Konami’s eFootball 2022 is having a rough launch (Update)

The new direction for the formerPESseries isn’t off on the right foot [Update:Konami has released a statement on the current state ofeFootball 2022, acknowledging the feedback and graphical issues. “We are very sorry for the problems, and want to assure everyone we will take all concerns seriously and strive to improve the current situation,” thestatement reads. https://twitter.com/play_eFootball/status/1443929582982221825 The company says it’s planning for an update in October, while receiving further opinions through questionnaires....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Joseph Decker

League of Geeks’ Armello reaches Kickstarter goal

Funded! We recently told you aboutArmello, a game that creators League of Geeks calls a blend ofMagic the Gathering, Final Fantasy Tactics, and board games. When we first mentioned it they were just getting going with a Kickstarter campaign, but now, roughly a month later,they’ve reached that goaland even beat it by a bit, with three days to go. That’s great, as I personally want to see this game in my library....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Richard Stewart

Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy’s Jedi Bob, explained

Star Warsand Lego have gone together like a glass of blue milk on a hot Tatooine day for 25 years, dominating toy aisles around the world in the process. From supplying collectors with numerous takes on the Millennium Falcon, X-Wings, and Death Stars to taking the gaming world by storm on numerous occasions, the two powerhouse brands have found no shortage of prosperity during their time together. They’ve even taken over home media and streaming, coming together for numerous LegoStar Warsspecials throughout the years....

June 26, 2025 · 5 min · 973 words · Robert Williams

Live show: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag

Things that make you go YARRRRRR!!! [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch Rick ‘King Foom’ Olson play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you may be as much a part of the show as anything else.] While I’ve missed out on everyAssassin’s Creedtitle except for the first one, and haven’t really been bothered enough to go back and play them, there is no way that I’m missing out onAssassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Katherine Moore

Minor league wrestler accidentally outs WWE 2K16’s existence

Surprising exactly no one After taking a proverbial steel chair to the back withWWE 2K15, the wrestling series seems poised to make a return to the squared circle. That’s not shocking in its own right, but what’s interesting is that 2K Games didn’t get a chance to control the announcement. Instead, a minor league wrestler took that into her own hands. Sasha Banks is a wrestler in NXT, the development league for WWE....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Luke Knight

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak just got an update, here’s all the patch notes

Version 11.0.2 Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreakis going to be getting a steady stream of major updates, but todaywe got a patch that could definitely be considered minor. It’sSunbreakpatch notes time. One of the big fixes involves anomaly investigations, which have been bugged lately (namely when it comes to search conditions, as well as “unauthorized quest” and harvesting errors). Weapons and armor occasionally have had issues with specific decorations and augmentation, which have been cleared up....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Dave Schmitt

Naughty Dog considered a PS3 Jak & Daxter, passed on it

The new second team at Naughty Dog is now working onThe Last of Us, but before they started on that they “extensively” explored the idea of a PS3Jak and Daxter game. According to the latest issue of Game Informer the team wanted to use what they’ve learned from theUnchartedseries to make a new Jak. Wouldn’t that have been fantastic? I’m playing theJak and Daxter Collectionnow for review, and I’m absolutely loving getting back into these classics....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 234 words · Jonathan Rogers

PC Port Report: Final Fantasy IX

Vivi and friends Look, I’m not here to argue the bestFinal Fantasygame. Chances are, your favorite is one of the first ones if notthefirst one that you’ve played. Unless you played one of the original three first, in which case those hopefully aren’t your favorite. Starting withFinal Fantasy IV, every entry seems to have its cheerleaders. As forIX, I was definitely one of the people who originally wrote it off because of the way the characters looked....

June 26, 2025 · 5 min · 1039 words · Jennifer Torres

Piranha Plants on Parade course guide for Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Piranha Plants on Parade is the second level you’ll complete inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, but it hides some secrets under its surface. Most players should have no trouble finding the 10-Flower Coins and optional Wonder Seed here, but this level also has a secret exit that is incredibly easy to miss. Here’s how to fully clear Piranha Plants on Parade. All Flower Coin Locations in Piranha Plants on Parade 10-Flower Coin 1 Getting the 10-Flower Coins should prove straightforward for most players....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 633 words · Patrick Higgins

PowerWash Simulator has seen 7 million players scrub-up

Clean Sweep FuturLab’s unique and strangely compelling rub-a-dub-dub titlePowerWash Simulatorhas officially welcomedseven million playersto its hot water action — as opposed to its hot, water action — since its release in the summer of 2022. Originally released on PC and Xbox platforms, with PlayStation and Nintendo Switch ports arriving earlier this year,PowerWash Simulator is something of a first-person-shooter with a difference, as players race to clean up a series of grubby locales with maximum efficiency....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Roberto Davis

Preview: Super Meat Boy

Super Meat Boyis already a success story. Thousands of free games hit Newgrounds every year, and forMeat Boyto rise above them all to be super-remade into a WiiWare/PC retail product is an achievement in itself. I haven’t heard of a Newgrounds success story this big sinceAlien Hominidwent retail on the GameCube/Xbox/PS2 all those years ago. Team Meat has been working for over a year now, long beforeNew Super Mario Bros. Wiiblew the doors off E3 09....

June 26, 2025 · 7 min · 1446 words · Kara Allen

Rock Band to tag along with Motley Crue on this summer’s ‘Crue Fest’ tour

Following thelast-minute additionof Mötley Crüe’s new single “Saints of Los Angeles” to today’sRock Banddownloadable content, MTV Games and Harmonix have announced that they will be along for the ride this summer when Mötley Crüe embarks on their 40-city tour, hereby known as “Crüe Fest.” Along with Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx: A.M. and Trapt, The Crüe will be invading city after city as they attempt to not only rock your faces off, but also sleep with your sisters, wives, girlfriends, and mothers....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Sarah Bailey

Sega Sammy is cutting its pachinko division by 200 jobs

Bayonetta machines blamed Sega Sammy is cutting 200 jobs from its pachinko division, by way of a “voluntary retirement” program. Strangely enoughBayonettaandFist of the North Starmachines were blamed, which “were not sufficient to offset the impact of advertising and development costs.” The gaming division is not affected by this shakeup. I actually went to a few pachinko parlors for the first time (pictured above) and it was a pretty wild experience....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Jody Smith