China, Eschatology, and Fallout: “The End of the World,” but not as we knew it

From our community blogs (Note: The author, at time of writing, has not completedFallout 4, or any mainlineFalloutgames for that matter, but is aware of the story ofNew VegasandFallout 3. Warnings of spoilers would be much obliged. In turn, the author would like to note that the endings of New Vegas will be spoiled in the article. The author would also like to note that he is a hobbyist, and thus should be considered an authority only to the level of enthusiast....

June 16, 2025 · 12 min · 2461 words · Alexandra Green

Dark Age of Camelot devs launch Kickstarter for new MMO

Developer will use $2 million of his own money City State Entertainment, a team made up ofDark Age of Camelotveterans, has decided to work on a new MMO project which also happens to be about Camelot.Camelot Unchainedis now on Kickstarter, and it has already raised over $700,000 towards its two-million-dollar goal. I’ve been playing massively-multiplayer online games for quite a few years. One of the biggest ones back in the day wasDark Age of Camelot; it was well known for its “realm vs....

June 16, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Charles Martin

Delay: The Secret World to launch on July 3

The Secret Worldwas supposed to launch in mid-June, but Funcom has pushed it back to July 3rd for market reasons. They say that this adjustment puts the launch date in a more positive window. Here’s the real question: what were they up against? Early access starts June 29, if you’re in on that action. Funcom has also mapped out the remaining beta weekends. The weekend of June 15 will let players try out the Illuminati and Dragon starting experiences....

June 16, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Kelsey Williams

Destiny 2’s Attrition modifier weakens its core gameplay loop

Despite itsremarkable loreandcrisp gunplay,Destiny 2plays host to no small number of imperfections. Some of these problems have been around for literal years, to the point where players actively avoid anything to do with them. One of the most (in)famous examples of this isDestiny 2‘sAttrition activity modifier. After hundreds upon hundreds of hours in the game, it’s looking like a bigger issue than most first anticipated. In fact, it’s holding backDestiny 2‘s core gameplay loop....

June 16, 2025 · 4 min · 697 words · Angela Martin

Development on The Witness is coming along nicely

Slow and steady There’s no news on whenThe Witnessis releasing. Designer Jonathan Blow is standing by his “when it’s done” policy, which will serve us well when we finally have this exploration-puzzle game at long last. But until then, more painful waiting around. At least we’ve got a status update. According to Blow, “‘when it’s done’ is getting closer and closer.” The team is working on several areas still, including design of extra content beyond the “main line” ofThe Witness, additional modeling and texturing, frame rate optimizations (1080p, 60 FPS is the plan), making sure graphics don’t have that jarring pop-in effect when loading, and audio design....

June 16, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Jimmy Andrews

Don’t forget, Resident Evil Village is opening up the castle demo on Saturday

PS4 and PS5 players can play another chunk of Village for a very limited time beginning April 24 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific After last weekend’sfirst of two demo slicesforResident Evil Village, I feel like we’re a bit better equipped to handle Capcom’s ridiculous constraints. Tomorrow evening, the castle portion will be playable — but only for a limited time in-game and a limited time in real life. Let’s do another rundown....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Michael Black

Dtoid on Twitch returns with a Splatterhouse champ playing Bayonetta 2

Her first time with one of the great action titles of 2014 I’m proud to have been a part of Destructoid’s Twitch channel back when Jon Carnage got it started in 2010. Kicking off theSuper Meat Boycharity streamwithDannyBwas one of the highlights of my whole darn life. For a variety of reasons, Dtoid’s Twitch presence died out a few years after that. Even my show, Sup Holmes, wasn’t safe, though thankfully we were able to keep it going through the support of the fans....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 254 words · Robert Cortez

EA FC 25 The Anchor Evolution: Best players to use

The Anchor Evolution is now live inEA FC 25, and you can complete it to upgrade a card of your choice. While the evolution costs 85,000 coins to unlock, it offers a lot of great upgrades. Your selected item will receive stat boosts, new roles, and up to two new playstyle+. Let’s take a look at the requirements, followed by the upgrades and the best players to use. EA FC 25 The Anchor Evolution requirements Here are the requirements for The Anchor Evolution inEA FC 25....

June 16, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Nicole Simpson

Fan compiles all three Mother games for Wii

‘MOTHER was turned on…’ EarthBound(Mother 2in Japan) holds a special place in the hearts of many, but despite the clamor for it, Nintendo has never officially releasedMotherorMother 3outside of Japan.Motherwent through official localization but was put on indefinite hold, and insatiable fanstranslatedMother 3to English themselves, releasing it in 2008 as a ROM hack. All three English ROMs have been compiled byMotherfan Marcel Oliveira into one file for modded Wiis. In addition, he added a user interface that mimics anEarthBoundbattle sequence, allowing the user to choose which of the three titles to play by attacking it....

June 16, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Mrs. Donna Conrad

Fire Emblem Heroes adds Guardians of Peace in latest update

Don’t worry, it’s just a name Nintendo has revealed the newest update for its popular mobile battle title Fire Emblem Heroes. The new update, which launches today on iOS and Android devices, welcomes four new heroes to the gigantic roster. The “Guardians of Peace” update includes a quartet of characters from 2002 Game Boy Advance title Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. These are cheerful dancer Larum, noble horseman Perceval, brave resistance fighter Echidna, and finally sharpshooting archer Igrene....

June 16, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Mary Johnson

Firefly vs Jade: Best character to pull in Honkai Star Rail 2.3

Honkai: Star Railversion 2.3 sees the arrival of the fan-favorite, Firefly, and another IPC debt collector, Jade. Both characters certainly have a lot of appeal to consider pulling for, but if you’re able to only grab one, which should you? Should you pull for Firefly or Jade inHonkai: Star Rail 2.3? The decision between pulling for Firefly and Jade won’t be a difficult one for most people. Firefly has been a part of the Penacony storyline since 2....

June 16, 2025 · 5 min · 923 words · Heather Sellers

First trailer for new Atlus RPG, Project Re Fantasy, is quite enigmatic

You’ll get more out of the first artwork than the teaser As promised, Atlus has given us the first glimpse of its new fantasy RPG which is at least for now namedProject Re Fantasy.No game play, release date, or platforms were revealed for the first project by the newly formed Studio Zero. This new team’s name and the game’s tagline, “A Fool’s Journey Begins,” is derived from tarot cards where zero is the “Fool” arcana....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Johnathan Harris

Gallery: Large 3DS Mii trade gathering in Akihabara

Today in Tokyo’s Akihabara geek district, in front of the massive Akiba Yodobashi department store, several 3DS owners gathered and quietly their new game system with others, Wireless Mode On. Many gamers, myself included, all gathered to exchange Miis through the Street Pass system. If you just got your system, today was a perfect day to wrangle up a bunch of interactions to get Miis for Street Pass Quest warriors and Street Pass Puzzle pieces....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · Bryan Nguyen