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Capcom has announced that its plan for the Capcom Cup finals and Street Fighter League World Championship as a $40 pay-per-view have been reworked to include a cheaper price and a free viewing option following a backlash from Street Fighter 6 fans. Prior to this year, the Capcom Cup finals and Street Fighter League World Championship were free-to-watch events. However, Capcom's decision to move the event to pay-per-view only triggered an angry response from fans. In the face of that response, Capcom backed down. Capcom's eSports business department manager Tetsuya Tabuchi made the announcement on X (via GamesRadar) that the […]

The Wandering Village is a city-building simulator set upon the back of a behemoth strolling endlessly across a destroyed landscape. Officially released in 2025, it quickly garnered a "Very Positive" score on Steam with nearly 4,000 reviews. It's now gearing up to launch a physical Premium Edition and Collector's Edition for PS5 and Switch–both of which feature a fun assortment of collectible goodies. The Premium Edition is $50, while the Collector's Edition is $150 (it includes unique gear, including an Onbu succulent pot). Preorders are now open ahead of the May 8 release date. The Wandering Village takes place in […]

The newest expansion for The Sims 4, Royalty and Legacy, introduces some major new wrinkles to the way this digital world works. The main one is that your Sims can now become ruler of the city they live in and start a dynasty that can solidify the family's power for generations.Since the Royalty and Legacy expansion is fueled by pretty much entirely new mechanics, it's not actually that obvious how to get started on the road to power. But that's what we're here for.It's all about the noblesA Sim who wants to rule must be a noble, and unless your […]

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and nothing says, "I love you," like a batch of affordable horror games. Fanatical is currently offering the Love You To Death Bundle for $12, which pulls together nine Steam games valued at $134. A portion of your purchase goes to charity (Coral Guardian), and if you want to further support their cause, you can choose to pay extra. Coral Guardian works to restore coral ecosystems around the world, a crucial service as more and more reefs are succumbing to the effects of climate change. In other words, you'll get a bunch of […]

The Lunar New Year is upon us once again, and Fanatical is celebrating with a gargantuan sale on over 10,000 games, bundles, and DLCs. The Lunar New Year Sale is running from now until February 22, so there's plenty of time to browse the vast catalogue and come away with some of your backlogged games on the cheap. You can even preorder a few upcoming titles with small discounts, and recently released games are even seeing some small price cuts. And if you spend $15 or more, you'll receive a bonus game or coupon with your purchase. With what's on […]

A new update has arrived to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone on February 13, and the patch notes detail weapon balancing across both games. These weapon adjustments include changes to sniper rifles and light machine guns, as well as tuning of specific gun attachments.Season 2 went live in Call of Duty on February 5, but the patch notes didn't include the usual weapon balancing pass typically found in seasonal updates. Instead, Treyarch saved the gun changes for this new update, which focuses on various guns and attachments.For Black Ops 7's multiplayer and Zombies, the update includes a […]

This year marks the 35th anniversary of Blizzard, and the company already has reason to celebrate the recent Overwatch rebrand that's revitalized the hero shooter. Blizzard President Johanna Faries is very optimistic about the company's future, but she's also fully aware that not every swing at the plate will work out in its favor."We've set a lot in motion with respect to [the future of Blizzard], making sure we're clear on it, making sure we’re coordinated on it," said Faries during an appearance on the Official Xbox Podcast. "There's sort of a reliability that players can depend on us to […]

Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion is revamping class skill trees, with its most dramatic change being the removal of passive skills entirely.As revealed during an official Sanctuary Sitdown on Discord with members of the Diablo 4 development team (via Icy Veins), Blizzard is looking to make it so class skill trees are more about offering customization than raw power spikes. As a result, passive skill nodes are being removed.Each active skill will be receiving new customizations options to help fill some of those power gaps, but overall Blizzard wants to make it so becoming more powerful is more about […]

Those who want to spend real money sprucing up their virtual World of Warcraft home can now do so, with Blizzard now offering premium-housing decor on WoW's in-game shop.The first premium-decor items for sale are two plushies: a lion representing the Alliance and a direwolf representing the Horde. Each plushie individually costs 100 Hearthsteel, WoW's new premium housing currency. Buying exactly 100 Hearthsteel in the shop costs $1.Housing decor items are single-use items, so those who want to stuff their house with plushies may instead want to buy the bundle pack that comes with four of each plushie instead. The […]

2022's comedic action game High on Life was a huge hit on Xbox Game Pass, and the sequel is out now. Like the original, the sequel is also included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.Alternatively, High on Life 2 is available for direct purchase for $60. It's also available on PS5 and Steam.The original High on Life was the biggest third-party Game Pass release of 2022, though the record was later beaten by Palworld and then again by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.High on Life 2, like the first game, is developed by Squanch Games. However, a big […]

Prior to this week's announcement of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse during Sony's State of Play, there hadn't been a new Castlevania console game since Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 in 2014. Now, Konami has shared a message for fans about the future of Castlevania while teasing "numerous projects" in the works.This year marks the 40th anniversary of the original Castlevania, which debuted in 1986. Konami shared the following announcement on the franchise's 40th anniversary page, which confirms that Belmont's Curse is just the beginning of the Belmont family's big comeback."The doors of Castlevania open once more," wrote Konami. "This year marks […]

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach isn't exactly subtle in its themes, as the story is clearly influenced by COVID, lockdowns, and travel restrictions in place during the early years of the coronavirus outbreak. Originally, game director Hideo Kojima had an entirely different story in mind, but after the COVID pandemic began in 2020, he began to rethink his approach to the topic of connection. So what did Death Stranding 2 originally look like? For starters, it would have involved a lot more high-end fashion for its protagonist, Sam Porter Bridges, and his allies.Kojima recently posted images online from the […]

The Season 2 update arrives to Battlefield 6 and Redsec on February 17, and Battlefield Studios has revealed the patch notes for all the changes players can expect with the big update. The studio boasts that over 200 game improvements and quality-of-life changes are packed into Season 2, with a focus on improving weapon handling, movement, vehicles, and more.Content-wise, Season 2 of Battlefield 6 launches with a new battle pass to level up. The season's new maps, weapons, and additional vehicles are spread out across three separate phases: Extreme Measures, Nightfall, and Hunter/Prey. Seasonal events and limited-time modes are also […]

After making more than a billion bucks at cinemas globally–and leaving a trail of bodies in his wake that's almost as high as his box-office gross–a John Wick video game was inevitable. While it's not the first time that John Wick has headlined a video game, the next title starring the almost unstoppable hitman is aiming to be a AAA experience that makes you feel like the infamous Baba Yaga.Developer Saber Interactive debuted a brief look at the game during the February 2026 PlayStation State of Play livestream, and we've rounded up all the details below for what we know […]

Nintendo's newly produced Virtual Boy headsets can be used to experience VR modes in games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey, according to a new report.Video Games Chronicle has already gotten its hands on the Virtual Boy headset and its cardboard counterpart, and confirmed compatibility with the Switch game VR modes originally designed for the Nintendo Labo VR Kit. When that headset first launched in 2019, Nintendo added modes to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Super Mario Odyssey, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to promote it.Those […]