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Quick Links Kamaeru: A Frog Refugeis a preciousindie farming simwith a far larger ecological conscience, asking you to balance the biodiversity and carbon footprint of a few different biomes as you built up the titular Refuge with your childhood best friend, Axel. You’ll still be doing plenty of the usual farming sim things – growing plants, processing them into goods you can sell, the like – but along the way, you’ll photograph and befriend about 500 different rainbow frogs of a variety of species....

A good outlaw needs a few tricks up their sleeves in case things go bad. Though Kay Vess is a rookie criminal in Star Wars Outlaws, doing certain actions in the game will grant access to special abilities - which is quite an interesting way to unlock skills rather than using the classic experience points. Regardless, you need to work to get these abilities, which begs the question: Which of these is worth your time?...

Summary Have you ever lost hours at a time playing a game that completely absorbed your attention? When you’re focused on a task like cleaning the house or exploring a virtual world with endless possibilities, your mind is likely in a flow state. Whenever you’re in a flow state, or “the zone”, it usually means that 100% of your concentration is on a specific task, and other things like time, eating food, and responsibilities fall by the wayside....

Summary InDeadlock, the third-person MOBA developed by Valve Software, figuring out what to do and where to do it can be aquestion of knowledge. Playing as a tank is one such answer to that question. They might not always be the most mobile, or the most threatening, but their ability to soak up damage without folding under the pressure can be a stopgap that the entire team can rally around....

Summary Haley Bennett, a cast member in theBorderlandsmovie, has teased that her upcoming role concerns Lillith (Cate Blanchett) in some way. Bennett wasannounced as a cast memberback in 2021 but her role has yet to be confirmed. Yesterday, Bennett madean Instagram postfeaturing a picture of Blanchett as Lilith with the caption “Excited to be part of Lilith’s story.” Today, the actress followed this up with a post of her wearing an orange wig in a bob style....

Summary ActivisionandTreyarchhave stealthily edited aCall of Duty: Black Ops 6multiplayer calling card to remove a reference from the May 24, 2025, terrorist attacks. The changes,which were first spotted by Call of Duty fan site CharlieIntel, and then latershared by other content creators, removed a picture of former United States president George W. Bush, as well as what seemingly was an airplane about to crash into a building, from a multiplayer calling card named “Make History....

Summary Marioand his friends are a pleasant bunch. It’s almost easy to forget that when they’re not racing, having parties, or taking soccer way too seriously, their favorite pasttime is stomping on cute creatures. Adorable 8-bit sound effects do a lot of heavy lifting to sugar coat the violence. So what if we finally got a Mario game where all the cartoony enemies you encounter were no longer destined for the unspeakable underside of a plumber’s boot?...

Summary The Casting of Frank Stoneis aDead by Daylightspin-off from Supermassive in the vein ofThe Quarry,Until Dawn, andThe Dark Pictures Anthology. With that, there are alotof ties to Behaviour Interactive’s world—I won’t delve into any major plot spoilers, but you’ll find a wealth of references throughout the entire game that are worth highlighting. If you’d rather go in blind and find these easter eggs for yourself, click away now! You’ll findthe Huntress’mask, a statue of the Hillbilly, a portrait of MacMillan, and a few other little nods here and there, but there’s anentirecollectible category dedicated to Dead by Daylight known as Relliks....

Summary Doctor Doom is finally making hisMCUdebut in the titularAvengersmovie Doomsday, leading into the culmination of the multiverse storyline with Secret Wars. So far, it consists of Loki and Ant-Man beating Kang (who was meant to be the big bad), Spider-Man hanging out with Spider-Man and Spider-Man, Doctor Strange fighting Scarlet Witch, and Deadpool waving goodbye to the wishy washy Foxverse. It’s hardly the Infinity Saga. Robert Downey Jr’s casting as Doom is clearly a shot in the dark to course correct and win fans back, but putting aside the $80 million marketing gimmick that is basically, ‘What if Iron Man wasevil?...

Summary Dr Disrespect - real name Herschel Beahm IV - has announced that he will be returning to streaming tomorrow, just two months after he admitted to sending inappropriate messages to a minor over Twitch Whispers. Beahm admitted in a lengthy Twitter post back in June-that has since been deleted- that he sent messages to a minor “that sometimes leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate,” while a former Twitch trust and safety employee who worked for the platform during Dr DisRespect’s banaccused the streamer of doing so while knowing their age....

Summary TheDragon Ageseries has touched the hearts of countless players, just before tearing those same hearts out and stomping on them with iron-clad stilettos. Whether you’re dealing with a tragic secret kept by your seemingly noble lover or forced to decide which beloved character dies today, you’re always in for some delightful trauma. So you might as well get a few laughs in while you can, right?Dragon Age has its share of funny characters, and they get plenty of opportunities to shine....

Summary Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s creative director, John Epler, has shared the thought process behind Morrigan’s redesign. This comes after the latest trailer for the game revealed thatthe fan-favourite mageiscoming back, albeit looking quite different than when we last saw her. In his answer, Epler also confirms that Morrigan is wearing a “variation” of Flemeth’s crown, whereas many fans suspected it was the exact same crown. With this in mind, it might disprovethe theory that this version of the character is actually Flemeth(or more accurately, the spirit of Mythal), possessing Morrigan’s body....

Summary We saw a sneak peek of Minrathous inDragon Age: The Veilguard’s20-minute gameplay snippetreleased during Summer Game Fest. The city’s impressive skyline certainly puts the rustic settlements of Ferelden to shame, but just how big is Minrathous? The largest city in Thedas is the seat of the mighty Tevinter Imperium and promises to be “sprawling” according toBioWare. In an interview with Edge Magazine (thanksGamesRadar+), art director Matt Rhodes reveals that a single line of dialogue inDragon Age: Inquisitionacted as a guiding light for the team when they were creating Minrathous....