Mafia III is getting three ‘tightly-told’ story expansions in 2017

First up is ‘Faster, Baby!’ in March Oh don’t you worry,Mafia IIIis still getting that story DLC. There’s a season pass, after all! Today, developer Hangar 13 outlined its release schedule for the three upcoming expansions: Stones Unturned(May 2017) Sign of the Times(July 2017) Those estimated dates are liable to change, but that’s the general time frame. Notably, the studio intends to make all three of these story add-ons “tight, focused” narratives....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Christina Walker

Marvel's Midnight Suns: How to Unlock Storm

Storm has arrived inMarvel’s Midnight Suns, giving comic book fans a reason to cheer. As one of the most exciting members of theX-Men franchise, Ororo Munroe is powerful in the lore and her character in the game lives up to the tremendous hype. RELATED:Marvel’s Midnight Suns: How to Get More Cards This excitement must be tempered by the fact that she’s not available at the start ofMarvel’s Midnight Suns. Players who want to unlock Storm as soon as possible are wise to do so since she can carry the entire game from early until late....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Logan Miller

Mortal Kombat 11: Jax Gets Vicious New Brutality

While theMortal Kombat 11release date is over two months in the past, NetherRealm Studios is keeping players engaged with its newest fighting game through post-launch support. This includes introducingMortal Kombat11 DLC charactersinto the game and also adding new brutalities for fans to unlock. One such newMortal Kombat 11brutality was discovered just this week, and it is for the man with the cybernetic arms himself, Jax. This new Jax brutality is called “Buffed Up,” and it is unlocked by completing aMortal Kombat 11Towers of Timetitled “Hold That....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Brad Duncan

New Details On Rogue One Reshoots Revealed By Andor Star

A beloved sci-fi star who appeared inRogue One: A Star Wars StoryandAndorhas shared more of the story surrounding the infamous rewrites and reshoots for the former. The standalone movieRogue Oneis directed by Gareth Edwards, but Tony Gilroy was brought on board well into the production to helm the rewrites. Gilroy then went on to serve as creator ofAndor, the highly acclaimed prequel series toRogue One.Rogue Onerecounts the mission of the doomed squadron that stole the Death Star plans for the Rebellionpreceding the events of the originalStar Wars, whileAndoris an even darker exploration of the political nature of the Rebellion against the authoritarian Empire....

July 14, 2025 · 4 min · 710 words · Deanna Le

Nike’s Next Big Collaboration Will Tap One of Anime’s Greatest Shows of All Time

Anime collaborations with brands are the perfect way for fans to show off their love for their favorite series. These partnerships come in so many different varieties, like theNaruto-inspired Burger King meal,Kate Spade Hello Kitty handbag and accessories collection, andHatsune Miku McDonald’s meal, to list a few. Fashion partnerships offer some of the coolest forms of anime merchandise, since they allow fans to wear tangible symbols of their appreciation for a certain series....

July 14, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · April Dawson

Nintendo Increasing Switch Console Production for Holidays

New reports say that Nintendo is ramping up production of the NintendoSwitchahead of the holidays, in order to prepare for the demand that is forecasted for the company’s newest console. That’s according to theFinancial Times, who is also reporting that Nintendo is actually denying that it is increasing production of theSwitchand that it only plans on manufacturing 10 million units, which was Nintendo’s original target of units to ship. However, considering that numbers show that the Switch isoutselling the mega-popular Wiiwhen compared to the same time frame of sales back when the Wii launched, it wouldn’t be surprising if Nintendo is in fact making sure that it has enough supply to capitalize on the demand that is likely to continue into the end of the year....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Kathleen Mahoney

Occamsdex: Monster Hunter edition

And some Pokemon, too For the last few weeks, at least half of the community team has been happily grinding away in the various locales ofMonster Hunter Generations. In our travels, Strider and I have seen a great many things. We have gathered resources, befriended cat people, built weapons, and encountered soap dragons and some weird, horrifying, screaming, winged fleshlight with shark teeth. When faced with such creatures, we naturally asked ourselves, “How would Occams describe such monsters?...

July 14, 2025 · 4 min · 834 words · Amanda Hernandez

Octodad: Dadliest Catch to get Wii U release on October 29

Just in time for Halloween While children are dressing up as Marvel superheroes and/or Disney princesses and adults are doing the same but with sexy versions (think Ant Man but with assless chaps), one humble cephalopod will be dressing up as a regular dad. Sure, he’s been at it for almost two years now, but this time he’ll be on a Nintendo console. That’s right;Octodad: Dadliest Catchis coming to Wii U....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Diane Hogan

One Chicago's Next Crossover Requires A Sacrifice To Avoid 2025's NBC Special's Biggest Mistake

TheOne Chicagocrossover tradition returned in early 2025, and while it was exciting,the three-episode event left much to be desired, meaning the next one must learn from its mistakes.NBC’s popular franchise (which consists ofChicago Fire,Chicago PD, andChicago Med) has produced four crossovers over the years. The fourth one arrived more than five years after the last, as the shows were limited by what they could do after the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, though,One Chicagois back and better than ever....

July 14, 2025 · 4 min · 683 words · Kimberly Adams

Overwatch Guide: Every Year of Rooster Event Collectible Item

WithOverwatch’s Year of the Rooster Event currently underway, there are many festive cosmetic items up for grabs – here’s a complete list of all the new additions. Following up on the successful Summer Olympics, Halloween, and Christmas events,Overwatch’s latest seasonal event – the Chinese New Year-themedYear of the Rooster– is now underway and players around the world are in for quite a treat over the next three weeks. The new event will give players the chance to play a new mini-game called “Capture the Rooster”, which is a unique take on the classiccapture-the-flaggame mode that takes place on a revamped version of the Lijiang Tower....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Shannon Hodge

Phil Spencer’s Letter About Xbox Layoffs Is Insulting

Microsoft has laid off more than 9,000 employees, affecting many subsidiaries in theXboxdivision. Nearly 4% of the multi-trillion-dollar conglomerate’s workforce was cut, even after exceeding$25 billion in profitslast quarter.Rare’sEverwildwas canceled, The Initiative was shuttered alongside itsPerfect Darkreboot also being binned, andCandy Crushdeveloper King has had its workforce slashed. According toBloomberg’sJason Schreier,Call of Dutydeveloper Raven Software andForzastudio Turn 10 were hit by the layoffs, with the latter losing nearly 50% of its staff....

July 14, 2025 · 5 min · 1016 words · Pamela Sanford

Pokemon Clone Coming Day One to Game Pass in April 2023

Cassette Beasts, from developer Bytten Studio and publisher Raw Fury, is coming toPC Game Passday one on April 26 (as well as Steam). It’ll launch on Xbox One and Xbox Series X (viaXbox Game Pass) and Nintendo Switch sometime in late Spring 2023. InCassette Beasts, players will be able to collect “awesome monsters” using their cassette player, giving it a distinctPokemonclonevibe. It also features turn-based battles in an open-world RPG, which can draw comparisons toPokemon Scarlet and Violet, though it has a distinct pixel art style reminiscent of older games....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Mary Murray

Pokemon GO Bug Out 2024

Pokemon GOdevelopers at Niantic offer players multiple Collection Challenges during the Bug Out 2024 event. During the event, players can encounter numerous Bug-type monsters, including a boosted chance of encountering Shiny Combee and Shiny Burmy. There are four Collection Challenges, each rewarding players with numerous featured encounters and Mega energy for different Pokemon. Pokemon GOtrainerscan participate in the Bug Out 2024 event fromFriday, April 12, at 10 AMtoWednesday, April 17, at 8 PM Local Time....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Donna Carrillo