An eye-opening retrospective on Anodyne’s Pirate Bay promotion Promoting your indie game on a torrent site may not be a surefire way to success, but it certainly worked for developer Sean Hogan, who promoted action-RPGAnodyneon The Pirate Bay last week. As a result, his game has found a new and wider audience, complemented with video coverage, reviews, and news posts on many major game blogs,including Dtoid. “The promo bay far exceeded what our sales cycle would have been if we just went on as normal — sales were dying down around the start of the promo,” Hogan wrote in a post-mortem....

Winter Sale… still here Green Man Gaming is closing out its Winter Sale with Capcom titles on tap for up to 80% off. The sale brings some decent deals for those who missed discounts available during Steam’s Winter Sale (which ended earlier this week on Monday). In fact, many of the deals are now cheaper than what was at Steam. Choice picks includeMega Man Legacy Collectionat only $6 andResident Eviltitles at up to 80% off....

Pokémon News Aspiring Dragons Research Day will be a great time to hunt some new shiny Pokémon in Pokémon GO. The Aspiring Dragons Research Day is a great chance to grab yourself some new shinies in Pokémon GO. Non-Dragon type Pokémon that evolve into Dragon-type Pokémon are the feature of this Research Day, with four Pokémon in the spotlight. Here is everything you need to know about the Aspiring Dragons Research Day in Pokémon GO....

Valorant News Which of Team Liquid or SMG will earn the right to face G2 Gozen in the 2023 Game Changers lower bracket final. It’s Team Liquid Brazil vs Team SMG GC to kick off an action-packed day at the 2023 Game Changers Championship. Both sides find themselves within touching distance of a Top 3 finish and moving one step closer to reaching the final here in Sao Paulo. Team Liquid and SMG battle it out for the right to face G2 Gozen in the lower bracket final Despite losing in their opening match of the tournament, Team Liquid Brazil have gone on a rampage through the lower bracket....

Tekken 8 News The TEKKEN 8 Season 2 emergency patch notes have arrived. Here are the details. Bandai Namco Entertainment just revealed some new TEKKEN 8 Season 2 patch notes. Earlier this month, the game’s developers responded to community feedback about balance changes. Through an official announcement, posts on X, and more, the developers promised fixes in TEKKEN 8 v2.00.02. Read on for all of these TEKKEN 8 emergency patch notes and more....

A brief chat with the creators of the highly anticipated sequel It was one of the biggest surprise announcements of 2020. After more than a decade of fans pleading and Square Enix teasing, we learned last summer a sequel toThe World Ends with Youwas in development. For those like myself, it was a moment to rejoice. Long had we waited, and even with rereleases of the original title on new hardware with new content, the further away we moved from the debut of the original title, the less confident I became that we’d ever return to Shibuya and the Reaper’s Game....

News Game together as a couple this Valentine’s day. Looking for that special game to bring you and your significant other closer to each other this Valentine’s day? A recent study revealed the top games for couples to play together. The study, done byBonusetu, took the reviews of games across multiple sites and then paired them with Twitter data, showing what couples were playing together. Here are the top 10 games for couples to play together....

Maybe the studio is finally working on its next Perfect Dark or Banjo Kazooie Rare’s time in the sun may be a distant memory, but Xbox boss Phil Spencer still feels the developer has bright days ahead. Speaking withCVG, Spencer said the British studio “should, can and will be” an important part of Microsoft’s future in gaming. Once one of the most prolific studios in the medium, Rare has seen its currency fade since ending its partnership with Nintendo to become a Microsoft subsidiary....

It seems simple, but it’s not the norm It may seem like a fairly obvious concession, but it’s certainly not a given with rechargeable controllers and devices (DualShock 3s, Apple devices). Thankfully, Nintendo has revealed that you’ll be able to use a regular ol’ screwdriver to remove the back of the GamePad and the Pro Controller, and replace them if you wish. This may be a real concern at some point in your console’s life-cycle, as Nintendo is reporting that after 500 charges, the battery level is reduced to approximately 70%....

The Champions game mode is now live inEA FC 25, and you can grind the Playoffs of the game’s most competitive mode. There has been plenty of talk about Champions ahead of release, thanks to the changes made by EA Sports. Playoffs are a lot harder now, as you need to win 3 games out of 5 (earlier, it was 4 out of 10), and the same can also be claimed about the Finals....

Springtrap is the FNAF-inspired killer that will make its entry inDead by Daylight, and you can try out the new horror if you’re on PC. Behaviour Interactive has already introduced the new killer and what to expect from it. The first step is to test Sprintrap out, and we’ll elaborate on the exact steps. Let’s quickly take a look at how to equip the new killer, along with more information on its perks and abilities....

Apex Legends News We unveil the 10 nominees for the Best Slayer EMEA award category based on the votes of our esteemed judges. But who made the cut? TheApex Awardsare right around the corner! Today we are looking at EMEA’s best Slayer. A Slayer is normally the initiator or aggressive player of the team. Typically playing movement Legends to enable pushes or to weave around fights. The criteria for the Slayer position includes skill level, performance in competitive and notoriety to name a few....

DOTA 2 News Members of Aurora and Talon Esports are at each other’s throats following 23savage’s “no class” all chat. There is tension brewing in Southeast Asia involving two of the best teams in the region. Aurora had just triumphed in the DreamLeague Season 23 qualifiers, stomping Talon Esports 3-0. Following the final victory, Aurora’s carry player, Nuengnara “23” Teeramahanon, let out a jab in the all chat, calling Talon Esports “no class”....