The problem with Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes’ price

To hold investors over, not fans I don’t think I’ve ever complained a game was too short. ExceptPersona 4: Golden. I could have played that for another 400 hours. And I’ve always laughed at the ridiculous price per hour breakdown some Internet goers abide by. I foundThirty Flights of Lovingto be morecompletefeeling in its 15 minute run time than many 15 hour games I’ve slogged through. But the wild world of variable pricing models, downloads, and paying for games that don’t even exist yet has complicated my more generalized, “price doesn’t matter,” and “quality over quantity” stance....

July 8, 2025 · 4 min · 769 words · Theresa Long

Wild Heroic Brawliseum returns to Hearthstone, what rewards does it bring?

Hearthstone Guides Hearthstone brings back the Wild Heroic Brawliseum with rewards of up to 50 packs celebrating the Caverns of Time wild expansion. Starting on September 6, Hearthstone players will see the return of the Wild Heroic Brawliseum. The massive 27.2 patch revealed a new edition of the special event that mashes up the constructed and Arena Hearthstone formats into one and offers incredible rewards for the winners. Unlike the previous two editions, the Wild Heroic Brawliseum will not offer any cosmetic rewards as part of its prize structure....

July 8, 2025 · 4 min · 663 words · Rachel Smith

Xbox 360 in a ‘fantastic place’ with ‘360 degrees of entertainment’

A lot of Xbox 360 chicanery hitting the Blogocube this morning, mostly thanks to the NXE fallout. Here’sa storythat’snotabout the NXE, but it is doubtless a line you’ve heard before — Microsoft says the Xbox 360 is doing well against the PlayStation 3. The September price cut and big marketing push in Q4 has seen the 360 sell over seven million units across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Two million sales have been had since June, when The ‘Soft announced its five million mark....

July 8, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · Brittney Chambers

“We were not listening to each other,” FNATIC’s Chronicle on VCT Masters Shanghai elimination

Valorant News Esports.gg had the opportunity to speak with Chronicle of FNATIC, after the team’s elimination at VCT Masters Shanghai. FNATIC’s 2023 was one for the history books, but 2024 is a year they may soon like to forget. After missing Masters Madrid, they earned the first seed from EMEAfor VCT Masters Shanghai, but were eliminated by regional rival FUT Esports. VCT Masters Shanghai: Schedule and results VCT Masters Shanghai is the second Masters event for VALORANT in 2024, so check out all of the results right here....

July 8, 2025 · 5 min · 939 words · Sandra Castro

100T Goldenglue – “I think our level of play [recently] has been pretty pathetic”

League of Legends News 100 Thieves’ LCS coach, the notorious GGG, talks LCS and Arcane. The man of many names, and the holder of the best alliterative alias in LoL esports, the Notorious G.G.G, Greyson “Goldenglue” Gilmer, sat down with esports.gg after 100 Thieves' loss to Team Liquid to talk about the loss and how 100T plans to get better. LCS' first super week has been filled with a quick, one-sided series, and 100 Thieves' loss to Team Liquid seems no different....

July 7, 2025 · 7 min · 1349 words · John Ingram

7 things not to miss at Evo Japan 2025: Event guide

FGC Guides It’s a massive celebration of the fighting games esports! The top players are here, and the World Tours kick off a new season. Evo Japan 2025 has even more to offer. Global Finals of the previous official circuits happened a while ago, and the fighting games community (FGC) is hungry for more top-level action. After a break, the World Tours are back for the biggest titles. The best players in the world gather in Tokyo to battle at Evo Japan 2025, earn early standing points, and create a wonderful experience for everyone at the venue and online....

July 7, 2025 · 6 min · 1167 words · Cassandra Rodriguez

ALGS Split 1 Playoffs Scores [Final results updated]

Apex Legends News LIVE scores and standings from the ALGS Split 1 Playoffs in London. Keep up to date with all the action across the weekend. The ALGS Split 1 Playoffs take place in London February 2-5. 40 teams will battle it out for a share of the $1,000,000 prize pool. The event will follow three stages, the group stage, the bracket stage, and then the finals. Keep up to date with the live scores from London across the entire weekend right here....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Brittany Wilson

Art Attack Friday: Maxpower

Now this is what I really love to do for Art Attack Friday. You! I want to see your stuff. Sure, it’s greatseeingotherpeopleswork, but I’d really like to be able to featureyouall as well. This week, a masterpiece from Dtoider Gerald, also known asMaxpower. Last month, Maxpower waslooking for some helpin a painting he was trying to create. Thanks to some help from the community, Maxpower came up with some ideas and created this awesome mural....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Evelyn Watson

Destiny 2: How Surge Bounties Work to Boost Power Level to 640

While Bungie had previously toldDestiny 2players that they would be able toboost their power in preparation for Joker’s Wildnext week, the developer did not detail specifically how that would work. But thanks to this week’s new ViDOC, which covered all things Season 6, we now know what Surge Bounties are and how they will quickly boostDestiny 2players’ power level. As revealed in the8-minuteDestiny 2video, a Surge Bounty will have two very basic tasks for players to complete....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Joshua Thomas

EternalEnvy’s anticipated return to DPC. No regen Gyro, classic EE

DOTA 2 News Following Valve’s ban on his account for toxic behaviour EternalEnvy disappeared from the competitive scene. However, last night he made his anticipated return on the DPC. North American Dota fans has been waiting for the return of the legendary EternalEnvy to the Dota Pro Circuit. Unfortunately, he didn’t make a huge splash in his first series against Simply Toobased. However, it is only the first week of the second season of the NA DPC, so there is time for Envy to make the big splash we are all waiting to see him make....

July 7, 2025 · 4 min · 838 words · Patricia Villa

Exclusive: Here’s a look at new MTG Jumpstart 2022 cards coming to paper Magic

From the Dragons and Treasure sets Magic: The Gathering‘sJumpstart 2022 lineis set to debut on December 2, and will once again inject cards both old and new into the gametype. As a reminder, Jumpstart is a product intended literally jumpstart quick games, by smashing up multiple thematic boosters: Angels and Dogs, Rogues and Pirates, that sort of thing. This 2022 set is available in paperMagic, and although it isn’t something I’m constantly playing, it’s a nice thing to come back to, and have sets ready for....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Heather Perry

Fans and players loved the FNCS All-Star Creative Events. Highlights inside!

Fortnite News FNCS All-Star Showdown kicked off with the creative events. The new style was a huge hit as players, fans, and casters loved it! The first ever rendition of the FNCS All-Star Showdown (event details) occurred over the past three days. Top players from around the world participated in several creative events to test their skills. In the end, the viewers and fans won. These events were a huge hit as everyone from players to viewers to casters delighted in these games....

July 7, 2025 · 5 min · 910 words · Stephanie Gardner

FTC comes down on Machinima for ‘deceptive’ Xbox One marketing

Microsoft absolved of any wrong-doing In late 2013, around the time that the Xbox One launched, YouTube content creation group Machinima struck an advertising deal with Microsoft. The marketing campaign would feature videos from Machinima’s network of influencers. More specifically, each video would cast the Xbox One in a very positive light. The United States Federal Trade Commission came down on Machinima for this and called its actions “deceptive.” AComplaintwas filed earlier this year, and the case was settled this week....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Rebecca Jackson