The merits of lore in video games
A community blog by Kerrik52 [Destructoid reader Kerrik52 writes about the ways in which games have used lore to varying...
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PowerWash Simulator got a Challenge Mode and three more levels to spray down
You can also go "prone" now, which cracks me up It's not my ideal way to approach a soothing simulator...
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Skullgirls 2nd Encore is now a main game at Evo 2021 Online
It's showtime! Evo 2021 Online is adding another game to its main lineup. The stylish fighting game Skullgirls 2nd Encore is...
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It's not just a Vana'ty project This year, Final Fantasy XI is celebrating its 19th anniversary. And ahead of the calendar rolling...
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DICE LA is now Ripple Effect Studios, assisting on Battlefield 2042 and working on a new project
Something old, something new The studio formerly known as DICE LA is now making games under a new name. Today,...
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Doki Doki Monika Nendoroid coming to brighten up your world
Monika and you, together forever As some of you may know, (well, about three of you), I have a few...
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PlayStation Store sale highlights: Doom Eternal Deluxe, Yakuza, Turok, and Persona 5 Strikers
Planet of the Discounts, Games Under $15, and Add-On Deals are running through July 21 PlayStation Store sale season is...
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Ad Infinitum brings otherworldy horrors to the trenches of World War One
Coming to PC & consoles in 2023 I don't think anybody really needs to add to the absolute horror that...
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Unavowed, Wadjet Eye's urban fantasy adventure, is now on the Nintendo Switch
Take the fantasy on the go Wadjet Eye has been a steady publisher and developer of adventure games over the...
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Codemasters sees a major change in leadership following EA purchase
Somebody call The Oliver Twins Electronic Arts has announced the departure of Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier and CFO Rashad Varachia....
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Bungie will air a Destiny 2 showcase on August 24
"Survive the truth" Those wondering about the road ahead for Destiny 2 and its next expansion might be getting some answers next...
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You can buy the new Switch OLED dock with the LAN port separately
At the Nintendo online store Did you miss the Switch OLED announcement yesterday? As a quick recap, it sports a...
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Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown hits the streets of Hong Kong in September 2022
Legendary driving simulator headed East As part of yesterday's Nacon Connect presentation, the publisher announced that the next entry in...
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Genshin Impact 2.0 will officially be unveiled on July 9
At 8AM ET It's really weird to be thinking about a Genshin Impact 2.0 right now, but I guess it...
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King of Fighters XV is coming to Xbox Series X, but seemingly not Xbox One or Switch
SNK's team fighting franchise returns in early 2022 SNK has announced an Xbox edition of its delayed slugfest, The King...
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Have you ever found two star fragments at once in Zelda: Breath of the Wild?
Uh, no! My list of "this has never happened to me in hundreds of hours of playing Zelda: Breath of the...
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Ubisoft is working on Assassin's Creed Infinity, a reportedly live-service game platform
A cross-studio collaborative effort Earlier today, Bloomberg reported on a new live platform in development at Ubisoft code-named Assassin's Creed Infinity....
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Review: Monster Hunter Stories 2
Cuteness, refined Years ago, like Fire Emblem, Monster Hunter was the sort of series I enjoyed in silence. Now they're...
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Level-5 is still alive: planning a new RPG project
Level-5 bounces back Level-5 hasn't really been in great shape these past few years, and it's a shame. The company...
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Danganronpa Decadence brings murder 'n' mayhem to Switch December 3
You and your homies might be lyin' in chalk There's going to be one helluva body count on Switch this...
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Contest: Win a copy of Doki Doki Literature Club Plus for PS4, Switch, Steam, or Xbox
In today's contest, you can win a copy of Doki Doki Literature Club Plus for PS4, Switch, Steam, or Xbox!...
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Review: Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol
Right after Aliens Ate My Babysitter! When I started collecting games, Zombies Ate My Neighbors was an important title for...
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Y'know, I would've been fine never seeing a Big Daddy's face beneath the helmet
This freaky old Big Daddy concept art is making the rounds, and the face cannot be unseen If I went...
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July's PlayStation Plus includes the PS5 version of A Plague Tale: Innocence
And Virtua Fighter hangs around PlayStation Plus for another month [Update: It's time to claim July's PlayStation Plus games from the PlayStation...
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World of Warcraft: Shadowlands – Chains of Domination Guides
Chains of Domination, the long-awaited content update for World of Warcraft is now live, and Destructoid sister site Icy Veins has updated...
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Tropico 6, Bloodroots, and more are coming to Xbox Game Pass this month
Plus some more cloud games A new batch of games are coming to the Game Pass lineup, and on top...
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Fading Afternoon is the next game from the developer behind The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa
The story of an aging yakuza Sometimes, just a few screenshots or a GIF alone can make you stop and...
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ACE Team is letting loose again with Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
The world of Zeno Clash returns in a funky 2022 action game for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox Following this year's...
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Nintendo seeks further legal action against previously sued Switch ROM seller
Nintendo going back for Round 2 Nintendo is taking further legal action against Switch ROM-selling website RomUniverse, with whom the...
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Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong now aiming for February 2022
Mysteries still await The Swansong will be coming a little bit later on. Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong has set a new launch window...
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Dirt dev Codemasters is losing its executive leadership following its acquisition by EA earlier this year. ...
The EA-owned game development studio unveiled its new name and look today, noting in a blog post that, while DICE remains part of its DNA, the team was eager to carve out its own unique identity as Ripple Effect. ...
Game journalist and streamer Imogen Mellor will be your host for the 35th annual Game Developers Conference. ...
Our colleagues at Omdia will be on hand at GDC 2021 for all your marketplace research needs. ...
"When you find an object you have not seen for a long time, you start to figure out why you had that object. That moment felt very human to me." ...
A subgenre of strategy games, optimization/logistics games have attracted fans to a different kind of gameplay and thinking that I wanted to talk about today. ...
Ubisoft says working from home has fundamentally changed the way games are made, allowing it the chance to increase collaboration on future Assassin's Creed titles. ...
"There†™s depth in the Death Trash world," says creator Stephan Hövelbrinks. "It's just consumed in a different way." ...
Health Scholars is looking for an experienced Unity Software Engineer to help develop virtual reality simulations on multiple platforms including PC and Android devices. ...
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa stated in a recent shareholders meeting that the company has not identified any use of forced labor in its current supply chain. ...
Amazon†™s Lumberyard game engine is now fully available as an open source project under the newly organized Open 3D Foundation. ...
In this final post, we discuss four reasons why games need better NPCs: 1) players want them, 2) bad character AI is a creative bottleneck, 3) better collaborative NPCs can make games more inclusive, 4) they're a necessary part of our 3D & XR future. ...
A major Apex Legends on July 4th prevented players from entering matches and forced the team to work on a holiday weekend. ...
The developer of Kristallijn share what interested them in exploring the space between the blinks of a strobe light, and what questions the game aims to ask as players see what lies in the moments of darkness. ...
Sometimes, as a game†™s creator and 'the little guy', you feel helpless in the face of 'the big guy'. So let's talk about game platforms, and what devs need from them! ...
