Boundless is wandering onto your PS4 via a weird portal in 2016

Where are you going little creatures? I have literally no idea whatBoundlessis, but it looks pretty damn interesting. Some kind of 3D adventure game with a voxel art style where you walk through shimmery ethereal portals in the world maybe? Those portals look pretty cool in motion, that much I know. So, what do you make of this reveal trailer forBoundless? Whatever it is, you’ll be playing it on PS4 in 2016....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Steven Cuevas

Bringing Formula-1 to the masses with F1 2010

In the good ol’ USA, NASCAR is in our blood…sorta. Much like American football and baseball, NASCAR is a sport that people here tend to view as better than the rest. When it comes to sports, we tend to ignore everything else that enraptures the rest of the world. Cricket and soccer are two of the best known examples, but another sport is straight-up Formula-1 racing. You know what I’m talking about, those weirdly shaped racecars that look like torpedoes with some wheels and spoilers attached that look like Indy cars but are obviously foreign, F1 racing has a marginally small following in the States....

July 31, 2025 · 7 min · 1442 words · Edward Johnson

Can stoves explode in Project Zomboid? Explained

There are dangers everywhere inProject Zomboid, and while the most obvious is the undead zombies plaguing the world, things like hunger, shelter, and fires can be just as dangerous. It’s up to you whether you want to avoid them or cause chaos yourself. The stove is one place where such danger can be found if you aren’t careful. Is it possible for a stove to explode in Project Zomboid? How do you do it?...

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Kathy Horn

Cblogs of 2/29 to 25-06-2025: Devil May Cry, NT Mini, and Brazilian gaming history

–Acefondudiscusses the Analogue NT Mini, a clone of the NES, and how he thinks its games have not aged well. –Skazfesttalks about platforming in 3D space and how that elevates the “underrated”Devil may Cryreboot. – LaTerryunveils March’sBand of Bloggersprompt which focuses on the over-the-top moments in video games that are pure fun. – Shoggoth2588shares with us his gaming journal of February. –Brady4JahreviewsSuper Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HDon the Switch. – Kerrik52reviewsPataponon the PSP as part of his Traveler in Playtime reviews series....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Jason Nunez

ClayFighter N64 instruction manual going for over $1000

I wish I kept all my manuals as a kid You know what game series no one ever talks about?ClayFighter. I remember years ago competing in a Blockbuster challenge for it (Blob for life!), and how much of a big deal the Nintendo 64 game was, but alas, it’s kind of a distant memory for many. But it seems as if the franchise is back in the headlines, as the instruction manual for the rareClayFighter Sculptor’s Cutis going for a whopping $1023 at the time of this writing....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Leon Coleman PhD

Comments of the Week 20: A British Hangover Cure

Beans and toast This opening paragraph is normally the part I write last and, as such, I am writing it whilst still hungover from a stag-do last night, so I apologise if I get a word wrong here or tehre. (For those in the land of the non-tea-lovers, a stag-do means “bachelor party.”) So today, the hangover is king and for any others out there who had a wild Saturday night I feel your pain and empathises wholeheartedly....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Jessica Nguyen

Contest: Win a MapleStory 2 Founder’s Pack Explorer Package

Maplers unite! My middle name is Contest. Enter for your chance to win aMapleStory 2Founder’s Pack Explorer Package. The folks over atMapleStory 2really seem to have taken a liking to you guys! They hooked us up with some early release keys a few weeks ago, and now, they want to make their hugely successful free-to-play MMORPG even freer-to-play for you guys! Let’s give away 30 Founder’s Pack Explorer Packages to get you guys some awesome in-game items!...

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Katherine Simmons

Disabled girl dating sim Katawa Shoujo is out now

Like the first legless man to compete in a marathon, few expected it to finish, but it has finally happened:Katawa Shoujo, an indie visual novel developed by the former 4channers at Four Leaf Studios, is finally out,after five-odd years in the cooker. The game was inspired by a single-page concept illustration (check the gallery) released by Zettai Shoujo, a Japanese circle that counts among its members Raita Honjou, the lead character designer for theValkyria Chroniclestitles....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Vincent Nichols

Dota 2 wildcard matches are now underway

Fighting for a chance at millions The wildcard matches for the biggest eSports tournament of the year have officially begun!Dota 2‘s International 2015 tournament has already raised over$17 million, and four teams are about to fight for their shot at the prize pool. The teams competing today are CDEC Gaming, Vega Squadron, MVP Phoenix, and Team Archon. Games will be happening simultaneously, so prepare yourself! CDEC is playing Vega (pictured above), while MVP is playing Team Archon....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Suzanne Brady

Dragon’s Dogma 2: Should you side with Raghnall in Tensions on the Highroad

You’re faced with an option during the Tensions on the Highroad quest inDragon’s Dogma 2. you may stick to the plan and help the guards transport Ser Augustin to Vernworth, or you can trust Raghnall and fight off the guards. Tough choice. When you first meet Raghnall in Bakbattahl, he himself will warn you that you shouldn’t trust him. He explains that he’s a sellsword and will take the side of whoever pays him best....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · Kimberly Lee

DuckTales NES originally had an out-of-character ending where Scrooge gave up his fortune

‘There really is more important treasure than this. That is . . . Dream and Friends’ If there’s one thing Scrooge McDuck loves, it’s gold. But in the NES version ofDuckTales, he almost loved something more than his fortune: “dream and friends.” Speaking to Kotaku on the story of the NES classic, Darlene Lacey, who was in charge of overseeing Disney games at the time, made a crucial change to the game’s ending....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Amanda Shepard

EU Commission votes in favor of Microsoft/Activision merger

Another ally in Microsoft’s ongoing pledge drive The European Commission has finally returned its verdict and voted in favor of the proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard by publisher Microsoft. The EU Commission has been debating the near$69 billion merger for months, but has ultimately decided not to stand in Microsoft’s way. The EU Commission’s report notes that it does not consider the proposed purchase will damage the market for any particular publisher or platform, and while the commission did suggest that problems might arise regarding cloud gaming, or any potential PC operating systems that are not Microsoft’s own Windows, Microsoft offered concessions that would allow all European Economic Area (EEA) customers a 10-year license to play “all current and future Activision Blizzard PC and console games” via the cloud service of their choice....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Virginia Obrien

EVE Online’s Fanfest 2015 officially slated for March 19-21

In Reykjavik, Iceland as always Pilots inEVE Onlinemight feel like they’re on top of the world when they’re flying their spaceships through the galaxy, but if they want the full and authentic treatment, they have to make a voyage to Iceland for Fanfest — the gaming convention dedicated entirely to theEVEuniverse. CCP revealed today that the final details for Fanfest 2015 have been locked in. It’ll take place from March 19 through March 21 in Reykjavik....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · Robert Ward