Opt into or out of supportive messages from “Mom” Players who picked upBoyfriend Dungeonyesterday after its surprise launch announcement were greeted with several prompts. One of them in particular has been drawing a lot of attention and praise: the option to receive messages from “Mom” or not. The dungeon crawler/dating sim hybrid dropped duringyesterday’s Nintendo Indie World Showcase, as one of several “available later today” games. It takes a number of considerations into account: there’s an upfront content warning about references to “unwanted advances, stalking, and other forms of emotional manipulation....

‘I would love to do it!’ Hollywood superstar Brie Larson has once againexpressed her desireto don the famous power armour of Samus Aran, should Nintendo ever see fit to producing a movie based on beloved sci-fi franchiseMetroid. TheCaptain Marvelstar reiterated her hopes of playing the legendary bounty hunter in a recent interview onGary Whitta’s quirkyAnimal Talkingshow, where the host interviews stars within a virtualAnimal Crossing-style TV studio. When asked about the potential role, Larson enthusiastically responded....

Senior relations manager spoke of her own abuse experience Bungie’s Senior Employee Relations Manager Gayle D’Hondt has announced that she will be stepping down from her role at the studio amidst therecent wave of allegationsleveled at theHalodeveloper for discriminatory and abusive behavior.As reported by IGN, D’Hondt informed Bungie employees that she would be leaving the position via a company-wide email, though it is unclear as to whether the former HR manager is resigning from Bungie entirely....

(Well, a little belatedly, at least) Yesterday, December 4 might have seemed like any other day, but lo, it was, in fact,Dragon Age Day,and to celebrate the beloved fantasy RPG franchise, Electronic Arts released a new teaser trailer for its long-in-development, long-time-coming sequelDragon Age: Dreadwolf. The cinematic preview, unfortunately, offers not a dot of gameplay footage, and in fact only runs a scant 60 seconds in length, (truly you are spoiling us)....

Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby…Oops, wrong game. I don’t know any of the music inPersona 4yet. The US launch date of December 9th can’t come soon enough. To hold you over until then, I guess you could dress up as Persona 4 character Chie in this new jacket fromCospa. Jacket, or “jersey.” The Japanese call anything that looks sporty and zips up a jersey for some reason. The “jersey” even comes with the three pins that Chie wears in P4, though you’ll have to wear a skirt to have the full costume down....

Dang, they already Nerfed the Gjallarhorn The infamous Gjallarhorn rocket launcher is arriving inDestiny 2as part ofBungie’s 30th Anniversary celebration. And for Guardians who get one in-game, they’ll also be able to get one in real-life in the form of a Nerf Gjallarhorn blaster. Yes, Bungie and Nerf are teaming up for a Nerf Gjallarhorn blaster. Theshop page is already live, but locking one in comes with a pre-requisite: You’ll need to unlock the Gjallarhorn in-game before July 03, 2025....

Can I overcome my fear? Few things scare me more than clowns and as much as I find the protagonist ofDropsyto be unsettling, the game itself is also admittedly rather charming. This is a point-and-click adventure which emphasizes exploration, and visual storytelling over written dialog. The game has been going strong on Kickstarter — enough that funding is locked in, with four days remaining — and now publisher Devolver Digitalhas announcedits involvement with the project....

Brace yourself for another Devolver Digital livestream It looks like the trend of wild and fun Devolver Digital live streams will continue this year.Devolver announced via their websitethat we can expect their annual presentation as part of the Summer Game Fest this year. The stream will start on June 8 at 3PM Pacific Time. It looks as though the presentation will revolve around “the world’s favorite video game mascot” Volvy as his original creator Ronathan Trodfield once again reveals to us the future of video games....

I actually took a break from playing a preview build ofDragon’s Dogmato tell you that a demo is coming our way this month. Capcom has confirmed a demo release on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network for April 24 for North America, with Europe getting theirs on PSN the next day, April 25. The demo gives you a party of three Pawns and a choice of two different character classes: Fighter and Strider....

The Federico Di Marco TOTY Honorable Mentions SBC is now live inEA FC 25, and you’re able to complete the challenge to unlock a special card for your squad. Di Marco has been in splendid form for Inter Milan, and EA Sports has released a special card to cherish performances. To play with the item, you’ll have to complete all the tasks of the challenge. Let’s look at how you can complete the SBC and see if it’s worth your resources....

DO NOT IGNORE It’s hardly the world’s best-kept secret that Electronic Arts is working on a new title for its long-running racing franchise, Need for Speed, but the publisher is yet to officially reveal the road-ripper in question — That looks all set to change very soon, as EA is now teasing an unveiling for later this week. 👀 — Need for Speed (@NeedforSpeed)June 12, 2025 The officialNeed for SpeedTwitter accounthas been updatedwith a spanking new “NFS” avatar and header image, which is amusingly splattered with the order “DO NOT IGNORE”....

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Excuse the Xbox LIVE Arcade PSA, but even I’m having trouble keeping track of Microsoft’s ‘Days of Arcade’ downloadable games blitzkrieg. This Wednesday (April 8), D3Publisher’sPuzzle Quest: Galactrixand Proper Game’sFLOCK!are hitting XBLA for 1,600 and 1,200 Microsoft Points respectively. We’ve had our hands onFLOCK!several times. You can check out preview coverage from E3 2008hereand CES 2009here.FLOCK!looks good, butGalactrix, as I understand it, is quite the steamer. You can check out Conrad’s qualms with the titlehere....