Big things are coming to Fallout 76’s Public Test Server (PTS) this month

It opens back up today AsFallout 76continues to chug along (I wonder when the “end of life” will come for this game?), Bethesda continues to test out more updates ahead of time to avoid game-breaking bugs emerging from the crevices of live patches. It’s an inevitably for this game (Bethesda once published an open letter stating “it will be buggy” before it even came out, which is wild to this day), but at the very least, some bugs should be squashed as each PTS (public test server) period happens....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Albert Snyder

BioWare is working to specifically differentiate Dragon Age: Inquisition from Dragon Age II

They learned quite a bit from the second iteration When I entered BioWare’s offices and had a chance to speak to the game’s Executive Producer and Studio GM, I had one goal in mind — to find out howDragon Age: Inquisitionwas going to be more likeOrigins, and less likeDragon Age II. You’d expect a lot of Molyneuxian backpedaling when confronted with the idea that the last game was a letdown in many eyes, but the responses I received were genuine, with a real concern for learning from past mistakes, and a confident assurance of the gameInquisitioncould really become....

May 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1247 words · Stephanie Monroe

CCP releases statistics for largest EVE Online fight

Spoilers: It was a glorious death! Last weekend, we reported ona battle that was taking placeinEVE Online. At the time, it wasn’t hard to see that it was the literal largest battle that had ever taken place in the game since it launched back in 2004. Developer CCP has analyzed the data and released the official numbers from the skirmish, which was the culmination of a months-long war between two of the largest player made, and run, alliances in the game: Test Alliance Please Ignore (TEST) and Goonswarm Federation (GOON)....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Jennifer Conway

ClapTrap’s Robot Revolution coming to Borderlands

2K Games has announced a brand new add-on pack to the hit FPS RPG Borderlands. It’s called ClapTrap’s Robot Revolution, and it charges players with the task of taking down a rebellious robot known as the Ninja Assassin. An army of ClapTraps wages war against the Hyperion Corporation, and players are stuck in the middle. Twenty new missions will be included in the DLC, along with new robot-flavored enemies including Crab-traps, Skag-traps and Raak-traps....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Bianca Johnson MD

Comments of the Week 25: Pumping ’em Out

Dumping ’em out Gosh darn I am just on a roll today. First I finish editing my script for my film project, then I hand in a finished video edit and get paid a little bonus for meeting the deadline, and I finish two, yes,twoComments of the Week! Look at me go. I can make loads of sub-par content in one day. Hello there folks, I am TheLimoMaker and you are graced with my presence for the second time today, bringing you the best comments of the week....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Nicole Moreno

Contest: Win a Steam key for Antigraviator

Hit the Viper Trails Did you think we were out of contests? Think again! Enter for your chance to winAntigraviatorfor Steam. Remember when futuristic racers were all the rage, but then the future happened and now we all play boring shit likeAdmiral Kensington’s Jolly Good and Bloody Safe Zeppelin Race for Active Adults? Developer Cybernetic Walrus remembers. And they’re pissed. They’ve given us 20 copies of their high-speed anti-gravity racerAntigraviatorto help us remember what the future used to be like....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Erin Bennett

Deal North: Bethesda deals on Amazon for cheap

Also, Outlast is 40% off Here’s a quick deal roundup from our deals corgi this morning on a bunch of Bethesda games. Did you know that Amazon is selling Bethesda’s games digitally? Now you do! Speaking of Bethesda, how ’bout thatFallout 4? No? Well, if you want to get caught up on the franchise, the best deal of the day is at GOG, whereFallout, Fallout 2, andFallout Tacticsare FREE. GO GO GO....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Lisa Rodriguez

Destiny also coming to the Xbox One

Prepare for way more posts like these Not to be left out of the “Oh we’re going to be appearing on the Xbox One as well!” parade isBungie, as they too revealed thatDestinywill be released on Microsoft’s next-gen console. So that’sWatch Dogs, Thief, Assassin’s Creed IV,Battlefield 4,Forza 5,Fifa 14, Madden 25, NBA Live 14, UFC,Quantum Break,Call of Duty: Ghostsand nowDestinyofficially confirmed for the Xbox One. Good lineup?

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 67 words · Crystal Kim

Destructoid’s Black Friday videogame buyin’ guide

‘Stimulate me, you heathens!’ – The Economy Merry Thanksgiving, everyone! (And by “everyone,” I mean those in the US; happy Thursday to everyone else.) It’s on this, the holiest of days, that we remember the Pilgrims that selflessly died so that we may pursue our god-given right to frenzied capitalism and cheap electronics (sort of). We’ve posted a lot of Black Friday deals over the past few weeks, and it’s tough to remember what each one entailed....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Kenneth Hughes

Don’t Starve: Newhome is a mobile spin-off with co-op and persistent homes

But it’s coming from Tencent, not Klei A newDon’t Starvegame surfaced this week, and it’s out of left field. Don’t Starve: Newhomeis a free-to-play mobile spin-off developed by Shengqu Interactive, published by Tencent Games, andlicensedunder Klei Entertainment. If you’re out, I gotcha. If you’re in – or at least in enough to want to hear more – there’s a cinematic trailer and aclosed beta testcoming in mid-July. Shengqu saysDon’t Starve: Newhomeis multiplayer-focused and play sessions are “faster....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Jason Wallace

Don’t worry, Activision has plans for tons of Call of Duty films

‘Avengers’ like universe With how popularCall of Dutyis amongchildren, you’d think Activision would want to capitalize on that success with some films. If Michael Bay can repeat the same made up military nonsense for all of his movies, why not take the gaming equivalent and blow it up on the big screen? It looks like our nightmares are about to become real, as Activision Blizzard Studios has announced that they have plans to expand the franchise beyond gaming....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Brian Douglas

EA FC 25 Forward Fortification evolution guide: Best players to use

The Forward Fortification evolution is now live inEA FC 25, and it’s a great way to upgrade one of your base items for free. The latest evolution is available for free to complete, making it an ideal option for beginners. But first, let’s take a look at the requirements to understand which cards can be included for the upgrades. EA FC 25 Forward Fortification Evolution requirements Here are the requirements of the Forward Fortification Evolution inEA FC 25....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Ashley Gomez

EB Expo 2011: Mario Kart 7 hands-on

In the long history of theMario Kartfranchise, fans have been divided on which entry is the best. Many maintain that nothing will ever exceed the sheer fun of the originalSuper Mario Kartfor the Super Nintendo, while others insist upon the DS version. Personally, I’m one of those strange folk who believes the series reached its pinnacle withMario Kart: Double Dash!!for the GameCube. With that in mind, I sit down to play Nintendo’s entry for the 3DS,Mario Kart 7....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Kimberly Taylor