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In 2014, BlueEagle Productions released Super Panda Adventures, a side-scrolling game in the tradition of a few classic NES games like Super Mario Bros. and Ninja Gaiden mixed with Kung Fu Panda. Now, for a very limited time, you can get Super Panda Adventures for free on Fanatical. As part of Fanatical's 30th anniversary celebration, 10,000 keys for for Super Panda Adventures are being given to anyone who wants one. The game will be free until all of the keys have been claimed or until...
PlayStation Portal owners can now stream their games from the cloud, Sony has announced. After rolling out a beta version last year, the updated version of Cloud Streaming will allow PS Plus Premium members to play a massively expanded selection of games on the device, and it won't require them to connect to a PS5 console through Remote Play. At the time of writing, there are 2,845 games that support PS Portal Cloud Streaming. This includes several of Sony's biggest first-party titles like...
There has been no shortage of unique games this year, but one of the strangest has definitely been Hotel Barcelona, the latest project from Suda51 and Swery, which puts a new spin on "grindhouse" horror. The 2.5D side-scrolling roguelike tasks players with surviving in a hotel full of serial killers inspired by '80s slasher flicks. It's a wild premise befitting the legacies of its creators, and fans who want to experience it for themselves can pick it up now on PC and console--including a...
If you missed Fanatical's Scream Sale 2025 in October, don't fret--the PC game retailer's next big sale, the Fanatical Birthday Bash, is already live, bringing another round of discounts to hundreds of PC games. The discounts include remastered classics like Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition for $10.49 (normally $35), and popular new releases like Fellowship for $21.24 (normally $25). As a bonus, if you spend $15 or more on a single order during the event, you'll get a free bonus mystery...
There are a lot of questions about the future of Xbox as a brand, when games like The Outer Worlds 2 and even its signature shooter, Halo, is coming to PlayStation 5. Microsoft is reportedly working on the next generation of Xbox, but the outlook doesn't look promising. However, Xbox's perceived decline doesn't mean that consoles are dead, according a prominent video game analyst. Rhys Elliott's Alinea Insight newsletter has shared the estimated sales for PlayStation 5 games in October...
In just 10 days, the next installment of Call of Duty will arrive. Activision has already shared the details about when fans can preload Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Now, the publisher has disclosed what your PC specs need to be in order to play Black Ops 7. That intel was released alongside a new trailer for Black Ops 7 on PC. Activision notes that Black Ops 7 will only support Intel/AMD processors (with AVX instruction set), and that Intel ARC GPUs require Resizable Bar. The game also...
Roguelite is one of the hottest subgenres in gaming right now. From Balatro to Drop Duchy, developers have integrated cyclical mechanics into all sorts of other genres. Independent studios eSolu and Team Mojo Games are adding another game to the subgenre with Odds Chronicles. Odds Chronicles combines grid-based combat, a roguelite run structure, and dice mechanics to create its overall package. Each roll of the dice will give your team different resources, including attributes like strength...
Tian Wen seems to always want to send you out to find a cache in Arc Raiders, and his quest Marked for Death is no different. This time around, you're asked to visit the Buried City and round up a cache at the Su Durante Warehouses point of interest. Though the quest is straightforward overall, it can be easy to overlook exactly where you need to be checking to find this cache. So, we've put together a guide to show you where to go to find the cache at the Su Durante Warehouses. Where to...
As you work your way through Tian Wen's questline in Arc Raiders, you'll eventually begin a quest called Market Correction, which tasks you with finding and sabotaging a cache in the Buried City. This quest is relatively straightforward in execution, but finding the precise spot where the cache is located might prove a bit tricky--especially in the midst of chaotic battles with the ARC and other raiders who may be working on the same quest. When you're ready to complete Market Correction...
Arc Raiders is an extraction shooter that takes place in a punishing world featuring robotic enemies that can destroy you for making one wrong move. When you add in the threat of other players who might want to kill you and take your loot, too, you really need to make sure you're prepared to fight at all times. But there's a bit more to the game than just survival, as there are also a variety of quests to complete that can provide you with resources that will help you on your journey through...
