GamersHeroes Wednesday, June 11, 2025 8:08 PM Best described as a "tower defense-on-wheels zombie survival roguelite," Zing Games and Wandering WIzard's Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship is set to launch June 26. The post Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship Launching June 26 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Wednesday, June 11, 2025 3:59 PM Combining crafting with chaotic physics-based combat, Noodle Cat Games' Norse-inspired Cloudheim recently got a trailer for its Open Beta. The post Cloudheim Open Beta Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Wednesday, June 11, 2025 3:15 PM Featuring a dystopian Metroidvania where rhythm meets rebellion, Gatera Studio, Selecta Play, and Astrolabe Games' ANTRO is set to launch for PC and consoles June 27. The post Rebel Meets Rhythm With ANTRO on June 27 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Wednesday, June 11, 2025 4:54 PM  A nearly year-long battle between SAG-AFTRA game actors and the major publishers over AI protections for performances is set to end, after both sides reached a tentative agreement this week. Details of the deal haven't yet been released, but the union says it includes "necessary AI guardrails" as companies adopt tools… |
Kotaku Wednesday, June 11, 2025 4:40 PM  The Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit group that hosts, develops, and controls Wikipedia, has announced that it won't be moving forward with plans to add AI-generated summaries to articles after it received an overwhelmingly negative reaction from its army of dedicated (and unpaid) human editors. |
Kotaku Wednesday, June 11, 2025 4:35 PM  The Mario Kart franchise has been entertaining us all for decades—even with sibling fights and fits of rage over losing a race from a blue shell at the last second—but Mario Kart World is the first game to go open world. There hasn't been a truly new entry in the series since 2014's Mario Kart 8, so being stoked to… |
Kotaku Wednesday, June 11, 2025 4:30 PM  The Switch 2 is here, and I'm loving the upgraded hardware so far. It feels nice, looks wonderful, and runs like a dream. But while Mario Kart World is excellent, and I've enjoyed revisiting a bunch of other great games through their spiffy Switch 2 ports, I can't help but feel like something is missing. |
Kotaku Wednesday, June 11, 2025 4:25 PM  Look, I'm just going to say it: People can be assholes. Whether it's someone cutting in front of you in line, an employee who just refuses to be helpful, or just a plain ol' narcissistic person who refuses to concede when they're wrong—people suck sometimes, so it's you who has to make the choice to prioritize your… |
Kotaku Wednesday, June 11, 2025 4:15 PM  So, you've picked up a Nintendo Switch 2 and are ready to dive into Mario Kart World, but you're not really feelin' the Joy-Cons (don't worry, they're not my thing either). Yeah, you need a more standard controller, my friend. Fortunately, there are a handful to choose from even this early in the console's life. |
Kotaku Wednesday, June 11, 2025 3:55 PM  Monster Hunter Wilds loves to put new twists on traditional staples, whether that's tweaking how some weapons work or creating ways to obtain familiar items. One such returning activity with some noticeable changes is delivering Wyvern Eggs. |
Kotaku Wednesday, June 11, 2025 2:15 PM  Players will be able to find a classic skater villain in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 when it launches in July on consoles and PC. And they'll once again be able to defeat the asshole who first appeared back in Tony Hawk's Undeground. |
Kotaku Wednesday, June 11, 2025 2:10 PM  I had forgotten all about Pragmata by the time Capcom was setting up appointments to play the puzzle shooter at Summer Game Fest. We're five years removed from its original announcement, and Capcom is no stranger to quietly hiding a game away and never releasing it (remember Deep Down?). So, I let the game disappear… |
PCGamesN Wednesday, June 11, 2025 6:00 PM Stellar Blade opens with a pod hurtling through the atmosphere before crashing to Earth. A woman, our protagonist Eve, is released from the pod and emerges in a slow-motion flourish, long ponytail streaming down her arched back and her improbable, techno-supermodel figure framed by the explosions of flying battleships in the distance. Soon enough, Eve is thrown into the action. You learn to dodge around insectile creatures, parrying blows from their outstretched limbs and chopping into them with the agility of a fencing master. Everything is technicolor and hyperreal. Continue reading Stellar Blade PC review - a slick but hollow action RPG MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Stellar Blade PC, Best soulslike games, Best RPG games |
PCGamesN Wednesday, June 11, 2025 3:28 PM Torn Banner Studios has been busy working on the massive zombie survival game No More Room in Hell 2 lately, but, before it shifted attention to that project, the team put out Chivalry 2. The sequel to a 2012 game that brings the intense medieval battles of RTS games like Crusader Kings 3, Total War: Medieval 2, or Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlords into a more intimate, action-heavy focus, it serves as one of the most unique multiplayer projects to date. It's now cheaper than ever to dig into the game for yourself, as Chivalry 2 is currently available at a steep discount on Steam. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Chivalry 2 review, Get started in Chivalry 2 , Best Chivalry 2 classes |
