Baldur’s Gate 3 won’t be coming to Game Pass according to Larian

Baldur’s Gate 3is now availableon Xbox Series platforms, but don’t expect the game to make its way to Microsoft’s Game Pass subscription service anytime soon. In a recent interview withIGN, Larian Studios boss Swen Vincke confirmed the company has no plans to release its award-winning title on Game Pass, citing the game’s sheer scope as a factor for this decision. “We made a big game, so I think there’s a fair price to be paid for that, and I think that that is okay,” Vincke said....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Michael Gillespie

Believa Pinata followup: New video, plus exclusive behind-the-scenes with Rare

I got in contact with Rare this morning to discuss these videos and see if we can’t learn a little more about them. Hit the jump for some background on the Believa Pinata “sort of” campaign. When the firstBelievecommercial was posted on Youtube, I thought it was pretty clear that it was an unofficial parody by aHalofan. Turns out that assumption was more or less correct, as video creator James Thomas is indeed aHalofan who made an unofficial spoof video — the only important difference being that he “just so happened” to be a member of Rare as well....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Ann Allen

Best Exiled Perks Tier List [Fire Spirit Update]

Updated July 21, 2025 Lurker Perk Added Perks can drastically affect the success of yourExiledruns so while cosmetics are important for style, you’ll want to save most of your Anons for Perks. That said, some are drastically better than others. I’ll guide you through the most optimal ones in thisbestExiledperks tier list. Table of contents Complete Exiled Perks Tier List I’ll be ratingExiledperks from best to least optimal, whereas S-Tier and A-Tier perks are usually must-haves....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · James Alvarado

Bound in Blood ‘Oh Mama’ trailer reminds me of something …

Oh mama I’m in fear for my life from the long arm of the lawLaw man has put an end to my running and I’m so far from my homeOh mama I can hear you a-crying you’re so scared and all aloneHangman is coming down from the gallows and I don’t have very long The jig is up the news is out they’ve finally found meThe renegade who had it made retrieved for a bountyNever more to go astrayThis will be the end today of the wanted man...

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 210 words · Charles Gonzalez

Brazil of Games: Dandara is a cultural metroidvania

Promoted from our Community Blogs [There are some corners of the world where the video game development scene isn’t spotlighted quite as well as others, and that’s a shame. There’s so much cool stuff being put out into the universe from really unexpected places that we don’t hear about nearly enough. Community memberNioris here to tell us about a game calledDandara, which was created in their home country of Brazil, and why it means so much to them to see their culture represented in this industry....

July 31, 2025 · 9 min · 1813 words · Megan Hughes

Calm down: Hideo Kojima takes ‘reunion’ photo with Norman Reedus

‘Giving update about my own company’ AfterP.T., a lot of people were excited for the Hideo Kojima/Guillermo del Toro/Norman Reedus jointSilent Hills, right up until the pointit was canceled. Scratch that; people were still excited about the idea, includingNorman Reedus himself. A recentlate night tweetfrom Kojima is only stoking those fires. “Reunion with Norman Reedus. Giving update about my own company.” Yes, Kojima and Reedus were in the same place at the same time, with photographic evidence....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Kimberly Coleman

Cblogs of 9/19 to 29-06-2025: Timespinner, Ghost of Tsushima, and Zelda delays

Cblogs Recap: Week 39 –Black Red Gamingcontinues the ranking of theSaints Rowgames with this blog aboutAgents of Mayhem. –BlackAdlerreviewsTimespinneron the PC. –Council of the Lostdiscusses the differences between two roles inPUBGin a comprehensive fashion. –BRAVO F1VEreviewsGhost of Tsushima. –TheBlondeBasscontinues highlighting games with heart core with a blog focusing onGuilty Gear Xrd. –Shoggoth2588responds to this month’sBand of Bloggersprompt about delayed games with a blog about Nintendo’s perpetually delayed series,The Legend of Zelda....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Alyssa Williams

Choose vulgar or mum in the new Jay and Silent Bob co-op beat-’em-up

Chasing Gamey Kevin Smith made something of a media empire out of two side characters from 1994’sClerks. Jay and Silent Bob have appeared in movies, cartoons, television shows, comics, and a whole bunch of merchandise. Their crowning achievement isJay and Silent Bob Strike Back, an entire movie about the duo. It’s time to add video games to that list. Just announced today,Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punchis in the works....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Lisa Jones

Control: Ultimate Edition for PS5 and Xbox Series X launches February 2

Remedy’s mind-bending thriller returns 505 Games, alongside developer Remedy Entertainment, has announced thatControl: Ultimate Editionwill launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X in a digital capacity on February 2, it will then be followed by a physical release a month later on March 2. A short teaser video showcases the 2019 physics-defying adventure running on PlayStation 5, where the release will offer a 60 FPS “Performance Mode” and a 30 FPS “Graphics Mode” – the latter of which features ray-tracing support and heightened textures, lighting, and other visual effects....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Michelle Ward

Dead Island Epidemic is a ‘ZOMBA,’ not a MOBA, get it right

OmG, ZaMbEh KiLLiNz! Dead Island Epidemic’sfour-minute gameplay video tries really hard to be hardcore, but I cringed at the way the announcer said the title. It wasn’t good. With that said, it looks like it could be fun. Obviously this is a MOBA, but the buzzword here is “ZOMBA”: Zombie Online Multiplayer Battle Arena. That’s silly. Don’t even get me started on the fact that it’s…more zombies. I’ve had enough of them for one lifetime, thank you very much....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Melissa Gordon

Disco Elysium-inspired RPG leads winners in Vampire: The Masquerade game jam

For those missing a bit ofMasqueradein their life It’s been a while since we heard from the virtual side ofVampire: The Masquerade. But while anotherBloodlinesmay still be a ways off, the Vampire Jam let other developers explore the world of the Masquerade. Vampire Jam ran fromOct. 31 through Nov. 30of last year, letting developers put together a bunch of games set in theVampire: The Masqueradeuniverse. Many were created, ranging from visual novels to strategy and role-playing games....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Lauren Myers

Epic Seven characters tier list

Epic Sevenhas a lot of characters that players can choose. Despite the diverse characters, it might be confusing to pick the right character for you. To help you with that, here is a tier list of all characters inEpic Seven. Here is the tier list of all characters for Hunt: What are the best characters for PvP Arena in Epic Seven? Here is the tier list of all characters for PvP Arena:...

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Donna Wells

Exclusive: Two brand new beautiful MTG Bloomburrow cards revealed

TheMagic: The Gathering Bloomburrowset launches on July 05, 2025, and transports players to Valley, a beautiful part of Bloomburrow where all kinds of anthropomorphic creatures live together in harmony. In this article, we’ve got exclusive details on two of the cards you can get for your collection from this set. Part of the fun of a newMTGset, for me, is discovering new cards and figuring out what they do or how they work as you open packs....

July 31, 2025 · 4 min · 835 words · Melissa Jensen