first creature that’s going to kill you this month is the ferociousStygian Zinogre. This giant – which made its debut back in 2011’sMonster Hunter 3 Ultimate –is aDragonelement (I’m not makingthatmistake again, boy howdy) beast, recognised by its spiny exterior and black-and-red palette....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Denise Bryant