Hitman Developer's 007 Game Will Be Standalone

Minus some server issues on its launch day, IO Interactive’sHitman 3launch has been a major success for the developer. AsHitman 3marks the end of “The World of Assassination Trilogy,” IO has announced that the developer is putting theHitmanseries on hiatus while it works on its recently announced007game. While that game is still very far away, IO Interactive has shared a few more details about its upcomingJames Bondvideo game, including that the game will be completely standalone....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 506 words · Timothy Thornton

New Study Says Game Streaming Has Largest Carbon Footprint

A little over one year ago, some of the biggest gaming companies from around the world joined together to form an alliance committed to combating climate change. The United Nations’ Playing for the Planet Alliance launched during the Climate Summit in New York in 2019, and recentlySonypublished an annual report to share some of the progress that PlayStation has made in its efforts. TheSony Interactive Entertainment blog post, while revealing some of the positive moves that gaming has made in reducing emissions and supporting a healthier environment, also uncovered the fact that playing video games via online Cloud streaming can potentially leave a bigger carbon footprint than using either a digital download or a physical disc....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Jennifer Miller

New World Server Transfers Are Live Now And They're Quick

Players have been flocking toNew World, one of the newest games in the MMORPG genre. Developed by Amazon Games Studio, the game has become popular for a number of reasons, such as its battle mechanics and setting. Taking place in an alternate 17th century, players work at colonizing a fictional world called Aeternum. While many enjoy the gameplay,New Worldhas had some issues, such as players being unable to transfer characters to other servers....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Laura Riley

Origin PC Chronos Review

High-end gaming PCs have earned quite a reputation in the past few years, becoming an increasingly mainstream way to kick back and play video games with more power than a console can traditionally offer. The Origin PC Chronos is one such high-end gaming rig, packing a powerful enough punch to run even thesharpest games on the market, but it would be doing the system a disservice to say that its benefits end there....

August 8, 2025 · 5 min · 895 words · Jennifer Higgins

Overcooked All You Can Eat Gets PS5 Release Date Trailer

AtSummer Games Fest event, developer Ghost Town Games announcedOvercooked All You Can Eat, which remasters all levels and DLC paks forOvercookedandOvercooked 2with 4K visuals in one awesome package. The upcoming collection is set to release on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, and the studio just confirmed its release date. In a tweet released by the officialOvercookedTwitter page, the studio announced thatOvercooked All You Can Eatis set to release alongside the PlayStation 5 on November 12....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Katherine Hunter

PGA TOUR 2K21 Could Implement User Content in Exciting Ways

PGA TOUR 2K21arrived in August of this year as the first entry in thenewPGA TOUR 2Kfranchise. Although that specific IP is new, developer HB Studios brought over much of its ideas and experience fromThe Golf Club, an indie developed series it created before teaming up with 2K. One of the strongest aspects ofThe Golf Clubwas the user-generated content, made possible by the game’s Course Designer feature, and now that designer is back inPGA TOUR 2K21,with more options than ever....

August 8, 2025 · 4 min · 667 words · Steven Norton

Pokemon Fan Art Fuses Bidoof with Arceus

Pokemonfans are notorious for being quite creative, but ever since the series' inception, it seems that one of the community’s favorite pastimes involves creatingfan art for fusions of existing Pokemon.Typically, these fusions involve crossing over different starter or Legendary monsters to imagine how they’d look, but some other fusions are downright hilarious. Pokemonfans might be aware that the two monsters, in particular, that have been featured in various media recently are Bidoof and Arceus....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Devin Freeman PhD

Pokemon Fan Reveals Impressive Cynthia Cosplay

ThePokemonfranchise always seems to bring out fans' creativity as they pay homage to series in numerous ways, from cosplay to fan-made games and remakes. Last month, the official Generation four remakesPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlwere revealed, and in celebration one fan has revealed an impressive cosplay of the Sinnoh region’s champion, Cynthia. Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlare due out later this year and will take players back to visit Sinnoh for the first time in twelve years....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Jessica Pena

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Leaker Compares New Ghost Pokemon to Spiritomb

It’s basically open season onPokemon Scarlet and Violetleaks, with there being a ton scattered across all corners of the internet. Some of these come from reliable sources, like Riddler Khu who is a well-known leaker in thePokemon Scarlet and Violetcommunity, but some also come from unreliable sources. In other words, until confirmed by Game Freak, fans should take all information with a healthy grain of salt. However, a recent leak has seemingly been reinforced by Khu....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · James Johnson

Rainbow Six Siege: 10 Ways You're (Unintentionally) Making The Game Harder On Yourself

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siegeis Ubisoft’s competitive 5v5 tactical shooter. Like plenty of games that focus heavily on competitive multiplayer, it takes a ton of time and effort to get good at the game and climb up the ranks. RELATED:Rainbow Six Siege: Every Weapon Attachment, Explained While the game does force you to rank up to level 30 before hopping into ranked matches, there are some easy things you could be doing to make the experience easier on yourself that you probably didn’t even think about....

August 8, 2025 · 5 min · 1055 words · Tony Lutz

Red Dead Redemption 2 Player Makes Wyatt Earp in the Game

Red Dead Redemption 2allows players to shape Arthur Morgan’s look. Through hair tonic, different outfits, and different shaving styles, players have been able to make Arthur Morgan look like a lot of different people. As a tribute to one of the most well-known lawmen from the Wild West, Reddit user Telephone-Dry showed off their version of the protagonist ofRed Dead Redemption 2as Wyatt Earp. Red Dead Redemption 2is known forits fictionalized version of the American Wild West....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Jessica Tran

Resident Evil 5 and 6 Have Performance Issues on Switch

Capcom is determined to bring theResident Evilgames to every video game platform imaginable. This Halloween season, it’s expanding the Nintendo Switch’sResident Evillibrary with the addition ofResident Evil 5and6, which are coming to the Switch on October 29. Capcom has released demos forResident Evil 5and6ahead of the games' launch on the Nintendo Switch, but they have left fans concerned about the games' performance. Digital Foundry has tested theResident Evil 5and6Switchdemos, and have found that the games have performance issues on the platform....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · John Cameron

Serious Sam 4 Features a Popemobile Mech

TheSerious Samfranchise is set to make a triumphant return this September and it looks like the new game will be utilizing new features to add to the insanity of the shooter game. Thelatest tease forSerious Sam 4has unveiled a look at a new type of mech that players will have access to, which is sure to bring plenty of carnage. Serious Sam 4is intended to be a canon prequel to the previousSerious Samgames, telling the story of evil villain Mental’s first attacks as well as revealing some more about Sam’s origins....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Cynthia Walker