A lot of people have played EA's new Skate game since it launched on September 16. How many? According to the developers, the new Skate--the first in 15 years--reached more than 2 million players in its first 24 hours.
"Beyond stoked"
"We're beyond stoked to welcome everyone to San Vansterdam! Thanks for your patience as we flex our servers to keep up with all the hype. Keep riding and we'll see you out there!" the developer said.
Skate is a free-to-play game that's available in early...
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Earlier this year, Black Panther's solo video game was canceled by EA. But that doesn't mean the King of Wakanda will be sitting out of Marvel's next adventure. Tribute Games and developer Dotemu have announced that Black Panther is joining the large roster of heroes in Marvel Cosmic Invasion alongside an unlikely addition: Cosmic Ghost Rider.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a side-scrolling beat-'em up that lets players pick from a group of 15 heroes to fight off an invasion from Annihilus and...
Nintendo's original Animal Crossing on GameCube helped pave the way for many of the cozy games players have today. The cute animal villagers largely enjoy a blissful experience, but a new AI hack has the town feeling that Tom Nook--the raccoon who basically controls the local economy based on bells as currency--is a tyrant who needs to go down.
Software engineer Josh Fonseca created this Animal Crossing hack (via Ars Technica), and he explained at length how he pulled it off in the...
Hollow Knight: Silksong blew in like a hurricane at the beginning of this month, and it's already putting up numbers that major developers would envy. Silksong pulled in five million players in just a few days, when factoring in downloads on Game Pass. Now, Silksong is closing in on five million sales across all platforms according to a new report.
The GameDiscoverCo newsletter has shared its latest sales estimates for Hollow Knight: Silksong. 3.2 million copies are estimated to have been...
One of this year's biggest hits is Hazelight Studios' Split Fiction, the two-player co-op sci-fi/fantasy adventure that has sold over 4 million copies since its release in March 2025. Now, Hazelight Studios has shared the news of a rare honor in its home country of Sweden, as Split Fiction has become the first video game to ever receive the Excellent Swedish Design award.
On Hazelight Studios' social media accounts, the company posted a picture of studio founder and Split Fiction director...
Borderlands 4 arrived last week, and planet Kairos is ripe for the looting. Gearbox Studios has released a handful of stats from Borderlands 4 that reveal just how far some players are willing to go to find loot.
A few stats from Borderlands 4's opening weekend, courtesy of Gearbox Studios.
According to the graph, 1,530,794 items were looted from an outhouse. Who knew there was so much treasure to be found there?! By comparison, only 487,585 items were looted from trashcans, which...
While Skate limits you to some simple flip tricks and grinds at the beginning of the game, there's so much than meets the eye. Skate offers over 100 tricks you can perform while on your board, and there are even some different tricks for wiping out with your character. You're free to figure out how to perform each of these tricks on your own time, but why not take a peek at everything that's possible?
Below, you can see every currently available trick in Skate and the buttons required to...
There's never been a Rocket Pass like this one. With the launch of the new Rocket League season on Wednesday, we also got to start grinding on what is probably the most broadly appealing Rocket Pass Epic has yet produced in the five years since Rocket League went free-to-play. It's the first Rocket Pass to include two different licensed car bodies--a Pontiac Firebird, and a Chevrolet Astro van--and for good measure it's also got some incredible Sonic the Hedgehog items, including an awesome...
One of the complaints from the Battlefield 6 multiplayer beta was that the maps were too small, but the game does indeed have larger maps--and now you can see two of them in action.
Mirak Valley is Battlefield 6's biggest launch map, and it certainly looks massive. Set in Tajikistan, Mirak Valley features massive open spaces, along with more close-quarter environments. Being a huge map, Mirak Valley also has a variety of vehicles players can zip around on and fight with.
Also on display in...
James Comer, a Republican representative from Kentucky and the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has called on the CEOs of major game-adjacent and forum platforms to appear at an upcoming panel about online radicalization. Coming in the aftermath of the murder of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, Comer seeks testimony from the leadership at Valve, Discord, Twitch, and Reddit.
In a press release, Comer stated that government has a "duty to oversee the online...
