Gaming

Brutal Gamer (brutalgamer.com)

Besides news and reviews, there are also interviews with gaming figures, editorials, comics, and more.

• Marvel’s Free Comic Book Day ’25 offerings include FF, X-Men, and more
• Skull and Bones mystic-fueled Season 4 arrives with Shadows of the Deep
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl arrives for Xbox and PC
• Tactical PC shooter Black One Blood Brothers’ gets update with new maps and more
• A trio of new One World Under Doom crossovers include FF, Storm, X-Factor
• Assassin’s Creed Syndicate gets a surprise visible bump for Xbox Series X|S and PS5
• Atomfall to tell its tale of nuclear quarantine and medieval regression in March
• More classic comics en route from Marvel, with X-Men and Fantastic Four facsimile editions

Attack of the Fanboy (attackofthefanboy.com)

A pretty straightforward blog with game news and reviews.

• Coin Master Free Spins – Daily Links for Free Coins (October 2024)
• Blade Ball Codes (October 2024)
• Roblox Sakura Stand Codes (October 2024)
• This new 12-week online transformation program is the cheat code to your best body
• All Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Mystery Gift Codes
• James Gunn Loves Henry Cavill’s Superman Replacement
• Tom Hardy Open To Return In MCU’s Spider-Man 4
• Jenna Ortega May Return To MCU In Bigger Role

PC Invasion (www.pcinvasion.com)

PC Invasion is for the PC gamers amongst us. Get reviews, previews, videos, release dates, and even a podcast.

• Card RNG codes (October 2024)
• All Honkai: Star Rail Version 2.6 codes (October 2024)
• Untitled Attack on Titan (UAOT) codes (October 2024)
• Demon Soul Simulator codes (October 2024)
• Da Hood codes (October 2024)
• Fortnite Lantern Fest 2024: Release schedule, challenges, outfits, and rewards

Reddit Gaming (www.reddit.com)

Over 17 million gamers come together to share tips, tricks, and triumphs––not to mention news and rumors.

• Amazon Luna getting me through my graveyard shifts
• I want more cooking games that are about the process of cooking/cooking from recipes than rather restaurant/establishment-stress management
• Star Wars Outlaws is dropping 'forced stealth,' so instead of being reset when you get caught sneaking around, you can just start blasting
• Which Recent Games Have Earned the ‘But Can It Run Crysis?’ Badge of Infamy?
• games like ets2
• I modded RDR2 so thousands of strangers can voice the NPCs in my game in real-time. Mistake.
• Premium Controller Suggestions (pc)
• Looking for games like Outward, exploration games with permadeath, RPG

Xbox News (news.xbox.com)

Xbox News, unsurprisingly, offers all sorts of news about the Xbox, including console news and game news. It's the official organ of Microsoft.

• All Aboard for New Cassette Beasts Content – Available Now
• Xbox Insiders Can Play Test War Robots: Frontiers Now Through December 4
• Watching A Lot of Football This Month? Keep the Game Going With EA Play
• Stream Your Own Game with Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta)
• In The Zone – How S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl’s Brilliantly Unforgiving Setting Presents Horror As Normality
• War Robots: Frontiers Is Now Available in Preview for Xbox Insiders!
• Genshin Impact Out Now on Xbox – With Rewards for Game Pass Ultimate Members
• How A Minecraft Movie’s Official Trailer Brings Iconic Game Features to Life 

Game Banshee (www.gamebanshee.com)

Focuses on dozens of different games, giving you in depth news and reviews about them.

• GameBanshee Site Update
• Diablo IV - Open Beta Retrospective and Changes
• Wartales Reviews
• Age of Wonders 4 Developer Diary #13 - Diplomacy
• Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader - Secrets of the Koronus Expanse
• MythForce Development Update - Power Progression
• Diablo IV Sorcerer Trailer and Interviews
• Master of Magic Remake - New Roadmap Revealed

Niche Gamer (nichegamer.com)

Offers all sorts gaming info, from specific platforms to specific games to industry news and rumors.

• Hitman World of Assassination for PS VR2 delayed to 2025
• Xbox Cloud Gaming beta now available for TVs and browsers
• PlayStation Portal update launches with cloud streaming beta
• Pokemon Scarlet and Violet now series’ best selling games in Japan
• Economists claim game console prices will double from Trump tariffs
• Mascot horror game Toby’s Topsy Tale now available
• US Senator Mark Warner attacks Valve for hosting “Hateful Accounts and Rhetoric”
• Empire of the Ants Review

Gematsu (gematsu.com)

This site is divided up by gaming platform, and focuses mostly on news and release dates.

• Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1875
• Kanon for Switch update to add English and Simplified Chinese language support on December 5
• Infinity Nikki ‘Behind-the-Scenes: The Grand Millewish Tree Silently Grows’ documentary
• Neko Odyssey launches December 16
• Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake details mysterious dungeons
• Blindfire Early Access for PS5 launches November 21
• Xbox Cloud Gaming beta for select owned games now available for TVs and browsers
• Fast-paced racing game Hot Rod Mayhem announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC

Game Watch (www.gamewatcher.com)

Besides the usual news, reviews, and previews, this site also offers the latest game mods and streams for watching your favorite gamers.

• Best Post-Apocalyptic Game Alternatives to the Stalker Series
• Stalker 2 Patch Notes - Roadmap of updates for 2024
• Stalker 2 Review in Progress
• Planet Coaster 2 Review
• Golden Lap Review
• New Throne and Liberty Coupon Codes for November 2024
• Empire of the Ants Preview
• Frostpunk 2 Review

IGN (www.ign.com)

One of the web's top sources for video game news and reveiws.

• The Best Black Friday TV Deals So Far (2024 Edition)
• Pokemon TCG Pocket Players Have Made Their Own Battle Format That Bans EX Monsters
• Fortnite Just Raised Its Battle Pass Price for the First Time Ever
• Another Dungeons & Dragons Video Game in Production at Hasbro
• Microsoft Officially Announces Black Friday Xbox Deals for 2024
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Dev Bans Mods From Public Servers, Says Official Mod Tools Are Coming
• Pokémon Go Players Have Been Unknowingly Training an AI to Auto-Complete the Real World
• Valve Reportedly Making Both a Steam Controller 2 and a New VR Controller

Nintendo Life (www.nintendolife.com)

With news, reviews, and videos, Nintendo Life keeps you up to date with all things Nintendo.

• MvC: Fighting Collection Shows Off Bonus Comic Included With Physical Version
• Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP Releases A Sweet Frame Rate Update For Switch
• Nintendo Adds Metroid Prime 4: Beyond To Official Metroid Website, Says It's "Coming Soon"
• Soapbox: How Nintendo Unexpectedly Taught Me To Love Gacha Games
• Monster-Fusing RPG Cassette Beasts Lands New Game Mode And Rewards In 'Gauntlet Update'
• Review: 8-Bit Adventures 2 (Switch) - A Well-Crafted Ode To Classic RPGs That Goes On A Bit
• Free 'Fitness Boxing 3' Demo Jabs Its Way Onto The Switch eShop
• Guide: 133 Games You Should Pick Up In Nintendo's 'Cyber Deals' Switch eShop Sale (North America)

Game Informer (www.gameinformer.com)

Offers reviews, previews, and news about all sorts of games. They also have discussions about games and game culture.

• July's Best Indie Games And Marvel Rivals | GI Show
• Civilization VII's First Gameplay Trailer Will Premiere At Gamescom Opening Night Live
• We're Delightfully Baffled By Squirrel With A Gun | New Gameplay Today
• Ace Attorney Investigations Collection Preview - An Overdue Retrial
• Star Wars Bounty Hunter On Xbox Series X | New Gameplay Today
• Bungie Lays Off Over 200 Employees, Announces Plans For Deeper Integration With Sony
• How The Casting Of Frank Stone's Cutting Room Floor Mode Makes Replaying Choices Easier
• Watch Yamcha Get Blown Up Again In New Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Trailer

Playstation Blog (blog.us.playstation.com)

Playstation Blog is the official blog of Playstation, so it's a great first stop for reliable Playstation news.

