Even thoughProject Zomboid‘s long awaited Build 42 has only just come out inits beta-testing Unstable version, I’m here to recommend you give it a shot regardless. Of course, the developer recommends you only do so if you’re okay with bugs and shoddy balancing, butjump straight in, regardless. My reasoning for this is really simple, actually:the full announced feature-listthat The Indie Stone released forProject ZomboidB42 doesn’t encapsulate the totality of changes that have been made to the game....

Just a little off the top Last week, Razer unveiled the world’sslimmest gaming PC. The original, impressive, expensiveRazer Bladehas been rebranded as the Razer Blade Pro and received some expected upgrades and a small price decrease (down to a starting price of $2,299). Meanwhile, Razer unveiled a 14” gaming laptop (starting at a more reasonable $1,799) meant to carry on the unadorned “Razer Blade” moniker, continuing the trend of new things in a series taking the original name....

After Initial D: Perfect Shift Online, there will be others Sega is experimenting with the free-to-play model right now on the 3DS in Japan, and it looks like it might yield some favorable results. They’re scheduled to release their first F2P title soon withInitial D: Perfect Drift Online, andaccording to Famitsu, it looks like more games based on the model are in the works. Essentially, Sega is selling a “fair” F2P model where you’re able to earn everything by playing offline or online, but you can “speed up the process” through IAP — in essence, the same system asGran Turismo 6....

The United Arab Emirates, ever fond of a good bit of censorship, has addedHeavy Rainto its long list of banned videogames. The Quantic Dream game, which features sexual content and a storyline revolving around a serial killer, has been deemed too spicy for Arabic sensibilities, and thus won’t be available in the region … legally, anyway. Heavy Rainjoins such titles asDarksiders,Dante’s InfernoandGod of War. This moral crusade will, of course, just turn ordinary gamers into criminals as they find another means to get hold of the games....

Updated: June 17, 2025 We searched for new codes! After slaying slimes in too many different games, you get desensitized to it after a bit. If you want to get reminded that slimes are friends who can help you out and live in harmony with you, this game does it and even rewards you withSlimeracodes. These codes will help you during your time in theSlimeraBETA by giving you various items that you can use to either unlock new slimes or evolve already existing ones to their ideal form....

Nintendo of Japan has released a trailer for its upcoming Splatfest event forSplatoon. I’ve never playedSplatoon, and all I know is I’m going to slap the next person who says they’re a kid and/or a squid. But hey, let’s watch this trailer and just pretend I know what the hell is happening in it. Nintendo Insider explainsthat Splatfest will be a one-day event run in all three regions where two teams face off against each other: in Japan, Team Rice will fight Team Bread but in North America and Europe Team Rock will take on Team Pop, where I assume Fall Out Boy will be caught in the crossfire and plastered with everyone’s goo....

Beach vacations, jetpacks, and space Tikis, oh my! Summer is here (for folks in temperate regions anyway), and even in the far future of the 25th century, that’s time toparty. At least, that’s the kind of futureStar Trek Onlinewill be debuting, with the free-to-play MMO’sfirst-ever summer event. The “Lohlunat Festival” kicks off on June 27th and continues through August. It’ll take place onRisa, the obligatory “beach resort planet” ofStar Treklore, and will be open to all players level 10 and above....

There were two big storylines this year Super Smash Con 2022ended late last night withtheSmash Ultimategrand finals, and it was Onin (Steve) vs. Maister (Sora/Game & Watch). The former took it, which could beSmash Bros.history in the making as they continue to enter more tournaments and rack up more wins. But there were a few good storylines and a lot of good matches this year: let’s take a quick look....

Fresh off his epicSan Diego Comic Con 2024reveal, Oscar-winning actor Robert Downey Jr is set to rejoin theMarvel Cinematic Universeas the penultimate super-villain,Doctor Doom. Unquestionably among the greatest comic villains of all time, Doom’s entrance into theMCUhas been long awaited by fans, new and old. Luckily, if any actor can deliver a true-to-comic representation, it’s the incomparable RDJ. Debuting inFantastic Four (1961) #5, Doom will resonate with fans, establishing his devious demeanor and trademark of referring to himself in the third person....

Shipping next year My favorite modern game soundtrack belongs toDustforce, but Ben Prunty’s celebrated music forFTL: Faster Than Lightisn’t far behind. Time and time again, these albums have helped calm me down when there were just too many things fighting for my attention. They’re great to work to. Prunty is releasing a deluxe vinyl set of theFTLsoundtrack through iam8bit and it’s about what you’d expect after the past few releases(Hotline Miami 2andSuper Hexagonfirst come to mind)....

‘I think we were doing something too big for [current-gen consoles]’ While designer Michel Ancel is currently working onRayman Legendsand many of us our excited tofinallyget our hands on the darn game already, that’s nothing compared to the perpetual wait forBeyond Good & Evil 2. The mysterious next-gen title has popped up in conversation once more, this time in a chat between Ancel andIGN. “I think now with those new consoles arriving, yes, we want to try again making that game,” he told the outlet....

Promoted from our Community Blogs! From Teaching to Terrorism Videogames have been used by many professions over the years as teaching tools, often in schools to help children have fun while learning spelling or math. As the idea of the usefulness of videogames as a learning tool has grown, we have started to see video games being used for all sorts of teaching and training purposes. One of the longest standing traditions in this theme has been the use of videogames as a training and recruitment tool by United States Army and other armed forces....

Downer? Sometimes you have to take a step back to take two steps forward.We Happy Few, a game that’s almost finally finished, needs just a little more time for developer Compulsion Games to get everything just right. In a video update today (embedded above), Compulsion announced thatWe Happy Fewis content complete, meaning that all of the narrative and gameplay stuff is done. But, it’s delaying from April 2018 to summer 2018 because the developer isn’t happy with the first few hours of the game....