Summary Hazelight Studios' highly-anticipated follow-up toIt Takes Two,Split Fictionreleases this week and although it isn’t a sequel to 2021’s Game of the Year, it is built on the same co-op foundation. That means Split Fiction cannot be played alone. You need a second player, and Hazelight has jokingly announced a Friend Edition for anyone who wants to play but doesn’t have a gamer friend to play with. The ad for Split Fiction’s Friend Edition stars Hazelight director Josef Fares noting that he has heard our complaints about not being able to play alone, and this is the response....

Four years and 20 million copies sold later, Hazelight Studios is back with its highly-anticipated co-op follow-up toIt Takes Two,Split Fiction. Well, it will be when it’s released this Thursday. The reviews for Split Fiction are in though, and they spell very good news for those of you hoping Hazelight was able to carry over some of that It Takes Two magic and build on it in its next game....

Summary Shift Up, the studio behindStellar Blade, says it has started the new year by giving all of its workers a bonus. This includesPlayStation 5 Prosfor all of its employees, alongside a monetary bonus totalling one million yen (around $32,000). This comes after Shift Up saw great success in 2023 with the release of Stellar Blade, exclusively onPS5. It was the first console game release for the studio and was met withlargely positive reviews, strong sales, and a couple of nominations at The Game Awards....

Each region inTwo Point Museumhas dozens of Places of Interest, or POIs, for your Expedition Teams to visit. From easy trips like Greasy Fields to the deepest and most dangerous areas of outer space, you’ll probably visit most (if not all) of them at least once as your museum grows throughout the game. Some POIs are especially worth repeated trips, either for their consistency or because the chances at good rewards are just too enticing to pass up....

Many video game lovers have a vested interest in anime. There is a love for losing yourself in both, especially when there are similar storylines or themes. There is a good deal of anime out there with different genres and character types, and seemingly endless options to choose from. Stardew Valley hasa wide variety of in-game play. Some people are thrilled by the ability to go mining, while others are much more focused on building relationships....

Dinosaurs have been a part ofDungeons & Dragonsfor decades, adding prehistoric ferocity to both jungle adventures and lost-world settings. The 2025 Monster Manual updates classic dinosaur creatures with refined mechanics, new abilities, and even a few surprises. These creatures aren’t just powerful enemies; they serve as mounts, environmental threats, and even potential allies for those brave enough to tame them. From sky-soaring predators to armored behemoths, dinosaurs in D&D bring a mix of raw power and primeval mystery....

Thehorror genreas we know it wouldn’t be the same without the spooky classics about ghosts haunting a location. Just as video games have their penchant for featuring ghosts,some more benevolent than others, movies also love to explore ghost stories, even finding new innovative and influential ways of telling them throughout the decades. More than any other horror subgenre, movies centering around ghosts place an emphasis on sound design, score, atmosphere, emotion, and mystery....

Uncommon cards inPokemon Pocketmight be a bit overlooked in favor of the rarer cards, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t some powerful Pokemon to play. Some might be good for support, while others are more of a utility play, helping set up your other cards. The cards considered uncommon in Pokemon Pocket are the ones with two diamond icons on the bottom left-hand corner of the card. They’re typically basic or stage one Pokemon, with a few Trainer cards as well....

Summary ManyRPGsincludeparty members who assist the main hero on their adventures. Most of them are introduced fairly early into your journey, so you can have a full game getting to know them, both in and out of combat. Yet, not every RPG does that. Some games add companions to your party deep into the story. It can be because the developers want to introduce every party member gradually or because a character’s introduction is tied to an important story moment that can’t happen too early....

Summary Upon the release of every WWE 2K game, it’s always interesting to see how the developers decide to rate each superstar. After all, it’s the tradition of the series to assign every wrestler in the game an overall rating, and that series staple continues inWWE 2K25. Each rating is fascinating, but what’s most interesting is seeing who the real big hitters are, the highest-rated superstars in the game. A lot of the wrestlers who were amongthe highest-rated in WWE 2K24have been given the same respect in 2K25....

Summary The Last of Usis very popular. Regardless of your opinion on the matter,or how much you like/hate Abby, that much is an undeniable fact. It’s why we’ve seen The Last of Us get released on PS3, PS4, and PS5, and whyThe Last of Us Part 2got a remaster despite being less than four years old at the time.Bloodborne fans, I truly feel for you. However, with remasters of both games not on the latest console available, you’d assume thatPlayStationwas just about done flaunting The Last of Us to everyone....

Noir-Fantasy Realness The debut game from Barcelona-based indie studio Omaet Games bills itself as a narrative ASMR adventure (owing to the satisfying, muted hair-cutting repetition), heavy on the narrative. The game is primarily a visual novel told from the perspective of Clara, the titular barber who only opens shop at midnight. This is when her clientele is most active, because she serves supernatural creatures like werewolves, vampires, and more – people who can’t go to regular shops for their grooming needs....

Updated on Thursday, July 03, 2025:VGChas now corroborated rumors that the still-unannounced Oblivion remake will not only be here before June, but could be released as early as next month. Summary In 2023, a former Virtuos employee claimed that Bethesda was working on a remaster ofThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, which was later corroborated whenofficial Bethesda documents leaked during the FTC case over the Activision Blizzard King acquisition. The project was slated for fiscal year 2022, which came and went without a release....