Helldivers 2's Defense Missions Have the Potential to Be Trailblazers

After a community effort that seemingly wiped outHelldivers 2’s Automaton enemy faction, the Automatons made a return soon after, which introduced a new mission type to the game. This new defense mission, Evacuate High-Value Assets, has generally proven to be a welcome addition toHelldivers 2so far. At the same time though, this mission only scratches the surface of what a proper defense mission could offer.Future updates forHelldivers 2should consider giving this new defense mission another pass, potentially adding new features that could differentiate this mission from other mission types in the game....

July 5, 2025 · 4 min · 800 words · Steven Thompson

Holomento Dev Discusses the Game’s Unique Take on the Roguelite Genre

There are many Indie games that explore the Roguelite genre since these developers have more freedom over the direction that their games take. With this control, Indie game developers have the opportunity to experiment with the atmosphere of the game’s world as well as the combat style and mechanics. Holomentois an upcoming Indie game within the Roguelite genre that scheduled to be available onSteamnext year, yet Sean Weech, the game’s developer, is pushing the boundaries that many have come to expect from these types of games....

July 5, 2025 · 4 min · 646 words · Kenneth King

Honkai: Star Rail Announces New Limited-Time Event

HoYoverse has just announced that it is partnering with tea shops across the globe for a new limited-time event forHonkai: Star Rail. For fans who have been waiting to attend a physical event themed afterHonkai: Star Railand its characters, this may be the soonest chance they have to get exclusive products and merchandise with designs based on the gacha game.Three months afterHonkai: Star Rail’s release, HoYoverse is showing no signs of stopping when it comes to updating and promoting the game....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Autumn Newton

Hyper Light Drifter Dev Reveals New Game Coming in 2025

Summary Hyper Light Drifterdeveloper Heart Machine revealedPossessors, a new game slated for 2025. In addition to the recent rebranding by the upcomingHyper Light Breaker’s publisher Arc Games, formerly known as Gearbox, Heart Machine has been busy ensuring that the sequel toHyper Light Drifter,Hyper Light Breaker,arrives in its best state as soon as possible. There have been clues to other things, though. Many fans have directed their attention towards Heart Machine’s upcoming projectHyper Light Breaker, but on May 16, Heart Machine responded to a Devolver Digital Post referencing a character that gamers were unfamiliar with....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Isaac Matthews

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Confirms Local Co-Op Mode

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamitywas announced just yesterday, and it has already made quite an impact within theZeldacommunity. It’s been a little over six years since the firstHyrule Warriorsgame was first released, and now that a sequel is set to launch later this year, many are wanting to know more about what’s in store. There was one little detail, though, that went unmentioned during the reveal trailer for the game....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Mrs. April Tapia

Inscryption: The Ending Explained

The story ofInscryptionis a difficult-to-understand one. The game, which was an unexpected combination of card game and horror, also has one of the strangest endings. In order to explain this ending, players need to be a little bit more familiar with both the developer and some of the hidden secrets in the game itself. This article contains spoilers both forthe genre-defyingInscryptionandThe Hex. The Story of Inscryption Inscryptionis anindie game developed by Daniel Mullins....

July 5, 2025 · 5 min · 1004 words · Jimmy Burke

James Cameron Wants To Return To The Terminator Movie Franchise

Avatarisn’t the only franchise that James Cameron is currently interested in, as the visionary director and writer knows what he would do if he was allowed to return toTerminator. While audiences may be tired of the recent reboot trend, if anyone could bring backTerminator, it would be the person who gave it life. Cameron co-wrote and directed the first twoTerminatorfilms, which are considered some of the best action movies of all time....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Tracy Padilla

Layers of Fear Preview: The Definitive Way for Horror Fans to Experience the Series

When Bloober Team and Anshar Studios first announced the newLayers of Feargame, they introduced it to horror fans with the nameLayers of Fears. Fan feedback saw Bloober Teamchange the title to simplyLayers of Fear, meaning the game shares its name with the 2016 original. And while the 2016 original has indeed been recreated for this newLayers of Fear, the new game is much more than a simple repeat. The2023Layers of Feargameis scheduled to launch in June 2023 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X....

July 5, 2025 · 4 min · 661 words · Ashley Melendez

Level Up Pack Rewards Not Being Granted To Fortnite Players at Level 1,000

Fortnite’s latest pack isn’t attributing levels as intended for players that have already reached level 1,000. Each time a newFortniteseason starts, players' season level goes all the way back down to zero; this doesn’t happen with account levels since these accumulate as long as they play the game, so players can see how many times they’ve leveled up after creating their accounts. The season level resets because a new Battle Pass becomes available, and its rewards are distributed according to the player’s level....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Tammy Copeland

Major New Xbox Console Update is Rolling Out Now

Summary A major update for bothXbox Series X/Sand Xbox One consoles is starting to roll out today. The Home user interface forXboxconsoles has been overhauled in the past 8 months, after the team at Microsoft first showed its plans to Xbox Insiders. The new version of the Home UI takes into consideration feedback from Xbox users that wanted more customization and faster navigation. The update won’t be available to all Xbox console users immediately but will roll out day by day to subsets of the Xbox console community....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Mary Brown

Marvel's She-Hulk Series Will Be A Half-Hour Legal Comedy

If all oftheWandavisiontrailers have shown audiencesanything, it’s that the MCU shows that will be streaming on Disney+ won’t be like anything they’ve already seen in the movies. The latest announcement from Kevin Feige regarding the upcomingShe-Hulkseries continues to confirm this assumption. The Marvel head recently said in an interview that the show would be a half-hour legal comedy. Speaking withEmmy Magazine(viacomicbook.com), Feige noted that this is a format that the company has yet to explore....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Natasha Whitaker

May 21 is Going to Be a Sad Day for PS Plus Extra Subscribers

Summary UPDATE: An additional seven games have been discovered to be leaving the PS Plus Extra lineup on May 21, bringing the total number of departures to 34. The numbers and the list in this post have been updated accordingly. Typically,a batch of PS Plus Extra games are removedfrom the service in the middle of every month. Generally speaking, it seems that most of the time, more new games are added to PS Plus Extra than are removed, but there are definitely times when the departures outweigh the new arrivals....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Samuel Baldwin

Microsoft Store Black Friday Sneak Peek Reveals Discounts on Laptops, Phones, and More

The Microsoft Store is the next retailer to wave goodbye to Halloween and October, and wave hello to the holiday season andBlack Friday. Today Microsoft released what it’s calling a “Sneak Peek” at its Black Friday plans, revealing over 20 different forthcoming discounts and sales. The Microsoft Store Black Friday Sneak Peek focuses on hardware like laptops, Microsoft’s Surface tablets, phones, headphones, and more. Those interested in Xbox discounts, however, may have to wait a while yet....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Susan Walton