The Weekend Hotness: Poppy Bros. fart to fly

Ever since Egoraptor started making animated shorts ofrandom bitsfromGame Grumps, fans have chipped in with shorts of their own. One of the better ones is the aboveKirby Super Starfilm by Flannelson. JonTron has a potty mouth! This weekend, Spencer Hayes shares a belated E3 interview with one of the devs ofProm Week,Sup Holmes?welcomesSpell Towercreator Zach Gage, Holly Green demoes the Wii U,Mark of the Ninjais ace, andHornis not so ace....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Angela Ewing

This magnificent modder turned a Wii into a Game Boy

I want one A lot of people here likely have fond memories of their Wii. But older generations can recall some of Nintendo’s bygone systems, like the fantastic and time-testedGame Boy Color. This mod from creator GingerOfMods marries both worlds into one impressive system. They call it the WiiBoy Color. The front of the system is a 480p screen, with inputs Frankensteined from DS Lite buttons and Switch joysticks. GingerOfMods hacks the system to allow GameCube controls to mirror Wiimote controls: which can also simulate waggling....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Yolanda Marquez

TRI is a first-person puzzler with magical Doritos

Magical Mountain Dew yet to be confirmed Have you ever wished you had the ability to conjure gigantic tortilla chips out of thin air? I know I have. Going a step further, have you ever wished that said snacks allowed you to walk on them, sticking to them in such a way that you were defying gravity? I’ll admit; it wasn’t until I sawTRIin action that I had that particular fantasy....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Sean Cook

Trine 4 is all set for an October launch

Ultimate Collection to release on the same day Publisher Modus Games has announced thatTrine 4: The Nightmare Princewill be launching on August 11, 2025, for $29.99. Available for all major platforms, this latest installment in the series will be released concurrently with theTrine: Ultimate Collection. That is a package that bundles all four games into one convenient box for you to get kickstarted into the world ofTrine. From what I saw earlier this year,Trine 4seems to be in a good spot....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Christopher Jones

Turns out League of Legends’ Gangplank isn’t actually dead

Surprising absolutely zero LoL fans If you’re aLeague of Legendsplayer who enjoys playing Gangplank, you likely noticed very quickly when the character wascompletely removed from the gamelast week. During Bilgewater: Burning Tides, a huge story event forLeague of Legends, Gangplank was murdered by his rival and rendered unplayable for everyone. Yep, even those out there who spent money on him. Taking a playable character away from people who spent money on them seemed a very odd choice for the developers to make....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Toni Cardenas

Type Soul Trello, Wiki and Discord Links [RE-RELEASE]

RobloxType Soulhas been released many times but the June 31st, 2025 release date seems to be the game in its prime. There’s a lot to explore and plenty of progression options with Shinigami, Arrancar and Quincy so a Wiki or Trello would be a big help. Luckily,here are theType SoulTrello and Wiki links. Type Soul Trello, Wiki and Discord Guide A Trello or a Wiki is a must for an RPG game likeType Soulwith complex progression and build options so here are all the links you’ll need:...

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · Cristian Martin

Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni is the latest game to abandon its release date

Delaytoid Remember three months ago when September was looking like an epic month for gaming? Those were good times. Now, it seems like every other day there’s a game getting delayed and pushed back. Yesterday is was sexy punishment simulatorCriminal Girls 2. Today, it’s the beat’em up, strip’em downValkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni. Publisher PQube Games confirmed today it has been pushed back two weeks due to technical issues. Now,Valkyrie Drivewill release in Europe on September 30 and in North America on October 11, sharing the date withCriminal Girls 2....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Kevin Duran

Why physics matter so much to Sonic games

Up and down and all around Speed is considered the key trait ofSonic’s gameplay. The thrill of blazing through landscapes and the challenge to quickly complete stages is almost always a selling point for his games. This past decade, his speed has been amped up even further, most notably by the recurring Boost mechanic. You’d think this would cause the thrilling appeal of his games to skyrocket, buthis general reputation says otherwise....

June 26, 2025 · 6 min · 1260 words · Mark Harrison

Wii U production is dead in Japan, long live the Wii U

End of a very short era The Wii U was released at the end of 2012. It was put on life support at the end of 2016. Now, it’s dead. Nintendo has officially confirmed, as of this morning, that they are halting production of the Wii U console in Japan. The system lasted just over four years, which is crazy given that the Wii came out in 2006 and is still going in the form of the Wii Mini in some regions....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Christina Lutz

World of Warcraft sees a spike in unauthorized logins

Emails are going out now Bad newsWorld of Warcraftplayers —Blizzard’s sent out a PSAthat the game is experiencing an unusual rise in unauthorized logins from both the website and mobile app. The good news? Blizzard looks like it’s going to rectify the situation super duper speedy fast. Emails are going out to anyone that might be affected, with instructions on how to reset accounts. The support team will restore in-game items and gold for impacted playersupon request....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Gregory Guerra

WWE 2K Battlegrounds trailer has a WWE All-Stars vibe

The Rock ‘n’ Croc Connection 2K Games has announced a new arcade-style WWE title, which will launch later this yearin lieu of the traditionalWWE 2Krelease.WWE 2K Battlegroundsis currently in development at Saber Interactive (World War Z, NBA 2K Playgrounds) for unannounced platforms, and is expected to launch in fall. As you can see from the teaser trailer below,WWE 2K Battlegroundsfollows a colourful, over-the-top, brawler formula, not dissimilar to THQ’s 2011 releaseWWE All-Stars....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Donald Patrick

You can get even more mileage out of Bloodstained with the 1986 variant of Classic Mode

Any guesses on the button inputs needed to unlock it? Bloodstained: Ritual of the Nightdebuted itsCastlevania-inspired stage-basedClassic Modelast month, and if you were up to the task, there’s another challenge to face: 1986 Mode. It’s even stricter. To unlock 1986 Mode, just start up Classic Mode and, while you’re still on the title menu, enter these button inputs: up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, Square, Circle. You’ll see “1986 Mode” appear....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Matthew Lopez

Zenless Zone Zero release window, platforms, trailer, and more

The developers of hits likeGenshin ImpactandHonkai Star Railare taking a new approach with the futuristicZenless Zone Zero. So, if you want the latest deets on this urban fantasy, here’s the game’s release window, available platforms, and trailers. When does Zenless Zone Zero release? Based on the information from the trailers,Zenless Zone Zerowill be released sometime in 2024. Given that the year has already started, it will likely debut in the latter half....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 622 words · Roger Armstrong