‘We can’t in good conscience continue to enable to use of this image’ [Update:Taking the lead froma suggestion by Sean Plott, Twitch has announced that,effective immediately, it will be switching out the “PogChamp” face for one taken from a database of faces, substituting a new image into the role every 24 hours. This motion will now see the famous emote represented by many of the streamers and audience members who make up the Twitch community....

Come sail away, come sail away Rebuilding Hyrule is an important task inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Undoing the damage dealt by the Upheaval isn’t just important for moral reasons, but because Link can net some very useful help, like in the side adventure A Way To Trade, Washed Away. This side adventure inTears of the Kingdomis specifically related to Lurelin Village. This coastal town is under pirate control when you first start the game, and you’ll need toclear it outandhelp rebuild it....

Paperweight If you intend on getting a physical copy ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 4this Friday, be warned that it will require a day-one patch to work. A Twitter user by the name of Ateam_ShAdoWw had acquired an early copy of Activision’s next big cash cow and discovered that he is unable to do anything with his disc. The splash screens played and then a message read, “An update is required to playCall of Duty: Black Ops 4....

Updated: July 21, 2025 We checked for new codes! If you think you could win both Russian Roulette and Rock Paper Scissors, Minus One, then it’s time to put your money where your gun is. You might not be Player 456, but you still have a chance to beat everyone—especially withDecide or Diecodes. WillDecide or Diecodes boost your luck? Absolutely not. That makes no sense. However, you will get cash that you’re able to use to unlock cosmetics and play mind games with your shiny weapons....

‘There’s not enough horsepower there’ When it was revealed thatDestiny 2wouldn’t be 60FPS on the PlayStation Pro, it made perfect sense. I mean, with the series leaning so heavily into PVP, how bad would it be if Pro owners could benefit from an enhanced framerate while normal PS4 users were locked at 30FPS? But as it turns out, the PS4 Pro can’t even runDestiny 2at 60FPS, period. Speaking to Digital Foundry,Destiny 2bosses Luke Smith and Mark Noseworthy mused on the possibility, but stated that they just couldn’t get it to work: “The console, the PS4 Pro is super powerful, but it couldn’t run our game at 60....

Gift bags, not loot boxes Some games (actually, most games now) charge for cosmetic DLC. Larian Studios isn’t going that route. It’s spinning loot boxes into something more player-friendly. For the next year,Divinity: Original Sin IIwill be regularly supplemented with gift bags. These party favors are free content updates that add a dash of originality. The first one released today and it features character customization options like new faces, hairstyles, etc....

It’s just part of the vibe High on Life, likeTrover Saves the Universebefore it, has a lot of meta-commentary baked in. Many of the decisions you make won’t matter, and the game even makes light of this throughout the adventure. So when you’re wondering whether or not you should kick Gene (the down on his luck bounty hunter that lends you his gear) out of your house: don’t worry about it too much....

Rejoice Over the past year, Square Enix has been diving deep into its PlayStation and PlayStation 2 catalog ofFinal Fantasygames, porting them to modern consoles.Final Fantasy VII,IX,X,andXIIhave all been re-released on today’s hardware, but one treasured titled was continuously passed by. There is a lot of talk about the reasons why Square Enix wasn’t doing anything withFinal Fantasy VIII, but whatever those reasons were, it’s clear SE has managed to get past them asFinal Fantasy VIIIis getting remastered this year....

More handheld games for another handheld The Nintendo Switch Online library may be expanding to new platforms. According to several reports, Game Boy and Game Boy Color games are headed to the Switch Online service. First reported over on the “Nate the Hate” channel, bothNintendo LifeandEurogamerhave corroborated the addition of Game Boy and Game Boy Color games with their own sources. Eurogamer also mentions it’s heard that other retro platforms are “on the cards....

Phew [Update: Nintendo of Americahas confirmeda September 28 launch as well. Yay!] When’sGolf Storyout? Patience! It’ll be here soon.(That’s what I’ve been telling myself for weeks now.) Sidebar Games listed a September 2017 release forGolf Storyon Nintendo Switch a while back, but lately, the developer hasn’t had much else to say about its RPG-stylegolf game. People were starting to worry that it’d slip, to the point where some have been checking the eShop daily for information....

Energy saver mode, too The Switch release ofGrid Autosportcompletely snuck up on me. Despite following the news pretty intently, I somehow missed that it’s coming out next week. Available on the eShop starting August 03, 2025, developer Feral Interactive (which is working on this port) has shared some footage of the game that shows off some of the various optionsAutosportwill have. While the game seems to run fine in the video, there will be options for graphics or performance preferences available....

Grab the 1-Up Mushrooms you missed as a kid Having playedSuper Mario Bros. 35quite a bit this past week, I was thankful that I had already grown up on the originalMario Bros. Not only are you required to win on pure skill inMario 35, but it also helps to understand the various nuances of the game’s battle royale format; on top of the layout of the maps themselves. Which, mind, are modeled after the NES originals....

It’s pretty easy Final Fantasy XIVjust got a fresh injection of content due to a new emotional main quest culminationin Patch 5.3 as players work through the new extreme trial and continue to enjoy the secondNieR: Automatacollaboration. But while we wait for 5.4’s new cavalcade of raid content, another free event is here to pass the time: yep, the seasonal festivities of The Rising returns to Eorzea. It’s live now and will run all the way through September 14 at 7:59AM PT, which is plenty of time to grab some of the unique items....