DayZ 1.24 rolls out, 2024 will also see ‘significant departure’ from usual update model

If you’re still playingDayZ(andwhy wouldn’t you be?) the latest patch has started rolling out, which comes with new guns and some quality-of-life changes. Perhaps more importantly, developer Bohemia Interactive says we may be seeing something a little different later on this year. In the most recentpost on Steam, as well as detailing version 1.24 ofDayZ(with a gnarly video to go with it), we’re also being told that 2024 will represent “a significant departure from our typical update delivery model....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Gary Ward

Dead by Daylight: All Hatches Location

Players have two options to escape when playing as a Survivor inDead by Daylight. The first is to work together with their fellow Survivors and repair five generators. When they finally escape as a team, they feel triumphant because the team overcame evil together, not apart. The second is to cower in the tall grass, hoping they get lucky and find a hatch, or wait until one spawns when all their fellow Survivors have been sacrificed....

July 21, 2025 · 12 min · 2455 words · Leslie Oliver

Destiny 2: The fastest way to farm Brave weapons

Are you trying to farm outDestiny 2‘s elusiveshiny Brave weapons? While there’s no trick in making the shiny variants more likely to appear, there is something Guardians can do to increase the number of overall Brave weapons earned, thus offering more chances at that shiny. This same strategy can apply if players are just looking for a regular Brave weapon with a roll that’s good enough to keep. The best part?...

July 21, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Paul Montgomery

Destiny 2’s new Gryphon vehicle is the Sparrow of death I never knew I wanted

Destiny 2’snew vehicular slaughter-fest PvP mode Heavy Metal just went live, and it’s cool, but the real draw is the new vehicle type you can get for playing it. It’s called the Gryphon and it rocks. I paid-to-win for the Gryphon (I had the Silver, don’t judge me) so you don’t have to, but I did it to let you know that the vehicle is definitely worth grinding for otherwise. It’s slower than a Sparrow, but feels tankier, too, and it has two different weapons to use while on the move....

July 21, 2025 · 3 min · 509 words · Jonathan Foley

Don’t forget to Light Speed Dash constantly in Sonic Frontiers

Press in the left analog stick near rings SoSonic Frontiersis out, and there’s a lot little nuances that don’t matter (especially with the variety of combat abilities), and there’s some that do.Making sure that you remember that the Light Speed Dash ability even existscan be huge in terms of minute-to-minuteFrontiersplay. Unlike a heap of powers inSonic Frontiers, that need to either be unlocked via the skill tree or story progression, you can Light Speed Dash immediately....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Daniel Pacheco

EA FC 25 Alexandra Popp FUT Birthday SBC solutions

The Alexandra Popp FUT Birthday SBC is now live inEA FC 25, and you can complete it to unlock a promo item. The new promo SBC is pretty cheap in fodder cost, and this guide will help you to unlock her by spending the least amount of coins. EA FC 25 Alexandra Popp FUT Birthday SBC tasks The new SBC has three tasks, and here are the requirements. Task 3 – 86-Rated Squad EA FC 25 Alexandra Popp FUT Birthday SBC solutions Here’s a set of solutions you can use to complete the latest FUT Birthday SBC....

July 21, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · Don Ford

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron director says that work on the PC version began all the way back when Windows XP was a thing

‘Since the times changed, it took time to move to the Windows 10 environment’ When I think of hidden gem action games, my mind often wanders toEl Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. Along with obscure projects likeBujingai: The Forsaken City, I have a collection of this stuff waiting to go at any time, if I ever get the itch to enjoy a unique action system. And withEl Shaddai, that go-to option is going to get even easierwith a PC version launching sometime this year....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · William Bridges

Everything new in The Way of Winter – Once Human

The Prismverse’s Clash inOnce Humanhas not been well-received by PvE players, and most PvP players agreed that Evolution’s call was better. Severe lag, major balancing issues, and poorly executed mechanics made it difficult to enjoy Prismverse. Still, The Way of Winter is well on its way, promising a better experience for PvE players. Here’s everything we know so far, including how the scenario will work, and the new gear we’ll have at our disposal....

July 21, 2025 · 5 min · 956 words · Ashley Crane

Five reasons you should want to play Assassin’s Creed

Our own Robert Summa got you hot and sweaty a few days ago by posting atwo minute videoof the game (and netted 50 comments!). But why should youreallybe excited to playAssassin’s Creed? Because I say so. Five times. Ubisoft Montreal also madePrince of Persia: Sands of Time, and it rocked your face offAlthough the original Jordan Mechner game was truly a classic (innovative, beautiful, and fun in many ways), thePrince of Persiaseries definitely needed a swift kick in its tail....

July 21, 2025 · 6 min · 1116 words · David Hayes

Friday release deals: Cuphead and FIFA 18 up to 27% off for PC gamers

It’s good to be a PC gamer Gearing up for a big release this Friday are two titles making waves and they are very much on the opposite end of the spectrum:Cuphead, an anticipated indie run-and-gun platformer, andFIFA 18, from EA Sports. It’s a football game that you may have heard of before. Beyond the September 28 release date, there really isn’t anything similar about the titles except for the deals available for PC gamers....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Brent Ferguson

GameStop offering two-faced bonus w/ CoD: Black Ops

We received an e-mail from GameStop with information regarding the pre-order bonus forCall of Duty: Black Ops. Following is the contents of that e-mail as well as the thoughts I had as I read it (in italics): GameStop announced today a pre-order bonus for the upcoming installment in the biggest action video game series of all time, Call of Duty: Black Ops. [Whoop-dee-doo. Probably nothing.] You have to wait until November to play the game, but if you want this bonus, you’re able to’t wait to pre-order....

July 21, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · James Greene

Garden Tower Defense codes (August 2025)

Updated: June 20, 2025 We looked for new codes! Part-Grow a Garden, part-TD game,Garden Tower Defenselays it all out in the title. You need to tend to your garden but with the explicit purpose of building your defenses against the unrelenting waves of enemies. And like the true defenders of all, veggies play a key role in this scenario. RedeemGarden Tower Defensecodes to give your base a defensive boost! Redeeming these codes will give you some Seeds necessary for growing even stronger plants to keep your little ecosystem safe....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Darrell Reyes

Genshin Impact hits 17 million downloads, could score $100 million in revenue by the end of October

PC, PS4, and mobile is a wide net Genshin Impactseems to be a huge success from studio miHoYo, having already cleared the 17 million download mark according to mobile industry tracker App Annie. 17 million downloads is a feat all on its own, butaccording to analyst Daniel Ahmad(whom a lot of you know as “ZhugeEX”), the game is “on track to gross more than $100 million across all platforms by the end of this month....

July 21, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Joshua Schmidt