PCGamesN Wednesday, June 11, 2025 2:50 PM Saber Interactive has made some great games out of concepts that might seem, at first glance, like they'd be pretty dull. Mudrunner, Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game, Snowrunner, and, most recently, Roadcraft, are all essentially about getting a vehicle or its cargo from one place to another. What makes them compelling is trying to overcome the problems complicating these goals, all highly detailed due to the studio's attention to detail. Now, Military Logistics Simulator, a new game that mixes Roadcraft's emphasis on vehicle transport with Arma 3's focus on realistic military equipment, has arrived to offer a new take on this style of design. And you can try it right now with a new demo available during Steam Next Fest. |
PCGamesN Wednesday, June 11, 2025 2:01 PM Fallout, Wasteland, and Stalker are three of the most influential game series to come out in the medium's history. Each of them has spawned a number of successful sequels, from Fallout 76 to Wasteland 3 and Stalker 2, while also inspiring a variety of post-apocalyptic games, like Rage 2, Surviving the Aftermath, and Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone. One of the most intriguing of the games set to continue this trend is Scavland, a 2D pixel art project that you can now try out for yourself thanks to the launch of its new demo on Steam. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best survival games, Best RPGs, Best apocalypse games |
Siliconera Wednesday, June 11, 2025 6:00 PM
Roca Rourin, a Vtuber with Brave's Idol Corp, announced she will return to streaming on June 15, 2025. She's been on a break for over six months. Her return stream will be on YouTube at 12pm PT/3pm ET.
Roca's last stream was on December 8, 2024. She performed a karaoke stream, which ended up being an unarchived one. A few days after on December 10, 2024, Idol and her manager announced she'd been in a "severe accident." She then spent the next few months recovering.
We started to hear from Roca Rourin again on social media around March 2025, as the Idol Vtuber returned to X. In addition to some comments and retweets, she shared a three-part message on X Voice once she returned home after surgery. She explained that due to her condition, the medication, pain, and recovery process, she wanted and needed to focus on her health. She also thanked her fans in that statement.
Roca didn't mention what kind of stream the one on June 11, 2025 will be. She initially teased it with an announcement on social media. There's no statement in the chat, and the initial notices there only mention she'll be back again.
Here's the placeholder for "Roca Rourin Returns."
We did notice she's started to become a bit more active prior to this announcement. She is part of the After Midnight Candlery Idol Collection with a "Scent of Teen Spirit" candle. She also announced she'd have a Boba Bar OffKai Gen 4 Butterfly Pea Lemonade Boba drink.
Idol Vtuber Roca Rourin will return to streaming at 12pm PT/3pm ET on June 15, 2025.
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Siliconera Wednesday, June 11, 2025 5:00 PM
Atlus announced two hallmarks for the Persona 5: The Phantom X spin-off ahead of its debut, with one being the opening of its Discord and the other being all pre-registration reward tiers being hit. The official invite link is now open for the server. Weapon and contact gacha pulls will be given away.
In the case of the Discord for Persona 5: The Phantom X, it functions similarly to ones for other games. After agreeing to the rules and privacy police in #privacy-policy, you get access to all channels. There are some general information ones, such as a channel for game announcements and server updates. There are also sections to share feedback or thoughts on in-game characters and Phantom Idols. It's also possible to share fan art or discuss the series in general.
As for the pre-registration reward promotion, Persona 5: The Phantom X passed 1.5 million people for the global version of the game. The official social media account announced all the bonuses every one of us will get when we start playing as a result. We each will get a free avatar outfit, a free avatar frame, a free avatar profile card, 15 weapon draws on the gacha, and 20 contract draws on that gacha.
There's one other update on the game, and it has to do with the original heroine Motoha Arai. Atlus shared a video interview with Japanese voice actress Kaede Hondo. In it, she spent about 10 minutes discussing the character and her thoughts on the role.
Persona 5: The Phantom X will come to PCs and mobile devices on June 26, 2025.
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Siliconera Wednesday, June 11, 2025 4:00 PM
In May 2025, Sanrio first started sending the Hello Kitty Cafe Truck that sells food and merchandise around the US to kick off its schedule. Now that June started, we know all the places it will be throughout the rest of the month and July.
