Splatoon developers were ‘worried’ about players who reached the level cap quickly

No planned paid DLC at this time Splatoonis a pretty great shooter, and over time, it’s added more modes, weapons, and levels. Next month will see its first major patch to add in better matchmaking, and for now, all of the content given out so far has been free. Hilariously enough,Splatoon‘s co-director Tsubasa Sakaguchispoke to Eurogamer, and noted that Nintendo was “worried” about the players who reached the level cap of 20 so quickly....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · David Shields

Star Wars: Squadrons’ free Mandalorian DLC has a Baby Yoda bobblehead

I met him in a swamp down in Dagobah… “Star Wars: Squadronswon’t have any post-launch content” is aheadline we wroteearlier this month. Less than three weeks later, we find out that isn’t explicitly true. Ahead ofThe Mandalorian‘s second season debuting on Disney+,Star Wars: Squadronsis getting someMandalorian-themed cosmetics. It’s a free set of eight unlockable items — some universal, and some exclusive to New Republic and Imperial ships. Here are some of the items in theMandalorianDLC: Your brain has inevitably forced your eyes to snap right on that “Mysterious Creature” bobblehead....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Patty Lewis MD

Stubbs the Zombie and Paladins are next week’s Epic Games Store freebies

Send More Paramedics Epic Games has announced the next titles it will be offering Epic Games Store users for free. From October 14, users can pick up thePaladins Epic Pack, alongside classic third-person adventureStubbes the Zombie, gratis. Developed by studio Wideload and releasing on PC and Xbox in 2005,Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulsesees the player don the dusty, 1930s duds of a deceased traveling salesman, reanimated decades later with a thirst for revenge....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Theresa Walsh

Sunset Overdrive’s opening cinematic is a staunch reminder that energy drinks are bad

Wimmy wham wham wozzle! Hey local teens, think life is all about cool dance festivals and energy drinks? Wrong. It’s not, and you better get on track or your existence will become one of two things. Best case scenario is you become The Original Party Worm and are destined to party non-stop for decades on end. Worst case scenario is you become a mutilated freak and wreak havoc onSunset City. Neither is optimal, so drop the Red Bull and pick up a San Pellegrino, you misguided burden on society....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Valerie Dunn

Tales of Arise gets a new adventure with Beyond the Dawn in November

Two years after launch,Tales of Ariseis getting another slice of story.Tales of Arise – Beyond the Dawnlooks to add more onto the tale of Dahna and Rena on July 17, 2025. Shown during today’s State of Play, the trailer shows the whole gang reuniting, one year after the events of the main game’s story. Alphen looks to be taking care of a child that’s on the run due to her lineage, and the crew gets wrapped up in the drama around it....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Tracy Simon

Tetris 99’s next Maximus Cup has a Kirby theme up for grabs

HAI Another month, anotherTetris 99theme to collect. What seems to be clockwork now, Nintendo has announced that another Maximus Cup is coming to its popular battle royale puzzler. This time, the theme up for grabs is based onSuper Kirby Clash, the free-to-startKirbybrawler thatwas released a few weeks back. Along with that, you’ll even receive 99 gem apples for theKirbytitle. [トピックス]『スーパーカービィãƒãƒ³ã‚¿ãƒ¼ã‚ºã€ã®ç‰¹åˆ¥ãƒ†ãƒ¼ãƒžã¨å±±ç››ã‚Šã‚¸ã‚§ãƒ ãƒªãƒ³ã‚´ã‚’ã‚²ãƒƒãƒˆï¼ ç¬¬7回テト1カップ9月20日開催決定ï¼https://t.co/aZQuh5XlZupic.twitter.com/JTixieoG0Y — 任天堂株å¼ä¼šç¤¾ (@Nintendo)July 20, 2025...

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Tara Reid

The Coximano Challenge: Videoball (feat. Action Button)

Videoboys play Videoball After I sent Myles packing in thelast episodeof Coximano Challenge, we decided he needed time to regain his shattered facilities. He needed space to heal, in preparation for the moment when the two of us would once again step into the arena. That moment has come. Myles challenged me toVideoball, a game our own Nic Rowen called “the Platonic ideal of a video game” (which is a great sentence, I love that boy) inhis review....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · James Perez

The Daily Hotness: It’s begun…

Wow, the craziness has already started and the show floor hasn’t even opened yet! The excitement is heavy in the air here in LA; that is, if you’re here for E3. Apparently there’s some big hockey thing going on as well? What was your favorite thing that happened today? Mine was theWatch Dogsannouncement. That just came out of nowhere. Microsoft kicked things off at E3 with their conference, EA and Ubisoft followed suit, Sony closed the day out, and a billion other things happened on 28-06-2025....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Vanessa Hall

The first episode of Halo TV adaptation broke Paramount+ records

New record for Paramount+ service The premiere episode ofParamount Studios’Haloadaptationwas a ratings success, drawing in a huge audience and giving host streaming service Paramount+ its highest viewing figures since its launch back in March 2021. As reported by Deadline,the new show — which debuted on March 24 — became the most-watched Paramount+ show in its opening 24 hours, surpassing the record held by the pilot episode of Kevin Costner’s western series,Yellowstone....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · David Nelson

The International 4 prizepool passes $6M, new stretch goals added

Can the Dota 2 community raise it to $10M? TheDota 2community, along with most MOBAs, gets a bad rap for being mean jerks. While yes, there are plenty of mean jerks out there, it’s moments like these that prove that we can really band together to…spend money. TheDota 2community has raised the prize pool of the upcoming International tournament to over $6,000,000. Players can contribute money buy buying Compendiums or Compendium Points, which in turn grants player rewards in addition to raising the prize pool....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Elizabeth Oliver

The weapons and magic of Arc Rise Fantasia

Ignition has sent along a bunch of screens and video for upcoming Wii RPGArc Rise Fantasia. It’s one of those Wii games I haven’t stopped banging on about ad nauseum for the past few months. Anyway, the new assets show off the game’s weaponry and magic attacks, giving you a little hint as to what you’ll be working with when the game launches. I’ve admired so far the game’s commitment to what makes a classic JRPG....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Cynthia Smith

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call launches Sept. 16

Collector’s Edition and pre-order incentives announced We finally have a release date for 3DS music gameTheatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call: September 16. Packed with 26 years of Final Fantasy music, this release comes in both standard and Collector’s editions. The latter will come with a 3DS Collector’s Pouch, a 20-track music CD, a 5-track remix CD, five CollectaCards from the game, all wrapped in a special box, priced at $69.99 — this is only available at theSquare Enix Online Store....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · John Williamson

Today’s big Battlefield 1 update brings much-needed changes

DICE is rolling out a meaty fall update forBattlefield 1across all platforms, and I’ve definitely got some late nights ahead of me trying to squeeze in more time with this game. Some of the changes (find the full pdf here) are expected but still very much appreciated. Here’s what stands out to me: All of this is in addition to a laundry list of technical fixes (some of which pertain to the single-player campaign) as well as balance tweaks for map layouts and spawns, weapons, gadgets, and vehicles....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Nathaniel Hess