Dragon Age: The Veilguard pits us against corrupt Elven Gods this Halloween

Developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts released an all-new trailer for the upcoming RPGDragon Age: The Veilguardtoday that showed glimpses of what to expect from the first title in the series in almost a decade. The focus of the trailer, however, was to indicate when we can expect to get our hands onThe Veilguard: July 15, 2025. Even though we’ve had to wait almost 10 years to get back toDragon Age, the wait is almost over....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 218 words · Jeffrey Allison

Dustborn might not be something you want to take on a road trip

I hadn’t really heard ofDustborn, one of the games set to be published by Spotlight by Quantic Dreams, the oddly named publishing arm of the developers ofHeavy RainandDetroit: Become Human. Which is strange because, while it’s not dead center of the target of things I like to play, it’snear enough. It’s a road trip across an alternate reality United States with a traveling band of diverse misfits. It includes a narrative focus with spots of combat to break things up....

August 8, 2025 · 5 min · 1011 words · Charles Williams

EA reportedly to sign £488 million Premier League deal for post-FIFA series

License to bring in UK teams for six-year period As Electronic Arts prepare for a life without the official FIFA branding, the publisher is reportedly already taking steps to ensure the future of its hugely lucrative footballing franchise, reaching out to the UK Premier League to secure licensing for its teams and players. According toa report from Sky Sports, EA is in the process of negotiating with the Premier League to come to terms on a partnership for the upcomingEA Sports FCseries — essentially the “FIFA” series sans official endorsement from the FIFA organization itself, which officially parted ways with Electronic Arts with the publishing of recent releaseFIFA 23,bringing an end toan almost 30-year partnership....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Ronald Esparza

Even the Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe website is clever

“The most spoiler-free and coordinated launch possible” It’s best to go into theStanley Parablecompletely blind, butthisStanley Parable: Ultra Deluxewebsitehelps clue you into the vibe the game is going for, without spoiling anything. That’s sort of the intent of the entire page, actually. In a very cheeky way, studio Crows Crows Crows provides the gist of what you expect, while providing soft “guidelines” of what constitutes a spoiler. As the site puts it, in the case of an early launch: “we expect you all to abide by the honor code and wait patiently until all other platforms and store fronts have caught up....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Samantha Skinner

Everything in South Park: Snow Day Collector’s Edition

Despite the game looking somewhat mediocre, there will be aSouth Park: Snow DayCollector’s Edition. Some of the items included are the game, Cartman’s knit beanie, and tarot cards. What’s included in theSouth Park: Snow DayCollector’s Edition? TheSouth Park: Snow DayCollector’s Edition is a costly $219.99 (€219.99 / £189.99), so for it to be worth the price, it needs to include some awesome items. Here’s what it has in the box:...

August 8, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Kristin Pruitt

FTL creator’s tactical mech game Into the Breach hits PC this month

Sign me up The minds behindFTL: Faster Than Lightare back with a tactical turn-based game in which you’ll dispatch mechs to fend off giant monsters. If and when you lose, you’ll “send help back through time to save another timeline.” I don’t need to know any the Breachwith a pitch like that. It’s been fairly quiet as of late but clearly it’s the good, productive kind of quiet. Subset Games has announced a Aug 09, 2025 launch for the game on Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store....

August 8, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Kelly Franklin

Gabe Newell says it’s ‘fun to ship games’ and Valve ‘definitely’ has announcements to make

Valve CEO thought it was great ‘to be back doing single-player games’ with Half-Life: Alyx In a wide-ranging interview with Valve co-founder Gabe Newell, TVNZ’s1 Newsasked if there were any new Valve games “coming out soon” – to which he laughed and responded, “I’m sure there are.” “Yes, we definitely have games in development that we’re going to be announcing,” he elaborated, adding that “it’s fun to ship games.” Newell brought up last year’sHalf-Life: Alyx, a game that felt like a collective sigh of relief for anxious fans longing for something, anything....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Katie Hicks

Genshin Impact Nahuatzin’s Leap quest walkthrough

Nahuatzin’s Leap is a short World Quest in the Chosen of Dragons chain inGenshin Impact. During the quest, you must get to the top of the Skyfire Circlet and enter the Great Volcano of Tollan through the crater. The quest is pretty short, and completing it will give you 40 Primogem rewards. Here’s a simple guide on how to finish the Nahuatzin’s Leap in Genshin Impact. Nahuatzin’s Leap quest guide How to unlock the quest The Nahuatzin’s Leap quest is unlocked automatically after you completeThe Way Into the Mountainand Investigator of Ancient Ruins quest in Genshin Impact....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Linda Cortez

Helldivers 2 dev kills Major Order after hackers obliterate 2 objectives in less than a day

Less than 24 hours after developer Arrowhead Game Studios issued a Major Order toHelldivers 2players to collect 70 million samples from missions over several days, it pulled the directive because hackers were making light work of it and highlighting a glaring flaw in the game’s anti-cheat protection. Players logging in to check on the current Major Order over the weekend are now instead being greeted by an in-game dispatch message that hints at what happened but leaves you with no overarching goal to complete outside of yourPersonal Order....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 539 words · Darlene Long

Here’s when Destiny 2 Shadowkeep is releasing today

1PM ET, at reset Destiny 2is set to get a new expansion in: the first in its post-ActivisionDestinylifetime. Shadowkeepwill once again bring about a new storyline, more dungeons (Strikes), a new raid shortly after launch, and more gear to keep track of.It’ll also sport the “New Light” initiative, which basically gives away most of the Year 1 content away for free. you may preload that right now on Steam if you like, but only existing users can preload the new DLC on consoles....

August 8, 2025 · 1 min · 169 words · Joseph Smith

How to get the Appa Glider in Fortnite Avatar Elements event

Fortnite’s AvatarElements event is here, introducing severalAvatar: The Last Airbendercharacters, weapons, and cosmetics. While many rewards come with the event’s Battle Pass, Appa’s Glider will take weeks of questing to find. Here’s how to get the Appa Glider inFortnite. How to unlock the Appa Glider inFortnite AvatarElements event DuringFortnite’s AvatarElements event, you’ll unlock the Appa Glider afteropeningsix Chakras.You’ll find the Chakra list by heading into your quests menu, where you’ll find a list of quests related to each element....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Maria Bolton

How to get Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Twitch Drops

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2puts you into the shoes of an Ultramarine and throws you into a head-to-head war against the Tyranid scum. You’ll combat Xenos in PvE game modes and other players in PvP, and you’re able to look damn good while doing it with the game’s Twitch Drops. You might not expect to have a huge variety of customization options for your character inWarhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, but it fits the universe incredibly well....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · William Huynh

Madden NFL curse skit & other football jargon

This past weekend, Fox ran a sketch making fun of the apparent “Madden NFL 200X” curse, which I’m sure most of you have heard about by now. Apparently, every NFL player featured on the cover of each subsequentMadden Footballgame has been injured after the game has come out, except for Eddie George. I found this guy’s impression of John Madden to be pretty humorous; this actually might be funnier than Jimmy Johnson’s head....

August 8, 2025 · 1 min · 73 words · Tina Ortega