Okay, maybe we shouldn’t encourage marketers to be creative I thought fascista Steve Blum at the onset–Type-0‘s Cid–had a Guile pompadour rather than an army hat. And I guess the hat makes sense, but then his young homie has big anime hair anyways and no sensible hat, so I’m lost already. You know how to make warring magicians and dragons interesting? The answer is not “cut a trailer that a dad would nod off to in hour three of a post-lawn-cutting History Channel (circa 2003, anyways) binge....

Game debate to the silent, stealthy death! For those of you who never participated in the hundreds of Destructoidgame debatesI posted over the years, it revolves around taking a popular topic and letting all types of gamers explain their perspectives before casting their vote. Hopefully we all learn to understand each other and the industry itself a little more each week. I read every comment and am always open to suggestions, so don’t be shy!...

‘Temporarily or permanent suspension’ In case you haven’t been following thePokemon SwordandShieldonline scene;players recently discovered a glitchthat allowed them to disconnect from a gameat the right momentto ensure that they didn’t lose rank and their opponent didn’t gain rank in the process. It’s a nasty move, but Game Freak now has a solution: do it regularly, and you’re banned. In an announcement by way of their official site, Game Freak acknowledges the issue, and says that it will “investigate” accounts to see if they have been “performed repeatedly....

Nearly two months ago, I talked aboutIndiana Jones’ Greatest Adventures, a way-too-hard SNES title which sought to recreate the feel of all three original Indiana Jones movies. The game was pretty good, but it’s gotnothingonIndiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb. Billed as one of Indy’s lost adventures,Emperor’s Tombwas not only surprisingly faithful to the look and feel of the Indy films, but actually pretty damned good for a licensed PS2, Xbox and PC game....

Heart of the cards Hand of Fate 2is many things. It’s a deck-building game. It’s a brawler withArkham-like combat. It’sDungeons and Dragons. It’s all of these things simultaneously, taking the best parts of each, creating something that manages to be unique while still proudly displaying its influences. Let me wear my heart on my sleeve for a second; I likedHand of Fate 2alot. Not only do I want to go back and play the first game to see what I missed, I’m going to be counting down the days untilHand of Fate 2finally drops....

Retired cards, more expansions Hearthstone is once again changing “years,” which means that old cards are going away and becoming “wild” (Whispers of the Old Gods, One Night in Karazhan, Mean Streets of Gadgetzan) and new cards are becoming “standard” (tournament ready). The Year of the Mammoth is ending and will morph into the Year of the Raven. Alongside of the aforementioned new cards will come a new Druid hero (Lunara, which you may win after 10 successful games in the new standard format), and more tournament opportunities with bigger prize pools....

And all of its different modes We live in a globalized society of anime game adaptations. It’s inevitable — if there’s a popular anime it’s getting a game, possibly multiple, even after the show is long gone. While some are better than others, I’m surprised it’s taken this long for aMy Hero Academiarendition. It absolutely fits given the superhero theme, constant fighting, and strong cast of characters. It is coming though, in the form ofMy Hero One’s Justice, which just got a whole lot more footage compliments of V-Jump....

Community-created mods, modes, maps, and more One thing that was rather striking to me about the community aroundNatural Selection IIis that they’re exceptionally nice. It’s sad that I find this a pleasant surprise thanks to all the negativity out there, but nevertheless it’s a redeeming quality that was enough to convince people to buy the game just based on comments inour official review. “you’re able to’t manage a community, can you?...

Godzilla is invadingFortnite’sworld, and it’s up to you and other Battle Royale participants to defeat him. Although Godzilla is powerful, the fragments he drops make restoring health and gaining movement buffs easier. However, they’re not just your typical chest or floor drop like other items. Where to find Godzilla’s Fragments in Fortnite Obtaining Godzilla’s Fragments requires spawning into aFortnitematch whereGodzilla’s portal spawns.If you hit that 20 percent chance in your match, allow someone else to enter it so they turn into this monster....

In almost every situation, survival games are better with a group.Grounded 2is no exception, as the fun of it comes from Hoops, Willow, Max, and Pete interacting with one another and reacting to the world around them. That said, making a multiplayer server can be tough to figure out. Let’s dive into how to playGrounded 2with friends so you can jump right into Brookhollow Park and get the insect-infested party started....

InFortnite, after proving to Midas and the other outlaws that you’re trustworthy, Midas will task you with scanning mysterious energy signatures with a special backpack. What is this backpack? What are mysterious energy signatures? This season’s events raise many questions, and we’ve got the answers you’re looking for. How to scan mysterious energy signatures in Fortnite You’ll initially find the sensor backpack for scanning mysterious energy signatures justsouth of Crime Cityandnorth of Canyon Crossing....

Rock-climbing co-op titlePEAKhas been one of the biggest sleeper hits of 2025, and many have been searching their console stores to find the game. However,PEAKisonly available on a PC. It’s exclusively available on Steam and at a very modest price, to say the least. However, what about the future? Could this entertaining game arrive on consoles in the future? Let’s find out. Will PEAK be released on the Xbox Series X|S and the PS5?...

Jimquisition happens every Monday! How do you like your coffee? Blacker than midnight on a moonless night? Or is that just what you want people to think? Asking consumers what coffee they drink is a fine example of demonstrating exactly how problematic a focus group can be when designing a product. That would be the same kind of focus group the mainstream videogame industry puts massive amounts of stock into. The kind of group turning promising games into slurry....