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TheDoomseries seems to be going from strength to strength since the 2016 reboot and 2020 follow-up. Withid Software currently looking to start its next project, it’s possible that the influential FPS is not done by a long shot, if that is what the studio will be working on. Despite being nearly 30 years old, the original 1993 release is still played by many to this day, and there are also more than enough people in the community keeping it in the limelight through mods....

There are a lot of wizards in theHarry Potterseries and even though not all of them are good, most of them are memorable. Even if their role in the books wasn’t that big, theHarry Potterfandom has ensured that most of them remain well remembered and loved, or hated. Related:Harry Potter: Why Is Saying Voldemort’s Name Forbidden? But some of the wizards in the books are so underrated, that even hard-core fans have a difficult time rememberingwhat their role was in the booksexactly, or even if they do, believe that they didn’t get the credit they deserve....

Fans of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s free-to-play online brawlerMultiversuscan get free candy for use during the Halloween Monster Mash event by entering a code online. Candy can be used to unlock special cosmetic items, making this a good deal for players who don’t feel like putting in the780+ needed hours to unlock all theMultiVersusMonster Mash cosmeticswithout paying real cash. MultiVersusis a free-to-play multiplatform game released by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in 2022 that features characters from across The Warner Bros....

Summary A gamer from Florida found a workingNintendo 64demo display at an unusual location while on an errand. Following their find, they shared some screenshots of the kiosk on social media with other retro gaming fans. The discovery was praised by otherNintendo 64fans, who shared memories of their favorite games of the era and asked about the location of the display. Originally released in 1996, the N64 was Nintendo’s successor to the critically acclaimed SNES and was the home of some of Nintendo’s best-selling titles of the time....

PlayStation appears to have picked up another platform exclusive title coinciding with the PS5’s launch. Publisher Annapurna Interactive announced today thatThe Pathless, the action-adventure game fromAbzudeveloper Giant Squid, will launch on November 12 alongside the PS5.The Pathlesswill also be available on several other platforms, including PC, PS4, and Apple Arcade, but it will not be available on Xbox, at least at launch. The Pathlessis the sort of game that seems to typically excel in a console launch scenario....

A new Shift code gives players of variousBorderlandsgames free Golden Keys and Skeleton Keys.Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsis the latest entry in the Borderlands series, and it received generally positive reviews upon its launch earlier in 2022. Gearbox has since releasedsmaller pieces of content inTiny Tina’s Wonderlands, but it has no current plans for launching story DLC for the game.TheBorderlandsseries is known for its focus on loot, as players can get different types of guns with noticeable bonuses....

Summary 2023 was a massive year forOne Piece, thanks to the already incredible anime and manga series and, at the same time, a live-action adaptation to add to all that. Naturally, fans are incredibly excited about their favorite series heading into 2024 and at this year’s Festa, Oda certainly raised the expectations by quite a lot. Quite a lot of interesting information aboutOne Piecewas revealed recently and, most importantly, a completeremake of the One Piece animewas announced as well....

Summary Media Molecule confirmed that live Curation support for its PlayStation exclusive gameDreamswill be coming to an end with a new update in April. Several changes will be made toDreamsin order for new and returning players to continue discovering content from the game’s talented community of creators. Media Molecule’s latest blog post and Twitter post confirms live Curation support for the DreamSurfing and DreamShaping features inDreamswill end in mid-April 2024. A new update will introduce new playlists alongside the “Dreams Recommender” feature, which displays recommendations based on what the user recently played within the game....

Summary Spoilers ahead for games created by Naughty Dog, Santa Monica Studios, Kojima Productions, Ninja Theory, Insomniac Games, Sucker Punch, & FromSoftware There have been manyPlayStationexclusives over the years that have enthralled players through exciting gameplay, riveting storylines, and memorable characters. Yet, in some of the bestPlayStationgames, the narrative moves on without the beloved protagonist, and can even leave players feeling grief over the loss of their favorite main characters....

Keen-eyedPokemonfans took notice of a set of trademark filings from Nintendo and the Pokemon Company this week, uncovering a renewed interest in aPokemonspinoff series and a member of a recently revealed legendary Pokemon line set to arrive in the expansion pass forPokemon SwordandShield. The first trademark fans took notice of was for “Budrex,” a name that ties in with Calyrex, a legendary Psychic/Grass Pokemon set to arrive withthe upcomingCrown TundraexpansionforPokemon SwordandShield....

Rockstar Gameshas shared a strange new video out of nowhere. Rockstar Games is best known for developing theGrand Theft AutoandRed Dead Redemptionfranchises, which have been massive successes. As an example,Grand Theft Auto 5has sold over 170 million unitssince its original release in 2013, withRed Dead Redemption 2sitting at 45 million copies. 2022 has already been a wild year for Rockstar Games, as thenext majorGTAgame was leakedearlier in the year. It included extensive gameplay footage from an in-developmentGrand Theft Auto 6, and it also confirmed a dual protagonist setup for the game....

Sonic Frontiersmay be mostly an open-world game, but there are tons of challenging puzzles with loads of big rewards. This means players will have to wander from one end of theStarfall Islands as Sonic, looking for and solving every possible puzzle; this will ensure that Sonic has plenty of rings, collectibles, Chaos Emeralds, and skill gems to get through even the toughest of fights. On the second island, called Ares Island, is where Sonic will attempt to help Knuckles, and this island is home to one difficult puzzle....

Video game branding with real-world objects and foodstuffs is not a new phenomenon, be they games likeCall of DutyorTitanfallshowing up on Mountain Dewcans or entirely standalone products like the Super Mario Cereal released alongside 2017’sSuper Mario Odyssey. However, sometimes more unexpected ideas come out of the woodwork, such as a new collection of sake alcoholic beverages that will be releasing in Japan based on Taito’s 1978 arcade gameSpace Invaders. There will be three kinds ofSpace InvadersSake available in Japan from the Masuda Tokubee Shoten brewery in Kyoto according to Famitsu: A pure rice junta, a pure rice junta ginjo, and a pure rice junta daiginjo....