DokeV is an oddball ‘family-friendly’ MMO from the makers of Black Desert

I’m weirdly curious Sometimes a video game comes our way and I just want to tell you to watch the trailer because there’s a whole lot going on and it’s better seen than explained. That’s definitely how I feel aboutDokeV, a wild new PC and console MMO for “all ages” from Pearl Abyss, theBlack Desert Onlinepeople. It’s kinda likePokémonorYo-Kai Watch, but with a staggering visual fidelity to the proceedings. The trailer is a trip....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Derrick Ward

Dragon Ball FighterZ character trailer stars SSGSS Goku

Too many Goku Namco Bandai have popped out yet another slight character trailer for their upcoming anime scrapperDragon Ball FighterZ, this one featuring yet another wacky variant of series protagonist, Goku. The trailer features Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (SSGSS) Goku. More commonly known as Goku Blue. In the anime, this form is accessed by going Super Saiyan once you have attained the power of Super Saiyan God. In the game it’s probably accessed by picking him from the character select....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Jose Harris

FFXIV once again suspends automatic housing demolition due to California wildfires

No matter where you are in the world, the news of California’s raging wildfires seems to be at the top of everybody’s news feed. Thousands of acres of the US state have been swept through by devastating flames, and this has been noticed by the powers that be atFinal Fantasy XIV. In news shared viathe Lodestoneon January 9, theFFXIVteam has temporarily canceled the automatic demolition of player housing on North American servers, giving players in the affected areas some breathing room while they tackle much more pressingreal-life devastationcaused by the fires in Hurst, Kenneth, Eaton, and the worst affected, Palisades....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Ashley Acevedo

Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s ‘episodes’ will be the size of ‘full Final Fantasy games’

Zuh? This is rather unexpected. For months fans have been speculating regardingFinal Fantasy VII Remake‘s episodic strategy. After finding out that the game will not indeed be a full-on single release that provides a 1:1 look atVII‘s world,fans started to get worriedthat they would take the adventure game route and only provide a few hours of content at a time. It didn’t help that the developers wereas vague as possibleabout it....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Melissa Ruiz

Final Fantasy VII HD is coming to Xbox Game Pass this month

As well as Dark Pictures and Darksiders Genesis It’s going to be a good month for Game Pass, especially if you don’t own a PS4. Why’s that? Well, you probably haven’t playedtheFinal Fantasy VII Remakeyet, so you might be up for someFinal Fantasy VIIaction. That’s coming to both Xbox One and PC via Game Pass this month on August 13 inFinal Fantasy VII HDform. Not a bad little addition to have, especially since Game Pass is going hog wild with JRPGs like otherFinal Fantasytitles andKingdom Hearts....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · James Bishop

FireFall goes into open beta this July

Expect some new updates before then After what seems like forever,FireFallis finally getting ready to go into open beta come June 06, 2025. Developer Red 5 Studios will continue rolling out updates leading up to the open beta, and current players can expect a handful of new updates. The updates will see players receiving new bonuses and rewards as they increase the power level of major cities through missions, enter and explore the Melding energy storm, and fight and drive back the hostile alien race....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Joseph Valentine

Free Double Dragon Gaiden DLC will bring new modes and a ninja

Secret Basehas announcedthe first free content update forDouble Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragonwill bring survival and versus modes, online co-op, and new characters.The Sacred Reunionwill be released on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch platforms on April 4. Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragonwas released last year. Ireviewed it then, and it was… enh. It was all right. I felt that the combat wasn’t that great and, at the time, you couldn’t really do much with the character swapping....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Joshua Shields

Genesis emulator running on the PS Vita makes us 0_o

Above you’ll see an emulator runningSonic and Knuckleson the PlayStation Vita. Woah. That was quick! But, before you get too excited, know that this is actually going through the Vita’s PSP emulator, so its emulation inside emulation. The creator of this video,Wololo, used the Picodrive emulator and the Half Byte Loader, but “given the secret nature of the exploit and some of the loading process” he’s just showing the gameplay (and the crappy sound) for now....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Richard Sparks

Genshin Impact wishes explained: the standard banner

Genshin Impactcomes with several banners you can wish on to obtain rare characters and weapons. Each banner is a different type of slot machine, and understanding their probabilities is key to avoiding disappointment. This article is part of a series onGenshin Impact’sconvoluted gacha system. It’s important to understand exactly what you’re getting into when you engage with predatory gambling mechanics like these. By knowing your chances, you can get a realistic idea of what to expect from your pulls and make smarter decisions when spending your precious Primogems....

July 14, 2025 · 4 min · 813 words · Sierra Schmidt

Green Day won’t be Harmonix’s only game this year

To some surprise, late last year Harmonix and MTV showed some of its 2010 hand by revealingGreen Day: Rock Band. But did you think that wasallthey had up their sleeves? In an interview withNewsarama, MTV Games Senior Vice President Paul DeGooyer says “It’s of course not going to be our only game this year.” Shocking, I know — Harmonix and MTV Games have something else up their sleeves for the remainder of 2010....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Nathan Phillips

Half-Life becomes a roguelike, thanks to modder

A demo is out now It seems almost impossible at this stage for there to ever be a thirdHalf-Lifegame. It’s just been so long, and chances are that a threequel would struggle to live up to the hype. However, therearestill new ways to get your Gordon Freeman kicks. For example, modder PinkyDev is working on a modification that turns Valve’s iconic FPS into a roguelike shooter. CalledCodename: Loop, the demo for the project has just been released, so you can try it out before it releases fully....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Christopher Morton

Here’s Splatoon’s final map, Ancho-V Games

#ithinkimoutofajob Splatoon’sfinal map, Ancho-V Games, will roll out at 6.00pm PT today in the US, and tomorrow in Europe. This final stage is set within the office of an independent video game developer. “One feature of this stage are the PC-fan shaped propellers that can be inked to move portions of the floor,” writes Nintendo on the official SplatoonTumblr. “Use these to exploit the stage’s verticality and gain the high ground over your opponents....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Kelsey Lawrence

How to get a shovel in Baldur’s Gate 3

There are a few items inBaldur’s Gate 3that every player should have in their inventory, and a shovel is one of them. If you’re playing a character like The Dark Urge or a similarstarting class, you may have noticed mounds of dirt all over the world of Faerûn. Yet, you won’t be able to do anything with them if you don’t have a shovel. But fret not; we’ve covered everything you need to know to get one below....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 245 words · James Rios MD