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MindsEye From Ex-GTA Producer Is A Day-One Car Wreck [Update]MindsEye is the first new game from longtime Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies and his studio Build A Rocket Boy, and it’s not going well. After tons of pre-launch red flags, the techno thriller shooter is now out in the wild and suffering all the day-one woes: bugs, poor optimization on PC, and underlying… Read more...

KotakuJun 11

Survive deadly foes and vicious dinosaurs in the updated Steam Next Fest demo for FerociousTake a trip to Ferocious’ isle, loaded with hostile mercenaries, and a flora and fauna that’s decidedly jurassic in theme. It’s a dino crisis! There are a few classic properties that immediately sprung to mind when we saw the new trailer for Ferocious. A game that was not on our radar til now (somehow), tinyBuild … The post Survive deadly foes and vicious dinosaurs in the updated Steam Next Fest demo for Ferocious appeared first on BrutalGamer .

BrutalGamerJun 10

Slice and dice through Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound’s new demoUpcoming 2D hack ‘n’ slash Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound has a brand new PC demo to try this week, as a part of Steam Next Fest. Limited time ninjitsu One of the more exciting side-scrollers coming up, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound takes the classic action property back to its roots for a ninja-hacking, demon-slashing 2D adventure. Leaving … The post Slice and dice through Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound’s new demo appeared first on BrutalGamer .

BrutalGamerJun 10

Fans Desperate For Half-Life 3 Are Tracking Gabe Newell's Superyacht In Hopes Of Manifesting A Summer Game Fest MiracleNot-E3 is in full swing today with Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest Live showcase scheduled for the evening of June 6. No one but the Game Awards host and his close circle of confidants and business partners knows what will be announced during the event, but fans are once again praying for the impossible as fanatics… Read more...

KotakuJun 6

Get Every Borderlands Game And All The DLC For Only $35 On SteamIn September, Borderlands 4 —the next main entry in the popular first-person looter-shooter series—launches on consoles and PC. As a Borderlands sicko, I’m very excited. And if you’ve been wanting to replay the older games or check out some of the spin-offs or DLC you might have missed over the years, a new Steam sale… Read more...

KotakuJun 5

PSO2 New Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog Style Heroines Debut Sega announced Phantasy Star Online 2 is celebrating Sonic the Hedgehog again for his 34th anniversary, and this time it involves a Sonic Style Heroines AC Scratch Ticket in PSO2 New Genesis . It launched alongside Special Training quests involving Sonic and Shadow, a Sonic Collab SP Scratch, decorations in Central City, and a paid Sonic Collab: Suits/C-Space Pack. The PSO2 New Genesis AC Scratch Ticket: Sonic Style Heroines debuted first on June 4, 2025. The three main highlights are the Fashion Items Aina’s Sonic Outfit, Manon’s Shadow Outfit, and Nadereh’s Tails Outfit. The Sonic pieces are available as Sonic Apparel T1 [Se], Sonic Apparel T1/B [Se], Sonic Apparel T2 [Se], Sonic Apparel T2/B [Se], Sonic Apparel Hood, and Sonic Apparel Beret. The Shadow ones are Shadow Apparel T1 [Se], Shadow Apparel T1/B [Se], Shadow Apparel T2 [Se], Shadow Apparel T2/B [Se], Doom Wing, Shadow Apparel Veil, and Shadow Apparel Headband. The only Tails items are Tails Apparel T2 [Ba], Tails Apparel T2/B [Ba], and Tails Apparel Visor. There are some themed MTN emotes in the set and other cosmetics. Here are the three pieces of concept art for the Sonic Heroines outfits based on the clothes Aina, Manon, and Nadereh wore in PSO2 New Genesis. Images via Sega And here are in-game screenshots: Images via Sega As for the Sonic Collab: Suits/C-Space Pack, that costs $9.99 . It will debut on June 6, 2025. We could buy it at the AC Shop, though people could also go through the Microsoft Store, PlayStation Store, or distribution clients like Epic and Steam. This gives the Sonic Head and Sonic Costume [SE] for a character to wear. A number of other items are included as decorations, which are listed below: BP: Sonic - Block (x1) BP: Sonic - Floor (x1) BP: Sonic - Loop (x1) BP: Sonic - Palm Tree (x1) BP: Sonic - Sunflower (x1) BP: Sonic - Ring (x1) BP: Sonic - Spring (x1) BP: Sonic - Dash Ring (x1) BP: Sonic - Sonic Statue (x1) BP: Sonic - Tails Statue (x1) BP: Sonic - Knuckles Statue (x1) BP: Sonic - Amy Statue (x1) CS: Sonic - Eggman Statue (x1) N-Augmentation Success Rate +30% (x1) N-EX EXP Earned +50% (x3) N-Rare Drop Rate +50% (x2) Premium Set (15 Days) (x1) Salon Free Pass (x1) There’s also a teaser screenshot of those additions, which you can see below: Image via Sega Finally, as a reminder, here’s how Central City looks in-game, for a limited time, and some of the Sonic Collab SP Scratch items. These all show up starting on June 18, 2025. Statues of characters like Sonic, Shadow, Amy Rose, Tails, Knuckles, and Eggman all appear. As for the SP Scratch, it features Sonic-inspired armor and Chaos Emeralds. Meanwhile, the Special Training: Sonic Sprint and Special Training: Shadow Sprint quest screenshots show how we’ll collect rings and fight themed foes. Images via Sega A lot of these Sonic the Hedgehog elements can also be seen in the June 2025 Update Information trailer for PSO2 New Genesis . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDt0Cpp9-LU&ab_channel=PhantasyStarOnline2NewGenesis-Global This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Sonic in the MMORPG. He often makes cameo appearances, with one of those being in 2023 . Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is available to play on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC. The post PSO2 New Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog Style Heroines Debut appeared first on Siliconera .

