Tekken 7 gets Idolmaster costumes, but not for the men

Unfair Namco is celebrating 10 years ofIdolmasterby way of costume cross over withTekken 7. Unfortunately, Japanese pop idol Paul coming toIdolmasteris just a joke and it seems onlyTekken‘s women get pop idol attire. In the same way I wasmorally outragedwhen only the girls ofPersona 4: Dancing All Nightgot swimsuit DLC, I feel like we could use some parity here. Where’s the aplomb with whichTekken‘s Katsuhiro Harada dunked on “Muscle & Skinhead (with Gun or MMA style)” American players who responded negatively when the already-an-idol character Lucky Chloe was revealed?...

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Barbara Hanson

The Arcade1Up Marvel vs. Capcom cabinets are now available for preorder

No quarters required One of the most exciting announcements to come out of this wretched summer was Arcade1Up’s reveal of itsMarvel Vs. CapcomandX-Men Vs. Street Fighterarcade cabinets. I’ve been salivating over the latter one for weeks now, and today I can finally put my money where my mouth is because both cabinets are now available for preorder. As a reminder, here are the games that come with each unit: Marvel Vs....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Andrew Brock

The Daily Hotness: Disgruntled Rollercoasters

Probably the weirdest thing that happened today was the news that there would be anAngry Birdstheme park in Finland. I knewAngry Birdswas a pretty big deal, but it never seemed theme park big. Ehhh…As long as this guy still exists, the Nordic countries get a free pass. First day of March! Yaaaaaaay! We had a pretty steady stream of news, including some tasty bits like the location ofAssassin’s Creed III,so that’s pretty baller....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 257 words · Anthony Soto

The FFXIV graphics update is rolling out on the Lodestone and Companion App

Update:Thanks toShionyanson Twitter, it seems you may confirm if your character has received theFFXIVgraphics update by inspecting the Lodestone image size. The new, updated size is 880×1200; older images not yet updated are 640×873. WithFinal Fantasy XIVdown for a long 48 hours of maintenance beforeDawntrail’s early access period, it’s natural that players are looking for the next best thing. This happens to be the Companion App or Lodestone, and some eagle-eyed players have noticed something very exciting — the graphics update is rolling out....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Melissa Alvarez

TimeSplitters art work appears to be doing the rounds post-Free Radical closure

Last week, we witnessed another series of layoffs asFree Radical Design closed its doors. With that reported bombshell coming to fruition, we likely lost the potential for a newTimeSplittersgame. However, images appearing to show what-could-have-been have been leaked. According to a number of posts on Twitter (as spotted byEurogamer), concept art and early screenshots from the elusiveTimeSplittersrevival have made an appearance. User@ithedestrxyershows some character models, while an account calledTimeSplitters News & Archiveshas uploaded general art work....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 281 words · Carlos Sullivan

Turn 10 wants to turn around fan perception of Forza 5

‘I’m more disappointed in myself that I’ve elicited this reaction in people’ DaledugForza 5, but the Xbox One launch title has been met with the most varied reviews in franchise history. However, creative director Dan Greenawalt, in an interview withEurogamer, said he is “not really driven by Metascore.” Rather, he cites concern over negative player perception of how the game handles things like microtransactions. Its economy has already come under scrutiny and isseeing changes....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Austin Edwards

Ubisoft explains how launch games can be underwhelming

Cites cross-gen development as the main reason It’s always about the games when it comes to the console, and with the release of the new systems, it’s easy to take for granted how much effort goes into the making of the titles. For many, the games available at launch can be somewhat disappointing and even underwhelming. Which is a fair assessment, considering people are paying top dollar for new hardware. With all this work going into the consoles, why is it that the lineup sometimes has to suffer?...

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 289 words · Robin Neal

Ultimate Jump Stars Character Tier List & Guide [RELEASE]

Say hello to your new favoriteCharactersinJump Stars, a newRobloxexperience where your skills will be tested on the battlefield. EachCharacterhas uniqueAttacks,Abilities,Supers, andGears. Fromranged sniperstoclose-range monsters, the roster offers a little bit of something for everyplaystyle. If you want toclimbthrough theranksor just play casually, verify to follow along with myJump Stars Character tier list and guideto learn who might be the best for you. Table of Contents Jump Stars Character Tier List As we can see from thisJump StarsCharacter tier list, the curve of power leans more towards theMythicandLegendaryside....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Christine Williams

Warzone devs provide update on auto tac-sprint reload glitch

Warzonecurrently suffers from a glitch causing automatic tactical sprinting to prevent players from reloading. Fortunately, Raven Software started an investigation into the matter, but there will be a bit of a wait until the tact-sprint reload glitch sees a fix. As previously mentioned,Season 3 Reloadedunintentionally broke reloading. As atemporary solution, players can disable automatic sprinting. However, this workaround comes with a catch because getting used to playing without sprinting automatically will take some time to learn....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · John Mccall

What (if any) Uncharted news is Nathan Fillion teasing?

A movie? a game? both? or all three? Actor Nathan Fillion, best known for his role as Cpt. Malcolm Reynolds in sci-fi seriesFirefly, posted enigmatic entries on his Instagram , potentially pertaining to theUnchartedseries and its hero, Nathan Drake. Fillion’sfirst postcame yesterday, featuring an image of the rapper, Drake, along with Sir Francis Drake’s motto “Sic Parvis Magna” (or “so great and small”). This was followed up some hours laterwith a photograph ofmaps, charts and a magnifying glass, along with the date 7/16/18, which is Monday....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Timothy Rivera

Whut: Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid shmup revealed for PS4 and Switch

Maid in Japan Now, this is news I was certainly now expecting one grey September morn. Madcap animeMiss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maidis apparently getting its own shmup adaptation, naturally.Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Burst Forth !! Choro-gon Breathis currently in development for PS4 and Nintendo Switch, witha launch window set for spring 2022. Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, for those less inclined, is the tale of a put-upon office worker (“Miss Kobayashi”), who finds her world turned topsy-turvy after rescuing a dragon during a drunken stumble in the mountains… Stay with me… To thank Kobayashi for her help, the dragon, Tohru, becomes her housekeeper....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Mary Newman

You can hear BB in Death Stranding through the PS4 controller speaker

WAH!!!! By setting, you’ll be able to have BB’s voice coming out from this BBish controllerðŸ‘🌈🦀☔ï¸ðŸŸðŸ‹ðŸ¬ðŸ’€ðŸ‘¶âœ‹ðŸ¤©pic.twitter.com/BzBRI4Oyxb — HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN)Aug 07, 2025 Death Strandingis keeping the weirdness going by using one of the PS4’s lesser utilized features. As director Hideo Kojima has revealed, players will be able to hear BB through the Dualshock 4’s built-in speaker. Does anyone even realize the Dualshock 4 has a speaker on it? I think I’ve used it in all of one game on the PS4 (Transistor), but I typically have the thing muted....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Jessica Leach

Zombrex coming to U.S. and Europe free of charge

If you’re like me then you’re worried that the Keiji Infune written and directedZombrex: Dead Rising Sunlooks to be exactly the kind of film you’d get your hopes up for being so bad its good and then it turns out to be just bad. You start regretting having spent money on it even if it was just a Netflix rental. Thankfully, that will not occur asZombrex, a spin off of theDead Risinggames, is coming to America and Europe for free....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Kevin Ward