These mobile pop-ups have been driving around, selling items, since 2014. They tend to set up shop near malls. They open at 10am at each location, then close at 7pm. In order to buy from one, you must have a credit card on hand. This year's run of themed dessertes includes fa giant cookie for $16, eight madeleines for $16, three smaller cookies for $18, and five macarons for $20.
While Sanrio didn't share pictures of the merchandise we can buy from each Hello Kitty Cafe Truck at stops in 2025, a full list of items did show up. To celebrate these tours going for 10 years, there will be six types of anniversary items. Since Hello Kitty turned 50 in 2024, there will be three things honoring that occasion. We can also get two general items.
Here's the full list of Hello Kitty Cafe Truck merchandise sold at stops:
And here's the Hello Kitty Cafe Truck US Schedule for June and July 2025. Note that since merchandise will only be sold while supplies last, it's better to get there as soon as you can. As you can probably tell from the dates, there are three trucks on tour. (These are labeled as Truck East, Truck West, and Truck Central on the official site.) Also, while exact locations are available for most of the spots, we don't know the places for the July 24, 2024 ones as of time of writing.
The Sanrio Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is going around the US now.
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Siliconera Wednesday, June 11, 2025 3:00 PM
Sega announced that its Figurizm α collection's next Fate/Grand Order figure is of the Saber version of Astolfo. It debuts in Japan on June 13, 2025, according to the latest announcement. While it will show up as a prize figure in places like arcades, we'll eventually see it worldwide. Places like Tokyo Otaku Mode are already showing it for prices like $26.25.
This figure of Astolfo is based on the stage 3 appearance of the Saber version of the character in Fate/Grand Order. This means the dress is full and complete. It looks like there is even an apron on top. It doesn't look like the Servant is performing any signature attacks. However, the pose does feature the character wielding the sword that is the trademark of a Saber type of unit.
Here's a closer look at the new figure from various angles.
The Saber take of Astolfo debuted as part of a Christmas event in Fate/Grand Order. In the Japanese version, the character debuted alongside a Santa version of Nightingale in 2019. We only had a chance to pull for the character in the global version once the Christmas 2021 event debuted. Since this is a limited character, we can't pick up the unit in the gacha at any time.
To help compare, here's a video highlighting this version of Astolfo in Fate/Grand Order. It included the Vulcano Caligorante Noble Phantasm attack at the end.
Fate/Grand Order is available for mobile devices. The Saber Astolfo figure will be part of the Figurizm line in Japan on June 13, 2025, and we'll see it worldwide after that.
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Destructoid Wednesday, June 11, 2025 5:54 PM
I've played a few dozen demos during Steam Next Fest over the past couple of days, and my results have varied.
Some games didn't click with me at all, while others I knew I'd be wishlisting right away, but for all of them, I played them and then moved on to others. All of them but one. Say hello to BALL x PIT from Devolver Digital and solo developer Kenny Sun.
This is my next big addiction whenever it launches, and I feel like it could be yours, too. BALL x PIT is, like many of the numerous demos I've been playing this week, an amalgamation of different games and genres. It made its debut over the weekend during all of the gaming showcases and its release date is TBA, but I'm hoping that it comes out ASAP.
"Ballbylon has fallen," the Steam description says. "After a meteoric and completely unexpected event annihilated the great city, all that remains is an ominous, yawning pit. Treasure hunters from far and wide flock to the city's tomb to seek their fortune, plumbing the depths in search of Ballbylon's scattered riches. Few return."
BALL x PIT is part brick-breaker, part base-builder, part roguelite, and all incredibly fun. You control one of a number of different unlockable characters as you enter the pit to launch balls and defeat enemies, picking up power-ups and modifiers along the way on reach run as you fight bosses and pick up gold and resources for your community.
Your base can be built and customized to add new allies, buildings, and resources to farm, such as wood, crops, and rock that must be farmed in the same brick-breaking fashion as the base gameplay. It sounds odd, and it kind of is, but it works so damn well. I can't stop playing it.
It also reminds me a bit of Peglin as you collect and level up different balls, while also feeling reminiscent of Vampire Survivors and other games like it as you can enable the ability to auto-attack as you move your way through the pit, picking up XP and gold, and avoiding enemy fire.
Do yourself a favor and check out BALL x PIT's demo on Steam Next Fest before it's gun, and add it to your wishlist ASAP to be ready to grab your balls and go as soon as it launches.
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Destructoid Wednesday, June 11, 2025 3:08 PM
The Shapeshifters promo is coming soon to EA FC 25, and we have the first set of leaks on social media.
Thanks to in-game objectives, we already have the confirmed release date for the promo. A few cards have also been confirmed (as part of the Season 8 Pass), but EA Sports has remained tight-lipped about the promo cards. So here's a look at the rumored cards expected to appear as part of the new promo.
