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THE STRANGERS – CHAPTER 2 Official Trailer Out Now

2025/06/24
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Halloween, Movie News, News, Trailers / Videos

The Strangers are back – more brutal and relentless than ever. When they learn that one of their victims, Maya (Madelaine Petsch), is still alive, they return to finish what they’ve started. With nowhere to run and no one to trust, Maya must survive another horrific chapter of terror as The Strangers – driven by a senseless, unceasing purpose – pursue her, more than willing to kill anyone who stands in their way.

Official Site: https://thestrangers.movie/

THE STRANGERS – CHAPTER 2 is taking you to Venus, Oregon. Explore the town’s rich history:

https://www.visitvenusoregon.com/

 

Borderlands 4 – Story Trailer Debut

2025/06/23
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 5 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox Series X News

Over the weekend, 2K and Gearbox Software debuted the Borderlands 4 Story Trailer at Borderlands 4 Fan Fest, immersing players in the high-stakes world of Kairos as its denizens break free from the tyranny of the Timekeeper, a ruthless dictator who is the leader of an army of synthetic soldiers known as The Order. Watch the Story Trailer revealed over the weekend here:

Borderlands 4 launches worldwide on September 12, 2025 via PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store, and is available for pre-order now.

For the latest information on Borderlands 4 and to pre-order the game, visit www.borderlands.2k.com, and follow the game across YouTube, Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok

Dune: Awakening Celebrates 189K Concurrent Players

2025/06/23
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Dune: Awakening, the Funcom-developed, open world, multiplayer survival game on a massive scale, has launched to rave reviews, and is currently sitting at an 85% Very Positive Steam rating with over 28,700 reviews. It currently has an 80 rating on Metacritic and 81 on OpenCritic. Take a break from spice hunting and see the new Accolades trailer.

In the first weekend following launch, Dune: Awakening beat its peak concurrent players record three times, reaching over 189,000, and massively beating the 53,400 record of their previous title, Conan Exiles. It is now also Funcom’s fastest-selling game of all time. Since the Head Start, Dune: Awakening has consistently been among the most played games on Steam.

As the soaring response from players, press, and content creators has exploded online, key aspects of the game have been noted in particular. With a deliberately positioned alternate timeline, the faithfulness to the Dune universe, and the visual and aural inspiration taken from Denis Villeneuve and Legendary’s blockbuster films, is clear. VGMAG, who gave Dune: Awakening an 8.5/10, said it’s “…the best way to experience Arrakis.”. 4P scored it 9/10 and said “I don’t know of any game world that is more Dune than that of Dune: Awakening.” For those who have waited years to explore an open and living Arrakis, Dune: Awakening has delivered.

It’s not just the authentic and immersive world which has captured critics. IGN scored Dune: Awakening 8/10; Eurogamer gave Dune: Awakening 4/5 and praised its “superb survival gameplay.”; Screenrant said they were “…so absorbed in playing it that I skipped meals.”; and DualShockers scored the game 9/10 and said “I believe Dune: Awakening is one of those games we’ll look back on ten years from now and say, ‘This is one of the best games of all time.’ ”

This is only the beginning. Dune: Awakening’s Season Pass includes the first four DLC, and the team is already hard at work on future improvements and major free content updates to expand the game’s story and features. Dune: Awakening is available now on Steam.

PowerWash Simulator 2 Gameplay Trailer Shows New Features

2025/06/23
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos

FuturLab, the award-winning UK game studio, has unleashed a sparkling, action-packed trailer showcasing brand-new gameplay mechanics for the highly anticipated PowerWash Simulator 2. Now featuring muckier muck, slick new gadgets and a few fluffy surprises.

