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Plant the seeds of victory Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfareis a pretty unconventional shooter — and that’s partially why I liked it. Instead of your typical cookie-cutter classes there are choices like killer potted plants and teleporting scientist zombies, so things can get a little complicated once you’re learning the ropes. Here are some quick tips to help you get acclimated to the world ofGarden Warfare. General tips: The problem with this strategy is that zombies can easily counter it by going to high ground, and picking off Chompers one by one....

Gentleman DinosaurLIVES! Created by AgentMOO for his multiplayer work-in-progress,AMMO(there’ll be a session on Friday night, for all those who would like to attend), we finally have our first — but hopefully not final — version of Jim and Aaron’s Gentleman Dinosaur. Tonight at 8 pm PST, we again return to that most comforting of Podtoid structures: the random news episode. We’ll be talking about game review vocabulary, first-person parkour and, if we’re not careful, probably more stuff aboutGTA IV....

Wednesday’s future at Netflix has been revealed ahead of season 2, confirming what’s next for the extremely popularAddams FamilyTV series.Wednesdayseason 2part 1 is set to begin streaming on June 05, 2025, withThe Addams Familyshow continuing the story of its title character. The show is the most-watched English-language series on the platform. Now,Varietyhas confirmed thatWednesdayhas been renewed for season 3ahead of its season 2 premiere on Netflix. While nothing has been revealed about the season yet, the show is expected to continue embracing its dark comedy elements....

S H O C K We are approaching the first anniversary of the fateful dayCalifornia filed a lawsuitagainst studio Activision Blizzard following an investigation into sexual harassment, gender pay discrepancies, and other examples of the company exercising a toxic work environment. And if theWorld of Warcraftpublisher had thought the situation would have passed by now, matters remain wide open. The most recent headline,originally published by Axios, concerns a proposal from The State of New York....

NINJAhas a varied set of Clans/Lineages that provide different stat bonuses and sometimes special abilities. They’re inspired by Japanese history and Eastern mythology, but the ones that provide actual bonuses have really low roll chances. Here areall Clans inNINJAlisted. Table of contents All NINJA Clans Listed This is a full list of all Clans and their abilities and stat bonuses in detail. If you’re looking for rankings, check out ourNINJAClan tier list....

Shamrocks and Shenanigans Call of Duty: WWII’snew event is now live.Operation: Shamrock and Awebegan yesterday, runs until April, and features a host of oddly juxtaposed Irish iconography, including rainbows and an actual leprechaun. This is not an early April Fool’s gag. The DLC includes new green-coloured weaponry and uniforms for use in multiplayer mode as well as various leafed-clover motifs to decorate your clothing, guns and base of operations. There are also themed charms and ammo types, as well as the inclusion of two new guns, the MG-38 and the MG-81....

Diminishing returns After a slew of high-def fighting game re-releases on modern consoles — recently,Darkstalkers Resurrection— you might be wondering which properties Capcom will turn to next. I’m sure there’s an individual title you’d love to see get support from the publisher. “Sadly, I think we’ve probably run the course of feasible titles here given the droppoff we’ve seen in sales with each new introduction,” Capcom senior VP Christian Svenssonwrote in a forum post....

This game contains micro machines In today’s contest you may win an Xbox One copy of mini racerSuper Toy Cars 2! Some of the most fun I ever had growing up (outside of gaming) was grabbing my toy cars, building huge tracks around the house, and racing them around, complete with dramatic commentary and everything. There was just something so fun about imagining a real race while swerving the little cars around tins of shoe polish and wadded up homework....

While most Elemental Swords take a while to acquire, the Fire Sword is one of the quickest and easiest to obtain. However, you’ll still need to uncover its secretive Easter Eggs, especially for those not using Directed Mode. Here’s how to unlock the Fire Dragon Sword inBO6 Zombies. Table of contents How to unlock Fire Sword in BO6 Zombies For a brief overview of how to get the Fire Sword inBlack Ops 6 Zombies, follow these steps in the Citadelle des Morts map:...

More gravity than a Steel Reserve Gravity Rushwas my favorite game of 2012. I listed the sequel among my most anticipated games of the year forthreestraightyears. I waited in line foran hour and a halfto play the PS4 remaster in Tokyo. Last night Icomplainedabout Sony leaving the newest trailer out of its otherwise-excellent press conference. ApparentlyLEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a game: 1) we know about, 2) is coming to every single console in the world, 3) is out in two weeks, was more worth showing a trailer for....

Nicalis piggybacks on PS Vita release with next-gen versions of doujin fighting game Legend of Ravenis now fluttering over to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Nicalis has announced. A new trailer for the upcoming fighter reveals the PS4, Xbox One, and PS Vita versions will all employ lag-reducing GGPO netcode. Additionally, the PSN release will be both cross-buy and cross-play. The project has already been on something of a strange journey since hatching unto the world....

Wreckfest It’s still listed asNext Car GameonSteam Early Accessand the like, but Bugbear Entertainment has settled on a proper name for its demolition derby racer:Wreckfest. “AsWreckfestis all about the madness of colliding cars at breakneck speeds, a term describing the glory of tearing metal is nothing if not apt,” wrote designer Jori Virtanen. The game now supports up to 18-person multiplayer as of Build #6 — Bugbear is pushing to eventually bump that up to 24 players — which should be ridiculous....

April through….June? How ominous In case you missed it,Nintendo posted their financial results this morning for the fiscal year ending in March 2021, and there’s a lot to parse. Go ahead, read it! Back? OK we’ll head into what’s to come now that you’re done catching up on what has been. Although it wasn’t mind-blowingly revelatory, Nintendo gave us some insight into what this summer might look likebeforewe get potentially more surprise-summer releases, and deal with the fervor of E3....