STALKER 2’s release date may have been leaked

It’s unfortunate thatSTALKER 2never made itsApril 2022 release date. However, it appears as though the long-awaited FPS horror game from GSC could be launched at the start of December, even though there’s been no official confirmation. That’s according to the game’s listing on German retail websitePLAION, as spotted by ex-VGC writerAndrew Marmo. As of this story going live, it looks as thoughSTALKER 2may be releasing on December 1. That goes for all platforms, it seems....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Keith Gonzalez

Star Wars Pinball goes standalone on PSN next week

With Cross-Buy for PlayStation 3 and Vita The current three tables of Zen Studios’Star Wars Pinballwill be available as a standalone pack on PlayStation Network starting May 14. That’sStar Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back,Boba Fett, andStar Wars:TheClone Warsfor $9.99 / €9.99 on PlayStation 3 and PS Vita — it’s a Cross-Buy download. What’s neat about this is that folks who bought the tables as a part ofZen Pinball 2won’t have to pay again forStar Wars Pinball....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Lisa Jones

The Evil Within’s first DLC has the answers we’re looking for

Well, some of them Oh, right — there’s a Season Pass forThe Evil Within. The thought of paying $19.99 for three DLC packs when the game itself was just on sale for nearly that price is unappealing, but that’s the situation. Part one, The Assignment, releases early next year. It’s about Castellanos’ partner Juli Kidman, as is the follow-up DLC, The Consequence. Bethesda has a short Q&A with developer Tango Gameworks’ John Johanas about what’s next for the story....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Candice Bean

The final DLC for Dead Rising 3, ‘The Last Agent’ stealth released

Fourth and final add-on is out Although the DLC forDead Rising 3has been lackluster so far, Capcom has one more chance to redeem itself withThe Last Agentadd-on, which was stealth released on Xbox Live today. The pack will follow Brad Park, a ZDC agent who discovers the terrible truth behind his organization. The DLC includes six new weapons, one vehicle, and of course, extra story missions. At this point the Season Pass is basically a wash, but maybe this one will be worth picking up....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · David Hoover

The Last Guardian may have taken a decade, but it will have 4K!

PS4 Pro patch detailed The Last Guardianhas been a running joke for the last five or so years. Team ICO announced the title in 2009 and the game vanished more than a few times since. People began to wonder if we would ever see the title, which then resurfaced atE3 this year(before being delayed untilDecember). Now, with the PS4 Pro being a device, I guess the next question was whether or not this former PS3 exclusive would take advantage of the new consoles features....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Tanya Barrera

The open-source laptop maker Framework now has a gaming Desktop PC as well

Boy howdy, PCs sure are neat when your GPU isn’t actively trying to kill itself in a blazing flame of glory. If you’re not keen on that idea, looking into pre-builts with AMD GPUs may be the way to go, and Framework’s fancy new Desktop PC is right on schedule. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m all for DIYing your own desktop from parts. Heck, that’s what I’vealwaysdone, and piecing the hardware together is great fun in my book....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 533 words · Jason Green

These Team Ico art prints look so great together

Now we just need a Last Guardian painting in this style Art dealer Cook & Becker has come out with a pair of licensed giclee prints — one forIco, the other forShadow of the Colossus, both excellent. Can you spare $95? Your wall will be better off for it. TheIcoprint (40 by 34 cm) is of course based on the PlayStation 2 game’sfar superiorJapanese and European box art, while theShadow of the Colossuspiece (40 by 28 cm) is a painting by designer Fumito Ueda from before the team had settled on that name and still referred to the project as “Nico....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Russell Thomas

Towerfall will not have online multiplayer on PS4 & PC

Time to buy more Dualshock 4s! As we all know, the indie hitTowerfallis coming to the PC and PS4 following a six month Ouya exclusivity deal in the form ofTowerfall Ascension. But you might want to start organizing some local tournaments, as creator Matt Thorson has revealed that the new version of the gamewill not have online play. It will however feature “substantially more” single player content, as well as a full co-op campaign on top of four player PVP....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Amanda Jacobs

Try Injustice 2 for free on PS4 and Xbox for the next four days

Punch Aquaman in the face There were some pretty decent fighting games in 2017. At last week’s Game Awards 2017,Injustice 2was crownedas the best of them all. Now you have a chance to see what all the fuss is about. For anyone who abstained from NetherRealm’s superhero fighter, it’s free to try for the next four days — albeit in a somewhat limited capacity.Injustice 2is free on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One until the end of the day on December 18....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · Robert Glover

Turtle Rock isn’t making more Back 4 Blood content as it moves on to next game

The studio is moving on to the next big thing Turtle Rock Studios is looking ahead towards its next project. And because of that, it’ll be leavingBack 4 Bloodas it is, right now. In ashort update, Turtle Rock Studios confirms it’s not working on any moreBack 4 Bloodcontent. Mostly, it’s because the studio is working on its next game. “Turtle Rock Studios is actually pretty small for a studio making AAA games....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Andrea Stewart

Valve approves 100 new titles on Steam Greenlight

Now this is progress Valve has been candid about Steam Greenlight not being where it ought to be yet. There’s been talk of wanting to fix bottlenecks in the system so that more games can get approved which, more recently, has resulted in more frequent, smaller batches. Today, the company is letting 100 titles through as a way to stress test backend improvements. The full list isover here, but I’ll throw out some quick, I-just-woke-up highlights:Chroma Squad,C-Wars,Croixleur,Delver’s Drop,Escape Goat,Legend of Iya,Mutant Mudds,Oniken,Shantae: Risky’s Revenge,Super Amazing Wagon Adventure,Teslagrad, andToribash....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Anna Richard

Vice City originally started off as a GTA 3 mission pack

We’re not far off having our eyeballs exposed to the firstofficialGTA 6trailer. Until then, let’s talk about the classic games in Rockstar’s iconic series. Hey, did you know there was a point whenVice City(easily the best entry – I will fight you all) nearly wasn’t its own game? According to ablog postfrom Obbe Vermeij – former technical director at Rockstar Games – the follow-up toGrand Theft Auto 3was just going to be a mission pack....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Jessica Cooke

Warframe: 1999’s ‘The Hex’ quest actually has a second part, and here’s how to unlock it

Warframe: 1999is here, but its flagship ‘The Hex’ quest ends with quite an unsatisfying conclusion. Not to worry, though, because there’s actually a second1999quest, The Hex Finale. Beyond questing, make sure to check outWarframe’slatest frame, Cyte-09,how to build him, and how tobuild his sniper rifle, but keep reading to learn how you can unlock The Hex Finale. Spoilers will follow for ‘The Hex’ quest, but there will be no spoilers for part two....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Cheryl Carney