Total War: Three Kingdom’s next free update brings a horde-styled mode to the fray

Lu Bu’s endless carnage Fans of free updates and game modes will have a reason to boot upTotal War: Three Kingdomssoon. Landing on the same day as the“Eight Princes” DLC, a brand new “Dynasty” mode will be coming to this ancient China themed strategy title. Taking the form of a horde-mode, players will be tasked with fighting off endless waves of enemies until their commanders drop, something that may never happen if you pick Lu Bu....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Erin Hernandez

Warzone Season 3 Reloaded patch notes: Weapon trade station, specialist perk package, more

Season 3 Reloaded makes a long laundry list of weapon balancing changes, introduces a new variable time of day feature on Rebirth Island, adds weapon prestige camos, and more. Here is everything you need to know about the mid-season update. Warzone Season 3 Reloaded patch notes Here is a full summary of everything revealed in the Season 3 Reloadedblog post. Progression In Season 3 Reloaded, we’re introducing Weapon Prestige Camos, a new progression system for players to flex mastery of their favorite weapons in Modern Warfare III....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 209 words · Stephanie Jones

When does Star Wars: Skeleton Crew take place on the Star Wars timeline?

Star Wars: Skeleton Crewis turning quite a few heads. The series’ newest trailer doubles down on theGoonies-inspired vibes established in the first, confirming thisStar Warsseries is treading unfamiliar ground. It also dropped some interesting hints on where the series falls on theStar Warstimeline. The officialStar Warstimeline is a tangled chord that’s only gotten more twisted since the series started dipping into Marvel Cinematic Universe-style storytelling. Luckily, the trailers and a few comments from the series’ creators have painted a pretty clear picture of whenSkeleton Crewtakes place inStar Warscanon....

July 4, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Charles Hughes

Wild Guns Reloaded still looks dope, especially with its playable dachshund

Best new character or greatest? We knewWild Guns Reloadedwas coming to the PS4 in the fall, but we didn’t have a good idea of what it exactly entailed outside of a re-creation of the original. But this week Natsume spilled the beans, and man, those beans taste great. There will actually be two new characters — Doris and Bullet — the latter of which is an actual dachshund (Wiener-Dog) that uses a flying turret to attack for them....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Timothy Sanchez

Xbox One comes with a ‘next-gen’ Kinect sensor

Captures at 30 FPS Marc Whitten took the stage at the Xbox One event to detail how Kinect will factor into the new system. An updated Kinect will come bundled with each Xbox One console, and will be a 1080p RGB camera capturing video at 30 FPS. The Kinect was being used for most of the menu navigation at the event, using both voice commands and motion gestures. The Kinect will also now sense more skeletal joins, allowing for more precise capturing....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · John Gonzales

You’ll need about $1,500 to go all in with Oculus Rift

Still no price for the actual unit While we’re still waiting for a final price on the retail version of the Oculus Rift, the company’s CEO Brendan Iribe said that users will need to pony up about $1,500 for both a computer thatwill run the deviceand the actual unit itself. “We are looking at an all-in price, if you have to go out and actually need to buy a new computer and you’re going to buy the Rift … at most you should be in that $1,500 range,” Iribe said at a tech conference Wednesday....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Eugene Clay

2000 AD and others to support the Digital Comics Reader

2000 AD, Disney, IDW and Marvel are among some of the publishers planning to deliver Digital Comics content over PSN for the PSP’sDigital Comics Reader. Earlier yesterday afternoon, the officialEU PS blogrevealed several publishers with plans to release Digital Comics content. Of major note is Marvel, the company responsible forCaptain Americaand several other man-boy-style comics. 2000 AD (Judge Dredd, ftw!), Disney, IDW, Insomnia, iVerse and Titan round out the rest of the teaser list, proving that several different-sized hands are involved in the project....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Heidi Hartman

A Hat in Time’s Switch port will receive the ‘Seal the Deal’ DLC

It pays to wait A Hat in Time’sSwitch port still doesn’t have a release date (apart from “Coming Soon“), but some recent news has confirmed that the DLC pack “Seal the Deal” will be launching on Nintendo’s console. The wording is a little iffy, almost reading like it will be a separate purchase, but at least anyone waiting to take this jovial 3D platformer on the go will be able to experience the complete version of the game....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Mrs. Karina Wilkinson

A Scarlet Nexus demo is coming later this month

Bandai Namco’s anime action-RPGScarlet Nexusis still a ways out, but there will be a chance to test it out coming later this month. Confirmed in atweettoday,Scarlet Nexus‘ demo will be coming first to Xbox on May 21. According toEurogamer, the PlayStation version of the demo will follow on May 28. There’s been no word on a PC demo, though we’ve reached out to Bandai Namco to clarify. Play the demo first on@Xboxwhen it arrives May 21st....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Carla Levine

Action-platformer Super House of Dead Ninjas hits Steam

New rooms, weapons, bosses, and custom levels I can see myself spending a long, long time playingSuper House of Dead Ninjas. Originally released as a Flash game playable on[adult swim] games, this 2D action-platformer has since made its way onto Steam with exclusive new content which builds on an already deceptively content-packed game. The launch-weekprice point is an affordable $4.89. The game’s name is entirely indicative of the experience, though procedural generation means that dying again and again won’t be quite so frustrating....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · William Frazier

Alan Wake is back on Steam

Licensing issues all sorted out In May 2017,Alan Wakewastaken offdigital storefronts. Remedy’s 2010 thriller had expiring music licenses that Microsoft couldn’t re-up. As such,Alan Wakewas pulled from PC stores (such as Steam and Humble) and the Xbox store. In a new surprising twist,Alan Wakesees the light of day again. Microsoft has managed to re-license that music, meaning the game can once again be sold. It’s already onSteam at a sale price of $3....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Susan Warren

ALGS Split 2 Playoffs 2024 broadcast talent revealed ahead of this month’s LAN event

Apex LegendsGlobal Series (ALGS) has announced the talent who will be hosting the event and shoutcasting matches as they evolve at the end of this month during the ALGS Split 2 Playoffs 2024. The broadcast talent is imperative to the event, because it helps translate the action for everyone watching. TheALGS Split 2 Playoffs 2024will take place from August 29 to July 07, 2025. Over the weekend, 40 teams will compete in intenseApex Legendsmatches as they battle for a spot in the finals and a bigger portion of the $1 million prize pool....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · James Davis

All EA FC 25 Editions and pre-order bonuses listed

EA FC 25is now up for pre-order across all available platforms, and players can choose between different editions. Once again, EA Sports has decided to go with a twin model – Standard and Ultimate. While the Standard Edition is cheaper to get, the Ultimate Edition comes with a lot of extra offerings. Moreover, there are several pre-order bonuses for those who purchase the game before its global release in September....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Kara Richardson