For a passion project, State of Mind feels oddly lifeless

Deus Ex: Sleep Aid The best part of myState of Minddemo was talking to Martin Ganteföhr, the game’s director. He single-handedly convinced me thatState of Mindneeded to exist — not because the game was any good (it isn’t). Rather, Ganteföhr has a lot of ideas about transhumanism that he’s itching to release like the Thirteen Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, and I’m excited to hear them whenever possible. It’s a shame those ideas seem to be confined toState of Mind, a game I almost fell asleep playing....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 1060 words · Roy Berg

Good, old-fashioned, no frills Pac-Man hits the Arcade Archives

Don’t Puck-Man with Pac-Man Every week I show up to hand y’all the lowdown on the latest entry in Hamster’s bursting-at-the-seams Arcade Archives range. Most of the timeit’s relatively easy— In my advancing years, I’ve played almost every arcade game under the sun. Other timesit’s notably harder, especially with games that never saw the light outside of Japan. This week, however, what evenisthere to say? It’s Namco’sPac-Man.JustPac-Man. As naked as you or I right now....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · Ashley Patterson

Hollowbody: How to open Helen Bridges’ Safe

How are you enjoying the apartment inHollowbody? Feel like moving in yet? No? Well, maybe that’s because you haven’t seen enough yet. If you want to go further, you’re going to need the key from Helen Bridge’s safe in room 113. Just take the board with nails out of the door and politely ask the occupant to leave. This is when enemies start showing up, by the way. You reach this room after you descend from the third floor to the second in the apartment complex....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 600 words · Brenda Smith

How to emote and victory pose in Helldivers 2

It doesn’t take words to communicate with your fellow Helldivers when you’re playingHelldivers 2. A lot can be expressed non-verbally, and one of the best ways to do it is through emotes. Here’s how to use emotes inHelldivers 2. To emote inHelldivers 2, press the B key on PC, or hold left on the D-pad on PS5. Try it out; it’s a fun way to express yourself or add spunk to your Helldiver....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Mrs. Sharon Weber

How to find Sgt. Winter in Winterfest Fortnite

The first quest to kick off theFortniteWinterfest event has you tracking down Sgt. Winter and speaking to him. With the map and NPC locations changing with Winterfest, he can be tricky to find. Here is how to find Sgt. Winter in the Winterfest event inFortniteand complete the quest. Where to find Sgt. Winter in Fortnite Winterfest event You can find Sgt. Winter standing around at the crashed airplane located in the snowy mountains just south of the center of the map....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Brittany Perez

How to make Electricity in Little Alchemy 2

Each and every element has a purpose inLittle Alchemy 2. All of the starters are essential for building up more complex materials, ultimately leading to the creation of Life, Humans, and Immortality. However, before smashing atoms to create self-determining lifeforms, you need to learn the basics, like how to make Electricity. How to make electricity in Little Alchemy 2 To create Electricity inLittle Alchemy 2, you must first combine Earth with Earth to make Land....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Linda Garcia

Kena: Bridge of Spirits brings charming mysticism and new features to Steam

Wouldn’t you love to escape? Ember Labs’ beautiful and ethereal adventure titleKena: Bridge of Spiritsis now available to purchase on theSteam platform, following on from its 2021 release on PlayStation and one-year exclusivity deal with Epic Games Store. Thisanniversary re-releasealso brings with it some fun new bonus items. Kena: Bridge of Spiritsis something of a mood piece, following the zen-like adventure of the titular young spirit guide as she embarks upon a journey to guide the recently departed from the plains of reality to their eternal resting place in the spirit realm....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · Brandy Perez

Koei Tecmo will host a global Monster Rancher tournament

Send your best monster off to fight the world’s finest Two classicMonster Ranchergames are getting their deluxe portsbrought over to the Westnext month. And to mark their arrival, Koei Tecmo hasannounceda specialMonster Ranchertournament, dubbed the Monster Koushien World Battle. The first Monster Koushien was held in 1997 at the Tokyo Game Show. Ever since, it’s been the representative tournament for the monster-raising series, and it’s being held this year in a global fashion....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Heather Reilly

Left Alive has a real Jekyll and Hyde situation going on

Impressions from PAX Left Alive‘s debut at last year’s Tokyo Game Show was bewildering more than anything. TheFront Missionfranchise had been in hibernation since the misguidedFront Mission Evolved, and in an era where many long-time franchises are returning to their roots, this series would go in an entirely new direction. It was cause for concern for some fans, but with the pedigree behind the title — Shinji Hashimoto, Yoji Shinkawa, Toshifumi Nabeshima, and Takayuki Yanase — there was reason to be hopeful....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 951 words · Amber Reed

Metroid Prime: Federation Force launches in late spring

‘Absolutely belongs in the Metroid universe’ Metroid Prime: Federation Forceis coming to 3DS in late spring, Nintendo just announced. Speaking during today’s Nintendo Direct presentation, producer Kensuke Tanabe spoke about the title’s development, which started in as 2009 on the Nintendo DSi. The development team eventually decided the portable’s hardware wasn’t capable of what they were envisioning for the project and scrapped it until the New Nintendo 3DS came along....

June 11, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · Jeffrey Stewart

More delays: Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 to release on June 07, 2025

Probably due to the title length [Update:In a Twitter message aimed at fans, director Tetsuya Nomura has stated thatKingdom Hearts 2.8will be supported on PlayStation 4 Pro, and that the cause of the delay was due to helping out withFinal Fantasy 15and its own delay.] Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologuewaspreviously announced for a worldwide release in December, 2016. However, during Sony’s press conference at Tokyo Game Show, the game got a new trailer — and a new release date....

June 11, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Erin Wagner

Neither Batman nor Bruce Wayne will appear at all in The Penguin show, but it was considered

The Penguinstarring Colin Farrell will follow Oswald Cobblepot as he tries to take over Gotham City’s criminal underworld shortly after the events of Matt Reeves’The Batmanleft a power vacuum. you may expect the same stunning imagery that permeated the film, but the titular caped crusader — and his billionaire alter-ego — will not be showing up to rain on Penguin’s parade. In a preview from a recentinterview with GamesRadar’s Total Filmmagazine, the director of the most recent Batman outing and Executive Producer ofThe Penguin, talked about his reasoning for focusing solely on The Penguin’s character....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Richard Charles

NieR Reincarnation will have a Western release date once the localization is further along

The director says they’re recording ‘all character voices’ in English I don’t fully know what to expect fromNieR Reincarnation, and I’m fine keeping it that way – but Ihavewondered about the current state of the western release. In a letter shared onTwitter, I got my answer: the iOS and Android game is still coming to North America and Europe, it’s just been quiet lately. A letter from Director Daichi Matsukawa regarding the development status of the English version of NieR Re[in]carnation....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 216 words · Kevin Smith