Microsoft is winding down Xbox Fitness, even if you own it

It won’t be playable as of July 18, 2025 Microsoft Studioshas announcedits intention to wind downXbox Fitness, its Xbox One workout app, over the next year. As of today, new customers can’t download it, and folks who have already bought into the platform with paid programs like P90X or Insanity will eventually be affected as well. This is the closure timeline, as detailed by Microsoft: I haven’t usedXbox Fitnessspecifically, but my best experiences with the Kinect (on Xbox One and 360) tended to be dancing or fitness related, so I can imagine this news being pretty damn disheartening for folks who are still keeping up with a regimen and have no intention of stopping....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Nicole James

MW3 and Warzone May 9 update nerfs Lockwood MK2 JAK Wardens

Season 3 Reloaded brought back the iconic Akimbo Model 1887s fromModern Warfare 2 (2009). In multiplayer, Sledgehammer Games was forced to take action after the shotgun took overMW3matches. Meanwhile, the conversion kit failed to make the exciting splash many anticipated inWarzone, leading to a re-evaluation from Raven Software as well. Completing theWeek 5 challengesunlocks theJAK Wardens Conversion Kit, transforming the Lockwood MK2 marksman rifle into Akimbo shotguns. InMW3, players fell in love with the weapon as it was capable of one-shot killing an enemy from up to 29 meters away, and had better mobility stats than other options in the class....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · William Vance

My Hero Academia manga has officially ended

The widely beloved manga seriesMy Hero Academiahas come to a close with the release of its final chapter, Chapter 430. This milestone marks the end of a decade-long journey that began on August 04, 2025, when the first chapter was published in Weekly Shonen Jump. The ending, however, didn’t come as a surprise as it was alreadyannounced months before. Nonetheless, knowing that the finale was coming didn’t make it less emotional....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · James Parsons

NES and SNES Classic consoles pass the 10 million global sales mark

It was acceptable in the ’80s/’90s As part of theirlatest financial briefing, video game giant Nintendo has revealed that the NES Classic and SNES Classic consoles have passed a combined global sales milestone of 10 million units. The two dinky devices allow players to run through a gauntlet of amazing classics from the ’80s and ’90s, includingSecret of Mana, Ninja Gaiden, Super Punch-Out!!as well as multipleSuper Mario Bros. MetroidandLegend of Zeldatitles....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Angela Moreno

New Double Dragon IV trailer sets up the story

I want to play as Abobo Double Dragon IVis coming out in a few days! I didn’t realize how close we were to the launch date, but I’m not so sure I’m going to even pick this up. Having couch co-op is a big plus, but the lack of online co-op definitely hurts. The PS4’s “Share Play” feature does nothing for me on PC, which is the only place I’d have a chance of playing with one of my friends....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Jeffery Camacho

New Resident Evil 5 scans are MORE RACIST THAN EVER!

Actually, they are notracistat all. Sorry for the false alarm. What theyare, though, isawesome. I have to say, I am loving the look ofResident Evil 5the more I see of it. I love the character design. I love the set pieces. And Ireallylove the lighting. Having the game take place in such bright, almost blinding environments is such a cool (and creepy) twist on the usual dark and dreary locations the Resident Evil series is known for....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Brenda Mendoza MD

Permaband, CCP’s over-the-top in-house music group, is heading to Rock Band 4

Announced at Fanfest 2017 In case you haven’t noticed, in-house development studio bands have been a popular practice as of late. Square Enix has the rock group The Primals, and CCP, developer ofEVE Online, has the slightly less conventional group “Permaband.” While debuting their new song atEVE Fanfest‘s opening ceremony, it was revealed that the group will officially be making the cross over toRock Band 4. Since they’ve covered everything from dance, to rock, to rap, they should be a great fit for the game in terms of song variety....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · Courtney Rivera

Pokemon GO has made over $3 billion in lifetime revenue

Gotta make it all Believe it or not, it’s been four years since the launch ofPokémon Go. Four years since those videos of wild crowds all converging in the same spot to catch some rare creature for their Pokédex. And while such phenomenal stories havelong since died down, Niantic’s mobile title remains a staggeringly successful release. According to figures released bystatistical analysis site Sensor Tower,Pokémon Gohas succeeded in amassing over $3 billion USD in revenue since launch, with $774 million of that total coming from 2019 alone....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · Linda Reed

PS4 will get MP3 and DLNA support eventually

Yelling on the internet can fix everything Shuhei Yoshida, Sony’s President of Worldwide Studios, was just on an episode ofGiantbomb’s Interview Dumptruck podcast, and he confirmed that the PlayStation 4 will get support for MP3 music and DLNA media streaming after launch. InSony’s FAQfor the PlayStation 4 it was revealed that the console would not play back MP3 music, and you wouldn’t be able to use DLNA media streaming. A lot of people weren’t happy about those things, and they made it known....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Melissa Hubbard

Quantum Break now has an June 20, 2025 release date

Time moves slow Microsoft kicked off its gamescom press conference by bending time and slowly shoving bullets into bad guys. That’sQuantum Break— part third-person cover action game and part television show. We still don’t have a good feel for how it’ll turn out, but at least it has the Remedy pedigree in its corner. Closing the segment, we found out when exactly we’ll learn how it ends up. Microsoft and Remedy announced thatQuantum Breakwill launch on Jun 27, 2025....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Samantha Gonzales

Rare’s Everwild has reportedly been pushed to 2024 following project reboot

Caught in the headlights Do you rememberEverwild, Rare’s evocative and spiritual new IP? Well, it seems that the beautiful-looking adventure is still more than a couple of years away, after reports that personnel and directorial changes have pushedEverwildback to 2024, following a project reboot. According to a report by VGC, development on the title is undergoing a major overhaul. While it seems that Rare is confident inEverwild‘s stunning art style, the team has struggled to nail down the ongoing gameplay loop, while also having fluctuating opinions with studio bosses on the subject of combat....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · Isaiah Dominguez

Retro City Rampage DX is the best version of the game

Retro GTA action comes to the 3DS Retro City Rampagehas hit the 3DS in the form of aDXversion, which brings a few upgrades with it. Now, you may have already playedRampageon multiple platforms — so what’s better about this one? Well, you’re getting all the patches that the previous iterations have obtained, as well as a new method of ditching the police (clearing the screen), a new drive camera, new control options (jumping and shooting), streamlined missions, and most importantly, a bottom map screen....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Dominique Ayala

Retro remake The Ninja Warriors: Once Again is headed west

Go Ninja, Go Ninja, Go! Taito has announced that their recent Japanese releaseThe Ninja Warriors: Once Againwill be coming to North America and Europe courtesy of German publisher United Games. The old-school scrolling brawler will launch on PS4 and Nintendo Switch next month. The Ninja Warriors: Once Againis a remake of 1994 SNES releaseThe Ninja Warriors: Againwhichitselfis a remake of 1987 arcade gameThe Ninja Warriors. Once Againretains the SNES game’s 16-bit style, but tweaks resolution, sound and engine mechanics for a modern audience....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · Mary Castro