Wii U launching on June 24, 2025 in Japan, $335 & $400

Wii U After more than a year of waiting, Nintendo has finally announced that the Wii U will be coming out on June 29, 2025 in Japan. Nintendo will be selling two different bundles of the system, with the basic version going for ¥26,250 (about $335), and the premium costing ¥31500 (about $400). The difference between the two is that the basic version will be a white console with 8GB of flash storage, while the premium version is a black console with 32GB of storage....

July 16, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Bridget Gutierrez

Will Double Fine do a Psychonauts HD remaster?

Maybe, maybe not Earlier this year, Double Fine released a remastered version ofGrim Fandangoand the studio has a similarly spit-shined rendition ofDay of the Tentacleready for release in early 2016. With that in mind, during Destructoid’s recent chat with Double Fine chief Tim Schafer regardingPsychonauts 2, we had to ask if the developer has any plans to release a polished version of the original game for modern platforms, so new audiences might have an opportunity to see what all the fuss is about before the hotly-anticipated follow-up launches in 2018....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Jeremy Carpenter

With 500K sales and counting, Mordhau is already a hit on Steam

Let’s keep it up One week in,Mordhauhas achieved 500,000 sales and 60,000 concurrent players on Steam. People love clobbering each other with assorted medieval weaponry in a fun, skillful environment. Who knew! Along with the note on strong initial sales, Triternion also touched on other asked-about topics amongMordhauplayers. The team is working through early performance woes and setting up more servers to assist matchmaking. “All things considered, the majority of launch issues have been resolved,” according to the studio....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Joseph Fisher

Yuna has been summoned to the roster of Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, free version announced

New stage inbound as well Square Enix has announced that Yuna, in her appearance fromFinal Fantasy X, will be joining the roster ofDissidia Final Fantasy NT. The veteran summoner will be joining the arcade version this month, and will then join the PlayStation 4 version for DLC owners in December. In addition to her announcement, the company announced that the new ‘Final Battlefield’ stage will be added for free when Yuna joins....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Katherine Smith

12 Best Content Warning Mods

Like any streamer, SpookTubers thrive with a top-tier set-up, getting them one step closer to viral stardom. While it won’t always be smooth sailing with the threat of grotesque monsters, there are a few ways to maximize your group’s video-recording journey. So, here are the bestContent Warningmods. SkipIntroScreen If you want to start your SpookTuber life early, use RamuneNeptune’sSkipIntroScreenmod. It’s a fairly self-explanatory add-on that skips the beginning scene instantly. AlthoughContent Warning’sintroduction already features a similar option, this mod does it automatically....

July 15, 2025 · 4 min · 801 words · Emily Carter

A new Ranma 1/2 anime is officially in the works

A new anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi’s genre-shaping, gender-bending action-comedy mangaRanma 1/2is in the works. Details are sparse, but it looks like a newRanmaproject has officially been locked in. The announcement for the new Ranma 1/2 animedropped on the official X/Twitter accountof Takahashi which, unfortunately, I can’t translate directly. Fortunately, reputable manga news reporter@MangaReporterdid just that, confirming that the show is in development and that we’ll learn more about it at a live event scheduled to launch on July 17th at 6 P....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 257 words · Bonnie White

Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 is already getting free DLC, including a Gunvolt-only mode

There will be five ‘big content updates’ in all Azure Striker Gunvolt 3DLC is confirmed andInti Createsis announcing it in a pretty big way today. Here are the two main things coming on August 25. From there, Inti Creates promises “five big content updates,” which will come “once a month over the next four months.” Additional content teases include new boss fights, more modes, and “more story content,” including “Epilogue ATEMS....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Jenna Snyder

CMON announces chibified tabletop game Marvel United

Some Avengers Assembly Required Board game manufacturer CMON – in collaboration withSpin Master Games– has announced an upcoming Kickstarter campaign for an all-new tabletop title:Marvel United. Although there are very few images or details pertaining to the comic book board game, a short trailer does gives us a look at some prototype playing pieces, including cute chibi manifestations of Marvel heroes such as Iron Man, Captain America, Captain Marvel, and Black Widow, alongside ruthless villains Ultron, The Taskmaster, and The Red Skull....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · Justin Lee

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 detailed: what’s free, what’s not?

CD Projekt Red’s next majorCyberpunkupdate is out soon as version 2.0, along with theCyberpunk 2077: Phantom LibertyDLC. Just that paid add-on is a big deal, as it brings a hefty batch of new content. However, one might argue the 2.0 upgrades releasing alongsidePhantom Libertyare an even bigger deal, as the update completely revamps many of the game’s original mechanics and features. Until now, what’s coming as part ofCyberpunk 20772.0 versus the paid Phantom Liberty DLC hasn’t been totally obvious....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Dr. Ashley Moore

Dead Cells’ creators Windblown gets its first proper gameplay trailer

The brutal rogue-lite Metroidvania-esque sidescrollerDead Cellshas firmly established its positionas a long-time indie darling, and the developer Motion Twin is moving on to an all-new game,Windblown. This new game has just received its first proper gameplay trailer, in fact, and it’s adoozy. Moving on fromthe wildly successfulDead Cellswas always going to be a challenge for Motion Twin. Though theDead CellsIP isn’t done anytime soon, with ananimated series slated for release in 2024, the game itself is being wrapped up, andWindblownwill take its place as the Motion Twin flagship....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Crystal Harris

Deadpool is out on PS4 and Xbox One this week

You know, that one ThatDeadpoolgame from 2013 was pretty decent. Sure it had its issues, but as High Moon’s swan song before they went off to Activision’s porting pits, it wasn’t bad. Now, the game is being re-released this week on the PS4 andXbox Oneplatforms for $49.99 — curiously, the same price as the digital editions for the last generation currently are going for. If it’s anything like thePrototypere-releases, you’ll want to do a bit of research before jumping in — those games weren’t really upgraded at all....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Dean Wright

Destructoid interview: Nathan Fouts, developer of Weapon of Choice

Recently I got another chance to talk to Nathan Fouts, ex-Insomniac developer and creator/developer of the stellar Xbox Live Community Games titleWeapon of Choice. Thelast time we spoke, the New Xbox Experience (and Community Games) had yet to launch. This time, we focused on things surrounding post-launch. Fouts and I touched on visual comparisons, large monsters with big teats, hotdogs, and his score for his game based on our review scale....

July 15, 2025 · 7 min · 1382 words · Stephen Navarro

DmC dev Ninja Theory is working on Disney Infinity 2.0

Makers of Enslaved and the upcoming Hellblade Disney’s money makerDisney Infinityis getting some top action game talent. It was just announced at Giant Bomb’s PAX Prime panel that developer Ninja Theory (Enslaved, DmC,Hellblade) is working with Disney Interactive on characters forDisney Infinity 2.0. Ninja Theory has worked on Loki, Green Goblin, Ronan the Accuser (coming in January) and Princess Jasmine, who has the power to summon sand tornadoes.

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 68 words · Wendy Mcgrath