This month, EA will give us news on ‘the future of first-person shooters’ and tons of indies

EA Play Live is happening all month You may have heard thatEA Play Live is coming back in Julyfollowing a no-show at E3; but today, EA has confirmed to Destructoid that it’s going to be a bit more involved than that. In short, the EA Play Live July schedule involves five broadcasts. EA notes that on July 8, they’ll be holding a “future of first-person shooters” stream (soBattlefield,haha). Then on July 13, they’ll run an “EA <3s Independent Studios” broadcast focused on indies....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 216 words · Margaret Martin

War and Death battle it out in Darksiders II

Whoa hold the phone! War and Death fighting each other?! That would be a cool plot twist, but it’s not as it seems. The War you see there is actually someone named Crowfather, disguised as War, and you come across him right at the beginning ofDarksiders II. THQ gave us another hands-on opportunity to play the game, right from the start up until this first boss fight of sorts. The level is pretty straight forward and simple, as it mostly serves as a tutorial guide....

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Jennifer Scott

Well? Is Brawl coming out on a reasonable date or not?

Last night Ireported/ranted, perhaps rantported on Nintendo confirming that there are no plans to releaseSuper Smash Bros. Brawlbefore July, at least five months after the February US release date. With Nintendo now the focus of my unburning rage, the company has decided to play with European heartstrings some more as it now plants a seed of hope in anybody who still cares about the game. “The Nintendo 1st & 3rd party Software lineup release schedule which was distributed by Nintendo on Thursday 6th December confirmed launch dates for Nintendo titles launching in Q1 2008,” Nintendo toldCVG....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Terry Blair

Yuri Lowenthal’s best roles, from Helldivers 2 to Naruto’s iconic Sasuke Uchiha

You know him, you love him, and even if you think you don’t – you do. Prolific doesn’t even begin to describe Yuri Lowenthal’s voice acting career, as the actor has over 800 credits to his name across movies, TV shows, and video games. When Lowenthal is not voicing major superheroes and lovable main characters, he’s tackling all sorts of background characters in smaller franchises you may have heard of, like MortalKombat,Fallout,Mass Effect, andFinal Fantasy....

May 20, 2025 · 5 min · 883 words · Kaitlyn Williams

25 Days: Win a Kindle Fire and EA mobile games!

[Update:Contest over! Winner is z0mbie5!] Easily one of the hottest Christmas items this year is theKindle Fire. The full color 7″ multi-touch display tablet does it all by bringing you books, movies, TV shows, apps, web browsing, cloud storage and so much more. We’ll be randomly selecting a winner to give the Kindle Fire to after the contest closes onDecember 18 at 11:59PM CST. No limit to entry and contest is open to anyone with a US based shipping address the prize can be shipped to....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · Brandy Nelson

Activision is ending Call of Duty Elite on Friday

Does anyone even mind? Call of Duty Elite is going away on July 01, 2025 and it’s not coming back. The service started withModern Warfare 3and gave players early DLC access, clan management, in-depth stat tracking, and the like. Many of these featureswent freewithBlack Ops II. Activision has posted a shutdown FAQ,viewable here, offering specifics. I’ll save you the effort by saying that it’s a whole bunch of “Go download theCall of Duty Clan Warsapp as a replacement....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Allison Guzman

All My Fishing Pier Fish, Baits, and Mutations Listed [UPD! 🐠]

Updated: We last updated the My Fishing Pier fish, bait, and mutation list onJune 16, 2025. My Fishing Pier is another Roblox title that focuses on fishing. Now, if you want to catch only the rarest fish, you have to use the right bait, while mutations will make your catches even more valuable. With that in mind, we prepared alist of all fish, baits, and mutations in My Fishing Pierto help you become a master angler in no time!...

May 19, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Evan Moyer

Animaniacs is getting two new seasons courtesy of Hulu

We just have to wait until 2020 Well,I was wrong. Back in May, we heard thatAnimaniacswas looking to make a comeback, with both Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation on board for its revival. I was sure they would pick Netflix, but it looks likeAnimaniacsis being resurrected on Hulu, and with two new seasons to boot. This news comes after the Peabody Award-winning show has been off the air for two decades....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Gregory Burns

As it turns out, I am very good at Orcs Must Die! Unchained

You’re welcome, teammates You wouldn’t know it by looking at me, but I’ve played a video game or two in my day. No, my life isn’t allpining over closed Wendy’sandlistening to Fastball. I’ve been known to “get down” with the interactive entertainment from time to time. That’s why, while it may have been a surprise to everyone else in the meeting, I was not at all amazed by myOrcs Must Die!...

May 19, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Richard Horn

Azure Striker Gunvolt comes blasting onto Xbox platforms today

Full trilogy headed to Xbox One and Xbox Series X Inti Creates has announced that theAzure Striker Gunvolttrilogy is headed to Xbox platforms over the coming months. The first title in the hyper-kinetic series will be available to purchase on Xbox One and Xbox Series X today, with its two sequels scheduled to roll out over the summer. Already available on PlayStation, PC, and Nintendo platforms,Azure Striker Gunvoltis a fast-paced and highly electrifying platform adventure that found fame as a Nintendo 3DS release way back in 2014....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Mark Gilbert

Bethesda needs a little more time before it lets everyone test the big new Fallout 76 update

‘We still need some more time to make sure everything is fully implemented’ Just recently theFallout 76playerbase was collectively amped up to try out some upcoming new changes in the public test server (PTS), but Bethesda put a little damper on that with an update this week. Here’s the full rundown: “We know that some in the community have been eagerly waiting to get hands-on playtesting time with our nextFallout 76update in the Public Test Server, and we can’t wait for you to dive in, either....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Dustin Harmon

Binding of Isaac: Eternal Edition update is a free helping of torment

The Devil’s in the patch notes A free update for the originalBinding of Isaachas been released today for anyone who has theWrath of the Lambexpansion. The newEternal Editionwill let you relive all of the glory of the original game’s choppy flash based engine with a new hard mode, fresh (and frustrating) bosses, and a number of bug fixes and minor tweaks. The full list of hard mode changes can be found on thisReddit thread, and they look nasty....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Robert Proctor

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is being made for PC, PS3, Vita

Potential for other platforms as well Yesterday was a good day for fans ofThe Binding of Isaac,as we learnedthat the remake of the game for consoles will be getting a new 16-bit look and local co-op support. There were a number of unanswered questions, however — designer Edmund McMillenhas since respondedwith further details in a blog post. Full-time development onThe Binding of Issac: Rebirthwill begin immediately next year with Nicalis handling the PlayStation 3/PlayStation Vita and PC ports....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 210 words · Amy Nelson PhD