Hollywooooood…Hollywood swinging! It may pale in comparison to the $70 million mansion Notch outbid Jay-Z and Beyonce on (spending G’s indeed), but YouTube video maker Jordan “CaptainSparklez” Maron just bought himself a $4.5 million house in the Hollywood Hills. It’s 1/5 the size, but 1/15 the price. Sure, 23-year-old Maron’s home has four bathrooms, three bedrooms, a three car garage, and a pool with a view, but have you tried driving in Los Angeles?...

Call of Pripyat has never looked better S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyatmay only be three years old but at the time of release it was already looking dated, mainly as it was still re-using assets and the engine from the firstS.T.A.L.K.E.R.game. Now a modding team is ready to release a full overhaul ofCoPentitled Misery 2.0. This nine-minute-long trailer shows off a lot of beatiful scenery (ensure you watch past the 2:20 mark, otherwise you’d think allS....

Now let me explain everything that just happened. Again. Master of investigation and endless repeater of exposition, Naoto Shirogane is the next character to receive a short trailer, announcing their arrival in upcoming 3DS RPG,Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth. Naoto is one ofPersona 4’smost popular characters. The “Detective Prince” shows up at Yasogami High while on the trailer of a mysterious killer. Although very young, Naoto comes from a long bloodline of famous detectives, and is already proven to be an expert in deduction as well as highly-skilled in combat....

It’s an Xbox Game PassVampire Survivorskind of month, as the popular arcadey survival game expands its reach to consoles. Microsoft has unveiled its early-to-mid Xbox Game Pass list, and things are looking pretty good for adventure and sports fans. As for the former,Return to Monkey Islandis a standout, but there’s also two seasons ofWalking Dead:A New Frontier, andMichonne. As a reminder,New Frontieris the follow-up to the originalWalking Deadfirst two seasons, continuing the story of Clementine, with newcomer Javi....

Last week marked the launch ofOrbitron: Revolution, an Xbox Live Indie Game developed by ex-Capcom Vancouver and Electronic Arts employees. To quickly sum it up, the game is a scrolling shooter in the same vein asDefender, with a style inspired by the likes of futuristic racing seriesWipeout. As many of you may well know from first-hand experience, it can be rough out there on the Xbox Live Indie service. There’s a limited number of three-dollar games I feel are worthy of sincere recommendation, so a shout out toOrbitronfeels decidedly worth giving....

Updated: June 13, 2025 We added new codes! As someone who has been attending snail and ant races all my life (you can tell I had friends growing up), I think I know a thing or two about pet racing. With my expertise, I can tell you that you’ll needPets League Racecodes if you want to compete with the big dogs. As of right now, there are no availablePets League Racecodes, so if you want to grind to the top of the pets racing league, you’ll need to do it by the sweat of your brow....

These tables are (special when) lit Zen Studios has released details on their first Williams tables pack for their excellent pinball simulatorPinball FX 3. The pack will contain four classic real-life pinbal machines that lit up many an arcade in the ’90s. Williams Pinball Volume Onewill includeFish Tales, Junk Yard, High Speed II: The Getawayand the classicMedieval Madness. Fish Talesis free for all as an introductory bonus, and the pack is set to run about $10....

The strafe-jumping will stay online QuakeCon will return this year, though it won’t necessarily be back in Texas. The official QuakeCon account confirmed today that 2021’s event will once again be a digital-only event. “We can’t wait to get back to Dallas with our QuakeCon family,” the statement reads. “But for the continued safety of our staff, the volunteers, and the community, this year’s QuakeCon will once again be a digital-only event....

Get it? Cats have no thumbs? Here all month, folks Mobile games areusuallyquick and easy, but you still have to end up fiddling with touch controls to figure out. That’s if they work correctly.White Cat Project, recently revealed by Famitsu, seeks to change all of that by requiring only the use of players’ thumbs for the entire game. Players will “stretch” thumb presses (like holding a note inDance Dance Revolution), press the screen, or quickly tap to activate skills, engage in combat, and more....

Winningseveral awards back in 2018,Red Dead Redemption 2is still held aloft as one of gaming’s crowning achievements. Five years later, Rockstar’s open-world tribute to the Wild West is still highly regarded for its gorgeous visuals. However, one person is working to make it look even better. Currently a “work-in-progress,”Razed Mods* (as spotted byPCGamesN) – real name Jamal – is bringing the world an even sleeker lookingRDR2. Essentially, they’ve released a graphical overhaul for theRed Dead Redemptiongame, with a lot of enhancements to it....

[Update:Confirmed! You can findthe official video here.] Take this all with a grain of salt, but it looks like new Pokémon have leaked via 4chan and other imageboards around the internet. If you don’t want spoilers for the upcoming trailer, avert your gaze now! In the above video, you’ll find the already confirmed Wishiwashi in action for the very first time, using its “schooling ability” to change from solo form to school form once it hits a certain level....

Shin Me-Money Tensei Shin Megami Tensei Vmay have taken a while to hit Nintendo Switch, but the wait proved to be well worth it for fans of the long-running Atlus franchise. Our own Chris Carter rated the game a9/10, and our sister site Siliconera named it thebest game of 2021. Even if you have no interest in playing through an aggressively tough RPG, there are still plenty of ways you can enjoy what Altus created if you just search Twitter for all the different conversations you can have in the game....

Hands-on preview of Sam Fisher’s latest adventure Super spy Sam Fisher is back after saving the President in 2010’sConviction. Third Echelon has been dissolved, and in its place is Fourth Echelon. Yes, very original. Sure, not the most creative name change, but there is indeed a significant shakeup with the the spy organization as Sam is in charge of all operations now. But just because he’s in charge doesn’t mean he won’t still get his boots dirty....