Mutant Football League failed its Kickstarter, but it’s still in development

Pre-alpha footage Mutant Football Leaguedidn’t do so well with its $750,000 Kickstarter goal, only meeting $141,821 in total. But that wasn’t the end for the project, as the developers noted that it will see the light of day. That was in 2013. Now, Digital Dreams says that it’s on track for the end of 2015. You can get a look at the “pre-alpha” footage in the updated video above, including a killer quote from our own Jordan “Huge Sports Fan” Devore....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Deanna Flores

Not this again: Thief is 900p on Xbox One, 1080p on PS4

What’s the issue? Just yesterday we learned thatyet another Xbox One gameis going to have a lower resolution than its PS4 counterpart, and here we are again withThief. Square Enix has recently noted thatThiefwill run at 1080p on the PS4, and 900p on the Xbox One. Both will run at 30fps. Thief‘s director defended the Xbox One though, noting that “you really need good eyes to see the difference.” He also stated that the previous generations (360 and PS3) look fine, and that the newer consoles just have a little more detail and special effects....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Andrew Myers

Palworld: All accessories and how to get them

Accessories withinPalworldare items that add an effect when equipped, from buffing your heat or cold resistance to helping you in battles with certain types of Pals. However,they’re not easy to come byand the game doesn’t give you any hints, so here’s where to find them all. Accessories, particularly those that are rewarded as drops when you defeat or capture an Alpha Pal, have adrop rate between 1% and 5%– 1% for +2 accessories which offer a much larger effect, to 5% for basic accessories which offer only a slight buff to a stat....

May 15, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Andrew Taylor

Persona fans: Tanaka’s Amazing Commodities exists IRL!

It’s a real store now Persona 3andPersona 4’stelevision infomercial sales show, Tanaka’s Amazing Commodities, was something I always hoped would become a real thing one day. Today is that day. Kind of. Atlus has some fun withjika-net.jp, their online commodities store. Tanaka is still your host, bringing you the deals on Atlus wares, badass theme song and all. A new music CD from Persona 3 The Movie soundtrack is featured on the site now, and is available for order....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Dawn Moore

Project Awakened is down, but not out!

Fans asked to decide the game’s fate Project Awakenedunfortunatelyfailed to meet its Kickstarter goal, despite an intensely promising concept. However, Phosphor Games is keeping its spirits high and is still determined to find a way to dedicate itself fully to the game’s development. The game’s official websitenow has a community pollallowing gamers to help decide its fate. Phosphor is considering taking donations directly from interested parties, either via PayPal or credit cards, but it wants to gauge the realistic results first....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 222 words · Keith Hernandez

Red Ash Kickstarter loses roughly $4,000 since publisher announcement, stretch goals revealed

This Kickstarter… Recently, it was revealed that theRed Ashproject, a callback toMega Man Legends, hadalready secured a publisher mid-Kickstarter campaign. The game is being made. Now, the Kickstarter is solely for “extra” funds and content, a strategy which hasn’t taken to the community. As of that announcement yesterday, the campaign has lost roughly $4,000 in pulled pledges, which includes my own. If you’re still interested, the stretch goals for the “extra” Kickstarter are now unveiled and they basically start at $800,000....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Jamie Donaldson

Revol Mini Solid Snake figure packs a smaller punch

Our friends at Tomopop have the scoop Solid Snake has never been this adorable. Well, I don’t know if the new Revoltech line, Revol Mini, qualifies as adorable, but this particular figure cuts it for me. The Solid Snake Revol Mini figure comes packing excellent detail and articulation. It is, as Andres atTomopopcalls it, “the Snake figure you wanted back in 1998 […] before you knew what figures could be like now....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Tracy Oneal

Rumor: Nintendo considering a new name for Wii U

Just when we thought names for game systems couldn’t get any worse, Nintendo hit us with the name “Wii U” last year. It somehow managed to be even worse than “Wii,” and many quickly pointed to how the name could potentially confuse consumers. Shoppers could see the familiar white box with blue text and logos, and white console, and pass on what they think they already have at home. CVGsays that sources “close to the platform holder” have suggested that Nintendo is considering changing the name of their next console before E3 comes around....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Patricia Atkins

SteelSeries’ eSports teams win big; ready for 2012

Regardless of your personal opinions of eSports, there’s no denying that professional, competitive gaming is on the rise. With more tournaments popping up all over the world and more teams jumping at the chance to play their favorite games for a paycheck, it’s pretty clear that competitive gaming isn’t going anywhere. Peripheral manufacturerSteelSeriesseems to agree stating after their stable of teams brought home a winnings in excess of $2 million last year....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Kimberly Sandoval

The Daily Hotness: Poppycock!

Our review ofHenry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventurewent up today and it got a fantastic score. Rightly so, as this game is wonderful. I played a good portion of it last week while at the Dtoid offices in Miami and picked up my copy today. If I learned anything from playing through parts of the game last week, it’s that I dare not open up my copy until this weekend. I’ll get no work done otherwise!...

May 15, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Susan Singh

The final weekend of June is here. What July 2025 new release are you most looking forward to?

It’s hard to believe that 2025 is halfway over, but there’s still plenty of big game releases to look forward to before the calendar flips over once more. Looking back on June 2025, there were several solid new releases, including a whole new console in the Nintendo Switch 2.Mario Kart World, Rematch, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, The Alters,andFBC: Firebreakwere just some new titles that players had the chance to dive into this month....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Angela Horton

The PS4 Pro will never support 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, but it has 4K media support today

By way of USB sticks or servers ThePS4 Proalready allowed users to stream 4K video from various media providers like Netflix, but now you can use your own media on the system in 4K. As of today, the media app will be updated for Pro owners to accomodate 4K videos in mp4 format on a USB stick or by way of a server — this will also impact the quality of VR videos....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Kelly Lopez

The Weekend Hotness: Konami, what are you doing?

This is how Konami kills its own game’s sales: First, it showcasesSnake Eaterfor the 3DS and promises to incorporate elements fromPeace Walker. Next, it bumps the game’s status down from tweaked remake to straight PS2 port. Then, it announces an HD collection for home consoles containingSolid 3as well asSolid 2andPeace Walker. Finally, it announces that the HD Collection will also be coming to the Vita. Ballsy play, Konami. This weekend was all about the Tokyo Game Show, and I hope you came out of the experience a better, more enlightened person....

May 15, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Victoria Romero