• (For Southeast Asia) PlayStation’s Black Friday Offers 2024
• Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.54 brings five new cars, a Café Menu, World Circuit Events, and a GT Sophy AI update
• PlayStation’s Black Friday Deals 2024
• The PlayStation Portal remote player experience to evolve with new system update
• The Legacy of Kain series: retrospective with original developers
• How NetherRealm makes Ghostface work in the world of Mortal Kombat 1
• Dynasty Warriors: Origins demo launches Nov 22
• PS VR2 updates – new Alien: Rogue Incursion details, Mare out today, release dates for Hitman World of Assassination and more

Warrior64 (twitter.com)

• Celeste (Switch digital) is $6.79 at GameStop bit.ly/3hdn4IA pic.twitter.com/S6GOqVFz1o
• Astral Chain (Switch Digital) w/ 300 Gold Points is $47.99 on Amazon amzn.to/3hdonHu pic.twitter.com/4yCfkqmS98
• DRAGON QUEST XI S – Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition (Switch Digital) w/ 300 Gold Points is $41.99 on Amazon amzn.to/3h6IHKm pic.twitter.com/dGzk62Dfa7
• Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (Switch Digital) w/ 150 Gold Points is $14.99 on Amazon amzn.to/37gwkXG pic.twitter.com/IHcjF1oLFh
• Donut County is $6.49 on US PSN (discount in cart) bit.ly/2pRPVZq pic.twitter.com/S7xNWBYjyN
• Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA (PS4) is $29.99 on US PSN (discount in cart) bit.ly/2NKgt8y pic.twitter.com/Zik4QeByLC
• RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard Gold Edition is $19.99 on US PSN (discount in cart) bit.ly/2FDGZ44 pic.twitter.com/3iBp7MOhA4
• Yakuza 0 is $9.99 on US PSN (discount in cart) bit.ly/2AZBwhk Yakuza 6: The Song of Life $9.99 bit.ly/2obzhCN pic.twitter.com/q4Tv5RjCJb

Larry Hryb (twitter.com)

• ICYMI: More games are coming to @XboxGamePass & @XboxGamePassPC twitter.com/majornelson/st…
• Read about how Dirt 5 is optimized for Xbox Series X - plus watch my interview with the games Technical Director @davidspringate as he shares even more news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/06/…
• In this blog post by @jronald he shares "Everything You Need to Know about Xbox Series X and The Future of Xbox…So Far” mjr.mn/1jFNCF
• A lot of details in this post. We will keep updating this post as we share more information. Read up !
• The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor is now available for Xbox One mjr.mn/vaQ4Xe twitter.com/TESOnline/stat…
• Prepare to drop. pic.twitter.com/lgjL97S0Th
• More games coming soon to @XboxGamePass and @XboxGamePassPC. See the full list and dates they'll be added here: mjr.mn/R3Gq
• From @WIRED -> Read this interview with @XboxP3 and see why he thinks the future of @Xbox is more than a console wired.com/story/xbox-phi… 🎮☁️💻📱

Geoff Keighley (twitter.com)

• The #SummerGameFest lineup will now include live content hosted by @geoffkeighley featuring some prominent gaming YouTubers 👇 dotesports.com/general/news/y…
• See you soon!
• Creators joining me LIVE tomorrow include @OMGitsAliA, @MatPatGT @Jack_Septic_Eye @LaurenzSide @Valkyrae @KyleBosman @egoraptor @LamarrWilson @dannyodwyer and more to announce, including ones from India, Brazil, Spain and more. Here’s the livestream link: bit.ly/sgfps5
• Our live show will look and feel a little different this year, but that doesn’t mean we’re any less excited — and I can’t wait to feel that energy with you tomorrow. Trust me: I expect it to be a VERY special event for all of us who love games and @playstation
• And yes @kylebosman will be doing a special PS5: Dos and Don'ts too. We brought him back!!!
• It just wouldn't be summer without a show like this, and thanks to the team @YouTubeGaming including @Fwiz @Chen @lizyybear and everyone else for still figuring out a way to make this happen.
• Yep still coming
• Join us tomorrow at noon PT for Summer Game Fest Live on YouTube Gaming! Creators including @OMGitsAliA, @Jack_Septic_Eye, @LaurenzSide, @Valkyrae, @egoraptor, @MatPatGT and @LamarrWilson will join @GeoffKeighley to talk all things PS5: youtu.be/Vn7ET2JkSfM twitter.com/geoffkeighley/…

Chris Remo (twitter.com)

