In the latest chapter ofMojang vs. Bethesda, Minecraft developer Notch has announced that he’s won an interim injunction allowing him to continue using the nameScrolls. While Bethesda/Zenimax can appeal the decision, it’s still an early victory for the indie developer. This is not to say thatScrollsis now Notch’s to keep. Notch and his fans seem to think this proves their case, with the developer stating, “We never meant to infringe on anything bethesda does, and this means we didn’t....

Trailer comes out next month Last week we reported ona teaser websitethat Bandai Namco had put up, featuring a microwave and an egg. Keen-eyed observers noted that it was likely aMy Hero Academiareference, with MHA being a part of the URL. Given Namco’s history of licensed anime games, and having released a game for the franchise on the 3DS last year, everything seemed to add up. The latest issue of Weekly Jump has confirmed those observations to be true, with the reveal ofMy Hero Academia: One’s Justice....

If you enjoyed the hellish aesthetics ofAgonyand the psychosexual tones ofSuccubus, you may be looking forward to Madmind Studios’ upcoming game,Paranoid. If so, you’ll want to check out the twelve minutes of gameplay the developer uploaded to theirYouTube channel. The footage puts us in the shows of Patrick Calman as he makes his way through a sewer. All the while, he contends with voices taunting him and hostile sewer-dwellers getting in his way....

Stockpile that Stardust There was a brief window of time when I would specifically leave the house forPokémon Goin the hopes of filling out that accursed Pokédex, but now I won’t even bother to open the app when I’m out running errands. Even with much-needed new features, I don’t think there’s any bringing me back at this point aside from expanding the roster to include theGoldandSilvergeneration of Pokémon. Some of you are hanging in there, though, much like I am still clinging onto the nefariousPokémon Shufflebecause I’ve lost control....

And a first look at the ‘Codebreakers’ bonus mission Here’s footage of tactical gameplay inThe Bureau: XCOM Declassifiedto go along with the usual news that, yes, post-release DLC is happening. The August 20 launch on Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3 isn’t exactly right around the corner, but someone deemed today to be the day to talk about such things.Declassified‘s “narrative-driven” add-on will arrive first on Xbox 360. That’s actually all there is to it for now....

Mechatholic Devolver Digital has dropped another absolutely wild trailer for its upcoming shooter sequelSerious Sam 4. The new preview sees our chunkhead hero visit, of all places, Vatican City in Italy, where he takes possession of a rather… erm… abstract interpretation of the “Papamobile,” or “Popemobile.” It appears, in Serious Sam’s world, that the Popemobile is actually a 20-storey-high mech unit, armoured to the gills and packing a warful range of incendiary, monster-destroying weaponry....

It’s possible that two Activision-tied studios, Radical Entertainment and Neversoft, have been serving pink slips to their employees. According toKotakusources, Radical, developer of last year’s open-world action gamePrototype, might have let around 90 members of their staff go. A lone source suggested to Kotaku that the alleged layoffs might have had something to do with the Disney and Marvel deal, which killed one of its current projects. The number on possibleGuitar Herodeveloper Neversoft’s layoffs is shaky at best, but we did grab comment from Activision regarding both of these studios....

Let’s get ready to do some science! Splitgate, an arena shooter with portals, first jumped onto my radar when I stopped by the booth at PAX East just last month. My initial reaction was pure astonishment that nobody had done this yet. Surely someone started working on this concept after playing ten minutes ofPortalback in 2007. Whatever the reason that no other developer saw fit to make a game like this in the past 12 years (or at least not one successful enough for me to remember it), 1047 Games decided to combine portal hopping with competitive shooters....

In ablog post, Steam revealed SteamVR 2.0 is available now for all users. According to the post, the update also allows Steam to add new features in the future on a faster and more frequent basis. The release comes exactly one month after the beta for SteamVR 2.0 started. New Features Steam also revealed some of the new features coming with SteamVR 2.0 including the following: The biggest feature is probably the new UI....

The Telegraph will spotlight what’s next for SteamWorld The team behind the genre-spanningSteamWorldline of games is planning a special broadcast. The SteamWorld Telegraph: Special Broadcast will show what’s next for the crew on January 23. The special broadcast will take place at 9:30 a.m. PT / 12:30 p.m. ET on Aug 10, 2025. There’s no note yet of where this will stream, but a link will be shared on theSteamWorld social accountwhen that’s ready to be announced....

ThatStar Wars,it’s so hot right now. At least, it sure seems that way thanks to a recent spike in player count for an eight-year-old FPS game. Star Wars: Battlefront IIlaunched way back in 2017, but it’s gotten quite popular again in recent days, seeing a 218 percent increase in players on Steam. And for those who have been delving back into the world of lightsabers and blasters, they want more....

Blaze it! Although the recentNaruto Shippudengame was technically developer Cyberconnect2’s last foray into the series, you’d be crazy to think that Namco Bandai would just let that franchise die out. Nope, the magical ninja crew is appearing in yet anotherNarutogame on Android and iOS, calledUltimate Ninja Blazing. It’s free-to-play, coming “soon,” and is only announced for Japan so far. I always think it’s a hilarious juxtaposition to the rest of the industry — to see games basically announced and released within weeks of said announcement....

Green Means Go There are over a hundred shrines in Hyrule, and each of them offers unique puzzles and combat scenarios to overcome. TheTokiy shrine (sometimes incorrectly called the Tokki shrine)presents a creative puzzle that requires out-of-the-box thinking to solve. This guide will explain how to find and complete the Tokiy shrine inTears of the Kingdom. Tokiy Shrine Location in Tears of the Kingdom The entrance to Tokiy shrine is located in West Necluda, north of Meda Mountain and not too far from the east side of Oakle’s Navel....