NEW FEATURES UNVEILED IN THE TRAILER INCLUDE:

  • Abseiling: Strap into your harness and take a ride on the mechanised pulley or ProRise AE-300, smoothly moving up and down walls and structures, taking vertical and horizontal cleaning control to thrilling new heights. The ultimate rock-climbing window cleaning experience.
  • Scissor Lift: No more jumping jacks. It’s time to elevate yourself to new heights, target precise stubborn patches of grime with pinpoint accuracy, perfect for busting dirt from those tricky, hard-to-reach corners and crevices.
  • Multi-stage Jobs: Just like that moment when you step back and realise you’ve missed a spot, some jobs reach new levels of dirt as you clean, revealing brand-new areas to tackle mid-wash. The trailer teases the dreaded Public Restroom, beware! Scrubbing the roof might just summon a secret toilet rising from the depths of dirt, exposing even grosser grime than ever before.
  • Surface Cleaner: Introducing the SwirlForce Surf Ace! This impressive new cleaning companion features a disc fitted with swirling nozzles, making it perfect for cleaning large flat areas swiftly and methodically. Parking lots, tiled floors? Completed it.
  • Home Base Customisation: Purchase and restore well-loved antique furniture, transforming it into freshly scrubbed and sparkling décor to be proudly displayed in your personal Home Base. Think less Antiques Roadshow, more PowerWash Interiors, where the real treasure is hiding under decades of muck.
  • Cat Companions: Ulysses and their lovable kittens Bubbles & Squeak, adopted in the original game, are now permanent residents in your Home Base, happily joining you on every cleaning job. And yes, you can pet that cat. In fact, they expect nothing less from their well-trained human assistant.

These fresh reveals build on an already packed foundation, including split-screen and online co-op, to satisfying soap-spraying, a full 38-job career mode, and even more to clean than before. That includes furniture restoration, and multi-stage jobs where one task hides another beneath the muck.

Players can also look forward to tackling an eclectic mix of environments, from mini rollercoasters and shooting galleries to rock-climbing parks and roadside motels, each one grime-covered and begging for a blast.

PowerWash Simulator 2 is currently in development for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, and releases late-2025.

FBC: Firebreak Patch v1.2 Now Available

2025/06/23
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Remedy Entertainment has released Patch v1.2 and provided a launch week update for FBC: Firebreak, a three-player co-op FPS where the Federal Bureau of Control’s first-response unit must contain an escalating paranormal threat.

You can read the full post here, which details improvements to the first hour experience that includes faster progression, splitting cosmetics and gear into separate Requisitions (tracks) so that players have an easier time to unlock more powerful weapons and tools that they want. The post also details Remedy’s first thoughts and plans on how they will improve the FBC: Firebreak experience.

Remedy has also released the latest “Surviving the Workplace” video which details the Hot Fix Job players can play in the game.

 

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Last Chance for Early Access

2025/06/23
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 5 News, Windows PC News, Xbox Series X News

KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS shared today that DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH is nearly here and the wait may be shorter than you think. Those who purchase the Digital Deluxe Edition by midnight local time on 24th June will be able to play 48 hours before DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH goes live on 26th June, 2025.

Pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition and receive a variety of in-game items and pre-order bonus content:

DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH premiered on 8th June at a live event hosted by Geoff Keighley at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The game’s upcoming launch was celebrated with a panel discussion featuring Hideo Kojima and special guests, including an exclusive live demonstration of DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. Watch the show livestream here.

Sam – with companions by his side – sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies, obstacles and a haunting question: Should we have connected? Step by step, legendary game creator Hideo Kojima changes the world once again.

DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH sees Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux, and Troy Baker return to Hideo Kojima’s genre defying universe. They will be joined by Elle Fanning, Shioli Kutsuna, and Academy Award-winning film director George Miller. View the latest trailer here.

Hideo Kojima is joined by longtime collaborator Yoji Shinkawa, director of character and mechanical design, with Ludvig Forssell and Kyle Cooper reprising their roles as musical director and title designer, respectively.

Learn more about each edition and pre-order bonuses for DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH, at PlayStation and select retailers worldwide.

For more information, please visit: www.kojimaproductions.jp

THQ Nordic’s Digital Showcase 2025 Announced

2025/06/23
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Industry News, News

Saddle your horses, rev your engines, and hold your breath – THQ Nordic’s Digital Showcase 2025 is charging back onto your screens in just a few weeks!

This year’s showcase promises a feast of world premiere announcements, fresh updates on previously announced titles (yes, including some long-awaited release dates), and – you guessed it – a few surprises we didn’t hint at already… or did we?

Mark your calendars for Friday, August 1st, 2025, at 12:00 PM PDT / 3:00 PM EDT / 8:00 PM BST / 21:00 CEST / 10:00 PM EEST.

