Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is getting a Switch eShop demo

Right on, this is what we need right now While the next generation of gaming is stealing all of the headlines as of late, Nintendo still has a heavy-hitter coming in 2020:Age of Calamity. The Zelda: Breath of the Wildprequel is proving to be quite the surprise, as the story is billed as a direct link to the popular 2017 iteration; right down tosome extra lore detailson top of broader story strokes....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 222 words · Rachel Brown

If you’re getting Metal Gear Solid Master Collection on Switch, it has some massive download sizes

I hope you have space, Snake TheMetal Gear Solid Master Collection(Volume 1) is coming to Switchand a bunch of other platforms. That’s good! But on Nintendo’s system, it’s going to require an off-the-cart download. That’s bad! So let’s go directly into the bad news.Thanks to some extra info on the Konami website(it’s at the very bottom if you have the Switch version selected), we have an idea of how this is all going to play out....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 222 words · Ashley Rodriguez

Islets is a spirited fantasy metroidvania journeying onto PC in 2022

Rebuild a broken world Isletsis an upcoming fantasy adventure that caught my wandering eye this past weekend — developed by home coder Kyle Thompson ofSheepofame, the metroidvania title has scored a publisher in Armor Games Studios andwill arrive on PCin 2022. Set in a gloriously old-school fantasy kingdom,Isletsis described by the publisher as a “surprisingly wholesome metroidvania,” and sees a plucky young hero, Iko, on a quest to explore and reunite a series of floating isles, reigniting the magnetic core of each location to pull the kingdom back together....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · Sonia Martin

League of Legends gets Co-op vs. AI mode

Riot Games’League of Legends—the free-to-play spiritual successor toDotAAllstars — is getting a new mode called “Co-op vs. AI”. At the moment, players can choose between either Beginner or Intermediate skill level and join a queue that automatically teams them up with similar players to kick some newly improved AI butt. Eight new and upgraded AI bots were tailored to pose more of a challenge to players, and they differ from the kind of AI available in custom games....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Jonathan Davis

Legend of Grimrock map editor enters open beta

Legend of Grimrock‘s map editor has been taunting us for some time now, with developer Almost Human posting videos likethis. Well, lucky for us, the map editor is now available to everyone who owns the gamethrough Steam.According to theirblog post, this is because Steam’s automatic update feature is the best and easiest way to distribute the map editor along with any and all updates to it. In order to get the map editor beta, just right click on the game in Steam, enter properties, and opt into the beta....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Sarah West

Lord of the Rings Online licensed renewed throughout 2017

Good news for dedicated players Renewing licenses can be tricky, and in the case ofLord of the Rings Online, fans were nervous that they wouldn’t get to keep playing the game for much longer. A recent scare happened when Massively reported thatLOTROhad no further plans for merging servers, and many speculated that the game would shut down in the near future. At that point community manager Rick Heaton stepped in to clarify the situation, stating, “We have said as far back as July of 2013, we plan to supportLOTROfor many years to come....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Dr. Kathryn Green DDS

Metal Wolf Chaos is as absurd and amazing as everyone says it is

It’s deserving of the XD in Metal Wolf Chaos XD Metal Wolf Chaosexists as a weird little anomaly of pop culture. It has become a video game cult classic of sorts, and the vast majority of its admirers have never had the chance to play it. How many other cult classics — across all mediums of entertainment — reach that status based on reputation alone? Understanding whyMetal Wolf Chaosgetting a remaster courtesy of Devolver Digital is especially noteworthy requires an understanding of this game’s complicated history....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 593 words · Marie Mcbride

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard restructure acquisition to address CMA concerns

Microsoft first announced its intentions to acquire Activision Blizzard in 2022. Since then, the road to closing the deal has been a long, sinuous one. The megacorporation has faced pushback from several sources, including Sony. The competitor argues that the acquisition would be anti-competitive, especially if franchises likeCall of Dutybecome Xbox and PC exclusives. Some governing bodies have also stepped in, now prompting Microsoft to revisit its initial agreement. Previously,Microsoft claimed it was committed to keepingCall of Dutyon PlayStation, at least for the next 10 years....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Christine Compton

Monopoly GO: All Culinary Stars rewards and milestones

Monopoly GO’sCulinary Stars has made its return for the second time this May to coincide with the Peg-E Prize Drop event. For the next 24 hours, you may get thousands of dice, several sticker packs, and Peg-E tokens to gain additional prizes. Here’s the complete list of Culinary Stars tournament rewards. AllMonopoly GOCulinary Stars tournament rewards and milestones Monopoly GO’sCulinary Stars event has 30 rewards to obtain until May 12. Reaching every milestone gives you 3,110 dice, five sticker packs, and 314 Peg-E tokens....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Nichole Baker

Multiversus codes (June 2024)

Updated: June 16, 2025 Looked for codes! Enter a world where Batman can fight Super Saiyan Shaggy while Velma calls the cops on Jason Voorhees. Before you’d only be able to see this in fanfiction, but now it’s reality. Fight as your favorite Warner Bros. fighter and unlock free cosmetics, currencies, and skins withMultiversuscodes. These codes will grant you special stickers, fighter skins, and Gleamium which you can use to unlock fighters and emotes....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · David Carroll

New releases: Excitebots, DW: Gundam 2, Zeno Clash and more

Gundam Wingwas my favoriteGundamanime. Speaking ofGundam, have any of you ever played theGundamgame for the Dreamcast? It was one of the best games on the Dreamcast in my opinion. Anyway, not much is out this week.Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2could be a lot of mindless fun. I’m kind of surprised thatExcitebots: Trick Racingis out this week. I haven’t seen any adverting for this game at all. Have you? What’s looking sw33t to you all this week, Dtoiders?...

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Brenda Brown

Nintendo Download: Fortnite

Also, Hollow Knight It’s a monumental day for the Nintendo Switch, as they nab the number one streamed game with now with 125 million users:Fortnite. Folks have been wondering when Nintendo would get into the shooter game as they’ve been passed over forCall of Duty(except twice on Wii U) andBattlefieldand the like, but now is the time, and they couldn’t have picked a more popular game. Also on Switch is the long awaitedHollow Knight, as well asPaladins(paid/founder access only, F2P is coming later), LEGO the Incredibles(June 15),Fallout Shelter, Splatoon 2‘sOcto Expansion,NeoGeo Super Sidekicks 3, Alchemic Jousts, Beekr Reloaded, Bloons TD 5, Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong, Chameleon Run Deluxe Edition, Grab the Bottle, INK, Jolt Family Robot Racer, Lanota, Moorhuhn Remake, Otto, Parallel, Pub Encounter, RBI Baseball 18, Soccer Slammers,andThe Lost Child....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Heather Mitchell

Nintendo Land: Balloon Trip Breeze is the odd man out

Ever since the Wii U was announced in 2011, Nintendo has made a point to show off at least one game for the console that shows of their disconnection with the gaming enthusiast community. At E3 2011, it wasMeasure Up,a game where you use the Wii U’s capacity for HD graphics to… draw lines on a white screen. At E3 2012 it wasPanoramaview, a “game” where you look atpeople,and also, atthings....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Miranda Forbes