Joylancer is more than just a Game Boy aesthetic

It’s also a really good action game When you look atJoylancer, what do you see? A monochromatic Game Boy visual style, no doubt. But when you start to peel back the layers and actually play the game for yourself, it becomes so much more than that. Even though it only has two buttons to its name, it somehow manages to capture the spirit of some of the best 2D action games on the market....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Diane Johnson PhD

Kojima cover story in OPM confirms Metal Gear Solid 5

The latest issue ofOfficial PlayStation Magazineis going to hit stands in the UK with all the force of a nuclear warhead delivered from any point on the globe using some kind of bi-pedal tank. Their cover story is none other than Hideo Kojima, who gives an interview containing thoughts onMetal Gear Solid: Risingas well as the future of the series inMetal Gear Solid 5. They also did a photoshoot which, for some inexplicable reason, I really want to see....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Tony Allen

Naughty Dog wants 1080p, 60fps for Uncharted 4

Pondering an Uncharted trilogy remaster Naughty Dog is targeting 1080p and 60 frames per second forUncharted 4: A Thief’s End, community strategist Arne Meyer toldEurogamer. “I think that’s what we want to push for with anything we’re doing on this generation,” he said. “That’s sort of the mandate from when we were building the PS4 engine. Let’s see if we can do this and hit it. We hit it withThe Last of Us Remastered, so why not stick with this?...

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Tracey Forbes

Nintendo confirms that over 160,000 network IDs have been hacked, urges users to take action now

Enable two-factor authentication, reset your passwords In case you haven’t noticed, there’s been a saga unfolding over the past few weeks regarding the sanctity of pretty much everyone’s Nintendo/Switch Online accounts. Slowly but surely, folks have been reporting unauthorized access to their accounts, either via straight logins, or other chicanery like extraneous purchase activity.After an investigation, Nintendo acknowledged the situation a few days ago, but now thanks toan official statementfrom their Japanese arm, we have a clear idea of what’s happening....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Nancy Burke

Nintendo Download: Aegis Defenders

Also, Dragon Quest Builders It’s kind of an exciting week when it comes to indies and ports on the Switch, as a few good ones are crossing over. You’ll be able to pick upOwlboyon February 13, and this weekDragon Quest Builders,Aegis Defenders, NeoGeo 2020 Super Baseball, Aperion Cyberstorm, Arcade Archives Crazy Climber, RunGunJumpGun, Disc Jam, Mercenaries Saga Chronicles, Monster Energy Supercross, Premium Pool Arena, The Fall Part 2: Unbound, The Longest Five Minutes,andThe Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuyahit the platform....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Jordan Smith

Nope, Shadow of the Tomb Raider probably won’t hit Switch anytime soon

Given how much Square Enix likes re-releases it eventually might We’re starting to crawl out of the era where everything just hits “PC, PS4, and Xbox One.” Thanks to studios like Panic Button the process of porting big-name games to Switch has been expedited, and some publishers are just doing the work themselves. But Eidos Montreal isn’t going to be doing that forShadow of the Tomb Raider. Speaking to GameSpot, Eidos Montreal lead Heath Smith stated that there were “no plans” for a Switch port....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Daniel Wilcox

One Punch Hero codes (August 2025) (X5 BOOSTS) (HUGE CODE)

Updated: Jul 28, 2025 We searched for new codes! As soon as you jump intoOne Punch Hero, you’ll have to prove yourself. The first quest you’ll get is to beat up some local thugs. Prepare to be humiliated because they’ll pummel you into the ground. You’ll need to train a lot for that one punch to count. Luckily,One Punch Herocodes are here to give you all the Yen, Tokens, Draws, and Boosts you need to pick a Class and level up enough to ensure that no enemy stands in your way....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 271 words · Carl Carlson

Perfect World is descending into new content

Perfect World International’suniverse is a little bigger now with their newest expansionDescent. The newest addition to the game will give more PVP options, add skills and territories to explore and offer new gear. In addition players will now be able to join one of three Orders, each of which offers it’s own set of gear and special training. I find it commendable that PWI has kept up so well with their additional content, and it says something about the developers that their game has kept going so long....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Tommy Melton

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is gunning for Valve’s biggest titles

Millions sold, hundreds of thousands playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundsis, as I have been told, popular. Very popular. It’s the game of choice ofThe D-Team, it hit six million copies sold earlier this month, and it’s produced some entertaining stories of people tempting the hands of fate when they pull offdick moves. Its success is one of those feel good stories of a gamer being so passionate about this hobby and working their ass off in the mod scene, they’re able to make a real, honest-to-God career out of it....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Christopher Powell

Prototype 2’s Supersoldiers sound delightful

Making a supersoldier is tricky, just look at all the failed attempts to make another Captain America. InPrototype 2, Sgt. James Heller will be facing a whole army of them, so color me impressed. Using a new strain of the Blacklight Virus, these Supersoldiers have increased strength, speed, size and the ability to do Hulk-like leaps. Intimidating stuff. On top of that, they are like genetic bloodhounds, able to spot anyone with the Blacklight virus, including Sgt....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Jordan Brennan

PUBG, esports, and mobile games earned quite a bit of money in 2017

Praise be to lootboxes! A new report from market research group SuperData claims thatPlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundsearned over $700 million USD in 2017. While the game officially launched in December, its early access release was in March, so it had roughly nine months worth of revenue to get to that total. If we factor in the lastreported sales figuresof 30 million units, that means microtransactions picked up a huge amount of slack....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Eric Payne

Quantic Dream does robots in the Detroit Become Human trailer

‘You can’t kill me, I’m not alive’ Quantic Dream is back, and it looks like they’re playing to their strengths, as the star ofDetroit Become Humanis a literal robot, a police android named Connor. The E3 demonstration (with the official trailer below) highlighted a bunch of face tech, and showed Connor doing detective work and attempting to defuse, resolve, or botch a hostage situation with a rogue android. The trailer showed off a few of the many ways the situation would go....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Stephanie Jenkins

Region-free and homebrew mod updated for 3DS on current firmware

Emulators, homebrew, and custom themes! 3DS hacker Smealum has released his hack Ninjhax 2.0 for 3DS and New 3DS on the latest firmware (9.9), allowing for homebrew and evenregion-free functionality. It currently requires the gameCubic Ninja, which has spiked in price since the release of the original hack and currently sells for$54 new, $53 used on Amazon. Ninjhax allows you to run homebrew applications such as emulators for various consoles, including many Nintendo systems such as the NES, SNES, and GBA, as well as create custom home menu themes....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Jessica Austin