Brink sold an estimated 2.5 million copies worldwide

Despite mixed reviews, documented lag issues, and a heap of criticism from players, Splash Damage’sBrinkis estimated to have sold around 2.5 million copies. According toCEO Paul Wedgewood, the Bethesda-published multiplayer shooter made some pretty damn good cash. “With Splash Damage, we finished Brink, and it’s estimated to have sold more than 2.5 million units worldwide, which at retail would mean that it’s generated around $120-140 million in revenue,” he toldGamasutra.“But of course, as an independent video game developer, we don’t earn that kind of revenue, as we’re not the publisher of the title … but we could see there was the potential to serve our fans content directly, and while we don’t want to take anything away from what Splash Damage does, we wanted a vehicle that we can dedicate exclusively to that pursuit....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Andrew Frye

Capybara Games drops hints about its unannounced games

In addition to the fantastic-lookingSuper Time Force, Capybara Games has some unannounced projects in development, two of which were teased on the most recent episode of8-4 Play. If you’d like to hear this discussion only, skip to the last ten minutes, but know that the folks at 8-4 put on a great podcast. Kris Piotrowski from Capybara said that one of the games “has a little bit of overlap” withSuperbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EPin terms of its mood....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · Amanda Smith

Chrono Trigger on iOS today: ‘BEST.GAME.EVER!’

We wanted to remind you that Square Enix’s lovely SNES time travel RPG is available on the App Store today for iPhone and iPod Touch. But instead of rambling off some facts you already know about the game, I’m going to give you the very first App Store review ofChrono Trigger,titled “BEST.GAME.EVER!” Enjoy. I’ve played many games in my time, but there’s only one game that I keep coming back to, Chrono Trigger....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · James Fuller

Chrono Trigger puts a sea of tension in a single bucket

There are many imposing forms a boss can take, but I don’t know I’d count a bucket among them. And yet, that’s whatChrono Triggerdoes. It puts a bucket in front of you and asks if you think you may beat it. It’s a question that’s lingered every minute since. I’ve been playing throughChrono Triggerfor the first time, nigh-unspoiled on what makes this role-playing game such a legend in the genre. (So if you’re scrolling down to the comments already, please be chill....

July 25, 2025 · 5 min · 995 words · Tina Lucas

Civilization VI scores pre-order deal at Bundle Stars

Quickly, before Gandhi nukes the deal Update 12/22: Its Winter Sale time and thelatest and bestCiv VI deals are listed below. Believe it or not, we haven’t seen a noticeablediscount onCivilization VIfor months now. While pre-order deals were a norm in years past, it looked like 2K was keeping a tight lid onCiv VIthis time around. This changes a bit today with a $12 price break at Bundle Stars and a similar 20 percent off on the Deluxe Edition too....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Shannon Hendrix

Crypto is the new hotness in competitive Apex Legends, thanks to Season 22

Season 22 introduced a slew of changes toApex Legends, but unlike many previous seasons, one Legend change has had a huge impact on competitive team compositions. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in theALGS Split 2 Playoffs 2024, where most of the 40 competing teams had the Legend in their roster. The ALGS (Apex LegendsGlobal Series) is where teams from around the world battle it out to show they’re the best and, hopefully, take home a decent chunk of the $1 million prize pool....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 544 words · Steven Mann

Devil May Cry will join Adi Shankar’s Castlevania television show universe

Welcome to the real Dark Universe Castlevaniaexecutive producer Adi Shankar has toldIGNthat he has acquired the adaptation rights for theDevil May Cryfranchise and that the two properties will be part of a multiverse of his own creation. Shankar also thanks fans for the positive reception forCastlevaniaseason 2on Netflix, which he credits for a quick third season renewal. Shankar is calling this multiverse project a “bootleg multiverse.” A bit of a strange title if you ask me, since Shankar emphasizes that he legally has the rights....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Robert Moran

Devil’s Third coming to Japan this August

Physical copies are exclusive to Amazon Nintendo has posted theDevil’s Thirdrelease date for Japan, revealing that it is coming August 4, just two months after E3. Also, it appears the physical editionwill only be available on Amazon. Not much has been said aboutDevil’s Thirdsince E3 last year, so I’m sure we’ll be seeing a lot about theWii U-exclusivenext week in Los Angeles and in the coming months. In the meantime, check out the video above, which features some new gameplay footage, and the box art below....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Tara Le

Disco Elysium core members ‘involuntarily’ leave studio ZA/UM

ZA/UM confirms key figure departures Several key members of ZA/UM, the studio behind the esoteric and critically acclaimed RPGDisco Elysium,have announced that they have left the studio and will not be committing further work toward the award-winning game’s upcoming sequel. In a candid post on Medium, titled“The Dissolution of the ZA/UM Cultural Association”, Disco Elysium editor Martin Luiga succinctly noted that writer and designer Robert Kurvitz, co-writer Helen Hindpere, and lead artist Aleksander Rostov were all no longer at ZA/UM....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Mariah Fernandez

EA FC 25 Hristo Stoichkov Grassroot Greats Icon SBC solutions

The Hristo Stoichkov Grassroot Greats Icon SBC is now live inEA FC 25, and you can finish the tasks to add a new legend to your Ultimate Team squad. Stoichkov becomes the first Grassroot Greats Icon card released as part of a SBC. You can obtain the item by completing all the tasks of the challenge. Let’s take a look at how you can complete the full set of tasks without breaking the bank....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Holly Myers

Endeavor is coming to the My Hero Academia game as DLC

His style involves huge-hitting moves with recoil My Hero Academiais riding high right now. Not only is the 2014 manga still going strong, so is the anime adaptation: which is now in its third season and just recently hosted its first film, which even hit US theaters. Yep, the adventures of the meek Izuku Midoriya have an every man feel to it that folks have latched on to, and we still haven’t even gotten a taste of the localized version of the first console game (a follow-up to the 2016 3DS release)....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 193 words · Shelby Moore

Gaijin Games is dead, long live Choice Provisions!

Bit.Trip studio changes name, announces new games Gaijin Games is dead. Well, not really. They’re just rebranding. After six years in business, the indie studio best known for its work on theBit.Tripseries, has decided it’s time for a change. It will henceforth be known as Choice Provisions. The company is also announcing a couple new games,LaserlifeandTharsis. Choice Provisions describesLaserlifeas a metaphysical and euphoric experience where players guide lasers through space, searching for memories of a fallen astronaut to the beat of electronic music....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Jennifer Barker

Gods Will Be Watching dials back the torture for a launch trailer

That doesn’t mean it’s any less depressing Launching a videogame is usually cause for celebration. However, thisGods Will Be Watchinglaunch trailer is bleak enough that you won’t want to celebrate anything, not even the game’s impending July 24 release. At least it isn’t as cringe-worthy as thelast trailerwas. From what I’ve seen of this title, if there are indeed gods watching us, they probably won’t look too favorably upon our actions....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 71 words · Jacqueline Castro