Microsoft is testing out a ‘night mode’ for Xbox

Ease the burden on your eyes when you’re up late playing games A new “night mode” has started testing in the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring for Xbox Insiders. The new setting lets users mess with their screen settings, as well as controller and power button, to make it less straining for late-night players. As noticed byThe Verge, this night mode has a pretty solid number of features for easing eye burden at night....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Theresa Walker

Military supplies key location in Dead Island 2

Do 50 jumping jacks, soldier! The Military supplies key inDead Island 2will unlock a mighty weapon for you called the Guarding Military Knife. However, to unlock the chest, you’ll need to encounter a mighty foe. You’ll also have to finish a major part of the story before getting the opportunity to find the Military supplies key inDead Island 2.Here’s exactly where and when to spot this item. Where to find Military supplies box For the Military supplies key inDead Island 2to appear,you first need to complete the main story mission at the Halperin Hotel....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Emily Thompson

My Nintendo just added Pikmin 4 Switch icons, and more are on the way

Get them through July 27 My Nintendo is cycling through icons yet again, and this time, it’sPikmin 4‘s time to shine. Well, the wholePikminseries really, because while Oatchi (the adorable dog and mascot of the game) and a fewPikmin 4-exclusive art pieces are on full display, several also representPikminin a general sense dating all the way back tothe start of the franchise many moons ago. Here’s a look at what you can pick up!...

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Rhonda Franklin

Nintendo Download: Cassette Beasts

Also,Maquette It’s an indie week on the Nintendo eShop, with the highly anticipatedCassette Beastslaunching on the Switch. In a nutshell, you’ll record monster abilities on retro cassette tapes. Yep, it’s just as unique as it sounds! Maquette is also coming out today, which is described as a “first-person recursive puzzle game” where “objects are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge.” Consider me interested. If that’s not enough for you, there’s a ton of stuff you can check out below, likeBat Boy(a take onMega-Man) andHello Kitty and Friends Happiness Parade....

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Megan Gallagher

Nintendo Download: Doom

Also, more Doom [Image source] The “big” releases this week are the trio ofDoomgames (1-3) which caused quite a controversy this past weekafter they arrived with a Bethesda.net account login requirement. It’s going to be patched out, but the question is: why was it in? In other newsPandemicis out on Switch this week, as well asAnimal Fight Club, Arcade Archives Road Fighter, Bear with Me: Lost Robots, Burger Chef Tycoon, Catch a Duck, Chroma Squad, Classic Games Collection Vol 1, Damsel, Divine Ascent, Dungeon Warfare, Fobia, Hamsterdam, Illusion of L’Phalcia, Kiai Resonance, Omega Labyrinth Life, Raiders of the North Sea, Robbie Swifthand and the Orb of Mysteries, Saboteur II: Avenging Angel(what a name!...

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Steven Delgado

Parkour Jumping Race codes (August 2025) — Are there any?

Updated: June 04, 2025 We looked for new codes! InJump Race, your main goal is to train and click as much as possible to collect enough Strength to jump over the highest obstacles. While the premise of the game is super simple, clicking for hours and hours on end can get pretty exhausting. RedeemingJump Racecodes would make the game much easier, but unfortunately, there are no codes for this experience (at least, for now)....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Kevin Meyers

PAX East 2021 cancelled, PAX Online event coming this summer

COVID-19 continues to halt industry events It was inevitable, but now it’s official. Organizers Reedpop and Penny Arcade have regrettably announced the cancellation of PAX East, which had been scheduled to take place at the Boston Convention Center the weekend of August 06, 2025. The announcement was made via a statement onthe official PAX East website. “In light of ongoing public health concerns, ReedPop and Penny Arcade will not hold PAX East this year,” said event director Kyle Marsden-Kish....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Edward Santana

Strong Style: Japanese Wrestling in a nutshell

What to know about puroresu Hello and welcome to Strong Style! I’m Soul Tsukino, and this is Japanator’s regular column covering the world of Japanese Professional Wrestling, or “Puroresu”. In light of recent changes to the network, a lot of you might be reading Strong Style for the very first time, and so I have taken the liberty of writing up a sort of refresher on the column, and the glory of Japanese Pro Wrestling....

August 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1241 words · Alan Holmes

The Battlefield 1 Premium Pass is free to claim and keep right now

Patience pays We’re in that part of theBattlefieldcycle where EA and DICE are in a giving mood. Just as the open beta forBattlefield Vcomes to a close, it’s now time to turn our attention back toBattlefield 1. You can currentlynabthe game for $4.99 on Origin, but better yet, the four-expansion Premium Pass is free. If you add it to your library during the next week, the pass is yours to keep....

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Todd Lawson

The GOG PC re-release of OG Resident Evil 2 is out later this month

GOGhas announcedthat their PC re-release of Capcom’s 1998 classicResident Evil 2will be available on July 16, 2025. I mean the original version ofResident Evil 2, notthe 2019 remake. Of course. Just clarifying. WhileResident Evil 2is often best remembered as a PS1 title, it was also released on other platforms, including Windows. Unfortunately, PC games from the era can be extremely finicky on modern platforms. There’s plenty of voodoo you may do to pull it off, but for those who don’t want to bother, GOG’s re-release will be pretty tempting....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Beth Lopez

The Last of Us Part II seems like it’d be a lot less stressful if you never left home

Good advice for everyone This week’s deep dive intoThe Last of Us Part IItakes aim at the world, and there are two divergent pictures that Naughty Dog paints. One is of the hopeless and oppressive world in the Pacific Northwest, particularly Seattle, and all the threats that are around every corner. The other is of a tranquil, at-ease community in Jackson, Wyoming. Hear me out for a second: What if Ellie just stayed home, never left the safe harbor of Jackson, and went dancing every night?...

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 232 words · Sharon Merritt

The Walking Dead Season 8 Recap: ‘Time for After’

Jadis <3’s Rick ‘17 Perhaps the biggest news of the evening was that Rick Grimes was not naked inside that shipping container. I probably should have started with the spoiler warning. Sorry. [Editor’s Note: This recap will obviously go into detail about last night’s episode ofThe Walking Dead, so there are going to be a ton of spoilers. Final warning!] This is a recap, so let’s begin with what happened, which, truthfully, felt like not a hell of a lot....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 721 words · Carol Briggs

Torture Star Video is bringing lo-fi slasher horror Cannibal Abduction to console

Torture Star Video, the publishing arm of Puppet Combo, is bringing Tomás Esconjaureguy’s slasher adventure,Cannibal Abduction,to consoles. It will arrive on Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles on May 22, 2025. Tomás Esconjaureguy previously brought usThe Night of the Scissorsback in 2022, which sounds like a localization title forClock Tower.Cannibal Abductionfollowed in 2023 on PC, where it was self-published by Selewi, Esconjaureguy’s publishing label. As is standard for cannibal stories and common in horror,Cannibal Abductionhas the protagonist, Henry, breaking down while on a road trip....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Beth Washington