Phasmophobia console launch delayed to October due to “fire incident”

The paranormal horror gamePhasmophobiaoriginally launched on June 22, 2025, on PC where it enjoyed popularity among streamers. Kinetic Games has PS5 and Xbox Series X/S ports in the works, but you’ll have to wait a little longer than expected before you can get your hands on them. The studio has announced that the game has been delayed, pushing its Early Access console launch from August to October, in the week leading up to Halloween....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Valerie Cox

PSA: You can install the World of Warcraft Classic demo now before BlizzCon

If you have the Virtual Ticket BlizzCon 2018 is slowly approaching. The event will take place on November 2 and 3 in the Anaheim Convention Center, but this year the mega-publisher is allowing fans to install at least one demo at home:World of Warcraft Classic. Following the keynote (11AM PT on November 2) the demo will become available for all Virtual Ticket holders to play, but you can install it now....

August 11, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Keith Castro

Sony’s Jim Ryan expects PS5 to have a more successful first fiscal year than PS4

Target of seven million units by April 2021 Speaking in an interview with Korean outletNaver, PlayStation President and CEO Jim Ryan has stated that Sony is confident that its upcoming next-gen platform, PlayStation 5, will have a more successful first fiscal year than that of current gaming platform, PlayStation 4. Launching in November 2013, the PS4 console would go on to sell around seven million units by the end of its first fiscal year, April 2014....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Fernando Douglas

Street Fighter 6: Crossplay, Rollback, Drive, and other tidbits from Summer Game Fest

Hot scoops rolling out of Los Angeles Since the official gameplay reveal ofCapcom’sStreet Fighter 6at last week’s Sony State of Play presentation, there has been an almosttidal waveof news, updates, and tidbits, (both officially andveryunofficially), regarding this latest bout of World Warriorism. This weekend, lucky folks over at the Summer Game Fest Play Days event in L.A. are getting some time with an early build of the new sequel, coming away with positive opinions and a fistful of interesting and intriguing hands-on updates....

August 11, 2025 · 7 min · 1301 words · Alyssa Walls

Streets of Rage 4 whets the appetite with behind the scenes video

Blaze of Glory Let me tell you, I am on tenterhooks forStreets of Rage 4.The variousteases,videosandcharacter revealssince its announcement have been incredibly promising, with developers DotEmu and Guard Crush Games expertly capturing the weight, and “feel” of the Sega Mega Drive classics, all wrapped up in Lizardcube’s beautiful art and animation, the same visuals that madeWonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trapsuch a masterpiece. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that we’ll be seeing the return of Axel, Blaze and co....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · David Delgado

The Ballad of ASSBUTT; Or, Times We’ve Abused the Option to Name Our Own Characters

And Learned to Love the Bomb It happens every single time. I boot up aPokémongame for my triennial let’s-try-to-do-something-other-than-power-level-Magikarp-for-twenty-five-hours-before-quitting-again routine. I play the first several tense minutes where your mom tells you to get the hell out so she can watch her stories. I mosey over to Professor Oak/Elm/Xavier to learn the horrors of Pokémon cruelty that would make Barnum and Bailey blush. Then I run into my rival. That little shit....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Tonya Everett

The best stand up on Netflix right now

I sorted through the crap so you don’t have to At the tender age of 10, I was plopped down in my father’s car on the way home from dinner. My brother’s leg jutted into my right knee, and we pushed against each other as the car swerved around corners, and cradled us over bumps in the asphalt. We were eagerly awaiting our return home; after all, the evenings were dedicated towards Comedy Central, consuming shows likeMind of Mencia, The Chappelle Show,and more....

August 11, 2025 · 12 min · 2412 words · Nicole Brown

The wicked Rolling Thunder 2 runs ‘n’ guns into the Arcade Archives

We’ve been expecting you, Mr. Bont Hamster has brought a real gem to the Arcade Archives this week, with the arrival of Namco’s awesome run ‘n’ gun sequelRolling Thunder 2, now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Released to arcades in 1991, as a release for Namco’s popular System 2 hardware,Rolling Thunder 2sees a returning Agent Albatross once again taking the fight to the villainous GELDRA organization, who plan to seize a colony of satellites for domination of the stars....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Jennifer Martinez

Twitch viewership up 5%, 1.8 billion hours watched

DespiteTwitch being embroiled in controversies(seemingly on a constant basis), it’s still the number one choice when it comes to streaming or watching streamers. This is evidenced by the fact that viewership seems to be on the up and up, with millions still tuning in each month. Cold hard data seems to back this up, as a report fromGamesindustry.bizstates that Twitch has recorded 1.8 billion hours for July 2023. This representsa 5% increaseover June, with daily viewership having gone up since March of this year....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 265 words · Jason Murphy

What to do with Grandma in Starfield

So, I met Grandma inStarfieldthe other day. I hailed her ship as I noticed it passing over. Grandma replied, inviting me over for some free food. “What the hell?”, I thought, and docked with her ship. Sure enough, there was a plate of Shepard’s pie waiting for me. I ate it while wandering the ship. And then I might have robbed Grandma. It was an accident. Well, kind of. If you decide to enter Grandma’s ship, you’ll notice that just about everything can be taken without it getting marked as stolen....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Nicole Lee

When does Roblox The Hunt end?

The sheer size ofRoblox The Hunt’sgame lineupwill undoubtedly keep you busy as many players seek to accomplish its various objectives. As an added challenge, the event also features a crunch time that ceases all activities upon its conclusion. So, to better prepare, here’s when to expect the end ofRoblox The Hunt. Roblox The Hunt end date According to the game’sofficial page,Roblox The Huntends on Aug 04, 2025,at 5 PM ET/ 2 PM PT/ 4 PM CST....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Laurie Harris

2023 will be one of the biggest years ever for gaming

Spot Dodge: A Live Nintendo Podcast discusses 2023 games! Welcome back! It is a new Tuesday, which means tonight there will be a new episode of Spot Dodge: A Live Nintendo Podcast exclusively on Destructoid.Topics: Tonight, we’re discussing thebiggest games slated for 2023— from heavy hitters likeZelda: Breath of the Wild 2andFinal Fantasy XVIto smaller but ambitious games likeReplacedandPlanet of Lana. Our lovely cast from around the web: Brett Medlock (me) and Mary Stowe from Destructoid, John Friscia from The Escapist, Greg Bargas from PC Invasion, and Brett Larsen, our extra special guest....

August 10, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Jesus Woods

ACE Team is letting loose again with Clash: Artifacts of Chaos

The world of Zeno Clash returns in a funky 2022 action game for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox Following this year’sThe Eternal Cylinder,ACE Team is returning to its wild melee roots withClash: Artifacts of Chaos, a new action game set in Zenozoik, the world ofZeno Clash. To be clear, this isn’tZeno Clash 3— but it’s going to speak to those fans, for sure. And I’m willing to bet it can rope in some people who tagged along for ACE Team’s antics withRock of AgesorThe Deadly Tower of Monstersbut never returned to check outZeno Clash....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Jacob Shaw