PAX: HOT Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes footage

[Update: Now with English subtitles.] Zeroes. Yes, ‘Zeroes.’ Funny name, butoh my damn. Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. That’s the new name of Hideo Kojima’s latest, and he brought a bit of the game along with him to Seattle to show off at PAX 2012 this afternoon. It runs on the FOX Engine, and will serve as a prologue toMetal Gear Solid 5. Big Boss is the star this time out....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Joseph Perez

Physical release of Minecraft PS4 drops October 7

It’s already out digitally, if you hadn’t heard The disc-based version ofMinecraft: PlayStation 4 Editionwill release on July 13, 2025. The game is already available digitally on PS4, priced at $19.99 if you’re coming in fresh or $4.99 if you’re upgrading from PS3. Save files are compatible between the two versions. Sony says details regardingMinecraftfor PS Vita “in a few weeks.” Hold tight. I should probably make some remark about Microsoftowning the property, but instead I’ll just say that the box art for the PlayStation versions is nice....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · David Ramos

PlayStation Network flash sale marks down Black Ops 4 and other PS4 games

My wallet may cry If you aren’t in any particular rush to dive into brand-new games, Sony is running a North AmericanPlayStation Network flash saleover the weekend with discounts on titles likeCall of Duty: Black Ops 4,Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition,Human: Fall Flat,Conan Exiles, andWarhammer: Vermintide 2. It’s a short list of deals as far as PlayStation tends to go, but I’m not about to complain when the alternative is usually hundreds of random filler games (and DLC) that aren’t worth our attention....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Heidi Sherman

Resident Evil 6 will have an improved dialogue system

Siliconera has unearthed information that sheds light on some new details forResident Evil 6. Evidently, Capcom will be working overtime in terms of adding dialogue options to the game. It looks like a number of different lines will change depending on the situation, which could easily add to the potential replay value. The hype machine has started, as reportedly one dev stated internally that they thought Capcom was going overboard with the new system....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Jason Gutierrez

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor leak springs ahead of The Game Awards

An early Steam page listing points to March It looks like we’re getting some news about the newStar Wars Jedientry this week. An early Steam page listing seems to point towards a launch date forStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, just ahead of this week’s Game Awards. Users spotted earlier today that theSteam store pageforStar Wars Jedi: Survivorhad been updated with a bunch of information, including a launch date of July 29, 2025....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Danny Padilla

Team Fortress 2’s Robotic Boogaloo update is full of hats

The first community-driven update You’re into robots andTeam Fortress 2, right? I knew there was a reason why I liked you. The latest major update to the game thatwill not end(and thank goodness for that!) is theRobotic Boogaloo Update, a one-hundred percent community-made initiative. It’ll introduce 57 items that will be available from RoboCrates found either in the store, or as rare drops after July 08, 2025. Could this be a hint of things to come?...

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Vanessa Jenkins

The Rocky Horror Show is getting a video game adaptation this October

TheRocky Horror Showis a 1970s comedy horror musical by Richard O’Brien that was adapted into a movie titledThe Rocky Horror Picture Showin 1975. Over the years, this film gained a huge following and became a cult classic, mostly thanks to Tim Curry’s breakout performance. Because of its theme and genre, this is not the type of project that we would expect to see adapted into a video game in 2024, let alone into a retro-style action platformer....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Samuel Booth

The Steam Client is dropping support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1

Time for an upgrade? I hope you weren’t too attached to that Aero interface, because Valve has announced that its Steam client will no longer support Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 starting on August 09, 2025. In a support article, Valve states that “The newest features in Steam rely on an embedded version of Google Chrome, which no longer functions on older versions of Windows. In addition, future versions of Steam will require Windows feature and security updates only present in Windows 10 and above....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · Frederick Mendez

The Watch Dogs series seems dormant for now, but here comes a manga

Killer granny Neo Tokyo Although we don’t have full confirmation that it will feature aniconic hat, there’s aWatch Dogsmanga on the way. The news comes fromthe Manga Mogura Twitter account, which dug up an ad for “Watch Dogs Tokyo,” a new manga series coming out today in Japan. It’s actually live now, butyou will need to grab it from the Kurage Bunch site, and it’s only in Japanese at this time....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Kimberly Weber

The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 promises up to 40 hours per charge

What a beauty Microsoft is taking another stab at the Xbox Elite Controller and we got our first look at the high-end gamepad during the company’s E3 2019 press conference. I don’t need to buy another one of these, but I kinda do. The first controller was so nice. This one looks even nicer! The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 touts adjustable-tension thumbsticks, higher precision control, a new trigger grip, redesigned bumpers, shorter hair trigger locks, a wrap-around rubberized grip, more thumbstick and paddle customization options, three profiles for your settings, Bluetooth, and a new internal rechargeable battery and dock with up to 40 hours of playtime per charge....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Cory Mason

This perpetual Motes of Light technique for Destiny is pretty rad

Level your blues Destinyhas had a few major shakeups in terms of its mechanics recently, one of which is the way Motes of Light work. Now, they can be consumed to level up your gear (some players still don’t know this).This individualhas figured out a way to game the system so to speak to provide more Motes than you’ll ever need, while improving your gear in the process. You’ll want to read up on all of the details so you’re able to fully grasp the concept, but the gist is that when you find blues in the wild, don’t just break them down right away....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 218 words · Emma Martin

TruForce Collectibles gives us a little taste of their Mega Man X figure

I want them all Thanks to fan demand, TruForce Collectibles is crafting a new Mega Man X figure. Before this week we haven’t had the slightest clue of what it looked like, butthanks to a recent Facebook postingwe now have a better idea. So what do you think? I’m a little torn personally. While the figure does look better than other lines, the excessive use of the “energy” look is a bit tacky....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Wendy Manning

Ubisoft announces offline modes for The Crew 2 & Motorfest; a stark contrast to The Crew’s sudden death

Ubisoft recently announced that it’s “heard your concerns” about the future ofThe Crew 2andThe Crew Motorfest. As a result, it’s confirmed that an offline mode is coming for each game that will allow them to exist in a playable state indefinitely. The Crew 2andThe Crew Motorfestare the latest entries in Ubisoft’s MMOCarPG series that began with the now permanently offline and almost unplayableThe Crew. At the time of writing, these later games are still online-only, so you can’t play them at all if the servers are down for maintenance or you lose your internet connection....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Erika Cuevas