Astro Bot is getting more levels, and the Astro Bot DualSense is coming back

Astro Bot is getting more levels, and the Astro Bot DualSense controller is coming back “with a new twist.” The new levels were announced duringPlayStation‘sState of Playstream on Wednesday. These levels, whichAstro Botdirector Nicolas Doucent described as “challenge levels,” will bring the number of planets in Astro Bot to 90. “We have some exciting news to share in the world of Astro Bot! But first, let me take a few seconds to say thank you to all the fans, newcomers and players of all ages for the lovely support we have received,” said Doucet....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 232 words · Kenneth Cooper

August’s Xbox Live Games with Gold titles have been revealed

Microsoft has announced August 2022’s Xbox Live Games with Gold titles. ScourgeBringer (normally $16.99 / £14.24) will be available as a free download from August 16 to September 15. Xbox 360gameSaints Row2 (normally $9.99 / £8.99) will be free for Xbox Live Gold members from August 1-15. And from August 16-31, Xbox 360 title Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine (normally $14.99 / £9.99) will be free to download. As part ofJuly’s Xbox Games with Gold line-up, members can still download Beasts of Maravilla Island and Torchlight until the end of the month, while Relicta is available to claim until August 15....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Sheila Walton

Banjo-Kazooie is officially coming to Nintendo Switch

Rare’s N64 classic Banjo-Kazooie is officially coming to Nintendo Switch. During its latestNintendo Directbroadcast on Thursday,Nintendoconfirmed thatN64 titles would be coming to its Switch Online libraryin October. In a montage of games shown as part of the stream,Banjo-Kazooiewas shown as one of the games coming to the subscription service: Here’s a sneak peek at the Nintendo 64 games that will be added to#NintendoSwitchOnline+ Expansion Pack after launch.pic.twitter.com/dc2wYrGODs In a press release issued to VGC after the Direct, Nintendo confirmed that Banjo-Kazooie would be released as part of a future wave ofN64titles, alongside the likes of Paper Mario and F-Zero X....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Maria Wilson

Battlefield 6 will reportedly feature a revamped campaign and multiplayer perks

New alleged Battlefield 6 details have been revealed by a reputable leaker, who’s claimed the upcoming shooter will feature a revamped campaign featuring co-op. According to influencerTom Henderson, who has publishedseveralBattlefield 6reports over the past months – somecorroboratedby journalists –DICE’s new instalment will simply be known as Battlefield. The game will reportedly take place around ten years from now, and feature near future equipment such as military robots and advanced drones, jets, helicopters and tanks....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Vanessa Martinez

BioWare has detailed Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s PC features

BioWare has detailed a number of Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s PC specific features. In a blog published on Tuesday, the studiorevealednew information about the display features, graphics settings and control options thatPCplayers will be able to customise when the game’s released. According toBioWare, PCs made up 40% of its platform testing efforts, with more than 200,000 hours of performance and compatibility testing. Below is a summary of the game’s PC specs and features that have been revealed so far, which are covered in greater detail in the blog....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Theresa Roy

Black Ops Cold War’s latest update lets players level up weapons faster

Treyarch has released a new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War update which increases weapon XP earn rates. Players can now level up weapons and unlock attachments faster than was previously the case in both multiplayer and Zombies. The game’s latestupdatealso fixes an issue in Zombies that resulted in lower-than-targeted Weapon XP earn rates, and closes an out-of-bounds gap that enabled players to stay alive outside of Nuketown 84’s intended play space....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Jeremiah Diaz

Build a Boat codes (January 2025)

Latest update4th Jun 2024 / 5:00 pm We’re back on the boat looking for new Build a Boat codes for June. Developed by Chillz Studios, Build a Boat for Treasure is aRobloxjourney is all about building the best vessel to take you from rags to riches. TheseBuild a Boat codescan be used in the Roblox experience “Build a Boat for Treasure” to get Gold and everything else you need to, well… build a boat for treasure....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 275 words · Jamie Schultz

Call of Duty Warzone’s infinite stim cheat has been removed

Infinity Ward has removed a Call of Duty Warzone exploit that was allowing players to use infinite Tactical items. As reported earlier this week, some users had been using the exploit toinfinitely heal themselves with Stim packswhile in the gas, virtually guaranteeing a win. The large number of social media comments complaining about the exploit suggested that it had become a widespread problem inWarzonematches. Following its promise of a fix on Friday, developerInfinity Wardhas now solved the exploit, it said....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Katherine Diaz

Capcom finally let us play Pragmata, and it left me hungry for more

Capcom first announced Pragmata – a rare original IP from the publisher best known for Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, and Street Fighter –way back in June 2020. Since then, it’s beendelayed so many timesthat the actor behind its child lead, Diana, is likely well on her way to a college education (if, indeed, the character is based on a real person). You can understand whyCapcomhas taken its time with the sci-fi title: it doesn’t make wholly-original franchises often – there was a 11-year gap between 2012’s Dragon’s Dogma and 2023’sExoprimal– and the company is enjoying such a fruitful run of hits that it’s certainly under no pressure to rush out a dud....

July 6, 2025 · 5 min · 855 words · Alicia Thompson

Capcom wants to know if you’d watch another Capcom Showcase

Capcom is surveying fans on its recent digital showcase, including asking if they would like to see another. The 35-minute live stream eventtook place on Monday and offered additional looks atMonster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak,Street Fighter 6,Capcom, Expoprimal,Resident Evil 4and more. The event did not include any new game announcements. Instead, Capcomannounced Resident Evil 4in aPlayStationState of Playearlier this month, andDragon’s Dogma 2 in a separate live streamon Thursday. Capcom has begunsurveying its fanson the showcase by asking them to fill out a series of forms via its social media channels....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Ryan Thompson

Crash Bandicoot will cameo in Astro Bot despite Microsoft’s Activision acquisition

Crash Bandicoot will cameo as a ‘VIP bot’ in Astro Bot, despite Microsoft now owning Activision Blizzard. According to a new interview on thePlayStation BlogCrash, alongside other characters with “cartoony” features such as the apes from Ape Escape, will wear masks over their heads as the robot-style head of Astro didn’t work in terms of design. “Sometimes LED eyes just didn’t work on certain characters because the original design relies so much on the pupils being a certain size or color for instance,” saidTeam Asobi’s studio directorNicolas Doucet....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Darryl Joseph

Cyberpunk 2077: 18 new details revealed in the E3 2019 demo

VGC was the first outlet to see the latest Cyberpunk 2077 E3 demo on Tuesday, and speak to its creators about the ever-impressive action game. DeveloperCD Projekt Redrevealed a slew of new details on the game’s story, mechanics and yes, Keanu Reeves’ role in the campaign. We’ve detailed the most significant sights from theE3 2019demo below. 1. Welcome to Pacifica The latest demo takes place in Pacifica, one of the six districts of Night City....

July 6, 2025 · 9 min · 1716 words · Martin Mendez

Dbrand has posted what it claims to be an image of Switch 2 inside its latest case

Controversial peripheral company Dbrand has started promoting a new case which it seems to suggest contains a Switch 2. The Canadian firm posted a teaser image on X on Thursday showing the back of the case, along with the message “we will not be answering any questions at this time”. However, it has now posteda link to its site, promoting what it calls theSwitch 2Killswitch. The product page shows an animation of what appears to be a CG render of its transluscent case, with a console inside it....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Donna Howard