Atomicrops sprouts into early access next week

Exclusive to Epic Games Store Roguelike farming themed shooterAtomicropswill be launching into early access next week. Arriving on July 10, 2025, the game will launch exclusively on the Epic Games Store when it releases. A sliding discount will be on offer for the first week of sale. Starting at 50% off, the discount will lower each day until it hits full price on September 12. If you want to save the max amount, get in early....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Teresa Stevens

Bethesda adds new free levels to classic versions of Doom

Another free add-on WAD Although my first foray into first-person shooters wasCatacomb 3-D,DoomandDuke Nukem‘s stages are forever burned in my brain. That’s partly why I sought out crazy fanmade mods (WADs) by any means necessary, including picking up some crazy level collections at flea markets. I had to have more! Now, it’s a hell of a lot easier to snag some levels due to the proliferation of fan communities across the internet, but Bethesda is also steadily adding free stages to modern ports of classicDoom....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Brett Barnes

Bloggers Wanted: Double dipping

Ever need a game on all the things? Ever since I got a new gaming laptop and a Nintendo Switch, I’ve found some of my PS4 and Vita games migrating to them. This isn’t an entirely bad thing, as it frees up storage on my PlayStation platforms, (where storage is often tight anyway), but some of it just boils down to the fact that I want a lot of my favorite games on more portable platforms....

July 20, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Samantha Peterson

Contest: Win Dead Age 2 for Steam

In today’s contest you can win a Steam copy ofDead Age 2! Zombies are everywhere! They’re in armies, in U, and they even ate my neighbors! We just can’t get away from them. And today is no different.Dead Age 2just hit Steam Early Access, so we’re giving away some keys to let you experience the horrors of a zombie apocalypse. Watch your fingers, kids. Lead a group of survivors in the human wastelands of Earth to find a cure to the outbreak that turned the world to hell ten years ago....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Carla Mendoza

Could this be the MMORPG comeback of 2025? Blue Protocol returns as Star Resonance

Despair reigned among fans whenBlue Protocolmet its end in 2024. But like a phoenix, it rose again, reborn by Tencent’s BOKURA asStar Resonance. Although little has been heard since the shutdown, the MMORPG now gleams anew with a 2025 release. I, for one, am thrilled to seeBlue Protocolmake a comeback. Anime-inspired MMOs are rare, and this one fills a unique niche. The new version is a clear improvement compared to the original....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · Melissa Le

Daemon X Machina is getting a surprise PC release

The more Switch games on Steam the merrier Marvelous is bringing its Nintendo Switch mech gameDaemon X Machinato Steam on July 06, 2025, and that’s definitely not a sentence I expected to write this morning. Get it, Marvelous! It’s cool to see another Nintendo-published game make its way to PC afterOctopath Traveler. The PC port ofDaemon X Machinais skipping “some licensed DLC,” but everythingelse –“including new Arsenal gear, cosmetic options, Colossal Immortal battles, and a co-op Exploration Mission mode”–made the cut for Steam....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Brenda Welch

Dead Island 2’s new trailer welcomes you to HELL.A.

You wait years and years for aDead Island 2update, and then three come along at once! Publisher Deep Silver and developer Dambuster Studio has offered up a selection of trailers and screens for long-in-development zombie-masher, which launches on PC and console platforms in April 2023. The new information was delivered via a special online showcase, which you cannow watch in its entirety. First and foremost is the new “Welcome to HELL-A” trailer, giving us a new look at the sun, sand, and shredded skins that will come clawing for both your attention AND your flesh in the new sequel....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Daniel Harris

Desert map for PUBG will be 8×8 km in size

On a horse with no name (maybe it was unknown too?) In an interview withEurogamerat this year’s Gamescom, the player that isn’t known (Brendan Greene) himself confirmed that the size of the upcoming desert map will be 8×8 km in size. The map was originally announced to be 4×4 km in size, for context. But in the interview Greene gave an update regarding that and had this to say:“For 100 players an 8×8 just makes more sense and it gives more flexibility when we move onto custom games and things like that....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Tracy Collins

Diablo 4 Overpower Damage, explained

Did someone order more damage? Every ARPG has its own unique systems to allow you to build your character how you want. WithDiablo 4, several of these new systems can be quite overwhelming with little to no information available in-game as to how they work. One such mechanic in is Overpower. While there is an in-game tooltip with some information on how this effect works, it can be a bit confusing based on the wording....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Lawrence Rivers

Dishonored & Silent Hill composer Daniel Licht passes away

Sinister-sound maker composed for horror shows, games and movies Daniel Licht, who created haunting music for some of entertainment’s darker franchises, died yesterday after a battle with cancer. He was 60 years old. Detroit-born Licht is known for his work in the laterSilent Hilliterations, includingDownpourandBook of Memories, as well as composing the music for theDishonoredgames, including the ending theme song “Honor for All”. Outside of video games, Licht has worked on stalwart horror series such asChildren of the Corn, Amityville,andHellraiser....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Steven Valencia

Dizzying shmup Tube Panic returns on Nintendo Switch

‘I’m kinda dizzy… I should probably go home sick…’ Hamster Corp. is pulling another oddity out of its big bag of retro games for this week’s Arcade Archives release, as Nichibutsu’s old-school shmupTube Panicreturns on Nintendo Switch. Released back in 1984,Tube Panicis not dissimilar to Atari’s 1981 releaseTempest, and sees the player rotate around the circumference of a metal tube, firing “into” the screen at waves of UFO’s and pseudo-TIE Fighters that mercilessly barrel toward our hero....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Derek Lyons

Dragon Quest IX delay may push back Final Fantasy XIII

I wasn’t too irked by the news yesterday thatDragon Quest IXwould be delayed due to crippling bugs— after all, I wasn’t expecting to see the game until late this year anyway, butKotakuis reporting that the delay may affect the time frame ofFinal Fantasy XIII, and that’s something that does disturb me. Square Enix president Yoichi Wada commented on the possible effects of the Dragon Quest delay, saying: “The next term’s schedule hasn’t been fixed yet....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · Colton Compton

EA FC 24: How to complete Lionel Messi TOTT SBC

The Lionel Messi TOTT SBC is now live inEA FC 24, and you can add one more 99-rated item to your Ultimate Team squad. Lionel Messi’s 99-rated item was released originally as part of the pre-FUTTIES celebration. The card has been an amazing addition to Ultimate Team, and if you haven’t managed to pull him from the previous challenges, now is your chance. Let’s take a look at how you can unlock the special 99-rated card for your squad....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · Gary Ferguson