Sony’s promise of a year’s free identity theft protection has been fulfilled, with PSN users having their asses covered from today onwards. At least in the United States. Sony is still working out the details for international customers. “AllClear ID PLUS is a premium identity protection service that uses advanced technology to deliver alerts to help keep you safe,” said the company. “The service also provides identity theft insurance coverage and hands-on help from expert fraud investigators....

Spelunk-er. Not to be confused with Spelunk-ey Spelunkeris often considered alegendary kusoge, but I actually quite like it. It’s a mean, brutal game, but once you get its mechanics, you can speak at its level.Spelunker HDwas an outstanding attempt to capture and expand on those mechanics. It’s faithful to the spirit of the Famicom port, as unforgiving as it is. However, it remained on the PS3’s Store, which Sony has been toying with the idea of shuttering....

Still anticipating the multiplayer update ConcernedApe and Chucklefish do it, juggling so many different versions ofStardew Valleyat this point, but bug fixes and the like usually come pretty quickly. A significant update just dropped for Switch, which includes the coveted video capture feature (that’s not standard for all Switch games sadly), faster save times, better controller syncing, and a number of other smaller bugs. We’re still waiting for the big multiplayer update at the moment, which will hit both the PC and the Switch first before anywhere else....

Punk’s not dead That infamous spoiler of secrets, the Korean video games ratings board, may have just made yet another publisher’s announcement for them, having posted a rating for a PC port of Xbox One titleSunset Overdrive. Originally launching in way back in 2014, Insomniac Games’ Xbox exclusive sees a group of cookie-cutter rebels quarantined within their home turf of Sunset City. After a new brand of energy drink turns most of the population into raging orange creatures, the survivors must band together to escape the surrounding chaos....

No more guessing According to Bloomberg tech reporter Yuji Nakamura, we now have a definitive answer onSuper Mario Run‘s sales, and as expected, they’re pretty poor (at least, compared to what the Big N was expecting). According to Nakamura, Nintendo revealed that althoughSuper Mario Runhad been downloaded a whopping 78 million times, it only managed to convert 5% of its userbase. Nintendo was apparently expecting “double digit” numbers on premium customers, so this is roughlyhalfof what they wanted in sales....

The Sirloins take the field Electronic Artshas announcedthat the next game in Metalhead Software’s franchise,Super Mega Baseball 4, is arriving July 15, 2025. While this is exciting, the fact that EA now owns the developer and property sticks in my craw. With EA’s money pushing development, the presentation is getting upgraded for the new generation. The presser states that “All-Star character models have been refreshed, lighting has been updated, game cameras and cutscene animations have been overhauled, and audio has expanded and improved throughout the game....

It’s three levels long “AKirby and the Forgotten Landdemois coming to the eShop today” is just the phrase I needed to hear right now. And having played a bit of the game so far, I’m happy with how it’s turning out. You’ll get to see the very light and lightning-quick setup of Kirby getting whisked away to the titular Forgotten Land after being sucked into a black hole on his homeworld of Planet Popstar: then it’s off to the races....

Watch it here Shovel Knightis the gift that keeps on giving. It was already pretty loaded for a digital release, packed with secrets and replayability, but Yacht Club Games has been busy with other stuff too. For starters,the PSN versionhas Kratos, the Xbox One edition has the Battletoads, and there’s a ton of other free updates in the pipeline likea new Plague Knight campaign, more characters, and a multiplayer mode....

Welcome to The Good Life It’s been a long time coming, but this fall,The Good Lifewill finally be in town. The latest from Hidetaka Suehiro, or “Swery,” and the team at White Owls hits on Jul 23, 2025. To coincide with the news, publisher Playism and White Owls put out a new trailer, highlighting whatThe Good Lifeis. Playing as photographer Naomi, you can run around the world taking pictures and interacting with locals, while also investigating the town’s mysteries....

Death to the Mind Flayer I’ve died way too many embarrassing deaths to that one pain-in-the-ass Black Phantom Mind Flayer who guards the treacherous staircase leading up to the Maneaters, and it’s time for some revenge. ThisDemon’s Soulsclip – captured by Reddit userMenicent– will do just fine. I hate this Mind Flayer the most, so this felt goodfromr/demonssouls The player calmly strolls up while the Mind Flayer’s back is turned, swoops in for a two-handed backstab before it can turn around to fire off a spell, and unceremoniously knocks the creep off the edge....

‘I’m back in this bitch’ Devil May Cryhas always been known for its absurd style and the latest entry is right on the money. If you’re okay with mostly out of context spoilers, the below video from Capcom showcases the motion capture work done forDevil May Cry 5, which includes live action fight scenes and hilarious re-creations of vehicles (Nico reaching to grab the cigarette out of the air at 0:45 is amazing)....

There’s a lot going on in Sumeru It feels like the new Sumeru region just arrived inGenshin Impactvia the 3.0 update, but 3.2 is nearly upon us.This Genshin Impact 3.2 overview trailerdoes a decent job of reminding folks of the vibe of Sumeru, as well as some of the new happenings with the upcoming patch. Here’s aGenshin Impact3.2 overview: It’s too early to call Sumeru my favorite region: but the team has done a great job of making the story feel cohesive, and creating a crescendo of stakes....

All hail the Game Boy Advance, the over-20-year-old and still king of handheld consoles — if you don’t count those with double screens and/or TV-mounting capabilities. Nintendo’s foundational little device improved upon the Game Boy Color considerably in terms of both hardware power and library, with many of its beloved hits carrying over to the publisher’s modern handheld. So, while some folks are busyspeculating about the Nintendo Switch 2, let’s break off and honor the best of the best, shall we?...