Hot Toys’ Ezio figure is freakishly accurate

Our Tomopop brethren have informed us about a new videogame figure from Hot Toys, Ezio ofAssassin’s Creed IIfame.I have yet to play any games in the series myself, somehow, but Hot Toys is quality and Ezio always seemed like the perfect candidate to receive this adaptation. Thefigure is 1/6th scale, and since it’s going to cost a pretty penny (around $180, presumably), you better believe it’s got the details hardcore collectors look for and casual fanspretendto notice....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Martha Thompson

How to change your Rotom phone case in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

You can buy them, or unlock secret bonuses from past game save data Like many first party games before it,Pokemon ScarletandVioletcontinues the “nostalgia save data bonus unlock” tradition. Once you get to the academy, you’ll be able to buy or unlock (for free) new Rotom phone cases, which change up your UI with a new aesthetic. Buying Rotom phone cases Right around the corner to southeast of the academy city of Mesagoza isthe Delibird Presents shop, which sells phone cases....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Joseph George

How to make Baked Carp in Disney Dreamlight Valley

The Baked Carp is a simple two-star dish inDisney Dreamlight Valleythat will keep your character going throughout the day when consumed. However, you can also sell it for quite a few Star Coins and get some Dreamlight tasks completed while doing so. Where to find Baked Carp Disney Dreamlight Valley ingredients To create Baked Carp inDisney Dreamlight Valley,you’ll need to collect the following ingredients: Both are relatively easy to find within the original valley of the game....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Diana Bass

How to reset a dungeon in Diablo 4

Time to wait Taking yet another page out of the online multiplayer genre,Diablo 4has tons of “dungeons” (instanced challenges) scattered around its world map. Here’s how to reset them if you’re keen on changing up a spawn, or you’re looking for gear. Exit the dungeon with the emote wheel and wait several minutes outside If you want to reset a completed dungeon or a dungeon in progress,you can instantly leave by using the emote wheel....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 245 words · Sandra Peterson

How to unlock Jack Skellington in Disney Dreamlight Valley

It’s quite a fright to have Jack Skellington inDisney Dreamlight Valley.However, as you get to know the Pumpkin King, he’ll certainly fit in the cheerful village you’re building; here’s how to unlock him. It will take a while to unlock Jack Skellington inDisney Dreamlight Valley… To begin this process, you’ll need to first unlock the Forgotten Lands. It’s expensive at 15,000 Dreamlight. Keep doing side-quests and complete the daily tasks to get up to 15,000 Dreamlight....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Shawn Hicks

Humble Weekly offering Shank 2, Runner, Mark of the Ninja

Platforming collection ThisHumble Bundle weekly is live! Pay whatever you want and you’ll getShank 2, Blocks That Matter, andBit.Trip Runner. Notice the pattern? Platformers! Pay over $6 and you’ll also getBit.Trip Presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien,Megabyte Punch, andFly’n. Pay over $10 and you’ll getKing Arthur’s Gold, andMark of the Ninja: Special Edition. Plenty good offerings in this collection, but $10 alone is worth it just forMark of the Ninja....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Robert Martinez

Indie developers tasked with creating Serious Sam titles

What would it be like if Vlambeer, the team behindSuper Crate Box, made aSerious Samgame? Easy way to find out would be to play VlambeersSerious Sam: The Random Encounter, a classic turn-based role-playing game designed by the tiny Dutch studio. The game is one the three titles being designed as part of the “Serious Sam Indie Series” that Croteam announced today.Weapon of Choicedeveloper Mommy’s Best Games will be developingSerious Sam: Double D, a side-scrolling shooter featuring hand drawn artwork that will appear on PC and consoles....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Victoria Martin

Mass Effect: Andromeda ditches Paragon/Renegade system for ‘shades of gray’

BioWare fans will remember that Given how muchMass Effecterotica exists, its fitting that the newest entry in the series will move away from simplistic binaries and towards “shades of gray.” How many, you ask? Perchance 50?My ankles tied, Garrus bent me over the command center and began spanking my stinging cheeks. As I looked back I could see him pull out his weird alien dick. Piggybacking on yesterday’s confirmation that the newMass Effectsidesteps all your choices from the original trilogy, while somehow maintaining the integrity of your personal canon in the most useless of ways (it’s a different galaxy!...

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Pamela Brooks

Metacritic user reviews do the usual poop on Black Ops II

“Metacritic has the best and Realest reviewers” Another hyped “AAA” game, another round of vengeful user reviews from those wishing to put said game in its place. This time,Call of Duty: Black Ops IIis ready to receive its punishment. As always, gamers havemarched on Metacriticto make their voices heard, and once more, we’re on hand with JOURNALISM to copy and paste some of these voices because, let’s face it, making a public spectacle of angry people is a good idea and beats doing anyactualwork....

June 28, 2025 · 5 min · 880 words · Linda Wilson

Molyneux struggles to see Nintendo do anything amazing

King of Promise Land not impressed by Nintendo’s promises His Royal Highness, the Lord King of Promise Land, has issued a majestic decree that Nintendo is not doing anything impressive to his noble eyes. Claiming the Wii U does nothing to make him rush out and buy it, the creator ofError Accessing Serveron iOS is skeptical. “I struggle to see anything amazing coming out of Nintendo. There are a few, ‘Oh, that’s smart,’ but there’s nothing that makes me rush out as a consumer to buy the new device,” Peter Molyneux toldIGN....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 512 words · Jeffrey Davis

Neat idea: A headset that can help stop gamer rage

Put this tech into something more viable and I’m in I don’t know anyone who hasn’t at one point in the life or another gotten upset at a videogame, whether that be due to bad design, an inability to play well enough, or something else entirely. Sam Matson has a novel solution for so-called gamer rage: a headset. “Immersion” started out as an Xbox 360 controller modified to read the player’s heart rate with a pulse sensor and has since left its rough prototype beginnings to become a headset, shown above, which tracks this data via earpiece....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Richard Cummings

Nintendo Download: Mega Man May concludes with Battle Network 4 and Zero 3

Also, Splatoon and Don’t Starve It’s a great week for Wii U owners, withSplatoonarriving tomorrow on the eShop and at retail. You’ll also find both theBlue MoonandRed Sunversions ofMega Man Battle Network 4on the Virtual Console, in addition toaDon’t StarveWii U port, andBaila Latino. Oh, and Nintendo and Capcom are surprising fans with aMega Man Zero 3release. On the 3DS, we haveGlory of Generals of the PacificandG.G. Series Wonderland. There are a good amount of themes launching this week though, such as “Mighty Switch Force!...

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Keith White

Nintendo’s Miiverse is officially no more

Did we ever discover Y cant Metroid crawl? It’s the end of an era, as Nintendo’s fun social interaction service, Miiverse, has finally switched out the lights. Miiverse, which launched in 2012 on the Wii U console, then later on the 3DS, allowed players from all over the world to chat, hang-out and share messages, screenshots and amazing (and not-so-amazing) hand-drawn pictures. Over the years the service gave birth to various dank memes and was even used positively to show love and support of various causes and agendas....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Jeffrey Hernandez