Valve’s rumored VR headset, Deckard, could release by the end of 2025, leak suggests

In the world of virtual reality, there aren’t a huge amount of options. You’ve got the PS VR from Sony, Meta Quest, the HTC Vive, and the Valve Index. Speaking of Valve, it’s been rumored the company has a new headset in development, and it may be arriving this year. According to rumors by known leakerGabe Follower, the Deckard – as it’s known – could be on track for release by the end of 2025....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · James Robles

Vampire Survivors update 0.6.1 is the gift that keeps on giving

The latest free update is The Weird One, and it has something for players with “nothing left to unlock” Vampire Survivorshas become my go-to unwinding game, and I don’t see anything else kicking it off the throne this year — not when it’s already this good and only getting better with updates. The latest free patch, dubbed “The Weird One,” is surprisingly big. Sharing the summary forupdate 0.6.1on Steam,Vampire Survivorsdeveloperponclesaid to expect “less content than usual” — but players have already unearthed significant content, including a merchant, new playable characters, and a way to keep the game fresh once “there’s nothing left to unlock....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 600 words · Kaitlyn Fletcher

Very Quick Tips: Heroes of the Storm

Make Uther proud Heroes of the Stormmight have some streamlined mechanics when it comes to the MOBA genre as a whole, but it’s anything but “dumbed down.” While I’ll refrain from educating players on MOBAs as a whole (the 15-minute tutorial does a good job of that), here are some tips I’ve compiled over my long sessions of play. General tips: For instance, it’s advantageous to lane for the first tribute spawn on the Cursed Hollow map, and have one player poke the enemy team while everyone else lanes....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Bernard West

Watch a civilization rise in this Birthdays the Beginning time lapse video

What a lovely looking game The colors, the art style, the concept — everything aboutBirthday the Beginningis soothing as hell. Hopefully more people pick up on this thing when it launches in May, because I don’t hear nearly enough people talking about this Arc System Works-led simulator. In a rare move among flashy clips that really tell us nothing, this 15 minute clip straight from the developer’s YouTube page gives us a clear look at what we’re dealing with, from the daily order of operations, to ecosystem housekeeping, to a breakdown of the menus....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Rebecca Johnson

We’ll find out what happened to Tidus between Final Fantasy X and X-2

‘Dream within a Dream’ Square Enix is known for weird publicity stunts and Final Fantasy story-bending, and this is no exception. According to the publisher, by way of a tie-in event forMobius Final Fantasy, they’re gong to explain what happened to Tidus between the events ofFinal Fantasy XandX-2. This little clip gives you a quick look at the crossover, and expands upon the Yuna-centricEternal Calmto give us more of Tidus. Much of the same development team fromXis participating, and the event itself will run starting this week in Japan....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Richard Jones

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine coming to consoles this month

My story of jilted love is long and bittersweet… Independent studios Dim Bulb and Serenity Forgehave announcedthat tall tale adventureWhere the Water Tastes Like Winewill be coming to consoles later this month, following on from its quiet release on PC in early 2018. Where the Water… is a unique period piece which has the player step into the well-worn shoes of a weary traveler, who is wandering the exhausting plains of Depression-era America....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Chase Cline

10 Best Nintendo Switch simulation games

Gaming is a solid choice if you need a bit of a break from the monotony and stresses of real life. No genre is better for this than simulation games, providing a whole other life where you controleverything, rather than being forced to adapt to the world around you. There are multiple kinds of simulation games, encompassing everything from animal sims to farm sims to city builders and everything in between....

August 2, 2025 · 7 min · 1282 words · Kimberly Haynes

25 million people have played Destiny

We average three hours a day, apparently The Taken Kinghas brought an extra five million players toDestiny, boosting the number of registered players from 20 million to 25 million. Activision confirmed the figures yesterday during its earnings report. “Day-one downloads broke PlayStation records, day-one engagement saw the highest number of active players inDestiny’shistory, daily player engagement is now well above three hours per day and theDestinycommunity has climbed to over 25 million players,” said Activision....

August 2, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Wendy Burton

A Stray mod that lets you play as Garfield? I’m in

A simple mod for a simple premise AStrayGarfield mod? I mean, I don’t think I’ve been sold on something so quickly in 2022 as when I first eyed this clever creation. When you think about it, it’s something that almost should have been in the game already as a parody/unlock skin. But modder crubino managed to just say what we were all thinking, and has allowed everyone to play as Garfield in the fur with a mod that’s fairly quick to install and get working....

August 2, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Gerald Jones

All EA FC 25 Max 88 Base Icon Upgrade SBC rewards and solutions

The Max 88 Base Icon Upgrade SBC is now live inEA FC 25, and you can get a guaranteed footballing legend added to your Ultimate Team squad. This challenge is pretty similar to the previous Icon SBC released in Ultimate Team. But the rewards this time are even better, as the 88-rated icons have been added to the pool. Let’s first take a look at all the available Icons you’re able to possibly find after completing the challenge....

August 2, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Stephen Joyce

All WooHoo locations in The Sims 2

Looking for all WooHoo locations inThe Sims 2? Like its successors,The Sims 2has a fairly extensive list of WooHoo spots for adventurous Sims looking for a dalliance. Here are all WooHoo locations inThe Sims 2included in both the base game and subsequent expansions. WooHoo spots in The Sims 2 There are a total of11 WooHoo locations in The Sims 2, depending on which expansion packs you have installed. These are:...

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Johnny Lee

Ash’s Pikachu available to Pokemon Sun & Moon players for limited time

Celebrating the 20th anniversary film If your regular Pikachu isn’t good enough for your Ash role-play inPokémon Sun & Moon, you’ll soon have the chance to get a unique Pikachu wearing Ash’s signature hat–one of them anyway. Codes will be available to download one and only one special Pikachu starting from September 19 and running through October 30, just a few days before the limited screening ofPokémon The Movie: I Choose You!...

August 2, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Kathryn Miller

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada continues to look cool

No touching There are a bunch of upcoming games set in theWarhammer 40,000universe. Many of them look less than stellar, assuming you can even keep up with them all, but a few manage to stand out. One isBattlefleet Gothic: Armada, which we’ve seen and heard little about so far. As a refresher, this is indeed an adaptation of Games Workshop’s tabletop miniatures game. It’s a PC strategy title with Imperial, Chaos, Elder, and Ork forces vying for control in space....

August 2, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Matthew Walters