Everyone tunes into E3 with a list of wishes because there are few feelings as exciting as that wish coming true. Setting one’s expectations that high is unrealistic, but I personally don’t believe it’s healthy to set your...

We've got a Blu-ray copy of Jordan Peele's Us to give away -- come enter our contest to nab it! Jordan Peele is kind of on fire right now. His debut feature, Get Out, drew in accolades left and right (and made some decent money in the proce...

We've gone entirely too long without a new PC game that captures the magic of the original Zoo Tycoon, but with Planet Zoo this year, Frontier Developments is looking to set things right for neglected fans. It's a management sim in which yo...

There is no such thing as high-level Roller Champions because Roller Champions itself barely exists. Its introduction to the world came last week with an E3 announcement and a surprise technical alpha that was open to everyone. At...

The story of Psychonauts is one of the happiest underdog stories in recent memory. The original launched to critical acclaim in 2005 but underperformed so badly that plans for a sequel were scrapped fairly early on. The relative failure of ...

Nintendo will be hosting the fourth Tetris 99 "Maximus Cup" this weekend with another 999 Gold My Nintendo coins up for grabs. Much like the previous tourneys that featured them, players simply need to compete during the allotted time and a...

Did you know that From Software made a virtual reality game? I feel like Déraciné, a boarding-school adventure starring an unseen faerie, never fully sunk in. It launched last November for PlayStation VR with assistance from S...

Looking to demo the incoming Iceborne expansion for Monster Hunter: World? This month is your chance, as Capcom is hosting a couple of beta tests for PlayStation 4 users beginning this weekend. You won't need the base game to play the Icebo...

Bandai Namco has released a few teasing screenshots of My Hero Academia star Bakugo, who is headed to anime crossover fighter Jump Force as one of the title's DLC characters.Katsuki Bakugo is a hero-in-training from super-popular anime seri...

Baptiste arrived in Overwatch in March after a long testing period, and Blizzard is doing right by him with a short origin story (that you can read here), which teases a potential new skin for the character. The tale joins a long line ...

Some two years after its original release, Nintendo's colourful fighting game ARMS has drawn the curtains on its final Crash Party Bash. Taking place to celebrate the Switch release's second anniversary, the ongoing series of events have se...

Minecraft: Story Mode is about to be delisted from digital marketplaces, but something odd is going on with the Xbox 360 version. In a strange limitation of the Xbox Live Marketplace, there is no way to remove a title from sale while lettin...

Rockstar's magnum opus Red Dead Redemption 2 is to see a special soundtrack release next month, compiling a selection of tracks from the open-world adventure's evocative score.The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 will feature 13 vocal music t...

Dangerous Driving, Three Fields Entertainment's answer to the lack of Burnout in our lives, has finally gotten its promised multiplayer mode. Offering the chance for six players to duke it out, the online-exclusive mode has 18 pre-set event...

The setting is anything but exciting. A labyrinthine office building, the sort of place where Karen from accounting navigates a maze of cubicles just to ask how your weekend was. She doesn't care. She's just looking to kill time before she ...

Following up on an announcement made earlier this year, indie dev Edmund McMillan, best known for smash hits Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac, has revealed that development is officially underway on long-dormant title Mewgenics.The n...

One of the concepts that Bloodstained is bringing over from old school platformers (in addition to things like a boss rush) is cheat codes. Found on Game Sack, one such code will grant you a new weapon at the start of the game by simply cre...

As we approach the launch of SNK's great-looking Samurai Shodown, the once-weekly character trailers seem to be hurriedly hitting us faster and faster, with today's new short previewing old-school samurai Jubei Yagyu.Jubei made his debut in...

After marinating in a test server for nearly three weeks, The Division 2's Gunner specialization is now live in the game proper. As the fourth specialization, The Division 2 is officially growing in terms of its endgame, allowing playe...

Today sees the launch of Kombat League, a new seasonal ranked mode in goreriffic fighter Mortal Kombat 11. Kombat League will give players the opportunity to compete online for points, bragging rights, and even a few exclusive skins.Each mo...

On the outside, there's a lot to be concerned about when it comes to Bloodstained. It was delayed numerous times, Wii U and Vita ports were canceled, and early review copies weren't provided. But in not-very-Kickstarter-fashion, all of that...

Nintendo has announced that Dr. Mario World, the mobile spin-off of its popular puzzle series, will be launching for iOS and Android on July 10, 2019. Pre-registration is now open in the US from the official website and you can stay up-to-...

Amazon and Square Enix have teamed up to offer a new promotion that benefits Final Fantasy XIV players, and it involves the life-encompassing mount system. If you spend $19.99 on "any game," you get the Black Fat Chocobo Mount for free: the...

E3 has come and gone, so today on Impulse, Sam from over at Infinite Backlog joined me in discussing our favorite moments and announcements! From Keanu Reeves' breathtaking announcement and involvement in Cyberpunk 2077 to Final Fantasy VI...

I had my fair share of MMOs in high school with Final Fantasy XI, so I've mostly been on the periphery of XIV's tumultuous first year and phoenix-like rise after Square made a monumental decision to reboot the entire game. Since then, XIV h...