New Overwatch Hero Revealed

Blizzard has revealed the newest addition toOverwatch’sroster ofHeroes. NamedAna, the hero is a support specialist who makes use of a sniper rifle and abilities to heal teammates and deal damage to enemy players. Her backstory reveals that she is the mother ofPharah, so now we’ve got heroes from every generation! Ana’s Biotic Rifle is her long range primary weapon that fires healing darts at allies, and darts that do damage over time or knock enemies unconscious making her a very useful support specialist....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Sarah Gibson

PAX East 2020: Session is Skateboarding's School of Hard Knocks

The world of indie games tends to be contain many examples of revitalizing older genres and subgenres from decades ago. And it’s understandable. Aspiring developers who have grown up on the likes of 2D platformers and point-and-click adventure games have naturally dreamed of making games just like those whenever given the chance. Yet one genre I oddly have yet to see fully resurrected is the extreme sports genre. Sure, we’ve had the occasionalOlliOllior two, but high-profile extreme sports games have yet to make a comeback....

June 24, 2025 · 5 min · 885 words · Barbara Jackson

Pocket Power: Donkey Kong Land

Handheld gaming is more than a compromise of power and portability. Whether it’s the ability to play anywhere, multitask or hold an entire console in your hands, it’s a special experience consoles have never replicated. In a world where high resolutions and teraflops reign supreme, we take a look at a portable relic every month and reflect on what makes it memorable. Be warned, spoilers may occasionally populate these articles....

June 24, 2025 · 6 min · 1148 words · Matthew Rivera

Power Rangers 2 Not Happening as Saban Abandons Movie Logo?

UPDATE: A marketing account supervisor for Saban and thePower Rangersbrand issued a statement that says, “This report is highly inaccurate…Power Rangers continues to own and renew hundreds of trademark registrations worldwide, including for the 2017 movie logo. The trademark registration process is very nuanced; and the status of the single application has no bearing on our ownership of or the future plans forPower Rangers, as the story inaccurately reported. The franchise remains as strong and enthusiastic about its future as ever....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 575 words · Mary Taylor

Rumour: Might & Magic Fates Open World AAA Being Developed by Ubisoft Shanghai

The classic RPG series Might & Magic could be rebooting under developer Ubisoft Shanghai as news of domain for Might & Magic: Fates registrations pop up online. Rumour: Might & Magic Fates Open World AAA Being Developed by Ubisoft Shanghai New speculation arises as domain registrations under the IP come into the spotlight with the name Might & Magic: Fates. Just last month netizens by the name of Kurakasis on X (Twitter) shared screenshots of new registrations for the domains mightandmagicfates....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 524 words · Danielle Swanson

Samsung officially teases its much-hyped Galaxy S25 Slim edition

At its Galaxy Unpacked 2025 hardware keynote,Samsung finally took the wraps offits latest generation of flagship Android smartphones. In rapid succession, the South Korean tech giant unveiled its all-new Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra handsets. In addition to this trio of high-end devices,Samsungwent ahead and confirmed the existence of a fourth distinct flavor of S25 – the S25 Edge. This elusive model was shown to the press in a ‘sneak peek’ fashion, and its claim to fame is its notably thin-and-light physical form factor....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 548 words · Cindy Bailey

Should you Bluff or Bride the Bouncer in Star Wars Outlaws? Answered

One of the first major obstacles in Star Wars Outlaws is the bouncer in Club Tarsus during the Beginnings mission. For whether you should bluff or bribe the bouncer, you’ve come to the right place. Star Wars Outlaws bouncer: How to Bluff and Bribe To prepare you for all the choices you make as you play through Star Wars Outlaws, the tutorial mission, called Beginnings, gives you a choice toeither Bluff or Bribe the bouncerin Club Tarsus....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 521 words · David Randall

SlashGear Exclusive: Hands-On With Verizon's Venus Split-Screen Music Phone

SlashGear Exclusive: Hands-On With Verizon’s Venus Split-Screen Music Phone Dual-screens on a cellphone are nothing new: clamshells have had them for years, giving Caller ID and status on the outside, while Samsung even experimented with candybars that had a screen on each side. Verizon’s musicphone for this season, however, the Venus by LG, manages to eke a further new trick out of the dual-screen concept: itself a slider, it has both screens one on top of the other on the same side, the top a standard display while the lower panel is a touchscreen....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Katrina Roberson

Strider PS4 Review

Capcom’s Strider is set in a technologically advanced dystopian future, under the iron-fisted rule of the enigmatic Grandmaster Meio. The player takes on the role of Strider Hiryu, a Super A ranked agent of the Strider organization, a group of futuristic ninjas, to fulfill his orders to infiltrate Kazakh City, the heart of Meio’s empire, and assassinate the evil Grandmaster himself. Genre: Adventure Developed by: Capcom, Double Helix Games Published by: Capcom Release date: February 18th, 2014...

June 24, 2025 · 8 min · 1517 words · William Doyle Jr.

TGS 2022: Trekking Upstream with River Tails: Stronger Together

While shows like TGS are heavily dominated by the mainstream AAA studios and big budget titles, there’s usually a sizeable indie presence too. This is absolutely true ofTokyo Game Show 2022too, which has sections for both independent studios and game design students to show-off their latest innovations. One such developer at TGS this year is Kid Onion Studio, which is granting guests the ability to try out its new co-op adventure-platformer: River Tails: Stronger Together....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Mercedes Shields

The best comedy podcasts right now

The world is a strange, serious, and often stupid place. Fortunately, we have comedy to help us make light of things when they threaten to overwhelm us. We’re not talking only about sitcoms or funny movies here, but also the growing range of comedy podcasts available to listen to on your smartphones and computers. Many of these are excellent, which is why we’ve compiled a list of the best comedy podcasts available right now....

June 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1339 words · Crystal Clayton

The Best Mods to Use in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Much like its predecessors,S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobylhas a vibrant modding community that’s constantly working to improve and expand upon the fantastic FPS created by GSC Game World. Although Stalker 2 has only been around for a few weeks, the community has already created hundreds of mods aimed at fixing bugs, improving performance, overhauling existing systems, introducing new features and more. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl: 7 Hardest Achievements/Trophies And How To Get Them Some of these are easier to get than you may think....

June 24, 2025 · 11 min · 2174 words · Tracy Lopez

The best Paladin decks for Hearthstone’s Titans expansion

Paladin has always been one of the stronger classes inHearthstone, frequently receiving powerful packages and individual cards with each new expansion.Titanslooks to continue this trend, introducing a host of powerful Magnetic cards to support a fully-fledged Mech Paladin, as well as some interesting new additions in the form of the Earthen/Resurrect archetype. If you’re planning to pledge loyalty to the Silver Hand in the upcoming Standard format, then read on for our guide to the best Paladin decks forHearthstone’sTitansexpansion....

June 24, 2025 · 6 min · 1164 words · Michael Mccoy