This fan-made Animal Crossing: New Horizons game shows just how creative people are getting

Spin the wheel What’s the coolest thing you’ve done inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons?Made a custom town? Unlocked a rare item? Well the activity in this story is totally doable, so maybe if you haven’t done anything special yet, you can set this up for your friends. Reddit user maxy_acdefinitely knows how to think out of the box, having created this ingenious “spin the wheel” game. The gist? You spin both wheels at the top of the grid, then dig up the coordinates: “you could get anything from a tree branch to a gold nugget or rare furniture,” maxy_ac says....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 216 words · Nicole Young

TimeSplitters studio Free Radical Design looks to be closing its doors today

At first itwas a rumor, thenit was news, and now it’s a reality. The recently revived Free Radical appears to have closed down today, another loss in Embracer Group’s ongoing campaign of shutdowns and layoffs. While the original iteration of Free Radical filed for bankruptcy in 2008, it was partially revived as Crytek UK and later Dambuster Studios. However, in 2021, Embracer Group rounded up much of the key staff from the pre-bankruptcy days – including Steve Ellis and David Doak – andre-established Free Radicalto work on reviving theTimeSplittersseries....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Pamela Roman

Top 10 anime to binge in one sitting

I have an odd relationship with binging anime. On one hand, it’s a much preferable method of watching, compared to watching a single episode per week. But depending on the length of the series in question, it can be an almost insurmountable obstacle to overcome. It’s made especially bad if you have issues with focus or sitting still. I will sit down to watch an anime I’m extremely excited to catch up on, only to check my phone, go to the kitchen, open the fridge, realize there’s nothing to snack on, grab a drink, go back upstairs, play some games, and then finally be like, “Oh, that’s right — I never finished that one episode, did I?...

July 17, 2025 · 8 min · 1492 words · Sarah Underwood

Ugh: Amazon, GameStop date Gravity Rush for May 29

Gimme myGravity Rush! It feels greedy to say this with just about every other Vita launch title sitting here on my desk, butGravity Rushis the game I want most. There were rumors of it being a launch title, but the materials Sony sent us do not list it as such. They call it an “upcoming title.” Who knows what that means. IfAmazonandGameStopare right, we won’t have to waittoolong. Not launch, but maybe launch window....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Bruce Parks

Unreal Tournament has a new map to try out

Classical music and gibs After marathoningDoom‘s pitch-perfect campaign this past weekend and dabbling in its not-half-bad multiplayer, I’ve been in the mood to revisit a random assortment of first-person shooters. A littlePainkillerhere, a bit ofUnreal Tournamentthere. Speaking of, you know that Epic is currently making a new one and it isfreely playable, right? I don’t hear it brought up very often. There’s anew buildof the pre-alphaUnreal Tournamentout this week with a deathmatch level called Underland....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Gary Moore

Upcoming Japanese live stream for Final Fantasy XII teases happy news

Celebrating great sales for The Zodiac Age Square Enix haveannouncedthat they will be broadcasting a celebratory live stream on November 21, to reflect upon the great global reception toFinal Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, which launched on PS4 earlier this year. The upgraded re-release of the 2006 RPG managed to hit one million worldwide shipments and digital sales, receiving favourable reviews from both critics and fans. Next week’s live stream, intended to celebrate the game’s success, will feature surprise guests and teases that “there may be news that will makefans happy....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Angie Mann

Warner Bros., stop outsourcing your broken PC releases

We can wait for a working version Another Warner Bros. PC release,another nightmarefor those of you who pre-ordered the game. This just happened with a brokenMortal Kombat Xport and it’s happening again withBatman:Arkham Knight. While many people out there will point fingers at the practice of pre-ordering in general, I think it’s reasonable to at least expect a version that’s on par with its console brethren, or at the very least, functional....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Sarah Nicholson

Watch Zelda’s Symphony of the Goddesses perform on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Featuring music from Tri Force Heroes It’s commonplace to see actors appear on late night talk-shows to help promote upcoming films, but it’s rare day that we have an opportunity to see video games under that same spotlight. Yesterday evening’sThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertincluded such a treat, featuring a lovely musical performance from Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses. The medley blends familiar themes with new airs fromThe Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, the co-operativeFour Swords-inspired Nintendo 3DS game, which launches next Friday, October 23....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Bonnie Miles

What do you think of the Crysis 3 beta?

The Dtoid community weighs in TheCrysis 3betalaunched yesterdayon PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and we want to hear your thoughts! This multiplayer-only offering contains samplings of both theHunterand Crash Site modes on two maps: Airport and Museum. You have until February 12th to try it out for free ahead of the game’s release on the 19th, so what are you waiting for? After you’ve taken it for a spin, hit up the comments section and share your experience!...

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Jessica Molina

Why has EA Sports been successful? Oh, of course…the special sauce

Every now and then, it’s good to have a person come out and speak on behalf of a faceless corporation. Sure, they’re all just out for blood, glory, and those bills in your wallet — but seeing a real, live person talk about the company that he or she works for does two things: (1) it proves they’re not all just robots who churn out products, and (2) it humanizes the organization and shows that they legitimately care about you, the consumer....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Katelyn Simmons

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus season pass and pre-order DLC detailed

$25 for the DLC Wolfenstein IIislooking good. Good enough to pre-order? Well, if you do, you’ll get “The Freedom Chronicles: Episode Zero” DLC, which “introduces you to Joseph Stallion, Jessica Valiant and Gerald Wilkins as they fight for freedom in the American Territories.” Episode Zero is also included inThe New Colossus‘ season pass, which includes three additional pieces of DLC, one for each of the aforementioned “freedom fighters” who are “waging war on their own fronts” while BJ does his thing....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Terry Kirby

XCOM: Enemy Within: Ghost robots & transhumanism

I asked for this You’re wellEnemy Withinyour rights to be upset with the lacklusterThe Bureau: XCOM Declassified, but when you remember thatXCOM: Enemy Unknownwas excellent, you should be back to appropriate levels of excitement for its expansion,Enemy Within. This new trailer shows off some of the new alien units that want to cleave your stupid human face. New additions include the Seeker, shown off in this trailer, which is like a mix between the mechanical squids ofThe Matrixand the alien ghosts fromFinal Fantasy: The Spirits Within....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Heather Trevino

Yu Yu Hakusho: Slugfest codes (August 2025)

Updated: July 24, 2025 We added a new code! Jump straight intoYu Yu Hakusho: Slugfestand put the camaraderie between Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei, and Kurama to the test through a perfect team-building strategy. Prove that their bonds are as strong as their attacks, as the fate of the human world depends on it. As with many other RPG titles out there, the game can become a bit grindy at times. If you want to progress faster and reach the anime’s major antagonists in no time, use the help ofYu Yu Hakusho: Slugfestcodes....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Samuel Singh