Dragon Age: The Veilguard officially revealed, coming Fall 2024

After revealing theofficial name asDragon Age: The Veilguardjust a few days ago, not the in-development name ofDreadwolf, BioWare officially revealed the next chapter in theDragon Agefranchise. Almost a decade after its last entry,Dragon Age: Inquisition, the upcomingDragon Age: The Veilguardwill be released this Fall 2024. While the first gameplay reveal is coming June 11, theXbox Showcaserevealed the first trailer for the game. We already knew thatThe Veilguardwould be taking place roughly a decade afterInquisition, but the trailer shows the current state of Thedas and it looks quite exciting....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Timothy Wallace

Dyson Sphere Program Rise of the Dark Fog adds combat in free update out December

Youthcat Studios released a trailer detailing the upcoming free update toDyson Sphere Programtitled Rise of the Dark Fog. The update adds a rather intense-looking combat system to the popular intergalactic factory simulation title. Players who already ownDyson Sphere Programwill receive the update for free when it launches in December of this year. It looks like a bold addition toDyson Sphere Program, which currently has no other sort of threat to building your factories....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Timothy Williams

E3: About that dinosaur in Battlefield 3 …

TheBattlefield 3presentation at EA’s E3 2011 press conferencekicked off witha soldier admiring his toy dinosaur keepsake. Most of you, myself included, probably didn’t read much more into this moment than “Oh hey, look! A dinosaur!” There’s more to it than that, though. A while back, a thread on 4chan was started by someone claiming to work for Activision. Their post asked for feedback onModern Warfare, and the replies proceeded to talk all about the startling lack of dinosaurs in those games....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Jackie Mitchell

EA addresses the Skate 4 leak that’s been going around

Be careful downloading files from sources you don’t know Over the last few days, an early build of the upcomingSkategame managed to leak onto the internet. Electronic Arts and theSkateteam issued a statement today, asking players to respect the ToS and be careful with what they’re downloading. Theskate.teamrecently re-emergedwith a new trailer, titled “Still Working On It,” showing off some pre-pre-alpha gameplay. But over the last week, reports of a leaked version have beencropping up across various forums....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Karen Smith

Elden Ring launch patch to address stability issues on console

No word on PC update as of yet Today sees the official launch of one of the highest-rated video games of current times, maybe all times, as FromSoftware’s highly anticipatedElden Ringmakes its debut on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms — The developer has released a launch day patch for the console editions, which hopes to fine-tune a few early issues. Version 1.02, which should be available by the time you read these words, tweaks various elements ofElden Ring‘s controls, visuals, and overall gameplay stability....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Shawn Clements

Free Dead Cells update pays homage to even more indie games

Dead Cellsis one of the most renowned indie games of the past few years, and it’s part of a larger wave of really awesome roguelike games we’ve seen. Now, as yet another homage to beloved indie games, a freeDead Cellsupdate is available that includes in-game goodies inspired by titles likeTerraria, Hotline Miami, Shovel Knight, Slay the Spire, Risk of Rain 2, andKatana Zero. It’s known asEveryone Is Here Vol. II, and the update includes new lore rooms based on the featured games, in which players will find related weapons and armor they can use in their nextDead Cellsrun....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Rita Collins

Hitman 3 gets a new map in July, Freelancer mode pushed back

Shipping off to Ambrose Island There’s more to do in the World of Assassination. IO Interactive updated its futureHitman 3roadmap today, confirming that a new map is coming soon, but the new Freelancer mode will need a little more time. In today’supdated roadmap, IO Interactive gives some news on itspreviously announced plans. A big piece of that is Freelancer mode, the new evolving way of playing through differentHitmanlevels. IO Interactive says it’s been playtesting the new mode and getting feedback, which has been positive....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Rachel Williams

How to get a high score in Beetle Mania in Super Mario RPG

Beetle Mania was one of my favorite secrets to discover inSuper Mario RPGas a youth. Here was this kid playing with a Game Boy. I wanted it. Sure enough, you can get it for yourself. But how do you get a high score in Beetle Mania. First off, let’s talk about actually getting Beetle Mania. The kid I just mentioned is in Mushroom Kingdom. More specifically, they’re in the Inn (the building with the Star sign), located in the back corner of the first floor....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 556 words · Lauren Brown

How to unlock Rainjade’s Benediction in Genshin Impact

Rainjade’s Benediction is the regional rewards system for the Chenyu Vale area inGenshin Impact. Unlike other areas, though, you’ll need to go through a few extra steps in order to gain access to this system. 1. Complete “Chenyu’s Blessings of Sunken Jade” This is the main World Quest chain of theChenyu Valeregion. This World Quest automatically starts when you enter Chenyu Vale for the first time. Whether you teleport or walk in on foot, you should be whisked away to a cutscene where you’re introduced to a female NPC wearing orange and green....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Karen Jackson

Indie Nation: Evoland

My how short we’ve come! Videogames sure have come a long way, haven’t they? Well, then again, maybe they haven’t. Sure, games now are way more advanced than they were twenty years ago. But what about the untapped potential within the medium? Videogames are, after all, an interactive medium unlike any other, and yet the interactivity is often downplayed when advertising a game, as if it doesn’t matter. Evolandacts as a sort of interactive history of videogames....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 571 words · Mark Hernandez

Jittery because Control is still 20 days out? Maybe this trailer is the remedy

Show some self-Control It is the beginning(ish) of August and Remedy’sControllaunches at the end of August. That’s nearly all of August that you’re left waiting and anticipating! Maybe, just maybe, this trailer will help fend off the shakes. Meant to showcaseControl‘s enemies, it kind of just ends up being an overview of the entire premise of the game. That doesn’t stop protagonist Jesse Faden from finding some stylish ways to smash up the baddies....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Walter Osborn

League of Legends’ Shen just got a rework, watch him in action

Go ninja go Every so often, MOBA developers take a look at old characters who may aren’t doing so well, and give them a makeover. This is commonly referred to as a “rework,” andLeague of Legends‘ Shen is next on the chopping block. The main reason why Shen was chosen, according to Riot Games, was because of his “generic” kit, which was ripe for updating into the new meta. His model has been altered to look a bit more modern, and his big gimmick now involves a ki blade that constantly accompanies him....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Melissa Gibson

Level-5 is still alive: planning a new RPG project

Level-5 bounces back Level-5 hasn’t really been in great shape these past few years, and it’s a shame. The company that was built onDark Cloudhas been pumping out banger JRPGs for nearly two decades, but fell upon some tough times after a few projects didn’t really pan out as well as they’d hoped.Yokai Watchfizzled in the west, theProfessor Laytonwell mostly dried up (with a few cancellations to boot), andLevel-5 Abby, their North American arm, was shuttered last year....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 218 words · Carmen Sweeney