We can all agree thatFinal Fantasy XIVgot off to a bit of a rough start, but anyone who’s played the game now can attest to its progress. After“restructuring” the team and bringing in Naoki Yoshidathey’ve made great strides in buildingXIVup to what what many had hoped it would be. As they continue to move forward, Square Enix is getting the user base directly involved and taking questions/suggestions to verify they nail down exactly what the players want to see....

Also, Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball Today is a landmark day for Nintendo, as the Game Boy Advance has hit the Wii U. you’re able to grabAdvance Wars,Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, andMetroid Fusionfor $7.99 each. The Wii U is also gettingBatman: Arkham Origins Blackgate – Deluxe EditionandEvofish. There are also two deals this week, including the price drop of three Two Tribes games and a $5 discount onDr. Luigiif you ownDr....

[Offbeat Hall of Fameis a showcase of the cool, often bizarre products and media from years past that celebrate videogames and gamer culture.] The Internet was a wildly different place at the turn of the century. Social media hadn’t taken off, file sharing services were all the rage, and anyone with 15 minutes to spare could make a tacky GeoCities or Homestead page. Can you remember a world without YouTube? Seems ages ago!...

We’re sure you’ve heard the rumors. So did we, with everything but an official confirmation. But here it is: Microsoft and Bungie Studios are parting ways. In an official press release, Microsoft have announced that Bungie is set to “embark on a path to become an independent company.” Bungie and Microsoft will still remain close (Bill Gates is leaving his toothbrush at Master Chief’s house), and will continue to support the long-standing publishing agreement for the Microsoft-ownedHalointellectual property, as well as future Bungie properties....

PS4 and PC players will finally be able to send invites The next step on thePredator: Hunting Groundsroadmapis a big one: patch 2.0. When the update rolls out on August 28, it’ll bring quality-of-life fixes and the long-awaited ability to set up cross-play with friends. Currently, PC and PS4 players can mingle if they want (there’s a toggle in the options menu), but friends can’t invite each other to party up across the two platforms....

It wasn’t deadly enough Two weeks ago,PUBGdebuted its smallest map ever:Karakin, a 2×2 kilometer killing zone that ensures death comes quick and just for all but one survivor. There was one major problem, though. Too many players found that they never really had a chance to defend themselves. Now that Karakin is live on all PC builds ofPUBG, developers are scrambling to respond to cries that there’s not enough loot to go around....

Now live on PC, coming soon to PS4 Pyreplayers looking for an excuse to undertake another mystical adventure are getting exactly that with an update out now on Steam and coming soon to PlayStation 4. The update, “True Nightwing,” introduces a new mode “designed to enhance playing through the Campaign successive times.” This mode is accessible once you’ve clearedPyrefor the first time. And if you’ve already done that, you won’t need to do anything extra — it should be waiting for you the next time you boot up the game....

Whoa. Sorry about that, babe. Hardly surprising news, but the long-awaited remake of Capcom’s classic survival horror gameResident Evil 2has been a huge success, with the publisher announcing that four million copies have been shipped within its first month of sale. Three million of those copies were shipped in the first week of release, with a further million shifted in the three weeks following. So sales are definitely slowing down, but that’s still a great number, practically guaranteeing aResident Evil 3: Nemesisremake at somepoint down the line, ah reckon....

No disrespect to The Outlaws, but I absolutely despise their song “Green Grass and High Tides.” For me, the ten-minute southern rock monster stands as a blemish on the track listing of Harmonix’s firstRock Bandgame. And it’s not just because I can’t get through the song on Expert guitar, and probably never will be able to. The song itself makes me gag a little bit; it’s simply not my “thing.”...

It’s right on the bottom of the figure Monster Hunter Stories 2launched recently, and it seems to be doing well for Capcom. But over in Japan, fans are celebrating another little bonus of the game: moreMonster Hunteramiibo! Japan most recently acquired a trio of newMonster Hunteramiibo in theStories 2line, which consists of the Razewing Ratha, Ena, and Tsukino figures. About that last one! Some intrepid importers/collectors (myself included) have been noticing something different about that figure, most notably on the underside....

Updated: May 25, 2025 We checked for the latest codes! Strategy games are one of my favorite pastimes, but after a while, they all blend together. And, then, you haveSkibi Toilet Tower Defense. This Roblox experience combines the classic gameplay formula with the chaotic wackiness inspired by the Internet’s latest favorite bizarre phenomenon,Skibidi Toilet. Watching hordes of little toilets wobbling towards your base is more amusing than it has the right to be....

You’ve heard so much about the newTomb Raider, so here’s the first chance you’ll have to play it. If you’re going to San Diego Comic-Con this week (July 12-15), you’ll findTomb Raiderthere as a playable demo at Square Enix’s booth on the show floor. They say that there will be more than 20 Xbox 360 kiosks open for you. Two Tomb Raider panels are set for this weekend. One takes place at Nerd HQ Saturday at noon....

It’s totally selling well, says EA What will you be doing this weekend? EA is hoping some of you will watchStar Wars: The Force Awakensand then follow the hype train straight toStar Wars Battlefront. From now until December 21 at 10 AM Pacific, both the Standard and Deluxe Editions ofBattlefrontfor the PC areon sale for 33% off. The expensive, aka Ultimate Edition (bundling everything along with the Season Pass) is discounted by only 25% off, which sort of makes sense since the Season Pass is still at full price with the first DLC pack still a ways off....