Boston’s MBTA pulls video game ads

Looks like Jackie T. has got a few friends in the Boston area. According to the Associated Press, officials at the MBTA want to pull ads for violent video games, or in this caseGrand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. Basically, the transportation authority doesn’t want kids to see ads for games that allow them to be bad little boys and girls: In a letter dated Monday, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s General Manager Daniel Grabauskas told the group that the MBTA’s board had approved a ban on ads for games rated suitable only for persons 17 or older....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · David Spence

Check out AlphaDeus’ Songs for Gamers DLC Pack 01

Ft: Occams Electric Toothbrush [AlphaDeus is back for another round of community member covers! He’s probably also still in the process of DLC Pack 2, his next community project. So you probably still have time to get a request in. My song is calledninjaneeringby the way. ~Strider] Hello, friends! I’m excited to share what most of you have probably been hearing about lately (in the quick posts mostly). Songs for Gamers DLC Pack 01 (album art by Tom Davies)...

July 17, 2025 · 5 min · 951 words · Vickie Smith

Cliffy B wants Avatar movie quality graphics for games

Cliff Bleszinski,Gears of Warcreator and lover of blue aliens, isn’t fully satisfied with game graphics today. They’re good, but they’re notAvatargood, right? “I’m sorry, do you think graphics are good enough?” Bleszinski askedOXMin an interview. “No they’re not! The Xbox 360 is great, we’ve pushed it further than we ever have withGears of War 3, but I want ‘Avatar’ in real-time and beyond.” Woah.It sounds like Cliffy B has his Na’vi plugs in a tangle....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Alexander Bowen

Contest: Win a Switch copy of Solstice Chronicles: MIA

Who doesn’t love a good isometric shooter? I never leave a good contest behind. Come win a Switch copy ofSolstice Chronicles: MIA. There’s something infinitely cathartic to me about running around an arena blasting the crap out of aliens, mutants, alien mutants, mutant aliens, and everything in between. It just feels good. Don’t believe me? Enter to win a Switch copy ofSolstice Chronicles: MIAand find out for yourself! Trapped on Mars with nothing but a support drone, you must brave an alien onslaught to survive....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Richard Morgan

Contest: Win Farming Simulator 15!

[Update:Contest over! Winners will be announced ASAP.] We’ve partnered with our friends at Maximum Games to give away a PC copy ofFarming Simulator 15to three lucky Dtoiders! In the game, players are challenged to create the biggest, best farm possible. Using real-word vehicles and machinery such as tree harvesters, chainsaws and chippers, you’ll prepare your land, plant crops, harvest, and sell your bounty in a marketplace. You’ll also breed animals like sheep and cows (presumably all within their own species), make honey, and drive a huge fleet of (sexy) tractors!...

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Michelle Smith

Cyberpunk 2077 confirms multiplayer elements are coming post-release

Gather your chummers CD Projekt RED has revealed that its red-hot upcoming titleCyberpunk 2077will include multiplayer components, but they won’t be arriving until some time after the sci-fi RPG’s initial launch. “Until now, the only thing we said about multi was that it was in R&D,” said the Polish studioon twitter this morning. “As we’re getting closer to launching ‘single player’Cyberpunk 2077in Apr. 2020, we’d like to confirm that multiplayer’s in the works!...

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 216 words · Rachel Hancock

Destructoid Network: This week’s finest 10/14/07

The above image was created byMrJunko in hopesthat we would win the Games Media Award. Alas, we didn’t win, but at leastthe Britcepticons had a jollyold time. The latest Nerdcore went up, a man got arrested in Japan for buying a 14-year-olds panties, Kannaya made an awesome Desctructoid themed pumpkin and there’s a forum thread suggesting some new random titles. What were your highlights of the week Dtoiders? Also, Happy Birthdays to Tehuberone, Droobies and Milky this past week....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · Peggy Schwartz

DmC: Devil May Cry PC patch update gets detailed

Bunch of minor things get fixed An update has hit thePC version ofDmC: Devil May Cryon Steam this week. The updates address a minor bugs, and tweaks some things affecting gameplay. Game balancing wise, demon evade provides less damage and style boost, and evades in general have a shorter invulnerability window now. Additionally, green orbs will only spawn when Dante’s health is less than half of his HP, SSS and SS ranks will fall down to S rank with inactivity, weakest enemies do more damage, and you may no longer climb infinitely using Fireworks....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Laura Johnson

Doctor Fate is an ass-kicking maestro in Injustice 2

Hands-on preview I only know Doctor Fate from his brief appearance in theYoung Justicecartoon, but I enjoyed playing him during my hands-on withInjustice 2here at the Game Developers Conference. For a game as dark and gritty asInjustice— Superman is a fascist, crime-cleansing bad guy now and Batman’s son slices open a man’s throat right in front of him as the ultimate expression of “Fuck you, dad!” teen angst — Doctor Fate’s brighter color scheme and atypical fighting style brought, accidentally or not, a bit of undercutting levity....

July 17, 2025 · 3 min · 588 words · Kristin Green

Dragon’s Lair is on another platform: Xbox 360

In news that should surprise absolutely no one,Dragon’s Lairis finally making the move to the Xbox 360 via the Live Arcade. On top of that, it will also haveKinectsupport, so you can fail with a control or by moving around without one. Pretty much everything else about the game seems to be unchanged (it’s still pretty, and probably still brutally hard), so if you have it on any of the other 65 platforms it’s been released on you may not want to get it again....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Mathew Hernandez

EA FC 25: Best players to use in Road to the Knockouts Rush mode

The Road to the Knockouts Rush mode is now live inEA FC 25, and you can finally use your best club items. The current mode takes the overall cap to 91, which was earlier set at 88. Moreover, there are no other restrictions, allowing you to freely pick any card you like. That said, there are always some cards at every rating which will perform better than the rest. Not only do they gel well on the meta, but the shorter format of the Rush mode allows these cards to have a competitive advantage....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 221 words · Angie Austin

Fan solves Silent Hill 2’s greatest mystery, reveals creepy hidden message

Reddit user Dale Robinson has finally crackedSilent Hill 2‘s final mystery, but the discovery didn’t come without the unleashing of yet another harrowing realization for poor James Sunderland. Few things work better in getting fans hyped than a mystery everyone’s invited to solve. WhereasP.T. challenged everyone to figure out, well, the entirety ofP.T., theSilent Hill 2remake featured abunch of mysterious picturesthat combined to form the game’s greatest mystery. These polaroid pictures hid a message for players to uncover, but, for one month — an eternity in the Internet age — nobody was able to figure it out....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Corey Stanley

FC Mobile Dynasties guide: Pass, chapters, and more

The Dynasties event inFC Mobileis live, and the rewards are pretty impressive. Unlike any other event, it is very simple, as it has only two chapters and comes with a pass featuring 30 tiers. In this guide, we will break down everything you need to know about the Dynasties event inFC Mobile. First chapter: Main Daily training To rack up Dynasties Points, complete three daily training sessions (2 x H2H and 1 x VS Attack)....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · Tracy Williams