Impressions: League of Legends: Lissandra

The ice witch vies for your Riot Points League of Legendshas just launched a new champion, which means many of you are considering digging out your wallets and forking over the cash or in-game IP to have the chance to try her out. This time, it’s another caster centered heavily around the newFreljord campaign— the ice witch Lissandra. As a ranged caster Lissandra is right up my alley, so I took her for a spin on the Summoner’s Rift, as well as Dominion, and the all-new All Random All Middle (ARAM) mode....

June 2, 2025 · 4 min · 714 words · Pamela Shaffer

Kojima continues to tease Death Stranding with ‘Create the Rope’ video

You tell me Hideo Kojima has tweeted out yet another abstract video to tease his upcoming projectDeath Stranding,one in a long line of mysterious clips, messages and teasers to build hype for the surreal looking sci-fi title. In the 30-second video, a handprint appears against a fluid background, with indiscernible cinematics playing within, this is followed by the slow fade-in of the words “Create The Rope”. It’s suitably weird stuff, and I love that so many are enjoying applying crazy theories and ideas as to how Kojima’s images and phrases relate to the long-awaited title....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Jose Dillon

KOTOR remake developer Saber Interactive to leave Embracer Group

Bloombergis reportingthat Saber Interactive, the developers reportedly working on a remake ofStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, is being sold by Embracer Group to a private investment group. Embracer Group has been going through a massive restructuring that has seen hundreds of employees laid off and the shuttering of studios. This latest deal appears to be another part of that ongoing effort. While the state of theKnights of the Old Republicremake iscurrently in question, Saber Interactive is slated to release a few games this year, includingWarhammer 40000: Space Marine 2, Toxic Commando, andExpeditions: A Mudrunner Game....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Tyler Keller

Little Nightmares 3 release window, platforms, trailers, and more

The third entry in the belovedLittle Nightmaresseries is gradually on its way to give us a scare once more. This time, you’ll experience the thrill of brand-new characters as they try to escape the petrifying Nowhere. Here’s everything you need to know aboutLittle Nightmares 3, including a release window, platform, trailers, and story details. When does Little Nightmares 3 come out? Originally slated for a 2024 release,Little Nightmares 3is now expected to hit the shelves in 2025....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 503 words · Alex Woods

Mass Effect PC patch ‘coming soon,’ second DLC episode on the horizon

Last week, a BioWare community coordinator slipped in a good bit of information for PC owners ofMass Effect. A patch is on the way. During a conversation at New York Comic Con a BioWare community manager Jay WatamaniuktoldCinema Blend that the patch isn’t too far down the pipleline. “I’m gonna say ‘coming soon’ because I have no idea of the date,” remarked Watamaniuk. “But not six months — like a month or two....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Bonnie Weaver

Mr Andy Dixon’s top 10 games I played drunk in 2014

Confession #2: The ones Idoplay, I play drunk. Huh huh. Number two do do. Here are the games I liked the best this year, and what I was drinking when I played them. [Disclaimer: Remember kids, your creepy Uncle Andy is reeeaaally old, and therefor of legal age to consume alcohol. Don’t drink if it isn’t legal for you yet! Also don’t drink if you don’t feel like destroying your body, your hopes and dreams, everything you’ve ever held dear in life…]...

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 595 words · David Ramirez

Ninja Senki DX looks mega good, man

Releasing February 23 Tribute Games is bringingNinja Senki DXto PC, PS4, and PS Vita on February 23. This is an expanded version of a rather goodfreeware action gamefrom 2010, which, from our prior coverage, it sounds like a number of us have played and enjoyed. While I know I generally liked it at the time, my specific memories have since faded (but the scars still linger). DXflaunts more modes, multiple endings, and a remixed soundtrack....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · David Cherry

Nintendo successfully overturns $10 million Wii Remote patent lawsuit

Dallas court overturns 2017 verdict After the launch of the Wii, Nintendo found itself up against multiple lawsuits, mostly regarding the design of its motion-sensing controller, the Wii Remote. iLife Technologies was one such plaintiff, claiming that the Wii Remote infringed upon several of its patents. In 2017a jury found in favour of the Texan company, to the tune of $10.1 million. But it looks like that chunk of change is about to find itself back in Nintendo’s pocket, as a Dallas court has overturned the verdict....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Christopher Taylor

No criminal charges to be filed in 38 Studios case

Schilling calls investigation a ‘fake ass witch hunt’ No charges will be filed againstKingdoms of Amalur: Reckoningcompany 38 Studios or former Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation officials, the state’s Attorney General Peter Kilman and State Police Colonel Steven O’Donnel announced Friday at the conclusion of a 4-year investigation. While the attorney general and state police were critical of 38 Studios and the RIEDC’spoor business decisions, which left taxpayers holding the bag for a $75 million loan, they ultimately concluded there was not enough quality evidence to support a conviction in this case....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · William Hicks

No, Starfield will not have space fishing

Depends on your definition of “fishing” If you were hoping to be able to whip out your rod and catch some alien fish inStarfield, there’s bad news on that front. Todd Howard himself has confirmed that fishing won’t be a feature in Bethesda’s upcoming RPG. In the latest episode of theKinda Funny Xcast, Howard is asked a bunch of questions regarding the game. About 14 minutes in, he’s asked whether there’s going to be any “space fishing” inStarfield....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Dale Alvarez

Optional or not, Street Fighter V’s new in-game ads are a tacky embarrassment

You must defeat Ronald McDonald to stand a chance Playing online whilst sporting these ads will earn the player 4 Fight Money per ad type applied, thus 12 Fight Money per rumble if you have all three ad types enabled. For those unfamiliar withSFV‘s in-game currency, a costume costs around 40,000 FM and a character costs around 100,000 FM. Better get saving, pal. There will also be an upper-limit cap to the amount of Fight Money that can be earned via ads, lest people become fucking millionaires, I guess....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Samantha Graves

Persona composer Shoji Meguro leaves Atlus to develop indie games

First project to be revealed November 6 Shoji Meguro, the legendary composer and sound man for some of the modern era’s most successful RPGs, has announced that he has left his long-term position at Atlus in order to develop his own games on the independent circuit. “I know this is quite sudden, but I, Shoji Meguro, resigned from Atlus Co., Ltd. at the end of September 2021,” revealed Meguro in a short statement....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Jessica Zuniga

Peter Stormare returns in Call of Duty’s new ad campaign

‘The Replacer’ Peter Stormare has entertained me for years, and is one of the greatest character actors of our time —Fargo,Big Lebowski,Bad Boys II,Until Dawn, hell, evenPrison Break— classic performances. Now he’s back to promoteCall of Duty, returning to his character “The Replacer” in this newest trailer forBlack Ops III. In addition to a few amusing sketches there’s also a decent amount of footage for theAwakeningDLC, set to debut on PS4 next week....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Matthew Williams