Hell in Hall 7: Road To Myself

By now, all of you should be familiar with Hall 7. For Eliza, it is the mostdelicioussmelling sphincter of TGS. For me? TGS’ stenchingtaintdipped over and over again into my open, paralyzed mouth. As a summary: Eliza and I have been exiled to Hall 7 through a strange conglomeration of our own arrogance and Nick Chester’s casual homoerotic appeal. While Dale North and that bastard Chester flitter back and forth betweenHalo 3,Devil May Cry 4,Metal Gear Solid 4andDark Love, Eliza and I are wildly gesticulating our inept pidin interview questions at a bunch of mentally-handicapped game design majors fresh-out of Tokyo’s local cut-rate technical schools....

June 5, 2025 · 4 min · 714 words · Lauren Jefferson

Hollow Knight’s latest update adds a bunch of free goodies

I love free! The wait forHollow Knight’sthird DLCisn’t quite over yet, but in the mean time, developer Team Cherry has released a new update to tide fans over. Called “Lifeblood,” this new patch adds a bunch of stuff, tweaks some of the game’s features and adds some bug fixes to smooth out theHollow Knightexperience. The biggest addition is a brand new boss fight. Thedeveloper blogmakes note that the music was done by Chris Larkin, who fans will recognize as the guy behind the main game’s OST....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Deborah Blackwell

How to complete the Master Of the Elements challenge in BitLife

BitLife’sMaster Of the Elements challenge is a difficult one. Your main objective is to explore the four elements by soaring through the sky, riding a boat out to see, and diving headfirst into some fire. Here’s how to complete the Master Of the Elements Challenge inBitLife. BitLifeMaster Of the Elements Challenge guide The Master Of the Elements Challenge inBitLifehas five objectives to complete: The two crucial parts of this challenge aremaking as much money as possibleto afford your jet ski and aircraft and being diligent with having a best friend you’re able to marry....

June 5, 2025 · 3 min · 592 words · Robert Morgan

How to customize weapons in Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2‘s Galactic Emergency update introduced the Illuminate invasion, but you also get better arsenal management in the form of weapon customization. The weapon customization is fairly straightforward, and it opens a host of new options when it comes to your loadout. This guide will highlight all the important steps you’ll have to perform, and how to make the most of them. Table of contents Helldivers 2 weapon customization guide You can customize and modify almost any primary gun inHelldivers 2and add new attachments....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · John Dixon

How to gather intel from Merchant Tamao in Assassin’s Creed Shadows The Iron Hand Guild quest

A dangerous merchant syndicate, the “Iron Hand Guild,” seeks to infiltrate Settsu’s thriving businesses. Among their many targets, the elusive Merchant Tamao proves the most challenging, requiring you to use a unique tactic to uncover his location. Find out how to gather intel from him inAssassin’s Creed Shadows. Table of contents Where to find Merchant Tamao in Assassin’s Creed Shadows You can find Merchant Tamaoeast of Honnoji Temple in Yamashiro. The mission hint might confuse you when it mentions “Honpoji Temple....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Megan Moreno

How to get the Awoken Dragon Talon in Blox Fruits

The Dragon Talon technique has been reworked in a recentBlox Fruitsupdate, and you can awaken it to improve its potential. Three new belts have been added to the game, and you can find the Blue belt to improve the power and potential of the Dragon Talon technique. If you’re a beginner, you’ll have to unlock Dragon Talon first. You’ll also have to complete a few more steps to awaken the technique....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Stephanie Hendricks

How to turn off Special Style in Tekken 8

There’s a new feature inTekken 8that eases newer players into the combo system called Special Style. You may accidentally have it on in a fight, which can throw you off if you aren’t paying attention. Here’s how to turn off the Special Style as well as breaking down what that mechanic does inTekken 8. What is Special Style inTekken 8? If you are familiar with the “Simple Controls” mechanic that has been introduced into many fighting games, this is what Special Style is....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Michael Olson

Humble expands its Switch section with third-party titles

Publishers like 2K and Curve Digital have titles available now Humble has announced that its Nintendo Switch section will be getting expanded today. Previously limited to first-party games, numerous third-party titles have been added and are ready for immediate purchase. Games from the likes of 2K, Curve Digital, and Humble Publishing are currently available while Sega, Ubisoft, and Capcom are said to be coming in the following weeks. While still limited to US residents, it’s actually quite easy to set up aneShop account for different regions....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Linda Logan

If you can believe it, Konami is giving us free DLC on Friday for Super Bomberman R

A new level and some tweaks [Update:That ended up being four levels and two accessories. Right on.] As was confirmed several weeks ago, Konami will be supportingSuper Bomberman Rpost-launch with more content and tweaks. I was initially shocked to see that after booting the game up that there were no microtransactions on board, and now I’m just as surprised that the very same Konami that parades its franchises as gambling platforms is giving us free shit....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Alexis Figueroa

It’s satchel-charge madness in Saints Row: The Third

I’m sure when most of you saw the tagline forSaints Row: The Third, you didn’t think “strap it on” literally meant strapping on a dozen satchel charges and running head long into a group of gun-toting luchadores. But hey, you learn something new everyday. It does amaze me that theSaints Rowfranchise gets away with what it does; there’s a real thin line between inspired, over-the-top silliness and just plain offensiveness. I think if any other publisher had tried to sell their game with a trailer that involved strapping explosives to your characters body and blowing him sky-high, then we’d all be mortally offended....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Dennis Howard

Learning to be bad with Blackguards

An hour of Daedalic’s new RPG If you’ve ever wanted to tear across a fantasy realm with a roving band of criminal misfits, you might be able to live out your dream in Daedalic’s tactical role-playing game,Blackguards. You might recall that I wasn’t particularly sold on what Daedalic considers villainous, as the first fewcharacter profilesthe developer released seemed pretty tame. After sitting through a hands-off demonstration in London earlier this month, I’m more convinced, seeing quite a bit of lechery, greed, drug abuse, and being promised a whole lot more....

June 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1166 words · Suzanne Holland

Lego Fortnite will soon add both Cozy mode and an Expert mode with permadeath

Epic Games is adding two new difficulty modes to theirLego Fortnitegame, with thev30.10 update. The update is set to arrive on July 27, 2025, and will offer players more variety in gameplay. The new Cozy and Expert mode feature different game settings; where the Cozy mode is built for casual players who are new to survival games, the Expert mode is for seasonal survival game players who like a challenge....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Angela Fowler

Limited Run Games reveals its catalog of physical releases for 2022-2023

I don’t know who asked for some of these but… Yesterday, Limited Run Games held its annual summer showcase, which was produced by the folk at Mega64 and revealed the boutique retailer’s upcoming catalog of physical releases. On the agenda were a wide variety of new and old releases, all of which will be making the leap from the digital archives to a whole new world of shelf-filling plastic. There were familiar brands and IPs such asShantae, Blade Runner, Doom, Tetris, andStar Warslined up alongside radical ’80s/’90s franchises such asTMNT, Bill & Ted,Shadowrun, and even the classic horror adventure,D....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Amber Carroll