Disney Dreamlight Valley: Wonderland Whimsy new recipes list

Disney Dreamlight Valley’s latest update Wonderland Whimsy is available now, and three new recipes have been included. If you’re not familiar with the new update, Wonderland Whimsy adds more free content to the game, including a new Alice in Wonderland realm and the ability to add Alice and the Cheshire Cat to your valley. However, those who like to keep a complete recipe book should also bear in mind that Wonderland Whimsy also adds some new recipes to the game....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Nathan Oconnell

Donkey Kong Land 3 is now on Switch Online, completing the Game Boy trilogy

Donkey Kong Land 3 is the latest Game Boy game to be released on Nintendo Switch Online. Following the subsequent weekly releases of Donkey Kong Land and Donkey Kong Land 2,Nintendohas completed the Game Boy trilogy onSwitchOnline by adding the third game too. Like its predecessors, Donkey Kong Land 3 is based on its SNES equivalent Donkey Kong Country 3, but has different level designs, essentially making it a separate game....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Francis Mendez

Drag x Drive release date confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo has officially confirmed the release date for Drag x Drive. In a short trailer posted on theNintendoToday app, Nintendo confirmed that the game will be released onNintendo Switch 2on August 14. Drag x Drive is a wheelchair basketball game in which players use the mouse controls on both Joy-Con 2 controllers, and move them forwards and backwards to emulate the moving of a wheelchair. Players can then lift a Joy-Con 2 controller to throw the ball, in attempt to get it in the basket and score points....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Cynthia Mendoza

EA exec says toxic environments are inevitable inside large publishers ‘but you have to take action’

An Electronic Arts executive has argued that it’s inevitable that large companies experience bad actors or toxic environments within their teams, but that it’s important they have teams and processes to take action against them. Executive vice president for Positive Play, marketing and commercial Chris Bruzzo toldGamesIndustry.bizthat while EA doesn’t seem to be embroiled in the same harassment and discrimination allegations currently ongoing atActivision BlizzardandUbisoft, the company isn’t quite perfect yet....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 561 words · Erica Cole

Final Fantasy 14’s Xbox open beta release window has been announced

Square Enix has given a release window for the upcoming Xbox open beta of Final Fantasy 14. A tweet on the official Final Fantasy 14 Twitter account announced that the beta will be coming early next year. “Mark your calendars,Xboxfans,” the tweet reads. “The Final Fantasy 14Xbox Series X/Sopen beta test is scheduled to begin mid-January to February.” Final Fantasy 14 will officially be launching onMicrosoft‘s consoles in Spring 2024, but the open beta will be the first change for Xbox players to finally get their hands on the long-running MMO....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · William Hansen

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s release date has been confirmed

Square Enix has confirmed the release date of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. The second part in its Final Fantasy remake series will be released on February 29, on two discs. The announcement was accompanied by a lengthy trailer showing off new gameplay and cutscenes from the game. UnlikeFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, which was released forPS4in 2020 before making its way toPS5andPCthe following year, Rebirth won’t be available forSony’s last-gen console....

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · Stephen Swanson

Future CD Projekt marketing campaigns will start much closer to launch following Cyberpunk 2077 problems

CD Projekt has said its future games will have “much shorter” marketing campaigns following various issues with how it communicated Cyberpunk 2077. Initially announced in May 2012, the highly anticipated RPG released in December 2020 following three delays and witha host of technical problems, most notably on last-gen consoles, resulting in the titlebeing pulled from the PlayStation Store. CD Projektpledged to polish the overall experience via future updates—this week’s1.2 update includes over 500 improvements—but also said customers not wanting to keep the gamecould opt for a refund....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · David Peters

Ghost of Tsushima breaks PlayStation sales record in Japan

Ghost of Tsushima recorded the best launch week sales of any first-party PlayStation 4 game in Japan to date. It sold 221,915 copies in its first week, comfortably surpassing the record previously held byDeath Stranding,Famitsureports. According toGame Data Library, a site which collates Famitsu sales data, Death Stranding sold 185,909 copies in its launch week, ahead ofGran TurismoSport (139,357),Marvel’s Spider-Man(132,520), andDays Gone(114,319). Ghost of Tsushimaalso comfortably outsold last week’s other major release, Paper Mario Origami King forSwitch, which moved 100,909 copies....

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Christopher Jordan

Ghost of Tsushima teaser trailer released ahead of Game Awards reveal

Sony has released a teaser trailer for Ghost of Tsushima ahead of a full reveal at The Game Awards later this week. Announced in October 2017, little has been seen of the open-world adventure game, which is in development atSucker Punch Productions. Sony Interactive EntertainmentCEOJim Ryansaidin August the title remained on track for aPS4release while simultaneously revealingPS5 will launch at the end of 2020. Ghost of Tsushimais set during the Mongol invasion of Japan in 1274, a time of “warfare, chaos, and violent change....

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Molly Mitchell

Goldeneye 007 has been unbanned in Germany, potentially pointing to a re-release

Goldeneye 007 could be set for a re-release following its removal from the list of games banned in Germany. This was set to happen automatically after 25 years, but according toSchnittberichte, the removal was at the request of someone, or an entity, rather than as a formality. The game has been removed from the list of “Media Harmful to Young Persons”, along with Blood Rayne and Blood Rayne 2 – two games which have been confirmed to be receiving remasters....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Cody Mcdaniel

Gran Turismo 7 pre-order items and 25th Anniversary Edition have been detailed

Sony Interactive Entertainment has detailed Gran Turismo 7 pre-order items and the game’s $89.99 / £89.99 25th Anniversary Edition. Customers who pre-order thePS4andPS5racing game at participating retailers ahead of itsrecently confirmed July 13, 2025 release datewill receive the following in-game items: The retail and digital versions of the game’s 25th Anniversary Edition come with both the PS4 and PS5 versions of the title, in-game credits, cars, avatars and more....

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · George Shaw

Halo Infinite’s Battle Pass is being changed to make it easier to earn XP

343 Industries will be making changes to Halo Infinite’s Battle Pass structure following initial player feedback. The game’s free-to-play multiplayer componentwas launched on November 15to celebrate the 20th anniversary ofXbox, rather than on its previously planned release date of December 8, which is whenHalo Infinite‘s campaign will arrive. However, after its launch some players started to raise issue with the game’s Battle Pass, which is used to unlock new items in the game....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Cassandra Ramirez

Hands-On: Lego Star Wars is a celebratory last dance for the series

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga feels like an incredibly celebratory last dance for one of the most celebrated licensed franchises in gaming. There are few stories that have been told as many times, across as many different mediums as that of Star Wars. The shot of the Tantive IV flying into the distance, only to be dwarfed by the Star Destroyer overhead, is as iconic as any in the history of cinema, and as such it’s been replicated in games countless times....

July 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1198 words · Elizabeth Pollard