Member God of War (2018)?

Member the games you used to play? We member. The basement at the Hardcore Gamer office has a section known as the Crust Room, with an old grey couch and a big old CRT TV. All the classic systems are down there collecting dust, so in an effort to improve the cleanliness of our work space, we dust off these old consoles every so often and put an old game through its paces, just to ensure everything stays in working order....

August 5, 2025 · 7 min · 1483 words · Derrick Grimes

Palworld: How To Get Mega Spheres And What To Do With Them

It’s no secret that Palworld borrows quite a few elements from Pokemon, including the concept of Pokeballs. Known here as Pall Spheres, these magical balls can capture and contain weakened Pals, essentially turning them into your Pets. But the Palagos Islands are home to a wide variety of Pals and not all of them can be captured using a basic Pal Sphere. Sometimes you need something a little more potent, such as a Mega Sphere....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 556 words · Whitney Miller

Persona 5 Tactica Releases Character Spotlight Trailers

Persona 5 Tactica showcases the characters and combat in various spotlight trailers. Persona 5 Tactica Releases Character Spotlight Trailers Experience the thrilling world ofPersona 5 Tactica, an adventure RPG where you lead the formidable Phantom Thieves of Hearts against the Legionnaires. Choose your team of three heroes from a beloved roster of characters, each possessing unique abilities, talents, and personas to combat monstrous forces. Developer ATLUS has been releasing some highlight trailers that give us a bit of footage to salivate over....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 831 words · Haley Padilla

Pokémon GO October 2022 Community Day – Event Bonuses, Litwick, and Timed Research

Niantic has announced the next Community Day Pokémon during theSeason of Light celebration. October 2022’s featured Community Day Pokémon will beLitwick. The Community Day will take place onOctober 15,2022, from2pmto5pm local time. Litwick’s shiny can be hard to spot and features a slightly different colored flame on its head. It evolves into Chandelure, which sports bright orange flames, in contrast to its normal dark blue/purple flames. Featured Attack Players who evolve their Litwick intoChandelureduring the event or up to five hours later will obtain a Pokémon that knows the movePoltergeist....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Sabrina Lam

PS Plus Premium Adds Baldur's Gate 3 and LOTR Gollum to Free Trials

Playstation Plus has added two new games to their trials Baldur’s Gate 3 and The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. PS Plus Premium Adds Baldur’s Gate 3 and LOTR Gollum to Free Trials These new games join a long list of current PlayStation Plus Premium free trials includingCrisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunionand the martial arts combat game Sifu. Both BG3 and Gollum were released this year but have had quite different receptions....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Cody Jones

Qualcomm AR Smart Viewer reference device shows off the future of cordless AR glasses

Qualcomm has unveiled an important new reference design - the Qualcomm AR Smart Viewer Reference Design. Why is this important? Because it demonstrates the technologies that will power the next-gen of wireless AR glasses. AR glasses are in the ascendency, with devices likethe Nreal AirorHTC Vive Flowshowing a couple of twists on how portable VR can be implemented. But they both have something in common - they’re tethered. That means they have to be physically plugged into a smartphone to operate, rather than offering the freedom that a wireless connection might bring, where you can just slip on the glasses and dive into another realm....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Susan Joseph DDS

Retro review: Doodle Jump

If you’re aniPhoneveteran, then you might rememberDoodle Jump, one of the biggest hits on the App Store. It was simple, addictive, and everyone wanted to play it. This game showed the world what mobile gaming was capable of. It was so popular, it was selling300,000 copies a month. And all that just with the help of a green doodle monster jumping around trying to get as high as possible. Fast forward 10 years later....

August 5, 2025 · 5 min · 1007 words · Edward Williams

Roblox Sentinel Codes

Do you have a healthy fear of robots taking over the world in the future? I know I do, so it’s a fun and maybe even a learning experience to fight them off in Roblox Sentinel. The game is still in Alpha, so you can still redeem the exclusive Golden Droid charm, apurely cosmetic add-onto the weapon to start your game looking fancy. All Roblox Sentinel Codes List Roblox Sentinel Codes (Working) Roblox Sentinel Codes (Expired) Related:How to download Roblox on PS4/PS5...

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Nicole Smith

Rock Band 4 Will be Forward Compatible with PS5 and Xbox Series X

While we have known for awhile now that both thePS5andXbox Series Xwould boast backward compatible libraries in the thousands,ÂRock Band 4Âhas been a bit of a special case. Even though the game itself might work on both of the new platforms, some have wondered whether or not the controllers that are actually needed to play the game would work on each next-gen system as well. Fortunately, developer Harmonix has today assured fans thatÂRock Bandwill still be alive and well on the forthcoming pieces of hardware....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Diane Pineda

Samsung outspent Apple in 2012 smartphone marketing by $68 million

For years, the knock (unfairly) against Apple has been its slick marketing was what pushed sales. A report earlier this week put a dent in that urban myth, showing South Korea’s Samsung outpaced the iPhone maker in terms of self-promotion. Samsung spent $401 million to promote its mobile devices in the U.S. during 2012, above Apple’s $333 million during the same period, according to the Wall Street Journal. Although Apple’s brand is much better known, Samsung is pouring money toward raising brand awareness in the U....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Paula Luna

Sega’s kart-racing game, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, is now available free

Released in January 2014, Sega’sSonic & All-Stars Racing Transformedhas delighted fans ofMario Kart-style racers with a World Tour mode designed specifically for mobile and its awesome multiplayer implementation supporting up to four players simultaneously, both locally and online. The official iOS port ofSonic & All-Stars Racing Transformedfor consoles, the game debuted with a price tag of five bucks and has since seen several price changes in an effort to boost downloads....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 236 words · Candace Cook

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II Arrives on PS5 Consoles this Summer

Ninja Theory today revealed that their formerly Xbox-exclusive title, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, is coming to PS5 consoles this summer. A year after Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II launched on Xbox Series X|S and PC, the developer has confirmed what many expected. The game is indeed coming to PlayStation 5, and players won’t have to wait that much longer to play the critically-acclaimed title. Given Xbox’s change in strategy, it was always a matter of when the game would arrive on PS5 and PS5 Pro....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Jordan Andrews

Should you wait to buy the Apple Watch Series 10?

The nature of accelerated obsolescence in tech, which suggests that a product is outdated or replaced by something much better soon after you get your hands on it, is a reality. But nowadays, tech brands are offering longer support for older products so they can be updated with at least some of the latest and greatest features. Such is the case with theApple Watch. The latest OS,watchOS 11is officially coming in September, but it’s available in beta now....

August 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1125 words · Tiffany Lee