DRM-free for you and me Good Old Games is one of the better consumer-friendly digital marketplaces because it provides you with DRM-free games and usually has some goodies thrown in for older games. Over the past year and a half, GOG has beenallowing you to connect your Steam and GOG accountsso that every so often, select games in your Steam library are eligible to be unlocked DRM-free in your GOG library....

Cheating has been an issue inCall of Dutyfor a long time, especially affecting their free-to-play battle royaleWarzone. Activision has landed a major blow in the war against hackers though, winning $14 million in damages from EngineOwning. Activision filed a suit against thecheat providers in 2022and on May 28, Central District of California Judge Michael Fitzgerald ordered EngineOwning to pay $14,465,200 to Activision in damages. The judge ruled that the company must pay $200 for every cheat that was downloaded, along with $290,000 in legal fines, and the handover of the EngineOwning domain, as shared by CharlieIntel....

Exploring Mousewood and abusing crows There’re few things quite as enjoyable as spending a rainy afternoon indoors, playing a fantastical adventure game. I recently got my grubby mitts on a preview code for prolific adventure game studio Daedalic’s upcoming magical romp,The Night of the Rabbit, and sought sanctuary from the gloomy Scottish spring inside Mousewood. Outside of my flat it might have been wet and cold, with people scurrying about under umbrellas, but inside I was chatting away with eccentric mice, defending an adorable owl chick from a malevolent crow, and learning how to be a magician in a gorgeous, sun-dappled forest....

Toil and trouble await in Salburg Koei Tecmo has locked in a launch date for its remake of the firstAteliergame.Atelier Marie Remake: Alchemist of Salburgis set to hit Switch, PlayStation 5, PS4, and PC via Steam on June 02, 2025. Previously confirmed for a summer 2023 window during therecent Nintendo Direct in Japan,Atelier Marie Remakewill “reintroduce” players to Marie, a struggling student at the Royal Academy of Magic. Marie’s goal? Make an item within five years that will appease her teacher....

Meh-tak Attack on Titandominated the fan scene three years ago. Conventions were filled wall to wall with its cosplay, and it was one of the few anime projects breaking out into the mainstream. Garnering attention for its fresh take on post-apocalyptic media, this bleak series was a giant success. Then the anime production went on hiatus for three years. It’s yet to be seen whether or not the hiatus was good for the second season’s production, but after watching the first two episodes it doesn’t seem like that’s the case....

Look who’s talking Obviously, the constant updates and expansions have played a huge part in keeping fans invested.Afterbirth+is the culmination of everything, and it’s pretty damn glorious. Everything from the multiple endings which slowly drip feed the story to the way that various abilities and power-ups stack to make each playthrough feel fresh give folks a ton of incentive to keep playing. Still, it’s awfully surprising that new revelations are being turned up to this day....

Destiny 2players feeling a bit left out by Bungie’s focus on itsMarathonreveal this weekend can take a deep breath, according to a new This Week at Bungie blog post from the studio. Bungie’s first “yet-to-be-released title outside ofDestiny” in over 10 years, the extraction shooter reboot of decades-old franchiseMarathon, will be showcased in a live-streamed gameplay reveal this weekend. ButDestiny 2fans have been waiting to hear more about the secretiveCodename: Frontiersexpansion for their favorite game....

Where did your fighter place? Back in October 2017, Capcom put out a poll asking fans to name their favouriteStreet Fightercharacter. Included were pretty much all characters from the mainline games and spin-off titles, evenCaptain SawadafromStreet Fighter: The Moviegot a look-in. Over 150,000 fans voted and the results are now live. I will admit to being surprised by the top five. Not because they aren’t great characters, but I thought it’d feature more OGs....

I think it could fare to be pinker Kirby: Triple Deluxehas landed in Europe, and Nintendo wants you to celebrate the event with thePink + White 2DS, an adorable slice of fluff that’s Kirby pink. Oh, and it’s not available in the US. And it doesn’t come with the game. You’d think at this point Nintendo would really start doing that. At least if you purchase the game via the Nintendo eShop, you’ll getKirby’s Dream Land 2free!...

Don’t rue going rogue with some rouge roux It’s Thursday, so you know what that means! No, not being disappointed that Harmonix still hasn’t added in “You Get What You Give” asRock BandDLC. That’s certainly my Thursday tradition, but it doesn’t have to be yours. I’m of course talking about Super Rare Games putting out another limited-run game on Switch! Up for grabs in this week’s contest isRogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos....

Rather than slowing down, the donations that gamers are sending Double Fine continue to be sent. For those just joining us, the studio is funding anadventure game through Kickstarter. Itcleared its minimum goalof $400,000 in just over eight hours, and has now more than doubled it within 24 hours of initiation. Double Fine’s game already has more backers than any other Kickstarter project, and the numbers just keep climbing. All funds earned over the now-tiny goal will be put back into the game and accompanying documentary, improving them both....

Electronic Arts will share more info about its projects when the ‘time is right’ The summer draws closer with each day, and one publisher is already backing out of their summer showcase. Electronic Arts confirmed today that it won’t be hosting the usual EA Play Live event this year. EA confirms toIGNthat there won’t be a showcase this year. Rather, it will be releasing more information about its games when the “time is right for each of them....

Abyssal Deadspace 2.0 Earlier this year CCP brought Abyssal Deadspace zones into the mix: part of an increasingly popular MMO trend to provide randomized and rewarding instanced content into the fold. They seem to be pretty happy with how it turned out, as they’ve just announced a full expansion of the system in the form of “Abyssal Deadspace 2.0” live at Eve Vegas. In addition to things like new ships and structures, Abyssal Deadspace will now provide a co-op angle, something initially promised this year that fans have been looking forward to for months....