FMV mystery Erica is coming to PC May 25

Memories of Murder Flavourworks has announced that it is bringing mystery titleEricato PC. The dark FMV mystery, which launched on PS4 back in 2019 before hitting iOSin January of this year, will launch on the Steam platform May 25, priced at around $12 USD. Ericais the story of the titular young woman’s struggle to come to terms with the traumatic memories of her father’s untimely death. After strange new visions find their way into her life via constant, mind-bending nightmares, Erica is forced to confront the past in an investigation that will lead her to the doors of abandoned asylum Delphi House, and the ancient, occult mysticism that lines its dilapidated halls....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Stephanie Valencia

GameStop’s retro stores show a clear lack of direction

GameStop’s a shadow of the gaming staple it once was and is closing stores left and right, including 78 in 2024 alone. Times are so hard lately that the retailer is in the Funko Pop! business as much as gaming these days. And the recently opened GameStop “Retro” stores aren’t going to change that. Marred by poor execution and bad marketing, this new strategy is liable to run out of gas before it gains any ground....

May 30, 2025 · 5 min · 909 words · Paul Bennett MD

Guilty Gear Strive is currently leading the herd of EVO 2022 entrants

Adequately Prepared to Rock The organizers of the Evolution Championship Series 2022 (EVO)have releasedan in-progress breakdown of this year’s game popularity. The Top 10, listed in order of competitor entries, currently sees Arc System Works’Guilty Gear Strivein the lead as the most-entered title of the main tournies. As EVO returns as an offline event for the first time in two years, the organizers have decided that the schedule will be dictated by the popularity of the games on deck....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Amanda Turner

Half-price Fallout 4, $12 Elder Scrolls Online in GMG’s PC Spring Sale

Hatching some deals Update: Spring sale is over but GMG has a new Deep Silver sale. Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, rain is turning the ground into a muddy sponge, andFallout 4is now at its lowest price ever for the digital Steam copy. It’s that time of year… time for the spring PC gaming sales. GMG’s Spring Sale is almost over. In fact, we’re on the final “Encore” phase of the sale....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Robin Arnold

Here’s Need for Speed Rivals on next-gen consoles

Could’ve fooled me I was late to Criterion Games’Need for Speed: Hot Pursuitbut ended up liking it a fair amount. Setting up traps and utterlydecimatingvehicles in the name of justice didn’t grow old, although the times when you weren’t playing as a cop did eventually wear thin.Need for Speed Rivalsseems to be along these same lines despite not being calledHot Pursuit 2. Cool. EA has sent out a pair of videos forRivals, one of the PlayStation 4 version (shown above), the other of the Xbox One version, included below....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Paula Fox

Hey, now you can play Doom 3 and Monaco on your Xbox One

‘Can’ being the operative word Two more Xbox 360 games are now playable on Xbox One as the console’s backward compatibility list continues to expand in strange, seemingly random ways: the once-spooky-scaryDoom 3 BFG Edition, and the cooperative arcade heist titleMonaco. Interestingly,Doom 3is not for sale digitally, so you will either need to own the game on disc to play it on Xbox One, or you’ll just have to sit this one out....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Jeremy Chen

Highwire Games unveils VR-centric ‘Golem’ project for PS4

Cool music The Jewish folklore origin of the Golem has basically lost all meaning, and is now shorthand for “rock monster.” And that isn’t stopping Highwire Games from crafting a new game using the titular creature, as it has just announced theGolemproject live at PSX today in San Francisco. We don’t know a whole lot about it, but the trailer above should fill you in on the basic concept — connecting with an avatar via VR....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Paul Dominguez

How to cure Arcana Hunger in Baldur’s Gate 3

InBaldur’s Gate 3,Arcana Hunger can be a huge pain. Your character looks beleaguered and their constitution throws are at a disadvantage against foes. You’ll need a specific type of item to have them recover and return to normal. Here’s how to cure Arcana Hunger inBaldur’s Gate 3. How to fixBaldur’s Gate 3‘s Arcana Hunger Arcana Hunger can be very frustrating, especially if you want to see your character fit and able rather than slouching forward....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Lisa Richard

How to make an Engine in Infinite Craft

An engine inInfinite Craftallows you to explore the world of creating trains, cars, and even robots if you let your creativity flow freely with your combinations. Here’s how to make an engine so you may find the car or mech of your dreams. Word combinations for Engine inInfinite Craft Making an engine inInfinite Craftis a two-step process that involves creating steam using fire and water before using some extra heat to make an engine....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Melinda Flores

How to unlock Auto Battle in Disgaea 7

Disgaea 7, the latest installment in the popularDisgaeafranchise, introduces an exciting feature called Auto Battle. Auto Battle is designed to assist players in overcoming the challenging level cap that the game presents. If you’re wondering how to unlock and effectively use the Auto Battle feature in the game, you’ve come to the right place. Here’s how to unlock Auto Battle inDisgaea 7. How to unlock Auto Battle in Disgaea 7 To unlock the Auto Battle feature inDisgaea 7, you’ll need to progress through the main story manually....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Ann Parker

If Die Hard is a Christmas movie, Doom is my favorite Christmas game

In Doomguy we trust The holiday season is upon us, friends. That means me drinking my weight in crappy eggnog-flavored coffee. It means rushing around to buy dumb junk for my kids that they will be less interested in than the box it came in. And of course, most importantly, it is about having to hear from the “funny guy” at the office about how “Die Hardis actually a Christmas movie” as he grins smugly and leans on the water cooler while you secretly hope that his arm slips and he cracks his head on the wall right before also going on to explain howGremlinsis also a Christmas movie....

May 30, 2025 · 7 min · 1469 words · Frank Turner

I’m obsessed with Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania’s missions

Missions are an extra incentive to go back and master every level, which I kind of needed I went intoSuper Monkey Ball Banana Maniaknowing there would be some changes and ommissions, and that I’d still want to keep my GameCube copies ofSuper Monkey Ball 1and2around for the classic feel of Party Games like Monkey Target and Monkey Baseball.As Chris covered in his review,Banana Maniahas drawbacks — but it’s still pretty great despite them....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 743 words · Jennifer Barnett

Killzone 3 has over 70 minutes of cutscenes

The BBFC has ratedKillzone 3for British gamers, and spilled a few beans for us in the process — revealing that the PS3 sequel will boast overseventy minutesof cutscenes. Looks like you’ll be doing plenty of watching as well as shooting this time around. Afew peoplehave already begun to overreact, claimingKillzoneto now be more movie than game. Of course, seventy minutes looks utterly mild compared toMetal Gear Solid 4, so I think we’ll be alright....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Robert Johnson