The Division 2’s new seasons adopt the Diablo model, and people don’t like it

While it’s been out of the limelight for a fair long while now,Ubisoft’sThe Division 2is silently trucking along the sidelines. Updates are still coming in, alongside a somewhat modest seasonal content model. But there are some big changes coming, like the upcoming seasonal characters. Specifically,The Division 2appears to be adopting one ofDiablo 4‘s seasonal progression tricks wherein players interested in progressing through the live content of the game need to create a temporary new player character whenever a new season is released....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Jeffrey Gonzalez

The NBA suspending its season is causing NBA 2K20 to crash

No games to simulate Here’s some unexpected collateral damage from the coronavirus pandemic:NBA 2K20is endlessly simulating games until it eventually crashes under the strain of its own processing. Let’s rewind and explain. Last night, the NBA indefinitely suspended its season because of the coronavirus outbreak. Rudy Gobert, a player for the Utah Jazz, tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday. Shortly after, one of Gobert’s teammates also tested positive. Given that coronavirus leaves victims asymptomatic during its incubation period, it’s likely that the Jazz played multiple games while its players have been infected....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Timothy Roberson

The new Overwatch skins are making it hard to play favorites

Analysis paralysis Blizzard is dropping off a bunch of newOverwatchskins, sprays, icons, intros, and emotes tomorrow alongside the game’s latest map,Blizzard World. Since we lastchecked in on the cosmetic reveals, the studio has previewed several more including “Kabuki” Hanzo, “Black Cat” D.Va, and “Asp” Pharah. — Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch)Aug 06, 2025 Only 2 more days until our cosmetics update arrives in Overwatch! Join us as we count down to their release with new item reveals every day....

August 8, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Bradley Rodriguez

This exceptionally short trailer reminds us Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV is coming

Lu Bu doesn’t need much time It’s only beenroughly a month sinceKoei Tecmo announcedRomance of the Three Kingdoms XIV, but you’d be forgiven for not remembering it. The strategy title inspired by the novel of the same name is a fairly niche game, especially compared to Koei Tecmo’sDynasty Warriors(which draws from the same inspiration). I even kind of forget it existed, despite being interested in this time period and these characters....

August 8, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Kevin Henderson

Toki remake gets its jungle boogie on for Nintendo Switch

Gorilla warfare Microids has released a launch trailer for their next Nintendo Switch release; a remake of the classic arcade platformer,Toki.The game has be rebuilt from the ground up and launches in Europe today, exclusively on the hybrid console. Toki, which released in arcades in 1989, before being ported to various home formats, is the story of a Tarzan-alike character who is transformed into an ape by an evil sorcerer, Vookimedlo....

August 8, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · Shannon Harmon

Two weeks later, top groups are starting to clear Final Fantasy XIV’s ‘Ultimate’ raid tier

And clear videos are a thing now In mid October,Final Fantasy XIV‘s new “Ultimate” raid, The Unending Coil of Bahamut, dropped. Meant for the top of the top (read: you have to beat a raid tier only 1-10% of any given server has cleared to even enter), this challenge is an experiment of sorts to see if Square Enix can keep people interested during “catchup” patches, when a new raid tier is in limbo....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Curtis Crawford

Walmart Canada pokes fun at Rage 2 leak with special pre-order box art

The keyart is on point Pre Order now and get the limited E3 2018 Rage 2 sleeve as a Walmart exclusive. Get yours for PS4 or XBOX now at:https://t.co/lVG5mO2nPPAvailable May 14th!!@bethesda#walmartcanadagaming#rage2#preorder#playstation4#xboxone#bethesda#Bethesdapic.twitter.com/1dEYGIyOlF — Walmart Canada Gaming (@WalmartCAGaming)July 04, 2025 Just before E3 last year,Walmart Canada unexpectedly leakeda list of potential games. While the list was mostly wrong (likely due to being placeholders), there were a few that were correct, notablyGears of War 5andRage 2....

August 8, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Kendra Pierce

What game in the SNES Classic could you honestly do without?

There is always one In a few months time, Targets, Best Buys, Wal-Marts and GameStops around the country will transform into Thunderdomes for the launch of the SNES Classic. When it was announced this week, the jokes started to fly. The poor handling of the NES Classic left a sour taste in many mouths. We all learned a lesson with that one and now we know going in Nintendo won’tbe making many SNES systems....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Mary Mckenzie

What to do with the Memory of the Witness in Destiny 2

Destiny 2’snew Salvation’s Edge raid is beyond difficult, providing a lot of encounters that require both immense team coordination and stellar DPS. However, it makes completing the raid all the sweeter. Once you’ve completed it, you’ll receive anew itemthat’s immensely confusing at first. Here’s what to do with the Memory of the Witness inDestiny 2. Where should I take the Memory of the Witness in Destiny 2? Once you get the Memory of the Witness, you’ll want to runExcision....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 267 words · Julie Howard

(Update) A bunch of songs from Grand Theft Auto IV are about to be removed

Digital licenses expiring [Update:Rockstarhas confirmedthe removal of a large portion of the soundtrack, mainly affecting Vladiostok FM. The official word: “Due to music licensing restrictions, we are required to remove certain songs from the in-game soundtrack ofGrand Theft Auto IVand itsEpisodes, in particular a large portion of the Russian pop station, Vladivostok FM.” Rockstar is hoping to replace the songs with some other tunes in the near future, though what those will be is uncertain....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Jeanne Carter

13 fighting games to look forward to in 2023 & beyond

2023 is heating up! The 2023 fighting games lineup is heating up as we enter a new generation for the genre. The big guns likeStreet Fighter 6, Mortal Kombat 12,andTekken 8are all on the horizon. There are also some anime adaptations and indie titles to keep an eye on, as well. Here are all the upcoming 2023 fighting games, and a peek into what’s after that. Street Fighter 6 Let’s start with the king of fighting games, Capcom....

August 7, 2025 · 7 min · 1470 words · Greg Edwards

3D Classics Excitebike is now available on Club Nintendo

It’s been a while since Nintendo has offered up a 3D Classic for grabs, but that’s just what they’re doing today, asExcitebike(3D Classics, 3DS eShop) is now availableon Club Nintendo for 150 coins until August 26th Everyone probably remembers thatExcitebikewas alimited time free offerto celebrate the eShop’s opening — well at this point, there’s probably a ton of fresh new XL owners out there, so you missed that promotion by a long shot....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Darrell Davidson

50% off Mass Effect 3 plus Lightning Deals on Amazon

Despite any criticisms one can have withMass Effect 3, it’s still very much a game worth playing and seeing for yourself. I mean, most of us got collectively obsessed there for a reason. Today on Amazon, all versions ofME3(including the boxed and digital PC versions)are 50% off. For the rest of us who have been there and done that, Amazon has made today another one of those game-centric Gold Box events....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Kyle Swanson