Angry Birds Maker Rovio Enters Sale Talks

Angry BirdsmakerRoviohas entered preliminary sale negotiations with a number of potential suitors, the studio announced Monday. The news of this development arrives weeks afterIsraeli gambling giant Playtika offered to buy Rovioin an all-cash deal valued at over $800 million. Founded in 2003, Rovio went on to develop and publish dozens of J2ME games before establishing itself as a mobile gaming powerhouse at the dawn of the smartphone era with the planetary success of itsAngry Birdsfranchise....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Alexander Fuller

Asmongold and Pokimane Fear the Same Fate on Twitch Following ASMR Controversy

Twitchhad all but forgotten the hot tub meta before the new meta, ASMR, started taking over the platform in its place. Led by the same two streamers,Amouranth and Indiefoxx, the ASMR category is now filled with streamers licking a microphone with prosthetic ears on either end in exchange for subscriptions. Amouranth and Indiefoxx were both bannedfor the same length of time — three days — for performing the sexual ASMR with their butts facing the camera....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 629 words · Mark Miller

Assassin's Creed Mirage Releases Update 1.0.4

Summary Ubisoft started rolling out theAssassin’s Creed Mirageupdate 1.0.4. This is the second patch for the latest franchise entry sinceAssassin’s Creed Miragereleased to largely positive reviewson October 5. The day-one version of the game was bundled with the 1.0.2 update, which introduced a wide array of bug fixes and performance improvements. Ubisoft soon followed up on that release with the 1.0.3 patch that addressed some audio glitches and UIissues inAssassin’s Creed Mirage....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Mr. Raymond Rush

Assassin's Creed Unity Reveals Feature That Didn't Make It Into the Game

Amid recent news of delays and cancellations, Ubisoft’s celebration of theAssassin’s Creedfranchise carries on. It is officially 15 years old this year, and the Ubisoft community has been celebrating the various games. It hasn’t all been good news, though, with the companyremoving online services for olderAssassin’s Creedgames in Septemberand the Mentors Guild shutting down. However, the latest spotlight belongs toAssassin’s Creed Unitynonetheless. The 2014 game put players into the shoes of Arno Dorian during the French Revolution and told a classic tale of love between rival factions—the Assassin Arno loved a Templar named Elise....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Susan Lewis

Atomic Heart: How to Solve The City Maze Puzzle

Atomic Heartis an action-packed game by Mundfish that takes players to the alternate USSR of 1955.The game is replete with challenging questsand intriguing puzzles to keep players engaged and entertained. Players must solve these puzzles not only to advance through the game but also to access certain weapons and other necessary materials. Talking about puzzle,Atomic Heartfeatures lots of puzzles that players can solve as they progress through the game. One of these puzzles is the City Maze Puzzle, which can beconfusing for many players, especially beginners....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · April Keller

Beginner Tips For Beacon Pines

Beacon Pinesis a charming adventure game that tells the story of Luka as he ventures through a mysterious world. Players can read through a beautiful book and explore the events of Beacon Pines to uncover the truth about the town. RELATED:Great Choose Your Own Adventure Video Games People can play as Luka to complete quests in and around Beacon Pines. Finishing these fascinating quests will provide golden charms to the player....

May 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1168 words · Joshua Alexander

Bethesda's Starfield Team Has Good Chemistry, Developer Says

It’s been a massive day for both Bethesda and Xbox, as the two companies come together to discuss the future of their respective brands, now joined together. While fans got a ton of juicy new details abouthow Bethesda is going to operate, there weren’t many updates on games. That being said, Bethesda did offer a slight nod toStarfield,one of its next major titles. While not an earth-shattering revelation by any means, it seems thatStarfielddevelopmentis going relatively smoothly, or at the very least, the team is excited for what it’s putting together....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Michael Hogan

Biomutant Release Time

Experiment 101 and THQ Nordic’s action RPGBiomutantwill be officially released on May 25 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Although some gamers have reported receivingearly copies ofBiomutant, most players will be able to dive into the post-apocalyptic kung-fu fable sometime tomorrow. The review embargo forBiomutantlifts later today, and it will be interesting to see the impressions of early players. Throughout its development, the game has been compared to other RPGs likeThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildandDevil May Cry, and Experiment 101 has also cited theRatchet & Clankgames and theBatman: Arkhamseries as influences....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 524 words · Lindsay Hahn

Cyberpunk 2077: City Center's Most Interesting Places

Summary Cyberpunk 2077is a video game that needs no introduction. Through the years of hard work since its initial release,Cyberpunk 2077has proved to bean excellent video gamethat players couldn’t enjoy to this degree early on. Thankfully, painstakingly released update after update ironed out the bugs and glitches, bringing forth a great experience, and further mysteries to uncover within Night City. In all of Night City’s corporate claustrophobia, it’s the City Center that acts as one of the many urban sprawls players can explore, serving as a hub for the many reviled megacorps that are slowly sucking the soul out of this city to earn a profit....

May 18, 2025 · 5 min · 885 words · Thomas Kelley

Dr Disrespect Not Impressed By Halo Infinite Campaign

After what felt like an eternity for many fans, the release ofHalo Infiniteis right around the corner. While players received a chance to try out the upcoming installment in the franchise as part of two multiplayer previews over the last couple of months, many wanted a chance to see more details about the game’s story. Fortunately for fans,343 Industries recently revealed a campaign overview trailer, the first gameplay seen of the Master Chief since July of 2020....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Joseph White

Dragalia Lost is Crossing Over With Monster Hunter

With the popularity ofMonster Huntershowing no signs of slowing in the wake ofMonster Hunter World: Iceborne, it seems like everyone wants to get in on the action. This includes Cygames, which will soon be crossing theMonster Hunterseries over with its popular mobile gameDragalia Lost. Dragalia Lostis a mobile game that sees players take control of different heroes, co-op for temporary events in trueMonster Hunterstyle, and turn into enormous dragons. Several of the bosses fought are even bigger dragons than the players have access to, not unlikeMonster Hunter’s toughest fights, so the crossover makes a lot of sense....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · David Mcdonald

Elden Ring's Rumored Badlands DLC is Not Real, But it Should Be

TheElden Ringfanbase is abuzz with activity right now. After a year of speculation,Elden Ring’s DLC has finally been revealed as Shadow of the Erdtree. While it only exists as an image right now, more information is expected to come for it later in the year. Fan speculation is running wild, with different parts of the provided artwork promptingtheories such as Miquella’s relevanceor the presence of another Erdtree. Debates are still raging regarding the finer points ofElden Ring’s lore, so this should serve to fill in a few gaps....

May 18, 2025 · 4 min · 657 words · Jason Carr

Every World Introduced In The Rising Of The Shield Hero

Summary While Raphtalia’s world is the most prominent of the worlds portrayed in The Rising of the Shield Heroanime series, it is not the only one portrayed. Primarily, the worlds portrayed in the series can be categorized into worlds with status magic and worlds without. Many times, cardinal heroes are summoned from worlds without status magic to worlds with status magic to protect them from waves. In The Rising of the Shield Hero,unlike worlds with status magic, people in worlds without status magic usually do not have abilities, and their worlds aresimply alternate universes....

May 18, 2025 · 5 min · 979 words · Samuel Nelson