Ubisoft walks back statement that several of their games won’t work on PS5

‘There may be inaccuracies involving the Ubisoft titles that will be playable on PS5’ While our eyes are collectively onAssassin’s Creed Valhalla, which we knew would work on the PS5, Ubisoft delivered some bad news (in a now-defunct Ubisoft Connect news post) regarding a few legacy titles last week: noting that they would not be compatible with the PS5. Now, like several publishersin regards to the mystery of PS5 backward compatibility, it wasn’t exactly clear what that meant....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · James Hawkins

UFC Undisputed 2010 requires code to play online (Update)

Ubisoft isn’t the only publisher that’simplementing a program similarto Electronic Arts and theirEA Sports Online Pass. According to sports gaming blogPastapadre, THQ is beating EA to the punch by two weeks.Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, which launches on June 8th, will be the first EA Sports game under the EA Sports Online Pass. But THQ’sUFC Undisputed 2010, due out next Tuesday, May 25th, will also come with a one-time-use code on the back of the game’s instruction manual, and players will need to type in the code if they want to play the game online (as you can see above)....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Robert Bennett

Ultimate Ball Tower Defense Tier List & Trade Values (January 2025)

Updated June 16, 2025 Added new Forest & Christmas Update Units Trying to figure out which units to roll for inBall Tower Defense’svarious banners can be confusing. Not only are there a lot of units, but in some cases lower rarity units can be better than higher ones. I’m here to show you the best units in the game and rank them in myBall Tower Defenseunit tier list. Best Ball Tower Defense Unit Tier List And Trade Values It’s important to note that inBall Tower Defense,Omega units are drastically stronger than any other rarity so I’ll put them in a special SSS tier of their own....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · Carlos Sexton

Up to 28% off Wolfenstein II and Super Mario Odyssey in big Walmart pre-order sale

That’s some huge savings We’re not sure what Walmart is angling at, but they have been incredibly aggressive on pre-order pricing in recent months. Initially, it started off as random rare titles on sale, but this weekend we’re seeingfull-blown sale priceson upcoming triple-As such asWolfenstein II: The New Colossus,Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, andThe Evil Within II. In fact, for the Xbox One,Wolfenstein IIis discountedas high as 28% offon both the Collector’s Edition and the Standard Edition....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Lee Li

WB changes internal review process, delays Arkham Knight DLC for PC

Progress is progress A community manager for Warner Bros. has taken to theBatman: Arkham Knightforums to post an update on status of the PC version of the game, also announcing that DLC has been delayed for the PC version and that the internal review process has been modified. There’s nothing too shocking here, and sounds like Warner Bros. has finally realized that releasing broken PC games isn’t in anyone’s best interest, especially when Steam has a refund policy....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · David Mejia

Wii Shop Update: BIT.TRIP BEAT, Summer Games II

It seems like it’s all about rhythm this week in the Wii Shop. BIT.TRIP BEAT(Aksys Games, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 600 Wii Points)is a rhythm-matching game on WiiWare which has players bouncing out beats with the motion controls with the Wii remote. It’s described as having a retro feel to it, with a chiptune soundtrack and old-school visuals. Sounds like something which appeals to my interests. Summer Games II™(Commodore 64, 1-8 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points), on the other hand, does not....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 565 words · Mark Adams

Apart from faster load times, Sea of Thieves will get a bump to 60FPS on Xbox Series X and S

The Xbox Series X version of Sea of Thieves will run at 4K and Xbox Series S will stay at 1080p Sea of Thievesmight not be your first order of business on Xbox Series X/S, but the next time you’re in the mood for swashbuckling, you’ll benefit from some noticeable visual and performance gains. As confirmed by Rare today,Sea of Thieveswill reach 4K/60FPS on Xbox Series X and 1080p/60FPS on Xbox Series S....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 221 words · Theresa Austin

Bathe in blood with Dead Island’s new DLC

The new DLC forDead Island,Bloodbath Arena, will be out November 22 and will feature four arenas to play alone or in four player co-op. Waves of zombies will throw themselves at you and your friends to kill for XP, items and gold that will transfer back to your main game. In addition there will be leaderboards, so you may compare your zombie killing prowess to that of other gamers. Anyone who pre-ordered the special edition from Game Stop will be able to get the DLC for free, everyone else will have to pay $9....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Karen Harrell

Bill Platt’s personal picks for Game of the Year 2014

2014 was an amazing year! 2014 was a phenomenal year for gaming. I don’t think there was a genre that didn’t have a game I absolutely loved. Now, the truth is that I’m easy to please; I could never do reviews. I see the fault in games, but I can almost always look pass that to find the silver lining hidden underneath. The list below was very, very difficult for me to put together....

June 28, 2025 · 7 min · 1292 words · William Thompson

BioWare announces the first SWTOR Guild Summit

BioWare has invitedStar Wars: The Old Republicguild leaders from around the world to the firstSWTORGuild Summitin Austin, Texas. While invites have already been sent out, there is still some space for other guilds to applyhere. Participants can attend Q&A sessions with the developers as well as roundtable feedback discussions. They will also get sneaky look at some new content, damn them. BioWare wants to get direct feedback from players as well and give players the opportunity to hear about some of the reasons behind certain design choices....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Andrew Pierce

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 website details the story

Althoughthe trailer debuted earlier today, Konami hasjust dropped a website forLords of Shadow 2, giving us some introductory info on the game’s story, as well as some concept art, screenshots of the trailer, and a few MercurySteam development action shots. The website is also a decent hub for anythingLords of Shadowrelated, as it gives links to the developmental Twitter and Facebook feeds. Overall I quite liked the original game, as it was fairly challenging even on normal, and had a pretty in-depth combat system....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Matthew Dunn

Code Vein’s art style looks like an anime tinted Dark Souls

But the setup likely won’t be as open After a lot of teasing Bandai Namco has pulled back the curtain onCode Vein(which is coming to “major home consoles” next year) and given us a full two minute gameplay trailer. For those of you who think this is aSouls-like joint, you should probably keep your expectations in check. Bandai Namco publishes a ton of different games, and since this is helmed by theGod Eaterteam it’s likely to be more in that style....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Robert Johnson

Could Microsoft be giving up on making its own consoles?

Microsoft and Xbox’s recent amplified push towards multiplatform availability and third-party console production indicates a major strategic shift in the companies’ console department. Reasons for owning an Xbox are steadily reducing, and the question remains if Microsoft is even going to make its own consoles anymore. Microsoft surely isn’t giving hope to Xbox owners In the previous year or so, Microsoft has made tremendous progress in achieving software multiplatformity, whereby its games are launching or being ported to all platforms under the sun....

June 28, 2025 · 4 min · 696 words · Alexander Williams