343 acknowledges Halo Infinite’s visual concerns, while Phil Spencer has fun with it

‘We’re returning to a more classic art style’ In case you missed it,the recent Xbox Games Showcaseset the internet ablaze with questions aboutHalo Infinite. Microsoft finally showed it off, but all anyone could talk about was the visual style and Craig the Brute: the newly minted meme of the week. Taking to Halo Waypoint, 343 Industries created a blog on the subject, gathering up all of the big-picture concerns aboutInfiniteand putting them into one place....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Randy Robinson

Anime was a mistake

Podtoid 342 Look, I don’t name these things, so if you take umbrage with the meme, take it up with producer Kyle MacGregor. If you like the meme, well then give this podcast a listen, so long as you go in knowing we don’t say much about anime. But we do make a lot of mistakes. Irrevocable, lifelong mistakes. In this episode, my captors fail to contain me as I talked about being a judge atMomoCon 2016for a good while....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Brittany Arnold

Ark: Survival Evolved and Gloomhaven are Epic Games Store’s latest free titles

Dinos and Dice Epic Games Store has revealed the two new titles that it will be offering up gratis this week. As of Thursday, September 22, all EGS userswill be able to downloadStudio Wildcard’sArk: Survival Evolvedand Asmodee Digital’sGloomhavencompletely free of charge. Released for PC and consoles way back in 2017,Ark: Survival Evolvedis — as its name denotes — a survival title set in an anachronistic prehistoric world. As a human outfitted with more modern technologies, players must build bases and habitats within a huge open world, gathering resources and increasing defenses while fending off attacks from rampaging packs of dinosaurs and potentially hostile human players....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Samuel Hunter

Best players to use EA FC 25 Canonize Me Captain Evolution

The Canonize Me Captain Evolution is available as a free upgrade inEA FC 25, and it offers some really interesting boosts to your selected card. LW items are eligible for this evolutions, and they will get stat boosts, new roles, and playstyles. This guide will help you to narrow down on the best possible choices and make the most out of the offered upgrades. Table of contents EA FC 25 Canonize Me Captain Evolution requirements Here are the requirements of the Canonize Me Captain Evolution inEA FC 25....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 178 words · Colton Davis

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is Jet Set Radio as hell

Team Reptile is picking up Sega’s slack and Naganuma is along for the ride If that straight-the-point headline didn’t draw you in enough to watch the trailer, let me lay it out. Lethal Leaguedeveloper Team Reptile is tapping into the style and sound ofJet Set Radiowith its next game,Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, and it looks convincing in all the ways it needs to look convincing. Bomb Rush Cyberfunkis a graffiti-tagging adventure about sliding, grinding, and air-dashing to reach the perfect spots....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · James Robinson

Bungie is bringing back Destiny 2’s spooky Festival of the Lost

October 6-November 3 Destiny‘s Festival of the Lost event has always been one of the more wholesome seasonal goings-on in the series. Back when the originalDestinywas devoid of content it was over far too quickly, but as time has gone on and theDestinyuniverse has become more full, it’s a nice way to spend a few minutes each week. The gist was that (which has blossomed into more perks and activities in recent years) you’d go around the Tower hub and go trick or treating for cosmetics: but now it’s a little more involved....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 181 words · Linda Wilson

Cecil journeys to Android devices in Final Fantasy IV

Square Enix ports the 2008 DS rerelease Final Fantasy IVis often lauded among long-time fans of the seminal role-playing series as one of the best, and when Square Enix released the2008 DS remaster, it was generally well-received. Today, the company launched an Android version of the 2008 release. Once again, players can take up the mantle of the dark knight Cecil in his quest of self-discovery, friendship, loss, and betrayal. Also, crystals....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Nancy Lucas

Comments of the Week 02

The True Test Welcome back to Comments of the Week for a special fully stocked December edition. We’ve gotFinal Fantasy XVcomments! We’ve got comments about The Game Awards! We’ve even got piping hot ‘n fresh PlayStation Experience comments! Come on in and browse this incredible selection curated by me, Fuzunga. All for the low, low price of absolutely free. It’s a feast for your eyeballs! Pokemon’s Sun and Moon Z-Ring is Cute for Kids, Won’t Fit Adults...

June 26, 2025 · 4 min · 787 words · Don Mclaughlin

Contest: Win a copy of RPG puzzler Darkest Hunters for Switch or Steam

I love RPG puzzle games Come enter our contest for your chance to win a Switch or Steam copy of RPG puzzlerDarkest Hunters! I like puzzle games. I like RPGs. I like when the two come together. What’s not to like about leveling up and casting spells and stuff while doing puzzles? If you disagree, you’re wrong. For all those people who are right like me, come enter our contest for a chance to win a Switch or Steam copy of RPG puzzlerDarkest Hunters!...

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Steven Young

Dead by Daylight: All Killer skills in 2v8 Mode

Dead by Daylight 2v8 Modedoubles the number of players in a Trial and completely changes how some of them work. Survivors, for example, no longer get to use Perks and must instead rely on classes and the skills associated with them. Killers, on the other hand, remain the same with some slight buffs. Each Trial ofDead by Daylight 2v8 Modepits eight Survivors against two Killers, and it’s always chaos. Killers retain their base abilities in this mode, but their skills have been split out into four distinct areas,as is the case with all Survivor classes....

June 26, 2025 · 4 min · 785 words · Meghan Howard

DTOID Extra: Interview with the Producer of Borderlands 2

After myhands-on timewithBorderlands 2‘s co-op last week, I cornered the game’s producer, Matt Charles, to pick his brain. Topics of discussion includedthe game’s unique environments, new characters, how fast travel will work, the possibility of cross-platform play, and more!

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 39 words · Cheryl Boone

EA FC 25 Dazzling Dribbler Evolution guide: Best players to use

The Dazzling Dribbler Evolution is now live inEA FC 25, and you can upgrade one of your lower-rated players with stat boosts and new roles. The latest evolution isn’t available for free, but it’s one of the cheaper premium upgrades. All you have to spend it either 200 FC points or 10,000 coins. First, let’s take a look at all the requirements of the new evolution which determines which cards can be used in the evolution....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Ryan Solis

Epic Games announces new $19.99/mo Unreal Engine 4 subscription plan

$19.99 a month, 5% of revenue, starts today Anyone can gain access to Unreal Engine 4 now with a new subscription plan, priced at $19.99 a month. This was announced this morning in a GDC press conference by Epic co-founder Tim Sweeney. With this new plan, users can deploy to four platforms: PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. Developers will pay 5 percent of revenues for full access toUnreal Engine 4. This fee gets you the tools, access to full C++ source code (via GitHub), documentation, and forum support access....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Mrs. Lauren Mejia