Gerstmann still likes videogame journalism: Speaks with Joystiq

Joystiqhas finally coaxed some words out of Jeff Gerstmann, the now notorious Gamespot editor whofound himself firedafter angering Eidos with the “tone” used to reviewKane & Lynch: Dead Men. While he is still unable to directly talk about his firing thanks to legal issues, the reviewer-turned-martyr still had a few things to say about his review, about his future and about games journalism as a whole. “I stand behind my work, regardless of where I do it....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Craig Nixon

Hamster celebrates one million ACA Neo Geo sales on Switch

Headline sadly not to be taken literally Japanese retro-enthusiasts Hamster, renown for their ACA Classics range of arcade re-releases, have put out atweetcelebrating one million sales on the Nintendo Switch platform. The company spent 2017 pumping out waves of classic Neo Geo titles on modern formats, announcing at year’s end their ultimate goal of publishingover 800 retro titles. Clearly the marketing model has been a smash on Nintendo’s hybrid-console, given these celebratory figures....

June 20, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Mrs. Paula Fitzgerald

How to complete the Pushing Roses Challenge in BitLife

AnotherBitLifechallenge, the Pushing Roses challenge, is more brutal than usual. You’ll have to hurt the person you love most, survive life in prison, and then leave and find love. Here’s how to complete the Pushing Roses Challenge inBitLife. BitLifePushing Roses Challenge guide The Pushing Roses Challenge inBitLifehas five objectives to complete: Completing this challenge requires becoming famous to write a memoir. While special careers like musician and acting are the easiest ways to do this, you can also become a famous writer, chef, and more....

June 20, 2025 · 4 min · 743 words · Dennis Ware

How to Deflect Beams in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero

Dragon Ball Sparking Zeroallows players to make even the mightiest kamehameha feel like nothing by deflecting it. A feat that, contrary to what many might think, is way easier to perform when compared to a fusion dance. Here’s how to deflect Ki beams inDragon Ball Sparking Zero, as well as a great way to consistently avoid them while spending fewer resources. How to Deflect Beams in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero You can deflect beams inDragon Ball Sparking Zeroby activating Super Perception (O/B on Standard and △+O/Y+B on Classic)....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Eric Ali

How to do Black Flash in Jujutsu Infinite

Black Flash is one of the most powerful techniques to yield inJujutsu Infinite, and you’ll have to teach yourself to be able to use its benefits. You’ll come across both PvE and PvP battles in the latest Roblox hit, and the Black Flash technique is suitable for both. However, this technique won’t be available when you’re starting your adventure, but it can be unlocked by completing the following steps. How to acquire the Black Flash move in Jujutsu Infinite The first node of the Focus Skill Tree contains the Focus Awaken skill....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Mark Pierce

How to get String in Enshrouded

There are a ton of resources inEnshrouded, including raw materials and crafted ones. One of the early crafted resources you will need a lot of is String. Used to bind things together, String is useful in crafting a variety of items, so you’ll need to know how to get String in Enshrouded. How to craft String inEnshrouded To get String inEnshrouded, you will need to craft it using Fiber. You can get lots of Fiber by looking around the grassy area, as seen in the screenshot above....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Valerie Hall

How to play Genshin Impact on Mac

Are you a Mac user yearning to explore the captivating realm ofGenshin Impact? Well, you’re in for a treat! With countless players immersing themselves in the game daily, it’s no wonder that Apple users also crave to indulge in this immensely popular open-world adventure on their Macs. Although playing games on a Mac can be a bit challenging, fear not, for there are methods to experience the game on your Mac computer....

June 20, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Holly Kelley DDS

How to unlock the Sewers in Stardew Valley

If you’re looking for certain resources or materials inStardew Valley, there’s a high likelihood that one of the many in-game vendors will sell at least some of them. One of these vendors is Krobus, who sells various rare items. Before you can unlock Krobus’ Shop inside the Sewers, you’re going to have to put in a little bit of effort. The Sewers are locked for a while at the start of the game, and unlocking them requires some effort on your part....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · John Woods

Mikami: It’s become harder to make players afraid

Designer talks instilling terror in The Evil Within I’ve got high hopes for Tango Gameworks’The Evil Within. It’s the return of Shinji Mikami and, hopefully, big-budget survival horror. Games likeOutlasthave scared us silly, but it’s also possible to point to series likeDead Spaceas evidence that gamers are quick to catch on. Once we discover the game’s behind-the-scenes logic, it’s all over. No more suspension of disbelief. “Not much has changed when it comes to instilling terror in the player,” Mikami toldEdge....

June 20, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Amber Hopkins

Muramasa’s ‘Hell?s Where the Heart Is’ DLC coming westward in September

Billed as the ‘final DLC’ Yesterday we got some more details onMuramasa Rebirth‘s fourth DLC pack, regarding a demon girl and a quest based around a playboy. Now thanks to some information sent to us from publisher Aksys Games, we know that the DLC is coming westward on September 2nd (September 3rd in Europe). We also have a translated synopsis that describes heroine Rajyaki as the “daughter of the Lord of Hell....

June 20, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Jennifer May

Nathan Fillion returning for Halo 5: Guardians

Fresh story details Uncanny. Nathan Fillion, who played Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck in the well-likedHalo 3: ODST, will be back forHalo 5: Guardians. That’s him up there looking like his usual dashing self. Game Informerhas new details about the game’s story, which will see Master Chief running alongside Blue Team’s Linda, Kelly, and Fred (played by three of your pals or the AI) and, later, Agent Locke leading his own trio to pursue the famed Spartans....

June 20, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Mark Ruiz

New Portal game built in Unreal Engine 4 coming next week

Portal Stories: VR The chaps behind the officially sanctioned freePortal 2expansionPortal Stories: Melhave a new game calledPortal Stories: VRavailable for the HTC Vive at launch on June 07, 2025. Somehow we never got around to reviewingMel, but theSteam user reviewsare very positive, and community memberKingSigy recommended the game in his review. Portal Stories: VRtakes place over 10 new tests built specifically for the HTC Vive. Included are two new Aperture Science inventions, the Instant Teleportation Device and the Apparatus Retrieval Tool, which I’m guessing are used to move and physically grab things, respectively....

June 20, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Anthony Simmons

Octopath Traveler saunters past the one million sales mark

Traveling all the way to the bank Square Enix’Octopath Travelerhas proved an amazing success. This week, the official twitter account for the Switch RPG thanked fans for helping the game pass the one million sales mark. The impressive number, which includes physical sales and digital downloads, is made even more of an achievement because of the game’s lack of physical stock in Japan. I wonder how much bigger that number might be had there been enough copies to go around at launch....

June 20, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Abigail Clay