• Thank you all for donating to organizations fighting racism and police brutality with us. We collected receipts for $34,000, bringing the total with match to over $68,000! If you're still looking to give, consider any of the places in this thread or suggest other orgs in need.
• #BlackLivesMatter We at Idle Thumbs have $10,000 available to match your donations to organizations fighting against racism and police brutality. secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn Reply to us or DM us with your (anonymized) receipt and we'll match it!
• You all have sent in over $11,000 in donation receipts so far, amazing! Thanks to more contributions from friends and colleagues we can now match up to $25,000! secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn Reply to us or DM us with your (anonymized) receipt and we'll match it!
• We're at nearly $18,000 in contributions so far, which is incredible. Help us max out our $25,000 matching total! #BlackLivesMatter twitter.com/idlethumbs/sta…
• We've just crossed $23,000 in donations - incredible! And our donation matching total has raised to $30,000 thanks to our friends at Panic! Send us your receipts via reply or DM, and we'll keep matching them. Donate to secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn or to one of the orgs upthread.
• I thought it would take a week to hit our $10,000 matched donation goal at Idle Thumbs. But it’s been less than day, and we’re now closing in on an increased goal of $30,000, thanks to friends pitching in to match. We’re just a few thousand away, help us get there! twitter.com/idlethumbs/sta…
• @mattforde @mrJamesGraham Great interview, and hanks for the heads up about This House on YouTube. I was gutted to have missed it twice and was worried I wouldn’t be able to see it in any form.
• Last post about this (maybe) unless they do another series. I just finished the @TPpodcast_ History of Ideas spinoff podcast. It was an amazing ending. Runciman ties all of his themes together beautifully while leaving big questions to reflect on. I hope he makes more of these.

Doug Wilson (twitter.com)

• Mark this looks excellent! Congrats, just ordered
• Tear gas is a chemical weapon banned in war. It is a deep shame that US leaders chose to tear gas our own people last week. It should never, ever happen again. This week I’m joining @RepMarkTakano & @RepChuyGarcia to introduce a National Ban on Tear Gas: latimes.com/world-nation/s…
• This is gonna be great 👇 twitter.com/ianmaclarty/st…
• Incredible thread of important game history. Freeplay is possibly the world's oldest independent games festival and has cared about games and politics and art for much longer than most. twitter.com/haikus_by_KN/s…
• Our final panel of the day kicks off in just over 20 minutes! Tune in for Rising SEA, South East Asian Gamedev Gathering! youtu.be/7dYWDfiDadw
• 8 games 4 months A collaboration of 4 South-East Asian countries: Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines & Malaysia. Welcome to #RisingSEA Play now: risingseagames.itch.io pic.twitter.com/UTWnYlcfju
• Freeplay is the world's longest-running independent games festival! In 3 hours I'll be on a panel reflecting on the history & future of @free_play & contemporary games w/ festival directors @haikus_by_KN @unsungsongs @paul_callaghan @dangolding & @MrChad youtube.com/watch?v=mynZDH…
• We're kicking off #Freeplay20 at 4pm (AEST) today! I'm excited (and a tad bit nervous)! 😋💖 Hope to see you there, friends! <3 Follow @free_play for updates and announcements of sessions <3 Check out our full schedule over at freeplay.net.au/2020-festival/ 🥰🙏✨

Leigh Alexander (twitter.com)

• kind thing to say thank you
• just gonna leave this one here pic.twitter.com/lEYJs5Qtgs
• same same
• now you’re speaking my language 🤩
• “The question is this: did I need a gun and sweeping police powers to help the average person on the average night? The answer is no. When I was doing my best work as a cop, I was doing mediocre work as a therapist or a social worker." link.medium.com/1glxAxgF76
• feel u
• no!
• thank you 🙏🏽

Feminist Frequency (twitter.com)

