Ten Minute Taste: Excitebike World Rally

Out of the blue, Nintendo recently announced an update to its classic NES title,Excitebike. CalledExcitebike: World Rally, the WiiWare title is just like the original that you know and love, just with updated graphics, user-created-track sharing, and online play. At 1000 Wii Points (that’s ten human dollars), I couldn’t resist. As a huge fan of the original, the idea of an updatedExcitebikehad me opening my wallet faster than you could say “Nintendo Seal of Quality....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Rhonda Martinez

The Call of Duty community finally solved Activision’s convoluted Black Ops: Cold War ARG

Reveal coming next week inside Warzone It started withsome locked crates. Inside those,projectors and cryptic slides. Those slides led to– actually, this goes on for quite a while. It’s complicated, there are a bunch of steps, and it took a lot of hard work from theCall of Dutycommunity. Instead of my half-assed explanation, watch this summary from Zombies YouTuber NoahJ456: HOW WE SOLVED THE HARDEST EASTER EGG OF ALL TIME! This is how we found the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War trailer....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Robert Davidson

The SEC is investigating Activision Blizzard over handling of sexual misconduct and discrimination allegations

The agency has reportedly issued subpoenas to several executives, including the CEO A new investigation into issues at Activision Blizzard has started up.The Wall Street Journal reportstoday that the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has launched an investigation into the video game publisher over how it handled employee allegations of sexual misconduct and workplace discrimination. According to the Journal’s sources, the SEC has subpoenaed Activision Blizzard and several of its senior executives....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Daniel Landry

These limited edition The Evil Within PS4s don’t look very scary

Especially the white one Oooh, a building outline! Terrifying! You’ll get a scary-ass building etched onto your PS4 if you’re nabbing a JapanesePsycho Break(The Evil Withinhere in the west) limited edition release. It comes in Jet Black or Glacier White, and isnow available for reservationat the Sony store. The package comes with the system, the game in a steel book case, and a soundtrack CD. To be fair, I don’t know what I would have gone with for the design....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · John Anderson

This week’s impressive Kickstarter is Darkest Dungeon

Fear is the mind killer I must’ve missed hearing aboutDarkest Dungeonoriginally as there’s no way I would’ve seen that footage (embedded again above) and gone on with my day like nothing had happened. Now, months later, this turn-based dungeon crawler has reappeared with more gameplay details and aKickstarteron track to meet its funding goal early in its campaign. Besides the art direction, it’s words like “uncompromising” and “unforgiving” that have me interested inDarkest Dungeon....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Brandon Fitzgerald

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is out this week on PS4, Xbox One

Another stealth re-release by Activision Four years later, High Moon Studios’Transformers: Fall of Cybertronis back with a pair of new ports for current consoles. The third-person shooterappearedout of nowhere on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 digital storefronts in Australia today, and it’ll seemingly be available elsewhere tomorrow. Considering these new versions are the work of FunLabs, the same team that brought thePrototypegames over to Xbox One and PS4, I would keep my expectationsreasonably low....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Gregory Knight

Visceral hints at ‘disturbing’ Dead Space 3 story DLC

Microtransactions aren’t disturbing enough? In addition to revealingDead Space 3‘sfour gameplay modes, executive producerSteve Papoutsis has dropped the first clue that Visceral’s horror-shooter is getting an extra story campaign as downloadable content. According to the developer, “the team is hard at work on a top secret additional story that will be coming in a few weeks. We’re not saying much, yet — but think ‘disturbing’ to get your imaginations going.”...

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · William Anderson

We are the (EVO 2017) champions, my friend

Weekend of punching leaves surprisingly few hospitalised Another Evolution Fighting Championship has come to an end. Thousands of fight-fans descended on Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas this weekend to test their mettle against the world’s top players in major and minor tournaments. When the dust settled after a string of great, intense finals (Blazbluein particular) here’s who stood supreme: Street Fighter V Champion: FOX|Tokido (Akuma) PG|Punk (Karin/Nash)3. GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy)4. DNG|Itabashi Zangief (Zangief)5....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Amanda Ford

What is the House Chest reward in Hogwarts Legacy?

And is it worth it? While many of the quests inHogwarts Legacywill advance the story, teach you new spells, or at least give some useful rewards, the Daedalian Keys side quest does none of these things. When you begin this innocent side quest, the request seems so easy: go to the Astronomy Tower and follow the flying key to its chest. Then report back with whatever you find. It turns out the House Token you gain is just one of sixteen that you need to open a special House Chest!...

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Michelle Greene

A little more on A Game of Dwarves

Developer Zeal Game Studios did theoriginalDwarfsgameand are back for more withA Game of Dwarves. The CEO of Paradox Interactive, FreddrickWester, was the one who actually approached Zeal Game to make a newer version, but in 3D and with lots of additional content. The developers thought it was a great idea and so they got working onA Game of Dwarves. The basic premise is that you control a dwarf army as they have to dig, build, research and defend themselves against enemies....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Courtney Evans

Adorbs! Laura Shigihara’s Skyward Sword vocal arrangement

I got more than a little excited during the opening cutscene ofSkyward Swordwhen Zelda started singing “Ballad of the Goddess.”With an actual voice! The lyrics were gibberish, meant to represent whatever pre-Hylian language the Skyloft people spoke, but it was still beautiful. And then she never sings again! The hell is this!? Nintendo may not want to give us an extended vocal version of “Ballad of the Goddess,” but the super adorable composer ofPlants vs....

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Crystal Bowen

All Bitlife pilot test answers and requirements

There are a lot of careers inBitLife, and all of them are obtainable if you take the right steps. Becoming a Pilot is a lofty aspiration, but as with all other sky-high goals, it can be achieved if you follow the right steps. Included in this set of steps is obtaining the pilot’s license, but this comes after you’ve completed a few other things off of your checklist. How to become a Pilot in BitLife Before you’re able to take the test and take to the skies solo, you’ll need to do the following things:...

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 267 words · Lisa Lopez

All challenges and rewards in MW3 and Warzone Vortex: Death’s Lair event

The Death’s grasp has seized the Vortex, unleashing skeleton-themed cosmetics and XP consumables. You’ll need to complete objectives inMW3,Warzone, orZombiesto earn these items, including the Mastery Press “F” blueprint. We’re here to help by showing you all the challenges and rewards in the Vortex: Death’s Lairevent. MW3 and Warzone Vortex Death’s Lair event guide Every reward in the Vortex: Death’s Lair event is tied to an objective withinMW3,Zombies, orWarzone. You don’t need to participate in all three modes, just as long as you complete one objective for the gift....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Trevor Hamilton