AMD reveals new Zen 3 chips that look to overthrow Intel’s previous dominance

Ryzen from the ashes For years AMD processors were known as the “budget” chip when it came to building a gaming PC. If you wanted to truly call yourself an enthusiast, you always went with the Intel chip because it was, by and large, the industry leader. Not content to be second fiddle, AMD set out to claw its way to the top of the processor market with its Zen architecture that launched in 2017....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Matthew Marquez

Arc System Works gives us a look at BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle’s Team RWBY

Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang, also known as ‘RWBY’ BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battleis nearly here, and it will bring Arc System Works into the full Switch fray when it actually hits. As of right now the Switch edition is set for the same June 5 release as the PC and PS4 versions, which is a big deal when it comes to the viability of the system as it pertains to fighting games....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Jennifer Nelson

Arcane Piece codes (August 2025) [2x Luck Drop & Rimuru Dungeon]

Updated: June 18, 2025 Searched for new codes! Let’s be honest here, gamers. We’ve played these games before. We’re not here to grind bandits and random bots. It’s the raid bots that we are after. So, if you want to beat Aizen and Sukuna with ease, you needArcane Piececodes. These codes will give you a ton of Gems and Beli, which you can exchange for abilities, weapons, and devil fruit. Hurry up and redeem them ASAP since we don’t know when they’ll expire....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Sarah Johnson

Atari to continue its line of console resurrections with the Atari 7800+ because why not?

Atari and Plaionhave announcedthat they’ll be following up on their Atari 2600+ console with another re-issue from their classic line. This one is the Atari 7800+, based on the 1986(ish) console. Now, if you’re like me, you’re probably wondering what the point is. After all,the Atari 2600+already plays Atari 7800 games. While the Atari 7800+ comes with a wireless version of the CX78 gamepad, it doesn’t seem BlueTooth is a feature of the console....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Justin Love

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream will conjure up an adventure next year

Gust is giving Ryza the year off If you were expecting the nextAteliergame to be the third and possibly final entry in the “Secret” series, you may have to wait until 2023. Koei Tecmo announced today that it’s going back to the “Mysterious” sub-series with its next alchemic RPG, revealingAtelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream. The game is a sequel to 2015’sAtelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book, a title that was followed up with two more “Mysterious” titles:Atelier FirisandAtelierLydie & Suelle....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 210 words · Gary Johns

Batman: Arkham Origins’ villainous collector’s edition

This time, for North America Last week we were shown theUK-exclusiveBatman: Arkham OriginsCollector’s Edition. Now, it’s time for argument because the North American Collector’s Edition has been detailed. The biggest change is the giant statue. The North American version is all about the rogues, leaving Batman out completely. I’m okay with that. He featured prominently enough in the last two greatArkhamCollector’s Editions. Aside from the statue we have: an 80-page, hardcover art book; two pieces of Gotham PD evidence (a casino chip and a tooth); a dossier on the eight assassins targeting Batman; a skin from Batman’s first ever appearance; the Deathstroke Challenge Pack; andNecessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics,a documentary on Batman’s villains....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Mary Brewer

Bats vs. Bugs vs. Shaggy vs. Taz vs. Arya vs. Harley in wild MultiVersus trailer

Jinkies! Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive has released a very fun cinematic trailer for its upcoming platform brawlerMultiVersus. The star-studded fighter is currently in development for PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms, with an expected release date of late-2022. The very fun near three-minute cinematic sees a selection of characters from franchises such asScooby-Doo!,DC Comics, Game of Thrones, Looney Tunes, andSteven Universecoming together to throw down in a sunny-funny meadow. This is one of those affairs where it’s better if you just sit back and enjoy the trailer, rather than have me over-explain every last element of it like those awful YouTube videos....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · William May

Borderlands 2 bug resets Badass Rank, Gearbox fixing it

Issue is ‘rare’ but engineers are on the case A bug affecting all versions ofBorderlands 2is resetting Badass Ranks right back down to zero, stripping the character of its bonuses, including unlockables such as customization skins. Even worse, the Badass challenges are still flagged as completed, meaning players can’t try to re-earn them. Fortunately, Gearbox has acknowledged the issue and, while it maintains the bug is rare, is currently working on a fix....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Monica Fernandez

Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop will have faster zombies, kittens not confirmed

The Wii version ofDead Risinghas taken some critical flack. The vast majority of it can be attributed to a lack of faith with the console’s hardware. In aninterviewwith Gamasutra, Capcom producer Minoru Nakai dispels some apprehension by listing what his team did to makeDead Rising: Chop Til You Dropa good title. One of the larger, specific concerns has to deal with the low number of zombies on-screen. Capcom is going to counter this by giving players more gameplay options and enemy variety....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Robert Griffith

Devolver Digital will be hosting demos for developers affected by the US travel ban

Trump-a-dump Donald Trump’s “Muslim Ban” is hurting more than just families and US foreign relations. A few indie developers are finding themselves unable to attend the 2017 Game Developer’s Conference (GDC) because of the executive order. As such, they have no way to demo their games to any US-based gaming media. Devolver Digital is picking up the slack and offering to demo any games for devs affected by this travel ban....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Cindy Poole

Dtoid UK Vs Yoshinori Ono and the UK 3DS Launch

[Community member Anus Mcphanus was at the big UK launch event for the 3DS, and he snagged some photos, swag, and a couple of pretty awesome surprises! VenusInFurs also took some pictures of the early launch prep in Union Square, socheck that outin our Cblogs. — Kauza] On the 25th March 2011 Nintendo unleashed their latest handheld to the great British public. HMV on Oxford Circus in London was chosen to host the monumental official midnight launch event and managed to draw in a rather respectable crowd....

July 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1182 words · Carol Cortez

EA FC 24 Ultimate Team: How to complete the Felipe Anderson End of an Era SBC

The Felipe Anderson End of an Era SBC is available inEA FC 24Ultimate Team This is the perfect challenge to complete for those who are looking to add a wide attacker without investing too many resources. EA Sports has released Anderson’s EOAE item as part of the Ultimate TOTS celebrations. Completing this SBC should be an easy job for most players all thanks to the easy requirements. What are the tasks of Felipe Anderson End of an Era SBC in EA FC 24 Ultimate Team?...

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Brandon Perkins

Eternal Darkness sequel possible

Game developer Silicon Knights has confirmed in a post on theirIGN blogthat the company wants to make a sequel forEternal Darkness, originally released on the Nintendo Gamecube.Silicon Knights’ director, Denis Dyack stated in the blog that the company definitely plans to create a sequel for their original game, but stated no set time for development. I am most often asked if we have sequels in mind forEternal Darkness. The answer is absolutely yes....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Matthew Bell