El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron director will ‘consider’ console versions if the Steam port sells

‘But I’m always delusional’ El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatronis an interesting action romp that deserves a new lease on life,and it’s getting one on PC. But what about other platforms? We asked director Sawaki Takeyasu for comment, and like most things in his life, he’s holding out hope. “If the Steam version sells, yes, I’d definitely like to consider it, but I’m always delusional,” he tells us, with his classic wit....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Morgan Hill

GTA: San Andreas is coming to Xbox One backward compatibility

Along side Midnight Club: LA and Table Tennis no less! Grove Street… Home. At least it was until Rockstar removedExpress Yourselffrom N.W.A and Tom Petty’sRunning Down A Dream.But, for those of you who wanna go back to the land of the heinous, gang-bangers and cold heat, in the city where neighbors get no sleep, beefing with anybody competing — you’re in luck. BecauseGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas,Midnight Club: Los AngelesandRockstar’s Table Tennisare making their way to Xbox One’s backward compatibility next week on June 7....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · David Wheeler

Here are the games in the PAX East Indie Showcase 2014

Hope you like mobile gaming… PAX East 2014 is only 49 days away, and as has been the recent trend, it will feature an increased focus on independent games. Featured in this year’sPAX East Indie Showcaseare six titles, all of which are playable on phones. The games that made the cut are: The most interesting of the bunch looks to beFramed(pictured above), which features comic book panel shifting to rewrite stories....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Misty Martin

Here are the most anticipated December 2024 games

You better hope you’re on the nice list this year as many December 2024 games look enticing to play. From a Blockbuster adventure inIndiana Jones and the Great Circleto a wondrous RPG journey fromFantasian: Neo Dimension, here are the December 2024 games to look forward to. Fantasian: Neo Dimension (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Switch, PC) Publisher: Square EnixDeveloper: MistwalkerPrice: $49.99Release Date: December 5Trailer The founding fathers of theFinal Fantasyseries, producer Hironobu Sakaguchi, and beloved composer Nobuo Uematsu have joined forces with Mistwalker to create an all-new turn-based RPG....

August 3, 2025 · 4 min · 804 words · Austin Adams

How to get the Abyss Trekker in Starfield

Are you in the market for a ship inStarfieldthat can handle itself in a tough fight? The Abyss Trekker is a bit of a combat monster that should definitely keep you alive in tough circumstances. Where to get the Abyss Trekker inStarfield You can get the Abyss Trekker by purchasing it from theShip Services Technicianat Paradiso. Paradiso is located in the Porrima system on Porrima II. The Porrima system can be reached from Alpha Centauri, the system that you start the game in, by jumping to Olympus, Volii, and then Porrima....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Hannah Macdonald

Killzone: Shadow Fall patch fixes things and adds stuff

Left-handed support among the additions A new patch for Guerrilla Games’Killzone: Shadow Fallhas been released, altering certain aspects of the game’s campaign, fixing various issues, and adding controller support for left-handed players. Chapters seven and eight, ofShadow Fall‘s single-player campaign have been improved; the end section of ‘Secure the Target’ has been shortened and ‘Outcast’ has been made less frustrating by having the collision ceiling raised. Meaning that you’ll be able to fly over more buildings instead of just hitting into them and dying over and over and over and over....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Mark Young

Leaked Battlefield Hardline video is ‘six months old’

It looked like it Did that leaked trailer for Visceral Games’Battlefield Hardlinelook rough around the edges to you? It’s “six months old,” according to vice president and studio manager Steve Papoutsis. Commenting on the leaks,he said“So yeah, that happened. Not how we wanted to unveilHardline, but all good. Didn’t want to wait til E3 anyway, so let’s talk about it…” Papoutsiswent on to saythat the video “was for an internal meeting....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Rebecca Dunn

Let us give thanks to the Nintendo Parakeet

Dedicate your Thanksgiving to the BEST holiday bird It is Thanksgiving Day, that day we celebrate Christopher Columbus sailing to Nazareth in a gigantic turkey, and we are to be grateful for all the wonderful things that have happened at us over the course of our short, and ultimately pathetic, lives. As a gamer, I am particularly thankful for the Nintendo Parakeet, the oft-overlooked mascot of the Nintendo DS’ voice recording features....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Mary Bernard

Microsoft to punish MS Point exploiters

This past week, we brought word that cheeky exploiters weredishing out free Microsoft Pointsany time somebody refreshed their website. As gamers sat back and refreshed their way to dozens of point codes, Microsoft lost some mad bank in convoluted Moon Bucks. While some of you may have kicked yourselves for not jumping on the bandwagon, it turns out you might have been lucky not to join in, since Microsoft is leveling justice at anybody who nabbed a freebie at their expense....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Kristy Potts

MoH: Warfighter Zero Dark Thirty DLC out on PC

Console release happening tomorrow TheZero Dark Thirty Map Packhas been released today on Origin forMedal of Honor: Warfighterahead of tomorrow’s launch for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. This content pack, which contains two maps inspired by real-world locations, is free forWarfighter Limited Editionowners; otherwise, it’s $9.99 / 800 Microsoft Points. Beyond the maps, there are six additional weapon configurations, 14 new weapon skins, and 10 more multiplayer ranks. While the whole point is to achieve realism (comparatively speaking), I can’t help but be a little weirded out by the source material here....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Victoria Gomez PhD

New screens for the Resident Evil 3DS games

Even after all of your attempts to change my mind, I remain unconvinced thatResident Evil: Mercenaries 3Disn’t going to to take a hit in the fun department now that you may run and shoot. I remain hopeful that Capcom will be able to pull it off, but at the same time, I’m preparing myself for disappointment. At least the game looks pretty awesome. There is no denying that the 3DS is quite the little powerhouse, at least, compared to the DS and the PSP....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Leslie Gray

Okay, now I get why all those Rocket League GIFs are so cool

A rookie talks to a veteran I spent part of last summer postingRocket LeagueGIFs with the second-hand knowledge that they were neat. I would link something in our staff chat and if the reaction was palpable enough, I’d write it up. It was like a robot trying to blog with human emotions. “Initiate Feelings.Excited Protocol.” Now I get it, man. I get how cool all that floaty, flippy, boosty shit is because I’ve playedRocket Leagueon Xbox One, andI can’t do any of it....

August 3, 2025 · 4 min · 694 words · Sandy Howard

Overwatch’s LEGO Bastion comes with a little bird and everything

Available online from Blizzard If I could send my younger self Christmas stocking stuffers through some sort of holiday-based wormhole, this new LEGO Omnic Bastion would be one of my first time-traveling gifts. The kit is available for $25 online through theBlizzard Gear Storeand it will also be at BlizzCon next month. The 182-piece set stands just under five inches tall. My favorite detail is that they included Bastion’s feathered friend, Ganymede....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Glenn Allison