Call of Duty 2 turns 20: A Timeless Lesson in Pure Skill for Black Ops 7
Two Decades Later, Call of Duty 2 Still Schools the Chaos of Modern CoD As Call of Duty 2 celebrates its 20th anniversary, launched on October 25, 2005, it stands as a towering relic of what made Activision’s franchise a titan of first-person shooters. With Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 looming on October 27, 2025, poised to unleash its trademark sensory overload, Infinity Ward’s 2005 gem offers a sta...[Read More]
Escape the Backrooms 1.0 Drops on Steam: Whisper at Your Peril in This Voice-Aware Horror Maze
Three Years of Nightmares Culminate in a Full Launch, But the Walls Have Ears After three spine-chilling years in Early Access, Escape the Backrooms has clawed its way to version 1.0 on Steam as of October 23, 2025, courtesy of developer Fancy Games and publisher Secret Mode, the folks behind atmospheric gems like Still Wakes the Deep, A Little to the Left, and the serpentine antics of Snake Pass....[Read More]
First Look at Halo: Campaign Evolved: Stunning Unreal Engine 5 Remake Hits PS5, Xbox, and PC in 2026
Halo’s Iconic Debut Returns, And It’s Heading to PlayStation for the First Time In a reveal that’s sent shockwaves through the gaming world, Microsoft and Halo Studios dropped the bombshell at the Halo World Championship 2025: Halo: Campaign Evolved, a ground-up remake of the legendary Halo: Combat Evolved campaign, is coming to Xbox Series X|S, PC (via Steam and Microsoft Store)...[Read More]
Marathon’s Alpha Woes Became ARC Raiders’ Secret Weapon: An Unplanned “A/B Test” in Extraction Shooter Design
Bungie’s Stumbles, Embark’s Gains: How Rival Feedback Shaped ARC Raiders In the cutthroat arena of extraction shooters, where every loot drop and player betrayal can make or break a title, timing is everything. Just ask Embark Studios, the Swedish team behind ARC Raiders. Their PvPvE looter-shooter, fresh off a blockbuster “Server Slam” open test that peaked at 189,668 conc...[Read More]
Pokémon Legends: Z-A Review
City Lights, Pokémon Fights: A Kalos Comeback In the glittering gridlock of Lumiose City, where the Eiffel Tower’s echo looms large and streetlamps cast long shadows on cobblestone confessions, Pokémon Legends: Z-A ignites like a Mega Evolution mid-metro meltdown. Developed by Game Freak, the Kyoto craftsmen who’ve conjured critter-catching conundrums since 1996, and published by The P...[Read More]
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Pokémon Legends: Z-A[a] (/ˌziː ˈeɪ/, /ˌzɛd ˈeɪ/) is a 2025 action role-playing game developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. Part of the ninth generation of Pokémon video games, it is a sequel to the sixth-generation titles Pokémon X and Y (2013) and the second entry in the Pokémon Legends sub-series, following Pokémon...[Read More]
BALL x PIT Review
Plunging into Ballbylon’s Bottomless Bounce In the annals of arcade anomalies, where pixels once paddled paddles against blocky bricks, few titles have dared to distill Breakout‘s bouncy bedrock into a roguelite roguelike with the audacity of BALL x PIT. Crafted by Kenny Sun, the solo savant behind Mr. Sun’s Hatbox‘s hat-heaving hilarity, now bolstered by a boutique band of...[Read More]
BALL x PIT
BALL x PIT is a fast-paced fantasy roguelite where heroes must find the balls to plunge deeper into a seemingly bottomless pit of monsters. Develop arcane ammunition and resources in pursuit of treasure, recruiting additional heroes to aid you in your perilous quest. Ballbylon has fallen. After a meteoric and completely unexpected event annihilated the great city, all that remains is an...[Read More]
Battlefield 6 Hype Survey: Destruction Tops the Charts, Portal Lags Behind
Fans Are Blown Away, Literally, By Battlefield 6’s Standout Features With Battlefield 6 dropping in just two days on October 10, 2025, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, the anticipation is thicker than the smoke from a well-placed artillery strike. Recent PC requirements revealed it’ll need a beefy setup for max settings (think RTX 4070 and 16GB RAM for 4K glory), while the day-one patch pro...[Read More]
Battlefield 6 PC Specs Revealed: Ultra++ Demands RTX 5080 Firepower for 4K Glory
Gear Up for Battlefield 6, But Your PC Better Be Ready for War With Battlefield 6 storming onto PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S this Friday, October 10, 2025, DICE and Electronic Arts are pulling out all the stops to make this the most explosive multiplayer shooter yet. The open beta already had players leveling cityscapes in 100-player battle royale chaos, and post-launch plans tease free Season 1 c...[Read More]
ARC Raiders PC Specs Confirmed: Can Your Rig Survive the Machine Apocalypse?
Gear Check for ARC Raiders: Extraction Shooter Specs Drop Ahead of October 30 Launch As Battlefield 6 readies for its explosive debut this Friday, October 10, 2025, the multiplayer shooter spotlight is already shifting to the end of the month. On October 30, Embark Studios’ ARC Raiders drops on PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), PS5, and Xbox Series X/S—a tense PvPvE extraction adventure where...[Read More]
NVIDIA’s Sweet Deal: Snag ARC Raiders Deluxe Edition Free with RTX 50 Series GPUs
Upgrade Your Rig and Raid for Free, NVIDIA’s Latest Bundle Is a Steal If you’re eyeing a shiny new GeForce RTX 50 Series GPU or laptop to power through the next wave of PC gaming, NVIDIA just dropped a bundle that’s got extraction shooter fans salivating. To hype the October 30, 2025, launch of ARC Raiders, Embark Studios’ PvPvE multiplayer adventure from the makers of The ...[Read More]