A new patch for Sloclap's action football sim Rematch just landed in beta, and with it comes a host of changes--including cross-play so you can kick balls with (or at) your friends on other platforms.
The French developer announced the new update on September 17. Taking to the game's official website, Sloclap said Patch 1.201.000, which is Rematch's season one update, goes into beta on the same day, with the full release tentatively scheduled for September 23. Although one of the headlining...
EA and Battlefield Studios have clarified how cross-play works for Battlefield 6 as it relates to consoles, following a period of confusion based on what a developer said in an interview.
In an interview with IGN, Battlefield Studios said, "Console-only cross-play happens if you turn it off. When you flip that switch, then you get, basically, console-only cross-play, and that is, we don't fill with PC players."
A spokesperson for EA confirmed the finer details about how cross-play works on...
Are you confused as to how you'd be able to reveal your completion progress in Hollow Knight: Silksong? Well, the feature itself actually requires a specific item known as the Farsight. However, it can only be obtained much later in the campaign. We've got all the details for you, but be forewarned that there are a few spoilers ahead.
How to reveal completion progress in Hollow Knight: Silksong - Farsight item guide
The Farsight item comes from The Abyss, which can only be accessed upon...
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 developer The Chinese Room has announced that two of the game's vampire clans--Lasombra and Toreador--will no longer be paywalled. Both of these factions have been added to the base game, giving players the option to choose from six distinct vampire clans when the game launches in October.
Originally, the Lasombra and Toreador clans would only be unlockable via the $22 Shadows and Silk add-on pack or through the pricier deluxe edition of the game and...
Are you baffled by the missing Key of Apostate in Hollow Knight: Silksong? This particular item is in a far-flung region, a location which you might not expect. Getting there, naturally, takes a bit of effort. Our guide has all the details to help you obtain what you seek.
Where to find the Key of Apostate in Hollow Knight: Silksong - The Slab locked doors guide
The Slab is one of the regions of Pharloom and you should definitely visit it if you want to obtain the Faydown Cloak double...
Devolver Digital wants you to take Baby Steps with you as you get your steps in. That's because the odd walking simulator has officially been verified for Steam Deck, the portable PC handheld.
Baby Steps sees players controlling Nate, who suddenly realizes that he has the power to walk. This leads to the unemployed character attempting to "find meaning in a wasted life," per the game's website. In addition, Devolver Digital notes on Steam that now Baby Steps players can help Nate ascend a...
Florida has set its lasers to "sue" as the Sunshine State moves to attack **** games and their distributors in court.
As reported by the Tallahassee Democrat, Florida's attorney general James Uthmeier filed two separate lawsuits against Lustyheroes.com and the parent company of Nutaku.net and SpiceVids.com. The dual suits allege that these websites have violated HB 3, the state law that went into effect in January and forced explicit websites to verify the ages of Florida users.
According...
Amazon's long-anticipated Mass Effect TV series is reportedly moving forward with casting, and it appears early character details have surfaced online. These leaks have sparked widespread speculation among fans about which iconic characters from BioWare's beloved video game trilogy may be featured, and what kind of storyline the show might explore. The casting call includes roles that closely resemble Commander Shepard and Liara T'Soni, leading some to believe the series may follow the...
In a world of franchises, sequels, and remasters, it’s refreshing to see a new IP from a new studio delivering its very first title. Bonfire Studios – founded by the lead designer of World of Warcraft, Rob Pardo – is about to deliver an original, PvP isometric free-aim game set in a realm full of otherworldly combat and stunning character designs. Welcome to Arkheron.
The game has been shrouded in mystery for years, but light is finally being shed on the world of Arkheron and its unique...
Xbox Game Pass subscribers get "perks" for certain games, and the newly launched Skate is among them.
Game Pass subscribers can grab the Supercharge Pack, which includes one deck art, one set of trucks, one set of wheels, and five stickers. Players must claim this perk by November 14 and redeem it by November 21.
This perk was not mentioned in Microsoft's recent Game Pass blog post, but the Skate perk is viewable n the Xbox app on mobile. Some players are reporting issues accessing the...