Open alpha Nic’s sillytier listintroduced me toRising Thunderas something I might enjoy, but I’m only now following through. You should, too! The fighting game is holding an alpha test and there’s no waiting around for access — just create an accountover hereand you’ll be smashing robots soon enough. Also: New balance patch incoming! Character updates + brand new Variant moves for Dauntless and Talos… For the people! — Rising Thunder (@RisingThunder)July 28, 2025...

Haha, this game If you’re hyped up forXenoblade Chronicles X, you’ll probably want to take the time to watch this nine minute video regarding the game’s map system. It’s pretty complicated, andXdoesn’t actually explain everything in detail unless you figure it out for yourself, and read the actualmanual. Remember when you had to do that? Glorious. I’ve even had to take notes in a realnotepadreviewing this. Expect a full review on Monday morning....

Tour scheduled to end in early 2017 The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert tour announced today that it’ll be adding new songs and visuals to the show for North America. The tour is currently working its way through Europe, but will return to the United States starting in November. Several new shows were also added to the final leg of the tour, and you can check out thefull concert schedule here....

Fans showered the developer with pizza after Halo PC reveal Regardless of how you feel aboutHaloin 2019 (for some, the magic is gone), it’s very clear that the folks over at 343 Industries are still very much in it to win it. Following a recent bidto give the folks at 343 as much pizza as possibledue to their announcement ofThe Master Chief Collectionfor PC, the developer has now in turn given pizza back in a different way....

Big numbershave comefrom a 2009 National Gamers Survey that show just how popular videogames have become in Blighty. The study reveals that 73% of the British public regularly game, with the medium now considered as popular as the Internet and television. Good stuff. Console gaming was said to be the most popular form of interactive entertainment, followed by PC gaming. Mobile games and social networks are not yet quite as widespread, but the study believes that such outlets are “the game platforms of the future....

Earn a Necronomicon for your avatar Later this month,Tellale Games’ Poker Night 2will give us the opportunity to earn unlocks forTeam Fortress 2andBorderlands 2, which certainly got my attention. There’s poker simulation in there, too, of course. But we understand why you’re really interested, and at five bucks for the game, it’s not going to end in total regret. To give our imaginations a rest, the attached video runs through what these unlocks look like....

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Damned and Doomed Agonyis a bad game. It’s fundamentally bad, as the core gameplay design is a tedious slog of stealth mechanics affixed to unpredictable and aggressive AI. It’s also technically bad, asAgonysuffers from significant performance issues on all platforms. All of this flies in the face of developer Madmind’s pre-release promises of a game that doesn’t compromise, as it ended up compromising heavily on both quality and content. Madmind’s first steps on theAgonyredemption tour was to promise an “unrated” version that features all the gratuitously crass content that had to be cut....

I’ll stream that for free with a subscription! The originalRoboCopwas a gut punch of violence to little baby Kyle, when I first saw it as part of an all-night marathon of theRoboCoptrilogy. The scene of officer Murphy being gunned down haunted and stuck with me to this day. It was one of the first scenes of violence so graphic that I had ever experienced. The movie was apparently supposed to be a hell of a lot more violent, and now you can see that exact cut onAmazon Prime!...

Keep in mind it could be bugged at any given time Bugs come hand in hand with a lot ofWorld of Warcraftworld quests. It stings a lot less knowing that they’re inherently fleeting, and will cycle in and out, but they’re annoying all the same. Here’s where to find the Are You Kitten Me? world quest inWoW Dragonflight, and how to clear it if it’s giving you trouble. Step 1: Find the world quest in southeast Thaldraszus Again, note that this is a world quest, so it may not actually be available at any given time....

Just wasn’t doing it for me I’m coming atArmored Core: Verdict Dayfrom an outsider perspective. Those of you that enjoyedV? You’ll like this one, I’m sure. It’s a lot likeV, as a lot of the features you got out of that game pretty much carries over intoVerdict Day. You can even carry over your custom built mechs fromVtoo. A couple of the multiplayer modes do seem appealing, such as thefaction wars whereyou can join one of three sides....

Cure your reefer sadness with this discount madness Got a buck-fifty burning a hole in your pocket? Do you want to show the world you’ve got nothing better to spend a buck-fifty on? Has your mom been asking you what that odd smell in your room is? Then I’ve got the scoop for you, fellow drugs users! Just in time for everyone’s favorite holiday that Hallmark still hasn’t figured out how to sell cards for, PlayStation Network has a dank deal on this totally tubular dynamic theme....

Balthazar in Baldur’s Gate 3 has necromancer abilities that allow him to summon an undead army to fight you. Since he’s a formidable opponent, I’ll guide you on how we can defeat Balthazar inBaldur’s Gate 3. Who is Balthazar in Baldur’s Gate 3? Balthazar isone of Ketheric Thorm’s main servants. He’s an undead necromancer who studies life, death, and immortality for Ketheric Thorm. He’s tasked with securing the Nightsong when you meet him in Act 2 and if you want to defeat Ketheric Thorm andcomplete the Daughter of Darkness quest, you need to defeat Balthazar....