Act fast: Torchlight goes free on GOG.com

Add this to your library Runic Games’ action-RPGTorchlightis free for 48 hours on GOG.com as part of a “#NoDRM” promotion. If you’ve somehow managed to avoid the game all these years — impressive work — you might as well take part. The offer lasts until Thursday, June 20 at 12:59pm GMT.Go get it! Elsewhere in the sale, some 500 gamesare half priceuntil July 5. That’s to say nothing of the daily deals, which go even further with the discounts; today’s offers are aDungeons and Dragonsbundle for $21....

June 10, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Victoria Lee

Ant-Man movies are the most important films in the MCU

The breath mint of the Marvel universe We all know that Marvel has done something special with their cinematic universe. Well, not just special, groundbreaking. They invented the cinematic universe, and despite being the first people to do one of these things they’re also the best at doing it. That’s obviously impressive, but how the hell do they consistently pull it off without crushing themselves under the weight of continuity and repetition?...

June 10, 2025 · 6 min · 1138 words · Christopher Davis

Apex Legends can only play ranked games on new E-District map for coming weekend

Respawn Entertainment introduced a whole new map for players to explore with the release of E-District, their take on a cyberpunk playground. E-District isApex Legends’ first-ever night map, and it arrives with a new game mode where players automatically respawn the moment they’re eliminated. Currently, only the trios revival mode is available inApex Legends, with no duos mode in sight (much to the frustration of some players). E-District was also the only map you could get into when Season 22 launched, but Respawn Entertainment accidentally removed E-District from the rotation pool for ranked games....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · Kristi Chapman

Best Emulators for Chromebook

Perhaps you don’t think of your Chromebook as much of a gaming machine because of its limited specs, but still, it is a very good one for retro gaming. But what are the best emulators you may use for it? Let’s find out about the joy of emulating on a Chromebook. What are the best emulators for Chromebook? Eclipse If you are not looking forward to being on the hunt for games from your childhood or navigating shady sites or, more realistically, you are not allowed to install apps on your Chromebook, then Eclipse is the answer....

June 10, 2025 · 7 min · 1382 words · Mary Page

Bill Nye tinkering with Nintendo Labo is enough to warm your heart

Bill Nye the Labo guy Today marks the release of Nintendo’sLabopapercraft kits. Obviously the only celebrity endorsement you need for such a thing is Bill Nye The Science Guy, so Nintendo cooked up a short video with the ’90s legend getting his science on. I never put two and two together in realizingLabowas a form of scientific ingenuity, but at least we can now watch nearly five minutes of Bill acting like a kid....

June 10, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Megan Garcia

Check out all of the upcoming worlds in LEGO Dimensions

The sheer number is staggering While it’s true thatLEGO Dimensionsneeds a number of add-ons to truly access all 14 upcoming worlds, the sheer amount of properties on offer is staggering. It’s also a bit more interesting on paper compared to other toy-to-life titles when it comes to the portal device, as you can bring in up to seven figures, vehicles, or gadgets into play — most experiences limit it to two....

June 10, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Brian Wood

Contest: Experience 16-bit bliss with Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King

Riff raff! Street rat! I don’t buy that. Today’s contest features some old-school gaming inDisney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King! I was a Genesis kid growing up, which means I got to experience the superior version of the classicAladdinplatformer. It also means I was stuck with Sonic instead of Mario. Oh well — at least I got the version ofMortal Kombatwith blood in it. Relive the rivalry of Genesis versus SNES versions of games by getting your hands on one of these Switch, PS4, or Xbox One physical copies ofDisney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King, and try to not beat up your little brother in the process....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Erica Peterson

Contest: We’re giving away 1,000 DUST 514 beta keys!

[Update: The keys are all gone! Enjoy] The fine folks at CCP have hooked us up with 1,000 beta keys forDUST 514! The upcoming free-to-play PS3 shooter directly ties into the PC MMORPGEVE Online, with actions in one game directly affecting those in the other. That’s cross-platform, cross-gameintegration, people! To snag yourself a pass to the beta, just head on over to ourBeta Giveawayspage and press the button! Note that the keys only work on North American PlayStation 3s, so plan accordingly....

June 10, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Jonathan Baker

Cotton Sega Saturn classics will glide onto PC soon

Bring me All The Willow City Connection has announced that it is currently in the process of portingCotton Guardian Force Saturn Tributeto the PC platform, following on from its recent release on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. The trilogy of classic shmups is expected to take flight on Steam at some point in the first quarter of the year. Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tributeis a compact collection of titles taken from the mischievous witch’s Sega Saturn adventures....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 241 words · Sarah Harvey

Crysis Remastered on Switch is apparently the only version that’s not delayed

Everything else is TBD The very recentCrysissnafu just took another confusing turn. On July 1,blowback from a leaked gameplay trailercaused Crytek to indefinitely delay the game. It was so underwhelming that even the officialtrailerwas delayed. Now it seems as though one of the four platforms wasn’t actually delayed at all. Crytek has just announced that the Switch version ofCrysis Remasteredwill launch on July 23, which was the original release date:...

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Sierra Austin

Crytek allegedly having trouble paying staff, cancels Ryse sequel

Thirty staff have left Crytek UK since 2011 Crytek’s various studios have been bleeding staff, cancelling games (including a sequel to Xbox One exclusiveRyse), and struggling to pay staff, according to sources speaking toKotakuandEurogamer. Kotaku’s ten sources (former and current Crytek employees) talked about repeated missed payments, four spoke on an employee mandate that salary issues not be discussed over email. Missed payments reportedly followed a new IP being cancelled, followed byRyse 2being canned....

June 10, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Dr. Dale Moore

Do Costume Coins expire in Marvel Rivals?

WithMarvel Rivalsbeing a free-to-play game, you can expect there to be a variety of different currencies that you can either buy or farm for free. They’re not always explained properly, so if you’re wondering whether the Costume Coins inMarvel Rivalsexpire, we’ve got you covered. Table of contents Do the Costume Coins in Marvel Rivals expire? The short answer is, no,Costume Coins do not expireinMarvel Rivals. Once you get them, they’re yours for pretty much ever, and you can hoard them until you find something you want to spend them on....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Brian Brown

Dungeon of the Endless leaves Early Access

Let the tears of joy flow French independent studio Amplitude’sDungeon of the Endlessis leaving Steam Early Access today. Staying true to its roguelike nature, if you picked the game up during the Early Access phase, your progress will be wiped and you’ll have to start all over again. Out of all the Early Access titles I tried this year, DotEwas my biggest surprise. Initially I picked it up due to its beautiful pixel art style and promise of science-fiction dungeon crawling, but I quickly found there’s so much more to it than that....

June 10, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Jason Landry