The Witcher: Notable Characters from the School of the Viper

There are many types of Witchers inThe Witcheruniverse, each coming from a different school and taught under different philosophies. The School of the Wolf is the most easily recognizable as this is where the likes of Geralt and Vesemir were taught. Another school, however, is the School of the Viper. Though the school was first established to eradicate the Wild Hunt, some Viper School Witchers abandoned this goal to instead attempt assassinations on the rulers of the Northern realms for the Nilfgaardian Empire....

June 29, 2025 · 5 min · 1011 words · Scott Hudson

Turtle Beach is Acquiring PDP

Summary Turtle Beachhas announced its acquisition of PDP, a competing third-party peripherals brand. While most gamers are probably familiar withTurtle Beachfor its long-running line of headsets, PDP has mainly focused on third-party controllers for platforms like the Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox. PDP has some exciting projects in the works, such as itsFortnite Festival guitar controllerthat’s reminiscent of the ones released forGuitar HeroandRock Band. The PDP Riffmaster is set to be released sometime this spring and includes interesting features like a removable pickguard that can be replaced with custom ones later on....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Ronald Davis

Unproduced 'Alien 3' Script Being Published As A Novel This Summer

After Ridley Scott’sAlienand James Cameron’sAlienswere praised as two of the greatest movies ever made, the beloved sci-fi horror franchise finally faltered with the release of its third installment, David Fincher’sAlien 3, which was panned by critics and underperformed at the box office. Although it was technically Fincher’s directorial debut, theFight Clubdirector has disavowed the movie because Fox executives meddled so much with his vision that the final product is unrecognizable from the project he had in mind....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Kevin Watts

Upcoming Fallout 76 Feature Shows How Far Fallout 4's Base Building Has Come

Summary The current PTS forFallout 76is beginning to test out some of the features that will be coming in the Milepost Zero update, which is expected to be released in September 2024. One such feature that players can currently test and provide feedback on is a new in-game platform for showcasing communityCAMPs inFallout 76, known as Best Builds. CAMP showcases inFallout 76have been a popular topic for a while before the upcoming Best Builds feature was ever announced....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 593 words · Carol Zavala

Upcoming Free Games

Quick Links Gaming is expensive. Whether someone prefers consoles or PC, they will need to invest a fair amount of cash just to set up their stations. Once the hardware is ready to go, owners will need to turn to their platform’s libraries to pick up some software. Nowadays,Xbox Game Passand PS Plus grant access to massive selections of games for monthly fees; however, most AAA titles do not debut on these subscription services....

June 29, 2025 · 14 min · 2803 words · Steven Campos

Vampire Survivors: How to Find and Open the Coffin in Lake Foscari

The roguelike action gameVampire Survivorscontinues to grow with its latest downloadable content,Tides of the Foscari. The new add-on brings more characters, stages, weapons, secrets, and more to the addicting pixilated hit. One of the first unlockable characters from theVampire SurvivorsDLC is Eleanor Uzinor, who can be unlocked byfinding and opening the coffin on the Lake Foscari stage. It is an objective thathas been used in the pastfor other rewards, but this mission requires the new stage exclusive to the Tides of the Foscari DLC....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Charlotte Thomas

Warner Bros is Planning a Triple-A Free-to-Play Game

Though video game developers are often tight lipped about their upcoming projects, there are a few places where information has to be made available to the public. One such place is in job listings, andWarner Broshas posted a few intriguing ones recently that point towards a new secret project being undertaken by the developer. Over the course of February 11th and February 12th, at least 12new job listings were posted on Warner Bros Games San Diego’s career page, each containing references to the mysterious upcoming game....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Benjamin Saunders

Was N64 Classic GoldenEye 007 Originally a SNES Game?

GoldenEye 007was a console defining game for the Nintendo 64 back in the late 1990s and is still regarded as one of the system’s best, constantly being included inlists of the best N64 games ever. Interestingly, there are several game for the Nintendo 64 likeStar Fox 64that began their life as a Super Nintendo project, and it turns outGoldenEyemight have something in common with these titles. The way it turned out,GoldenEye 007was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1997, almost two full years from the release of theJames Bondfilm of the same name....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 552 words · Mark Crawford

X-Men: All of Rogue's Video Game Appearances

Quick Links TheX-Mencharacter Rogue made her first appearance in comics with theAvengers Annualin August 1981, and in the 40 years since she has been featured in a plethora of Marvel titles. This ranges from comic books to television shows, and movies to video games. While she has occasionally appeared as a cameo, a majority of these appearances have highlighted her character and unique set of powers as part of theX-Menfranchise....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Andrea Watkins

5 Reasons We're Excited For Sackboy: A Big Adventure (& 5 Things We're Worried About)

One of the games announced duringSony’sPlayStation 5reveal event on June 11th, 2020 wasSackboy: A Big Adventure.The3D platformersees the return of Sackboy, whom Sony fans will recognize from Media Molecule’s popular and successfulLittleBigPlanetfranchise. Since Media Molecule is hard at work supportingDreams, Sumo Digital is taking the reins for this game. Related:10 Forgotten Platformers You Need To Play There are many reasons to be excited for the adorable character’s return to the spotlight, but plenty of fans have their own reservations about the game, too....

June 28, 2025 · 5 min · 879 words · Shane Jones

A History of Grand Theft Auto's 3D Settings

TheGrand Theft Autofranchise has established itself as one of the biggest in video game history. The sandbox action-adventure games have become increasingly iconic with each release over the years, and news of an impending newGrand Theft Autodominates the focus of the industry whenever details are announced. Although the games have changed from their original top-down predecessors, the setting ofGrand Theft Autotitles has always been a dominant aspect. WithRockstar officially confirming the nextGrand Theft Auto, players are speculating what the setting will be....

June 28, 2025 · 4 min · 780 words · Amy Cooper

All the Evidence for Quantic Dream's Rumored Star Wars Game

Ever since Disney started releasing moreStar Warsfilms in 2015, there has been an increase inStar Warsgames. As such, there have been plenty of rumors regarding newStar Warsgames in recent months. However, the latest leaks suggest thatQuantic Dream, the studio responsible for making titles likeHeavy Rain,Beyond: Two Souls, andDetroit: Become Human, is working on an unannouncedStar Warstitle. This rumor comes as something of a shock, as the developer seems like an odd pick for aStar Warsgame based on its past history of development....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 604 words · Joan Woods

Assassin's Creed Rift's Potential Baghdad Setting Explained

Assassin’s Creed Riftis reportedly the codename for an upcoming release within the franchise. As reported by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier,Ubisoft is converting a DLC forAC Valhallainto a full-blown game, using Basim as the protagonist. It is not an open-world game, by all accounts, focusing on stealth gameplay and a smaller scope. In short, it sounds like a classicAssassin’s Creedgame. That’s not a guarantee it follows this same pattern, but many fans understandably hope so....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Amy Johnson