Apple cracks down on loot boxes, forces developers to show odds

Good Several governmental bodies are looking into the phenomenon of loot boxes, the ESRB immediately brushed off the issue, and various publishers are exploring it or reigning it in depending on the day. It’s a typical year in the era of microtransactions, but of all companies, Apple (perhaps to get ahead of any legal action) is making a stand. According to their updated App Store Guidelines, developers that utilize loot boxes must now disclose the odds of obtaining each type of item....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Samuel Lee

Are Capcom’s expectations for Monster Hunter: World realistic?

From our community blogs Another E3 has come and gone, and now we play the waiting game. In the meantime, let’s discuss one of the big reveals from the show:Monster Hunter: World. Capcom’s landmark hunting-gathering series has long been a phenomenon in its native land, but that success hasn’t been replicated elsewhere. Capcombelievesthat a big chunk of the blame rests on the Western handheld market, which is nowhere near as robust as Japan’s....

June 9, 2025 · 8 min · 1603 words · Jason Flores

As the Smash line comes to a close, here’s an amiibo availability recap

Want to finish your collection? You might need to import In the past year and change, Nintendo has drastically improved their amiibo production process. It might be due in part to a lack of interest, but either way pretty much every single figure was readily available in the US when it launched in 2016. It was a stark contrast to the year before, where nearly everything was sold out, even the most common of characters....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Hannah May

Best Cypher 091 loadout in Warzone

The Cypher 091 is one of the meta weapons you can use in Verdansk duringWarzoneseason thtrr. So, here’s one of the best loadouts you can use for the assault rifle with the ideal attachments, Perks, and equipment. Table of contents Best Cypher 091 build in Warzone season three The eight-attachment loadout for the Cypher 091 is only possible by equipping theGunfighter Wildcard. Best Cypher 091 loadout in Warzone Since it’s battle royale, keepSmoke GrenadesandSemtexas these two are the ideal set of equipment to break the enemy’s line of sight and deal additional damage....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Rebecca Dodson

Best MTG sets ever, ranked

Magic The Gatheringhas had so many sets over the years that it’s almost impossible to remember them all by heart, but we sure can remember whenever a new expansion set would bring cards that would shake the game to its core. Let’s look at the most powerful sets in the history ofMTGand find out which one reigns supreme, shall we? 10. Exodus Exodus features a collection of some pretty brutal and efficient cards....

June 9, 2025 · 5 min · 940 words · Linda Jones

Beyond Good & Evil 2, I Am Alive, still in development

If you think Ubisoft had abandoned two of its more unique IPs so that it could dedicate an entire team to delayingSplinter Cell: Conviction, then think again. Ubisoft has confirmed that the long-awaitedBeyond Good & Evil 2and the game known only in concept form,I Am Alive, are both still in production. Geoffroy Sardin, CEO of Ubisoft France could not give any details on the two games, he merely stated that “they are still in production” when asked....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Jonathon Matthews

Big Sippin’, Mountain Dew Gaming’s FFXIV mascot, joins Arcadion (Savage) World First race

Back whenFinal Fantasy XIVand Mountain Dew Gaming announced their collaboration, the world was introduced to their in-game mascot, who goes by the name of Big Sippin’. Now, in the midst of the race to world first in Arcadion Savage, he’s taking center stage once more. The Arcadion (Savage) World First race is in full swing, and multiple teams have already defeated Black Cat and moved on to Honey B. Lovely, with Echo (formerly Neverland) having just defeated her and moved on to Brute Bomber as I write this sentence....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Scott Larson

Blizzard is currently seeing if cross-play ‘makes sense’ for Overwatch on Switch

Uh, yes, several smaller studios have done it already SoOverwatchwas officially confirmed for Switch yesterday! That’s all good and well, but what about cross-play? Blizzard has another vague answer for us (as vague as they were about it existing on Switch for the past few years). Speaking to Engadget, Blizzard is still investigating it, and I’ll let the publisher speak for itself: “We’ve seen how compelling cross-system play can be for our community, and we’re excited about the potential....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Anthony Terry

Can a spider game be cute? If so, Webbed sure is

Swing, spin, and… skateboard??? Some people instinctively kill all types of spiders, some go out of their way to catch and release them outside, and there’s probably a third type of folks who kind of just take stock of the critters, do a little “I see you” nod, and go about the rest of their day without even sweating it. Depending onwhere you fit inwith these tendencies, you may or may not be open toWebbed, a platformer-adventure gamecoming soonto PC....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Christopher Gregory

Carmageddon 64 is a strong contender for the title of ‘Worst Game on the N64’

It is difficult to express how much this kusoge revolts me I’m something of an apologist forSupermanon the N64. No, I’m not about to claim it was good — it definitely wasn’t. It was an abysmal void of despair where a game should be. However, I often argue that it’s not the worst game ever like some people claim. It wasn’t even the worst game on the N64. It wasn’t even the worst game developed on the N64 by Titus....

June 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1257 words · Michael Taylor

Conduit developer making Kinect title for 2K

High Voltage Software, developer of the upcoming Wii shooterConduit 2, is already working with Microsoft’s motion camera, Kinect. Chief Creative Officer Eric Nofsinger revealed the project toEurogamer, although details are scarce. “It’s not announced yet,” he said, while basically announcing its existence. He went on to confirm vague details on the title, including the fact that it’s a licensed title, and that it works both with and without Kinect. “It’s supported as a device, so if you have the device it works very well, but I don’t think it’s this brilliant, genius idea,” he said....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · William Campos

Cyberpunk 2077 developer: ‘Right now, we’re fully focused on current-gen consoles’

‘We live in the moment’ Cyberpunk 2077has a curious launch date. It will release on July 31, 2025 — approximately six months before the next generation of consoles is expected to debut. With so many people questioning whether the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One can do right byCyberpunk 2077, wouldn’t it be more enticing to launch alongside the new hardware? CD Projekt Red senior level designer Miles Tost says the studio isn’t even thinking about new consoles yet....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Lori Castillo

Diablo III director says the Auction Houses ‘really hurt’

Yeah, no sh*t At a GDC talk today, Jay Wilson, director behindDiablo III, mentioned that both of the Auction Houses “really hurt the games,” reportsJoystiq. According to Mr. Wilson, almost every single one of the players inDiablo IIIhas used one of the two auction houses, if not both, and roughly 50% of the players still use it regularly. “I think we would turn it off if we could,” he said, but continued to explain that they have no real idea of how many of their consistent players love or hate it....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Richard Santos