Fable II scored 9/10 … from Peter Molyneux

Fable IIhas received its firstofficial review— from none other than its creator, Peter Molyneux. Awarding his game a nine out of ten, the Hypemaster General has praised the action RPG sequel by calling it the most complete game he’s ever worked on. Peter Molyneux is a Lionhead fanboy,confirmed. “Black & White,The Movies,Dungeon Keeper, pretty much every game I’ve ever done has had interesting features thrown in to the pot without worrying what the flavor was like,” explained the excitable game designer, stating thatFable IIwas not like his prior work....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Jamie Tucker

For those about to rock: Guilty Gear Strive open beta coming May 13-16

I-No you’re ready for this We’re still a couple of months away from the launch of hard-rockin’ fighterGuilty Gear Striveand the community is getting restless. Fortunately for fans of Arc System Works’ stylish slugfest, the publisher has announced dates for its next open beta, which will give PlayStation owners a new opportunity to plug into the action ahead ofGG Strive‘s June release. The new beta will kick off on both PS4 and PS5 Thursday, May 13 at 20:00 PT / 23:00 ET / 04:00 BST will run until the same times on Sunday, May 16....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Manuel Smith

Ghosts in the machine: Ghost Recon Online’s Specialist

Ubisofthas shed some more light on another one ofGhost Recon Online’sclasses; this one focusing on the technological sabotaging prowess of the Specialist. The Specialist class abilities centre mainly around support, by keeping the enemy’s tech down or by giving your squad mates an extra shot at the target by deflecting oncoming enemy fire. The portable EMP generator, codenamed “Blackout”, can disrupt enemy technology for a short time and also serves as a flashbang grenade, temporarily blinding any nearby opponents....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · Andrew Barr

Here’s what’s new in the latest DriveClub update

There’s new DLC packs, too Two further DLC packs are headed toDriveClubnext week. The first pack – The Horsepower Expansion Pack – will drop on Tuesday, July 28 and includes 11 new events, five new cars and five new trophies. It includes the Ferrari LaFerrari FXX K, Nissan GT-R NISMO, McLaren P1 GTR, Renault Mégane R.S. 275 Trophy-R, and Ferrari FXX Evoluzione. You can pick this content up as part of the Season Pass or purchase it for £5....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Tammy Jones

How Devil May Cry’s arcade inspirations shaped character action games

I have no idea why we started using the term “character action” to describe this subgenre because it sounds so generic but here we are One of the hardest things I had to accept growing up was watchingmy local arcadesgo out of business. I wasn’t a social kid, but there was something fascinating and magical about seeing so many fellow hobbyists gather together, take turns on machines, and boast about their high scores....

July 20, 2025 · 5 min · 952 words · Mary Montoya

How to get more pack stamina in Pokémon TCG Pocket

If you’re anything like me, you’ve likely got a rather large collection ofPokémoncards rattling around somewhere in your house. Collecting them is undeniably fun, andPokémon TCG Pocketlets you do that without any additional clutter in your living space. The primary wayto unlock new cards inTCG Pocketis byopening booster packs. At a base level, you get two booster packs to open every day, and they can be opened 12 hours apart. Why?...

July 20, 2025 · 4 min · 641 words · Sarah Hess

How to get Red Rocks in LEGO Fortnite

As a survival crafting game,LEGO Fortniteoffers a wide range of materials for recipes and upgrades. One such resource is the Red Rock, a crucial ingredient for crafting powerful weapons. We’ll show you how to get Red Rock inLEGO Fortniteand what to use it with. Where to find Red Rocks in LEGO Fortnite You canmine Red Rocks anywhere on theLEGO Fortnite’sLost Islesmap. They appear similar to the Granite, but you can tell the difference through their coloring....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · James Marshall

How to get sea snails in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Like many annoying items inDisney Dreamlight Valley, getting a Sea Snail for the new Ancient’s Landing DLC area requires players to look in a specific location. Here’s where to find it! Sea snails can be found in blue ripples in the dock area of Ancient’s Landing Once you’ve purchased the A Rift in Time DLC andhave completed the inaugural quest, you’ll be whisked away to the new area of Ancient’s Landing: It’s here that you’ll be able to fish for snails....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 216 words · Wayne Smith

Humble Bundle let go 20% of its staff

Due to ‘overambitious expansion’ Looks like trouble is brewing over at Humble Bundle. The bundle and game store site has had to let go up to 20% of its staff due to “too ambitious expansion.” Talking to Polygon, anonymous sources claim that the job losses happened at the end of last week, with 12 people being cut loose. This was confirmed in an email Polygon received by Humble’s co-founder John Graham:...

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · David Bright

I’d play this Game Boy Color Pokemon Sword and Shield demake in a heartbeat

The Game Boy ruled so hard Want a Game Boy ColorPokemonagain? So do I! The system was a classic, and I could go for more demakes, or re-releases. ThisPokemon SwordandShielddemake conceptfrom artist sindormanis just making me thirsty for it. Again, this is a concept (sindorman says “In case you’re curious, this is not an actual rom hack, it’s just an animation made by yours truly in photoshop”), not an actual game, which is probably for the bestas far asPokemonfan creations go!...

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 209 words · Elizabeth Combs

Massive Chalice lead Brad Muir has gone and joined Valve

He’s also performing some research At the end of September,Massive Chaliceproject lead Brad Muir left Double Fine. We knew he was headed to Seattle (thanks to this tweet from Tim Schafer), but we didn’t know where he’d go once he got there. End of an Era!@MrMooEartaking flight from DF, moving to Seattle! Iron Brigade livestream sendoff party Friday 2-4!http://t.co/8y1wVpvTJj — Tim Schafer (@TimOfLegend)July 01, 2025 Well now, in a tweet from Muir, it’s been announced that he will be joining Valve in December....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Jonathan Cook

Miyamoto explains why Luigi is green and more

Rolling Stone sits down with the affable Nintendo designer GameSpot?Time?New York Times? And now Rolling Stone? Everyone wants a piece of Shigeru Miyamoto! If he’s so willing to speak to anyone and everyone, why hasn’t he spoken to us yet? We need to arrange a pow-wow as soon as possible! Though Rolling Stone’s feature is titled “Shigeru Miyamoto Shares Nintendo Secrets,” a lot of the information within is stuff we are already familiar with....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · Elizabeth Curtis

Moon Hunters strikes PS4 on July 12

Still no word on the Vita release, though Moon Huntersis coming to PlayStation 4 in North America and Europe on July 12. Montréal-based indie studio Kitfox Games released the multiplayer-focused action role-playing game for PC viaSteamandGOG.comback in March after a short delay to improve its online functionality. The project was funded viaKickstarterin September 2014 to the tune of $178,986 (Canadian). As for the PlayStation Vita port, Kitfox says itcan’t committo a release date at this time....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 76 words · Jose Edwards