Kate Upton demonstrates MLB 2K12 pitching to MLB stars

David Price, you are a lucky man. Last week, 2K Sports released a second digital short promoting next month’s release ofMLB 2K12. Called “Finger Mechanics,” it featuresSports IllustratedSwimsuit Issuecover model Kate Upton giving a hands-on demonstration of the game’s analog pitching controls to Price, a starter for the Tampa Bay Rays. Jealously watching/ogling are Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers, the game’s cover athlete and winner of the 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young awards; C....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Stephanie Morris

LawBreakers and Radical Heights studio Boss Key closing down

The battle royale Hail Mary was ‘too little too late’ With the fast-paced multiplayer shooterLawBreakersfailing to catch on in any significant way and developer Boss Key Productions quickly shifting gears to the battle royale craze with its fun butveryroughRadical Heights, the studio’s future has looked uncertain at best. Despite the last-ditch effort, “it was too little too late,” according to founder Cliff Bleszinski. Boss Key is “effectively no more.” A statement:pic....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Joseph Weaver

Minecraft is doing well on Wii U

Topping the charts in Japan We could have predictedMinecraft: Wii U Editionwould be a hit. It may be a late arrival compared to other console ports,lackGamePad inventory management, and cost $29.99, but it’sMinecraft. Even the knockoffs have done well for themselves on the eShop. Demand was and still is there. In Japan, the game has already claimed the ninth spot on the list of best-selling Wii U eShop titles to date....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Heather Gibbs

MLG League of Legends Summer Arena wrap-up

This past weekend, Major League Gaming hosted aLeague of Legendscompetition, featuring a $10,000 prize, winner take all. Two teams, Curse Gaming and Team Black, won qualifying tournaments beforehand for spots in this competition. Two other teams were invited to participate and accepted. The first was Azubu Blaze (pictured above), rising Korean stars and winners of OnGameNet The Champions Spring 2012 the and first Korean team ever to compete in a North AmericanLoLtournament....

June 6, 2025 · 8 min · 1694 words · Alex Ellis

New Pokemon Snap debuts Japanese TV commercial

Give me your best side Shutterbugs waiting on the return ofPokemon Snapmight enjoy this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it TV commercial for the upcoming Nintendo Switch release, which has started airing on Japanese television. The typically enthusiastic short stars young actor Kokoro Tarada and YouTuberFuwa-Chanas the duo prepare to enter the world of “Pokemon Ecology”, both dressed to the nines as old-school explorers and ready to get snap-happy on the wide variety of Pokemon that await within....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Charles Todd

Nintendo won’t be supporting a Twitch app because ‘gameplay by itself is not fun’

Welp Do you like Twitch? Do you like Nintendo? Well don’t expect the two to meet intimately anytime soon, according to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. Speaking to Polygon, Reggie stated, “we don’t think streaming 30 minutes of gameplay by itself is a lot of fun. We’re looking to do a lot of great things with Twitch…the Nintendo Treehouse Live at E3 that we’re executing through Twitch is doing fantastic numbers....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Madison Brown

Ocarina of Time 3DS ‘much closer’ to original vision

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timefor the Nintendo 64 was one of the best games ever created. Not many people will argue with that statement. However, something that even the most hardcoreZeldafans will agree with is that the visuals haven’t stood the test of time. Enter the 3DS update of the classic. I sat down with Nintendo this past week and played the upcoming first real must-own title on the 3DS....

June 6, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · Jackson Guzman

Pal (Palmon) Tower Defense codes (May 2024)

Updated: June 30, 2025 We added a new code! What made me pick upPalmon Tower Defenseare the adorable units in this game. The more enemies you defeat, the more cash you’ll get to unlock even more Pals of different rarities and levels of cuteness! I want the mythic ones because they have the best stats! PalmonTower Defensecodes help you defend your base more easily. Redeem the codes before they expire to get Coins, Gems, and other freebies that will help you get more powerful units....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Alan Garcia

People just wont stop making impressive Zelda: Breath of the Wild maps

I want all of them It’s amazing how many people were turned onto the idea of open world games because ofZelda: Breath of the Wild. Although they’ve existed for ages, and Bethesda managed to break through to the mainstream many times before with titles likeFalloutandThe Elder Scrolls, Nintendo really struck a chord in tandem with the release of a highly popular portable/console device. It was perfect timing. So many fans have resonated withBreath of the Wildspecifically, whether it’s a rekindling of an oldZeldapassion or a brand new experience....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 209 words · Carolyn Atkins

PS5 vs. PS4 Pro load times demonstrated in comparison video

Behold the power of SSD A video has surfaced online, courtesy ofThe Wall Street Journal’s Takashi Mochizuki, that features Sony showcasing the loading speeds of its upcoming PlayStation 5 console when compared to that of the PS4 Pro. The video was taken during Sony’s IR Day 2019 corporate strategy meeting, which took place earlier today. The video uses 2018 releaseMarvel’s Spider-Manto showcase the difference in load times between the current PlayStation hardware and that of the PS5, which we know will use the latest in SSD technology....

June 6, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Nicole Coleman

PSA: Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker login queues are in full force (Update)

Get the update, get in as soon as you can [Update #2:Day three of early access, and my queue has gone up to 5,000 in the morning, US. After making it to around 4000, I was booted out by an error and put back in the queue at 5500.In a blog post, Square Enix explains why this is happening in terms of server limits, and decrees that it’s providing a week of game time to players who are impacted....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Allen Hernandez

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart PC specs revealed

How HD will the Lombax be? Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apartis finally coming to PCvia Steamon July 26. In preparation for the launch, the team responsible for the port posted the adventure platformer’s PC specsin a PlayStation Blog post. With the port, Nixxes Software is also adding some new features to enhance the game. In an effort to enable quick loading and instant transition between areas,Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apartwill include DirectStorage....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Eric Gomez

Reverie bound for Vita early next year, PS4 soon after

Legend of (New) Zealand I’ve only very recently heard ofReverie, a top down 2D action game very much in the style of old schoolLegend of Zeldawith a visual style very closely resemblingEarthBound. A bigger surprise with this title is that it was announced as coming to the PlayStation Vita of all places, and today it got a announced worldwide, and will come out early next year in Q1 2018. A PS4 will follow soon after the Vita release, with a Switch version “likely” and that will be looked into according to the developerRainbiteon Twitter....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Melinda Khan