MLG viewership up, outpaces March Madness

Major league growth WhileLeague of Legendscreeps up on the National Hockey Leaguein terms of numbers, MLG is quite happy to boast that its “[v]iewersconsumed more than 54 million hours of MLG’s online video in 2013 vs. 14 million hours of video consumed by NCAA March Madness Live viewers.” As a whole, “MLG online video consumption was up 262% over 2012 and 1557% since 2010.” The eSports leader is clearly barreling forward....

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Julia Boyle

Monster Hunters Wilds weapon tier list

Monster Hunter Wildscurrently has 14 weapons to use in the game. Each weapon brings its own use to the table, but not all of them can help you excel in the battle. To help you find the ideal weapon, we have created a tier list of all weapons inMonster Hunter Wilds. Monster Hunters Wilds weapon tier list Here is the tier list of all weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds: Related:All confirmed Monster Hunter Wilds monsters, armor, and weapons...

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · Jennifer Palmer

Nintendo ending online services for DS and Wii titles

Wii/DSi shop, Internet channels, and the like will not be affected [Update:Nintendo of America, as well as Australia,have also announcedthe end of the Wi-Fi Connection service. Looks like it’s across the board.] Nintendo of Japanhas announcedthat they’re ending all DS and Wii online services for games that took advantage of the capability. You’ll still be able to access things like the DSi and Wii Shop channels, Hulu, YouTube, and access the internet via the respective browsers....

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 178 words · Matthew Stanley DDS

Nintendo has more than 700 Switch games on sale

Switch stocking stuffer sale A day — a single, measly day — after theGame Awards Switch saleended, Nintendo is back at it with another big sale. Out of the frying pan and into the fire, except that idiom’s usually reserved for dual bad situations. Here, it’s just meant to representall the hot deals. Exactly745 Switch games are on saleon the Nintendo eShop. Of those, exactly one is a Nintendo property:Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle....

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Ryan Williams

No Man’s Sky studio’s next game, The Last Campfire, sparks up this summer

Dry is good but wind is better It may seem like Hello Games’ attention has been solely onNo Man’s Skyfor the last few years. After a tumultuous launch,No Man’s Skyhas finally found favor among those who still pay attention to it, thanks largely to aseries of free updatesthat have completely transformed the game. However, Hello Games has been working on something else too, and it has been mostly under the radar this whole time....

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Ruben Rocha

Owlboy artist makes playable mock-up for new Mega Man game

That run animation is kisses fingertips then spreads them out to the heavens I wanted to see if I could. Apparently I can. I am not making a promise to make anything. It’s just something fun to mess with during my weekend. And yes, you can do a slide shot.pic.twitter.com/RGDBQyr0Oc — Simon S. Andersen (@snakepixel)August 08, 2025 [Update: Simon wants you to know thathe is not making aMega Mangame right now....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Samuel Floyd

Palworld: How to find and capture Quivern

Some battles inPalworldcan be tough, but things get a bit breezier if you have a dragon in your back pocket. One of the more popular dragons in the game is the freakishly cute Quivern, which can be easy or hard to find and capture inPalworld. If that last sentence seems confusing, let me explain. Quivern is a pure dragon-type Pal inPalworld, which already makes it a bit of a rare breed....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 595 words · Michelle Kennedy

Path of Exile 2 Early Access gets pushed back three weeks

During the opening night live event at August’s Gamescom, Grinding Gear Gamesrevealed plansto bringPath of Exile 2to Early Access on November 15. Things have changed, though, and folks who have been eagerly awaiting this one will need to hold out a little longer. According toGrinding Gear’s latest update on the project,Path of Exile 2‘s Early Access release has been delayed to July 01, 2025. Game director Jonathan Rogers shared the news in a video on the game’s official website and social channels, starting off with a quick intro and an apologetic announcement....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · James Daugherty

Persona 5: The Phantom X codes (June 2025)

Updated: June 01, 2025 We checked for new codes! Atlus milking Persona 5 for all its worth? Nah, I think the tactics and action game were absolutely necessary, including the inclusion of Joker in 20 different gacha games. Well, at least this is tied to the world, and you’ll get freebies fromPersona 5 The Phantom Xcodes. These codes will give you goodies to shorten your need for grinding, as well as give you more roll chances for banners....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Justin Pope

Rainbow Six Siege teams with Tomb Raider for neat Lara Croft skin

I draw the line at dinosaurs This weekend was an absolute bonanza of exciting news forRainbow Six Siegefans. We heard details ofthe upcoming Void Edge event,plans for Years 5 & 6, and mouths were left agape at the coming ofHoly Tachanka. As if all this wasn’t enough, Ubisoft Montreal also revealed thatSiegeis set to pay tribute to one of gaming’s most famous characters: Lara Croft. This crossover will manifest itself in the form of a new Elite skin forSiege‘s lead gal, Ash, and will see the SWAT operator get her cosplay on as the iconic tomb raider....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Julia Morris

Silent Hill HD Collection seems to be a buggy mess

Is it possible to screw up such a guaranteed success as an HD version ofSilent Hill 2and3? If any company’s capable, it’s Konami. The publisher just seems to be getting more and more senile, and this latest endeavor is beyond belief. TheSilent Hill HD Collection, which released this past week, has been surrounded by a whirlwind of negative criticism from fans reporting all manner of bugs. Sound sync problems, crackling audio, stuttering framerates, and missing textures, it seems this release is running the gamut of shoddy port problems....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Michelle Mullen

Sony clarifies PS5 backward compatibility confusion

Vast majority of PS4 games will work Sony ran into a communications snafu earlier this week when Mark Cerny’s dulcet tones about hard drive seek reduction lulled everyone’s eyes into glazing over. Everyone simultaneously snapped awake when Cerny mentioned that “nearly all” of the most popular PlayStation 4 games would be backward compatible on PS5. It took a couple days, but Sony has finally clarified the extent of PS5’s backward compatibility capabilities....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Melissa Martin

Spelunky and Spelunky 2 for Nintendo Switch share the same release date: August 26

Double-dip worthy for sure Whether you’re just in for the originalSpelunkyon Nintendo Switch or you’re up forSpelunky 2, either way, August 26 is the date to remember. That’s when both games launch on Switch in North America, Europe, and Australia, with release info for “other regions”coming soon, according to developer Mossmouth. It’s been a bit of a wait. The firstSpelunkywill cost$9.99 on Switch, whilethe sequelis set at $19.99. Even if it’s given us a lot of grief with the ever-present potential for run-ruining traps and chain reactions that can feel criminal, we still holdSpelunkypretty near and dear around here....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Elizabeth Fisher