Warhammer 40K: Mechanicus II announced, includes a playable enemy faction

Warhammer 40K: Mechanicus IIwas just announced during the festival of absurdly massive shoulder pads, also known as Warhammer Skulls 2024.Mechanicus IIalsogot a traileralongside the reveal, showing no gameplay but certainly increasing intrigue. Mostly because the enemy faction will now be playable. Warhammer 40K: Mechanicus IIwill feature not just one, but two campaigns to complete. Naturally, you can once more praise the Omnissiah as the Adeptus Mechanicus faction. But the second part of theMechanicus IIstory lets you shed that weak flesh to play as the Necrons — fully robotic humanoids with kickass metal skulls for faces....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Teresa Cruz

Who does Hilary Swank play in Yellowjackets? (Theories Explained)

Since Hilary Swank was introduced in theYellowjacketsSeason 3 trailer, fans have theorized which character she could be. There are many ways it could turn out, and we’re here to shine a light on the best speculations. Note that there will bemajor spoilersforYellowjacketsSeason 3 below. Yellowjackets Hilary Swank’s character explained TheYellowjacketsSeason 3First Lookshows Hilary Swank’s mysterious character as she runs away from an unknown force. TheOfficial Trailercontinues with this theme, where she is once again in danger....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Spencer Reed

Will Fire Emblem engage have a Wave 5 DLC?

The game is still fairly new Fire Emblem Engagecame out in January of 2023, and if you wanted more of it, you could get it with the inaugural (season)expansion pass. But with the fourth and final wave hitting in April, I don’t blame you if you felt like it was flying by in a flash. Here’s a quick breakdown of all the DLC we’ve seen so far, and what the future might hold....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Michelle Livingston

You will be able to walk to Mordor in Lord of the Rings Online soon

One does not simply play LOTRO I don’t remember the last time I even thought aboutThe Lord of the Rings Online, but apparently the game has remained popular enough over the last 10 years to still get new content. While the game has stayed true to the geography of the novels that Tolkein wrote, one strange omission was the land of Mordor. Being the pivotal scene in the trilogy, I guess developer Standing Stone Games was waiting till near the end of the game’s life cycle to include it in the game....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Brian Mcintyre

A Street Fighter 6 and Spy x Family collaboration is on the way

In a surprise trailer dropped by theStreet FighterX (formerly Twitter) account, a crossover betweenStreet Fighter 6andSpy x Family Code: Whiteis coming on June 14, 2025. The event serves as a promotion for the upcomingSpy x Familyfilm, which will be released in Japanese theaters on August 01, 2025. Aside from collaboration activities coming toStreet Fighter 6early next year, not much information was shown in the trailer. TheX postsaid that additional information would be coming at a later date....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Tracy Berger

A team of modders ambitiously put all of Vice City into Grand Theft Auto V

No story missions, just free roam Vice City is one of my favorite open world locales, so I’ll take any chance to go visit it again. Over on 5Mods, user lunchxbles (and their mod team) just recently launched version 1.0 of their passion project Vice Cry: Remastered. In short, it’s a “full port of Vice City” running inGrand Theft Auto V‘s engine, with some extras in tow. Note that the “port of Vice City” literally means the city itself: not the full game with story missions....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Gina Ball

All Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 trophies and achievements

Fans around the world are battling it out for theNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2trophies and achievements list. Here’s what you’ll need to do to get all of them. Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 trophies and achievements, listed With thisNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2trophies and achievements list, you’ll need to play almost every mode of this game, including Arcade and the new campaign. Here are all of them down below: How to complete the hidden (spoiler) trophies and achievements There are some hidden trophies to unlock as well....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Wendy Fowler

All notable upcoming Japanese RPGs (JRPGs) in 2025

From blowing up mako reactors to saving Disney princesses from the heartless, the Japanese RPG genre has a lot in store for anyone who decides to dive into it. 2025 Japanese RPGs include creating your very own weaponry with alchemy in theAtelierseries and marrying your favorite villager inRune Factory. Here is a look at the diverse lineup in store for fans of the genre in 2025 and perhaps beyond, including remasters of long-beloved treasures....

July 6, 2025 · 5 min · 1047 words · Billy Scott

And the gamers who play them: Intermediates

[Editor’s note: TheMonthly Musingsis still going on! For this “And the gamers who play them”, BFeld13 takes a look at intermediate gamers. — CTZ] For this Monthly Musing, I‘m taking on a group of gamers that I know personally: the intermediates. An intermediate is the type of gamer who has more knowledge of games than the regular consumer, but isn’t hardcore enough to follow gaming constantly enough to know the hype and release date of every future game....

July 6, 2025 · 4 min · 748 words · Scott Murphy

Animal Crossing Wii bundle just got priced

Our editor-in-chief has just sent along some information fresh from Nintendo’s presentation at the GameStop manager’s conference in Las Vegas, where the Big N has been discussingAnimal Crossing: City Folkand its Wii Speak peripheral. For those of you excited about yet another fruit collecting simulator, we can now reveal how much cash you’ll need to scrape together. According to Nintendo’s presentation,City Folkand Wii Speak will be bundled together for $69.99 when it ships this November....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Mrs. Kayla Sanchez DVM

BioShock 2 devs prepared for fan backlash

We’ve been chatting with 2K Marin ahead ofBioShock 2‘s imminent release. With some big shoes to fill and a number of fans convinced thatBioShock 2should not have been made, we asked creative director Jordan Thomas how the studio is preparing for fan backlash, and how it regards the daunting task of following the originalBioShock. “Well, since the early days, I’ve been candid with the team about the fact that no matter what we finally produced, we had to be comfy with the idea that a lot of people would disagree with our core creative choices — internally and externally,” he explains....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 558 words · Alec Delgado

Blizzard: You will need an authenticator to use the RMAH

Blizzard is gearing up for their final (well, hopefully final) launch ofDiablo III‘s Real Money Auction House (RMAH), that utilizes real currency in exchange for sweet, sweet pixels. It seems as if Blizzard has updated the terms of use however at the last minute, as an authenticator is now required to add money to your Battle.net balance (to buy items in the AH), or to send your winnings to your Battle....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Susan Frazier

Conan O’Brien will give you a clue in LEGO Batman 3

Not so clueless now Conan O’Brien, the famed late-night talk show host and self-professedclueless gamer, will be reversing roles of sorts for his part inLEGO Batman 3. Instead of being confounded by videogames, he’s going to be playing himself and “help(ing) people out who are having trouble, who maybe need some guidance.” But, how does a lanky, pasty, orange-haired man get appropriately morphed into LEGO form? The developers explain how they want to keep everything within minifigure standards, but still capture the essence of Conan....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Ruben Olson