Updates on amiibo: Toys”R”Us, discontinued figures, and more

It’s been a crazy year already for these things The first bit of 2015 amiibo news is the juicy rumor that Toys”R”Us may be holding an “amiibo event” on the 15th, with rare figures such as Captain Falcon and Pit going on sale that day. According tothis post, the retailer is holding stock until then, which is why you won’t see any restocks on the shelves. Toys”R”Us has denied this after my inquiry, but anything could happen....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · James Martin

Warframe is live now on Switch, along with account migration

It’s crazy how much better this game has gotten Although it took a bit to arrive,Warframewent live on the Nintendo Switch eShop late last night. New players can take advantage of a free “starter pack” of in-game items from now until December 4, which includes 50,000 credits (currency), a 3-day gear rank booster, a double mod capacity Orokin Reactor item and Forma (a take onCall of Duty‘s prestige system that resets gear but buffs it)....

August 5, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Patrick Martinez

Weirdly, I really want Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure

Activision’s pitch forSkylanders: Spyro’s Adventurehas been met with some derision from gamers, and it’s not surprising. The idea of plugging toys into a thing to interact with a videogame seems tacky as anything but … I kinda dig it. I thinkSkylandersreminds me of my childhood. I grew up in the nineties, so gimmicky plastic crap essentially ruled my mind. Be it Mini Boglins, Barcode Battlers, or Tamagotchi, I was all about newfangled silliness that were manufactured purely to be collected in their hundreds....

August 5, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Connie Johnson

What is The Plucky Squire? – All Info

The Plucky Squirehas been grabbing the attention of many critics within the gaming scene, and it might be worth yours, too.This game was initially revealed in 2022, slated for 2023 with Publisher Devolver Digital. What was shown ofThe Plucky Squireduring that time turned many heads. Maybe it’s because gamers like myself haven’t searched in the right places, butThe Plucky Squirefeels like the answer to a call. Now, gamers are anticipating its open-ended 2024 release....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 710 words · Alejandra Brown

Where to find Scout Strider Automatons in Helldivers 2, locations and difficulty

Helldivers 2has a hefty list of rotating challenges, and among those include the order to kill 20 Scout Rider enemies. You know, for the sake of democracy and freedom, etc. For those on the hunt and ready to complete their new challenge, here’s how you find and kill the pesky Scout Strider in Helldivers 2. Helldivers 2 Scout Strider location, find those Automatons To find a Scout Strider inHelldivers 2, you have tofight the Automatonsin the western sector of the galaxy....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · William Thompson

Zelda Zine is a grand collection of Zelda fan art

This past week, theGameCityvideogame culture festival went down in Nottingham England. As part of the festivities, a Zelda Takeover Day was planned to celebrate theZeldaseries’ 25th anniversary. For the occasion, Cory Schmitz — responsible for assembling the fan art magazineThe Controller— was asked to help edit a another magazine featuring submissions from many web artists. The result isZelda Zine, a three-part collection of art, photography, poetry, and more. As you’re able to see from theamazingheader image above, the ever-effervescent Ashley Davis was one of the contributors....

August 5, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Timothy West

A huge Genshin Impact 2.5 stream is coming soon, with a concert

February 4 at 7AM ET Right on schedule,MiHoYo has announcedtheGenshin Impact2.5 stream date: and it’s February 4 at 7AM ET. According to the company, it’ll feature details on 2.5, as well as “an online concert.” So the key art very clearly features Inazuma (the third region so far in the game), which was introduced as the “2.0” edition of the game in mid-2021. Since thenGenshinhas been following along with the storyline dealing with the Raiden Shogun, who ruled the area with an iron fist in an attempt to preserve “eternity” for her kingdom....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 216 words · Andrew Warren

A Serious Sam Collection is coming to Switch

First found on the eShop Last month Devolver Digital acquiredSerious Samdeveloper Croteam; now they’re starting to roll that partnership out beyond the scope of future entries in theSerious Samseries. Announced today, the Nintendo Switch is getting theSerious Sam Collection. It’s priced at $29.99, netting you “all content” fromSerious Sam HD: The First Encounter, Serious Sam HD: The Second EncounterandSerious Sam 3: BFE(with the two expansions). The collection is out soon, on November 17....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Amanda Collins

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp goes global this week

The wait is over. The waiting begins. People in Australia and New Zealand have been enjoying Nintendo’s newest mobile game,Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, for nearly a month now. The rest of the world has had to wait for this ambiguous “late November” release date teased last month, but that wait is just about over. According to the officialAnimal CrossingTwitter account,Pocket Campwill get its global release on Wednesday. — Isabelle (@animalcrossing)August 06, 2025...

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Joe Brown

Are you looking forward to Gears of War 4?

Here’s some multiplayer footage I haven’t really seen any major buzz (at least in the community itself) regardingGears of War 4. I remember there being some excitement towards the initial reveal and the enhanced focus on horror, but not much since. This footage of the map “Impact” might change your mind, or it might not. I don’t really know, and since I’m kind of in the middle on it myself, I want to hear your thoughts!...

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Karen Smith

Battlefield 1943 is the latest Xbox One backward compatibility title

Turn back time Rarely does backward compatibility feel so thematically appropriate. Xbox One users keen to re-experience a bygone era of Xbox 360 games now have a new (but also old!) opportunity to replay a game set 75 years ago. Battlefield 1943is the newest addition to the Xbox One backward compatibility program. The multiplayer-only shooter was a novel curiosity at the time. Electronic Arts took a risk on a $15 digitally-releasedBattlefieldthat didn’t have a single-player campaign....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Tammie Ellis

Best players to use in EA FC 25 Built Different Evolution

The Built Different Evolution is now live inEA FC 25, and you can get some amazing upgrades if you have coins to spare. This evolution is pretty expensive as it’s priced at 125,000 coins. If you choose to invest, this guide will help you make the best choice in terms of the cards to use. The offered upgrades include stat boosts, new playstyles, and roles. Table of contents EA FC 25 Built Different Evolution requirements Here are the requirements of the Built Different Evolution inEA FC 25....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Katherine Brooks

BioShock Infinite’s alternate ending is less depressing

Alternate reality that is, har har har! Are we past the point where I can stop warning people about spoilers? Well just in case, don’t watch this if you haven’t beatenBioShock Infiniteyet. Actually, this won’t even make sense until you have gotten all the way through the game. For those of you who have played all the way through, enjoy this what if scenario had things ended differently for Booker, Elizabeth, and other familiar faces from Columbia....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 77 words · Renee Swanson