Playtonic gives us a Yooka-Laylee Switch update, says port is in its final stages

No release date though Tucked away in their announcement of the “huge console patch” that just hit PS4 and Xbox One is a tiny update on how the Switch version ofYooka-Layleeis going. In addition to providing a picture of a Nintendo Switch running the game (in one of the final levels), developer Playtonic also issued this statement: “The Playtonic team continues to work flat-out on the Nintendo Switch version ofYooka-Laylee. We’re aware of the huge demand for more news on this and appreciate your patience as we work out the final issues....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Amanda Henson

PSA: Persona 5’s free swimsuit DLC is out now

New outfits for the Phantom Thieves If you’re knee deep inPersona 5but feel like you haven’t accomplished much yet, I feel you. It’s a long ass video game, made even longer when you’re compelled to re-run dungeons to level up and wander around Tokyo aimlessly trying to court someone. But if you want to take a little break from the grind, you can do that by smiling and laughing at the swimsuit outfits for each of the Phantom Thief crew members, which is out now by way of free DLC....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Samantha White

Retro-Bit is bringing Majyūō to North America as its next SNES reproduction

Retro-Bit has announced that the next in their line of retro reproductions/reissues/special editions is 1995’sMajyūō(sometimes translated as Majuu Ou). Previously only released in Japan on the Super Famicom, Retro-Bit will be localizing the game for the first time in an official capacity. It’s being localized asMajyūō – King of Demons, which feels pretty appropriate. This is perhaps Retro-Bit’s raddest deep cut yet. You play as Abel, who is trying to save his daughter from demons....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · David Garrett

Revenant took out Forge in Apex Legends

Doomed from the start Respawn Entertainment just went ahead and killed offForge, an unlikable big lug planned forApex LegendsSeason 4, so that Revenant–a freaky skeletal robot–can bask in the spotlight again. The promo site forAssimilation, the fourth season, now reads: “RIP Jimmie ‘Forge’ McCormick.” Fans have been expectingRevenant‘s arrival ever since they spotted the rumored character in 2019, but Respawn recently subverted expectations by announcing Forge instead. Now we know his true purpose....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Adam Choi

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. contains id and Valve assets? Release the Cacodemons!

Chris Remo over at Shacknews brings uswordof an impending slice of drama that has made me giggle like a school girl with a vibrator for the last couple minutes. It seems that the just-releasedS.T.A.L.K.E.R.:Shadow of Chernobylmight just contain some in-game assets originally created by id and Valve forDoom 3andHalf-Life 2, respectively. To quote Mr. Remo; One of the first threads to be made regarding the matter was posted to theMapCore forums; the thread creator, user michi....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Brittany Lee

Shovel Knight’s long-awaited amiibo three-pack will arrive in April 2019 along with the final two expansions

Long wait The cool looking amiiibo three-pack forShovel Knight, which was set to arrive with the King Knight expansion, has hopped around placeholder dates since 2017. Shovel Knight’s last expansion,Specter of Torment, arrived over a year ago in March. Yacht Club Games has been toiling away at the King Knight add-on (King of Cards) and theSmash Brosminigame — and instead of releasing them separately, they’re doing it all in one go....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Jessica Little

Slow news day: build a PlayStation 2 memory card holder out of LEGOs

yawn I’ll level with you — there’s nothing going on today. Granted, it’s Saturday, and the industry news bear generally hibernates. For whatever reason, though, today is exceptionally slow. Truth be told,this guide(found over at wikiHow) on how to make a PlayStation 2 memory card holder out of LEGOs probably wouldn’t have made it to the front page otherwise. Because let’s be reasonable here — the PlayStation 2 itself does a pretty good job of holding your damned memory cards....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Caroline Weeks

So long, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection

Online service for DS and Wii games discontinued as of today Nintendo is no longer supporting its Wi-Fi Connection service as of today, marking the end of online functionality for Wii, DS, and DSi games — but, notably, not the end of the Wii Shop Channel, DSi Shop, and video services. You can still make use of those. We knew thisclosure was comingbut these things sure have a way of sneaking up on you....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Sarah Williams

Strong Simulator codes (September 2024)–Are there any?

Updated June 15, 2025 We looked for new codes! If you want to get buff but can’t resist the siren call of McDonald’s, there is still hope. Fire upStrong Simulatorand build those muscles! In this straightforward clicker game, you get to train to gain power and fight against other players to earn the title of the strongest. Just because the exercise is virtual, it doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy....

July 20, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Jeremy Shaw

Survival horror title Outlast locked in for September

$19.99 for a ticket into Mount Massive Asylum Outlastwas first announced for PC and although it’s now also coming to PlayStation 4, Steam is indeed where it will release first. Developer Red Barrels has confirmed a July 19, 2025 launch for the survival horror game and sent out a few new screenshots. Put a shirt on, dude! Apparently the game was scary enough that a player at E3 fainted during their demo....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Krystal Mays

The Ace Attorney anime is now on Crunchyroll

New episodes on Saturdays More Ace Attorney is never a bad thing, especially since we see so little of it in the west in terms of physical game releases. Thankfully Capcom has gotten wise over the years though and has made some of it more accessible, including the anime series that is now officially available outside of Japan. It’s streaming on the Crunchyroll service, and the inaugural episode is live now....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Nicholas Brown

The Evil Within debuts ‘The Consequence’ DLC today

Starring detective Juli Kidman The Evil Withindidn’t live up to everything I thought it would be, but it’s still a very unique survival horror title in a sea of action-oriented affairs. Today you may grab the second major bit of DLC, titledThe Consequence, for $9.99 (or as part of the $19.99 Season Pass). It stars detective Juli Kidman, the partner of the core character Sebastian, and continues her story that runs concurrent to the main narrative....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Lori Williams

The odds are against you in Batman: Arkham Origins

Eight deadly assassins are hunting you down Batman: Arkham Originsis a prequel in theArkhamfranchise, following a Batman who’s more myth than legend at this point in his crime fighting career. This is a younger Bruce Wayne, more agile in combat yet still equipped with plenty of gadgets to help clean up the streets of Gotham. ThisBatmangame is also being developed by Warner Bros. Montreal while former developer Rocksteady Games is busy doing who knows what....

July 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1132 words · Amy Reynolds PhD