Counter-Strike 2 has been revealed ahead of a summer 2023 release

Valve has officially announced Counter-Strike 2 ahead of the game’s release this summer. It will arrive as a free upgrade to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, allowing players to bring across their inventory from the current game. “Counter-Strike 2 is the largest technical leap forward in Counter-Strike’s history, ensuring new features and updates for years to come,” according toValve. “All of the game’s new features will be revealed when it officially launches this summer, but the road to Counter-Strike 2 begins today as a Limited Test for select CS:GO players....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Dr. Michael Schmidt DVM

Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.31 is available now for all platforms

CD Projekt Red has rolled out Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.31 for consoles, PC and Stadia. The latest title update includes a number of gameplay, quest and open world fixes, plus visual and UI improvements, all of which are listed below. CD Projekt Redsaid that the issues addressed in the new patch, which also optimises GPU memory onPlayStationconsoles, did not affect all players. Cyberpunk 2077’s 1.3 updatereleased in mid-August and was billed as the game’s “biggest one to date”....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Chad Brown

Days Gone 2 petition clears 50,000 signatures: ‘They can’t just pull the plug’

Days Gone fans have amassed over 53,000 signatures for a petition calling on Sony to greenlight a sequel to the 2019 open-world game. According to aBloombergreport published this month, developerSony Bend had a pitch for Days Gone 2 rejected by Sony, following a disappointing critical reception to the original game (Days Gonecurrently has aMetacritic score of 71). The publication claims Bend has since started production on an original title, as well as supporting variousNaughty Dogprojects....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 518 words · Michelle Lowe

Death Ball codes (January 2025)

Latest update4th Jun 2024 / 1:00 pm We’ve given our Death Ball codes list a big rework to make it easier to use. Only one is still active. Death Ball codescan be used in the newRobloxexperience to get free gems and other goodies. These codes don’t last forever. Check back here regularly to ensure you don’t miss out on any freebies. Death Ball is developed by Anime Boys Developers. It’s a Roblox experience in which anime characters fight to deflect a deadly ball with their weapons until only one player remains....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Heather Anderson

Destiny 2 ‘coming to Google Stadia’

Bungie’s online shooter, Destiny 2, will reportedly make its way onto Google Stadia with cross-save implementation between the new streaming service, PC and Xbox. According to aKotakureport, multiple sources claimed thatGoogleis set to announceDestiny2’s addition to the Stadia platform during its firstStadia Connectpresentation on Thursday. If the claims are true, players will be able to playBungie’s title from any compatible device through the Google Chrome browser. Bringing Destiny 2 to Stadia would mark a major step for Google as it enters the videogame market, pairing the new service with a popular title that is set to announce its first substantial post-Activisionexpansion,Shadowkeep, the same day....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Andrew Ellis

DICE won’t get the chance to make Star Wars Battlefront 3, it’s claimed

DICE won’t get the chance to make Star Wars Battlefront 3 as parent company Electronic Arts plans to lean more heavily on its in-house IP going forward. That’s according to a newVentureBeatreport, which claimsEAhas no intention of making moreStar Wars gamesfollowinga trio of Respawn projects announced on Tuesday. These include aStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Ordersequel, a Star Wars FPS being helmed by former LucasArts veteran and Medal of Honor co-creator Peter Hirschmann, and a strategy game co-produced with Bit Reactor, a new studio formed by veterans of XCOM and Civilization studio Firaxis....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 236 words · Dale Collier

Disney Dreamlight Valley – Eggs-ceptional Decorating solution

How do you complete the Eggs-ceptional Decorating task in Disney Dreamlight Valley? It’s a question players have been asking since the game’s new Eggstravaganza event started on July 21, 2025. The task is one of four special missions that appear in the Village section of the Dreamlight Duties menu, but the game doesn’t explain how to complete it. This guide will tell you how to solve Eggs-ceptional Decorating and what reward you get for doing so....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Matthew Melton

Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Lion King update has been fully detailed

Gameloft has released the patch notes for the next major Disney Dreamlight Valley update. Launching on April 5, the Pride of the Valley update will introduce a Lion King realm. Simba and Nala will be added as new characters, with players able to build their own version of Pride Rock. The game’s new Star Path will be themed around Disney Parks, enabling players to customise their valley with Pixar Pal-A-Round, Dumbo the Flying Elephant or Mad Tea Party rides....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Nicole Stewart

Donkey Kong Bananza review published in Famitsu, issuing top marks

The first Donkey Kong Bananza review has been published in the Japanese magazine Famitsu. According toRyokutya2089, a site which regularly obtains Famitsu earlier than most, the magazine’s four reviewers gave Bananza scores of 9, 10, 10, and 9, for a combined review score of 38/40. For comparison, Famitsu gaveSuper Mario Odyssey39/40, Super Mario 3D World 38/40 (10/10/9/9), Super Mario Galaxy 38/40 (10/10/9/9), and Super Mario Galaxy 2 37/40 (10/9/9/9)....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Caleb Hendricks

Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s difficulty settings detailed

BioWare has discussed how players will be able to tailor Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s difficulty settings when the game’s released later this year. Players will be able to choose between several difficulty levels, or playstyles, asBioWarecalls them, before starting a playthrough. “Storyteller” is for players who want to prioritise story over combat, “Adventurer” appears to be the setting for those who want a balanced story and combat experience, while “Nightmare” was the toughest of the three options available during a recent demo shown toGame Informer....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Christopher Woods

Dying Light 3 should make the player more powerful, says lead designer

The lead designer of Dying Light 2: Stay Human wants the player character to feel more powerful in a theoretical Dying Light 3. Speaking to VGC,Dying Light 2: Stay Human lead game designer Tymon Smektała said that giving the player more abilities and skills was something he’d like to ‘correct’ from the recently-released second game, now that he’s had a few months to reflect. “One thing is that if we’re making Dying Light 3, then I would like the main character to start with bigger and better starting abilities and skills,” Smektała told VGC during a new interview about Dying Light 2’srecently delayed DLC....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Janet Evans

E3 organiser ‘sorry’ for media leak ahead of potential legal action

E3 organiser The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has apologised to journalists and influencers affected by a major leak of personal data, ahead of potential legal action. Up until the evening of Friday, August 2 anyone with the correct URL could access a list of personal details belonging to over 2,000 members of the media who attendedE3 2019in June, including their home addresses and phone numbers. The link has since been taken offlineand the ESA has sent an email to those affected by the leak, apologising for what it called “a website vulnerability”....

July 15, 2025 · 4 min · 734 words · Candace Knight

EA seemingly changes its mind on Apex Legends 2: ‘We need a more meaningful update’

Electronic Arts has said it’s now planning a “bigger, more meaningful update” for Apex Legends, or “an Apex 2.0”, several months after playing down the idea of a sequel. Speaking in October,EACEOAndrew WilsonsaidApex Legends‘ latest season had fallen short of expectations, but that it was trying to improve the existing game experience through updates, rather than planning a full Version 2, which he said in the context of live service games, “has almost never been as successful as the Version 1 thing”....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · Kimberly Johnson