Robot Rumble Marvelous has added a major update to their dramatic mech-fighting titleDaemon x Machina, bringing new modes, features and a long list of bug fixes to the Nintendo Switch release. Version 1.1.1 –which is live in-game now– adds new PvP combat, allowing players to pit their mettle (or metal) against each other in 1v1 and 2v2 robot wars. Available in local wireless and online play, pit your favourite Arsenal against others in a battle for global supremacy on the newly established leaderboards....

Hot skippidy Nimbus, it’s actually happening.Destiny 2is getting hoverboards. Announced in one of Bungie’sThis Week in Destinycommunications, and alongside a snazzy-looking trailer, the new vehicle type will be a part of 2024’s Guardian Games event. Players haveasked for hoverboards inDestiny 2for years, often citing desires to seechanges or improvements to the long-standing Sparrows. Naturally, when Nimbus and Rohan showed up on their pseudo-hoverboards inLightfall,players only wanted them more. Now, Guardians will finally be able to see their dreams come true and give grinding inDestinya whole new meaning....

What beautiful Dinos Dino Runis one ofPixelJam‘s most popular games, and for good reason. It’s free, simple, deep, and exciting. The newly announced sequel looks like all that and then some.Dino Run 2was just announced on Kickstarter and it’s aiming high, with multiple playable dinos, beautiful animations, new styles of emergent “Rube Goldberg”-style level design, three different eras to traverse, and all new hats! Scarfs too! Who knew that a little accessorizing could help a Triceratops to become so adorable?...

But don’t count on it either It’s safe to say that backward compatibility has been a big hit for Microsoft and the Xbox One. Usage statistics haven’t been released (and if I had to guess, I’d wager that they’re fairly low) but it’s an important bullet point nevertheless. On Xbox One, you can play a lot of your games that you own on Xbox 360. That’s a claim that the competitors can’t make about their platforms....

If you’ve been dreaming about another platform for the stylishly sleepy rhythm gameMelatonin, there’s no need to pinch yourself. Developer Half Asleep announced plans to bring its chill beats to PlayStation 5 on June 26, 2025. True to the name of the devs themselves,Melatoninis all about bridging that gap between our reality and the world of dreams. Naturally, the best way to do so is through the lens of a rhythm game, complete with an appropriately dreamlike color palette and audio and visual cues that get the beat across without relying on traditional genre overlays and indicators....

The Camille Abily TOTY Icon SBC is now live inEA FC 25, and you can complete the challenge to unlock a guaranteed icon for your squad. This is the latest version of Abily in the game, and you’ll have to complete all the tasks to obtain the card. Let’s take a look at how to complete the challenge and unlock this Icon item. EA FC 25 Camille Abily TOTY Icon SBC tasks The Camille Abily TOTY Icon SBC has twelve tasks, and here are the conditions....

Finally, after so manyteasing teasers, we have a full two-minute trailer that really serves as a giant teaser until the next trailer comes out to continue the cycle of teasing untilModern Warfare 2is released on November 10th. The videogame industry is just one giant tease. Anyway, the trailer starts off with a look back atCall of Duty 4mixed in withModern Warfare 2shots. After that, some of the plot from the game is revealed and we get to see a whole lot of action....

‘We Never Stopped Playing’ In a surprising announcement, it appears that ’00s TV gaming channel G4 is getting ready to make a comeback in 2021, following a teaser trailer broadcast during this weekend’s Comic-Con@Home digital event. The short clip – which you may check out below, courtesy of IGN – sees a camera pick its way through an abandoned warehouse, filled with gaming paraphernalia old and new, along with references to classic G4 shows, hosts, and running gags....

Zen distilled stories Last week we took a break from the usual poetic news recaps to highlightour favorite games from PAX East, but now we are back in the swing of things. You can check out all of the past episodes on theGame News Haikus YouTube playlist. In this series, we take a look at the stories that gathered the most attention of the past week, and distill each one down to its essence....

Last week, I highlighted the 2D beatemup. This week, due to the few comments asking about it and my own laziness, I’ll talk about the more recent 3rd-person shooter. ThoughManhunt 2immediately comes to mind when phrases like “censored kills” and “brutal torture sequences” are thrown around, don’t forget that Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, was doing the same stuff more than a year earlier than Rockstar’s abysmal stealth-horror game. Censored upon initial release due to its hilariously violent interrogation minigames,The Punisherremains a somewhat unplayedMax Payneripoff, deriving most of its entertainment value from the sheer violence Frank Castle inflicts on his victims....

Here are four screenshots forBioShock Infinite, although one of them was revealed already, so it’s more like three. Not exactly much to go on, but it’s better than nothing. BioShock Infinite, despite some peoplecomplaining about the name, is looking pretty hot to me, and I’m really looking forward to seeing what Irrational does with the new sky-based scenario. I personally love the bright and open contrast toBioShock‘s Rapture, and I trust Irrational to knock this out of the park....

The world’s finest monster rock opera How many monster-rock-opera games have you played this year? I’m guessing zero. That’s roughly how many I had played until I got my hands onWailing Heights,the new musical adventure from Outsider Games. I can help you fix your problem. No, not the rotting flesh falling off your bones; I can fix your problem of not having playedWailing Heights. You should definitely play it. Wailing Heightsis a body-hopping adventure game set in the eponymous town, where vegan werewolves, hipster vampires, and gossipy ghosts roam the streets just trying to find some music that doesn’t suck....

Campaign reveal Bethesda’s lead-up toDoom‘s May 13 release has been largely predicated on the game’s multiplayer component. There have been several videos released and beta events staged to show off that particular aspect. Today, we get a look at the other side. Right now, Bethesda’s holding a live look atDoom‘s single-player campaign on Twitch. The video’s embedded right here at the top of the post. Enjoy a quick look at the most vital part of theDoomexperience....