Author - Jerry Paxton

Bandai Namco Unveils San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Lineup

2025/06/30

Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. is bringing its hotly anticipated lineup to San Diego Comic Con 2025. Show attendees will have a chance to be among the first to play upcoming games including DIGIMON STORY TIME STRANGER™, TOWA AND THE GUARDIANS OF THE SACRED TREE™, and LITTLE NIGHTMARES™III. Bandai Namco will also be hosting experiential activations around downtown San Diego, including a themed pop-up speakeasy immersing visitors in the disturbing world of LITTLE NIGHTMARES III. San Diego Comic Con takes place July 24-27. For more information on the event, please visit www.bandainamcoent.com/events/san-diego-comic-con.

Full details Bandai Namco’s presence follow; activations not on the show floor at the San Diego Convention Center are open to the public.

Play DIGIMON STORY TIME STRANGER

Embark on a journey across time and space with a public hands-on for DIGIMON STORY TIME STRANGER. The demo offers two segments of gameplay to both explore the Digital World and get a taste of battle in this visually stunning RPG, where players unravel mysteries across the human and Digital worlds and collect and train more than 450 Digimon. Play DIGIMON STORY TIME STRANGER at the Bandai Namco booth #129.

Play TOWA AND THE GUARDIANS OF THE SACRED TREE

Announced at Summer Game Fest 2025, attendees at SDCC can be among the first to play this colorful 2D isometric roguelite. The world hangs in the balance as the evil Magatsu threatens the land, with only the young priestess Towa and her eight guardians standing in his way. Developed by Brownies inc., the game features a rich narrative rooted in Eastern mysticism and hand-drawn artistic aesthetic inspired by classic Japanese art. Play TOWA AND THE GUARDIANS OF THE SACRED TREE at the Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. booth #129.

Play LITTLE NIGHTMARES III and Watch for Mysterious Puzzles

Trapped in the Spiral, a world filled with delusions, Low & Alone must rely on each other for a way out. The anticipated sequel features co-op with two playable characters for the first time in the series. It brings back the LITTLE NIGHTMARE’s signature mix of game play with grim environments filled with challenging puzzles and grotesque creatures set against a penetrating narrative. Face your fears with the LITTLE NIGHTMARES III hands-on demo, keep an eye out for mysteries and puzzles at the show, and get an exclusive giveaway while supplies last at the Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. booth #129.

Bandai Namco is also bringing a slice of the game’s haunting world to San Diego with an experiential speakeasy. Drop by if you dare and douse your fears at the LITTLE NIGHTMARES III pop-up. Look for details including dates and location for this unforgettable activation at https://x.com/BandaiNamcoUS.

Experience the World of CODE VEIN™II

Step into a haunting scene in the post-apocalyptic world of this highly anticipated action RPG from Bandai Namco Studios. Enjoy a memorable photo opportunity with a life-size replica of the in-game vehicle, the golden Motorcycle Forma, located at Lou and Mickey’s in downtown San Diego.

Play TAMAGOTCHI PLAZA™

Tamagotchi are back in TAMGOTCHI PLAZA. Come play a demo of the just-released title bringing back the memorable digital pet and pocket companion in a charming new casual game where players become shopkeepers in Tamahiko Town and meet more than 100 unique Tamagotchi. TAMAGOTCHI PLAZA is located at the Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc. booth #3345.

Celebrate PAC-MAN’S 45th Anniversary

The party continues as Bandai Namco celebrates PAC-MAN’s 45 years of “imPACt.” Keep an eye out for a surprise activation commemorating this memorable milestone for the globally beloved icon. For updates, follow www.bandainamcoent.com/pac-man-45th-anniversary.

For information on these and other products from Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., please visit www.bandainamcoent.com.

TROLL 2 Official Teaser Trailer

2025/06/30

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Movie News, News, Trailers / Videos

When a dangerous new troll is awakened, unleashing devastation across Norway, beloved adventurers Nora, Andreas and Captain Kris are thrust into their most perilous mission yet. To stop the creature’s ruthless rampage, they must enlist new allies and delve into the country’s ancient history, searching for answers. As the clock ticks and the troll’s path of destruction grows wider, our heroes face impossible odds in their fight to save their homeland from falling into darkness.