Need something to fuel the hype train? Watch the teaser:

We’re not giving away the whole loot chest just yet, but expect some exciting updates on Gothic 1 Remake, Titan Quest II, REANIMAL, The Eternal Life of Goldman, Wreckfest 2, and many more. And yes, we’ve kept a few aces up our sleeve. Think dark and thrilling or colorful and heartwarming or even a true family game – and a couple that nobody’s expecting (No, it’s still not the Spanish Inquisition – sorry).

Stay tuned – it’s gonna be legendary.

Over 530K Players Jumped into Jump Ship During Steam Next Fest

2025/06/23
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Windows PC News

Keepsake Games, a Swedish game developer founded by industry veterans from Hazelight, Mojang and Coffee Stain, are proud to celebrate the success of Jump Ship’s Next Fest Demo that saw over half a million players take to the skies.

Players dived head first into the chaotic, cooperative spacefaring action, embarking on over 825,000 missions as they took on the perils of the galaxy and worked with their crews to survive. Originally planned to run from June 9th – 16th, the overwhelmingly positive response from players around the globe has seen the demo now be extended until June 23rd.

In the past two weeks, Jump Ship saw:

  • More than 530,000 players jumped into Jump Ship
  • More than 1,000,000 missions were completed
  • More than 1,700,000 hyperjumps to next sectors
  • More than 107 years spent exploring deep space
  • More than 1,100,000 fires erupted on the ship deck

“We’ve been truly blown away by the positive response” says Daniel Kaplan, CEO of Keepsake Games. “The number of players who have dived into Jump Ship was more than we could have ever imagined, and hearing how much our community has enjoyed the chaotic fun means the world to us. The team can’t wait to keep building on this momentum and we’re already eager for the game to launch into early access!”

Jump Ship is a spacefaring, cooperative PvE where up to four players join forces to take on unpredictable and high-octane survival scenarios. Whether you’re commanding and flying the ship, engaging enemies in combat, or exploring the depths of the stunning galaxy via jetpack, every crew member is essential to make the next jump.

Following the hugely popular demo, Jump Ship will enter Early Access on PC and Xbox later this summer. Players can wishlist the game now on Steam and Xbox, join the official Discord to connect with the team, or visit the official website for more details.

KRAFTON Unveils Gamescom 2025 Lineup

2025/06/23
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News

KRAFTON, Inc. today announced its participation in gamescom 2025, the world’s largest gaming convention. From August 20 to 24 in Cologne, Germany, KRAFTON will operate a booth in the consumer area featuring three titles: the life simulation game inZOI, the tactical shooter PUBG: BLINDSPOT, and the battle royale PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS.

Following its previous appearances in 2022 and 2024, this marks the third year KRAFTON is participating in gamescom. Attendees are invited to visit the booth to experience hands-on gameplay and a range of interactive programs centered around the featured titles.

First Look at inZOI’s “Cahaya” DLC

inZOI, which launched in Early Access via Steam in March 2025, surpassed 1 million cumulative sales within its first week. At gamescom, the game will unveil its first DLC (Downloadable Content), Cahaya. Inspired by Southeast Asian Island life, Cahaya is the third map in inZOI, following Dowon and Bliss Bay. Players can explore a dual-island setting—engaging in self-sustaining activities like farming and fishing on the main island or enjoying leisure and relaxation features on the resort island.

Tactical Showdowns with PUBG: BLINDSPOT

Making its gamescom debut, PUBG: BLINDSPOT is a 5v5 team-based top-down tactical shooter that combines fast-paced gunplay with strategic gameplay elements. Players can take advantage of each character’s unique weapons and gadgets to execute a wide range of team tactics. The game gained global attention after showcasing its demo during Steam Next Fest in February 2025.

Celebrate 8 Years of PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

First released in Early Access via Steam in 2017, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS quickly became a global phenomenon, reaching an all-time peak of 3.25 million concurrent users on Steam. The game celebrates its 8th anniversary this year, continuing to expand its content through consistent updates and live service. From 2017 to 2024, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS maintained Platinum status in Steam’s best-selling and most-played game categories for eight consecutive years, reflecting its sustained global popularity and player engagement.

For more information, please visit KRAFTON’s official gamescom 2025 webpage at https://www.krafton.com/en/gamescom2025.