Staaaay fresh with Squid Sisters amiibo

Ink me up Callie and Marie,Splatoon‘s “Squid Sisters,” are getting amiibo figures this July. The toys will be available in Japan from July 7, North America and Europe the following day, and Australia and New Zealand starting July 9, Nintendo’s various branches have announced. It looks like they’ll be available as a ($25 USD) two-pack in North America and Australasia, while folks in Europe and Japan will be able to pick up the sisters individually, if they so choose....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Dana Thompson

Super Mario 3D World composers talk cats, dogs, and more

Interview covering influences for the game, references to past soundtracks, and cats vs. dogs We mentioned a few days back thatwe had an interview withNintendo composers Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo regarding their work onSuper Mario 3D Worldin the works. Well, here it is! The two take the time to share with us how cats influenced the game, their thoughts on the great cats vs. dogs debate, and some surprises that we’ll hear when it comes to the game’s soundtrack....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 505 words · Joshua Harris

The Daily Hotness: Off to PAX we go

Check out everything Destructoid did today If you hadn’t noticed from the several posts on the front page, and the droves of people in the comments and forums being extremely excited, PAX Prime 2013 is almost here. As I’m writing this, I really should be sleeping to wake up at five tomorrow morning for my flight. PAX PAX PAX PAX PAX PAX PAX! Otherwise, Conrad and Jordan continued their Daily Spelunk, Steven made aKiller is Deadburger, Nintendo released some bonkers handheld, and oh my gosh PAX is almost here!...

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Jason Short

The Sims 25 Hour Livestream event guide: Release date, guests, and rewards

In 2000, the life-simulation genre was forever changed withThe Sims’monumental release. Fast forward to 25 years later, fans are still hooked on the series, unleashing countless mods and epic player-made households. In celebration of this anniversary, Maxis Studios is hosting a livestream event filled with notableSimsplayers and rewards. Here’s what you need to know about theSims25 Hour Livestream event. The Sims 25 Hour Livestream event release date and time The Sims 25 Hour Livestream beginson Jul 27, 2025, at 2 p....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Christian Williams

The Witcher: Monster Slayer brings nasty monsters into alternate reality later this month

Hunting around the block for monsters You’ll be able to live out your monster-hunting dreams in real life later this month thanks toThe Witcher: Monster Slayer. Announced today, the AR monster-slaying game hits iOS and Android on July 21. Pre-registration is live right now on theGoogle Play Store.The Witcher: Monster Slayerlooks similar to other AR games likePokemon Go, which encourage the player to roam around to collect different objectives; in this case, it’s all about tracking and fighting monsters....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Brianna Ward

The Xbox documentary just won an Emmy: You can watch it all now for free

It’s all below In case you missed it, there’s a six-episodeXbox documentaryout now that deals with the history of the console line from the germination of the idea of the brand, through the success ofHalo, into the red ring of death, to now. It’s called “Power On: The Story of Xbox,” and it’s interesting in the sense that it’s officially sanctioned (thus provided full access to current and former Xbox team members and archive footage), but also doesn’t hold back....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Scott Caldwell

Top 5 best Final Fantasy party members, ranked

Let’s get this party started. TheFinal Fantasyseries might be the single most popular party-based JRPG series ever made. Since the release of the very first game all the way back in 1987, every single numbered entry in the series has had a crew of one kind or another. 35 years later, nearly everyone who’s ever played one of these things has a favorite party member, a companion who’s stuck by them through thick or thin....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 971 words · Sarah Bird DVM

Try not to get lost with this radiant Navi cosplay

Hey! Listen! If it’s one character fromThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timethat could use some positive love, it’s Link’s faithful fairy companion Navi. Thanks to Australian cosplayerEve Beauregard, the often parodied little blue ball of light has been brought to life in this dazzling cosplay. Her personification of Navi is quite amazing — with some great little touches (the wings are especially ridiculous) — and looks every bit as battle-ready as the Hero of Time....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Douglas Elliott

Ubisoft reports a ?89.9 million loss for first half year

Ubisoft stock dropped 18 percent, their biggest day drop since early 2009. This comes after they report an 89.9 million Euro (about $122 million) loss for the first half of the business year, saysBloomberg. Time to make anotherAssassin’s Creed, right? No, seriously.We keep hearing about it. Too soon? Our review forAssassin’s Creed: Brotherhoodis up, so you tell me. The company is still spending money, though.We heard this morningthat they’re putting about $1....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Rebecca James

Uncharted 2 single-player footage, because we like you

Want someUncharted 2gameplay? Well then, my little cherry-nosed scamp, let me ruffle your hair as I make all your dreams come true. Here’s some bloody god-damn friggingUncharted 2gameplay for you in stinking buggering video form. Stick that up your quiver-holes and squidge on it. The environment, stealth gameplay and feeling like a fight is going on around you makes me think ofMetal Gear Solid 4. A lot. The combat itself appears to be more of the same, however....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Gwendolyn Guerra

Video game mashups to brighten up your day

From the sublime to the silly, here are a collection of tunes that would make Professor K proud I am fond of a video game mashup or two, so I was stoked when I heard2 Mello(the composer for2064: Read Only Memories) was releasing aStreets of Ragemashup album this week. When it came out on Tuesday, I downloaded it right away for listening to during workouts, and it hasn’t disappointed me. He has also released aNotorious B....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 1003 words · Sydney Campbell

Watch Ubisoft’s E3 press conference right here!

Assassin’s Creed IV, Rayman Legends, and new reveals Next up on the E3 livestream press conference fun times is Ubisoft! We know they’ll be showing offAssassin’s Creed IV,Rayman Legends,Watch Dogs,South Park: The Stick of Truth, andSplinter Cell: Blacklist. But what else do they have up their sleeves? Well we can expect something concrete onThe Crew, the open world racing game that werecently learned about. What else? Well, it sure has been a long time since we heard anything onRainbow Six: Patriots....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Adrian White

Xbox is hellbent on circumventing Apple’s rules and getting game streaming on iOS

Bringing the cloud to the browser Xbox has channeled itsinner Epicand is bringing that Fuck You energy to its battle with Apple. Everyone has a problem with the draconian way Apple runs its App Store. Currently,Microsoft is jammed upbecause it can’t bring Xbox Game Pass game streaming to iOS devices without passing a review for each and every individual game on the service. Amazon’s Luna and Google’s Stadia are in the exact same situation....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Christopher Williams