New Battlefield 6 Leak Reveals Beta Test Dates

Following months of prior testing with the early accessBattlefield LABSexperiments, EA has been gearing up for the release ofBattlefield 6’s open beta tests already through its social media channels. While there’s no official date for the playable testing periods just yet, a recent leak reveals that its release might be arriving much sooner than anticipated. According toInsider Gaming’sTom Hendersonon X,Battlefield 6will reportedly be hosting a series of open and closed beta tests throughout the month of August....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Daniel Jones

New Silent Hill Movie Not Bringing Back Original Screenwriter

The newSilent Hillmovie will not be bringing back its original screenwriter, Roger Avary, it has been confirmed. Last week, Christophe Gans, the director of theSilent Hillmovie from 2006, confirmed that he iscreating a newSilent Hillfilmwith Victor Hadida, the executive producer of the Resident Evil movies. On Twitter,Silent Hillscreenwriter Roger Avary confirmed to fans that he wouldn’t be working on the new movie. Rely on Horror editor CJ Melendez asked Avary if he would be working on the film and he responded with a short “no....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Sara Thompson

Next PlayStation State of Play Will Be Dedicated to Anticipated Exclusive

The next few months will be ripe with video game reveals and live streams thanks to events likeSummer of Gamingand one-off announcements from studios. PlayStation periodically puts on State of Play, a Nintendo Direct style conference full of news for fans of the brand. The next one will be happening soon, and it will be about a highly anticipated game. On May 14 at 1 pm PST, Sony will be hosting a State of Play dedicated toGhost of Tsushima,the forthcoming open-world action game from Sucker Punch....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Justin Rivera

Ori and the Will of the Wisps Release Date, Gameplay Shown at E3

Microsoft just unveiled the latest trailer ofOri and the Will of the Wispsduring its press conference at E3 today in Los Angeles. The upcomingMetroidvaniaplatfomer will be released on July 19, 2025, and it will also be available to the Xbox Game Pass. Will of the Wispswill serve as the sequel toOri and the Blind Forest, which is the gorgeous 2015 game that was ableto sell enough copies in its first week to earn a profit....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Margaret Robertson

Overwatch Oni Genji, Cop D.Va Skins in Heroes of the Storm 2.0 Event

Heroes of the Stormjust launched its major 2.0 update and is holding a newOverwatch-themed event where playerscan unlock new Genji and D.Va skins. TheHeroes of the Storm 2.0update focuses mainly on revamping the game’s meta progression and monetization systems. Blizzard’s new focus is clearly much more on gaining new players as well as retaining them. AdoptingOverwatch’s Loot Box system, now in the form of Loot Chests, is one of them. Apparently rewardingOverwatchloot directly works pretty well, too....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Deborah Lee

Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers is setting its sights on an early 2020 release in Japan

I’ll just be here twiddling my thumbs until it’s released in the west It’s been several months since Atlus first pulled back the curtain onPersona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. With its original codename of “Persona S,” many people assumed it to be a Switch port of the fifth entry in the popular RPG series. Instead, we all found out Atlus had teamed with Koei Tecmo studio Omega Force to givePersona 5its ownMusoustyle game....

July 28, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Jessica Rodriguez

PewDiePie Partners with DLive for Exclusive Streaming Rights

PopularYouTube content creator Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberghas announced an exclusive partnership with blockchain-based livestreaming platform DLive. PewDiePie’s first steam on DLive will be Sunday, April 14th, at 10am PT. As part of PewDiePie’s DLive streaming partnership, he will be kicking things off with a SupportCreators stream where he donates up to $50,000 to 100 different DLive streamers. Presumably, this will help bring more users to the DLive streaming platform, but whether they will stay beyond Sunday is yet to be seen....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Alexa Cortez

Pokemon Anime Concept Art Reveals Different Look for Ash Ketchum

Pokemon’s Ash Ketchum is one of the few animated characters that have become a household name over the past few decades. With fans constantly talking about upcoming anime episodes ornewPokemonmovies, it is not all too surprising for one particular aficionado to discover, and share, oldPokemonconcept art that reveals what Ash Ketchum’s design would have looked like before he was first introduced to the public. Ash made his first TV appearance in Japan in 1997, with the anime coming to Western shores in 1998....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Melanie Fox

Pokemon GO Adds New Gen 4 Pokemon and Stardust Blast Event

Niantic has recently launched a new in-game event inPokemon GOcalled Stardust Blast. The new event offers tons of surprises and opportunities for a limited time as it introduced two new creatures in the game from Gen 4. The first Pokemon to be added with the Stardust Blast Event is Buiziel, which is a water-type Pokemon that resembles a mix between a weasel and sea otter. Although Buiziel was already spotted in the game previously, players are now reporting that the creature seemingly disappeared and may have been removed....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · April Clay

Pokemon Producer Talks Pokemon Snap 2

Twenty years ago,Pokemon Snap, aPokemonspin-off that tasks players with taking pictures of their favorite Pocket Monsters, released on N64. At the time of its release, critical response toPokemon Snapwas generally positive, and it stood, and still stands, as a unique offering within the franchise. As such, some fans have been hoping that aPokemon Snapsequel might eventually materialize, and thePokemon SwordandShieldproducerhas now offered some words on the matter. In a recent interview with the UK publicationMetro, Junichi Masuda, the aforementionedPokemonproducer, was probed on why there has never been aPokemon Snap 2....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Clinton Bass

Pro Call of Duty Player Thinks Modern Warfare's Grau Should Be Nerfed

InCall of Duty: Modern Warfare, the debate between Grau orM4A1has been going for some time. Pro Player Crimsix decided it was time to share his opinion on which weapon is better. Call of Dutyprofessional players have been speaking out about different aspects of the game lately. While the weapons in the game aren’t the onlycontroversial feature inCall of Duty,they have been generating a lot of online debate about which of these weapons is the strongest and deals the most damage....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Dennis Hoffman

RDR2: Hummingbird Sage Locations

Quick Links For players who need Sage for the Herbalist Challenges inRed Dead Redemption 2, or just for players who want to collect some herbs for crafting Tonics, they can find just where to get Hummingbird Sage below inguaranteed spots throughout the mapso they don’t have to wander aimlessly anymore. Hummingbird Sage can be found easily in a few spots withinRed Dead Redemption 2, and those who are in need of this plant can find the exact locations of a plethora of the specific plant in very accessible areas rather early on in their playthrough and beyond....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Cody Walker

Restarting These $3.9B Franchises Is New Paramount Leadership's Top Priority

The newParamountleadership has detailed their upcoming movie plans, which include moreStar Trekand thesequelTop Gun 3. On August 7, Paramount Global merged with Skydance Media to become the Paramount Skydance Corporation. The newly formed entertainment conglomerate’s holdings include Paramount Skydance Studios, CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central. Paramount Pictures, which is one of the oldest film studios in the world, isknown for their long history of big-screen productions, including installments in a wide variety of franchises, such asFriday the 13th,Mean Girls,A Quiet Place,The Godfather,The Naked Gun,Scream,Sonic the Hedgehog, andMission: Impossible....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Margaret Reynolds