Time sink champions Nimblebit have a lot to celebrate — their award winning mobile gameTiny Towerhas just hit 10 million downloads. Of course, the game is free, but through micro-transactions, players can buy “Tower Bux” that allow them to speed up their progress. Like most Freemium games,Tiny Towerbanks on the fact that you’ll become addicted at a higher rate than you’re willing to wait for normal progress. Fortunately for us,Tiny Toweris actually a pretty solid game that can be an extremely fun way to pass the time....

Welp Nintendo’s online system was revealed last night, and it sounds pretty great. In addition to just costing $20 a year and coming with asmall buffet of NES games(an additive system), you may opt for a family plan that will run you less than $5 a year. Nice! Except, apparently, this new limited retro plan is the only way you’re going to be playing retro games on the system. Yep, no GameCube virtual console is planned as has been rumored since the Wii — no Virtual Console at all is planned, actually....

Requiescat in pace [Update:“We don’t take the decision to retire services for older Ubisoft games lightly,” says Ubisoft in a statement to multiple news outlets. “Our teams are currently assessing all available options for players who will be impacted when these games’ online services are decommissioned on September 1st, 2022.”] Ubisoft has quietly removed 2014 releaseAssassin’s Creed Liberation HDfrom the Steam platform, rendering the title inaccessible for purchase. Furthermore,the Steam page is also apparently suggestingthat, as of September 1, players who have previously purchased the spin-off title will no longer be able to play it....

CS:GO News In a startling turn of events, the 4-time Major winning organization of Astralis have had a horrendous start at Stockholm. Heading into the Major in Stockholm, tensions were already high for the former titans of Counter-Strike, Astralis. Following their qualification to the IEM Fall playoffs, the squad was simply battered against ENCE and Vitality and left the Danes scratching their head for a solution heading into Sweden. The organization shockingly pulled Lucas “Bubzkji” Andersen, a key piece in their Major qualification run, from the starting five to make way for the storied IGL Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander....

The cutest little Purgatory you ever did see We have something delightfully odd and delightfully dark coming from the fine folk at Hamster this week. Climbing out of Hades (not that one) and straight into your heart, this week’s Arcade Archives entry is Namco’s platform adventure obscurityYokai Dochuki, now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Released to arcades in 1987, (before later being ported to Famicom and PC Engine),Yokai Dokuchitells of the escapades of a young lad, Tarosuke, who has been (somewhat harshly) banished to alternate hell “Jigoku” simply for performing childlike mischief....

Counter Strike 2 News CS2 fans will definitely keep an eye on poii from now on. Alex “poii” Sundgren, one of Sweden’s top CS2 prospects, just broke the regulation kill record previously set by Team Spirit superstar Danil “donk” Kryshkovets. The EYEBALLERS rifler truly carried his teammates against Zero Tenacity on Anubis as he finished the map with 39 kills and just 15 deaths in 24 rounds. It’s been only eight days sincedonkhad set a new record with 38 kills in regulation after an outstanding performance against Wildcard at ESL Pro League Season 20 on Sept....

BioWareis laying off around 50 employees. This happens amidthe development ofDragon Age: Dreadwolfand a newMass Effectgame. BioWare has been responsible for creating some ofthe best RPGs ever made. The company has created many popular franchises, likeMass EffectandDragon Age, but it’s struggling to get the same level of success in recent years, as bothMass Effect: AndromedaandAnthemreleased to a mixed reaction from its fans. RELATED:Mass Effect Director Gives Cryptic Answer About Fate Of Fan-Favorite Character...

Shakes tiny fist Earlier this year, we learned sexy-anime-girl-dungeon-crawler and horribly namedOmega Labyrinth Zwouldnot be seeing release in Australiadue to its content. The game features high school girls with big boobs you can play around with using the PlayStation Vita touchscreen, so seeing it banned on Nanny Island was no big surprise. Neither was news it would berefused ratingsin the UK, Germany, and New Zealand. This, however, is a surprise....

Counter Strike 2 News Counter-Strike 2 has already breached the million player mark with ease within 24 hours of release. Counter-Strike 2 launched to much fanfare in September 2023. The brand new FPS title replaces Global Offensive in the Steam Library which means a big portion of the CS:GO community transitioned to CS2. Here’s how many players play CS2 on Steam How many people play CS2? CS2 replaced CS:GO on Steam, which means that everyone who started their Steam client, they can only see CS2....

Mobile News The cheerful vibes of the Good Random songs by Pop Melodie are fading away. The mummy Frank holds his hammer over Brawl Stars maps! The atmosphere in Brawl Stars changes significantly this season. Finx performed dark magic, or maybe just a mischief. That awakened some ancient evil and transformed a few brawlers into mystic creatures. Are you not afraid? Then the Dark Sand season in Brawl Stars is totally great for you!...

Pyramid Scheme Well, we’re pushing on through non-E3 and still no sign of a newSilent Hilltitle. At the least the franchise continues to make its presence felt elsewhere, as the nightmarish series is the latest horror franchise to crossover with Behaviour Interactive’sDead by Daylight. TheSilent Hillseasonis now live in the asymmetrical stalk ‘n’ slash title, bringing with it new survivor Cheryl/Heather Mason and a new map in the form of Midwich Elementary School – one of the very first locations ever explored in theSilent Hillfranchise....

No booby torsos in sight! Deep Silver has seen fit to grace the realm with nine minutes ofDead Island Riptidegameplay footage. The game’s not shown off much moving imagery yet, so this nice hefty chunk is most welcome! The pre-alpha footage shows off the combat and some mission objectives. As you might expect, it all looks very similar to the originalDead Island, with Techland taking the classic, “If it’s got zombies, don’t fix” approach to refinement....

Delta Force Guides Learn how you can use a controller in Delta Force right now. 2024’s Delta Force is a free-to-play shooter promising high immersion and action-packed gameplay. With modes like extractions and large-scale warfare, the game has already captured attention. For players eager to dive into Delta Force, controller support is a key question. So can you play Delta Force with a Controller? Does Delta Force Have Controller Support?...