Marvel creative director says the Ultimate Alliance mess is getting cleaned up

Including the DLC that should’ve been there With almost superhero-like speed —almost— Marvel has rushed in to rectify theUltimate Alliancefiasco. Earlier this week, the last-gen action games werere-releasedon current platforms.It didn’t go swimmingly. There are plenty of performance issues and DLC characters are omitted without good reason. People aren’t happy. The state ofMarvel: Ultimate Alliancelooks as if it’ll soon change. Marvel Games creative director Bill Rosemann took toTwitterto say “[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance] DLC and PC fixes are on the way!...

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Vincent Duncan

More Borderlands 2 DLC on the way

Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in When I started cutting my teeth intoBorderlands 2: Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon’s Keep, it came with a satisfying somberness, thinking it to be the end to a largely enjoyable journey. It would seem though, that it’s not over quite yet. Speaking on theNerdist Podcast, Gearbox boss man Randy Pitchford has stated that the studio is in fact working on more downloadable content....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Annette Cummings

Night in the Woods is coming to the Switch

Sooner than you’d think! In a time whereindie games are pouring onto the Switch, you’re able to now count one more fantastic game among their numbers.Night in the Woodsis coming to the Nintendo Switch on Jun 14, 2025. Developer Infinite Fall announced the news on Twitter earlier today. The Switch release will include all the content from theWeird Autumnaddition to the base game, including new mini-games, dialogue options, and sequences to play through....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Nicolas Orr

Paradox Interactive backpedals on their decision to increase prices

Increasing prices was a Paradox Paradox Interactive may not be the most well known publisher around, but they have a pretty dedicated cult following of fans in the states. Their real prominence rests overseas, where they are providing games within a niche that more appeals to gamers in Europe. About a month back, the company announced it would be increasing the prices overseas on all of their games in an effort to “match the purchasing power of those areas....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Laura Solomon

Podtoid 109 is all about the listeners

We have an incredible fan base that draws awesome Podtoid fan art. This is afact, as the above picture and those included below in the gallery will no doubt convince you. Cadtalfryn made the above Super Samit World image, Avalon drew us as the cast ofLupin the 3rd, Shakey 1245 made aPrince of Podtoidposter, Grievetrain depicted Aaron’s weekend hobby, and Phallus Knife Fight…well, you’ll probably be able to tell which one he drew....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · David Lee

Pokemon Sword and Shield DLC players have already unlocked the special Shiny Zeraora

1.4 million clears If you’ve been cruising aroundthePokemon SwordandShield Isle of Armorexpansion, slaying Zeraora’s left and right this past week, you have my thanks. According to a tweet from the officialPokemonTwitter account, “over one million players” have already cleared the max raid battle, and thus, have unlocked the Shiny Zeraora reward for everyone. The tweet actually fully breaks down how many people participated, and the number is a staggering 1,435,283 victories as of the end of June 23....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Craig Kim

Quick hands-on with Nintendo Land’s Mario Chase

It’s basically tag Since its announcement, we seen a small trickling of the new game types inNintendo Land.The latest is Mario Chase, a Mario themed game of tag where players have to chase after Mario. Player one is Mario, and with a ten second head start, you’ll be doing all the running, ducking, and dodging needed to avoid the other players. Up to four others can play as Toads, chasing Mario all around the course until one of them tackles him out....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Michelle Beck

Rainbow Six Siege plans to transition smoothly onto next gen platforms

No sequel planned, but potentially an upgrade Ubisoft is continuingwith its intentions to not release a sequelto its ultra-tactical team shooterTom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. Speaking with British newspaper The Daily Star, the developerreiterated plansto support the 2015 title going forward, with hopes of transitioning the action onto powerful next-gen platforms. “We don’t want a sequel whatsoever,” said Brand Director Alexandre Remy. “The reason behind this is we don’t want to segregate our community between the different platforms....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · David Grimes

Retail version of Minecraft for Xbox 360 delayed

Not too long now Minecrafton the Xbox 360 iscurrently the highest grossingXbox LIVE Arcade game out there and, nearly a year after its release, is still one of the most played games on Xbox LIVE — outdoing most retail games when it comes to online activity. Given all the success, it was hardly surprising to hear thata retail versionofMinecraft: Xbox 360 Editionwas to be released by Microsoft, 4J Studios, and Mojang....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Alexandra Scott

Rumor: I am Setsuna follow-up on the way

Square files trademark for ‘Kimi to Kiri no Labyrinth’ Square Enix has filed a trademark in Japan for what appears to be a follow-up to last month’sI am Setsuna. According to a post onGematsu, the game’s title will be “Kimi to Kiri no Labyrinth,” which roughly translates to “You and the Foggy Labyrinth.” This title is more or less in line withI am Setsuna‘s original Japanese title,Ikenie to Yuki no Setsuna....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Stacy Meadows

Skylanders Swap Force is surprisingly more fun than evil

Snakes shooting snake guns Activision’sSkylandersfranchise has always smelled of a money grab to me. Copperish, like the smell of old pennies scrounged up by hard-working parents so little Linda Anne can have all the newest and coolestSkylanderscharacters while mom and dad work three jobs amidst recession. Jim Sterling israther partialto the plastic lot, however, so they can’t be all bad, right? In fact, they’re not. The newSkylanders: Swap Forceis indeed rather cute and pretty fun....

June 26, 2025 · 5 min · 858 words · Mrs. Marilyn Martinez

Slept on platformer Volgarr the Viking will be hitting Switch soon

Also Wii U Volgarr the Vikingdropped in 2013 on PC, and eventually, Xbox One and Sony platforms, and I’ve made it a mainstay replay ever since. It’s a fantastic platformer that just flows so well, and is tough-as-nails, but not overly so in an unfair way. If you haven’t had the chance to play it yet or pick it up on any number of its sales the past few years, you’ll get the opportunity to play it on Switch (and Wii U) soon enough....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Kenneth Lopez

Sora will become Andy’s plaything in Kingdom Hearts III

You’ve got a friend in me Last month, Square Enix said it would be showing off a new world inKingdom Hearts IIIat this weekend’s D23 celebration and it did not disappoint. Amidst all the excitement of your favorite animated films getting remade into live-action movies over the next few years — and also Tim Burton’sDumbofor some goddamn reason — Disney let loose a new trailer forKHIIIthat gave us our first look at theToy Storyworld....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · Michael Nelson