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Could Mass Effect 5 be a live-service title?

February 05, 2025

EA CEO Andrew Wilson and EA's Chief Financial Officer Stuart Canfield addressed investors following the release of their quarterly financial results and they hinted they believe Dragon Age: The Veilguard would have sold better had it been live-service. What could this mean for Mass Effect 5?

Monthly Searchlight: February's Most Anticipated Games

February 03, 2025

February is a packed month, so to get you ready, here’s a list of my most anticipated games for February 2025: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Civilization 7, and more.

Multiversus shutting down after season 5

January 31, 2025

Multiversus is shutting down after season 5 which begins on February 4 and will run through May 30. Starting January 31, you will no longer be able to spend real money in-game.

Marvel Snap Lands New Publisher Just 11 Days After Ban

January 29, 2025

Marvel Snap developer Second Dinner has dropped Nuverse as their publisher after the game was removed from all storefronts due to the U.S. ban on TikTok. They have since partnered with a new publisher, Skystone Games.

Marvel Rivals data miners now think the ‘fake’ heroes might be real

January 27, 2025

The rumored hero roster for Marvel Rivals has swelled to 20 names, or about three years' worth of heroes. The sources of these leaks now believe they may be legitimate.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard appears to receive its final update

January 24, 2025

Bioware released patch five today which included a message which said they are moving to "monitoring for game-breaking bugs" and thanked fans for playing, which sounds like it's the final patch for the game.

Warner Bros. president stepping down following poor financial results

January 23, 2025

Warner Bros. Interactive announced on Thursday that David Haddad, the president of its gaming division, is stepping down. The announcement follows the company's latest financial results, which identified the gaming division as "substantially underperforming its potential."

Switch 2 Joy-Cons may have mouse functionality

January 22, 2025

The Switch 2 was announced on January 16, so it’s about time I talked about it. The Switch 2 looks similar to its predecessor, with a few improvements. It had colored rings around the joy-cons, a dock with slightly more rounded edges, and a U-shaped kickstand.

Marvel Rivals to Launch New Game Mode During Spring Festival

January 21, 2025

Today Marvel Rivals released a new trailer which introduces their new game mode, Clash of Dancing Lions - a 3v3 soccer match where you can use your character abilities. This spring event will take place on January 23, which includes the new game mode and all the skins – including a free skin for Star-Lord, which might be the best skin in the bunch.

Marvel Snap Returns Online After TikTok Ban, Developers Seek New Publisher to Prevent Future Issues

January 21, 2025

Marvel Snap is online in the U.S. again after it was banned after its publisher, NetEase, took it down alongside TikTok on Sunday. Second Dinner, the Marvel Snap developer, took to twitter to tell fans that it is actively looking for a new publisher to ensure it doesn’t happen in the future.

Everything you need to know about Assassin's Creed Shadows

January 08, 2025

Ubisoft has once again shown off more Assassins Creed: Shadows gameplay - this time focusing on exploration. Ubisoft has previously shown off gameplay for stealth, combat, parkour and now exploration - which will presumably be the last blog before the game releases on March 20.

Marvel Rivals: Sharks with Freakin' Laser Beams

January 08, 2025

I’ll be honest, I’ve never been much of a Marvel fan. The main culprit is the art; I’ve just never really enjoyed looking at it very much. I’ve only watched a handful of the movies, and I thought they were okay, but I felt they were never worth my time or effort to watch them.

Marvel Rivals to Introduce Two New Heroes Every Season

January 14, 2025

In an interview with the British outlet Metro, Marvel Rivals director Guangyun Chen had this to say when asked what cadence players should expect for new heroes being added to the game:

Dragon Age: Veilguard – The Dreadwolfening

December 29, 2024

Dragon Age is a series that over the past two decades has transformed itself with every entry, and Dragon Age: Veilguard is no exception. The combat is a lot more action-oriented, continuing to stray even farther from the turn-based mechanics and deep storyline from the original Dragon Age: Origins. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it was a disappointment to fans that longed for the return of the mechanics of the old Dragon Age games.

Astrobot - Gnome Sized, but not a Gnome

January 31, 2025

Astrobot is one of the best-feeling games on PlayStation and one of the only 3D platformers on the system. Like the demo before it, Astrobot makes great use of dual sense features, which was a highlight for me. I loved feeling all the different materials astro would walk on, and I spent much time seeing what I could interact with to give me that next hit of dual sense crack.

Smarf's Top 5 Games of 2024

January 05, 2025

This was a strange year for me when it comes to gaming. I was interested in very few of the new games coming out and didn’t necessarily want to spend money on them. The games that I did play, I managed to play because I rented them with Gamefly, but shipping speed put a damper on how quickly I could play them.

5 New Heroes Discovered in Marvel Rivals Game Files

January 11, 2025

A leaker known as X0XLEAK posted on X that 5 new heroes were found in the game files. The heroes are:

Switch 2 Announcement Expected This Week

January 13, 2025

Reliable leaker and podcaster, Nate the Hate, announced on his podcast that the Switch 2 will be announced this Thursday, 16th January. Meanwhile, Tom Warren of The Verge corroborated on X that a Switch 2 reveal is expected this week.

Nintendo Switch 2 will be getting Xbox games according to leaker

January 10, 2025

NateTheHate, a reliable leaker and podcaster, claimed Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Microsoft flight Simulator 2024 will be coming to the Nintendo Switch 2.

Nintendo Responds to Leaks: "Not Official"

January 10, 2025

Yesterday, I wrote an article covering all the Nintendo Switch 2 leaks from CES and online, and now Nintendo has finally released a statement addressing them.

What's going on with the Switch 2 leaks?

January 09, 2025

Leaks about the Nintendo Switch 2 have been surfacing everywhere for weeks now with more big news dropping this morning. OnLeaks, in collaboration with 91mobiles,shared a 360-degree render of the Nintendo Switch 2, telling us the following:

Disappointees 2024

January 10, 2025

This is a new series that I'm going to do at the end of each year along with my Game of the Year list. There's always games that I felt could have been good, but just left me feeling disappointed.