Epic: Unreal Engine 4 games aiming for Christmas, Q1 2015

Company will make its own announcements at GDC Epic Games hasn’t been talking much aboutFortnightand now it’ssold theGears of Warrights to Microsoft. What’s going on over there? Unreal Engine 4 work and lots of it, from the sound of things. Speaking toEdge, EU territory manager Mike Gamble said that the company will have announcements to make at the Game Developers Conference in March. Talking about the engine more generally, he noted “There haven’t really been any announcements of the games still under wraps — as soon as they start going live, then you’ll see suddenly see that we’re everywhere again....

June 23, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Amber Hopkins

Every Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 spotlight and character breakdown

While the jury is out onNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, it has a leg up onsomeof the competition. I’ll stop being coy: the fact that itcurrently technically existsgives it a leg up onMultiVersus,which may or may not even come back. Given that the developers have claimed that every character has been “completely rebuilt from the ground up,” there’s hope that the second Nick brawler will actually catch on. Here’s a quick look at all of the character spotlightsreleased from the studio....

June 23, 2025 · 4 min · 742 words · Virginia Andrews

Factory RNG codes (October 2024)

Updated: Aug 01, 2025 Searched for more codes! We all wanted to have our very own clones to do tasks for us, so now we can make them ourselves inFactory RNG. Create an army of clones and get rich without thinking of the possible consequences of your actions. It’s all about money anyway, so keep rolling. Now that we mentioned cash, consider redeemingFactory RNGcodes from our list below. You’ll get free Potions to boost your business....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Bryan Trujillo

First Jimpressions: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

As we announced earlier today, a demo forStar Wars: The Force Unleashedhas arrived to Xbox Live in downloadable demo form, and we were eager to snap it up and get our hands around this delightfully destructive game. After spending a morning at the pleasure of Mr. Starkiller, how do we feel about LucasArts’ highly anticipated game? Is it aForce Unleashedor more of aForce Choke? Hit the jump as I share my first Jimpressions on this upcoming action extravaganza....

June 23, 2025 · 4 min · 730 words · Joy Soto

First Ness, now his game? EarthBound ‘sold out’ on Club Nintendo reward list

[Please Give Us Strength art by Zarla] Pre-orders for the GameStop exclusiveNess amiibo went up last week, and it was pretty much a disaster. GameStop.com ended up being taken offline as a result, and in-store orders took upwards of two hours in some locations due to the store’s servers being completely overwhelmed. Even fans waiting second or third in line for the toy might have been shut out, as GameStop’s pre-orders weren’t organized by a store-specific allocation, and instead were divvied from a chain-wide pool....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Dr. Nicole Roberts

Getting weird with Knuckle Sandwich

Banging on a trash can Knuckle Sandwichis a surreal RPG in the vein ofEarthBound, but there’s so much more to it than that. Andrew Brophy, the creator of the game,uploaded a cryptic trailer last weekannouncing that there would be an “announcement” on April 19. It featured warped, psychedelic images across an old television, while obscured gameplay lurked in the background. Today, we finally got to see what the big secret was all about....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 624 words · Nicole Mcdonald

Hard mode dated for Destiny: Rise of Iron’s new raid

October 18 Having made my way throughDestiny‘sWrath of the Machine raidnine times so far (and completed the Exotic questline), I’m still loving it. There’s several different ways to approach each fight, and discovering new strategies with my raid crew is a treat. But eventually we’re going to want to tackle hard mode, and thankfully Bungie has given us a reasonable unlock date of October 18. Oh, andchallenge modeis set to return too, which makes one boss each week even harder in exchange for even more guaranteed loot....

June 23, 2025 · 1 min · 181 words · Kayla Dean

How to Farm EXP to Level Up Fast in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

Get all the EXP you need Pokemon Scarlet & Violetbreak from series tradition and allow you to explore its world as you’d like. While it’s fun to carve your own path, it’s easy to encounter high-level Pokemon much earlier than normal. In other words, you might find yourself in need of gaining levels. you’re able to always explore lower-level areas in cases like this. The three core story paths can be completed simultaneously, soyou can explore in a different direction if one area is giving you trouble....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Casey Sims

How to unlock the Ray Gun Mark 2-R variant in BO6 Zombies Shattered Veil

Ever imagined transforming the Ray Gun Mark 2 into a deadly marksman rifle? Now’s your chance with theBlack Ops 6 ZombiesShattered Veil map. In this guide, we’ll walk you through every step to craft the powerful Ray Gun Mark 2-R variant inBO6 Zombies. Table of contents BO6 Zombies Ray Gun Mark 2-R upgrade walkthrough Your first step to the Ray Gun Mark 2-R variant begins around Round 10, where you’ll discover theFloppy Disk....

June 23, 2025 · 4 min · 847 words · Joshua Fields

If only Scarecrow had a brain in his full Injustice 2 gameplay trailer

“It’s a murder, honey. A group of crows is called a murder.” When Scarecrow’s rad, ganglyInjustice 2design was first revealed, I was hoping he would play equally as rad. After seeing his combos in action, I’m slightly disappointed. I’m happy his design is an after-effect of the fear toxin (that’s a good touch), but I was hoping for wackier attacks or something. Look, I don’t know what I really wanted here but something is amiss....

June 23, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Audrey Nelson

Irrational wants to put your face in BioShock Infinite

Headed toPAX Eastthis weekend? Ever wanted to be in a videogame? How aboutBioShock Infinite? If you answered yes to all three, you might want to pay attention. All weekend,Irrational Gameswill be giving out paper top hats as soon as you walk into the Boston Convention Center. Just be sure to wear it all times and if an employee of Irrational sees you, they might walk up to you and give you the instructions to make your dream of being in a videogame come true....

June 23, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Jamie Smith

It’s time to watch Square Enix’s E3 2021 presentation as a family

MoreFinal Fantasy? You don’t say! Remember the olden days of E3 yore? When anyone and everyone had a press conference and they didn’t always go so well? I’m talking E3 presentations to theextreeeeeeeeeme. Well Square Enix has been pushing for E3 presence these last few years, and they have the library to justify it. If they just announced oneFinal Fantasydevelopment annually, or show some random bits of whatever “part” ofFinal Fantasy VII Remakethey’re working on, it would be a success....

June 23, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Mary Cowan

Mafia III studio suffers significant layoffs

2K confirms the news Hangar 13, the developer behind 2016’sMafia III, was hit with a round of layoffs today. It’s unclear how many of the Novato, California-based studio’s employees were let go;LinkedIn estimatesthe company’s size to be around 150 employees and it has been suggested that a significant proportion have been impacted. Kotakubroke the news today and received confirmation from Hangar 13 parent company 2K Games. 2K said “[We] can confirm that there have been staff reductions at Hangar 13 in order to ensure that the studio’s resources are properly aligned with its long-term development plans....

June 23, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Danielle Perez