The second season of Prime Video’s Middle-earth series, Rings of Power, launches on August 29, and to celebrate, you can grab some great Lord of the Rings games for free right now if you’re a Prime Gaming member. Prime members can claim PC codes via GOG for Middle-earth: Shadow of …
Read More »Sorry, Alien: Romulus, The Best Alien Sequel Is Still Alien: Isolation
There’s something specific about Ridley Scott’s 1979 movie Alien that makes it such an enduring classic. With the combination of its heavy focus on relatable, blue-collar characters, its dingy, lived-in capitalist version of space travel, and its stalking, unknowably malevolent creature, it creates a feeling that other horror movies have …
Read More »VP Candidate Tim Walz, Noted Dreamcast Lover, Was Apparently A Crazy Taxi Guy
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is preparing to formally accept the Democratic party nomination for Vice President this week at the Democratic National Convention. And just before that happens, we may have learned more about his classic gaming habits. Following his selection as the running-mate for presumptive nominee Kamala Harris, a …
Read More »Minecraft's Latest DLC Allows Players To Live In A Pineapple Under The Sea
Mojang has partnered with Nickelodeon to introduce a SpongeBob SquarePants DLC to Minecraft. The latest add-on introduces new mobs, vehicles, weapons, and more for players. As detailed by the Minecraft store, the DLC will allow players to visit iconic locations from the show, such as the Chum Bucket, Krusty Krab, …
Read More »The First Goat Simulator Is Getting A Remaster Later This Year
Coffee Stain Studios has revealed Goat Simulator Remastered, a remaster of the original 2014 game, and it’s coming out later this year for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. This version includes all previously released DLC from the PC version, as well as the previously mobile-exclusive GoatVille High map. Mobile …
Read More »H2M Creator Says CoD: MW2 Mod Was Shut Down Over Black Ops 6 Sales Fears
Earlier this month, Activision put the kibosh on an ambitious mod known as H2M: a fan-created attempt to bring classic Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer to Modern Warfare Remastered. Now, a member of the mod team that goes by the handle “Watchful Wolf” says that the gaming giant put out the …
Read More »Video Game Layoffs Sadly Continue With More Cuts At Ubisoft
The video game industry layoff trend continues as Ubisoft has cut 45 jobs across its teams in San Francisco, California and Cary, North Carolina this week. A spokesperson for Ubisoft confirmed to Bloomberg that the company made the “difficult yet necessary decision” to lay off staffers in an effort to …
Read More »Ambitious Elder Scrolls Skyblivion Mod Shows Off 20 Minutes Of Quest Gameplay
Skyblivion, the ambitious mod that looks to port and remaster The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion into the more-modern engine used by its sequel, Skyrim, is looking better than ever. The volunteer development team behind the project recently dropped a new 20-minute gameplay video highlighting two of the game’s side quests …
Read More »Call Of Duty Mod Shut Down By Activision Hours Before Launch, Leading To Review Bombing
Activision has shut down a highly anticipated Call of Duty mod, just hours before it was due to release. The mod, H2M, was billed as a remastering of the original Modern Warfare II multiplayer experience, delivering what Activision itself did not. But it’s not going to happen. As fans feared, …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas VR "Indefinitely Delayed," Meta Says
For nearly three years, gamers have awaited any word about Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas VR. It was originally announced in 2021 as a title for the Meta Quest 2. But as Meta moved on to the Meta Quest 3, further updates about the game were scarce. Now, Meta has …
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