This game rules with friends Fatshark’s co-op melee action gameWarhammer: Vermintide 2pulled in half a million sales in its first week and now, five weeks in, the PC title has passed the million-units-sold milestone. That timetable is “far quicker than we ever expected,” according to CEO Martin Wahlund. The game’s10 percent offfor the next week on Steam, which means it down to $26.99. Fatshark has done agood job with patches so far, too; it seems likeVermintide 2is better every time I boot it up....

85-year-old gamer and TikTok star Butch Wendt received aPlayStation 5for his birthday in a viral video. Sony’s PS5console has been notoriously tough to come across in its first two years on the market, and, as prices for the system are raised overseas, consumer concerns could quickly translate toincreased console rarity in North America. Plus, online scalpers continue to curtail the average player’s chance of snagging the system. That said, these qualms needn’t trouble the Wendt, who recently received Sony’s latest home console as a birthday gift....

Publisher is looking for ways to bring the series back to life AnyCrash Bandicootfans getting excited over rumors of the orange ex-Sony mascot returning to the house of PlayStation for a much-needed reboot may have raised their hopes in vain. Rumors sparked early last week after an alleged screenshot of anAmazon France listing of a newCrash Bandicootsurfaced (believed to be a hoax), and peaked late last week when reddit user cocobandicoot found thatActivision removed all mentions ofCrashfrom its sites, including shutting down the official website for the series....

AnAmong UsandBrawlhallacrossover may be on the way.Among Usis one of the biggest games of all timeandBrawlhallahas become more than a simple indie-developed version ofSuper Smash Bros., and the two may be hinting at some sort of collaboration. Fans are getting excited about a conversation betweenAmong UsandBrawlhallaonline. While the games are quite different, both seem to be open to crossovers. And thanks to a quick chat on Twitter, some social media detectives are connecting dots....

May has begun inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsbringing on the gradual change for the warmer in the Northern Hemisphere and the gradual change for the colder in the Southern Hemisphere. With these changes in mind, May is the last month that many fish will be available for many players around the world. As with thebugs that are disappearing after May, players wanting to complete their museums should nab these creatures before having to wait for their eventual return....

Back whenDestiny 2first launched its beta, players noticed a funEaster Egg in the Homecoming missionthat kicks off the sequel’s campaign. Lying on the ground amidst the rubble and corpses was a deflated purple ball – a slightly somber nod by Bungie to the source of endless entertainment for Tower visitors inDestiny 1. Now, withDestiny 2launching itsZero Hour secret missionand sending players back to the “old Tower,” players can once again visit the purple ball “corpse” and pay homage....

While raids are the main source of great loot inDestiny 2, dungeons can give a ton of great stuff too. For example, the Warlord’s Ruin dungeon has a ton of great loot, includingthe Buried Bloodline sidearmwhich is one of the best weapons in the game. Such loot can also come from the well-regarded Prophecy dungeon, though you might be wondering where you can get what pieces of gear. Here’s theloot tablefor the Prophecy dungeon inDestiny 2....

More details coming in 30 minutes [Update: Here’s the trailer. And a July 14 release date. It features “1080p gameplay targeting 60FPS.”] God of War III Remasteredwill be 1080p, on PS4, and, uh, that’s it. As much as we know, at least. Sony is expected to reveal more on the PlayStation Blog later today. I still haveGod of War IIIin the shrink wrap. Bought the damn thing brand new on PS3 and never got around to playing it....

Players will need several kinds of tools and materials inGroundedto keep themselves safe, defended, repair buildings, and maketools likeGrounded’sax. One of the many materials that players will need to look for is Quartzite. What is Quartzite? Players can use quartzite as a material for some advanced crafting. With it, they can make a tool that will fix buildings that have been damaged and a machine that will collect water. Quartzite is a pinkish-colored stone that is found only underground in caves....

Ascendio! Grifballis one ofHalo‘s most popular community-made game types. It’s a bit likeRocket Leaguebut with a lot more killing. Two teams attempt to move a rugby ball-like bomb into the opponent’s goal. Everyone’s equipped with unlimited-use Gravity Hammers and Energy Swords, so success is rarely sustained for any significant amount of time. Yes, it’s as chaotic as it sounds. AHarry Pottervariant on Grifball ratchets up the bedlam. Ostensibly Quidditch, this version has players flying through the sky while trying to put the ball through one of the arena’s large hoops....

Even thoughyou can find the rarest items, imbue them with ideal aspects, and add the best gems, sometimes this is not enough to complete your build. More precisely, the problem may lie in more fundamental aspects, namely its statistics. Excellent affixes that are not suitable for your build can cause you to get rid of an item that took tens of hours to obtain. Fortunately, players who have reached at least level 25 inDiablo 4canreroll item statsby spending money and some rarer materials....

The folks over at I-Mockery have put togethera list of the 50 best arcade cabinets in videogame history. Yes, that’s right, this list isn’t based on the game itself, but rather on how unique/awesome/retarded the cabinet the game is housed in. I’m notold enoughto have been able to appreciate the glory of the arcade days, so going through this list was a nice little history lesson. Checking out some of these cabinets really makes me wish I were born a decade earlier....

Wordleis a simple little puzzle game with easy-to-learn rules, but it’s anything but easy. While someWordlewords are much harderthan others, every puzzle can be a challenge if you get off on the wrong foot with the wrong starting word. In order to get through today’sWordlepuzzle with a win, you might want a few hints like spoiler for each individual letter, information on the five-letter word itself, or even just the full spoiler for today....