How to destroy Spiderbots in XDefiant

Spiderbots are widely considered the most annoying ability to deal with inXDefiant. Fortunately, there is a simple trick to taking out the pesky robots. EveryFactioninXDefianthas unique abilities that set them apart. The DedSec faction was designed to mess with the enemy team by disrupting and taking control of their devices. Hijack is a powerful ability as it allows players to gain the power to hack enemy abilities and gain control of them....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Dr. Bryan Mccarty

If we eventually get our Darksiders 4 Strife game, would you want more after that?

Absolutely It’s hard to believe that theDarksidersseries is nearly 10 years old. Literally just another month or so to go and we’ll have reached the 10th anniversary of the original game: the original that challenged our notions of classics likeSoul Reaverand 3DZeldas. It’s endured at least one corporate takeover and one development studio change, and so far we’ve seen the series through the eyes of three of the Horsemen: War, Death and Fury respectively....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Courtney Brown

Mega Man and Sonic comic arc gets sexy 16-bit covers

When Worlds Collide Some time ago, Archie Comics created the“When Worlds Collide” storyline, which brought Sonic and Mega Man together in one wacky continuity, across various comic lines. IGN now has the scoopone new covers for the upcoming issues, and they happen to feature some pretty awesome 16-bit cover art. AstuteMega Manfans will recognize thesprites fromMega Man & Bass. The comics themselves will be released on May 29th (forSonic#249) and June 12th (forMega Man#26)....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Brian Perez

Metal Max spin-off Metal Dogs arrives on Switch this week

Who’s a good boy? If you’ve been holding off on playingMetal Dogsuntil you’re able to hold it in your hands, the Switch version is coming your way.24Frame and Cygameswill be dropping their dog-powered shooter on North American anglophones on March 8, following its recent release in Europe. What isMetal Dogs, and what does it have to do with tank-a-licious series,Metal Max? It’s a run-and-gun spin-off featuring the series’ best boy, Pochi....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Mr. Christopher Murphy

Morkull Ragast’s Rage revealed as villainous, fourth wall-breaking platformer

Morkull Ragast’s Rageis a side-scroller from developer Disaster Games that’s getting ready to break the fourth wall in 2024. Publisher Selecta Playannounced plansto launch the action game on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. You can see some of its 2D art style in action in the announcement trailer. It sounds like Morkull’s communication with players may go beyond a sprinkling of bad jokes here and there....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Rhonda Lopez DDS

Netflix Geeked Week will spotlight Cuphead & The Witcher June 11

Coming to a small screen near you Netflix has announced that it intends to be a part of Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest spectacular. June 11 will see the streaming service dedicate a segment of its week-long “Netflix Geeked Week” celebrations to looking at its upcoming movies & TV shows based on various game franchises. Fans of the old boob tube can hope to see new information (and maybe some new footage) from shows such asResident Evil: Infinite Darkness,The Cuphead Show, and thelong,longdelayedsecond season of Netflix hit series,The Witcher....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 239 words · Brandon Brady

New Mass Effect will be written by Halo 4’s writer

BioWare introduces the new Mass Effect team Can I put a clause in my contract that I can only be photographed with purple and blue lighting on either side of me, too? BioWare is introducing lead roles on its newMass Effectproject with nice, colorful studiophotography and bios. A lot of folks are familiar, in-house call ups. The creative director, Mac Walters, was the lead writer onMass Effect 2and3. But there are some new folk, including newly announced lead writer Chris Schlerf, who secretly joined the company back in November of 2013, coming off of writingHalo 4....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Thomas Herrera

Next for Team Fortress 2: Free-to-play status

For theÜber Updatefestivities, Valve set upTeam Fortress 2with week-long free status. I thought this was a smart idea, but not entirely unexpected, since Valve has a history of pulling such stunts. Making the full game free, forever? Yeah, that’s a bit more ballsy — and it’s apparently what the company is doing. In an interview with Develop, Valve’s Robin Walker outed the big plan. “We’ve been toying with the idea of makingTeam Fortressfree-to-play ever since the Mann-conomy update,” Walker reveals....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Matthew Watson

Nintendo now completely owns Monolith Soft, the developer behind the Xenoblade Chronicles series

Monolith Software, creators of the excellentXenoblade Chroniclesfranchise, is one of the biggest developers that’s working closely with Nintendo nowadays. The company’s higher-ups were very much aware of this valuable partnership, seeing as the Big N now fully owns the studio. Per Automaton Media, Monolith Soft recently updated itsofficial Japanese website, and now it lists Nintendo as owning 100% of the studio. This is especially interesting because, back in March 2024,Monolith Soft released a company brochurethat revealed that its founders, Tetsuya Takahashi, Yasuyuki Honne and Hirohide Sugiura, shared 4% of its ownership....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Mark Murphy

Nintendo put foam pads in the Zelda Joy-Con, but experts say it doesn’t solve drift, and it’s not new

Teardown “Joy-Con drift.” Man what a loaded discussion! It’s been an issue since the Nintendo Switch launched, and Nintendo’s answer has mostly been to quietly greenlight controller repairs: with a warning that you might not get your original Joy-Con back. That…could be a problem for elusive collector’s items likethe newZelda: Skyward Sword HDJoy-Con, but there seems to be some sort of fix involved with those remotes. Kinda. As the Spawn Wave Twitter account points out, Nintendo has put foam inside of the Joy-Con “behind the Joystick module....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Marie Hunt

One year after launch, Mighty No. 9 physical rewards MIGHT be going out

Yeesh [Update:Fangamer has reached out to note that the addresses being collected are to account for moves given the lengthy period of time since they were last acquired.] For over a year, a couple of corporations have been playing the blame game. Mighty No. 9, the much-hyped Kickstarter that took the world by storm, fizzled at release. It was an alright game, but not a true successor or replacement forMega Manor worthy of a live action movie, anime series, and droves of merch....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Cynthia Allen

Pokemon GO: What is Dynamax Band?

Pokemon GOjust rolled out its new Dynamax feature that makes Pokemon way, way bigger, and adds an ominous red glow and cloudy backdrop to their surroundings. You can find these Dynamax Pokémon at Power Spots and take them on in Max Battles. Plus, to celebrate the update, there’s a new Dynamax Band available. Below, we’ll explain howPokemon GO’sDynamax Band works, along with how to get it in the new Max Out update....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 181 words · Linda Mills

Rage 2’s launch trailer admits the first Rage’s ending sucked

This trailer certainly takes a turn The theme for the entirety ofRage 2‘s launch trailer is turning back the clock, mostly in a “Wait, how did we get here?!” kind of way. It’s very 80s schlock which is good but expected. ThenRage 2turns the clock back even farther — to 2011 and the originalRage. “Lame Ending! That’s all I get? A cutscene of some ground shaking?” writes a dissatisfied player. Then the clock keeps rewinding....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Benjamin Hines