Does Snowpiercer feel like a game because all games are surreal?

A la carte: Train-ing day I lovedThirty Flights of Loving, the beautiful fifteen-minute game I sometimes think about when I read press releases that exclaim, too happy with themselves, “hundreds of hours of gameplay!” Among its good qualities was its use of French New Wave-inspired editing, quick jump cuts that played with its temporal explorations, leaving the act of mental closure to stitch together anything from the last two seconds to the last two weeks....

July 23, 2025 · 4 min · 719 words · Susan Green

DreamHack announces $750,000 Fortnite Zero Build prize pool spanning 3 events

Fortnite News DreamHack has officially announced its next few Fortnite events. Read more here. The first DreamHack of the year is almost here, and with that, the company has announced an additional $500,000 in prizes for future Fortnite events. The series starts in San Diego and ends all the way across the world in Sweden. Here is everything you need to know about the DreamHack Open Featuring Fortnite $750,000 series....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Isaac Foster

EA Sports College Football 25: All available platforms

Gaming Guides EA Sports College Football 25 is arriving later this summer to select platforms. Here are the consoles you will be able to play on. EA Sports is making its long-awaited return to the collegiate gridiron this summer with the release of College Football 25. This return, over 10 years in the making, has many fans curious how they’ll be able to get their hands on the new iteration. However, you’ll need to make sure you have one of the eligible platforms if you want to get back into the game....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Susan Marquez

Getting the smackdown on WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011

Before we had the opportunity to check out Smackdown vs. Raw 2011, Max and I decided that we needed to do our homework. We sat down at Dtoid HQ the night before to get some quality time with Smackdown vs. Raw 2010. It was immediately apparent to me that these games are no joke, they really do strive to be a true wrestling simulation. This was definitely a huge leap from theSmackdown!...

July 23, 2025 · 5 min · 876 words · Helen Maddox

Gorgeous creature-collecting RPG Yaoling: Mythical Journey hits early access next month

Developer Rayka Studio has announced that there’s not long left to wait before you can hop in and play its stunningcreature-collectingRPG,Yaoling: Mythical Journey. The game’s early access launch is just around the corner and packs in a staggering amount of content to play through. Yaoling: Mythical Journeywill be released for PC via early access on Steam onJuly 16, 2024. I knew the game initially asHome of the Yokai, but while the name has changed, the gameplay that drew me into it has not....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Frank Williamson

Grey Matter Capital purchase 33% of Gameplan Media

Esports News This investment will create new jobs at a time the industry needs them the most. Grey Matter Capital, owners of DarkZero, are purchasing 33% of gaming and esports media company Gameplan Media. The deal, which values Gameplan at over $1 million, marks a huge milestone for a company that has already made serious inroads in the sector. You might not have heard of Gameplan Media, but you’ve likely heard about its clients....

July 23, 2025 · 4 min · 843 words · Michael Kelly

Hands-on with mounted combat in LOTRO: Riders of Rohan

The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohancontinues to follow the epic story of the fellowship as they make their way towards Mordor. This new expansion adds the area of Rohan, a land filled with badasses on horses. Players will get a chance to be one such badass with the introduction of mounted combat toLOTRO. It’s more than just being able to cast spells on a horse, however. This system brings all new mechanics to the game that emphasize speed and mobility....

July 23, 2025 · 4 min · 686 words · Linda Orr

Hearthstone Esports Fall Season Qualifiers results

Hearthstone News Know the 16 players who qualified for the upcoming Masters Tour and Battlegrounds Lobby Legends Hearthstone Esports events. Another three months of Ladder grinding have passed and the final qualification season for Hearthstone Esports 2023 it’s over. Only a handful of players are still aiming to qualify given the downsize the program faced. Nevertheless, it’s time to know who will be the top Standard and Battlegrounds players competing in the Hearthstone Esports Fall Championships....

July 23, 2025 · 4 min · 804 words · Victoria Miller

Hearthstone Patch 21.3 brings 14 changes, including second ever Banned card

Hearthstone News The latest patch includes Hearthstone’s second ever banned card, 5 nerfs, 1 redesign, 1 ban and seven buffs. Hearthstone developerAlec Dawsongave his usual addendum to the Patch announcement, indicating overfourteenchanges on the way for next Tuesday with Patch 21.3. This set of changes includes Hearthstone’s second ever Banned Card, closely following in the wake of the bannedandnerfedStealer of Souls. Possible Ban and Redesign Many have been praying for changes to Warlock ever since the release of United in Stormwind....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Nicholas Martin

How to join the VALORANT Premier open beta

Valorant Guides Enable SMS verification, play one rank placement match, and form a team to join others around the world in the VALORANT Premier open beta. It is almost time for the VALORANT Premier global beta. The alpha test took place for Brazilian players and now Riot Games is ready to let the rest of the world take part. Read on and let esports.gg fill you in on what the mode is, details you need to know, and how exactly you can join the VALORANT Premier open beta....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Stephen Coffey

How to recover a Combat Cache in Fortnite

Fortnite Guides Here is a guide on how to recover a Combat Cache in Fortnite Fortnite’s Chapter 4, Season 2 has held quite a few different surprises for players. One of those infamous surprises has been the Combat Cache. These small devices land on the island and give the players who locate them some of the best loot in the game. Here is everything you need to know about Combat Caches inFortniteand how to recover them....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Richard Anthony

How to stay alive in Bloodblight Swamp in RuneScape: Dragonwilds

Guides Dying over and over again isn’t a viable strategy. If you have started to explore the map of Ashenfall in RuneScape: Dragonwilds, then you might have come across a region called “Bloodblight Swamp.” This region of the game is a poisonous swamp that immediately starts to sap your health the moment you arrive, leaving you with very little in the way of defenses. Naturally, as the main story requires you to find an item in the region, you need to learn how to survive in Bloodblight Swamp to progress in RuneScape: Dragonwilds....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Micheal Stephenson

How to transfer save data to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete

With online service forAnimal Crossing: Pocket Campcoming to an end on November 28, Nintendo has given a release date for the replacement paid app,Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Completewill be available to download and install on December 3. If you dive in early and download the game before June 20, 2025, you’ll get it half-price for $9.99. After that point, the price will increase to the regular price of $19....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Anthony Baldwin