Check out the action-packed intro to Crash Team Rumble

No sign of Dash Dingo though Following this weekend’s closed beta, publisher Activision has released theintro cinematicfor its slapstick brawlerCrash Team Rumble, which sees the heroes and villains of theCrash Bandicootuniverse gather together for cartoonish, platform-fighting chaos. The delightfully colorful and highly dynamic sequence sees characters such as Crash, Dr. Cortex, “He’s Literally Me” Dingodile, and the schlub-bothering Tawna Bandicoot scrapping out on the sunny Wumpa Island. Coco is ontheirside? Heel turn!...

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Mr. Nathaniel Spencer

Decksplash is a messy competitive skateboarding game

I don’t see nothing wrong with a little bump and gind Bossa Studios is best known for making games where slippery physics are a feature, not a failure. TheI Am Breaddeveloper has a knack for taking a simple premise and turning it into a game that plays like a digital slapstick comedy. The studio’s next game,Decksplash, trades limb-flailing gameplay for competitive fingerboarding. Decksplashmeshes the colorful chaos ofSplatoon’s paintball battles with the gravity-defying spins ofTony Hawk’s Pro Skater....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Stacy Castaneda

Dragon Quest Builders will not support PlayStation TV

This thing is so confusing When you pick up a game on Vita, it should inherently just be supported on the PS TV, right? Well that’s not the case in a number of instances, and it’s really starting to get confusing. Just recently, Square Enix has confirmed thatDragon Quest Builderswill in fact not be on the PS TV when it’s released later this month in Japan. If you own a PS3 or PS4 this is a bit moot as it’s being released on both of those platforms, but still, the PlayStation TV has been a big bust in multiple ways, and it’s something to keep in mind ifBuildersis ever localized....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Jodi Harrison

E3: Drilling elbows and more in Lost Planet 3

Having played and enjoyedLost Planetwhen it first came out only to stay far, far away fromLost Planet 2, I’m still eager to giveLost Planet 3a chance. It is, after all, a full-on prequel with a noticeably different direction. Max got to check out the game at E3 2012, and it sounds as if he’s in a similar position. ThoughLP3doesn’t seem to offer anything groundbreaking from the game builds we’ve seen so far, he says it’s all feeling pretty tight....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Angela Singleton

EA FC 25: How to complete Jessie Fleming Ultimate Succession SBC

The Jessie Fleming Ultimate Succession SBC is now live inEA FC 25, and you can unlock a new promo card for your Ultimate Team squad. This is the first time Fleming has received a special card in Ultimate Team, and you can complete the SBC to unlock the item. To do so, all the tasks must be completed before the SBC expires from Ultimate Team. Let’s take a look at how you can complete the challenge and if it’s worth your resources at all....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 216 words · Hannah Hale

EA is testing out FIFA Preview Packs that let you see their contents before buying

Scry-before-you-buy FIFAUltimate Team, or FUT, has been a staple of Electronic Arts’FIFAseries for some time now, and a big part of that is its loot box-style Packs of players. Today, the publisher announced it’s trying a new format: seeing inside the Packs before you buy them. Starting June 18 at 9 a.m. PT, and through the remainder of the Festival of FUTball event, EA will be hosting Preview Packs. These will let you see inside the packs, to know what’s inside them before you spend any FUT Coins or FIFA Points....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Brandon Malone

Elden Ring board game campaign is coming to Kickstarter

The Pull-Out-Dining-Room-Tables Between Bandai Namco is teaming with Steamforged Games to produce a board game variant of its stellar RPG release,Elden Ring.As reported by Eurogamer, the tabletop edition of the mega-selling 2022 release will launch apreliminary crowdfunding campaignon Kickstarter “soon.” While there are very little in the way of images or details pertaining to the adaptation, Steamforged Games has revealed thatElden Ringwill see one to four Tarnished players embark on a whole new adventure in The Lands Between, visiting familiar locations and locking steel with a rogues’ gallery of recognizable and formidable opponents....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Jade Anderson

Ex-Tarantino producer joins Activision Blizzard movie studio

The Hateful Skylanders Seeking new money-making avenues, Activision Blizzard announced it wouldstart its own“film and television studio devoted to creating original content” for its series likeCall of Duty,StarCraft, andDiablo. Activision Blizzard announced a new co-president for the studio today, film producer Stacey Sher, who has credits onThe Hateful Eight, Django Unchained,Pulp Fiction, andWorld Trade Centerstarring Nicolas Cage. I saw that damn movie in theatres. Sher joins other co-president,former Disney executive Nick van Dyk, in a bid to make all kinds of tangled universes....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Cindy Thomas

FFXIV Tank mounts & titles – How to get them all

There’s no shortage of achievements withinFinal Fantasy XIV,many of which come with rewards. Title and mount awards are much coveted and although there are many of them, they are often hard to get and require some level of grind to obtain. What are “Tank achievements”? There’s a specific group of achievements which can only be attained by playing as a tank and meeting certain milestones involving high level duties. Each class of tank (Paladin, Warrior, Dark Knight, and Gunbreaker) has its own unique titles, as well as two mounts....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Nicole Boyd

Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster is looking quite nice

Some fresh new sceenshots for your eyeballs to enjoy Our latest look at the Final Fantasy HD Remaster collection focuses on the leading ladies of X-2. Yuna, Rikku, and Paine are all looking quite nice, thanks to the fact that the main character models have been reworked to offer more facial expressions. The textures of the environment and backgrounds were redrawn for the updated version, and the resolution for the concert performance you see at the beginning of the game has been increased too....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Mr. William Harrison

Get pumped with the Battlefield 3 End Game launch trailer

DICE makes the best trailers End Game, the final downloadable content pack forBattlefield 3, is out today first to those that have Premium membership on the PlayStation 3. There’s four new maps, a bunch of new vehicles, new modes, a new weapon, and more. This launch trailer highlights what you’re going to get, and shows off just how frantic the action can get on the dirt bikes. As a reminder, Premium users on PC and Xbox 360 getEnd Gameon March 12....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · David Lynn

Harvestella: What is the best system or console to play on?

It’s between PC or Switch It’s not every day that you get to choose between just two versions of a game, andHarvestellais available on just the PC and Switch platforms. Having played both, here are some quick thoughts to help you decide which version to get. HarvestellaPC pros, cons, and observations: A quick aside onHarvestellaSteam Deck performance Of course, you also have full access to the Steam Deck side of the game if you do have one....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Brian Doyle MD

Help Anamanguchi make Endless Fantasy even bigger

And here’s where you come in Anamanaguchi just finished Endless Fantasy, their new 22-track record that’s been in the works for the last three years. This is not the end of the story though, as Anamanguchi wants to go BIG. The chiptune band hasput up a Kickstarterwith the goal of raising $50,000 to make more awesome music videos like the one forMEOW, the first single off of Endless Fantasy. The band has reached their goal already, but any extra funding will go towards making even more cool things....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Kevin Ferrell