SiliconeraJun 4

Steam DB Reported Hollow Knight: Silksong PC Data ChangesSteam DB noted there's been activity surrounding the PC version of Hollow Knight Silksong that will launch on Steam.

SiliconeraJun 3

Death end re;Quest: Code Z Revolves Around Bad Endings The notable thing about the Death end re;Quest series of games is how easy it is to meet bad ends. Gruesomely. Repeatedly. Even if you think you’re maybe doing the right thing. It’s gory, to be certain, though it can make actually getting a character ending or the true one even more satisfying. Death end re;Quest: Code Z is a spin-off roguelike that… well, falters along the way. (It’s fine, I’d say it is not the best roguelike or representation of this series.) What I will say though is that it absolutely takes advantage of the Death End mechanic from the series and nature of the genre to attempt to do something different with the genre, though the violent nature and reliance on knowledge of the series and its characters both might dissuade many from playing. So ideally, you’d think maybe Death end re;Quest: Code Z would be more accessible since it involves parallel universes, however it does still include the sorts of references and asides that might make for some barriers. Sayaka Hiwatari is a debugger on the game End to Odyssey with Shina Ninomiya, and she encounters something insidious while on the job. This means needing to head into the Strain Area dungeon and save or fight folks like Shina, Yurisa Yamamura, and Lucil Filarete. So you must stay alive and sane while searching for them, then getting out together while figuring out what Arata Mizunashi, another familiar face, is after. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIkebXcLnz0&ab_channel=IdeaFactoryInternational Except since this is both Death end re;Quest , getting those bad endings in Death end re;Quest: Code Z is something we want to get, rather than avoid like we would in most roguelikes. This is because while on any difficulty other than Normal you lose what’s in your inventory and your levels, dying ends up being a way to make progress. Each death gets you a skill point if it is the first time you died that way. Which means keeping Sayaka’s sanity high enough to not affect her health and instead try and have an enemy, trap, or boss kill her is to your benefit. It’s an interesting concept, and perhaps one of the few things I found really unique about this spin-off. It also feels like the Death Ends in Death end re;Quest: Code Z are designed to be a selling point due to the execution. These are handled in the same way as the mainline installments. So there will be unique descriptions explaining what happened. It becomes a “moment.” Someone who really loves the series for that reason might even find themselves searching for Death Ends repeatedly for completionist purposes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82ijZ9fGM2Y&ab_channel=IdeaFactoryInternational While I wish Death end re;Quest: Code Z was more fun to play or perhaps more welcoming to newcomers, I do appreciate the way it embraces and uses the Death End bad endings mechanic. This is a series in which it could be quite easy for characters to die. Dying happens a lot in roguelikes. Attempting to make a death in a roguelike less painful by tying it to the unique endings and character growth makes sense. The execution isn’t the best, but I can see what Compile Heart and Idea Factory were trying. Death end re;Quest: Code Z is available for the PS4 and PS5, and it will come to the PC via Steam later in 2025. The post Death end re;Quest: Code Z Revolves Around Bad Endings appeared first on Siliconera .

SiliconeraJun 3

Blue Archive Steam Page Opens for PC ClientWe're one step closer to the Blue Archive PC release, as the Steam page is live and a wishlist event kicked off.

SiliconeraJun 2

Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Great Games We’re Saying Goodbye To May WithWith this weekend comes the close of another month in 2025. We’ve had a few ups and downs this past week. For us fans of CD Projekt Red’s adaptation of Cyberpunk, we just got a little bit closer to its sequel . That’s exciting! But, if you were eagerly anticipating the Black Panther video game, sadly that project’s… Read more...

KotakuMay 30