Manor Lords publisher signs Junxions, a surprisingly riveting sandbox traffic simulation game

Hooded Horse, the publisher ofManor Lords,Against the Storm, and many other titles, has announced that it’s signed CyberStorm’s upcoming sandbox simulation game,Junxions. In it, players craft the perfect transportation system for bustling city streets, and it looks quite satisfying. Junxionsis, for me, the best part of any city management game likeCities Skylines 2. Once you’ve outlined where your roads need to be and placed all the businesses, housing, industrial units, and everything else a city needs, it’s time to get to work on efficiency....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Patrick Petty

Mario Kart Hot Wheels are on the way

Hit me up when there’s an Inkling We’ve seenMario-themedHot Wheels before, but not like this. Mattel iscoming out with a new lineof Mario Kart Hot Wheels next year featuring Rosalina, Wario, Yoshi, Toad, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and Mario. They’ll be available for $4.99 each starting in June 2019, and there are also plans forMario Kart-inspired tracks. Folks attending San Diego Comic-Con can preview the toys at the Nintendo and Mattel booths....

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Melissa Ross

MoviePass to spin off into separate company to avoid bankruptcy for owner

Not so much demonstrating the service’s value It’s been all quiet on the MoviePass front for some time—well, except for theNew York Attorney General investigationinto the company (per Deadline), but what can you do? In the latest installment of theMoviePass Deathwatch Cinematic Universe, the service will have what we’ll call a reboot—in fear of MoviePass’s troubles leading to bankruptcy, the service’s parent company Helios And Matheson (HMNY) is spinning it off into its own entity....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Patricia Hart

Nearly six million PlayStation 4 units sold this Holiday season

Lend us a tenner, John Sony have released figures for their PlayStation sales over 2017’s Holiday period, and it looks like it was averyMerry Christmas for the industry giants. The PlayStation 4 manufacturer managed to sell through 5.9 million of the little black boxes, bringing the grand total of PS4 units sold to date to an almighty 73.6 million units (as of June 11, 2025). “Thanks to the continued support from our fans across the globe, we are honored to announce remarkable sales during the holiday season,” said John Kodera, President of Sony Interactive Entertainment....

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Amy Abbott

New selection of clips from Monster Hunter: World’s ‘guide’ series

Presenting Palico Capcom have put another batch of their weird “six second clip” series, which showcase the habitat and wildlife ofMonster Hunter: World, coming in 2018 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. In the latest selection of videos, we focus on some of the abilities of the Palico, the cutesy sidekick which will join you on your fantastical, and deadly, adventures. We get to see the Palico utilise a variety of hunting abilities — including a sweet balloon-based lure — and provide encouragement to the hero with a range of musical instruments....

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Angela Vargas

Pokémon Go x Horizons: The Series Event Release Date & Features

Pokémon Day 2024 has unveiled an all-new event forPokémon Golovers in collaboration with the Netflix series. Here’s the upcoming Horizons: The Series event release date, including its expected features. When Is thePokémon Gox Horizons: The Series Event Release Date ThePokémon Gox Horizons: The Series event launches on March 5 at 10 AM local time. The collaboration will last until March 11, ending at 8 PM. This will be around the same time as the Horizons: The Series debut, where viewers can take off on an adventure with Liko and Roy....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Jennifer Parrish

Remaster of ARK: Survival Evolved delayed until October

A little later but also a little cheaper In apost on their community website, Studio Wildcard revealed that the upcoming remaster ofARK: Survival Evolvedhas been delayed until October. Officially titledARK: Survival Ascended, the remastered version utilizes Unreal Engine 5.2 and offers full cross-platform support. Delays are nothing new toARKfans, with the highly anticipated sequelARK IIgetting delayed as well just a few months ago. As disappointing as a delay can be, there is some good news....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Jessica Castro

Should you buy the laser sight in Resident Evil 4 Remake?

This attachment only works for three guns Resident Evil 4 Remakechanges up a few elements of gameplay from the original masterpiece, including how some weapons work. One of the biggest changes is the lack of a laser sight acting as your aiming method for most guns by default. But there is aResident Evil 4 Remakelaser sight for some weapons that might be worth picking up. Resident Evil 4 Remakelaser sight attachment, explained For veteranResident Evilfans who played theoriginalRE4and loved it, one of the surprises for the third-person gameplay is the removal of laser sights for every weapon as the default aiming option....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Roberta Mckee

Sony issues statement on coronavirus concerns, does not currently anticipate any PS4 software delays

‘No issues have emerged so far’ While the world is changing by the day, Sony does not anticipate any major delays for the gaming arm of their operation right now. As per an update this very morning on their official site, Sony notes that they have closed a “portion of their offices” across the world “in accordance with mandates,” and many employees are now working from home. The publisher also clarifies that their manufacturing plants, while previously shut down, have re-started operations “in increments....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Troy Johnson

Sony reveals May PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium lineup

HumanityandPursuit Forcefor Extra and Premium members Sony hasrevealed the titlesthey’ll be adding to the Playstation Plus Extra & Premium tier catalogs. It’s, uh, some games. If you’re a member of one of the higher tiers, you’ll get access to theDishonoredgames and theTomb Raiderreboottrilogy. Beyond that, there’s also more farming than you can shake a stick at. All of these will hit Tuesday, May 16. Just to be clear, these are for the Extra and Premium tiers, which are higher levels than the basic level....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · Patrick Stokes MD

Square Enix says Marvel’s Avengers had the ‘most-downloaded beta in PlayStation history’

The stars aligned with a push from Sony For all of its divisiveness,Marvel’s Avengersis shaping up to be a huge success for Square Enix. After running a three-weekend beta test that was initially PS4-focused before opening up on PC and Xbox One, the publisher saysAvengerswas “globally the most-downloaded beta in PlayStation history.” That milestone makes sense on a few fronts. Marvel’s Avengersis undeniably rough around the edges, but the underlying idea – a big-budget take on the Avengers that lets people team up with their friends – has so much raw mainstream appeal....

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Kenneth Campos

The akimbo WSP Stinger has huge sleeper potential in Warzone

All eyes are on the HRM-9 for being the best short-range meta weapon inWarzone, but players are overlooking the Akimbo WSP Stinger. TheHRM-9is officially the most popular SMG inWarzoneand undoubtedly one of the strongest weapons for up close and personal gunfights. According toWZ Ranked, the HRM-9 is the second most used weapon inWarzonewith a 16 percent pick rate. In comparison, the next-best SMG only has a six percent pick rate. Weapon selection rates are usually a pretty good indicator of which weapons are best for any given season, but that isn’t quite the case in Season 3....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Martin Johnson

The First Descendant Best Starting Character

Even thoughThe First Descendanthas14 playable characters at launch, you can only choose from three at the beginning: Ajax, Lepic, and Viessa. Each character has their own playstyle and specialty, but this isThe First Descendantbest starting character from the three you can choose from at the start. Best Starting Character Overall the best starting character inThe First Descendantis Ajax. While Lepic and Viessa aren’t bad necessarily, they are simply subpar DPS-focused characters while there are much better options once you unlock the ability to get new characters....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Andrea Cox