Take over the world one assembly line at a time After several successful years in Early Access,Factorio, one of the best-rated games on Steam, finally has a release date for version 1.0. The crazy-deep factory-building sim will launch on Jun 27, 2025. Here’s the amusing part: that date is technically ahead of schedule. The developers at Wube Software decided to bump the 1.0 date up by five weeks to avoid pressing up againstCyberpunk 2077....

Perhaps not as far off as originally thought In a video aboutKillzone: Shadow Falland developer Guerrilla Games posted to the PlayStation Japan YouTube channel, the studio’snext projectwas ever so briefly talked about again. “We are working on a new IP,” said executive producer Angie Smets. “We started on that already two-and-a-half years ago, but unfortunately we cannot share details yet of the new IP so you’ll have to be a bit more patient on that....

Boston, Rush, MGMT, and others Past updates to theGuitar Hero Liveset list havepuzzled me, betraying how out of touch I am with popular music, but this one brings me back. I don’t care how many times I have played Boston’s “More than a Feeling” in a music game; I will always enjoy it. It’s especially sweet knowing thatsinging will be includedin this iteration. Other good ones are MGMT’s “Time to Pretend” and Kings of Leon’s “Sex on Fire....

NBA Live? More like NBA DEAD Remember howNBA 2K16was thebest-selling US retail gamein September, toppling evenMaddenandMetal Gear Solid V? Well, that one is made by 2K. Electronic Arts also makes a basketball game,NBA Live.NBA Livewas so bad EA stopped making it for several years and then tried to reboot it withNBA Live 14, which was bad, and kept on giving it a try withNBA Live 15and, this year,NBA Live 16.NeoGAFextrapolation of those same NPD numbers hasNBA Live 16US retail sales at about 8,000 to2K16‘s over 1 million....

Custom deck building at red traffic lights WhenHearthstonemade its way to the iPad, I may or may not have played it for two weeks straight. My wife and I would sit down by the fire (or hearth, if you will) with our iPad and laptop in-hand and play for hours while time escaped us faster than Thrall escaped fromDurnholde Keep. Now that’s it’s available for phones, effectively making it playable anywhere at anytime, I may need professional help....

Check any HoYoverse social media thread, and I guarantee you’ll find a microcosm of netizens communicating in the infinite languages of online slang, memes, and pop culture references. Those conversations are often some painful mixture of absurdly awkward, endearing, or aggressive, and the writing inHonkai: Star Rail’slatest event perfectly captures that spirit. The flagship event forHonkai: Star RailVersion 1.5, A Foxian Tale of the Haunted, follows a streamer named Guinaifen, who investigates ghost sighting claims....

WhileSuper Mario RPGis designed as a simpler, beginner-friendly RPG, that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Some of the late-game bosses are very difficult to topple to the point of being absolute nightmares. Culex isn’t even a mandatory boss, it’s an optional secret encounter. But you’re curious, so how do you beat Culex? First, if you’re wondering how to even get to the Culex encounter, you can learn about itwith this guidehere. But now that you’ve found it, the hard part begins....

With any online video game, there are bound to be some errors and bugs, especially after a major update.Disney Dreamlight Valleyis no exception, and the emergence of a new issue, Initialization Error 6, is causing players to miss out on exploring newly added quests and characters. Here’s how you can fix Initialization Error 6 inDisney Dreamlight Valley. Initialization Error 6 fix in Disney Dreamlight Valley While Initialization Error 6 is hitting at seemingly random times for some players, one potential culprit is the Reflection of China House Style....

There are tons of customizable outfit pieces inDress to Impress, but one in particular is shrouded in mystery. This is of course the stitch dress in the nail salon, also known as the Lana Stitch dress. If you haven’t completed the proper steps to acquire this dress, you’ll get a bunch of question marks when trying to click on it. However, there is a secret way to unlock this dress, and we’re here to show you how to do it....

When progressing to Level 40 inZZZ, you’ll stumble upon the roadblock of the ‘Senior Proxy’ level. This elite status requires several prerequisites tied to Inter-Knot Reputation. So, here’s how to unlock Senior Proxy inZenless Zone Zero. How to reach Level 40 in ZZZ you’re able to reach the Senior Proxy level inZZZby completing the following steps: Reaching Level 30 for the Inter-Knot is a challenging feat since it involves a lot of grind....

Nintendo offers Mario a mushroom tip Look at this screenshot of the Miiverse plaza as seen in the Japanese Wii U launch presentation today.Look. I realize that the mushroom is a central icon of theMarioseries of games, but I can’t help but question the wisdom here. Do they not know that the only thing Pictochat was used for in North America was to draw penises? Is that why they put front and center a drawing of the most phallic object occurring in nature (excepting, of course, actual phalli)?...

You’re not my supervisor! There’s no small irony in Ubisoft, a company that very much likes getting money, releasing a trailer advising of the perils of handling money. Don’t handle money, don’t lick money, don’t eat money. Do you want diseases? ‘Cause that’s how you get diseases. To prove this point, Ubisoft set up asite to “analyze” moneyfrom the United Kingdom and Europe. I just so happened to have 50 euro in my wallet, so I ran it through the machine....

Retail listings seemingly confirm it as a non-exclusive You’ve heard the rumblings ofthe Silver Mario amiibofor weeks now. It was leaked a while ago, and one person even claims to own it. Thanks to some more hints from retail employees, it’s looking pretty real, and it is likely not going to be an exclusive, thank the amiibo Gods. Multiple employees on reddit, includingValtriusXIIIfrom Fred Meyer and multiple Target team members were able to find the SKU listed in their systems, set for a tentative May 29 release date....