Payday VR is on the way with standard PC cross-play

Free for Payday 2 owners So, this is a good idea. Overkill Software is working onPayday VRfor a beta release later this year, and as shown in this debut trailer, it’ll support co-op play with the existing version ofPayday 2. Outside of what you may glean from this HTC Vive-centric video, the studio is promising to deliver “all yourPaydaycontent in VR” and says it will be “available to allPayday 2owners.”...

July 19, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Timothy Manning

Pretend to be shocked: Rockman Online is likely cancelled

In the fallout of Capcom’s cancellations ofMega Man UniverseandMega Man Legends 3, many folks likely forgot that there was still one bigMega Mantitle in development:Rockman Online, a Korea-exclusive 2D side-scrolling MMO that managed to remain out of the spotlight for the past year or so. What’s that? A loose end? Can’t have any of those, now can we? Yesterday,Rockman Onlineconcept artist Kang Dong Hwa uploaded some artwork from the game to hispersonal site, something he could only do if the project had been shelved....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Michelle Rhodes

Prey’s Talos I space station brings to mind some very good games

Whether in the air, land, or sea The latest stop on Bethesda’sPreyMarketing Tour covers a crucial aspect of any video game of this type: The setting.Preytakes place among the stars, up in a giant space station called Talos I (yes, everyone take note of the probableElder Scrollsnod). It’s the design of the space station that’s notable. Watching this trailer, Talos I has a decidedBioShockretro-opulent aesthetic. As the developers explain, it’s because no expense was spared building it in an effort to attract the best employees....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Lisa Stafford

ProphetCare: A look at health insurance in the Covenant

But no, just spend it on military [If you don’t live in North America, then know that the debate on health care rages on. I can at least take solace that the Covenant probably has just as bad health care. ~Marcel] This is the Spec Ops Commander of the Elites, featured inHalo 2. Aside from being a complete and utter badass on every level, he teaches us about health insurance inside the Covenant....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Thomas Graves

PS4 Idolmaster game readied for 2016, gets a name

I’m Ready, I’m Lady It took them long enough, but Bandai Namco’s finally making good on its promise to put anIdolm@stergame on the PS4. Details and screens have arrived in the latest issue ofFamitsu, giving the game a name and a timeframe. It’ll be calledIdolm@ster: Platinum Stars, and is scheduled for release this year. In details translated byGematsu,Platinum Starswill reportedly feature the thirteen original cast members of 765 Productions, the starring outfit ofThe Idolm@sterandThe Idolm@ster 2....

July 19, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · David Mitchell

PSA: PSN will be down for eight hours on Monday

UK gamers won’t be able to play online Monday night The PlayStation Network will be down on Monday the 9th starting at 16:00 GMT for maintenance. The PlayStation Europe Twitter account shared the times, since this outage will be during peak gaming hours for people in the UK. Heads up > There will be Network maintenance on PSN – Monday 9th/Tuesday & 10th Dec between 16:00 and 00:00 GMT. Thanks for your patience....

July 19, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Julie Campbell

Remnant 2 improves player survivability and quality of life features in new update

Gunfire Games’Remnant 2did more than just improve upon its predecessor: it also established itself as the go-to option for gamers that are fans of secrets, bespoke gameplay features, and a remarkably involved procedural generation system that delivers plenty of variety. It also had a fair few balancing issues for the dev, Gunfire Games, to deal with, though, and the latest PC update follows through on them. Remnant 2on launch dayoverwhelmed its players with a wealth of content and a solid progression system, meaning it took a bit longer than expected for its problems to crystalize with the community....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Angela Hamilton

Review in Progress: World of Warcraft: Legion

I am prepared, actually I’ve been playingWorld of Warcraftfor over 10 years. Sure my raiding days ended in earnest inCataclysm, but I’ve kept up with every expansion since its beta phase in 2004, and have played every class in the game — and on occasion, serving as a class lead in several guilds. During that period of time, I saw most of my friends quit, and now, I wander the wasteland of Azeroth alone....

July 19, 2025 · 5 min · 937 words · Sharon Ponce

Rub kiwi juice on pregnant Elsa’s belly, and more terrible Frozen games

Do you want to clean a baby? A few months ago, Jordan dutifully informed us of a game that we probably could’ve gone our whole lives without knowing about: aFrozengame in whichAnna gives birth. What if I told you there are moreFrozenpregnancy games? Many more. Would you stick around to find out just how depraved this gets? Take the blue pill. You don’t want to see how deep this rabbit hole goes....

July 19, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Joshua Martin

Sarif Industries gets ‘hacked’

Square Enix has been goingall outin their recent ad campaign for the upcomingDeus Ex: Human Revolution. Earlier in the summer you could see a lot of these videos on their viral marketing website for the fictionalSarif Industries, but it appears to have been ‘hacked’ by the ‘Purity First’ terrorist group, and we apparently missed it… by about three weeks. I’m really impressed by the dedication that Square Enix has to the marketing of this project, and the eerie parallels to the real world are both disturbing and exciting....

July 19, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Shaun Harris

Should you play Final Fantasy XV now, or wait? Let’s unpack these upcoming story updates

Don’t wait As you may have heard,Final Fantasy XVdirector Hajime Tabatahas plans for expanding the game. No, not just the paid DLC or PS4 Pro performance updates! Phrases like “gameplay satisfaction” and “story changes” were used, which freaked some people out who vowed not to playXVuntil these were implemented. I think that would be a mistake, so let’s break some of what he’s actually saying down with as few spoilers as possible....

July 19, 2025 · 4 min · 737 words · Kenneth Stephens

Sid Meier’s Civilization 7 release date set for February 2025

During today’s Gamescom Opening Night Live, developer Firaxis Games and publisher 2K Games revealed the release date for the upcoming grand strategy titleSid Meier’s Civilization VIIas July 26, 2025. That means that it will be just over eight years betweenCivilization6and the upcoming entry into the series,Civilization 7. Visually,Civilization 7certainly looks improved while still keeping its classic semi-cartoony aesthetic. The city development weaved around the terrain looks better than ever, as do the various units and combat seen in the trailer....

July 19, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Paula Guerra

SNK reportedly working on new Metal Slug and ‘Neo Geo Versions 2 and 3’

Investor meet brings interesting tidbits Veteran developer/publisher SNK held an investor report in Seoul earlier today. According to a report byRuliweb– translated courtesy of Twitter user@gatoray_kof– there is not only a new entry in theMetal Slugseries currently in development, but there is also a “Neo Geo Version 2 and 3” on the books. TheMetal Slugtitle is an all-new release, not linked with the mobile game currently in development at mobile giants Tencent....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · David Orozco