Is Bodycount the title of Codemasters upcoming FPS?

CVG reckons that Codemasters’upcoming first-person shooter— the one withBlackcreator Stuart Black at the helm — may be calledBodycount. The hunch comes from CVG piling together a bunch of information based on trademarks, including a UK trademark patent for Bodycount that was approved today. It also appears that Codemasters trademarkedBodycountin the United States last year, as well as in Japan not long after. The plot thickens, but Codemasters tells CVG it “regularly applies for and registers trademarks relating to current, future and potential projects....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Tyrone Sanders

It’s the ’90s again! Henry the hedgehog ships with Oculus Rift

If it were claymation he’d be Clay Henry I’ve been saying Oculus needed a mascot since 2014.I was thinking an anime girl. But I guess a hedgehog could work, too. Everything is cyclical. Henryis a VR movie fromOculus Story Studiodirected by Ramiro Lopez Dau, an animator onCars 2andMonsters University. The character Henry comes from a former Dreamworks (Madagascar) designer and Pixar character artist. Henrywill be available for free when the Rift ships in early 2016....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 75 words · Sarah Roberts

Jacob ‘Humble’ Browe talks Minelands: Call of the Border

A rising star speaks Jacob “Humble” Browe is a visionary. He’s just shipped a multi-billion dollar game to hundreds of retailers across the United States and Canada, with additional release dates staggered across the world. After running a successful Kickstarter that raised over $6.5 million to campaign for Avenged Sevenfold to play in his backyard, he then created a Patreon in an effort to supplement his crippling Starbucks habit month-to-month while using kickbacks from his millionaire parents to createMinelands: Call of the Border, the game that’s got millions clamoring for a sequel only a day or so after release....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 938 words · Crystal Diaz

Kingdom Hearts III soundtrack will finally see release in November

Digital and physical formats incoming Square Enixhas announcedthat theKingdom Hearts IIIsoundtrack will see its official release on November 11, offering up majestic and dramatic scores taken from the epic RPG sequel as well as a selection of recentKingdom Heartsside-titles. The soundtrack will feature the music ofKingdom Hearts III, Kingdom Hearts III ReMIND, Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, Kingdom Hearts Unchained X, and finallyKingdom Hearts Union Cross. While the full tracklist is yet to be revealed, the set will include somewhere in the region of 160 tracks taken from across the five titles....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Tina Guerrero

Konami XBLA ‘classics’ to hit retail at odd price

According to Amazon, Konami will be bringing two Xbox LIVE Arcade game complications to retail this month. Konami Classics Volume 1will featureCastlevania: Symphony of the Night,Frogger, andSuper Contra. The second disc,Konami Classics Volume 2, will featureContra,Rush’n Attack, andTrack and Field. Both volumes will cost $19.99. AsGamerbytespoints out, the pricing seems a bit lop-sided. While the price of Volume 1 is equal to what you’d pay for the three titles on Xbox LIVE Arcade (and let’s face it, twenty-bucks forSymphony of the Nightalone would be worth it), the second collection does not....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Michelle Collins

Merge Titan Army codes (June 2025) [Helicopter]

Updated: Jul 17, 2025 Added new codes! InTitan Merge Army, the Toilets have spread across all corners of the world, and they’re multiplying like flies! The Cameramen remain Earth’s last hope of salvation, but they’ll need a wise and cunning commander who’ll guide them to victory. Will you answer the call of duty? To beat the Toilets for good, you’ll need tons of Cameramen and even more coins to recruit them....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 509 words · Michael Evans

Microsoft blames Activision for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s Windows 10 version

They’re offering refunds Call of Duty: Infinite Warfareruns just fine on consoles, but PC users, specifically Windows 10 users, are having major issues with the game. Most notably, the Windows 10 editiondoesn’t work with the Steam version, leaving players with ghost town servers and no one to play with. Fingers have been pointed in the direction of Activision, which includes a Microsoft customer service rep, and multiple reports of refunds being granted....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Kevin Mccoy

Microsoft’s working on something similar to 1 vs 100

Good One of the most well-received experiments of the Xbox 360 era was the interactive adaption of popular gameshow1 vs. 100. The social trivia experience is fondly remembered by most, and fans have expressed their interest in its return. While that’ll likely never happen, Microsoft looks to have something similar up its sleeve. Speaking withPolygon, Microsoft Studios’ Dave McCarthy said “We will do something in the future for Xbox One that is like [1 vs....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 209 words · Erin Simmons

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is finally out, here’s what free title updates are next

Here’s aSunbreakroadmap for what’s to come After much fanfare,Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreakis finally out today on June 30, and there’s more stuff on the way: includingSunbreakfree title updates. Here’s what the team has plannedfor 2022 and beyond: Monster Hunter Rise: SunbreakFree Title Update 2 (Fall) Monster Hunter Rise: SunbreakFree Title Update 3 (Winter) More “free title updates” (the “s” is key here) are planned for 2023. So far, Capcom has been teasing individual aspects of each update via livestreams: including their own planned events and the co-opting of Nintendo showcases....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Steven Hansen

More Sonic 4 details, game inspired by Sonic 2

TheSonic the Hedgehog 4details just keep pouring in, and it all seems to be good news, too. Some fresh details have surfaced from that hub of information known as NeoGAF, providing more insight into what keeps promising to be a terrific title. Here’s the latest gossip: I’m not sayingSonic 4will definitely be great, but as a lifelong fan of classic platformers, I’m saying it definitely can’t hurt to have a little faith....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Gabriel Pruitt

New State of Decay update addresses screen tearing

Among many other things Zombie survival simState of Decayis here to stay. It’s already sellingexceptionally wellon Xbox Live Arcade, and with continued post-release support from Undead Labs, things are looking up. The studio’s second title updatehas been detailedin a forum post. So long, screen tearing. Having not played the game yet in an attempt to wait for the Steam version (we’ll see!), the extensive list of fixes and tweaks is a tad overwhelming....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Felicia Romero

Objectify A Male Tech Writer Day [Update]

Salivate over grade-A man-meat on February 1st [Update:Leigh Alexander hasdecided to call off the event, following an examination of potential risks. It’s been proposed that the event alienates those who do not neatly fit into the straight male and straight female dynamic, not to mention potentially distressing those for whom the subject of objectification is no laughing matter. “What I wanted to encourage through humor was caring, empathy and a willingness to listen and educate — now I’ve been asked to change course, and by calling a halt to #Objectify I hope I’m modeling those same qualities myself,” explained Alexander....

July 9, 2025 · 4 min · 696 words · Jack Munoz

PSA: You can select your Nintendo ID before the Switch comes out

Hurry, or ‘xXBonerf4rt69Xx’ will be taken It doesn’t seem to be common knowledge, but sometime over the last couple of days, Nintendo opened up the section of their website that allows you to select your online name. you’re able to change your user ID any time, and it will be attached to your Nintendo account. For some reason, you won’t automatically be assigned the name already associated with your Nintendo Network ID (NNID)....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Karen Stone