Injustice 2 seems pretty real

Leaked promo art Polygon has obtaineda flier forInjustice[Not Gods Among Us]2, a follow-up to the DC Comics oriented fighter from 2013. The existence of a sequelhas already been heavily rumored, but this pre-E3 leak seems to cement it. The only information we have at the moment is the tagline (“Every battle defines you”) and the fact that the predicable Batman and Flash are fighting it out. Evidently these posters are free for customers who pre-order at GameStop, and there are placeholders for PS4 and Xbox One, which makes sense....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · Travis Johnson

Judge rejects Microsoft call to pause ‘Gamer Lawsuit’ against Activision acquisition

Get in line A Californian judge has rejected Microsoft’s request that a lawsuit opposing its acquisition of Activision Blizzard is “paused” until after the publisher completes its pending lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) — itself a lawsuit opposing the$68.7 billion merger. The so-called “Gamer Lawsuit” was filed by Alioto Law Firm and the Joseph Saveri Law Firmin December 2022, and represents a party of citizens who are against Microsoft’s proposed purchase of theWorld of WarcraftandOverwatch 2developer....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Logan Becker

Looks like those amiibos aren’t really discontinued

David Young from Nintendo of America weighs in Maybe I’m just being overly cautious, but it’s almost impossible to know what to believe on the internet, so take this with a grain of salt. A screengrab of a email from Nintendo of America’s David Younghas popped up on NeoGAFstating that the Marth, Villager, and Wii Fit Trainer amiibos have not been discontinued. I’ve met David a few times, and that email reads a lot like how he talks, but who knows....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Brian Mendoza

Mad man spent $13,000 to get the highest Steam level

The Japanese man whodropped over $6,000on some mobile game has been usurped by another fool with way too much money. AsKotakupointed out, at 1,113,St4ckhas the highest Steam level in the world (no, I don’t know what Steam levels are either) and they got there in short order. St4ck, whose Steam level was only 146 back in March, decided to buy his way to the top, usurping fools like previous Steam level leader PalmDesert of Japan, who’s been padding his levelfor years....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Albert Campbell

Make sure to change this rollback setting in Tekken 8 ASAP

A good connection is key to playing fighting games online. And you might want to change your rollback netcode setting inTekken 8ASAP, to ensure you’ve got the most responsive option available. Tekken 8utilizes rollback netcode, a version of fighting game netcode that’s essentially predictive. There are a lot of explainers about it online, but essentially, it’s a net-positive for the community that more games adopt it.Tekken 8has specific settings for it though, and one in particular determines how “fluid” your rollback is....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Jill Hernandez

Mewgenics, the new game from the Binding of Isaac creator, has a release window

This NSFW cat-themed roguelike is “hopefully” coming in 2024 The Binding ofIsaacis renowned as one of the most influential indie games of all time, and I personally believe it helped usher in the wave of awesome roguelikes that have come out in its wake. The game was created by a teeny tiny team, but the whole project was the brainchild of Edmund McMillen, who also createdSuper Meat Boy, another indie classic....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · David Horton

Miyamoto’s three new Wii U games in action

Star Fox, robots, and home invasion Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto hasnew projectsin development for the Wii U that use both the GamePad and television screen, and here he is introducing three of them at E3 2014. Project Giant Robotputs you in the cockpit of a hulking, clumsy robot fighting automatons — don’t fall over!Project Guardhas you in a control room, using 12 security cameras to stop invading enemies. AndStar Foxwasn’t really shown, but issaid to usethe GamePad for a cockpit view and feature motion controls....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Jorge Keith

Monopoly GO: All Fortune Footrace rewards and milestones

With the Monopoly Games seasons starting today inMonopoly GO, we have several sports-related features to enjoy, with the Fortune Footrace banner event being one of many new additions. With the opportunity to get plenty of stickers for an early start on the new season’s album sets, you may very well get lucky and finish a few in one fell swoop. Let’s check out the entire list of Fortune Footrace event rewards....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Veronica Marks

Nacon’s Steelrising has been delayed to September 2022

The robo-revolution is on hold for now As some of youmay have read previously,I’ve been pretty fascinated with Spiders’ upcoming alt-reality adventureSteelrising, currently in development for PC and new-gen platforms. Unfortunately for interested parties such as myself, the fascination will need to hold a little longer, as publisher Nacon has officially delayed the launch ofSteelrisingto September 2022. To help soften the blow and tide fans over, Naconsupplied Game Informerwith a six-minute gameplay video, giving us our first real-time look atSteelrisingin action....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Samantha Martinez

New DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power trailer highlights fighting, fashion, and fixing up the city

Playable villains will be included Nintendo has a very busy June ahead of itself with E3 and a handful of significant new releases, likeGame Builder GarageandMario Golf: Super Rush. That may be where all the attention is now, but there’s another game set to launch next month that you might want to keep an eye out for. As revealed in the last Nintendo Direct,DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Poweris set to hit Switch on June 4....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · Scott Jones

NieR Automata’s 9S is getting his own Nendoroid figurine

Cutesy 2B toy has a pal on the way PlatinumGames’ NieR: Automata continues on itsrelentless questto become one of themost merchandisedtitlesin gaming history. The latest addition to the dystopian sci-fi series premium range of toys, figures, and models is this sweet replication (no pun intended) of android boy 9S, stylized in Nendoroid form. The prototype Nendo was revealed by manufacturer Good Smile Company as part of the week’s “WonHobby 32” showcase, which is debuting a range of toys and merchandise related to various Japanese properties....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Devin Wright

Nintendo Download: Mighty Switch Force! 2

Also, Urban Champion and Clu Clu Land Mighty Switch Force! 2for the Wii U headlines this week’s Nintendo Download, as the only original eShop game on offer. Sadly,unlikeMighty Switch Force!: Hyper Drive Editionwhich was a complete re-work of the game with extras, this release is apparently are-tooling of the 3DS originalto a 16:9 ratio. On the Virtual Console side,Urban ChampionandClu Clu Landare out.Just Dance Kids 2014andDeus: Ex Human Revolution Director’s Cutjoin the eShop on the 22nd....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Sarah Fritz

Now it’s Xbox One’s turn to have a really good Amazon bundle

But it won’t last long It’s fully expected that Microsoft’sgoing to announcean Xbox One with a souped-up hard drive at E3. As such, it seems like Amazon wants to clear out some stock of those older versions, maybe making for the best time to buy a new Xbox One. For $349.99, Amazon’s offering the 500GB hard drive Xbox One with Turtle Beach headphones, a year of Xbox Live Gold,Assassin’s Creed Unity, andAssassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Aaron Ramirez