How to get Mysterious Code in Wuthering Waves

As you ascend your characters inWuthering Waves, the materials you’ll need become increasingly difficult to find. Mysterious Code is one such item, as you won’t find it through boss grinding. Here’s how to get Mysterious Code for your next character ascension. Where to obtain Mysterious Code in Wuthering Waves you’re able to get up to three Mysterious Codes fromSonance Casket deliveries. You’ll find your first one after completing level three, with levels seven and nine also featuring this item....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Justin Dixon

How to walk around your town in third-person in Manor Lords

Being able to actually walk through your town inManor Lordswas an often touted feature in the days around its announcement. Since those days, it is less talked about. However, it wasn’t cut. It’s in the Early Access, it just isn’t immediately obvious. You can access the third-person walking mode at any time, even immediately after starting a new game. You simply have to click the eye button next to your avatar’s portrait in the top-right of the screen....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · Christian Smith

In latest financial report, Nintendo confirms Metroid Prime 4 is still on the slate

“TBA” We haven’t heard much in terms of the release date ofMetroid Prime 4, or any info at all really, but Nintendo did a least mention itin their latest financial briefing. They mentioned quite a few games, actually. Going forward, here is what their first-party major games slate looks like as of August 04, 2025: Out of all of these, Nintendo also chose to specifically highlight these to investors:Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass: Wave 2,Splatoon 3, andKirby’s Dream Buffet....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 233 words · Jonathan Coffey

Kid Icarus’ Pit and P4 Arena figmas give ladies boners

One of the unspoken but generally understood tasks of Destructoid is to verify you guys part with your hard-earned cash on frivolous crap that you probably don’t need, because dammit, I’m poor and all of you should be as well! With that in mind, here’s some news out of the Wonder Festival 2012 Summer hobby event in Japan. Following up on theSkyward SwordLinkfrom last month, Max Factory continues the Nintendo love with a figma Pit, based on hisKid Icarus: Uprisingdesign....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Matthew Thomas

Konami aims to publish ‘more titles from Western studios’

‘Fresh ideas,’ not third-party takes on classic Konami IPs It’s not every day that you see Konami publish an indie game from a Western developer, but that happened yesterday withSkelattack, a skeletal action-platformer, and it’s the first step in a wider plan. The company has a newfound “drive” toward “publishing more titles from Western studios,” according to Richard Jones, the senior European brand and business development manager at Konami. “Obviously everyone knows Konami, we have studios and teams in Japan, we have many well-known, well-loved IPs,” Jones said in an interview withGamesIndustry....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · James Smith

Lord of the Rings is coming to Magic in 2023, here’s a Gandalf tease

A wizard is never late We heard about theLord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set forMagic: The Gatheringin passing earlier this year, but now Wizards of the Coast is ready to actually talk about it — and give us our first piece of art! Naturally it’s Gandalf, hanging out in The Shire near the start ofThe Fellowship of the Ring. We can see various Hobbits in the background enjoying his firework display, including one that is certainly Bilbo Baggins....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Lisa Jacobson

Mad Catz files for bankruptcy and is ceasing operations

The board resigned and the employees have gone home There’s more than one way to skin a cat; this one met its end after a run of poor investments, declining revenues, and ever-growing piles of debt. Mad Catz, a video game peripheral manufacturer, is dead after 28 years of operation. Yesterday,Mad Catz voluntarily filed petitions for bankruptcyin both the United States and Canada. A trustee has been assigned to the Mad Catz estate in order to liquidate remaining assets in an effort to pay off outstanding debts....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Nathan Torres

Madden NFL 25 Championship Series returns with monthly competitions and $1.7 million in prizes

EA has confirmed that theMadden NFL 25Championship Series is returning this year alongside the release of the new game. The MCS is comprised of six tournaments in which top players will go head-to-head for huge prizes out of a total of $1.7 million across the whole event. The MCS will start pretty soon with the early access release ofMadden NFL 25. Over the following seven months, players will compete for big prize payouts in the lead-up to the prestigious Madden Bowl in February 2025....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Amber Mathews

Magicka: Wizard Wars hits open beta & you should play it

Fun, colorful murderers I am not into MOBAs, but I have had a blast every time I’ve playedMagicka: Wizard Wars. Probably because you could murder sheep into a blood cloud and people didn’t yell obscenities at me. And becauseMagickais fun and surprisingly suited to the genre. And even if you don’t like MOBAs, the straight up Duel Mode is great. Plus,it’s freeand the above trailer nails the game’s welcomed, humorous tone....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 80 words · Mark Howell

MangaGamer strikes a deal to sell adult visual novels on GOG.com

Here’s to you, Valve Last week, Valve started tosend takedown noticesto a bunch of publishers of adult visual novels on Steam. The reasons were vague and poorly defined, but it suddenly put a lot of people in jeopardy of losing revenue. Not content to sit around and wait for Valve to explain itself, MangaGamer has struck a deal with GOG.com to sell its games on the service. To celebrate the occasion, GOG is even giving outSunrider: Mask of Arcadiusfor free....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Jade Dickerson

Palia is finally on Steam, but it’s not all roses

Palia, the cosy MMO from Singularity6, is now officially available on Steam. However, despite a myriad of updated content added in time for the latest platform addition in Palia’s repertoire, the reviews remain firmly seated in the ‘mixed’ category. Patch 0.178 has bloomed (pun intended), and nowPaliaplayers can gather flower seeds by capturing bugs, attempt to conquer the Temple of the Roots, finally get their hands on the remaining Emberborn furniture pieces, and even pretend to get married in Bride and Groom attire....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Kristen Carter

PC players can drag their old levels into Hitman 3 without paying again

Location importing now works as it originally should have You don’t need to rebuyHitman 1orHitman 2to bring their levels intoHitman 3on PC. From the outside looking in, that should be a no-brainer with the (mostly generous!) way IO has handled its modernHitmantrilogy so far, but alast-minute switcherooin mid-January meant that PC players weren’t going to be able to freely bring their content forward by verifying their Steam purchases ofHitman 1or2to unlock corresponding stages in the Epic Games Store-exclusiveHitman 3....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Heather Wilcox

PlayStation Store closes out the year with a huge PS4 holiday sale

Death Stranding is down to $40 Are you all sale’d out yet? The North American PlayStation Store is hosting one finalHoliday Salewith 1,000+ PS4 deals to bring us into the New Year, while the European store has its ownJanuary Sale. I’m not about to list out every single title–my fingers hurt!– but I can give you a bunch of highlights. First, the best-sellers, minus some fluff. This is a snapshot of what people are into right now:...

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Brenda Simpson