That brief trailer forGears of War: Judgmentwas a nice start, but now we’re talking. Epic Games’ Rod Fergusson describes this prequel’s gameplay as being a lot more open than otherGearstitles, and while it’s hard to tell based on the embedded video, we are given a solid preview ofJudgment‘s new multiplayer mode, Overrun. Overrun pits class-based teams of COGs directly against the Locusts in an attack-and-defense multiplayer scenario. Medics, inGears of War?...

EA has long had a backlog ofSimsgames sitting in its vault, from the cult classicBustin’ OuttoThe Urbz: Sims in the City. This includes the originalThe Simswhich was released for PC, and the highly rated sequel,The Sims 2. Electronic Arts might have previously just left these titles to rot, but not anymore. It looks likeThe SimsandThe Sims 2are getting an official re-release. Thanks to an update to the official website showing off a Sim from the original title with the interaction wheel from the sequel, plus a teaser with Plumbobs from both games, it seems as though EA will be putting these two games out to gamers everywhere....

Delta Force: Hawk Ops‘ Summer Carnival update has finally dropped, and it brings a lot to the table. It includes a bunch of fresh content to enhance your tactical FPS experience further, for both multiplayer and extraction modes. Delta Force: Hawk Opsis still in alpha, but the continuous flow of content hasn’t stopped a bit. Thanks to the Summer Carnival update, we can play a new mode in Havoc Warfare. Apart from that, there are also in-game events, a newmapfor Tactical Turmoil, a new Operator to unlock, and a lot more....

Elden Ringand its offshoot,Nightreign,are the culmination of decades of game design evolution, one I’ve been a part of for over a decade. Then, I sat down with one of the largestSoulsPvP streamers, Peeve, to talk about being there from the beginning. Hey Peeve, thanks for chatting with me today about Elden Ring: Nightreign and your career in the wider Soulsborne series. Can you highlight your history with the franchise, starting with your introduction to the original PS3 Demon’s Souls?...

Evoking battle’s true nature Final Fantasy Type-0 HDis taking Square Enix’s beloved RPG series in a bold new direction. According to director Hajime Tabata, it’s “much more mature in comparison with previous titles” and provides “a completely new take on the franchise” for adults. Destructoid met up with Tabata over the weekend in Seattle to check in on how the remaster of the 2011 PSP game is coming along. Visually speaking, it looks quite good, though that’s far from the upcoming PS4 and Xbox One title’s most striking quality....

Here’s a perfectly good basketball half Hopfrog’s charming indie titleForageris headed to consoles later this month, with a digital release planned for PS4 and Nintendo Switch July 30. This will be followed by a physical release sometime in September. Released on PC back in April of this year,Foragerblends the genres of multiple video games, as players guide a cute, weapon-wielding character through the overground and underground of a colourful, 16-bit style world....

Collects Mega Man #13-16 Archie is readying its own celebration for Mega Man’s 25th birthday, but before then, there’s another graphic novel compilation set to slip into stores on December 5 for $11.99. Mega ManVol. 4 collects the “Spiritus ex Machina” arc, which ran from issue#13to#16. To recap, Mega Man and Dr. Light attend a robotics conference, but an extremist group known as Emerald Spears locks down the convention center and attempts to destroy all the robots in attendance....

Hyacine inHonkai Star Railis an upcoming character releasing in version 3.3, and she will get her own signature Light Cone. Luckily, new leaks have surfaced online, sharing details about her LC. This includes info like its stats, effects, and the materials required to level it up. If you plan to pull Hyacine’s 5-star signature Light Cone, you can find its stats and a materials farming guide to level it up in the post below....

Apocalypse Job 1: Restore Social Media As one might expect in the zombie apocalypse, the internet elements ofDead Island 2‘s Hell-A are not working as standard. As you pass through the abandoned, gore-filled houses of the city, you might notice a series of “sKOpe” internet dongles, that are fully powered, but still not working properly. The servers are down, so I guess, officially, civilization is over. Can you restore the single most important element of humanity — Social Media — to Hell-A?...

Your base’s Power Grid is like your overall influence over the overworld inArknights: Endfield, and expanding it is a key component of the overall game. You need an ever-increasing Power Grid to even solve some of the game’s overworld puzzles, so here’s how you expand it when needed. How to increase your Power Grid in Arknights: Endfield Building up your Power Grid is directly tied to the core base-building aspect of Arknight: Endfield, and you’ll need to use the mechanics to accomplish this goal....

Magic inAvowedisn’t just about waving your hands since you need the right tools and knowledge to dabble. Grimoires hold powerful combinations of spells and you can learn, so here’s how to master Essence weaving from these mystic tomes. How to get spells from Grimiores in Avowed Before you can even think about learning new spells, you first need to get your hands on a Grimoire. This is because you need to haveseen a spell in a Grimioreto use it in any capacity....

You can flip the stones The castle is full of puzzles intheResident Evil 4remake. Some of them are new, like this one we’re talking about here, with lithographs! Wait, where are you going: lithographs can be fun! Well, not really, but here’s how to solve the puzzle anyway. You’ll need to match the icons on the wall with the icons on each stone; including the icons that are rubbed off Grab all three stones in the room (the fourth is available already on the puzzle itself) and then get situated by putting them all in place....

I’m getting a little veklempt In this reflective look back at the soon-to-be releasedfinal DLC forBioShock Infinite, members of the team at Irrational Games talk about the elements of the experience they are most individually proud of. There are also little snippets of gameplay cut throughout that give glimpses of the stealth gameplay Elizabeth will favor, environments, concept art, and other neat stuff. Knowing that this is well and truly theend of Irrational, this video feels like a bittersweet farewell for some, the pride at accomplishments colored by the awareness of their finality....