WoW is getting a 60 player battle royale mode, Plunderstorm

News It’s a pirate’s life for me. The mysteriouspatch 10.2.6is now revealed and it’s…. Not what I think anyone expected? That is, unless you’ve been saying for five years that World of Warcraft was going to eventually enter the battle royale business. Good news for that one annoying guy in every guild then, as WoW Plunderstorm was unveiled today. The 60 player battle royale, 10-15 minute mode launches today and, according to Blizz, offers “excellent rewards for Modern and Classic progression realms....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · George Shaw

You can wine and dine at hotels in Final Fantasy XV

And a few other gameplay details It’s hard for me to be skeptical aboutFinal Fantasy XVat this point (outside ofthe Season Pass nonsenseof course). Sure, it’s been a decade in the making, so it’s primed for some sort of meltdown or sales catastrophe. But every single showing its had so far, whether it’s just simple screenshots of the game’s party driving down a deserted road, ortheDuscaedemo, has been great. That includes this newly minted information, told by way of a new collective of screens from Square Enix....

July 29, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Troy Hudson

Zombie Vikings brings humorous brawler action to the Norse landscape

When people think of the beat-’em-up genre, they most likely recall the dimly-light streets of an urban metropolis filled with thugs and other roughnecks looking to cause trouble. While there are some other notable titles that move away from the contemporary setting, the city streets and modern era have become synonymous with the genre. Thankfully, we’re finally getting another brawler that takes things to a different setting — specifically, to the Viking era....

July 29, 2025 · 4 min · 746 words · Tracy Williams

8 Fantastic Performances That Couldn't Save Messy Sci-Fi Movies

While there have been plenty of disappointing, messysci-fi moviesover the years, it can feel even more tragic when there’s a truly fantastic performance buried amid a lackluster film. As a genre, it can be easy to get things wrong in science fiction, asoverblown budgets, terrible CGI, poor storytelling, or misguided adaptations frustrate and annoy viewers and can even have damaging effects on beloved franchises. Yet, just because a movie is messy, that doesn’t mean that everything about it is bad, and some all-time great actors have done some of their best work in divisive films....

July 28, 2025 · 8 min · 1575 words · Michael Ryan

Anomalies invade Hearthstone with the Fall of Ulduar miniset

Hearthstone News Blizzard announced the upcoming Fall of Ulduar, Hearthstone Miniset, where Yogg takes the wheel, and Anomalies escape Battlegrounds. Fall of Ulduar might be the most impactful Hearthstone Miniset ever. The next mini-expansion coming live on September 19, will not only bring 38 new cards but also Anomalies into constructed play. YES, Yogg-Saron has escaped his prison became a TITAN, Anomalies escaped Bob’s Tavern and will be present in Standard, Wild, Tiwst and Arena starting on the 27....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Abigail Kidd

Black Friday PSN Deals in the UK

PS4! PS3! PS Vita! Here it is – the definitive list of the very best deals and discounts on the PSN store today. These offers have been taken from theofficial EU PlayStation Store websiteand feature digital deals, but other offers are also available across the UK. No, I’m not paid to tell you about this. No money or gifts have been offered nor received. Just sharing good deals as I find ’em, particularly as the holiday season is coming!...

July 28, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Jeffrey Curry

Capcom Digital Day recap

As you may have noticed by the flood of Capcom related stories today, I went to Capcom’s offices in San Mateo to play a bunch of games. While playing through the games and writing up all of these preview posts, I came to realize a few things about Capcom. For one, they really want their community to get involved. From letting users pick the price point forBionic Commando: Rearmed, to letting people vote for new costumes inWe Love Golf, and to letting the proStreet Fighterfighters help tweakSFII HD Remix, they really want to get their audience involved as much possible....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · James Young

Ceb’s 2025 return: OG’s chance glory — again

DOTA 2 Opinion It would not be a valid year if Ceb did not decide to rejoin OG, as the two-time winner of The International returns to the roster. OG, the famed Dota 2 team, has not been quite up to their winning ways for some time now. Leaving aside their two fantastic victories at The International (TI), 2022 was probably the last time that OG challenged valiantly for any tournaments....

July 28, 2025 · 4 min · 719 words · Donna Pierce

CS2 Major Playoffs: Scores, results and teams

News Eight teams remain – One will prevail The Counter-Strike PGL Copenhagen Major is in its final stages. Only eight teams remain and they will be in intense competition over the next few days. At stake is the title of being the first-ever CS2 Major winner and a substantial prize pool. Here’s all you need to know about the CS2 Major Playoffs. Related articles Which teams are a part of the CS2 Major Playoffs?...

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Stephanie Lopez

DreamLeague Season 20 group stage meta breakdown

DOTA 2 News DreamLeague Season 20 is advancing to the playoffs. Let’s take a look at the meta from the past couple of weeks! DreamLeague moves into its 20th season, and with it arrives Dota 2 teams from all over the globe duking it out for the $300,000 prize pool and a direct invitation to Riyadh Masters. The 16 teams continue to battle as DreamLeague Season 20 moves into the playoffs starting on June 24....

July 28, 2025 · 5 min · 920 words · Denise Nelson

E3 09: Microsoft announces partnership with Last.fm and more

Want more music options for your Xbox Live experience? Want no more. Today’sMicrosoft press conferencerevealed that a partnership has been formed withLast.fm, a website that allows you to listen to music for free. Available to Xbox Live Gold members at no extra charge, the service will make it easier to select and listen to your favorite artists while you game. Personally I don’t like to be distracted from a game’s music, but some people will surely appreciate this!...

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Douglas Barnett

Elon Musk livestreams Diablo 4 on X

News Elon Musk livestreamed Diablo 4 and acknowledged some feedback. Elon Musk tested out a livestreaming feature on the X, formerly known as Twitter, platform. On Oct. 2, he livestreamed Diablo 4 to his viewers. Elon Musk livestreams Diablo 4 In a post, he stated he tried out the platform’s streamer system for video games. After noting the success of it, he announced a livestream for Diablo 4. “Will attempt to complete a Tier 100 Nightmare dungeon tonight live on this platform,“Musk wrote....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Joel Walters

French trio win by 18 points in impressive EU FNCS Week 1

Fortnite News The first week of EU FNCS is done and dusted and it saw an exquisite performance from the winning trio, the return of Domentos and a stroke of bad luck for one unlucky squad. The Chapter 2 Season 6 Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) kicked off this weekend in Europe. 33 trios battled for three spots to advance into the Semi-Finals. Victory came down to the last match of the day, but ultimately the French trio of Nicolas “Vitality Nikof” Frejavise, Malow “Solary BlastR” Orrieux, and Julien “TrainH Alphaa” Auriol took first place in EU FNCS Week 1....

July 28, 2025 · 4 min · 669 words · Bryce Jones