Bazzite OS: A worthy Windows replacement, or just a passing fad?

For all its ubiquity, Windows OS is a less-than-perfect choice if you’re a gamer. It’s bloated, overly contrived, and has nothing in the way of a gaming-oriented UI for use in a living room setting. Valve showed us a potential alternative with SteamOS, but would it work? SteamOS is not out yet. Further, it looks like Valve isn’t interested in pushing it out for this particular use case anytime soon: instead, the focus as of SteamOS 3....

July 10, 2025 · 6 min · 1179 words · Jason Murphy

Best Madoka Magica watch order, including all movies and seasons

Madoka Magicais one of the most outstanding and unique magical girl anime series in this history of the medium. It came out of nowhere from anime studio Shaft, deconstructing many of the concepts and ideas from previous shows likeSailor MoonandCardcaptor Sakura. Anyone looking to get into this ongoing series should check out the bestMadoka Magicawatch order below, based on our experience as longtime fans of the anime franchise. BestMadoka Magicawatch order:Puella Magi Madoka Magica It all starts with the 2011 anime seriesPuella Magi Madoka Magica....

July 10, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Ryan Rose

Blizzard says Diablo 4 bolstered Diablo Immortal’s success

If you thoughtDiablo 4would be a nail in the coffin for its mobile-focused counterpartDiablo Immortal, think again. Inan interview with RPS,Diablo 4executive producer Rod Fergusson explains that the popularity ofDiablo Immortalhas only increased since the release ofDIablo 4. “One of the things that we were kind of nervous about initially was that whenDiablo 4landed it would sort of cannibaliseImmortal, and that everyone was just going to be, ‘Oh we’re just playingImmortaluntilDiablo 4comes out’,”Fergusson told RPS at Gamescom....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Calvin Fisher

Build Defense codes (February 2025)

Updated: July 09, 2025 We added new codes! Build Defenseis a strategic Roblox title with a few tycoon elements—you have to mine diamonds, farm, and find animals, but at the same time, defend yourself from waves of annoying enemies and natural disasters such as tornados, tsunamis, and meteors. In this experience, there is always something to do: upgrade, fix, and collect freebies. That’s why we wanted to help you out by providing a list of all the workingBuild Defensecodes....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · David White

Check out the 10 games in this Vita indie game bundle

Hotline Miami and Limbo are all included I’ve made no secret of my desire to buy a PS Vita soon, mainly as it’s one of the cheaper platforms out there. Getting a bunch of games included with your console is always a draw and this upcomingVita Indie Games Mega Packis definitely appealing. There’s some great games from the last few years included, likeHotline Miami,Thomas Was Alone, andLimbo. The bundle is going to retail for €24....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Mr. David Allen Jr.

Costume Quest 2 knocks on Xbox’s door today

Moseys on over to Wii U tomorrow As it turns out, the duration of thatCostume Quest 2timed-exclusive on PlayStationwasn’t all that long. Like, one day. But, that’s okay because it means that everyone will have it in time for Halloween. That’s sweet. Costume Quest 2has put on its scariest mask and made its way over to Xbox One and Xbox 360 today. Tomorrow, it’ll release on the Wii U’s eShop. Halloween needs saving stat (stat means now!...

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Kenneth Clark

Crazy enough to work: Left 4 Dead campaigns in L4D2

In this episode of “Adventures in Batsh*t Insane PC Gamer Trickery,” we get to see how a conversion ofLeft 4 Deadto theLeft 4 Dead 2standard is done. Someone was crazy enough to bring the first game’s campaigns into the sequel, and it’s paid off. Mostly. You see, there is known breakage. The final moments during the finales tend to result in a crash, for instance. But it’s progress, for sure. Obviously the next step would be to get the original survivors into the South in a playable state....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Haley Hampton

Dead Island 2 goes gold and moves its launch up a week

Dead Island 2is nearing a launch date, and it’s coming up faster than expected. Today, Deep Silver and Dambuster Studios confirm thatDead Island 2has gone gold, and will be launching a week earlier than previously determined. This putsDead Island 2on August 03, 2025, rather thanApril 28. No specific reason was given intoday’s announcement. https://twitter.com/deadislandgame/status/1625147886643150852 This does pushDead Island 2away fromStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, which had also locked in an April 28 date....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Michael Bond

Diablo 4 1.1.1 patch notes for August 2

After promising changes almost two weeks ago, Blizzard has released the patch notes for the upcomingDiablo 41.1.1. patch. As promised, the patch focuses mostly on balance adjustments.The Sorcerer and Barbarian are both receiving some pretty big changes, while other classes received a few tweaks as well. Sorcerer in particular is getting improvements to their late-game survivability, mostly through the Paragon Board. Other changes include a shift away from granting play power at the cost of removing power elsewhere, like with most of their Legendary Aspects....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 209 words · Dawn Esparza

Diablo 4 Hardcore Race to 100 announced (Update)

Race through Hell to become immortal Blizzard has revealed aDiablo 4Hardcore Race to 100via the officialDiabloTwitter. As part of the race, the first 1000 players to reach themax level of 100on Hardcore mode—with proof—will be declared the winners. The stakes for the race are as real as they get. Winners of the race will have their Battle.net BattleTag engraved on a physical Lilith statue, immortalizing their victory forever. This race is certainly not for the faint of heart....

July 10, 2025 · 3 min · 534 words · Julie Mendoza

Did Blizzard just confirm Diablo III on consoles?

If taken at face value,a casual Tweetfrom Blizzard community manager “Bashiok” has confirmed aDiablo IIIconsole release. Of course, the very casual nature of the confirmation makes it a little puzzling. Bashiok was responding to a fan, who asked if he could confirm a console port. The community man happily obliged, stating: “Yup. Josh Mosqueira is lead designer for theDiabloconsole project.” Blizzard has in the past confirmed that it’s “looking into” a console port, which may be what Bashiok was intending to say....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Madison Miller

EA FC 25 Prolific Scorer Evolution: Best players to use

The Prolific Scorer Evolution is now live inEA FC 25, and you can complete it to upgrade one of your attackers for absolutely free. While the evolution might not be as glamorous as theTOTY Blueprint Evolution, it’s still a free upgrade for one of your items. Let’s look at how to complete the evolution and who might be the best possible candidates. EA FC 25 Prolific Scorer Evolution requirements Here are the requirements of the Prolific Scorer Evolution inEA FC 25....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Christopher Miller

Forza Horizon 4 files accidentally downloaded months ahead of release

Includes incomplete car listing This weekend, a technical faux pas caused a huge chunk of files from upcoming racerForza Horizon 4to automatically download touserswho had pre-ordered the PC edition of the title, due for release in October. While the files didn’t represent the complete version of the game, so it wasn’t even close to being playable, it didn’t stop theForzaReddit community from delving into the info, ultimately pulling an incomplete list of over 400 sleek vehicles that will be made available in the game this Fall....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · Duane Sutton