After selling 7 million copies right out of the gate, EA's Battlefield 6 has now surpassed 10 million units sold. That's according to Rhys Elliott of Alinea Analytics. He said in an interview with GI.biz that his firm came up with this estimate and that it applies to copies sold across all platforms. EA, however, has yet to officially announce any other sales number for Battlefield 6 beyond 7 million. In any event, Elliott said Battlefield 6's strong launch "won't be enough to overturn Call...
For the last two decades, Valve's Steam has grown into a gigantic hub for distributing PC games. It's become one of the most important marketplaces in the entire gaming industry. Now, a new poll suggests that a majority of developers believe that Steam has a monopoly on the PC gaming business. But that doesn't seem to be stopping any of the companies from using Steam. Atomik Research has shared the findings of its survey, "The State of PC Game Distribution," through the PC distribution...
The newest Fortnite season, which is all about The Simpsons, is putting up big numbers. Epic Games announced today that, after the first 48 hours, the new Simpsons season of Fortnite helped propel the game to the "biggest number of new and returning Fortnite players" since the Holiday 2024 season. What's more, Epic said the first of multiple Simpson shorts on Disney+ became the platform's No. 1 program. "Move over Shelbyville," Epic said, referencing Springfield's rival next-door neighbor...
The November 2025 lineup of PC games for Humble Choice subscribers has been revealed, and this month, you can wage large-scale battles in the grimdark realm of Warhammer, play an underwater souls-like, and pit an assassin against aliens in an over-the-top adventure. Sign up for Humble Choice If you're new to it, Humble Choice is a $15 monthly subscription service that gives you a monthly batch of PC games that you can keep forever, even if you decide to cancel your membership. There are...
With Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's release date coming up soon, Activision has now announced the official launch times for the game and confirmed when preloading begins. Preloading begins for all platforms at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET on November 10, while the full game unlocks at midnight local time on November 14, and that means people in New Zealand are getting in first. You can see the full launch schedule and preloading details below. Black Ops 7 preloading times Preloading goes live for all...
One of the most terrifying things you'll ever see in life is a fresh ding or a scrape on your car, but Wreckfest 2 developer Bugbear Entertainment is embracing this horror with the next update for the game. Whereas other car games allow you to create four-wheeled art with their livery editors, Bugbear is instead focusing on hurting the resale value of your digital jalopy with its car editor, fittingly dubbed the "CRAP-IT" toolset. As demonstrated in the video below, you can create crimes...
Nintendo released its latest quarterly earnings report today for the six-month period that ended on September 30, revealing a number of new details about the health of the company's business, including updated sales figures for the Switch and Switch 2. The original Switch has now sold 154.01 million units since it launched in 2017, and that's fairly close to the PS2's lifetime record of 160 million. Will the Switch be able to catch the PS2? Probably not, says one analyst. Even so, the...
Nintendo has unveiled a new Metroid Prime 4: Beyond trailer titled Survive, showcasing what awaits Samus Aran on the planet Viewros. The roughly 70-second video features the bounty hunter's gunship in aerial combat and a pretty slick motorcycle move by Samus that's an homage to the Akira slide. The Metroid Prime 4 trailer--seen below--also highlights a variety of locales on the mysterious planet. Samus finds herself in a lush jungle, outside a spiky black building that would look at home in...
The Simpsons have taken over Fortnite for the month of November, but players won't be sneaking around Springfield forever. A few hints for Fortnite Chapter 7 have started to emerge, and signs point to the immanent arrival of The Bride, a character played by Uma Thurman in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2. Fortnite content creator NickEh30 posted a teaser for Chapter Seven that has a set of coordinates that lead to the Hollywood sign. The text in the teaser says, "Now Playing /...
The next big addition to Fortnite generated some big complaints, but fortunately, you can raise those directly at developer Epic Games in a new survey from the studio. With the new mini-season based on The Simpsons comes the debut of Sidekicks, adorable pets that accompany you (and offer no gameplay advantage) on your battle royale bouts. But a closer look at the fine print reveals that the base appearance of these cute cosmetic creatures can only be customized once they have been obtained...