A jaw-droppingly gorgeous action game set in ancient China was just revealed, and gamers are in awe by how great it looks

The latest Unreal Engine 5 flex has come out of China with the reveal trailer for an upcoming action game that is just stunning to behold. Described as “an ode to the unsung heroes,”Blood Messageis the first AAA singleplayer title from NetEase Games and 24 Entertainment, the studio behind melee-centric battle royale gameNaraka: Bladepoint.And with just one reveal trailer, the hype is already building. The trailer is mostly cinematic in nature, but features some glimpses of action combat gameplay....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 296 words · Christopher Smith

Age of Conan trailer: Will this suck any less than the last Conan game?

Conan is one heck of an awesome guy. Drinking, fighting and shagging, he’s the classless, baseless individual who exists in all our sordid male hearts, and he’s getting yet another game.Age of Conanhas been on the cards for a while, and this is the latest trailer, revealing a little of the plot as an aged warrior recalls his time in Conan’s service.The graphics are pretty, but the animation doesn’t strike me as particularly great....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Heidi George

Bethesda aims to build toward ‘three or four big titles a year’

That doesn’t mean Skyrim 2 While Bethesda’s VP of Marketing Pete Hines recently said it would be “a very long time” until the nextElder Scrolls—Skyrim‘s follow up — would be announced, it seems the publisher also wants to avoid a blackout similar to the period betweenDishonored(late 2012) andThe Elder Scrolls Online(early/mid 2014) wherein it only releasedDoomports. Hines also toldMCVthat Bethesda would like to “build to a point” where it is releasing “three or four big titles a year....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Zachary Fox

Borderlands 4 Hands-On: I hated the idea of the lack of minimap at first, but after playing, I no longer miss it

One of the many changes inBorderlands 4is the removal of the minimap, which has been a big point of controversy surrounding the game’s announcement. In May, I visited Gearbox Software to playBL4and speak to senior project producer Anthony Nicholson. After playing the game and speaking with Nicholson, I fully understand what the team is going for now, and I don’t think players will miss the minimap after a while. “This was more of a philosophy based on the design of the game,” Nicholson said of the minimap no longer being inBL4....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Corey Hudson

Company of Heroes 2 announces Red Star edition for retail

This red star shines pretty bright with all of its goodies Good news for fans of theCompany of Heroes 2series as now you have a great reason to pick up the physical copy in June. Along with a snazzy steelbook, you also get a Czar’s wealth of extra content. Right off the bat, players will receive 24 vehicle skins to customize their forces, as well as a special collector’s edition faceplate....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Patrick Austin

Damn, Resident Evil 2 looks incredible with this ray tracing mod

But you can’t play it yet Everyone’s eyes are firmly trained on the impending launch ofResident Evil 3, but might I ask that you turn your attention back toResident Evil 2for just a few minutes? Resident Evil 2looks better than ever before thanks to the modding work of MassiHancer. They’re working on implementing ray tracing effects to last year’s outstanding remake, and it seems to be going stunningly so far. It’s still a work-in-progress, but the video that’s embedded above shows comparisons betweenResident Evil 2at ultra settings and with the ray tracing mod enabled....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Valerie Lee

E3 10: The big fat Nintendo news recap

Nintendo dropped a ton of bombs during their press conference today. NewKirby, newZelda, new every game from every franchise everyone has adored for years and years now. We also finally got to see the 3DS in action and holy llama milk that looks wonderful. I can’t wait to get my hands on the device at some point this week. So what did you all think of everything Nintendo revealed today?...

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · Carlos Benson

First details on Azure Striker: Gunvolt

Characters, powers, and story We were among the first to get ourhands on Keiji Inafune’s / Inti Creates’ new 3DS side-scrolling action game,Azure Striker: Gunvolthere at BitSummit 2014 in Kyoto, Japan. We now have the first details on the game’s story, world, and characters, straight from the developers. Story In the near future, a new type of psychic power has evolved, and those with the powere were initially feared. A large conblomerate known as the Sumeragi Group took it upon themselves to round up those that posess these powers to bring order to the world....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 608 words · Alexander Mora

Galaxy Defenders codes (July 2025) [UPDATE 0.5]

Updated: June 16, 2025 We searched for new codes! The entire galaxy is in great peril—there is a mysterious rift spreading across space and bringing forth unimaginable evils that won’t stop until every inhabited planet is overtaken. It’s up to you and your team ofGalaxy Defendersto ensure the safety of the world we know. As in every tower defense game, you need to summon the best Units to be able to fight off the hordes of merciless enemies....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Timothy Rice

Guild Wars 2 gets ‘Flame and Frost: Prelude’ this month

Prologue to ‘multi-stage narrative’ A new update forGuild Wars 2dubbed “Flame and Frost: Prelude” will roll out on January 28, adding a variety of features and setting up what ArenaNet has called a “multi-stage narrative” planned for the MMO this year. Going down the list of additions, there’s an updated achievement system; laurels that can be earned by completing daily and monthly achievements and redeemed for Ascended gear and Infusions; a new guesting system for playing on other worlds in your region; and a Temple of the Silent Storm map for free and paid tournaments....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Ashley Klein

Honkai: Star Rail’s main character is chaotic, endearing, and quite popular

The Trailblazer sure is getting a lot of love from fans Honkai: Star Railhas been out for just about a week now, and already, fans have started to create things around it. Art and memes have already been flooding social channels. And in a turn that surprised me a bit,the Trailblazer—the main character chosen by the player—is getting quite a bit of attention. InHonkai: Star Rail, you assemble a party of adventurers and explorers to travel across the stars, dealing with the ever-present Stellaron threat....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 771 words · Brian Schmidt

Hori releasing arcade pad for PS3

Japanese accessory maker Hori is releasing an arcade pad for the PS3, called the “Fighting Stick 3.” It’ll connect to the PS3 via USB port, and will run for about $45 USD for the cheapo version, while the high end one will run for about $70 USD, and even features a nicer name, “Arcade Pro 3.” The sticks will be available on January 8th, right around whenTekken 5: Dark Ressurectionis coming out....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Sara Johnson

How historically accurate is Skyrim? Part 4

Promoted from our Community Blogs There’s lots of things I enjoy about over-analyzingSkyrim, and the responses I get are a big part of that. There are a pleasingly small number of people that misread the title and my intentions (“Oh sure, the game with dragons is veeery accurate…”), and a fantastic number of readers willing to add their own knowledge and join the discussion. Sometimes, one of you lovely people will step in and flesh out something I have mentioned or correct a minor mistake, which is awesome to see....

May 30, 2025 · 9 min · 1733 words · Michael Ramos