Major Nelson on Video Marketplace troubles

Check out this tidbit from the latest update on the good Major’sblog: We’ve made progress over the past 24–hours, and the team is dedicated to fixing the issues and continues to work as fast as they can around the clock to get the service running as seamlessly as you have come to expect. We strongly encourage all folks who have experienced an error message or did not receive a download they purchased to call customer support at 1-800-4MYXBOX....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Deborah Villarreal

Minecraft is getting full Oculus Rift support soon

It’s been teased for almost a year Just the other day I was looking upMinecrafton Oculus. I was thinking “didn’t they announce it like, forever ago? Where is it?” But it turns out that it’s just on Gear VR, without full-on Oculus support just yet. That changes soon, as Microsoft has announced that in line with the one year anniversary of the Windows 10 edition of the game, it will be released “in the next few weeks....

July 29, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Gregory Gross

Mortal Kombat movie has found its Mileena, Jax, Raiden and Liu Kang

EURA COWERD SURCERER! As noted exclusively by The Hollywood Reporter,New Line are continuing to build the rosterfor their upcomingMortal Kombatmovie, currently in pre-production for a 2021 release. Joining the already-announced Joe Taslim, whowill be donning the mantle of Sub-Zero, areSupergirl’sJames Olson, Mehcad Brooks, as uber-tough guy Jax and newcomer Sisi Stringer as femme fatale Mileena. Two of theMKuniverse’ most notable roles, Thunder God Raiden and the chosen one himself, Liu Kang, will be portrayed respectively by Tadanobu Asano – best known as Hogun in Marvel’sThormovies – and Ludi Lin, who was the Black Ranger in 2017’sPower Rangersand Murk in 2018’sAquaman....

July 29, 2025 · 1 min · 181 words · Dorothy Jackson

Multiple Diablo sequels in development?

If the hardcore fans have a grudge againstDiablo III, they’re going to go into overdrive with this news. A new SEC filing by evil publisher Activision has revealed its plans for Blizzard’s games, including not just a sequel, butsequelsto the popular dungeon crawler. “Blizzard has released two expansion packs toWorld of Warcraft;World of Warcraft: The Burning CrusadeandWorld of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King,” states the nefarious company. “Blizzard is currently developing new games, including a new expansion pack to theWorld of Warcraftfranchise,Cataclysm,StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, which will be released with the new and improved Battle....

July 29, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Lydia Fernandez

Mutant Mudds Deluxe arrives on PS3 and PS Vita

Intimidation Mutant Muddshas been slowly creeping its way around to platforms for nearly two years now, starting life as a Nintendo 3DS title, followed by releases on PC and Wii U. you’re able to now add PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita to that list, asMutant Mudds Deluxehas become available today on the PlayStation Store. While 2D platform games are probably my favorite to play, I’ve still not triedMutant Mudds. I was watching Jordan play it the other week, however, and the screams of frustration as I watched him struggle with the exceeding challenge have made me question whether or not I’m man enough for it....

July 29, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Joshua Tapia

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 launch trailer is glorious chaos

A pirate’s life for you? Bandai Namco and Koei Tecmo are preparing to set sail withOne Piece: Pirate Warriors 4, a musou-like title adapted from the popular manga/anime series of the same name. The publishers have released the sequel’s launch trailer, ahead of the game’s launch later this week. Pirate Warriors 4sees a mammoth roster – packed with over 40One Pieceheroesandvillains– take on huge waves of cannon fodder minions and powerful boss characters, with each scurvy dawg cutting down the opposition with unique skills and abilities....

July 29, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · William Roth

PlayStation All-Stars: A closer look at the new fighters

I had just a short bit of time to chat withPlayStation All-Stars Battle Royalegame director Omar Kendall on the newly announced characters and stages at gamescom yesterday, but I fear that I spent most of it chatting about recent game leaks andTekkentechniques. You know, talking shop. I did manage to learn a few things about new characters Dante, Ratchet and Clank, Spike, and Sackboy, as well as a bit about the two new stages....

July 29, 2025 · 5 min · 1005 words · Rebecca Fry

Pokémon Go: Sunsteel Strike and Moongeist Beam adventure effects explained

Necrozma, the Prism Pokémon, debuted inPokémon Goin March 2024, and now there are two new Adventure Effects introduced to make use of Necrozma’s altered versions outside of battle as well. Sunsteel Strike and Moongeist Beam are the two new adventure effects added and belong exclusively to Necrozma’s altered versions. Dusk Mane Necrozma, the fusion between Necrozma and Solgaleo, knows the Sunsteel Strike charged attack inPokémon Go. Players who fuse Necrozma with Lunala get Dawn Wings Necrozma, who knows the Moongeist Beam charged attack....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Edward Williamson

Sci-fi horror Master Reboot coming to PS3 next month

Not that Reboot Don’t have a next-gen console yet? Pish posh. Who needs ’em? Especially when the current/previous gen is still getting cool new games. Next month, the psychological sci-fi horror gameMaster Rebootis coming to PS3. Here’s an explanation from Managing Director David Banner: To house your Soul, a family member (or yourself before you die) purchases an island on the Soul Cloud where the server will generate rooms, houses or skyscrapers that hold each and every memory from the deceased’s past, or of memories of their choosing....

July 29, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · Kristi Jones

Sign me the hell up for Resident Evil 4 VR

It’s coming to Oculus Quest 2 Resident Evil 4is once again being “enhanced for a modern audience.” While remake talk will have to wait for another day, Capcom did announce a VR version of the endlessly replayable horror-action romp. Resident Evil 4 VRis a collaboration between Capcom, Oculus Studios, and Armature Studio for the Oculus Quest 2. The early footage looks promising and pretty fleshed-out — Leon is shown dual-wielding a pistol and knife, he fully interacts with a typewriter one key at a time, and the inventory management screen isn’t just a flat menu....

July 29, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Abigail Ballard

Steam’s highest-rated new game does early access right, launches with 97% positive reviews

A niche game on Steam seems to have figured out exactly how to do early access right, and players are loving it. In an era when many games linger in early access for years, often using it as an excuse to slowly add features or deliver constant updates, it’s refreshing to see a game spend only a short time there, handle player feedback well, and nearly double its player count upon full release....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · James Nguyen

The Gears of War movie will be written by the guy writing four Avatar sequels

You’re here because, you’re one of us, become a gear If there’s one upcoming video game adaptation that actually makes sense, it’sGears of War.Its visuals are pretty much perfect for adaptation, and Hollywood sure loves stories where big beefy men and women shoot a bunch of aliens. I knowGears of Warhas some emotion in there somewhere too, so it’s an adaptation served on a silver platter. According to Deadline, Universal and Microsoft Studios have hired Shane Selarno to write the adaptation’s script, which will be an all new story set in theGearsuniverse....

July 29, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Michael Butler

The Genshin Impact team is rolling back the recent controversial Yae Miko changes

‘We will roll back the Yae Miko targeting fix’ A recent set of Yae Miko changes are being rolled back according toGenshin Impactdeveloper miHoYo, for parameters they ‘did not consider.’ As a refresher,Yae Mikowas the star of the last major update, and as a result, tons of people wanted to snatch her up. However, the designers implemented a “fix” that changed the way her abilities worked: which did not go over well with the community....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · Amanda Butler