Complete list of EA FC 25 Shapeshifters players
So far, we have few names who are rumored to appear on the promo.
As we get more leaks, they will be added to the list. Shapeshifters will have three teams, so it will be a major promo. The promo will include Icons and regular footballers, so bad luck for those who love Heroes.
Here's a list of all the confirmed cards. All these items are obtainable from the Season Pass.
The Shapeshifters cards have two special properties about them.
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Destructoid Wednesday, June 11, 2025 3:03 PM
Rainbow Six Siege X might feel like a new game with all the fresh content and game modes, but it's in its tenth year, and Ubisoft has something special for the loyalists in the form of the Veteran rewards.
If you have played the game previously or continue to play even in 2025, your efforts have borne fruit. The Veteran rewards program is live following the launch of Siege X, and there are exclusive items to win. As of this writing, these items are not available in the in-game store or as part of the Season Pass.
This guide will help you understand how the Veteran rewards work and what you are entitled to if you have been an older player.
Table of contents
Complete list of Rainbow Six Siege X veteran rewards
There's a total of nine different rewards to obtain.
If you notice something on this list, it mentions a year on every row. Simply put, what you get depends entirely on when you begin your Rainbow Six Siege journey. Let's suppose that you started playing in year three (2018). You'll then receive all the rewards, starting with the Decontaminated Headgear. In short, the earlier you start playing, the more rewards you will have in your inventory.
How to get the Rainbow Six Siege X Veteran rewards
The process of getting the rewards is simple. Log in to your game, and the applicable items will be in your inventory. In the case of the weapon skins, they're only usable with the applicable operators. You'll also get the applicable badges for the years you played the game before the Year 10 update.
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Destructoid Wednesday, June 11, 2025 2:18 PM
Rainbow Six Siege X marks the tenth year of the popular tactical shooter, but if you're on either Xbox or PlayStation, some occasional errors might disrupt your enjoyment.
The new season has plenty of exciting content, including fresh game modes for fans to explore. The game is officially free-to-play, with the launch of the Free Access edition. However, if you have been experiencing technical issues on your consoles, here are some simple tricks.
Rainbow Six Siege X not working on console fixes
Most problems that prevent Rainbow Six Siege X from working on consoles also apply if you're playing on a PC.
Apart from these specific problems mentioned above, other minor issues can happen (not exclusive to consoles).
That should fix any problem you might face trying to enjoy the Year 10 content in Rainbow Six Siege X on your consoles.
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WGB Wednesday, June 11, 2025 6:24 PM Jason Schreier reports on the troubled development of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, detailing its shift from a live-service model to a single-player RPG, ultimately leading to poor reception and disappointing sales. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Wednesday, June 11, 2025 5:39 PM An announcement trailer was also released. The post Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 Release Date Announced appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Wednesday, June 11, 2025 4:42 PM The console launched on June 5. The post Nintendo Switch 2 Sales Surpass 3.5 Million in Four Days appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Wednesday, June 11, 2025 3:33 PM Includes several games. The post June 2025 PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium Games Announced appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Wednesday, June 11, 2025 3:07 PM Several leaked images. The post More Resident Evil Requiem Details Seemingly Leaked appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
MonsterVine Wednesday, June 11, 2025 8:00 PM Pew Pew Games has officially launched the first public demo for Terminull Brigade as part of Steam Next Fest, running now through June 16. This free-to-play co-op roguelite PvE shooter lets players step into the digital battlefield as one of three distinct heroes fighting off an escalating wave of AI threats in a futuristic virtual […] |
MonsterVine Wednesday, June 11, 2025 6:30 PM SEGA has debuted a brand-new gameplay trailer for Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2, revealing new mechanics and customization features ahead of its worldwide launch on August 5, 2025, for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. Players who pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition […] |
MonsterVine Wednesday, June 11, 2025 5:23 PM Revealed during the Summer Game Fest Showcase, Out of Words is the latest artistic collaboration from Felix the Reaper developer Kong Orange, stop-motion specialists WiredFly, and acclaimed poet Morten Søndergaard. This unique co-op platformer is being brought to life in partnership with Epic Games Publishing and is set to launch in 2026 on PC via […] |
MonsterVine Wednesday, June 11, 2025 2:00 PM Get ready to dive into a vivid, expressive world of color, corruption, and creativity. Developer btf Games and co-publishing partner ByteRockers Games have announced that their visually arresting 2D metroidvania Constance will launch on PC on November 24, 2025, with console versions (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Switch 2) to follow in 2026. […] |