Halo 2: Anniversary comparison hits right in the nostalgia

A full decade of technology has done wonders As part of theMaster Chief Collectionthat was announced this morning,Halo 2: Anniversaryis getting a fully remastered face lift just asHalo: Combat Evolveddid three years ago withHalo: Anniversary. So, the game looks really pretty but it’d be nice to see just howgoodit looks compared to its old self. 343 Industries went ahead and did just that. They released a handful of screenshots obviously showing off the Chief himself fighting some Covenant in the opening level Cairo Station, and man it’s looking good....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Patrick Russell

Here’s what Sony has up its sleeve in 2016

20 exclusives, sort of The upbeat, warbly music in this trailer suggests that PlayStation 4 will have a good year in 2016. A banner year, even. A constant criticism of the Sony platform is that it doesn’t have enough exclusive titles. Well, this video showcases what can only be found on PS4 (to some degree) over the next 12 months. Across the 20 games, there are varying levels of sincerity with regard to “exclusive” status....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Robert Yang

How to get the Space Applebees achievement in High on Life

Eatin’ good in the neighborhood High on Lifehas a few blink and you’ll miss it achievements: including ones that are literally missable. Make sure you keep an eye out for the Space Applebees story sequence, which takes place near the end of the game. Here’s an exact breakdown of when it happens. Step one: Progress in the story until Kenny invites you to the Space Applebees After the Dr. Giblets bounty, return to your house to talk to Gene....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Angela Brown

How to navigate the Fields of Mourning in Hades 2

The Fields of Mourning shakes up the usualHades-style of navigation, offering large open areas to explore — in which you can get completely lost. If you’re tired of running into walls of Shades, here’s how you can navigate the Fields of Mourning inHades 2. The Fields of Mourning, or the Mourning Fields depending on who you ask, doesn’t follow the typical rulebook ofHadesexploration. Instead of giving you two paths to follow with a single Encounter (fight) per Location, doorways can offer up tothreechoices....

June 17, 2025 · 4 min · 845 words · Brittany Washington

How to unlock the FFXIV Arkasodara Tribal Quests

Final Fantasy XIVcontinues its tribe quests with the Arkasodara, and in Patch 6.55 you’ll have new Tribal Alliance quests to complete. With that in mind, it’s time to catch up onEndwalker’stribe dailies. Here’s how to unlockArkasodara Tribal Quests— once known as Beast Tribes — and the preliminary requirements. As a reminder, previousFFXIVAllied Tribal quests required max reputation rank with all tribes to unlock them. If you want to begin the Allied Tribal questline inEndwalker’sPatch 6....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Logan Krueger

Injustice 2 is out on Aug 03, 2025

SO MANY GAMES Last year was agreat yearfor video games. This year, at least based on how the stacked-as-hell first several months have shaped up so far, seems likely to follow suit. NetherRealm fans can add another title to their list asInjustice 2has settled into a July 31, 2025 release on PS4 and Xbox One. The news arrived in a straightforward tweet from Ed Boon, because really, that’s all we needed....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Denise Nguyen

Jimmy Fallon does NOT deserve that Link on Epona statue

This week onLate Night with Jimmy Fallon, Reggie Fils-Aime once again made a guest appearance, this time to showcaseThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Not only did Jimmy get some early playtime alongside the Meat Man, he also received a special video message fromZeldaseries producer Eiji Aonuma and Nintendo composer Koji Kondo. In addition, he was gifted one of the first molds of First 4 Figures’Link on Eponastatues, which won’t be made available until next year....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Jennifer Kane

Jump Force shutting down, sales and services close in 2022

Stumble Force Bandai Namcohas announcedthat it is making moves to shut down support for its anime crossover fighter,Jump Force.Sales of the game, its DLC, and virtual currency will end across all platforms in all territories on June 27, 2025. The majority of online services for the fighter will be shutting down on August 07, 2025. Developed by Spike Chunsoft,Jump Forceseemed like a “can’t miss” prospect when announced: a one-on-one fighting title that would see heroes and villains from a variety of mega-popular anime series get-together for an almighty throwdown....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Zachary Gutierrez

Lightsabers in Fallout 4 is, scientifically speaking, something the Internet should like

But you can never really tell Possibly the laziest route to garnering online favor is to take a thing the Internet likes and put it in another thing the Internet likes. There are countless examples of this all the time, but a good recent one is theBatman v Supermantrailer mashed upwith “The Dayman” fromIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The creator had a hit on his hands with no actual creating necessary — just some light editing to make everything line up....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Debra Spears MD

Loling: Misheard lyrics for Persona 4 theme song

I love the music of Persona series composer Shoji Meguro. He gives all the games a hip, unique feel that no other game music composer out there can even come close to touching. Still, the bad English in the vocal songs are hilarious. I’m still talking about dancing and putting people in a trance after spending time withPersona 3. Persona 4‘s theme song isn’t as bad, but it’s really hard to understand the lyrics....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Brandy Porter

Looks like camera-based games fail on the PSPgo

InvizimalsandEye of Judgmentare looking like two hot PSP properties, using the portable system’s camera peripheral to either scan cards or hunt for invisible creatures. The only problem is, it’s looking like neither of them will work with the PSPgo, since the camera doesn’t fit on the redesigned machine. The chaps working behind the cool-but-silly augmented reality gameInvizimalshas confirmed that its game will not work with the PSPgo at launch. The original PSP had the camera mounted on top of it, but the PSPgo’s sliding screen wouldn’t be able to move if the peripheral were attached....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Jessica Turner

Lost Soul Aside still an impressive one-man effort, will be a timed PS4 exclusive

Due in 2018 Bing Yang must have had a pretty surreal feeling wash over him when he unleashed his one-man projectLost Soul Asideinto the world. As an Unreal Engine action game that looks like a trueDevil May CryorOtogisuccessor, his trailer blew up to two million views, and is now collectively on every action fan’s radar. That was back in July, but Yang has been providing some updates on his progress, with one major tidbit over the weekend — it will not only be a timed exclusive on PS4, but it’s also expected to drop in 2018....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Elizabeth Mccormick

Need For Speed mobile goes live in China, with a tease of ‘more’ to come

Need for Speed Mobile, the newestNeed for Speedtitle, has officially launched. The mobile game has gone live in China first, and EA is saying fans should “gear up for more.” Welcome to a new member of the Need for Speed family! We are delighted to announce that the Need for Speed Mobile is officially launching today in China. Stay tuned to@NeedforSpeedfor news and updates as we gear up for more 🏁#NeedForSpeed#NeedForSpeedMobile#NFSmobile…pic....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 236 words · Gregory Andrews