Director: Roar Uthaug
Writer: Espen Aukan
Story By: Roar Uthaug and Espen Aukan
Producers: Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud
Key Cast: Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen and Sara Khorami
Country of Origin: Norway

The Grinch: Christmas Adventures Merry & Mischievous Edition Introduces New Missions

2025/06/30

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 News, PlayStation 5 News, Windows PC News, Xbox One News, Xbox Series X News

Happy holidays! Or…well, happy summer holidays! Has The Grinch truly changed his ways, or is he just playing nice? Players can find out in The Grinch: Christmas Adventures | Merry & Mischievous Edition later this year! This festive new edition invites players back into the world of Dr. Seuss to snowboard from Mount Crumpit, sleigh through forests, and parachute into Who-ville for all-new missions.

Players can help The Grinch spread holiday cheer by gathering food for a festive feast, or join him and Max on sneaky missions to steal presents. With customizable gadgets like jetpacks, Santa suits, and new parachutes for Max, the fun is as wild as it is wintry.

Gear up for a Grinchmas like no other with brand new features:

Explore More of Who-ville – Visit new areas like Town Hall, The Grinch Caves, the Sewers, and more
New Challenges, Big Rewards – Collect food, gifts, and gear to unlock art, puzzles, and accessories
Glide in Style – Use Max’s parachute or The Grinch’s jetpack to dodge gingerbread enemies and creepy spiders
Customise Your Adventure – Unlock gadgets and festive costumes for the ultimate holiday mission

The Grinch: Christmas Adventures | Merry & Mischievous Edition is developed by Casual Brothers and published by Outright Games, and will be available on 3 October 2025, on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC.

The Midnight Walkers Cinematic Trailer Released

2025/06/30

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Oneway Ticket Studio is proud to reveal its cinematic trailer for The Midnight Walkers. A visual feast showcasing the deadly zombie-slaying routine of one of the game’s titular Midnight Walkers: Kill, sleep, loot, repeat.

Set in the grimy floors of the Liberty Grand Center mega-complex, players will fight their way through zombies, scavenging for gear and loot, before attempting to escape to safety in a deadly PvPvE and PvE experience that will push them to their limits. If they happen to fall to zombies, rival survivors, or the deadly poison gas along the way, they’ll lose everything.

Check out The Midnight Walkers – Official Cinematic Trailer here:

The Midnight Walkers Features:

Explore a mega-complex overrun by extremely dangerous zombies – Liberty Grand Center has everything you’ll need, including a Shopping Mall, Hospital, Casino, and, of course, fatal poison gas. Tasty.
Gear up with your custom slayer’s arsenal – A variety of melee and ranged weapons includes Katanas, Sledgehammers, Shotguns, Bows, and more.
Encounter deadly zombies, mutated variants, and lethal bosses – From slow-moving Walkers and Crawlers, to mutated Acid-Spitters and Smashers, there’s so many gruesome ways to die.

The Midnight Walkers is due to launch on PC in early access in Q4 2025 and on consoles in 2026. For more information, visit the official Steam page.

Thunderbolts* Treatz Truck in LA and OC This Weekend Before Heading to SDCC

2025/06/30

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Movie News, News, SDCC

This summer, the Thunderbolts* Treatz Truck is rolling out across Southern California, serving up cool treats with a bold edge. Fans in Los Angeles can snag free ice cream, exclusive swag, and Instagram worthy photo ops during select stops over 4th of July weekend.

Then it’s full speed ahead to San Diego Comic-Con, where the truck will park for a superhero takeover – bringing brain freezes, surprise drops, and a taste of the chaos to come from Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts*.

WHEN:
July 4 – 10am-6pm (Santa Monica)
July 5 – 10am-6pm (Huntington Beach)
July 6 – 10am-6pm (Hermosa Beach)
July 24-26 – 10am-7pm (SDCC)
July 27 – 10am-2pm (SDCC)

WHERE:
July 4
Santa Monica
3rd Street Santa Monica 1300 Block
Santa Monica, CA 90401

July 5
Huntington Beach Main Street Block Party
100 Block of Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648

July 6
Schumacher Plaza at Hermosa Beach Pier
1 Pier Ave
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

July 24-27
San Diego Comic-Con
Location: TBA

Thunderbolts* Debuts on Digital July 1 and on
4K UHD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD July 29

DayZ Badlands Expansion Announcement Teaser

2025/06/28

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Bohemia Interactive is proud to officially announce its third major expansion for DayZ. DayZ Badlands invites players to survive the extreme heat and volatile history of Nasdara Province, a war-scarred desert region where thirst is lethal, and survival depends on many challenging factors.

