The Weekend Hotness: Eating with Dale around the world

Check out everything Destructoid did today Games at TGS? I don’t give a toss. Dale, please post more photos of thewonderfulfood you’ve been enjoying. Do an entire post just on that. My inner foodie hungers. Elsewhere this weekend, Jim Sterling startsDoorwaysonNow Bloody Playing,Sup Holmes?welcomes Merrit Kopas, we want the readers to write articles about your faveGTAmoment, and you can lock lips withKlonoa‘s Lolo inNamco High. Destructoid Originals:Doorways – Now Bloody PlayingA very deceptive Saturday Morning HangoverNot making FPSs, Conan and more with Hohokum’s Dick HoggYou can date Lolo from Klonoa in Namco HighSup Holmes fawns over Merrit KopasWe’re wrestling live in WWE ’13 – Rad Show: Get There!...

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Erica Edwards

This Halloween trailer for Little Nightmares II got me to pick up the first game

Where would you rankLittle Nightmaresamong horror-tinged platformers? I’ve been contemplating cracking it open while the fall mood is in full effect, and this Halloween trailer forLittle Nightmares IIis nudging me in that direction. I don’t want to jump straight into the sequel for lore reasons, and… what’s that? It’s on sale forfive buckson the PlayStation Store? Okay fine, I’m in. In an ideal world,Little Nightmares IIwould be out this month for maximum spookiness, but Tarsier is holding off until February 11, at which point the sequel will launch on all of the current consoles, including the Nintendo Switch....

July 26, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Valerie David

Upcoming PlayStation VR bundle packs in Borderlands 2 and Beat Saber

Move controllers included If you skipped the $200 PlayStation VR bundle withMossandAstro Bot Rescue Missionduring Black Friday, Sony has another two-game bundle coming up next month. It’s pricier, but the value is there. When it launches on June 16, 2025 in North America, the $350 PlayStation VR bundle will come with two games: the sword-slashing rhythm titleBeat Saber, and the loot-centric shooterBorderlands 2 VR, both of which should have wide appeal for new virtual reality owners....

July 26, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Jon Harmon

VideoBrains returns to London May 26

A bunch of talks about competition In a little over two weeks London’s Meltdown gaming bar is going to be once again playing host toVideoBrains, an evening of talks about the world of videogames. Running from 7:00pm until 10:00pm on Tuesday May 26, the evening will consist of a number of fifteen minute talks about competition in gaming. Entry to the event costs £5 and will get you talks from Chris Thursten (But Is It Sport?...

July 26, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Timothy Cortez

We Stand Unbroken quest guide Destiny 2 – Season 20 Week 4

A change of pace It’s already week four ofDestiny 2: Lightfalland with it comes another week in the Season of Defiance questWe Stand Unbroken. This week’s quest kicks off with a visit to the Helm to receive a message from Amanda Holliday. She tells us that she is thoroughly enjoying her work with the Queensguard and is proud to work with the likes of the Crow, Mithrax, and Devrim Kay. After listening to this message, we are instructed to head to the Farm on the EDZ to receive an important transmission from Devrim Kay....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 543 words · Paula Swanson

Wolfenstein: Youngblood’s latest patch turns down the difficulty

Those Nazis aren’t so tough now Wolfenstein: Youngbloodjust got easier, nearly across the board. Developer MachineGames has implemented some tweaks in the newest patch that should makeYoungbloodless difficult in all regards. Update 1.05 has a lot of changes, but the standouts concern boss fights. MachineGames has adjusted the difficulty of all boss fights to make them easier. General Winkler is specifically mentioned as a boss that has his health lowered to better match the difficulty of the Zeppelin level....

July 26, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Jillian Dixon

Wuthering Waves – By Moon’s Grace Complete Event Guide

The By Moon’s Grace event is the primary activity inWuthering Wavesversion 1.2, and while it may seem like a to of busy work, its actually pretty easy to progress if you know what you’re doing. Here’s everything you need to know about it. How to do the By Moon’s Grace event inWuthering Waves By Moon’s Grace is sort of a management game that you’re guaranteed to finish before the end of the event, if you just play the game....

July 26, 2025 · 5 min · 1000 words · Ashley Carrillo

You’ve got character: Lex Luthor

The victim of a true Injustice When it comes to competitive multiplayer games, we all have our favorite characters and classes. In this series, I’m putting some of mine under the microscope to see what makes them tick, how they fit into their games, and ultimately why I like them! Check out the previous entries –Kotal Kahn,Reaper. WithInjustice 2freshly released this week, it seems like the perfect opportunity to reflect on my favorite character for the first game....

July 26, 2025 · 9 min · 1752 words · James Walker

(Update) Pour one out for Pokemon Global Link for Sun and Moon, which are being shut down in early 2020

February 24 [Update:This is the last day to grab the promo Munna. After tonight (roughly 7PM ET), the service will be shut down forever!] Make way for the new generation. As 2016’sSunandMoonsimmer,SwordandShieldare thriving on a brand new platform. The Switch is now the new lead for thePokemonseries, and thus some housekeeping initiatives are being enacted to help that transition. One of the casualties is the Pokemon Global Link service, which was active for nine years through multiple generations of the series....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Susan Franklin

10 best fantasy authors of all time

Despite what many may assume, and irrespective ofthe sheer number of books out there, Fantasy and Epic Fantasy are still burgeoning genres in fiction. For centuries, writers constrained themselves to literary drama and kept clear of mythology but for a few allusions here and there. And then came Professor Tolkien, a linguist with a knack for names and an even greater gift for the imaginative, who, in his toil, started a movement that reconciled literary fiction with mythological storytelling and set the foundations for much of what we today refer to as speculative fiction....

July 25, 2025 · 7 min · 1303 words · Mr. Thomas Beck

All EA FC 25 Season 5: Future is Yours Rewards

Season 5: Future is Yours is now live inEA FC 25, and you can earn plenty of new rewards in Ultimate Team. The new season includes plenty of special cards, and some of them could be worthwhile additions to your squads. You’ll also get plenty of special packs to fill your inventory with fodder as you grind different milestones. Without any more delay, let’s take a look at all the special items available in the latest season....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Christopher Miller

Attention baseball fans: Sony ruins season with predictions

You know how people like to runMaddengames to see who will win the Super Bowl? Well, Sony has gone one step further and decided to send me an e-mail predicting how the entire 2007 MLB season will pan out via their latest gameMLB 07 The Show. Check out what the future will be and see if you disagree (there’s gotta be some sports fans here, you can’t all be nerds, can you?...

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Tom Washington

Bungie is selling T-shirts and in-game goodies for Nepal’s earthquake relief

An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck Nepal on April 25, resulting in the deaths of over 6,000 people and injuring over 13,000 more. A few days ago we reported thatUbisoft were matching donationsfor the relief effort up to $100,000. Destinydeveloper Bungie has also decided to help out too, throughthe sale of T-shirts via the Bungie store. The T-shirt preorder costs $24.99 and also comes with an in-game shader and emblem....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Wendy Sanders