First look at Halo: The Fall of Reach – The Animated Series

It’s going to show John’s arms and legs Here’s a look atHalo: The Fall of Reach – The Animated Seriesout of San Diego Comic-Con. An adaptation of Eric Nylund’s 2001 novel, it will explore the origin of the Master Chief and Blue Team. Considering thosesame characters are involvedinHalo 5: Guardians, it makes sense that 343 Industries would want to retell this story with Sequence (the studio behind theTerminals). “Without getting into the weeds, we’ve been careful to align with the novel where it makes sense, but in visualizing the universe – which has evolved so much in the intervening years – we were presented with a few challenges, but also a lot of opportunities,”saidFrank O’Connor....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Hannah Brewer

Here’s how the Command & Conquer remaster is shaping up

It’s 2D in order to maintain the ‘original feel’ Did you forget that aCommand & Conquerremasteris on the way? Honestly, I kind of did! Today, around a year into development, Petroglyph Games and Lemon Sky Studios shared footage of the game, which is striving for a “classic 2D visual style” and the same gameplay from back in the day. Beyond these comparison shots, you can alsosee the before-and-after with a slider tool....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Alexis Roman

How cheesy ’80s movies shaped Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

It’s like Skyrim with guns, in the past, but also in the future, with neon Yes,Far Cry 3: Blood Dragonis very real, and it’s pretty damn amazing. Ubisoft took the best open-world experience of last year, and then proceeded to turn up the stupid to 11 by filling the game with obnoxious amounts of neon, cyborgs, and actual giant dragons that shoot laser out of their goddamn eyes. “The game’s really stupid, and that’s okay,” creative director Dean Evans told me during a Ubisoft event....

August 7, 2025 · 6 min · 1270 words · Bradley Adams

How to complete Arrako Goes Analog in Marvel Rivals

There are many vague achievements you need to figure out how to complete inMarvel Rivals. One of these tasks is Arrako Goes Analog, and you’re not given all the information you need to finish it, so getting it done can be tricky. If you want to earn all of the available achievement rewards, getting this one done is essential. There’s a bit of luck involved with this task, but it’s still much easier to complete once you know everything it entails, so here’show to complete Arrako Goes Analog inMarvel Rivals....

August 7, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Elizabeth Brown

How to cross the Wandering Wood in Octopath Traveler 2

The Wandering Wood is one of the final areas inOctopath Traveler 2, explored in Chapter Five of Temenos’ story. Many players get lost in this area. Fortunately, once you know where to look, it’sas easy as beating information out of townsfolk. Here’s what you need to do. The solution to the Wandering Wood inOctopath 2 First, you have to actively be progressing Chapter Five of Temenos’ story. If you try to explore the Wandering Wood before that, you’ll just go around in circles for eternity....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · David Green

How to get the Ambitious Ends hairstyle in FFXIV

Luscious locks for almost nothing Final Fantasy XIVdroppedpatch 6.45, so you know that means. There are new items, recipes, and even hairstyles for players to collect. For players mainly concerned with creating the ultimate avatar (ahem, me), you might want to know how you may unlock the new Ambitious Ends hairstyle inFFXIVright now. How to get the Ambitious Ends hairstyle inFFXIV Players can earn the new Ambitious Ends hairstyle by running the the Mount Rokkon variant dungeon....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Jonathan Mcclure

How to get the Chromatic Fire exotic chest armor in Destiny 2

While gettinggod rolls on legendary itemsinDestiny 2is the focus, snagging yourself exotics or their god rolls is a great idea too. There are a lot of great exotics in there, with perks that can seriously help certain builds. One of these exotics, available only to Warlocks, can help in builds where you’re mainly using your Kinetic weapon. Here’s how to get the Chromatic Fire exotic chest armor inDestiny 2. Where to find the Chromatic Fire armor in Destiny 2 There are a few ways you can get the Chromatic Fire armor....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Anthony Morales

How to get the Vigilante Title in Fisch

With the official introduction of the Brick Rod inFisch, the Vigilante title has certainly become a popular name among the players. The secret rod is slightly tricky to obtain, and you’ll have to interact with Minish. The Vigilante Title is required to complete the quest, which makes it important for you to unlock it first. Let’s take a look at how to get this particular title insideFisch. How to unlock the Vigilante Title in Fisch To get the Vigilante title inFisch, you’ll have to complete a quest atMushgrove Swamp....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 233 words · Mark Williams

Is this new Super Mario Bros. world record a perfect run?

Looks damned close if not A newSuper Mario Bros.speedrun world record has been set (as seen above) and it looks damned near perfect. It’s mostly a vanilla run, meaning the player doesn’t use many glitches aside from one allowing access to the second warp pipes in a strange way. This speedrun, while impressive, looksnot even closeto as cool as some of theSuper Mario Makerlevels. One time, I had a time trial world record on the long-forgotten and Sega-published racing gameFull Auto, so I’m kind of a big deal like this guy too…right?...

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Jesse Powell

Latest sci-fi news: Zazie Beetz in a sci-fi flick, Mars Express reviews, and Maze Runner

This Friday we’ve got news of a fascinating and deeply weird new sci-fi movie with a formerDeadpoolstar attached, a stellar new animated film, and the return of a movie franchise you probably forgot about years ago. Zazie Beetz in a new sci-fi movie Zazie Beetz is great, in everything fromAtlantatoBullet Train, but she’s especially endeared herself to superhero fans. InDeadpool 2, Beetz played Domino – my personal favorite unofficial X-Men member – whose supernatural luck propels her from one unbelievable victory to the next....

August 7, 2025 · 4 min · 640 words · Dana Johnson

Legend of Grimrock will spunk its glory in your eyes

No, this is not related toTransformersin any way. It’s calledLegend of Grimrock, and it’s a grid-based, first-person, tactical roleplaying game from Almost Human. The game was originally slated for the end of the year, but is being pushed back to March for refinement. Oh, and it also looks amazing. With a strategic combat system, tough puzzles and the kind of dungeon crawling that your daddy grew up with, this is one of those games that look brand new by drawing from some very old roots....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Susan Nguyen

Live show: Primal Carnage and Pid double feature

Giveaway extravaganza! [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch King Foom play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you may be as much a part of the show as anything else.] Come hang out with us tonight onMash Tactics, for a special double feature event. We’ll be kicking off the evening with a couple hours of visceral, carnivore on human action inPrimal Carnage....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 193 words · Anthony Cook

Looking back at Revolution 2017

Growing pains are a bitch!! [Disclaimer: I am personally acquainted with the organisers but I was not asked to write about this event nor was any money distributed. This is simply my take on Revolution 2017.] Last weekend saw the annual Nth Gen Interactive fighting game tournament event called Revolution being held. The event focuses mostly on anime fighting games (so noStreet Fighter V) and has been going on for four years and had outgrown its old home last year (registration for entry had to be cut short because there was no space left in the venue!...

August 7, 2025 · 5 min · 959 words · Samantha Cross