Super Time Force takes time travel to a whole new level

Join us in the above video as Holmes takes a look at our PAX East Dtoid Pick of the Show:Super Time Force. The crux of the game is that you basically get to “screw up time” while roaming around the universe in a sidescrollingContra-esque format. In addition to some awesome sharp retro graphics (done by only two people!), it also features one of the coolest things I’ve seen in an action sidescroller to date: the time-rewind ghost mechanic....

July 19, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Marisa Wood

Team Fortress 2sdays: Make love, THEN war

Welcome to another exciting edition of Team Fortress 2sdays! Every Tuesday, a bunch of us Dtoiders hop online and playTeam Fortress 2on theofficial Destructoid server; you should join us! In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’d like to talk about this badassLL Cool J boomboxitem for the Scout. Priced at a very affordable $10, it’s a sure-fire way to seduce your lady or gentleman into the sack this evening; and isn’t that whatVDis all about?...

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Jennifer Bennett

Tekken 7, Soulcalibur VI, and Guilty Gear Strive reveals confirmed for fighting game roundtable

Here is a picture of Anna Williams Some of the Japanese fighting game publishers attending this weekend’s“Roundtable discussion live stream”have teased that they will be bringing new announcements regarding their respective fighters. Bandai Namcohas announcedthat it will have new news regarding bothTekken 7andSoulcalibur VI, while Arc System Works has stated its intention to premier a new character trailer forGuilty Gear Strive.Given the cancellation of EVOearlier this year, it would figure that these publishers had reveals scheduled for the annual fighting game tournament....

July 19, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Nicholas Romero

The winner of Destructoid’s best 2013 strategy game

Best of 2013 Sometimes, the best strategy is to not play at all. This is not one of those times. Unless you value your spare time, because this year’s wondrous array of strategy games will inevitably gobble it up in oodles like a bull in a Chinese restaurant. Fire Emblem: Awakeningis still kicking my ass and making me regret playing on Hard/Classic with its Evel Knievel AI,Civilization Vgot a meaty upgrade,Dota 2has consumed entire lives, andEnemy Withinmade me want to playXCOMagain a month after beatingXCOM....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Summer Stewart

This funny GTA V glitch has airplanes chasing you down to the death

All you need is a supercar YouTube user LD13 has found a glitch inGrand Theft Auto Vthat causes airplanes to take off on their own, and sometimes hunt you down until you crash. To kick off the bug, you’ll have to fully modify a Pegassi Zentorno and shoot the center of the wheel to lower the vehicle. Then all you have to do is bump the plane from underneath it, then ram at full speed while its lowered....

July 19, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Eddie Garcia

This new Saints Row 2022 trailer shows you everything you need to know

The overview video goes over quite a bit If you were curious about checking out the new entry, thisSaints Rowtrailer (which hit YouTube this week) should give you a pretty good idea of what to expect. Taking place in Santo Ileso (which is an amalgamation of the American Southwest), you’ll join up with your in-game buddies (Neenah [get-away driver], Eli [behind-the-scenes assistant], and Kevin [on-the-field partner]) as well as your out-of-game-buddies (with co-op) to reform the Saints in this new reboot universe....

July 19, 2025 · 1 min · 209 words · Erin Davis

Throne and Liberty: How to get Magic Powder

A variety of Magic Powders comes up frequently in crafting recipes. You’ll see a mix of rarities, including Quality, Rare, and Precious. But to create these types, you must first get the base version, which isn’t easy to find. Here’s how to get Magic Powder inThrone and Liberty. Table of contents Where to find Magic Powder in Throne and Liberty You can acquire Magic Powder inThrone and Libertythrough the following techniques:...

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Darrell Smith

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 gets offline mode, but only on Steam Deck

Thecritically acclaimedTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, a remake of the classic original games, launched on PC via the Epic Games Store back in 2020, but it wasn’t until July 31, 2025 that the game came out on Steam proper. Since then,Steam Deck users have been complainingaboutTHPS‘s befuddling always-online requirement, which meant that any connection issues—which can be common on the go—would terminate the game outright. Just over a week later, out of the blue, Activision’s Vicarious Visions and Iron Galaxy pushed out a small patch dedicated specifically to Deck users....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Meghan Gilbert

Ubisoft is unhappy with the price of the Wii U

CEO hopes it’ll get cheaper before too long Ubisoft, while usually 100% behindanynew console that it can use to flog dead horses on, has reserved some criticism for the Wii U. More specifically, CEO Yves Guillemot thinks it’s too expensive, and would like to see the price go down. “I always prefer lower pricing, so I can’t say I’m happy,” he toldGI International.“I’m never happy when the machines are expensive. What we have to do there is remember that compared to an iPad, it’s cheap....

July 19, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Elizabeth Thomas

Ultimate Armor Mega Man X figure in all its glory

New D-Arts X model will be out in Japan by August Rockman-Unity in Japanrecently revealedthat X’s Ultimate Armor form would be the newest star in Bandai’s D-ArtsMega Mantoy line. We now have pictures of the figurein the flesh— so to speak — and my goodness, does it look just dandy. By my count, this marks Bandai’s fifth variation of X. Meanwhile,Sigmais just sitting around all like, “Hey guys? What’s goin’ on?...

July 19, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Kevin Sharp PhD

Weekend Deals: The cheapest PS4s and Xbox Ones for 2017

Presidents’ Day savings It’s Presidents’ Day weekend and so many retailers are discounting appliances, TVs, and of course gaming equipment. If you’re in the market for an Xbox One S, now is the best time to buy in 2017 with Microsoft authorizing a $50price dropat participating retailers. At the Microsoft Store they’re even extending this drop on the brand newHalo Wars 21TB console bundle, also tossing in a free Ubisoft game of your choice in the mix as a solid bonus....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · Edward Nichols PhD

Whoa! Multiple EarthBound My Nintendo rewards just popped up

I picked up both of them in a flash After months of waiting,Nintendo shadow-dropped theKirby’s Dream Buffetkeychain today on the US My Nintendo marketplace. In a separate set of posts, a few more surprises showed up:EarthBoundstuff! CelebratingEarthBoundandEarthBound Beginnings(which are on the SNES and NES service for Switch Online respectively) there’s two things on offer: anEarthBound BeginningsEight Melodies Notebook, and a Phase Distorter Luggage tag. Nintendo also dropped a Mario-themed 2023 desktop calendar,inline with previous years....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 254 words · Elizabeth Roth

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is completely overhauling WoW’s leveling system

You can level alts in any expansion now The time has come for the post-opener panels for more granular information for the projects unveiled at BlizzCon this year, and that includes a deep dive intoWorld of Warcraft: Shadowlands, the next expansion. Due sometime in 2020 (likely around August), a number of huge changes are coming toWoWin general, not just the new zone. With a philosophy that Blizzard is calling “every level is meaningful,”Shadowlandshas a new leveling system that will squish max level characters (120 currently) down to 50, allowing them to work their way to thenewcap of 60....

July 19, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Hannah Price