With an enormous size of 267 km², DayZ Badlands introduces the largest official map in the game’s history. Set west of Chernarus and bordering Takistan’s frontier, the terrain offers a desolate blend of cracked soil, sand-swept plains, and mountainous divides. Here, every inch of land tells a story of failed invasions, abandoned cities, and the silence that followed decades of war.

Key features of DayZ Badlands include:

New Terrain: Explore the fully inland Nasdara province.
Desert Environment: Endure droughts, manage hydration, and survive a harsh arid spring climate.
Conflict-Scarred World: Traverse dense towns, abandoned ruins, oil fields, and infrastructure left behind by war.
Region-Specific Content: Encounter infected variants adapted to the desert and loot new items, cosmetics, and firearms tailored to the region.
Player-Driven Storytelling: Form factions, uncover forgotten secrets, and decide what rises from the ashes of conflict.

Bohemia Interactive vows to push the boundaries of what survival means in the DayZ universe with DayZ Badlands. From the scorched cities to the silent sands, Nasdara is a land shaped by war, reset by the outbreak, now waiting for new stories to be written in its sands.

Visit the Steam Store Page, wishlist DayZ Badlands on Steam, and get ready to enter the dust in 2026.

Truck Driver Gold Edition Out Now for PS5 and Xbox Series X

2025/06/28

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, PlayStation 5 News, Trailers / Videos, Xbox Series X News

Today marks a golden milestone for truckers as SOEDESCO® proudly announces that Truck Driver® Gold Edition is now available for PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S, both digitally and physically. The beloved trucking adventure is better than ever, featuring all previously released expansions and numerous enhancements for a more immersive experience, fully optimized for next-gen consoles.

To celebrate the launch, a brand-new trailer has been released, offering an exciting glimpse into this upgraded trucking journey.

Owners of the original Truck Driver® on PlayStation®4 or Xbox One are in for a treat, with an exclusive 75% discount available when upgrading to the Gold Edition.

For collectors and fans of physical editions, Truck Driver® Gold Edition is now available at select retailers and online, including Amazon. PlayStation 5 / Xbox Series X

Knott’s Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain Celebrate Independence Day Fireworks and More

2025/06/27

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News

Don’t miss out on all the Fourth of July fun at Knott’s Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain as the parks celebrate the nation’s birthday with spectacular fireworks displays and special family-friendly entertainment. There is fun from sunup to sundown including Ghost Town Alive! and Knott’s Summer Nights at Knott’s Berry Farm and DC™ Heroes and Villains Fest at Six Flags Magic Mountain! All the summer entertainment will be offered to enhance your Independence Day celebrations!

At Knott’s Berry Farm, lively entertainment will be available all day long with Ghost Town Alive! where guests are invited to become the star of this summer’s new action-packed storyline. The summer adventure continues long after dark with a nighttime summer party. Knott’s Summer Nights offers a variety of live music and fun interactive games for the whole family to enjoy.

During the DC™ Heroes and Villains Fest, evenings at Magic Mountain are filled with music, dance and entertainment that combine with an expansive selection of world-class rides to create action-packed fun for everyone. From 5 p.m. until close, you can choose to save the city or help the villains defeat our heroes.

July 4th Fireworks at Knott’s Berry Farm – July 4, 9:30 p.m.
Star-Spangled Nights presented by M&M’s® at Magic Mountain – July 4 & 5, 9:15 p.m

For the best value buy your Knott’s Berry Farm or Magic Mountain admission online where you can get UNLIMITED refills of your favorite Coca-Cola® beverages with the purchase of a Season Pass or single-day admission ticket. Offer ends July 10!

