Free App of the Day: BioDefense: Zombie Outbreak

Today’s free app is an absolute doozy. Your humble author is not a huge fan of tower defense games, butBioDefense: Zombie Outbreakis a fantastic little game that manages to make the genre seem far more exciting and fun than it usually is. Of course, being full of zombies helps. The general premise is the same as your average tower defender, with waves of enemies being held off by turrets and upgrades, but the focus on fluctuating resource management and careful expansion, not to mention the progressively more dangerous and demented zombie attackers, makesZombie Defensestand out from the crowd....

June 8, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Chelsea Acosta

Free game for Amazon Prime members this week is worth the download

Free Kentucky Route Zero From April 20-24, Twitch Prime members candownloadthe incredibleKentucky Route Zerofor free. Only four of the five episodes have been released, but the moody point-and-click is one of the best games to come out in recent years, so you should take advantage. And if you want, here’sother shityou get out of your automatic Twitch Prime subscription.

June 8, 2025 · 1 min · 59 words · Michael Franco

Giveaway: Get lost in the beautiful Planet Alpha

Stylistic sci-fi Admit it: Earth kinda sucks. Even before all the damage caused by the parasite known as man, the place was still pretty colorless. A green forest? Yawn. A brown desert? Blech. Hell, even the most abundant resource on our planet is mostly just a big vast monochromatic blue blanket. It’s all just so…colorless. Watch the trailer forPlanet Alphabelow and just try to tell me that you wouldn’t rather live there....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Christopher Villa

Guild Wars 2 level 80 cap reached by player before launch

Guild Wars 2hasn’t even officially launched yet, but a dedicated player in the early access game has managed to grind his way to level 80 already. French userSurfeuze is officially the first player to hit the level ceiling. Surfeuze pulled off the feat by playing normally until his character hit level 60, then used experience from the crafting system to max it out. It took thirty-two hours according to ArenaNetMike O’Brien....

June 8, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Terrence Hall

Hardest bosses in the Souls series, ranked

“Soulsseries”, the name fans give to every game in the same style FromSoftware has released since 2011’sDark Souls, has enjoyed both a lot of success and the important distinction of providing the hardest challenge a (single player) gamer can find. Most of the challenge in these games comes from their incredible boss fights, a then-in-decline gameplay element that this series clearly revived and reminded everyone should never go away. So, let’s look at the most memorably nightmarish bosses in the series, shall we?...

June 8, 2025 · 7 min · 1429 words · Kevin Moses

Harvest Moon: One World reveals box art, is headed to PS4 and Switch this fall

Top Seeded Publisher Natsume has confirmed that the next release in the charmin’ farmin’Harvest Moonseries will arrive on PS4 in North America this fall, alongside the previously announced Nintendo Switch release. Natsumeconfirmed the NA localisation on Twitter, while giving us our first look at the new entry’s inspiring box art. In an accompanying press release, the publisher spoke of the series’ prior appearances on a variety of Sony platforms. “We are excited to share the first look at the new art forHarvest Moon: One World, which gives you a sneak peek at the vast world filled with mystery, challenges, new friends, and farming fun that awaits players,” said Natsume CEO Hiro Maekawa....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Christian Martin

Here’s everything we know about Max Payne 3

Last month, Rockstar announced that they werepushing backthe ever-so-slowly approaching launch ofMax Payne 3to give it a little bit more TLC. While the excitement is definitely mounting, I’m sure we can all agree that this isn’t something to be rushed. They’ve been slow to divulge details, choosing how particular segments of the game are announced. So with that said, let’s take this chance to look at everything we know thus far while we enjoy these exclusive new screenshots forMax Payne 3....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 548 words · Tanner Smith

How many episodes do you want Final Fantasy VII Remake to be?

I’m with Kitase’s recent comments: three is fine Thanks to the recent Ultimania book forFinal Fantasy VII Remake, we’re learning just how much of a little stinker director Tetsuya Nomura can be. Amid statements that he “can’t tell us whatthe second meaning behind the ‘Remake’ title is just yet.”he and producer Yoshinori Kitase recently commented vaguely on the future of theRemakeproject: both from a philosophical and practical perspective. While Kitaste maintains that they are keeping with the core story of the original, Nomura notes that the game“might be broken into shorter stories”so they can release it quicker....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Tonya Nelson

How to find and fix the Carousel in Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Grandis quest

While exploring the tundras ofClair Obscur: Expedition 33, you’ll meet a Grandis needing help with a frozen Carousel. Many have tried, but the ill fate of the gommage caused their disappearance. Now, it’s your turn to find and fix it, and we’ll guide you every step of the way. Table of contents Where to find the Carousel in Expedition 33 To find the Carousel inExpedition 33, reachAct 2when you’re heading to Old Lumiere....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 474 words · Kristin Vincent

How to fix Oblivion Remastered crashing

Oblivion Remasteredis now available on all platforms, but the launch has been a bit problematic for some players attempting to jump into the Bethesda RPG. There have been crashes in some situations for those playing on PCs. This guide will help players ensure there are no crashes and that they can play the game smoothly on their setups. This guide is mainly applicable for PC players since issues on consoles don’t seem to be a thing as of the time of this writing....

June 8, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Eddie Mathews

Identity V begins Persona 5 Royal crossover

Horror multiplayer gameIdentity Vis now hosting a newPersona 5 Royalevent. As a result, you can now unlock costumes inspired by the Phantom Thieves and more. TheIdentity V Persona 5 Royalevent began on August 2 and runs until August 31. You’ll be able to complete tasks to unlock the cat-inspired Morgana as a pet. You can also unlock the following crossover costumes, including: you’re able to also get the ‘Regular’ and ‘Souls of Resistance’ costumes from pastIdentity Vcrossovers withPersona 5 Royal....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 244 words · Elizabeth Hodges

Inti Creates CEO expresses interest in helming a Zelda II Remake

Um, yes We all have dream games or dream remakes that we’d like to see happen. Some folks have the ability to make those dreams become reality. And some people are (okay one person is) Takuya Aizu, CEO of Inti Creates — a company that’s tackled several big name resurrections likeBlaster Master, andCastlevania/Mega Manadjacent properties likeBloodstained: Curse of the MoonandMighty Gunvolt. Speaking to Nintendo Force, Aizu explained that he if he could make a game in any Nintendo franchise with an unlimited budget, he’d “love to make a newThe Adventure of Linkfor the modern era....

June 8, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Tracey Hill

Iron Galaxy’s Capsule Force looks adorable

Launching this month Iron Galaxy has announced thatCapsule Forcewill launch on the PC and PS4 platforms this month on July 23. It’s a retro-styled four player title that’s set in the “far future of 1999.” Although it’s multiplayer oriented, it will have 30 missions to play solo. I really dig the aesthetic here, so I’ll probably give it a shot.

June 8, 2025 · 1 min · 60 words · Lisa Brennan