Smash the System It’s mid-December and, hoo-boy, money is changing hands. With cash registers ringing and people grabbing up stuff for Tat-mas, it’s been a very profitable week for video game publishers. None more so that Nintendo, whose biggest release of the year,Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, has shot straight to the top of the U.K. Charts. In fact, the latest in the button-mashing crossover series hadthe biggest launchfor a Switch title in the U....

We need sites like MobyGames now more than ever. With the ongoing enshittification of the internet, where useful and trustworthy information is being buried under a mountain of worthless garbage, user-driven databases are becoming the last reliable, trustworthy sources. How standards have changed. It’s been 25 years since MobyGames was founded. However, its future was never guaranteed. In fact, I’m not sure I recall a time when it wasn’t at risk of disintegrating....

Riot Games has revealed the next set for its popular strategy auto battlerTeamfight Tactics. Titled Inkborn Fables, the new set brings players to a mystical and ancient world filled with mythological creatures and legendary heroes. Patch 14.6, which begins the newInkborn Fables set, goes live for PC and mobile on June 16, 2025. I’ve had a lot of fun with the currentTFTset, Remix Rumble. However, the release date for Inkborn Fables is at right around the four-month mark with Remix Rumble which is the standard lifespan for sets at the moment....

Finding something good to play on your phone can feel absolutely overwhelming. There arewaytoo many games out there for even the most hardcore gamers to wade through, let alone a more casual gamer who just wants something fun to play! Fortunately, we’ve been hard at work tracking down the best mobile games that are actually worth your time. Whether it’s free-to-play games or premium purchases, you absolutely can find quality experiences that are hard to find anywhere else....

No division over that Players were a bit worried when Ubisoftannouncedthat the studio responsible forThe Divisionwould be working on an upcomingAvatargame in anticipation of that film’s perpetually delayed sequel. Did this mean that Ubisoft had dropped further support for their apocalyptic third-person shooter and any plans for a sequel? Well, you have nothing (less?) to fear as the company has unveiled its plans for a “Year Two” ofThe Divisionthat includes free expansions....

I do not know what to make of thisPortal 2trailer. So, the Spike VGAs were this weekend and brought with them a whole bunch of game announcements, trailers — such as the one above — and other goodies. Plus, game culture is being used to promote safe sex, Captain Viridian is awesome inSuper Meat Boyand a whole bunch of other stuff happened the weekend of 26-06-2025. Destructoid Originals:Dtoid Live: Saturday Morning Hangover!...

The Last Starfighter aliens – you know where to look Whenever a game gives me a kickass credit sequence: I play it. Devil May Crygames generally have my vote in terms of best end credits, but the flight simulator in theSmash Bros.series comes close. Porky Zarate felt the same way, and became one of the first documented players to hit all 190 names in the credits. If you may recall,Smash Meleehas a memorable end credit minigame that allows you to shoot every name you can: it even scores you at the end!...

An approachable take on programming I likedWorld of Goo. I lovedLittle Inferno(for reasons I’m still not sure I fully grasp). I’m into what Tomorrow Corporation is cooking. The team’s next game,Human Resource Machine, is an exercise in controlling office workers with “simple programming.” Don’t worry, it’s charming. And sinister. “In each level, your boss gives you a task, like ‘Take everything from the INBOX, and put it in the OUTBOX!’ Automate it by programming your little office worker with simple drag n’ drop commands....

Stop motion That sounds frustratingly rigid in its unrelenting ways, but it’s really not. That’s becauseShadwen‘s main hooks revolve around time manipulation. Whenever the titular player character Shadwen isn’t moving, time freezes. It allows ample opportunity to take in the surroundings and strategically conceive the next set of moves. Plus, it’s never tiring to stop her in mid-air and pan the camera around to marvel at her frozen jump animation....

Physical copies and documentary video as well The heat is on. With four days left before its Kickstarter ends,Mighty No. 9is now looking at PlayStation Vita and 3DS versions as a possibility — but it’s not going to be easy. The newgoal for these portsis priced at $3.5 million and there’s still the $3.3 million goal for PS4 and Xbox One versions, too. Currently, the campaign has brought in around $2....

Prague-based Warhorse Studios has reached a licensing deal with Crytek to use CryENGINE 3 for the company’s unannounced open-world RPG. Big deal, who cares. Right? Wrong! Before you write this news off, let me first point you tothe team’s website. Look at that badass image on the landing page. You might also like to know that Warhorse is made up of industry members who have worked on games likeMafia,Operation Flashpoint, andUFO: Aftershock....

A Link to Game of Thrones Millions of fans know the overworld ofGame of Thronesdue to the map depicted in the intro of each episode. However, to many, this video’s overworld will be instantly recognizable upon first viewing because of decades of classic gaming. YouTuberMegasteakmancreated the Light World map fromThe Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Pastin the vein ofGame of Thrones. This was accomplished in Cinema 4D using the Octane Render engine....

Wait,Yooka-Layleehas multiplayer? Rextro the raptor has an arcade for you and three of your friends to visit and play together both co-operatively and competitively. If you don’t have any friends that’s OK, Rextro will be your friend as you compete for high scores on the leaderboard in solo play. The arcade features eight games including one that resemblesSuper Off Road. A second player can even help out in the main single player campaign in a limited role similar toSuper Mario Galaxyor even perhapsBeyond Two Soulswhere “the second player will able to grab quills and collect and store butterflies for when Yooka and Laylee are really in need of health or energy boost....