Highlights from the Destructoid Community 08/03/08

This week’s gaming collection belongs to thinkfreemind. He has over 450 games in his collection and tons of systems ranging from the Game Gear to the Wii. I’m impressed that he managed to hang on to the boxes for the systems like the Game Gear. Check out thinkfreemind’s C Blog for more picturesof his collection. Hit the jump to see some community members share their Comic-Con stories, a couple of New York NARPs are going to happen in the next couple of weeks, Lark Ohiya has gone crazy, and plenty more happened within the community this past week....

June 30, 2025 · 4 min · 728 words · Robin Martinez

How to complete all Fortnite April Fools’ 2025 quests

Fortnitehas a bunch of quests available as part of the April Fools’ 2025 event, and you can complete them quite easily with the help of this guide. The quest descriptions almost make them look and sound fake, but they’re actual missions in the game. There are several quests to complete, and they reward you with seasonal XP. Additionally, you’ll find bonus goals to complete that are associated with the main April Fools’ 2025 quests....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Michael Hunt

How to complete The Brave in Gray Zone Warfare

If you’re looking for tactical realism,Gray Zone Warfareis the game you want. This unforgiving FPS has plenty for you to do, from PvP and PvE, to quests to complete and leveling up. One of those quests that can earn you some decent EXP and reputation is The Brave. While this quest doesn’t have you searching too hard, you will face a lot of danger while completing it. But if you need reputation with Lab Rat, it’s a great task to pick up....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Victoria Haas

How to fix Sea of Thieves Cinnamonbeard error

WhileSea of Thievesis a mostly stable MMO, it can occasionally suffer from glitches, such as the Cinnamonbeard error. Every online game has its issues. Sometimes it’s server queues, others it’s problems with files being downloaded, but almost all of them have errors from time to time.Sea of Thievesis no different, with many well-known errors like the Cinnamonbeard error rearing their heads whennew content is released, updates show up, or events bring an influx of players to servers....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Tracy Williams

How to respec stat points in Palworld

Once you’ve reached mid-game inPalworld, you may begin to notice that you’ve not distributed your level-up stat points as effectively as you may like. This can cause a problem, especially when you consider how many of those stat points could have gone into giving you valuable carry capacity increases. If you’ve pumped all of your stat increases into your attack power, making you far too OP, or you’ve pumped them into defense and turned yourself into a tank, you might be wondering if there’s a way you can alter your stats, or perhaps even reset them altogether....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Courtney Foster

How to unlock Destructoid staff in Retro City Rampage

Look, mom! So, by now, you’ve obviously bought and downloadedRetro City Rampage(or are desperately waiting for it to arrive on your platform) because I made it pretty clear a couple of hours ago that this was a thing you were going to do today. But did you know that you’re able to play the game while wearing the face of your favorite Destructoid staffer?* Not only that, but you won’t have to go through all of that messy effort of stalking us on an individual basis, waiting for the right opportunity to break into our homes and carve the flesh from our skulls to make a mask of....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Scott Young

I owe Call of Duty an apology

We all make mistakes WithCall of Duty: Vanguardright around the corner, I’m kind of beside myself with excitement. I played the beta last month, which is actually the first beta I’ve ever been part of, believe it or not. It feels impossible to imagine now, but there was a time when not only did I not playCall of Duty, I actively disliked it for reasons I will explain. See, I got into games because of the single-player story stuff....

June 30, 2025 · 5 min · 1010 words · James Brown

Is there a better movie death than the Friday the 13th sleeping bag kill?

Podtoid 419 Halloween will soon be here, which means there is no better time of year to enjoy some horror movies. Occams recommends watching the entireFriday the 13thsaga, especiallyPart VIIwhere you’ll witness one of the greatest deaths in cinematic history. That’s just one of the topics on this episode of Podtoid. The entire crew is here to talkMetal Gear Solid V,Doraemon Story of Seasons, PlayStation 5,Hit and Run, and D’Angelo music....

June 30, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Richard Carter

Is there a WWE 2K24 MyGM mode?

AWWE 2K24MyGM mode would provide an entertaining distraction to the action in the ring. You’d be able to manage your favorite show and determine who gets each belt. Will aWWE 2K24MyGM mode be included? Those who enjoyed the MyGM mode in pastWWEgames should be happy to knowit’s included inWWE 2K24.“Oversee the biggest brands and Superstars in sports entertainment as you challenge rival general managers for the top spot in MyGM,” says the officialWWE 2K24Steam listing....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Samantha Brown

Long-awaited Infection mode comes to Halo Infinite on June 20

It’ll be part of Season 4 I remember the very first time I played Infection inHalo 3. Zombies were making a comeback in popular media, and we were just a few years away fromThe Walking Deadarriving on TV and changing the entire creature-feature landscape for the next decade or so. In case you haven’t played it before the concept is simple, and you may have even enjoyed it on the schoolyard playground: there are two teams, one human and one zombie, and the zombies need to infect everyone they can....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Virginia Ramos

Mega Man #29 sample pages and miniature anime conventions

A brief chat with new Mega Man comic penciller, Mike Cavallaro With ArchieMega Man#29, the “Blackout: The Curse of Ra Moon” arc has officially begun. All the world’s technology has been disabled by an EMP wave, causing untold collateral damage that could take years to recover from. Mega Man managed to be brought back online thanks to a special coating developed by Dr. Light and Plant Man’s creator, Dr. Pedro Astil....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 570 words · Kevin Cox

Minecraft on New Nintendo 3DS is finally worth buying

Now with Mushroom Kingdom magic Despite the fact it won’t be seeing any new content from theBetter Togetherupdate,Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Editionis still trucking along with new content and updates. It’s most recent update, version 1.5 brings with it new skins (for purchase), new texture packs (for purchase), andSuper MarioMash-Up content (for free). One of the big selling points ofMinecrafton Switch and Wii U is the inclusion ofSuper Marioskins and textures....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Martha Wilson

Minecraft’s Steve is one of the zaniest Smash Ultimate additions yet, but by God it works

In Sakurai I trust I kinda still can’t believe it?MinecraftxSuper Smash Bros. But it happened! For years folks have speculated that one of the biggest games on the planet is a no-brainer for an appearance inSmash, exacerbated by the fact that Microsoft already teamed up with Nintendofor Banjo’s appearance. But the inclusion ofMinecraftfeels like a watershed moment forSmash, and director Masahiro Sakurai and his team didn’t take the job lying down....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · James Glenn