July 2025
Less than 6 years after it launched, John Wick Hex is being removed from sale on all storefronts later this week
Less than six years after its debut, the excellent tactical puzzler John Wick Hex is being removed from sale. Publisher Big Fan Games says owners will continue to have access to it, but “new purchases of John Wick Hex will not be possible, regardless of platform or storefront.” A reason for the forthcoming takedown, announced…
Open Fridge EP: 41 Chucks Arcade | Stern Should Go Virtual | Super Donuts
Viewer Poll: How Much Would You Pay for a Stern Virtual Table? 1. Link Support (Affiliate Links) Become a Member, https://www.youtube.com/@ThePerfectStormGaming https://www.youtube.com/@BrooklynMenace https://www.youtube.com/@nerdloungemaster84 2. What’s the Deal? – Gaming Deals Roundup This week’s must-see discounts & bundles: https://tinyurl.com/yws2lula – Humble Borderlands X Wonderlands Bundle https://tinyurl.com/mrwf2mcb – PS5 Slim- ASTRO BOT Bundle https://kotaku.com/ps1-30th-anniversary-ps5-dualsense-stock-pre-order-1851786249 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1035510/Ultimate_Zombie_Defense/ – Ultimate…
All Mr Faber Work bonus objectives in GTA Online
Grand Theft Auto Online’s Money Fronts update introduces money laundering businesses into the game, but there are also six new missions that can be completed for Mr. Faber that don’t involve boring tasks like washing cars. Each of these missions has secret bonus objectives that aren’t marked on the map, and you’ll get some extra…
‘A future has been stolen from many of us and our community will never experience an amazing game’: Microsoft MMO devs respond to cancelation of project Phil Spencer reportedly loved
Nearly two weeks after Microsoft announced its intent to lay off roughly 9,000 employees, yet another workplace massacre that saw deep cuts across the company’s gaming division, the ZeniMax Online Studios United union says it is now bargaining with the company “over how we move forward” following the cancellation of a new MMO that was…
GTA 4’s most famous lighting mod gets its first major update in 11 years, brightening up Liberty City from cloud to ground
One of Grand Theft Auto 4’s biggest and most ambitious mods just launched its first major update in almost 11 years. Icenhancer 4.0 from Hayssam Keilany is finally live, adding physics-based lighting and more compatibility options between other GTA 4 mods in what sounds like a helluva undertaking. The lighting overhaul mod first launched back…
How to complete Safeguard Deliveries in GTA Online
Rockstar Games has quietly been adding side missions to Grand Theft Auto Online in between major content updates, and Safeguard Deliveries are the latest non-criminal job opportunity that you can take advantage of to earn some extra cash on the side. Just like the pizza delivery and taxi work jobs in GTA Online, Safeguard Deliveries…
Epic publicly humiliates 2 more Fortnite cheaters by forcing them to say sorry and promise to never, ever do it again
Two more Fortnite ne’er-do-wells have been socked in the chops with the clenched fist of public humiliation, which is to say that they have been forced to make public apologies for being jerks. “We took legal action against two people who cheated and broke our rules,” Epic said in a statement. “One sold and used…
My most-played game of the last 5 years is 30% off on Steam right now, alongside a ton of other factory games that can absolutely devour your life
This news story is as much a warning as it is a recommendation: The winner of PC Gamer’s 2024 Best Sandbox award, Satisfactory, is currently 30% off as part of a new Steam sale following hot on the heels of the bigger summer sale. I give Satisfactory my highest recommendation: as I wrote in our…
Fresh from telling laid-off employees to console themselves with AI, Microsoft doubles down by advertising Xbox jobs with pathetic AI image: ‘So tone deaf I hope it is satire’
The rollicking clown car that is Microsoft corporate leadership has outdone itself once again. Earlier this month Phil Spencer said Microsoft’s gaming business has “never looked stronger” as he announced mass layoffs, which was swiftly followed up by an Xbox exec suggesting that affected employees use AI to console themselves. And now? A round of…