Microsoft is skipping TGS this year

It skipped announcements at E3, too To the surprise of no one, Microsoft is skipping out on spending thousands to make an appearance at TGS (Tokyo Game Show) — taking place from September 17 to September 20 this year. Speaking to Famitsu(translated by Gematsu) Microsoft Japan’s Masayuki Inoue stated, “2015 will continue to provide an attractive game line-up, exclusive titles included. This year, Microsoft will not exhibit the Tokyo Game Show, but we’re making various preparations to deliver the latest Xbox news to fans and media....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Shannon Richmond

MW3 and Warzone Season 6: Release date and upcoming new features

The end ofModern Warfare 3gradually approaches with its triumphant Season 6 launch. It’ll be the last time we see any new major content asBlack Ops 6takes over. So, if you’re ready to go on one last ride, here’s what you need to know aboutMW3andWarzoneSeason 6, including a release date and new features. When does MW3 and Warzone Season 6 come out? Based on theCall of DutyBlog,Modern Warfare 3andWarzoneSeason 6 begins onSept....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 640 words · Douglas Perry

NAKWON: LAST PARADISE, a zombie survival game, coming from Dave the Diver team

MINTROCKET, the developer behindDave the Diver, has announced their next title, which might not be what you’d expect.NAKWON: LAST PARADISE, according to the developer, is “an ambitious zombie apocalypse stealth-survival game, set in Seoul, in which players must use their wits to avoid detection, loot items, and escape to survive.” The game is a 16-player PvPvE experience and will be available on PC. In this multiplayer survival experience, players will take on the role of survivors while the zombies will be controlled by the game’s AI....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Wendy Martinez

New PEGI packaging labels to signify in-game purchases

Pay & Play & Pay The Pan European Game Information board (PEGI) has announced plans to incorporate information labels on video game packaging to make it clear that said title contains in-game purchases. The new content descriptor will go alongside currently-implemented icons for content related to drugs, bad language, or violence. “Purchase offers within games has become a broad phenomenon, and it is necessary to provide the same level of consumer information on both physical and digital releases,” says PEGI MD Simon Little....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · David Haynes

New peripherals for PlayStation 4, Slim, and PS4 Pro

Sony gave us information, but no damn pictures Following theannouncement of the PlayStation 4 Pro, Sony sent out a press release detailing some of its new peripherals that will release this year. A new wireless controller, camera, and vertical stand will release on Aug 07, 2025 in North America, Europe, and Japan, while a new Platinum Wireless Headset will release “this holiday.” New DualShock 4 The only new thing here is that the light from the light bar will also be emitted from the touch pad in an attempt to increase immersion by communicating such things as remaining health (I guess it’ll flash red or something, which sounds like it could be annoying)....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Michael Ramirez

Nintendo DLC: Boot-camp, mini-golf, puzzlers, more

Nintendo makes your WiiWare download decision difficult this week by dropping not one or two, but three WiiWare titles. Xseed’sDrill Sergeant Mindstrong(1-4 players, 800 Wii Points), YUKES’NEVES Plus(1-4 players, 600 Wii Points), and Aksys Games’Family Mini Golf(1-4 players, 500 Wii Points)are all available today. One title is a curious little boot-camp mini-game-fest; another is exactly what it sounds like; and one an updated version ofa most excellent DS puzzle game. If you’re able to figure out which one is which, we’re positive you’ll spend your money wisely....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Daniel Jackson

Nintendo Switch features and pricing detailed for Bayonetta 1 and 2

Bayonetta 2 will have local and online co-op A bunch of you who missedBayonetta 2on Wii U will have the opportunity to experience it on Nintendo Switch in February and that makes me so very happy. To my mind, it’s one of the best action games ever made, and I say that as someone whoskipped the originalBayonettathe first time around. Expanding on whatwe saw last nightat The Game Awards,Bayonetta 1and2will be priced as follows:...

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Steven Good

PEAK developers would rather you pirate their game than play the Roblox ‘slop’ version

Every time a popular game comes out, the hounds are let loose. Copies upon copies start cropping up everywhere and, specifically, appear onRoblox.PEAK, an indie hit, has also been copied onRoblox, and the developers would rather you pirated the original than play the “slop” copy. TheRobloxcopy ofPEAK, creatively namedCLIFF, has cropped up following the indie’s massive success and blatantly regurgitates much of the original game. It’s also seemingly gotten pretty big on the platform, withPEAK‘s developers themselves catching wind of its existence....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Joseph Arnold

Persona Super Live concert returns to Tokyo April 2019

If I start walking now, I’ll get there in time Atlus has announced that 2017’s popularPersonaconcert is to return to Japan in 2019. Persona Super Live 2019 will once again emanate from Sumida, Tokyo, featuring live versions of hits from across the legendary RPG series, alongside cutesy skits and dance routines from its cast of characters. It’s not all just music and dancing either. The 2017 event was also where Atlus chose to announce not onlyPersona 3: Dancing Moon NightandPersona 5: Dancing Star Night, but also the recently-releasedPersona Q2,so it’s worth crossing your fingers for some possible new game announcements....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Karl Johnson

Piggy Rush! codes (July 2025) (COMING SOON)

Updated: Jul 11, 2025 We searched for new codes! Piggy has cooked up a bunch of terrifying contraptions that will challenge you and your friends like never before. There’s no one coming to help you, and you’re left to your own device to figure out how to survive the night. CanPiggy Rush!codes be your saving grace? With the game slated for release in the coming days, we’re left in the dark on whetherPiggy Rush!...

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Andrew Taylor

Planet Coaster 2 enters the splash zone with the addition of water parks

Just shy of eight years after the release ofPlanet Coaster, developer Frontier Developments is looking to build upon the ultimate amusement park-building experience with a sequel. Frontier recently invited me to spend about an hour and a half hands-on diving into some park building inPlanet Coaster 2, and I’m very excited about the direction in which the theme park sim appears to be heading. Pack your bathing suit The first part of the preview dropped me into a Scenario that I was told is about midway through the reworked Career mode inPlanet Coaster 2....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 866 words · Nathan Hardy

PlayStation Plus July offerings include Rise of the Tomb Raider and NBA 2K20

Happy Anniversary! The PlayStation Plus service turns 10 years old next month. That’s 10 years of great (and occasionally not-so-great) titles for those signed up to the service. I can’t deny it’s done my library the world of good, even if the chance of me getting round even half of the games themselves is a bit optimistic. July will see three more games added to the ever-mounting backlog. First up is 2K Games’ notoriously lootbox-heavy basketball simNBA 2K20, which first launched in September 2019....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 249 words · Chris Lee

Pokemon GO team leaders officially revealed

You can’t switch teams [Update:Apparently team changing is not allowed at this time per theofficial FAQ.] The officialPokémon GOTwitterrevealed the identities of the team leaders, and boy am I happy I chose correctly with Team Valor who has a strong black woman named Candela as its leader. Meanwhile, Team Mystic has the androgynous Blanche, and the losers on Team Instinct have Spark who might as well be the Tails of the series since clearly Mystic is Sonic and Valor is Knuckles....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Katie Hogan