• In this week's episode, Ebony chats with poet, essayist, & activist @TaiyonJColeman about the life and work of James Baldwin, as seen in the searing documentary, I Am Not Your Negro: patreon.com/posts/ffr-128-… pic.twitter.com/BsPhDw7nuB
• Dear White People, Black people are people of color, but not all people of color face the same problems. If you mean black people SAY BLACK PEOPLE. It's not a dirty word, and the fact you feel the need to lump all PoC together is telling. Do better.
• For this week podcast we break from our usual format to discuss recent events: the racism and militarism of our police forces, how media upholds these oppressive systems, and what people can do in the midst of this crisis. patreon.com/posts/ffr-127-… pic.twitter.com/htpU2n5Fjd
• Hey look! @cypheroftyr has raised over $100K for the Bail Fund. Go go go Tanya and friends!! Watch the stream, signal boost, donate if you can! Twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
• Darnella deserves better than this, she did something important and brave and risked her safety to do it. her fundraiser hasn't reached its goal yet but it's almost there: gofundme.com/f/peace-and-he… twitter.com/ItsDasiaVu/sta…
• Being silent or neutral in moments of injustice align you with the oppressor. As the late Howard Zinn said, “You can’t be neutral on a moving train”. Utilize your privilege, even if it might be uncomfortable, and take action. Photo credit to: @blcksmth pic.twitter.com/41E4Amv26Q
• There are many ways you can show your solidarity, here are a few: • Have those difficult conversations with friends and family • Amplify the voices of Black and Brown folks on your social media • Educate yourself on the history of white supremacy and police brutality
• Listening to @ebonyaster discuss "copaganda" has given me—an Argentine born, half Jewish half Italian white dude living in Slovenia— a very useful framework to better understand the systemic reasons behind the bloodcurdling news coming from the USA right now. Listen to @femfreq !

Chris Kohler (twitter.com)

• pic.twitter.com/akDFrywJmj
• Castlevania Anniversary Collection is $9.99 on US eShop bit.ly/2Rap1uK Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection $9.99 bit.ly/35K4PUu Contra Anniversary Collection $9.99 bit.ly/33Fdypv pic.twitter.com/Vvx960A1L4
• On the one hand, that blows and I'm sorry; on the other hand that was really good timing on your part!
• Family enjoyed it. Thanks @kobunheat and @videograndpa pic.twitter.com/c26T1suf6q
• This bundle has over 1000 games in it now. Frog Fractions 2 is in it somewhere. Happy hunting! itch.io/b/520/bundle-f…
• Sad to admit this, but outside of a few creators, I don’t know of many black people working in TTRPGs and card games. Reply to this thread and I’ll boost, self promo is VERY ok get that bag ty ty
• Thrilled to share that Kotaku features editor and former Wired games editor Chris Kohler aka @kobunheat will be writing about #earthbound #ico and #zzt in the upcoming sequel to Supercade. Can’t wait! kickstarter.com/projects/vanbu…
• you wanna know why you’re all so phonically satisfied by the line “suck my dick and choke on it I yield my time fuck you!” ???? it’s cuz it’s basically shakespeare y’all. it feels like a heartbeat - literally it’s how you speak when your body is guiding you pic.twitter.com/h2Zw3oF5aO

Brenda Romero (twitter.com)

• If you haven’t seen Gears Tactics yet, @caseyexplosion is streaming it now. Thanks for coming by the Empire of Sin stream earlier. twitch.tv/caseyexplosion
• I know what it is in Fahrenheit, binary and hex. People acclimatise to cooler climates.
• Thank you for having me.
• Thank you for coming!
• Thanks, Aaron. That’s nice of you to say. Hope you are keeping well.
• In the before times, I put two skylights in the room I use as an office. Today, I realized I actually made a green house. pic.twitter.com/ueJwlySd62
• In Galway, 22C is equivalent to the pure flames of hell temperature wise. In my office, it got up to 30C which is probably around 900F.
• 😀

Amy Hennig (twitter.com)

• Great thread - thank you, D ❤️ twitter.com/silkyd67/statu…
• Thank you for the kind words, Anwar! Sic Parvis Magna!
• Win Texas. Lose Trump. 38 electoral votes. $38. Match me here: txdem.co/donate-now If we turn Texas blue, we beat you-know-who! twitter.com/georgetakei/st… pic.twitter.com/7TOgvuBKgL
• The First Amendment doesn't allow you to fire tear gas at protesters for a photo-op. It doesn't allow you to spy on protesters. It doesn't allow you to attack journalists. It doesn't allow you to punish critics. twitter.com/PressSec/statu…
• Another one. To all the white people doing this #BlackOutTuesday thing, talk about this amongst yourselves. Pinpoint why and how you perform empathy rather than actually act on empathy. twitter.com/influencersitw…
• Oh no! I’m so sorry Seamus - glad you’re okay
• Leaders who have hidden in a bunker and gassed their own citizens include Saddam Hussein, Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump
• Watching Trump preen in front of St. John’s, moments after he threatened to deploy the American military against the American people, with a bible held above his head, I remembered this quote, “when facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross”