Xbox 20th anniversary museum is a virtual walk through Xbox history

Finally, a monument to my Gamerscore Microsoft has beencelebrating the 20th anniversaryof the Xbox this year. And as part of the festivities, today the company launched a virtual Xbox museum, featuring both its own history and yours. The Xbox museum page lets you take a walk down memory lane in a multiverse-style virtual landscape. Other avatars roam around the exhibits, and you can step up to them to get a closer look....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Julia Jackson

Ylands attempts to marry the complexity of ARMA with Minecraft

‘Do anything’ Bohemia Interactive is constantly keeping busy. If they aren’t updatingARMAorDayZthey’re working on a new project, which includes the bright and cutesyYlands. More gameplay was shown off today during the PC Gaming Show at E3, which showcases the general adventure feel as well as the existence of the map editor. It looks…okay? I mean there are so many sandbox games out now, and none of them are even coming close to challenging the power ofMinecraft....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Karen Tucker

You can play Super Mario 64 or Ocarina of Time on a watch

You shouldn’t, but you could While on one hand I don’t understand purchasing a smart watch or most “wearable” tech, on the other, I have to admit amusement at one of these devices — an older model, to boot — being capable of running N64 games. YouTube’sHacking Julesgot bothSuper Mario 64andLegend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timerunning on an LG G Watch W100. While using the virtual controls on that tiny touchscreen isn’t ideal for playing either of these games, it’s a pretty neat exercise and an example of how dramatically technology advances....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · John Jones Jr.

A LOT of ninjas are in Naruto Ultimate Storm Generations

A whoppingseventy-twoof them, in fact, and that’s just counting the playable characters. The number swells considerably when you look at support-only characters and move-set variations on the same character (there are several versions of Sasuke alone). Pretty much everyone capable of chucking some chakra is going to be in brawling it outNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations. Just look at that trailer. More ninjas than you can shake a shuriken at!...

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Diane Wagner

All paintings that need fixing at the Turtle in Chapter 1 of Life is Strange: Double Exposure

If you want to impress Amanda in Chapter 1 ofLife is Strange: Double Exposure, you’ll need to learn what she likes. While investigating the Snapping Turtle to find talking points, you can choose to fix the wrongs of an ill-thought-out college prank. To begin this optional task, head over to the right side of the stage and look at the note from Amanda, which says “To the assholes who keep flipping the paintings: STOP MESSING WITH OTHER PEOPLES ART!...

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Chad Mendoza

American Truck Simulator goes to Oregon next week

I hope merging isn’t real-world accurate I’ve never dipped my toes into the truck-driving-simulation life, but then,American Truck Simulatorhas never spoken to me as directly as it does with the soon-to-launchOregonexpansion. I want to drive over Portland’s many bridges without worrying about being boxed in by real-world traffic. I want to head up the winding roads to the coast. Most of all, I wanna haul an unsafe amount of logs....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Brenda Castillo

Animal Crossing: New Horizons adds swimming and deep-sea diving next month

Pascal is coming too One of the features introduced inAnimal Crossing: New Leafis finally making the jump toNew Horizons. Ocean swimming and deep-sea diving are coming to the best-selling sim in a new update scheduled to launch July 3. Players will be able to hop into the waters surrounding their islands and dive for creatures to donate to Blathers. Renowned diver Pascal the Otter is also making a comeback in this update and will reward players with new pieces of furniture to craft....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · David Hart

Best food recipes you should cook in Tears of the Kingdom (TotK)

You are what you eat Cooking is an important part ofTears of the Kingdom‘s gameplay, and without a good supply of meals, Link will quickly perish. Collecting ingredients to cook with isn’t too hard, and experimenting with different combinations can be quite fun. There are over 200 recipes, and at some point, you’ll want to stick to the most effective ones. This guide will outline the best food recipes to cook inTears of the Kingdom....

July 17, 2025 · 4 min · 790 words · Calvin Smith

Bit.Trip Runner2 jumps to PS4 this month

Cross-buy with Vita version Runner2is coming to PlayStation 4 on February 23, Choice Provisions has announced. The auto-run platformer will support cross-buy compatibility with theVita portChoice Provisions released a couple years ago. Unfortunately, since another publisher (Aksys Games) handled the PS3 version, it looks like folks who own the game on that platform won’t have the same opportunity. In better news, the studio will be offering the“Good Friends”character pack for free, giving players the opportunity to play as Raz (Psychonauts), Quote (Cave Story), Dr....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Thomas Sharp

Bungie reveals Into the Light weapons are time-gated and Destiny 2 players aren’t happy

Bungie earned some player goodwill after therewards-focused second livestreamdetailingDestiny 2:Into the Light. However, community sentiment soured after learning that half of the showcased rewards would be time-gated. The player response was exasperated by the fact that this time-gating would result in yet another case of FOMO inDestiny 2. The streams Bungie’s been hosting have taught players a lot aboutInto the Light. The first showcased the newOnslaught horde mode, while the second stream revealed the Brave Arsenal weapons, theHall of Champions, and the return ofthe Superblack Shader....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Susan Carter

Capcom on SFV: ‘we will continue to put quality of the product above all else’

‘This may result in additional delays in content deployment’ Capcom has apologised for not communicating with fans and promises that it is “looking into the reports” of input lag inStreet Fighter V. “Over the past few months, there have been a lot of questions coming our way surrounding upcoming content around the game and the current state of the development roadmap,” said Capcom’s “haunts” onCapcom Unity. “We’ll be the first to admit that we can improve our communication with the community, in terms of where our priorities lie around the game and status updates....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Brenda Morrison

Catch up before Dawntrail, Final Fantasy XIV Complete Edition is half price until January 17

We’ve all got that one friend that we’d love to drag into the world of Eorzea, and now is the best time to do just that –Final Fantasy XIVand itsEndwalkerexpansion are50% off until January 17. What’s on sale? TheTokyo Fan Festivalis happening this weekend, and, in celebration, Square Enix is holding a massive50% off saleon someFinal Fantasy XIVeditions, includingEndwalker. This is the biggest discount you’ll likely see for a while, so if there’s someone in your life who you know would love Eorzea as much as you do, or even if you simply want another copy for a different platform, now’s the time to bite....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Jessica Rodriguez

CDPR states it will defend itself ‘vigorously’ against Cyberpunk 2077 class action lawsuit

The Cyberpunk saga continues… CD Projekt RED has stated that it will “vigorously” defend itself against a class action lawsuit, recently filed against the Polish developer/publisher in the wake ofCyberpunk 2077‘s less-than-stellar launch. As reported by Bloomberg, New York’s Rosen Law Firm filed suit December 24, alleging that CDPR misled its investors in regards to the quality of the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the highly anticipated RPG. The suit states that CDPR did not accurately disclose details that the last-gen edition ofCyberpunk 2077was “virtually unplayable” and that the developer’s statements were “materially false and misleading,” which Rosen alleges led to damages for CDPR’s investors....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · James Abbott