Jun Kazama unleashes hope on her enemies’ faces in latest Tekken 8 trailer

Beating the end of conflict into faces Bandai Namco has dropped theirlatest character trailerforTekken 8. This one focuses on Jun Kazama, as she complains about violence while unloading on her family. Jun Kazama was featured inTekken 2and the non-canonTag Tournamentgames. She went missing at the beginning ofTekken 3’snarrative, so her return has been a long time coming. She’s the mother of Jin Kazuma, who she had with Kazuya Mishima. She shows up in some flowing silks which, like the wardrobe of some other characters, seem far too nice to actually fight in....

June 23, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Katherine Bush

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 prequel comic: How it connects to the games

A glimpse into what’s to come It’s not often that we get an insight into a sequel’s storyline before it releases. Thankfully, we have theMarvel’s Spider-Man 2prequel comicwritten by Christos Gage with art by Ig Guara. This comic will provide clues on which characters we’ll see, and some of the story beats we could witness play out in the highly anticipated game. Here’s a wrap-up of everything that happens in the Free Comic Book DayMarvel’s Spider-Man 2prequel comic....

June 23, 2025 · 5 min · 942 words · Margaret Jackson

Middle-earth: Shadow of War gets a small chunk of free DLC today

Augmenting the existing season pass Middle-earth: Shadow of Warhas a significantly high-priced season pass at $40, which will grant you access to four DLCs. In the meantime you’re able to also grab some free add-ons and updates, including the Online Fight Pits, which will be released later today. It’s basically an update for the fighting arena that allows you to use orc followers to earn upgrades and loot. As for the paid stuff — theSlaughter Tribe Nemesisexpansion is out now, and the other three add-ons are dated with one coming December 12, the third in February, and the last one in May....

June 23, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Angela Burgess

NHL 13 announced, will deliver new AI and skating physics

[Update:You can now watch the debut trailer, which focuses on True Performance Skating.] EA Sports has officially announcedNHL 13, this year’s iteration of its critically acclaimed hockey series. After releasing two teaser trailers this week that suggestedNHL 13′s gameplay innovations would rival the franchise-defining debuts of the Skill Stick inNHL 07and real-time physics inNHL 11, the publisher listed two major gameplay changes and two new modes in the announcement press release....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Joseph Mack

Nintendo comments on EarthBound’s pricing

Pricing is done on a case-by-case basis [Art byZac Gorman] The cult classic SNES gameEarthBoundwas released on theWii U Virtual Console last week for $10. That’s $2 more than most SNES Virtual Consoles games cost. A couple days later, we posted a feature onwhat makes the game so special. The comments exploded with debate about how games should be sold, what they’re worth, and what consumers should do with their time and money....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Eric Peters

Official Hekmatyar Trello and Discord Links

Hekmatyaris an upcomingRobloxtactical first/third-person shooter similar to games like Tom Clancy’s: The Division. This is a genre that’s not very popular inRoblox, so we are very excited to see it in action. If you are also looking forward to Hekmatyar, we’ve prepared a list of relevant websites which can help you get familiar with the game. Without further ado, take a look at our OfficialHekmatyarTrello and Discord. Hekmatyar Relevant Links Below, you can find links to useful sites when it comes toRoblox Hekmatyar:...

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Jasmin Carlson

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis is arriving sooner than expected on June 9

New Genesis will launch globally on that date In case you missed it, Sega just held some tests forPhantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis. And they seemed to go well enough to hit the green light for launch! Out of the blue Sega announced a date forNew Genesis, whichis now arriving on June 9. That’s like, a week! This is kind of a big deal for the series for multiple reasons, chief among them that this is a global launch....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Kristen Hogan

Phantasy Star Portable will make you poor, but at least the demo is free

According to the boys atPSPFanboy, thePhantasy Star Portableofficial websitewas updated today with some decent information. The free demo, scheduled to release in Japan on July 14, is going to be a bit hefty. At a whopping 301 MB, it will provide players early access to both the Story Mode and online play. The demo will be available to download off of the Japanese PSN store, or at your local Japanese videogame vender....

June 23, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · Elizabeth Peterson

Players have finally uncovered Payday 2’s secret ending

Secret secret, I’ve got a secret! With some games, finishing the campaign is just the beginning. You can get the “ending,” but is that really the end? ForPayday 2, players have been searching for the past five years to unlock its super secret ending and the journey has now completed. YouTuber General McBadasshas uploadeda step-by-step guide to unlocking this hidden ending for everyone to replicate. If you don’t want the ending spoiled, I’d suggest not watching the below video....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Denise Nguyen

Playing Skyrim like a boss

Way to be late to the bandwagon, Freddie! Are we gonna have aMass Effectvideo next week? Huh? All ribbing aside, Freddie Wong and video partner Brandon Laatsch tend to go above and beyond with their productions, so I say better late than never. For thisSkyrimhomage, they get the assistance of a LARP combat specialist named Adam Lyons… snicker… I’m sorry, but “LARP combat specialist”? Not to bag on the guy, but c’mon!...

June 23, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Theresa Simmons

Pre-release Starfield main menu critique goes beyond ridiculous

Bethesda’sStarfieldis one of the most hotly anticipated titles of 2023, which is a heck of an achievement for a year that’s already played host to heavy hitters likeHogwarts Legacy,Resident Evil 4, andDiablo 4, to list a few. It’s easy to see the appeal, too, asthe game’s been described as “Skyrimin space”by Todd Howard himself. It’s a given, of course, that not everyone will find themselves enjoying what appears to be a classic Bethesda Game Studios RPG, but some may have taken their biases a tad too far....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Brenda Fuentes

Resident Evil 4 Remake Separate Ways DLC release & information leaks, explained

All but confirmed at this point Resident Evil 4 Remake’srelease is barely behind us, but eager data miners have potentially uncovered what’s next for the beloved horror franchise. The Separate Ways mode from the original game could be coming to the remake in the near future as optional DLC. Separate Ways DLC leaks, explained Thanks to Gosetsu from the RE Wiki Discord, they managed to datamine Resident Evil 4 Remake and find evidence that “The Another Order”, otherwise known as “Separate Ways” exists in the files....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Jamie Lawson

Review: T.16000M FCS Hotas

Happy Happy Joy Stick One of my favorite games in the last few years isElite Dangerous; a boring space trucking simulator which to some is going to be about as fun as filling in an Excel spreadsheet. To me though, it’s a kind of magic, spacefaring bliss, a relaxing way to get away from the world and pretend I am a daring Commander at the far reaches of the galaxy…one who needs to bring a supply of tobacco from one planet to another in record time....

June 23, 2025 · 5 min · 919 words · Samuel Jones