Game Dev Tycoon turns piracy back on the pirates

Interesting anti-piracy measure aims to inspire empathy Game Dev Tycoonhas implemented an interesting little method for combating piracy. Anybody who runs a cracked version of the game will, in turn, have their virtual product pirated so they can see what it feels like. Well played, Greenheart Games. Tycoonis all about making games and selling them, as the name might suggest. In pirated versions, sales are going to be impacted by those downloading them illegally....

July 21, 2025 · 3 min · 579 words · Christine Williams

GameStop wants to help you trade up from 360 to Xbox One

$50 credit on select 360 games for Power Up Rewards members I bet GameStop is a little happier selling Xbox Ones now that the used game market is back. To show this support, the company is running a somewhat neat promotion. If you are a PowerUp Rewards member and buy select games for your Xbox 360 (likely prior to the Xbox One’s release), you’ll be able to trade said games back in and upgrade to the Xbox One versions for an additional $10....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Aaron Boyd

Get your pew-pew on with Space Invaders: Invincible Collection trailer

No 100-Yen coin necesssary Taito is currently fueling its missile bases for the launch onSpace Invaders: Invincible Collection, which compiles selected editions of the iconic shmup title for release on Nintendo Switch. Launching in Japan in March,Space Invaders: Invincible Collectionwill be made available in both Standard an Special Edition formats. The Standard edition includes the following titles: The Special Edition will also include the arcade releasesLunar Rescue(1979),Space Cyclone(1980) andSpace Invaders DX(1994)....

July 21, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Tyler Miller

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is climbing up Steam thanks to today’s Halo: Reach PC launch

Up for some Firefight? It’s a big day forHalofans on not just Xbox One, but finally – at last! – on PC too. Halo: Reach, one of the most memorable games in the wide-ranging series, is playable today onSteam, theMicrosoft Store, andXbox One. If you’re thinking of buyingReachoutright, it’s $10 as a standalone game. The PC version touts 4K and 60 frames-per-second support (with an optional “experimental” variable frame rate setting), so it’ll lookat leastas good as your foggy memories from nine years ago, if not significantly better....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Cathy Vargas

Hellpoint Nintendo Switch port delayed to later in 2020

Paved with good intentions Independent developer Cradle Games has announced that it has been forced to push back the Nintendo Switch port of its grim-looking RPGHellpoint.Originally scheduled to launch just seven days from now, the sci-fi adventure will now see the light of day at some point later in the year. “Our goal is to make the Switch port as high quality as possible, and polishing it to the desired state will require more time,”said Cradle Games in a statement....

July 21, 2025 · 1 min · 194 words · Timothy Gonzalez

How can Uncharted’s Nathan Drake absorb all those bullets?

That ain’t a health bar… Speaking onhis twitter, Naughty Dog animator Jonathon Cooper revealed a very interesting tidbit regarding Sony’s awesome adventure series,Uncharted, and its happy-go-lucky psychopath hero, Nathan Drake. Y’see, you may have noticed that the intrepid explorer has been filled with more lead than a pencil factory over his myriad of globe-trotting adventures, yet soldiers on, no problem, like the wise-cracking Terminator that he is. Well, Cooper mentioned that when he first joined the Uncharted team, he learned it wasn’t a question of adamantium skin, but a question of luck....

July 21, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Troy Campbell

How Haikyu!! turned this sports hater into a bona fide volleyball fanatic

If there’s one thing that I absolutely despised in my youth, it would have to be the world of competitive sports. I always envied the way athletes carried themselves and the opportunities they got over the perceived “nerds.” For years, I held onto this sentiment untilHaikyu!!changed my mind for the better. I still remember the day when my partner, who was the epitome of a first-rate jock in school, started to watch it....

July 21, 2025 · 7 min · 1318 words · John Sandoval

How to find and use the Ornate Pargrun Key in Avowed

Shatterscarp is a region inAvowedthat holds plenty of secrets for you to find, and some of those secrets are locked behind doors that require a special key to open. One of those keys is the Ornate Pargrun Key. Finding this key allows you to open a door that leads to a few special — if underwhelming — rewards inAvowed. Read the guide below to see exactly where to find and use the Ornate Pargrun Key....

July 21, 2025 · 4 min · 648 words · Russell Tucker

How to fix Monopoly Go Not Working – Common Issues and Fixes

Compared to others,Monopoly Gohas a pretty good track record for staying online. However, every now and then there are some issues causingMonopoly Goto start not working. This includescrashing,throwing up annoying error messages, and more. Here are some of the common issues and fixes we’ve found in regards to fixingMonopoly Gowhen it is not working. Common Issues and Fixes including how to fix Monopoly Go Not Working Here are some of the more commonMonopoly Goissues that players encounter, and ways we’ve discovered to fix them....

July 21, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Erik Jones

How to get Belle Poppy in Wuthering Waves – best farming location

Belle Poppy is just one of many resources you will need to farm in order to rank up your characters in Wuthering Waves. Thankfully, this flower isn’t that hard to get. The main trick with farming any of these resources is that you should be grabbing them as you see them. If you spend a few hours casually playing quests and side missions, you will be amazed at how many of these resources you can amass, and that will ensure you have them when you need them....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Ashley Scott

How to move mailboxes in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Being able to place down multiple player houses wherever you like inDisney Dreamlight Valleyadded a new realm of decorative possibilities, but it also brought along a problem — multiple Mailboxes. Admittedly, it’s notthatmuch of a problem. At most, it’s an irritating bubble informing you of new mail whenever you get close to any of the player houses. But with multiple houses (and therefore multiple Mailboxes) and the rate at which villagers seem to send mail including basic resources, it does get a bit much....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Ethan James MD

How to unlock the Combat Slide in Starfield

You have a gamut of unlockable skills and perks inStarfield. Some, like Persuasion, are incredibly useful when navigating conversations. Others, like Ballistics, are for when the talking is all over. To help enhance your battle options, you might consider acquiring the combat slide — and here’s how to unlock it in Starfield. Getting the combat slide is a simple matter. Finding it, however, isn’t quite as easy.You unlock the combat slide by putting a point into the Gymnastics skill....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Richard Harris

How to use a Zonai device dispenser in Tears of the Kingdom

Think of them like gacha machines Ha! Nintendo found a way to add gacha toZelda: Tears of the Kingdom! Thankfully it’s the cute, in-game innocuous kind: and not the one that forces players to “pay to pull” for 5-star characters they like. Here’s how to use Zonai device dispensers, and what they do. At device dispensers, you can pay construct horns or Zonai charges to get capsules Throughout your adventures (including a scripted sequence near the end of the tutorial zone) you’ll come across “Zonai device dispeners,” which basically shoot out devices that you can use to make exploration or puzzle-solving easier....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Luis Carter