EVE Online Is Getting a AAA Spin-Off Blockchain Game

CCP Games, the developer and publisher of sci-fi space voyage MMOEVE Online, has just announced that it is working on a spin-off video game that will utilize blockchain technology. Securing funding from partners outside the company, CCP Games is looking to build a AAA title that is also set in theEVE Onlineuniverse.Many fans will likely recall thatEVE Onlinewas launched back in 2003, making 2023 its 20th year in the industry. Despite its age, the MMO continues to thrive, with the development team seeming to be very in-touch with its player base and community....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Tami Davenport

Final Fantasy 16 Reveals Bio for Benedikta Harman

Square Enix debuted a new trailer forFinal Fantasy 16during Thursdays’s PlayStation State of Play event. The trailer focuses on Eikons inFinal Fantasy 16, the summons of pastFinal Fantasyfranchises. InFinal Fantasy 16, individuals can become a Dominant, which means they house an Eikon within them. These Dominants can control the fate of nations with their power. One of the new Dominants introduces inFinal Fantasy 16’s new trailer is named Benedikta Harman, the Dominant of the Eikon Garuda....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Felicia Carter

Fortnite Adds Zero Build Mode, New Weapon, and More in Latest Update

Fortniteis a game that is constantly getting updates, but it is making serious waves this season after controversially removing building. Epic Games' ultra popular free-to-play title is now into its second week of Chapter 3 Season 2. Aside from a handful of POI updates, the biggest physical change for the season came in the form of no building whatsoever. Playing intothe game’s ongoing story, a supposed leak revealedFortnite’s no build mode could be permanent....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Kyle Miller

Forza Horizon 5 Has 11 Distinct Biomes

Among the list of new games coming to Xbox consoles,Forza Horizon 5provides fans with one of the best looks at the powerful hardware of theXbox Series X. In a recent update, the developers gave gamers a first look at the 11 new biomes coming to the game at launch. The intent of the developers is to make these biomes feel as varied as possible. To achieve this goal, they choseMexico as the setting forForza Horizon 5....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Matthew Murray

Gamer is Doing 'No Death' Runs of Ultra Difficult Games Using His Chin

There seems to be an innate urge among many gamers to make already-challenging games even harder for themselves through self-imposed challenges. These can range from the ridiculous, likebeatingDark Souls 3with a single button, to the severe, like completing multiple games without dying once. The “no death” run is a popular choice, and one gamer has taken it to the next level by proving that one doesn’t need to use their hands to absolutely crush a hard game....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Christopher Barrett

Genshin Impact 2.6: New Weapon and Artifact Details Revealed

The performance of eachGenshin Impactcharacter relies heavily on the weapon and artifact set they pick. Apart from the Attack Damage stat, each weapon in the game has a unique secondary stat and passive. However, artifacts can be just as important but acquiring the right set can be cumbersome to say the least. The upcomingGenshin Impactupdate 2.6 will bring two new artifact sets alongside a DPS sword. RELATED:Genshin Impact Leak Reveals More Information About Yelan Kit The officialGenshin ImpactTwitter account has revealed more information about the upcoming weapons and artifact sets....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Amy Hebert

Genshin Impact Players Want More Off-field Pyro Characters

With the recent release of new characters and elemental reactions,Genshin Impactplayers want more options when choosing their off-field Pyro character. Upon the release of the game, Pyro was considered by far the strongest element in the game. However, with the new meta shift inGenshin Impact, players have to rely on just a handful of Pyro characters to maximize their damage numbers. The game allows players to have four different characters in their team composition with only one active unit at a time....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Julie White

Genshin Impact: Where To Find The Souvenir Shop In Monstadt And Liyue

Players around the globe seem to have taken quite a liking to miHoYo’s new open world gacha game,Genshin Impact. With manyunique and powerful fantasy characters to collectand a map comparable toLegend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,Genshin Impacthas caused many players to sink countless hours (and money) in the game since it released on September 28. Updated Jun 12, 2025 by Mina Smith:With every update, Genshin Impact brings players more to do, more places to explore, and more characters to unlock....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Kendra Young

Half-Life: Alyx Gets 11 Minutes of Gameplay Footage

Half-Life: Alyxwas a no-show at the Game Awards earlier this month, but new footage of Valve’s newest VR foray into its first, and perhaps most beloved, franchise has arrived. The first-person shooter was showcased in a video on Adam Savage’s Tested channel on YouTube, where developers at Valve showcased a pre-release demo build of the game on headsets like the Oculus Quest, the HTC Vive Cosmos, andValve’s own Index headsetalongside a set of developer interviews....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Brandon Montgomery

Horizon Forbidden West DLC is Being Review Bombed

Horizon Forbidden West’s newly-releasedBurning ShoresDLC is being review-bombed.Horizon Forbidden Westfirst launched last year to rave reviews from critics, and now Guerrilla Games has expanded the story with theBurning ShoresDLC. TheHorizon Forbidden West: Burning ShoresDLChas been positively received by critics so far. While the reviews for the expansion haven’t quite matched up to the praise heaped onto the base game, it still has a respectable 81 average critic rating. The user rating on Metacritic is another story entirely, though, with the DLC sitting at a dismal 4....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Molly Castillo

How FF7 Rebirth’s Open-World Can Be Even Better in The Third Entry

Summary After dabbling with open-world game design and mechanics in the series' last two mainline entries,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthmakes good on the promise of a genuine open-worldFinal Fantasytitle. WhereFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s open-world design sticks the landing is in its careful integration of every facet of gameplay into its design, making exploration and adventuring off the beaten path just as important as progressing through the game’s main quest. With the second chapter in theFinal Fantasy 7remake trilogy fully adopting an open world, it’s hard to imagine the series backtracking in the third entry, which makes its confirmed inclusion of the Highwind airship all the more intriguing....

July 1, 2025 · 4 min · 759 words · Christine Hernandez

How GTA 5 Has Lasted Three Console Generations

There is perhaps no video game franchise as iconic and prolific as theGrand Theft Autoseries. From its humble beginnings as a top-down game, the franchise has grown to become one of the most profitable entertainment products of all time. Titles such asGrand Theft Auto: San Andreashave become staples of gaming, and though the series has garnered itself mountains of criticism for its violence and crass humor, it has also earned itself the praise of gamers and critics alike....

July 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1449 words · Sara Brown

How The Sims 4 Can Avoid Another Hispanic Heritage and Skin Tone Update Backlash

The Sims 4has been around for over six years now, with many patches and packs being released during that time. Most recently, there’s been a movement fromThe Sims 4community to improve a basic foundation level aspect of the game—its skin tones. The first of these updates supposedly got patched into the game a few days into October, along with bonus items to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month. However, backlash quickly followed after the surprise items and skin tone update were revealed to players....

July 1, 2025 · 4 min · 776 words · Roberta Dixon