The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom pre-order bonuses guide

Getting the most out of yourTears of the Kingdom The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis close at hand, as Link’s latest adventure sets off on May 12. With the date closing in, you might be preparing to lock in a purchase. And becauseTears of the Kingdomis a fairly big deal, you’ll want to nail down the right pre-order bonus alongside it. There are many different special accouterments to acquire for your newZelda, though....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 594 words · Kelly Reed

The SNES Classic sold better than the NES Classic in Japan

Famicom* Over in Japan, the SNES Classic (Super Famicom Classic) is doing quite well for itself, having sold 368,000 units in its first four days of release — yes, that’s quite a lot of dough for a system that houses decades old games. For comparison’s sake, the NES Classic (Famicom Classic) sold 262,000 units over the first four days when it launched in November of 2016. Although there’s plenty of speculation to be had as to why it did better, the sheer numbers are all in favor of the NES, which sold better than the SNES in nearly every region in the world....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Felicia Marshall

Ubisoft Skull & Bones gameplay video leaks online

The pirate game, long lost at sea, mysteriously re-appears Ubisoft’sSkull & Boneshas been in development for quite some time. Now, thanks to what seems like a leak of test gameplay footage ofSkull & Bones, it looks like the wait might be getting shorter. A video was posted yesterday to ther/GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit. It’s a sort-of tutorial, explaining how the gameplay ofSkull & Bonesworks. It gradually walks the player through systems like infamy, resource collecting, and ship battles....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Leslie Petty

Weekend PC download deals: QuakeCon, TopWare, 2K

With QuakeCon being the big event this weekend, you won’t have failed to notice thedaily deals on Steamthat are running throughout the weekend. Today we’ve gotRAGEreduced to half price, Saturday will see allFalloutgames (+DLC) reduced by 66% and all id titles are reduced by 75%. GOG.com has cut the price in half of all theirTremendous TopWare Titlespromotion so you’re able to now nab the likes ofTwo Worlds,Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire, andEnclavefor between $2....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Barry Collins

What a wonderful world: Ori and the Blind Forest

Best-looking game of 2015? Quite possibly After finishingOri and the Blind Forest, a heartfelt Metroidvania-style adventure for PC and Xbox One, I wondered just how the hell I managed to know so little about it going in. What a thrill. There were moments — not merely in the beginning, but scattered throughout — where I just had to stand still and take in the surroundings. “How did they even achieve that graphical effect?...

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Brandon Ramsey

When will Jujutsu Infinite Winter Update release? Dates, Santa Boss, and more

Jujutsu Infinitehas something major in store for the players in the form of a Winter Update, and the developers have made some exciting reveals so far. The sneak peeks until now have been exclusive to the game’s official Discord server, and the upcoming update could be a huge set of content releases. It will have something for beginners and veterans alike, including a new boss themed around the festive season....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Tracy Erickson

Xbox Live and PSN launch Dragon’s Dogma demo

TheDragon’s Dogmademo is available on Xbox Live today for Gold members and the PSN for everyone — it weighs in at about 1.5GB. If you have no idea what Capcom’s latest fantasy adventure game is even about,this video will give you a decent intro. You can grab the 360 demo now, but you’ll have to wait until this evening for the PS3 version. Once you download the trial, feel free to mess around with pawns, pikes, and encounter a ton of fantastic problems....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Ralph Mann

(Update) Sonic Mania Adventures is making a surprise return today

Animated antics of Sonic and friends continues [Update:you may now check out Episode 6 ofSonic Mania Adventuresbelow!] Earlier this year, Sonic the Hedgehog fans enjoyed a five-part series of short, animated cartoons featuring the blue blur and his buddies.Sonic Mania Adventures, produced by Sega and Neko Productions, was created in part to promote the release of the excellentSonic Mania Plus. Well, as a holiday treat, Neko will be dropping an all newSonic Mania Adventuresepisode today, nearly half a year after episode five hit the airwaves....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Billy Goodman

A recent Zelda: Breath of the Wild glitch breaks the borders of the map and reinvents exploration

It’s esoteric, but effective We’ve seenZelda: Breath of the Wild“out of the map” glitches before, but not like this. You see, past methods have generally been shoddy at best. Although they get the job done, they often bug out the game, or don’t allow you to save at certain points. Gaming Reinvented says they’re past that now: they’re post buggy-bugs. In the below seven-minute video, Gaming Reinvented walks you through the process....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Lauren French

A vampire will cry if you don’t watch this Demigod video

As is the case for Nick Chester,Demigodjust barely piques enough of my interests as a gamer to make me want to drop hundreds on a new desktop dedicated exclusively to gaming. I don’t need any convincing, but I’m sure not everyone is on the same page. As such, we have a brand new walkthrough video for you, which is lovingly narrated byDemigod‘s executive producer, Brad Wardell. This demonstration focuses mostly on the Vampire Lord — one of the eight different Demigods players can choose from at launch — and its various abilities....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Heather Curry

Aliens: Colonial Marines 360 save wipe bug

Do not clear your cache if you want to keep your saves Oh,Aliens: Colonial Marinescould really use some bad press? Sure, why not? It’s beensuch a long timesince we heard anything negative about it. Try this one on for size — players are reporting that Xbox 360 save files are being wiped. Outstanding! The problem stems predominantly from cache clearance, which is allegedly resetting theAlienssave data. That in mind, other 360 users are saying they managed to get their save files eradicated without even having to do that much....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Crystal Estes

CDPR doesn’t know when Cyberpunk 2077 will return to PlayStation Store

Repair work continues on beleagured RPG CD Projekt RED cannot offer a date for when its troubled RPGCyberpunk 2077will return to the PlayStation Store. The hi-tech, hi-issues title was pulled from the PSN platform by Sony following the game’s incendiary launch, which saw the PS4 editionplagued with problemsand subject to thousands of refunds from disappointed players. “We are still in discussions and with every patch the game gets better and there is a visible progress,”said CDPR Co-CEO Adam Kicinski in a shareholders’ meeting....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Benjamin Mathews MD

Contest: You’ll burn with desire for this physical Switch copy of Little Inferno from Super Rare Games

A burn no ointment could soothe In today’s contest you’re able to win a Switch copy of Super Rare Games’ release ofLittle Inferno! I’m not the only one who loves physical releases: Just recently, our resident private dick CJ did some reporting onhow the sausage is made in the boutique industry, with some cool insights from our friends at Super Rare Games. Give it a read! While you tackle that, treat yourself by entering our contest for Super Rare Games’ newest Switch release,Little Inferno!...

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Mr. Brian Nguyen