Music Unlimited on PS4 can stream while playing games

Music…makes the people…come together In case you ever wanted to tune out a game’s audio in favor of your own, PlayStation 4 has got you covered. Sony has confirmed at its New York review event that the Music Unlimited service can play even while a game is running. For those unfamiliar, Music Unlimited is Sony’s Pandora-like service, where users can search for artists, albums, and genres, creating custom lists that will play from those selected criteria....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Sean Pena

My Hero Academia Chapter 424 release date and predictions

In a last-ditch attempt to save Tomura Shigaraki from All For One’s control, Izuku Midoriya launches one final attack. Here is everything you need to know about theMHAChapter 424 release date, time, and predictions. My Hero AcademiaChapter 424 release date and time, explained AfterMy Hero Academiawent on break in celebration of a national holiday, the manga is back on a weekly schedule. MHA Chapter 424 will be released onSunday, June 2....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Michael Greene

Namielle is coming for you in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne update

Ready yourself for new titanic battles Today sees the release of a major update to Capcom’s blockbuster adventure titleMonster Hunter World: Iceborne.Version 3.5will launch today on all platforms, bringing new challenges, new gear and, of course, terrifying and powerful new prey. The first new addition to the hit-list is theMaster Rank Kulve Tarothquest, which will see players go up against the top-tier Elder Dragon variant. This quest is available from April 23 until May 8....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 221 words · Kristen Russell

New report alleges that eShop cleared $11 million in 2011

Analysis firm FADE LLC has just put out a report stating that the entire eShop has generated an estimated $11.1m in revenue — this is over the course of the seven month period of the release of the eShop — so it’s not a “full” year. Funnily enough,nearly halfof 2011’s entire revenue stream was generated by three two-decade old ports released in thefirst weekof the eShop. It’s insane how much money Nintendo can make off ancient (yet good) games that often consist of less than 1MB of data....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Jennifer Gallagher

Our mechanical overlords have mastered Mario

Praise be to MarI/O, father of Archos This is how it starts, I fucking know it. First it’s cute little tricks like playing football. Then it’s some actually kind of impressive stuff like thisAI who has managed to learn and beat aMariolevel in 34 tries. Then it’s cars shapeshifting into tanks and killing us all. 34 tries doesn’t sound particularly impressive until you learn the AI, named MarI/O, didn’t knowanythingaboutMariobefore playing....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 216 words · Stephanie Rice

Overwatch is free-to-play over this festive fortnight

I’ve always had this strange association betweenOverwatchand Christmas, which likely stems from spending three festive seasons in a row utterly embedded within Blizzard’s colorful multiplayer shooter. And now you too can make said association, asOverwatchis free-to-play for the entirety of this festive fortnight. All you need do is downloadOverwatchto the platform of your choice, then you can spend the wintry evenings absolutely fuming that you’re the only person on the Payload – AND you’re the support – while everyone else runs off for salty 1v1 sniper battles....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Ronald Conner

OXM unveils Medal of Honor: Warfighter

Official Xbox Magazinehas details on the new installment ofMedal of Honorin development at Danger Close. Interestingly enough, DICE won’t be handling the multiplayer component this time — it’s being done in-studio. On a less surprising note, the game will use Frostbite 2.0 and revolve around Tier 1 Operators. Medal of Honor: Warfighter, which is coming this October, waspreviously teasedby way ofBattlefield 3‘s online pass. We have no web screenshots to work with yet, so please excuse my reuse of the same teaser image....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Billy Rogers

Painting with pixels: how stylized art can heighten a game’s narrative

Learning from Picasso’s iconic art style Photorealism in games can be really fun. Having characters and environments that look just like real life can help immerse you in a game’s world, and it can be exciting to see how graphics continue to improve year after year. But here’s the thing — I sometimes feel like we can obsess a bit too much over how real or not real a certain game’s art style is, picking apart every environment and every little detail on the character models....

July 7, 2025 · 5 min · 1045 words · Stephen Mitchell

PlayStation Store dates Deathloop for Jun 13, 2025

Groundhog Slay A new update on the New Zealand branch of PlayStation Store has revealed a possible release date for super-cool, time-bending adventureDeathloop.According to the PSN landing page, Arkane Studios’ tale of clocks and glocks will launch on PS5 on June 12, 2025. A PC version is also expected within the same release window. As a quick refresher,Deathloopis the story of an expert assassin, Colt, who wakes up on the shores of Blackreef, a mysterious island doomed to persistently restart the same day every time the clock hits midnight....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 241 words · Jodi Johnston

Pokemon GO adjusting its summer plans due to coronavirus lockdown

Now YOUR house is the raid site Pokémon Go, as its name would suggest, puts so much emphasis on getting out and about, that the phenomenally popular mobile titleis being forced to adapt its waysdue to the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated “Stay Indoors” rulings. This leaves millions ofPokémon Goplayers (rightly) stuck at home and in self-isolation. Summer is always a big season for Niantic’s augmented-reality game, as the sunny weather brings with it more outdoor activities and events....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Kyle Schneider

Preview: Fractured Soul: Deep Void

The Nintendo 3DS is a system built around two simple concepts: portable 3D and dual-screen gaming. Unfortunately, the latter usually finds itself lent to making our experiences less intrusive by acting as a placeholder for maps, inventory, and other informative screens rather than evolving the creativity in design that is affordable with two screens. Fractured Soul: Deep Void, by Endgame Studios, looks to change that by making each screen part of the action....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 619 words · Cynthia Mathews

Project L showcases Duo Play, its co-op tag mode

If you’ve thought that playing fighting games with friends gets a bit too contentious, Riot Games is working on an answer. TheLeague of Legendscompany showed off more footage of its in-development fighting gameProject Ltoday with the reveal of Duo Play, a co-op option for the tag-team fighting game. Project Lis atwo-on-two tag fighter, similar to games likeBlazBlue Cross Tag Battle. This means each side fields two characters, picked out of theLeague of Legendsuniverse of Runeterra, for its matches....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Heather Cohen

Returnal director Harry Krueger leaving Housemarque after almost 15 years

After a stellar career at Housemarque, Harry Krueger is ready to move on to the next adventure in his life. In theannouncement by Housemarque, Krueger is thanked for the work he has done, especially withReturnal, which played a large role in catapulting the studio from a small group of Finnish creators to a first-party Sony partner. Krueger also reflects on this and expresses pride in all the accomplishments his team has earned....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 203 words · Daniel Mitchell