Clash of the Titans gets pre-order bonus content

For reasons beyond my comprehensionClash of the Titansmade money in movie theaters. As a film critic this makes my heart sink since I told everyone not to see it and no one listened. As a gaming journalist knowing that the high movie sales could lead to high sales for the upcoming game makes my heart fall out of my ass and through the floor. However, if you want to risk it because you think the game could be good you might as well get the extra content that GameStop is offering with pre-orders....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 199 words · Bruce Castillo

Cyberpunk 2077 gets official modding tools through REDmod

Make Night City your own CD Projekt Red updatedCyberpunk 2077with patch 1.6 this week, adding crossover content and a host of fixes. But a tool was also tucked into the patch: official mod tools forCyberpunk 2077. Inpatch 1.6(viaEurogamer), REDmod is set of new modding tools for CD Projekt Red’s open-world RPG. It’s a free DLC that adds “integrated upport for installing and loading mods” intoCyberpunk 2077. The REDmod also adds new modding tools which can be used specifically forCyberpunk 2077....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Shawn Brown

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster will, sadly, be using Denuvo DRM

Recently,Capcom announcedit was bringing back the originalDead Risinggame in the guise of a deluxe remaster. Since then, the studio has run its summer showcase, where it unveiled a release date of September 19. However, there’s one thing PC users should know about the title. According to theDead Rising Deluxe RemasterSteam page, the game will be incorporating “3rd-party DRM,” in this case the ever-unpopular Denuvo. Fans who are all too familiar with Capcom’s work probably won’t be surprised to know this, but it still may come as a disappointment to some....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 249 words · Christina Nelson

Exclusive: Say hello to Alpha Protocol’s Henry Leland

Our week of exclusiveAlpha Protocolcontent continues! Yesterday,we met the informantGrigori Pazinhov and the masochist Sie. Today, agent Michael Thorton gives us the lowdown on Henry Leland. Henry is a weapons dealer who needs Michael’s help to find some lost weapons. Henry has some other plans up his sleeve though and Michael needs to figure out what Henry is really up to. Alpha Protocolwill be out on June 1 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Danny Griffith

Fig CEO talks about the future of crowdfunding and a little Shenmue 3

We’re in the ‘Age of Armageddon’ At the Digital Dragons expo in Poland last month, Justin Bailey (not that one), the CEO and founder of the investment/crowdfunding platformFig, spoke about the decline of crowdfunding. Bailey compared the history of video game crowdfunding to the history of theUltimagames, calling the past two years “The Age of Armageddon.” Keeping with theUltimametaphor, Bailey attributes campaigns like theBroken AgeorShenmue 3Kickstarters to creating the “The Age of Enlightenment,” where many high-profile campaigns earned millions of dollars and garnered worldwide press coverage....

July 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1140 words · Sarah Skinner

First chapter of Soul Sacrifice released as a demo

Multiplayer supported Yes, the first chapter ofSoul Sacrificeiswhat makes up the demoreleased today on PlayStation Network. As if that weren’t reason enough to give this disturbed third-person action game a try, save files are compatible with the full Vita title; transferring your data over will unlock the exclusive Spirits’ Heart item for summoning a stone golem. And we both know you like stone golems. As covered in thePlayStation Blog post, multiplayer functionality for ad-hoc and online play is also featured, though the online option is restricted to those who play prior toSoul Sacrifice‘s launch on July 28, 2025....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Tracy Fernandez

Giving Thanks: Nintendo 64

Promoted from our Community Blogs [Dtoid community member Bardley is thankful for the Nintendo 64. Lots of us around here have fond memories of the system. Let’s take a walk down memory road, shall we? Want to see your own stuff appear on the front page?Go write something!–Occams Electric Toothbrush] When thinking over the games that I am thankful for, many gravitate around one system in particular: the Nintendo 64. It has a special place in my heart because it was the first video game system I owned as a kid, one that I’ve continued to pick up and play with over the years....

July 18, 2025 · 7 min · 1338 words · Michael Fowler

Go see this Pok?mon symphony in Washington, D.C.

Heck, go to another symphony while you’re at it! Don your best duds to go see aPokémonsymphony!Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutionswill premiere at the Warner Theater in Washington D.C. on Friday July 25, 2025. Coinciding with the symphony event will be the 2014PokémonWorld Championships being held August 16 and 17 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The performance in D.C. will be followed by a show at Philadelphia’s Mann Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, September 19th with more dates, location, and ticket info for the concert series to be announced soon....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · Christopher Gibson

Here’s the Tekken 7 trailer we’ve all been waiting for

Unreal Engine 4, eh? It’s about time we get anotherTekkengame. Despite the fact that my last true favoriteTekkengame wasTekken 3with Hwoarang, Eddy, and Jin, the officialTekken 7trailer still has me sufficiently excited. However, bizarrely enough, this iteration ofTekkenwill be built via Unreal Engine 4. WhileInjustice: Gods Among Us,Mortal Kombat 9, andMortal Kombat vs. DC Universewere built with Unreal Engine 3, there simply aren’t too many other fighters out there making use of the same tools to craft their games from the ground up....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Allison Hurley

Heroes of the Storm’s Gul’dan is the ultimate risk-reward assassin

Corrupter of the Orcs Blizzard doesn’t need an excuse to bring anotherWarcrafthero into the fray. Heck, it’s the flagship franchise for the publisher —World of Warcraftis still going strong,HearthstoneisWarcraft-tinted, and itjust launched a major film for it. So the addition of Gul’dan inHeroes of the Stormis no surprise, and he’s pretty true to his expected playstyle. Gul’dan embraces his Warlock side with the main trait of Life Tap — which, as anyWarcraftveteran can guess, sacrifices a bit of life to refill his mana....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Heather Robertson

How does Neito Monoma’s Quirk work in My Hero Academia?

Season 7 ofMy Hero Academiais already in full swing, and it’s doing a good job portraying the series’ final saga. It not only gives the spotlight to the main cast but also to the side characters. It highlights the importance of teamwork, especially the vital roles that the supporting characters play As a matter of fact, Neito Monoma absolutely dominated the entirety of episode 6. He played the vital role of copying Kurogiri’s Quirk to bring the heroes together, a la Doctor Strange, and then used the very same Quirk to separate the League’s main members....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Brandon Pearson

How to survive on the surface in Hades 2, explained

You finally removed the wards leading to the surface ofHades 2, laughing in the face of doom due to the curse on your bloodline. Who is Hecate to say that you’ll die? Someone correct, that’s who. So, how do you survive on the surface inHades 2? Much like her brother Zagreus, the equally pallid Melinoë crumples like a cheap camping chair on the Earth’s surface. It’s a conundrum, as she now faces a battle against Chronos on two fronts....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Thomas Smith

How to unlock Gore Cannon blueprint in Warzone and MW3

TheCall of Dutyseries is no stranger to Easter Eggs and secret challenges, especially with the hidden finds inZombiesmode. Season 6 proves no different, thanks to the latest integration of Purgatory Island. We’ll show how to complete a secret challenge tied to this mode, earning you the Gore Cannon blueprint inWarzone and Modern Warfare 3. How do you unlock the Gore Cannon blueprint in Warzone and MW3? You can get the Gore Cannon blueprint by reachingTorment Level 5 and surviving for five minutes inWarzone’sPurgatory Islandmode....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Rhonda West