Nightdive Studios and Atari Announce Physical Edition of the Remastered Turok Trilogy Bundle

2025/06/27

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Windows PC News

Nightdive Studios — renowned video game remaster developer and subsidiary of Atari® — in collaboration with Universal Products & Experiences has announced a physical edition of the Turok Trilogy Bundle for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5, combining the original Turok, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, and Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion on one cartridge/disc. Pre-orders for the Turok Trilogy Bundle are now live on Atari.com and through various retailers, with a release date of October 31, 2025.

Nightdive Studios’ remastered Turok trilogy is renowned for modernizing the iconic games and bringing an epic saga to current-generation platforms. When it was first released in 1997, Turok introduced gamers to a world teeming with cunning enemies, traps, puzzles, and deadly weapons, all within a vast 3D environment ready to explore. All three of these classic games feature upgraded gameplay, high-resolution textures, enhanced lighting and rendering, and support for console gamepads with platform-specific features to sink your teeth into!

Turok

A world where time has no meaning and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time-traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into an unknown land torn by conflict. An evil overlord known as ‘The Campaigner’ seeks to shred the fabric of time and rule the universe using an ancient artifact known as ‘The Chronoscepter’. The Chronoscepter was shattered thousands of years ago in an effort to keep it from falling into evil hands. The Campaigner has constructed a massive focusing array which he plans to use to magnify and contain the power of the Chronoscepter to shatter the barriers between the ages and rule the universe. Turok has vowed to find the eight pieces of the Chronoscepter spread throughout the Lost Land and put an end to The Campaigner’s evil plot…

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

Having defeated the Campaigner, Turok throws the Chronocepter into a waiting volcano to destroy it. Unfortunately, the blast awakens an even deadlier force — the Primagen. Once again, Turok is tasked with restoring peace to the land and stopping the Primagen from merging Earth with the nether world. The sequel to the hit game Turok features a host of enemies, weapons, missions, locations, and a new multiplayer mode.

Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion

In the third game in the classic trilogy, players choose between dual protagonists Joseph and Danielle Fireseed, siblings of Turok 2: Seeds of Evil protagonist Joshua Fireseed. Together, they must defeat the titular antagonist Oblivion and its followers, the Flesh Eaters, after the supposed demise of their brother at its hands.

Fans can pre-order the Turok Trilogy Bundle through various retailers, including Atari.com, Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, Walmart, and more, starting today. The bundle will be released on October 31, 2025, at retail. The Turok Trilogy Bundle is also available digitally across PC and console storefronts.

Medieval Dynasty New DLC Trailer

2025/06/27

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Development studio Render Cube and publisher Toplitz Productions jointly announce the release of not only a new meaningful update, but two extensive and highly atmospheric payable DLCs for their open world life sim Medieval Dynasty.

The update introduces the long requested feature of re-arranging the settlement – from planted trees to buildings to facilitate your vision for a perfect medieval village, among other things. The customization options include a ‘Move Mode’ and the opportunity to plant trees in order to give you maximum freedom in arranging your village and creating the space you’ve always dreamed of.

It also is required as a foundation for ‘Echoes of Nature’, the first of two simultaneously released DLCs. Building on the new customisation options, this DLC adds a new extensive set of decorations from stone elements to lush trees and flowering shrubs. But it doesn’t stop there: Your new natural decorations respond to the changing seasons, as they bloom in spring, change colors in autumn or echo the rhythm of the natural world when they stand frost-covered in winter.

Your imagination is the only limit to the possibilities you have at your disposal in creating truly remarkable medieval villages. Create new structures like hedge mazes with a Balancing Rock as a centerpiece, stone-framed ponds or calm and soothing forests.

While ‘Echoes of Nature’ delivers yet another extension of atmospheric in-game content, the second DLC goes beyond the screen and brings the world of Medieval Dynasty right into your home. The Medieval Dynasty Original Soundtrack Vol. 2 delivers 39 tracks from the game spread across three thematically curated albums spanning almost 2,5 hours in total. Turn your living room into a medieval tavern with six joyful tracks performed by The Three Bards. Soothe your spirit after a long day with atmospheric tracks like the main theme, music from the character creator or important NPC motifs. Rekindle the memories of your adventures in the world of Medieval Dynasty when you take the gameplay music with you wherever you go.

The Plant A Tree update as well as both payable DLCs Echoes of Nature and Medieval Dynasty Original Soundtrack Vol. 2 are available now