[UPDATE: The in-game event tab confirming the upcoming Double XP event for Black Ops 6 has been removed. It currently remains unclear if the event will still go ahead as planned. The original story follows] Summary Call of Duty: Black Ops 6developer Treyarch Studios has set the next Double XP event for January 30, according to a new in-game event tab. The last Double XP event was only held earlier this month, but with Season 2 ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 6now in full swing, the development studio is likely eager to bring in as many players as possible for the first weekend of the new season....

Summary TheEpic Games Storefree game for January 16 isEscape Academy, a title that should be especially appealing to co-op gamers.Epic Games Storeusers are able to claim a new free game every Thursday at 10:00am CT. At times when the Epic Games Store free mystery game promotion isnotrunning, fans typically know the identity of the next free game an entire week in advance. The current Epic Games Store free game isTurmoil, which can beclaimed through EGS right now....

In the world ofDandadan, Ken Takakura, otherwise known as Okarun, is one of the main characters in the series. An occult-obsessed, introverted teenager, Okarun’s world was flipped upside down when he met Momo Ayase. Okarun and Momo are brought together when they discover each other’s opposite beliefs about aliens and ghosts. Momo believes in ghosts and Okaraun in aliens, which leads to a disagreement between the two and also a life-long friendship filled with paranormal situations the duo find themselves in....

Summary WithDaredevil: Born Againcloser than ever to finally releasing, the promotional campaign for the show is really revving up and now a part of the campaign from across the pond gives fans one of the most impressive looks at the show’s protagonist so far. Daredevil: Born Againwas a real win for the plethora of fans who had been waiting patiently for the freeze on the IP to end following the end of Netflix’s run of Marvel shows, which was headlined by Charlie Cox as the titular hero inDaredevil....

Domino’s Pizza has asked Sony to keep the 30th Anniversary themes available toPlayStation 5users. Sony celebrated the 30th Anniversary of PlayStation through new PS Plus additions, special hardware, and freePS5themes that serve as throwbacks to the PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4 consoles. This includes a special boot screen that mimics the original PS1 start-up sequence. The PS5 30th Anniversary themes have proven to be extremely popular, with many nostalgic fans happily taking trips down memory lane....

Dynasty Warriors: Originsis the tenth mainlineWarriorsgame, but fans of the franchise know that’s a gross oversimplification. With countless spin-offs, including thosebased upon IP likeZeldaandPersona, not to mention theDynasty Warriors Empiresgames, the ever-propagating musuo genre has swelled to become almost impenetrable for newcomers, as it has decades of mechanical growth and experimentation under its belt. Set against this rich pedigree,Originsmight not be the most experimental, robust, or feature-richWarriorsgame, but it might be the best....

Summary Throne and Libertyhas seen a lot of players theory crafting weapon pairings to find builds that can do one thing really well — or do a little bit of everything. The Wand & Tome is the de facto choice for players wanting to be healers, but it also offers some builds that push healing to a secondary vocation. Players that don’t care for the Wand & Tome canlook to the Longbow as another optionto consider....

The video game industry has come a long way in the ‘games as art’ discussion. In retrospect, the debate always seemed silly at best; games are, after all, an amalgam of many art forms, where visual design, music, writing, and more manage to coalesce in a way that considers the beauty of each component. It is through these merits that games have become a larger part of the cultural zeitgeist, working to inspire just as much as they take influence, and with a legacy as storied as theFinal Fantasyseries, the realm of high fashion is no exception....

Summary The former creative director ofDragon Age: The Veilguardhas responded to recent statements made by EA’s boss implying that the game would have been more successful as a live-service title. While initially slated to include live service and multiplayer elements,Dragon Age: The Veilguardpivoted to a single-player experience during its lengthy development period. Fans of the franchise were thrilled whenDragon Age: The Veilguardlaunchedin October 2024, but the game failed to reach EA’s sales expectations, shipping only 1....

If FromSoftware has demonstrated anything about its game design in the last decade-and-a-half it’s that it has a bottomless well of ingenuity when it comes to designing characters, enemies, and bosses in the darkest corners of science-fiction and fantasy. Between the progenitorDemon’s Soulsand theupcomingElden Ring Nightrein, FromSoftware has never faltered in its ability to produce alluring and nightmarish monstrosities, and a lot of the time these designs have happened to mold themselves brilliantly after a particular animal, reptile, or insectoid....

Summary During the heyday of arcades, games were made to be playedover and over again. Of course, back then they were specifically designed to get just one more quarter from gamers who lacked the skill to keep a run going. It wasn’t until relatively recently that game devs had the opportunity to make games replayable just for the fun of it. This idea opened the door for games to do interesting things with the concept ofreplayability....

Summary Quick Links In December, a newMobile Suit Gundamseries was announced, and people in the US will watch in cinemas! It is the firstGundamproduced by Sunrisein partnership with the studio Khara, producer ofRebuild of Evangelion(and the studio currently holding the rights for the Evangelion series). The series is titledMobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX(“GQuuuuuuX” should be pronounced something like “G-Quacks”), and it will be writtenHideaki AnnoandYoji Enokido. The director isKazuya Tsurumaki. Anno isthe creator ofEvangelion, and Enokido and Tsurumaki have worked on at least some installments of the series....

Marvel RivalsSeason 1, “Eternal Night Falls,” has been immensely successful. After an impressive debut with a high player count in Season 0 last December,Marvel Rivalsset the new gold standardfor live service launches. As one of the latest and most popular additions to the hero-shooter genre, the excitement surrounding NetEase Games' title is not slowing down anytime soon. Though comparisons betweenOverwatch 2andMarvel Rivalshaven’t always been helpful, it is compelling to examine where each game excels and where they may fall short....