Forget Blackout this weekend, play The Division for free!

Or do both, I’m not your father If your time isn’t being devoured byCall of Duty: Black Ops 4’s“Blackout” beta this weekend, then why not spend a little time withThe Division? Ubisoft will be hosting a free weekend on all platforms (PC, PS4, Xbox One) for you to sink your teeth into. Just like the various other free weekends, all progress made will carry into the full game should you choose to buy it....

July 27, 2025 · 1 min · 178 words · Jason Patel

Friday the 13th: Resurrected release date reveal, platforms, and more

Despite the official game being delisted and soon to be shut down, fans are rebuilding it asFriday the 13th: Resurrected, a free-to-play modded build. Fans are creating their own version ofFriday the 13th: The Game. The asymmetrical horror game that’s already been delisted from every major online marketplace is getting a fan remake from those who loved the game and had a slightly different vision for it.Friday the 13th: Resurrectedis a modded build of the original game that’s free-to-play and includes a plethora of additional content for those who also loved the licensed horror title....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 539 words · Jessica Leblanc

Games time forgot: Blast Corps

I have no idea what’s going on in the above commercial. If you owned an N64 in the 90’s, then this meant two things: you probably didn’t own any of the other third-generation consoles, and you tried to get excited about every single minor release in the hopes of justifying the massive amount of money your parents spent on it. It is therefore somewhat unsurprising that priorBlast Corps‘s release, Nintendo Power (and therefore, any kid who read it) built the game up to be the second coming: a quasi-nonlinear action game about total destruction and giant robots....

July 27, 2025 · 5 min · 871 words · John Ross

Grand Blue Dreaming Season 2 will premiere on July 7

The “diving” animeGrand Blue Dreamingfinally gets a new update, and it’s great. The second installation finally gets an official release schedule, and fans won’t have to wait too long.Grand Blue Dreaming Season 2will premiere on July 7 of this year. The announcement came fromthe anime’s official social media handle, alongside a few other details. Shonan no Kaze, who created the first season’s opening song “Grand Blue”, returns to perform Season 2’s opening theme “Seishun Toha”....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Martin Bailey

How do you feel about the Zero Escape series?

Are you curious yet? Now that it has three games under its belt (999,Virtue’s Last Reward,Zero Time Dilemma), theZero Escapeseries is kind of a big deal at this point. Okay, maybe it isn’t selling gangbusters on say,Layton-levels, but after nearly seven years of “what’s this franchise about?” questions, most people at least have some vague notion of its existence. I was originally told back in 2009 that it was an “anime version ofSaw,” which is sorta kinda apt and enough for me to check it out....

July 27, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Christina Henderson

How to fix ‘failed to join because of different version’ error in Black Ops 6

Any time a new season drops inCall of Duty, there are bound to be a few hiccups as more players tune in for the update. In particular, you may have encountered the ‘failed to join because of different version’ error. Here are a few solutions to this problem. BO6 ‘join failed because you are on a different version’ error solutions TheBO6‘different version’ error appears whenever you’re trying to join a party....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Melissa Miller

How to get and use Dog Coins in Palworld

With the Sakurajima update toPalworld, many new things have been added. One of them is a new currency, which, to start with, may seem pretty useless. But rest assured, I’ve hunted Palpagos and found the use for Dog Coins. Dog Coins can be found pretty easily. They’re a common drop from Junk Piles across Palpagos, and if you happen to find and kill or capture a Mimog, you’ll get a huge pile of them as a reward....

July 27, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · David Nguyen

I spent 1,700 hours coloring pixels in a game—and its sequel is already stealing more of my time

I have nearly 1,700 hours in a coloring book game. My go-to destress games are cozy farming simulators, nostalgic titles that take me back down memory lane, and a cute coloring book game,Coloring Pixels. I’d known about an upcoming sequel for about a week now, but I wasn’t anticipating its demo to be released so soon. As part of Steam Next Fest, ToastieLabs officially released the demo version ofColoring Voxels,Coloring Pixelssequel, a few hours before the event began....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Holly Walker

If your favorite fighter isn’t on the main stage this weekend, consider catching Anime Evo

Persona 4A returns The EVO Championship series is set to begin this weekend in Las Vegas. Kicking off today it’ll featureStreet Fighter V, Tekken 7, Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2, Injustice 2, Melee, Smash Wii U, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, King of Fighters XIV, and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3as “tournament games.” When you start seeing highlights and the like, most of them will be from that selection. But don’t forget,Anime Evois also a thing....

July 27, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Veronica Rodriguez

Initial thoughts on Nintendo Switch

Podtoid 357 I love it when things slide into place and then click to fasten. Holy cow, that click on the Nintendo Switch. It’s so gratifying. I will probably slide the Switch’s Joy-Cons in and out, in and out, savoring each delicious snap. And I’m not the only one! Myles Cox and Kenny Redublo joined the Podtoid crew (minus Brett, who is somewhere else, whatever, nobody cares) to talk about Nintendo’s big reveal....

July 27, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Jose Wallace

Jurassic World Evolution sets up shop on June 12

I want to role-play as an evil genius The idea of building and operating a dino theme park sounds lovely right now. Frontier Developments is still putting the final touches onJurassic World Evolution, but it’s not far out. The game launches digitally June 12 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, followed by a console-only retail release on July 3. The trailer ends on back-to-back high notes. First off, the dinosaur being air-lifted behind the roaringTyrannosaurus rex is the real MVP....

July 27, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Christopher Harris

Kirby: Battle Royale looks like a decent way to spend time with friends

Four-player combat I completely forgotKirby: Battle Royalewas a thing. Unless it’s a major release I kind of just play Kirby games when I notice they’re out — which, given the low amount of publicity Nintendo gives some spinoffs, might be the week before it arrives. Well, I’m giving you a heads-up now,Battle Royaleis set to drop in November in Japan and January in the west on the 3DS, The gist is that as yet another battle-themed spinoff, this top-down game features a battle royale setup with four other players, and 13 copy abilities to choose from....

July 27, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Ricky Collier

Konami reveals monster battle title Solomon Program

Another critter hitter It looks like Konami is about to throw its hat into the “monster-battler” genre, with the reveal of a new game, tentatively titled Solomon Program. The oddly-monikered project was revealed in a new issue of Japanese publicationMonthly CoroCoro Comic.While details are noticeably scant on the new title, it is believed that the game will be released for Nintendo Switch and will feature strategy and RPG elements, as well as a selection of weird and wonderful creatures for players to take into the arena, much like genre leadersPokemonandYu-Gi-Oh!...

July 27, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Sharon Ritter