It Takes Two Passes Impressive Sales Milestone

While still a relatively young developer, Hazelight Studios is already carving out a place for itself in gaming with its focus on story-driven,couch co-op adventures. The studio’s debut game,A Way Out, was a critical hit in 2018 and over 3.5 million copies were sold. Hazelight shows no signs of slowing down as the studio’s newest game,It Takes Two, is selling very well. It Takes Twofollows Cody and May, a married couple on the verge of divorce transformed into two of their daughter’s dolls and embark on an adventure to return to normal and potentially fix their marriage....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Heather Simmons

Leonardo DiCaprio's New Movie Continues A Trend That Took 63 Years To Happen

Leonardo DiCaprio’s new movie,One Battle After Another, continues a trend that took 63 years to happen. One of the finest actors of his generation,DiCaprio has collaboratedwith many of the finest filmmakers of his generation, beginning with his breakout role in James Cameron’sTitanic(1997), which became the highest-grossing film ever at the time of its release. Since then, DiCaprio has continued collaborating with great directors, including sixmovies withMartin Scorsese–Gangs of New York(2002),The Aviator(2004),The Departed(2006),Shutter Island(2010),The Wolf of Wall Street(2013), andKillers of the Flower Moon(2023)....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Karl Anderson

Live show: Bringing Twisted Metal back from the dead

[Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch King Foom play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you’re able to be as much a part of the show as anything else.] What the hell happened to this game!? It was on everybody’s radar, and highly anticipated by most before its release. And then… it just kind of died out....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Ryan Ortiz

Man Assaults Teen Who Beat His Son in Video Game

Although a vast majority of video games nowadays are extremely violent, news of an assault taking place as a result of a video game feud is not all that common. Even so, there have been some instances of gaming-related assaults, including the time a man wasattacked with the Master Sword fromLegend of Zelda. However, few of these instances have involved gamers' parents, like a recent incident in Malaysia. The assault occurred at a gaming store in Seremban, Malaysia where two teens were competing against each other in an unknown video game....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Lorraine Rangel

Marathon, Platforms, Story, & Gameplay Details

The studio behindDestinyandHalohave debuted the very first gameplay trailer for their next sci-fi shooter:Marathon. Taking place on a mysteriously abandoned colony on the planet Tau Ceti IV, the next title by Bungie is an extraction shooter where players will join up in teams of three to fight environmental enemies and other players to collect as much loot as possible. Strangely enough,Marathonwill not be free-to-play and Bungie have yet to confirm a price, which has raised concerns about its success in a very crowded shooter market....

June 18, 2025 · 5 min · 1017 words · Kelly Black

Matt Damon's Controversial $335 Million Action Epic Is A Huge Hit On HBO Max

Matt Damon’s controversial 2016 monster movieThe Great Wallhas now become a major streaming hit on HBO Max, almost nine years after its theatrical release. The movie divided opinion when it first came out, not just from an artistic perspective, but because Damon plays a white protagonist in an East Asian setting. Thecast ofThe Great Wallfeatures Chinese actor Jing Tian, Willem Dafoe and Pedro Pascal alongside Matt Damon, and tells the story of European mercenaries doing battle with mysterious monsters in China 1000 years ago....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Benjamin Brown

Microsoft's 10-Year Commitment to Bring Call of Duty to Nintendo is Nothing More Than Legal Fodder

WIth how big of an IPCall of Dutyis, it is no wonder that the platform availability of any of the franchise’s releases is a huge point of contention and interest. In recent years, the series has settled down into offering availability on the latest Xbox, Playstation, and PC hardware, with the likes of Nintendo falling to the wayside in terms of collaboration with the mega first-person shooter IP. However, that could potentially change with the news that Microsoft has pledged to bring theCall of Dutyfranchise to Nintendo consoles for up to a decade, should its acquisition ofCoDpublisher Activision Blizzard be legally made official....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 620 words · Amanda Hancock

My Hero Academia Unmasks a Traitor Among the Students

Episode Air Date 26-06-2025 Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for My Hero Academia, Episode 141, “Villain,” now streaming onCrunchyroll. My Hero Academiahas never been a difficult story to follow, but when the action dies down and the series leans on politics or interpersonal drama to carry the plot forward, it can feel a lot more elaborate. Small details from episodes or even several seasons prior can converge into major revelations, one such example being this week’s reveal of a traitor among Class 1-A....

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 804 words · Allison Baird

NCIS Franchise Star Boards The Cast Of Watson For Season 2

Good news for those who miss seeing him on their screens sinceNCIS: Hawai’i’s cancellation: it’s been announced that Noah Mills will be joining the cast ofWatsonseason 2 in a recurring guest star role.Deadlinefirst reported the news. Mills will reportedly play disgraced Silicon Valley tech wunderkind Beck Wythe, who returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh after destroying his career with out-of-control, reckless behavior. Mills' character will be integral to the story of Eve Harlow’s Ingrid Derian inWatsonseason 2....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Mary Chen

Need for Speed countdown site points toward August 14 announcement

No stalling Electronic Arts have bust out that time-tested, industry-approved hype generator –the mysterious countdown website– to generate heat for an all-new entry in their long-running, road-ripping Need for Speed franchise. The site features a slick “NFS” logo design and a simple clock, which is scheduled to hit the big zero on Wednesday, August 14 at 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 15:00 BST. Fans should verify they’re in gear for all of the hot news regarding the next release in this now 25-year-old racing series....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Kenneth Klein

New Borderlands 3 Trailer Details Story So Far Series

WhenBorderlands 3was officially announced, Gearbox dubbed 2019 the year ofBorderlands. This seems to be the case, especially consideringBorderlands 2andThe Pre-Sequelrecently hit peak numbers on Steam. And with the release of a remastered version of the originalBorderlands, many are playing through the games again in preparation for the threequel. For those who are not currently playing throughBorderlands Remastered, though, Gearbox has released a “Story So Far…” trailer that recaps the events of the first game....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Christian Smith

Nintendo Indie World Showcase August 2025: All Game Reveals & Announcements

Since the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, many have been anxiously awaiting moreNintendo Directs, like today’s Indie World Showcase, to show off new games coming to the system. Indie games have been known to include many standout titles that can become even more popular than big studio releases, and can range from retro to intricate in their designs. These experiences can be quite creative in their storytelling, are often cheaper than their AAA game competition, and still provide hours of fun for players....

June 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1218 words · Janice Olson

Nintendo’s new Tokyo store is so popular that it has hours-long wait times

‘Sorry to keep customers waiting’ Nintendo opened their flagship Tokyo store just recently in November, and they’re still having a massive over-population problem even after the Christmas season. Clocking in at 300-square-meters, the space just isn’t enough to fit everyone, and Nintendo has been forced to implement hours-long wait times beyond its gates. According to Bloomberg the store is very popular both in terms of local fans and foreign visitors, and has gotten to the point where tickets are now distributed outdoors for entry before the 10AM opening time....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Dr. Melissa Sampson