Create battles someday, but not at launch A challenge editor will be released forRyse: Son of Romesometime after launch says Michael Smart, the associate producer forRyse. He talked about it withDigital Spy, saying that you’ll be able to create your own multiplayer playlists of maps and events to share with others. The best part is that it will have some SmartGlass stuff connected to it. That last part was sarcasm — it’ll be the worst part....

PlayStation gamers should take note as a popular deal from August is back. We’ve updated all the prices below and have included some of the more noteworthy titles the 10% off coupon will work on. We’ve also added some choice picks from the PlayStation Network Halloween sale below. (Note the 10% code is for GMG and not PSN). You can check out a breakdown of all the dealshere. Update again: the coupon code now requires account login creation and visiting a special page to generate your own unique code....

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how incredibleThe Orange Boxwas? The bundle broughtHalf-Life 2,Team Fortress 2, andPortalto a lot of households that might not have otherwise played all three games. I never didsend the garden gnome into space, but boy did I love this compilation. The Orange Boxis ever-so-briefly in the headlines again because it’s now sporting Xbox One X enhancements along withPortal: Still Alive,Left 4 Dead, andLeft 4 Dead 2....

Float like a Super Sonic We already took you througha guided tour of how to beat Gigantoin the firstSonic Frontiersisland: so now it’s time for the next big bad in line. Wyvern, just like the other core bosses in the game, requires a bit of platforming before the fight can really begin. Getting the Chaos Emerald to turn into Super Sonic While it’s not a puzzle per se,Sonic Frontiersplops you into a little sandbox arena and asks you to manually kick off the battle....

Independent developer Zeboyd Gameshas shifted gearsfrom Xbox 360 to Steam. Today is the dayBreath of Death VIIandCthulhu Saves the Worldare ready to please PC-owning old-school RPG gamers. The two titles are beingoffered as a bundlefor — get this — $2.69 while the temporary promotional pricing is in effect. Ordinarily it’ll run you $2.99, which is still quite the bargain. The next time a homeless gentleman asks you for spare change, tell him you spent it all on this bundle pack....

I just became a porta potty WithSuper Mario Odyssey, Nintendo came close to maxing out on the concept of being anyone you want to be. While that made for a one-of-a-kind experience within theMariouniverse, there were actually a few other games that used the same hook first. One example isEverything, a game from animator David O’Reilly (Her,Mountain,Adventure Time,Eat My Sharts). The main difference is thatEverythingdoesn’t set you out on a quest to rescue anyone, or to go anywhere in particular....

It’s Tuesday this time, right? After a lovely mix-uplast week, your weekly helping of TF2sday arrives on time and in theNick of Time! Besides learning mydays of the week, life has been rather uneventful. I’ve been playing a lot of the newCarnivoresremake and love it. It does an excellent job of recreating the originals, and adding some modern touches. T-Rex are still dickholes though. Enough of my rambling though, I’m going to gorock out, and you all enjoy your fortressing in a team like manner....

The Guided Fate Paradox let you play God, though The Guided Fate Paradoxwas a serviceable role-playing game that I enjoyed when I reviewed it at Japanator, but I had no idea there would be a sequel at any point, let alone one that would be localized. NIS America has announced thatThe Awakened Fate Ultimatumis headed for a PlayStation 3 release in North America and Europe sometime in 2015. Here’s the rundown of what this game’s actually about:...

Forget the stupid collection I’m in love with how developers and Microsoft have been pushing backward compatibility on the Xbox One. 2K may have released an updated version ofBioShock, but you can now just play the original 360 release on your shiny new box. That is a surprisingly user-friendly move for a company to make, even if mega fans probably already bought the remastered collection. As of today,BioShock,BioShock 2, andBioShock Infiniteare playable on Xbox One via your original 360 discs (or digital purchases)....

It looks great next to other handhelds too Portable gaming is constantly evolving. We have mobile devices making a big dent in the market, and Nintendo famously shook the entire industry up with a console and portable hybrid device. Then there’s the Playdate, which is doing something else entirely. Recently we were given access to the highly anticipatedPlaydatehandheld, which is still slated for a release sometime in 2022. Right now, all we can talk about is what’s in the box, so let’s do that....

WithFinal Fantasy XIVmaking its leap from beta into full release on Xbox this month, March 21, Square Enix and Microsoft are celebrating the occasion. The developer and platform holder are hosting a giveaway on Twitter, offering one lucky winner an Xbox Series X crafted to look like one of the MMO’s Aetheryte crystals. It’s cool as hell, plus it comes with other goodies. In addition to the one-of-a-kind console, so not one you’re able to just go out and buy, the winner bundle comes with the Complete Collectors Edition of Final Fantasy XIV along with a 12-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Membership....

It’s all digital We’ve popped open a copy of theForza HorizonLimited Collector’s Edition so that you may peek inside for yourself. While the casing is nice (a steelbook and slip case), the innards of this package aren’t much to look at as all the goods are digital. With each Limited Ed. you’ll get a shiny ticket with three codes that unlocks a VIP membership and accompanying car pack, a day 1 add-on pack, 5 more car pack liveries, and an accelerator token pack that will give access to new cars, maps and other goodies....

Don’t forget to blink “Mario Makerhas really provided an opportunity for very sadistic individuals, like this man playing right here, PangaeaPanga, to create horrifying levels for our amusement,” speedrunner Carl Sagan said during the gaming marathonAwesome Games Done Quick 2016. I only managed to catch a few of the speedruns live during the week-long event, and one of them happened to be theSuper Mario MakerHard Level Race. What luck! The segment was wild: two teams of skilled players soared through some of the most imaginatively difficult user-made levels like they were nothing at all....