Is the Disney Dreamlight Valley expansion on Game Pass?

TheDisney Dreamlight ValleyexpansionA Rift In Timeis now available to purchase. However, does Xbox Game Pass have this included, or does the wallet have to come out? Can you play theDisney Dreamlight Valleyexpansion on Game Pass? What do you get with theARift in TimeDLC? you may still purchase theA Rift In TimeDLC through the Xbox app on your PC. You can also get it through your Xbox like any other DLC as well....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · John Ramos

Knights of the Old Republic MMO to be unveiled soon

According to the UK newspaper,The Daily Star, the lid will soon be blown off BioWare’sKnights of the Old RepublicMMO. A reporter for the newspaper is traveling to the beautiful city of San Francisco to “file an exclusive report on the game.” WhyThe Daily Starand notDestructoidis your guess as much as mine. It’s interesting that EA and BioWare have been so quiet about the title. If the comments fromour impromptu announcement storyare any indication, the majority ofKotORfans are pretty excited about the possibility of the MMO....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Jennifer Whitney

Last of Us team initially tried to reboot Jak and Daxter

Then they didn’t, thankfully A newJak and Daxtergame almost happened, courtesy of the team that gave us the excellent,The Last of Us. When the team formed,Last of Uswriter and co-directorNeil Druckmannexplained as part of the IGDA Toronto 2013 keynote, it began hashing out a reboot for theJak and Daxterseries until the ideas the team was passionate about began straying too far from the property. “We found the ideas we were passionate about were kind of getting away from whatJak and Daxterwas and we were questioning, ‘Are we doing this for marketing reasons and naming somethingJak and Daxterwhen it’s not reallyJak and Daxter?...

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Elizabeth Weaver

Looking back on 3D Mario games for Super Mario Odyssey’s 6th Birthday

Today in gaming history,SuperMario Odysseyhad its 6th birthday. The popular 3D platformer first hit the shelves back in 2017 for the Switch. Super Mario Odysseywas the first 3D platformer in the franchise after four years of silence from Nintendo. Before Odyssey’s release, the last 3D platformer we saw our favorite plumber in wasSuper Mario 3D Worldfor the Wii U. Six years is relatively a long time in regards to games, but players are still enjoying theOdysseyexperience today....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Brett Torres

Mad Catz Modern Warfare 2 stuff revealed

Mad Catz makes somesexy controllers, and it wasannounced last monththat they’d be bringing that sexy toCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2with some sort of controller or peripheral designed for the game. Yesterday we got info on all the dirty controllers and peripherals and, boy, are they… ugly? Don’t get me wrong, I get the whole camo theme, but these are not that visually pleasing to the eye, especially when compared to theSFIVcontrollers....

June 29, 2025 · 7 min · 1368 words · Vanessa Brown

Microsoft hit with gaming revenue decline, but Xbox Game Pass still prosperous

Not exactly filing for bankruptcy just yet Microsoft released its results for the fourth quarter of its financial year, ending June 16, 2025. The figures show something of a disparity between sectors. While gaming revenue on a whole is down, the Xbox Game Pass subscription model continues to grow, with millions of players utilizing the online service. The news was delivered in an investor earnings call calledtranscribed by GamesIndustry.biz. Microsoft gaming revenue fell by some 7% year-on-year, which translates to somewhere in the region of $260 million USD....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Christopher Green

Monday Mind Teasers: Sagrario?s Room Escape

Calling all claustrophobics! Step right up, and don’t bother closing the door behind you because it’s already closed. And locked. And, oh, look at that. The handle is missing. I hate it when that happens! That’s right, we’ve got ourselves another “escape the room” genre classic.Sagrario’s Room Escapeis more complex thanCrimson Room, more challenging and logical thanSwan’s Room, and more visually pleasing than any flash puzzle game that I can think of....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Bryan Grimes

Monster Hunter is going mobile with full RPG Monster Hunter Outlanders announced

Monster Hunterfans are being treated to more than justMonster Hunter Wilds, as the latest news confirms.Monster Hunter Outlanders, a new addition to the series from Capcom and TiMi Studio Group, is coming to mobile platforms across the globe. The announcement trailer that just released shows off a more traditional style of gameplay thanMonster Hunter Now, the other mobile game from the franchise. This trailer shows off a massive open world that players can explore, survive in, and, of course, hunt some impressive beasts....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Jim Cook

Nielsen survey has Spider-Man as the top anticipated holiday release, followed by Call of Duty: Black Ops IV, then Smash Ultimate

Competitive holiday The holiday season is upon is: and so are the games. We’ve already kicked things off withCall of Duty: Black Ops IV, which, according to a Nielsen survey consisting of 6,000 users, is the most anticipated multiplatform game of the holiday season. Strangely with all of the love for its Battle Royale mode (that some are calling better than most Battle Royale games out there), it’s not hard to see why....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Jeremy Mccall

Nintendo added as an exhibitor for gamescom 2013

The big show just got bigger After sitting out 2012, event organizers have announced that Nintendo will be returning to gamescom in 2013. The Germany-based convention is the largest in the world, with more than 275,000 visitors and 600 exhibitors in 2012. The inclusion of Nintendo is important news for gamescom, as both Nintendo and Microsoft opted to not attend 2012’s show. The convention’s officials have stated that Nintendo’s willingness to be involved is a sign that the gaming industry remains behind gamescom....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Brittney Estrada

Nintendo of Japan just dropped a few quick Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom videos with seconds of new footage

We’re close to launch Although Nintendo dubbed the most recent event forZelda: Tears of the Kingdomthe “final trailer,”they weren’t counting commercials!The Nintendo of Japan YouTube accountdropped several new videos late last night, and they have kernels of new footage to peruse. Those kernels are very “blink and you’ll miss it” stuff (including the beach scene), as much of the reels from the trio of commercials include compilations of the prior two major trailers (the 10-minute oneand the aforementioned “final” trailer)....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 249 words · April Hall

Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata missed E3 to have surgery, is recovering well

Bile duct sounds like a Pokemon… Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was advised by his physiciannot to travel overseasso he didn’t make the trip to E3, which is fine; he didn’t miss much. Thisletter from Iwata to Nintendo shareholderson why he is also going to miss the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders sheds some more light on the lovely man’s health. “Recently, as the result of one of my routine physical examinations, an issue was detected....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Jason Kent

No Man’s Sky developers dealt with a killer legal battle for the game’s name

Sky TV It’s not clear whether or not it’s related to the delay, but developer Hello Games recently broke the silence on an ongoing legal battle regarding the nameNo Man’s Sky. As it turns out Sky TV (the same company that had Microsoft change Skydrive to Onedrive) and the developer were embroiled in a dispute over the game’s title, but after “three years of secret stupid legal nonsense,” it’s settled, and no change will occur....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Erica Wiley