Overwatch is getting a new Escort map called Junkertown

This is Very Good news Junkertown, the latestOverwatchmap, is going to feel right at home for Junkrat and Roadhog players. It’s an Escort map set in the post-apocalyptic-looking wreckage of a destroyedomniumwhere the Junkers and their Queen live. Speaking of, she narrates this overview video, and I’m dying to see what she looks like (and can’t help but wonder if she’ll one day make it into the game proper). That confined area with the spinning platform is going to make for some funny moments....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Emily Perry

PAX: Mutant Mudds is looking pretty fine on the Wii U

Renegade Kid’s Jools Watsham ‘loves’ the eShop’s flexibility Mutant Mudds Deluxe, now coming to the Wii U eShop in the second quarter of 2013, is looking great so far, based on my hands-on time with it earlier today at PAX East. The game is setup to run on both the TV and the Wii U GamePad, and for all intents and purposes, plays just likethe original. Renegade Kid’s Jools Watsham was readily available, and took the time to spend a bit explaining a bit of his design philosophy on the game, and the theme of the franchise in general....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Brittany Snyder

Ridiculously ambitious Project Zomboid: Week One mod starts the game seven days before the outbreak

Project Zomboid‘s Build 42 has beena delight so far. Delivering highly requested quality-of-life improvements and features, it’s an excellent step forward and a stellar modding baseline. That’s where the new Week One mod comes into the picture letting you start the gamebeforethe zombies rise. The sheer ambition ofProject Zomboid‘s new Week One mod cannot be overstated. Created by Slayer and availablevia the Steam Workshop, Week One sets you up for seven days’ worth of regular life simulation before the real gameplay loop kicks off....

June 30, 2025 · 4 min · 674 words · Jennifer Hanson

Sales for Nintendo’s amiibo have plummeted, but are still doing well

Considering they’re plastic toys As part of its end of fiscal year report, Nintendo touched on the sales of several of their departments, including amiibo. Nintendo president notes that will last fiscal year (first through third quarter of 2016) “we sold many amiibo, particularly in theSuper Smash Bros.series, reaching total sell-in of approximately 20.5 million units,” it didn’t go so well in the next period. Evidently, sell-in for the first through the third quarter of 2016 was “approximately 6....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 257 words · Nathaniel Andersen

Selections from Guinness World Records 2012 Gamers Ed.

The folks at Guinness were kind enough to send me an early copy of their Gamer’s Edition of the Guinness World Records 2012 last week. It’s a really fun read, packed with 200 pages of gaming trivia and oddities, smartly sorted by gaming genres. Factoids, high score charts, and even a tagline quiz are included. Every couple of pages I found aWTFor anOh, neatbit, and then I’d go looking for someone else to tell....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Karen Bartlett

Sine Mora arrives on PlayStation Network for PS3 and Vita

New character plus exclusive bonuses As much as we’ve been talking upSine Mora, I figured one more post couldn’t hurt. The shoot-’em-up has finally released on PlayStation Network for both Vita and PlayStation 3 as a $9.99 download. These are separate versions each with their own perks. On PS3,Sine Moracontains a Challenge Mode with one- to two-minute challenge levels based on those found in Story Mode. As for the Vita version, there’s the obvious touch-based controls and a GPS Unlock Gallery which shows off the various in-game rewards you have unlocked....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Frank Hansen

SMITE now taking your pre-orders, beta begins soon

First of all, don’t get confused. The upcoming action-MOBA titleSMITEis still free-to-play. However, you can now plunk down twenty of your hard-earned dollars and not only be guaranteed beta access, but you’ll get an extra ten heroes to play. You can also decide to unlock extra heroes with time played, just as you would in Hi-Rez’s other free-to-play title,Tribes: Ascend. From the looks of it, this is only a limited-time offer and eventually it’ll go up to $30....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Andrew Rodriguez

Square Enix game line-up for Tokyo Game Show 2012

Square Enix always has the biggest, craziest booth of Tokyo Game Show, and this year looks to be no different. They’ve just sent along their line-up for this year’s show, set to go down later this month in Chiba, Japan. I’m dying to see more of upcoming 3DS gameBravely Default: Flying Fairy. I hate that it has not been announced for release in North America, but I’m sure that’ll happen eventually....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Michele Young

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Spirit event this weekend involves many mega men

Now until February 4 Revealed by way ofSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate‘s latest patch, the new Spirit Event is…Mega Man themed! A lot of the spirits are Mega Man incarnations, rivals and Robot Masters you’ve seen before (like Mega Man Volnutt or Bass) but it still feels great that the Blue Bomber is getting some sort of spotlight in the shadow of an actual new game. For years these sort of “Mega Man appreciation” things would pop up while the corpse of the character rotted underground, like a modern day Persephone visiting the Earth before returning to the underworld....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Kayla English MD

Tekken 7 celebrates seven million sales with updated artwork

Latest entry is series’ second best-selling release Bandai Namco has announced that its premier 3D fighterTekken 7has officially surpassed seven million global sales on PS4, PC, and Xbox One. The impressive numberhad been teased earlierby series producer Katsuhiro Harada, with the milestone officially declared this past weekend. Speaking on Twitter, Harada-san also took the opportunity to post an updated version of the title’s recurring “party” artwork, which shows the entireTekken 7roster chilling at a swanky gathering....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Karen Smith

The Daily Hotness: Kai Serah Farron

Sister site Tomopop has reviewed the Play Arts Kai Serah Farron figure fromFinal Fantasy XIII. The figure is going for $39.99 and comes recommended by the one and only Colette Bennett.Check out her reviewfor more details on why it’s worth being part of your collection. Tony reviewedNine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, we checked outBloodline Champions,Tony Hawk: Shredsold like shit, the Spike Video Game Awards 2010 nominees were revealed and more happened on 11/17/10....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Kelly Johnson

The Destiny 2 community is so fed up with the game there’s even a shirt that clowns on it

‘Customer service informed me that I needed to wait for all the DLC (Down Loadable Cotton) to be released’ Several weeks after launch, people started to really pile onDestiny 2. It wasn’t just that it had introduced new problems that had already been solved in the first game, nor that the endgame activities were poorly handled, but a lot of the backlash was due to Bungie itself. After years of poor communication, the studio just hasn’t learned, and as more and more major developers hash things out with their communities with direct lines, their silence and flair for the dramatic PR-laded stream reveals just isn’t cutting it....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 248 words · Jacqueline Joseph

The new Switch 15.0.0 firmware update is mostly for stability, but has a small feature

You can take screenshots in the Switch Online menu now Nintendo has releaseda Switch 15.0.0 firmware update, and although it’s mostly stability related,like some updates in the past, a few small things have changed. The most obvious alteration is the following: “Screenshots can be taken using the Capture Button while in the Nintendo Switch Online application found on the Nintendo Switch HOME Menu.” In short, this will now allow users to screencap the Switch Online menus: where you may view various My Nintendo challenges, bits of news, special offers, and expansion pack info....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Kenneth Gutierrez