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AppWizard

July 8, 2025

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4: Release Date, Release Times, Early Access Details For Xbox & PC

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 will be released on July 8th, 2025, for Deluxe Edition owners and on July 11th, 2025, for the standard edition, which will be available on Xbox Game Pass. Early access starts at 12am ET / 5am BST on July 8th and the official release for Xbox Game Pass users is at the same time on July 11th. The Deluxe Upgrade costs £18.00 and offers early access, bonus content including playable characters, additional songs, and exclusive items, but does not include the full game. The standard edition will be available at no additional cost for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass members.

AppWizard

July 7, 2025

I hit one of Australia’s biggest retro fares and PC gaming was nowhere to be seen, though collectors told me that’s down to one of its major retro strengths

The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre hosted Collect Fest, an event featuring various collectibles, primarily modded Nintendo handhelds like GameBoys and DS units, which were popular among attendees. The modded handhelds were enhanced with OLED screens and sold for prices ranging from 0 to 0. A notable absence at the event was PC gaming hardware, which left some attendees disappointed. Stallholders indicated low demand and high costs as reasons for the minimal presence of PC gear, with most PC games being accessible through digital downloads. Collect Fest had a wide selection of comics, tabletop gaming items, and Pokémon cards, but lacked PC gaming memorabilia.

AppWizard

July 5, 2025

Weekend PC Game Deals: Ongoing summer sales and fresh bundles

The Epic Games Store is offering two free titles for PC gamers: Backpack Hero and Figment, available until July 10. Next week, Figment 2: Creed Valley and Sky Racket will be the new free offerings. The Humble Store has launched several bundles, including a Choice Bundle featuring games like Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader and Death's Door, available until August 5. The Summer Splash collection includes titles such as Aquarium Designer and Ultimate Fishing Sim. The Summer Games Done Quick 2025 bundle offers nine games for a set price. The 2025 summer sales are ongoing, with significant discounts available, including the GOG store's DRM-free summer sale. Availability and pricing may vary by region.

BetaBeacon

July 5, 2025

These are the 15 best open source Android games you need to download

Forkyz is a crossword puzzle app that allows users to download puzzles from various sources and select how many crosswords they want to download daily.

AppWizard

July 4, 2025

How to crash Minecraft with your mod

Custom NPC+ is a mod for Minecraft 1.7.10 that enhances player interaction by adding non-player characters (NPCs) and includes features such as the creation of NPCs with customizable skins and items, a quest creation system, a dialog system, a faction system, and distinct roles for NPCs. The author conducted an error analysis using the PVS-Studio static code analyzer, discovering several issues: 1. Localization issues in GuiMailbox.java related to singular and plural forms for minutes. 2. Integer division in JobHealer.java that caused loss of precision in Y-coordinate calculations. 3. Flawed regular expression in TextContainer.java for replacing line-break characters, leading to handling issues across platforms. 4. A logical error in ScriptDBCPlayer.java where a variable was compared to itself, causing unexpected behavior. 5. A mix-up between "and" and "or" operators in Availability.java that rendered certain exception conditions unreachable. The analysis aimed to improve the quality of the Custom NPC+ mod and highlighted the importance of attention to detail in software development.

BetaBeacon

July 4, 2025

Blocky Survival Lands on Android with a Bunch of Minecraft-Like Mini Games

Blocky Survival Mini Games offers a variety of mini-games including TNT Run, Hide and Seek, Battle Royale Hunger Games, Sky Wars One Block, and Spleef. Each game has unique gameplay mechanics and objectives, making it a must-try for players who enjoy Minecraft-style games. The game supports multiplayer, allowing players to invite friends or join matches with people worldwide. Playlabs is currently offering the game for free for a limited time on the Google Play Store.

AppWizard

July 4, 2025

Chaotic hoarders beware, Minecraft is about to get an invasion of copper golem housekeepers

Copper golems and new copper equipment will be introduced in the upcoming Minecraft update, currently in testing for Bedrock and soon to be released as a Snapshot for Java. Players can create copper golems by placing a jack-o-lantern or carved pumpkin on a block of copper, which will then organize items in treasure chests. Copper will also become a legitimate equipment tier, with durability between stone and iron, allowing players to mine faster than with a stone pickaxe, but not unlocking additional materials. Copper is abundant in Minecraft's generated worlds, making it ideal for early-game use.

AppWizard

July 4, 2025

How to make a Minecraft Saddle

In Minecraft version 1.21.6, players can craft Saddles using 3 Leather and 1 Iron Ingot. The Leather is arranged with one piece in the top or middle row of the crafting table and the other two in the row below, with the Iron Ingot placed in the open space. Saddles allow players to control mounts like Horses and Donkeys. Some mounts can be ridden without a Saddle but without control, while others, like Pigs and Striders, require a Carrot on a Stick or a Warped Fungus on a Stick for control. To remove a Saddle from a mount, players can use Shears.

AppWizard

July 4, 2025

A Unique RPG About The Power Of Minimalism Is Free On PC For A Week

Backpack Hero is a game available on PC and free on the Epic Games Store until July 10. Players control Purse, a mouse girl on a quest to find her lost mother in a dungeon. The game combines elements of roguelike RPGs, town-building, and inventory management puzzles. Players use a magical backpack to collect items, which must be strategically arranged in a grid layout to maximize space and gain combat advantages. As players progress, they can sell treasures to rebuild their hometown, attracting residents and unlocking new quests and playable characters with different fighting styles.

AppWizard

July 3, 2025

Epic Games Store Now Has $40 Worth of Free Games

The Epic Games Store is offering two free games for PC gamers until July 10. Players who claim them during this period will retain access indefinitely. The first game is Backpack Hero, developed by Jaspel, which has a Metacritic score of 76 and an 86% approval rating on Steam from nearly 7,000 players. It offers 10 to 60 hours of gameplay and features a deck-building roguelike mechanic focused on item organization within a backpack. The second game is Figment, created by Bedtime Digital Games, with a Metacritic score of 77 and an 87% approval rating on Steam from over 1,000 reviews. It provides 5 to 6 hours of gameplay and is set in a whimsical, musical action-adventure within the human mind, where players solve puzzles to confront nightmares.