Summary Xbox Game Passis addingCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3on July 24, Microsoft has announced. This surprise release will mark the 12th new title to reachXbox Game Passin July 2024. New arrivals on Microsoft’s subscription service are typically mapped out once every two weeks. But the company breaks with that practice every once in a while by offering somesurprise Xbox Game Pass releases. Such titles are sometimes announced with minimal notice and shadow-dropped at other times....

Open-world games are, justifiably, probably among the most popular video game categories ever created. The only thing that makes a good thing better is to explore these expanses with a group of friends and cause chaos over voice chat. Whether it be the expansive cities of theGrand Theft Autofranchise or the rolling landscapes found in some of gaming’s greatest racing games, open-world games are tailor-made for cooperative action where the sky is (sometimes) the literal limit....

7 Days To Dieis a well-fleshed-outzombie survival gamethat has some excellent, fun gameplay features. It has a great tower defense mode, with the player needing to defend their base from hordes of zombies. It also has a great crafting system, a nicely balanced player progression, and some really fun co-op gameplay. Something new to the 1.0 release of7 Days To Dieis the challenges system. These are related series of bite-sized quests that teach the player different aspects of the game and reward a small amount of experience points....

In Nexon’sDNFuniverse, Khazan is a legendary figure who defeated Hismar the Berserk Dragon (alongside Ozma) and essentially fathered the Slayer faction. There’s a lot of narrative weight as a result on exploring this character in action RPG,The First Berserker: Khazan. However, it’s also designed to be a great standalone or entry point fortheDNFfranchise. It’s no doubt going to attract fans who want to learn what happened between Khazan and the Empire, but it’s likely caught the eye of a lot of Soulslike fans too....

Quick Links As players explore the world of Ciudad Enamorada inThe Sims 4’s Lovestruck expansion pack, they will get to know its peculiar characters. Even though many of the inhabitants in Lovestruck’s world are overjoyed and in love, there is one character that stands out due to their gloomy aura - the Ring Bear. Gamers can talk to the Ring Bear and follow the information they give to solve an intriguing mystery....

Those hoping tofully upgrade Kay’s blasterinStar Wars Outlawswill need to get their hands on an awful lot of components. The final upgrade for each configuration requires a unique item that can only be found in one location, making these the rarest crafting components in the game. However, there are a few other Blaster upgrade materials that can be a little hard to come by. The vast majority of the items needed to upgrade the Blaster can be found simply through exploration, but this isn’t really the case forBlaster Recirculators....

Summary As of August 01, 2025, it’s only one year until James Gunn’sSupermanhits theaters where fans will meet to a new actor in the red and blue spandex. James Gunn has made it clear that this will not be an origin story, setting it apart from most other new iterations.Zack Snyderalso set hisSupermanapart from previous iterations by having him actually fight rather than lift heavy objects above his head. The one thing he failed to utilize, which James Gunn looks to be rectifying, is theClark Kentcharacter....

Summary Kingdom Hearts 4is one of gaming’s most anticipated JRPG titles, as it begins a new saga in the long-running franchise.Kingdom Hearts 3brought the series’Dark Seeker Sagato a close, with its final events giving rise toKingdom Hearts 4and the beginning of the Lost Master Arc. Many believe the next saga to be setting up the Master of Masters as its big bad, but with the Lost Master arc delivering the first major shift in theKingdom Heartsfranchise, its trajectory and narrative are completely unknown....

Summary World of Warcraftis adjusting the scaling inThe War Withinto make monsters from levels 70 through 79 take more effort to defeat. This hotfix is being made in response to unexpected power levels ofDragonflightendgame gear, and aims to bring the leveling experience of the newWorld of Warcraftexpansion into line with expected trends. The War Withinis officially live inWorld of Warcraft, kicking off the Worldsoul Saga with a bang. Players can explore the zones of Khaz Algar, tackle eight new dungeons on Normal or Heroic difficulty, and experiment with Hero Talents as they reachtheWoW: The War Withinlevel cap of 80....

Summary Xbox itself is going to have a big presence at Gamescomin general, so those in attendance in Germany will be able to check out a wider variety of games in the works for Game Pass. For those staying at home, some games have already been confirmed to be featured at the Gamescom Opening Night Live event, and there’s a good possibility that even more will be shown. The two biggest day one Xbox Game Pass games confirmed for Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 20 areIndiana Jones and the Great CircleandCall of Duty: Black Ops 6....

Summary Xboxhas revealed an exciting new transparent controller that gives players a peek at what makes up this piece of Microsoft technology. Gaming controllers can be just as iconic as the consoles they pair with, and the new transparent interpretation of theXboxcontroller is a fun spin on an established design. The Xbox controller has gone through a variety of subtle changes since the first console launched back in 2001. Asthe Xbox’s roster continues to grow, the console itself is evolving as well, and this brand-new controller is a great example of this expansion....

Summary TheLegend of Zeldaseries has always been known to feature recurring characters, items, and themes in each installment, butThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdomseems to be taking that tradition to a whole new level. This could be because ofZelda: Echoes of Wisdom’s massive shift in featuring Zelda, rather than Link, as the playable protagonist for the first time in a mainlineZeldagame and its desire to keep veteran players attached to the series' past....

Summary Respawn Entertainment has released the official patch notes for Season 22 ofApex Legends, confirming new details for some of the update’s most major changes. The full change log for Season 22 ofApex Legends, also known as Shockwave, reveals a long list of weapon adjustments, Legend nerfs, and more. The reveal of Season 22 got off to a pretty bad start in June when Respawn announced somecontroversial changes toApex Legends’Battle Passsystem....