You would think any company that let go employees might be struggling a bit financially. That’s not the case with EA. In fact, the publisher’s 2024 fiscal year appears to have been very lucrative since it made over $7 billion in net revenue, with CEO Andrew Wilson himself earning more than $25.6 million. As spotted byGame Developer, EA revealed this in a recentProxy Statementfor its shareholders. Said statement also broke down how much each of EA’s executives earned in terms of base salaries and bonuses....

Down $673 million in 2018 GameStop had its worst year ever by a large margin. The video game retail giant is trending down in almost every area of operation, prompting its brass to concede that it needs to change its business model. For the 2018 fiscal year, GameStop has posted net losses of $673 million. Net sales were down three percent to $8.29 billion. New hardware sales dropped one percent ($1....

Today’s Spelunky Challenge! Today’s Daily Challenge in Spelunky was interesting for a few reasons. First, there’s a bit of a shortage of available equipment in the mines. Then there’s the location of the key, which seems to be more trouble than it’s worth. But the damsels are accessible and, more interesting, so are shrines to Kali. Will the powers of a goddess be enough to prevent us from making some really bone-headed decisions?...

Without Germany, my career at Destructoid would besodull. If it wasn’t for theircrazy legislation regarding gamesor theiramazingly badfilm maker du jour, I’d be known as “thathipster who craps on people’s musical tastesand espouses the benefits ofan all-bear government“. Thank you Germany, for turning me into the Elijah Lovejoy of the gaming world. So what has Germany done this time? Apparently theGerman branch of Amazon.comhas decided that Sony wasn’t gouging people enough with the price of their PlayStation 3 console, so they’ve decided to take matters into their own hands....

Picking up stream Googlehas announced a launch datefor its new video game streaming serviceStadia, and it’s just a smidge over a month away, officially going live on November 19. Google Stadiawill allow players to stream a library of games to various home devicessuch as laptops, tablets and smartphones. The Pro subscription, which costs $9.99 a month, offers 4K resolution, HDR support, and 5.1 surround sound. The Stadia Base subscription, a free edition of the service, will launch sometime in 2020 and will offer 1080p resolution and gameplay at 60 frames-per-second....

Evil publisher Activision has some new screens and box art for the latest “new” game in its exquisitely whored outGuitar Herofranchise. Just in case you didn’t know,Smash Hitsis a compilation of old songs from previousGuitar Heroes, cunningly rereleased as if it were one of those “Best Of” CDs you see advertised on late-night TV. 48 tracks have been plucked fromGuitar Hero,Guitar Hero II,Guitar Hero Encore: Rock The 80sandGuitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, and I have to confess that this move is one of absolutegenius....

RL IRL Playing real-lifeRocket Leaguedoesn’t have to be as expensive as buying a few cars and knocking around a giant soccer ball. But, other options aren’t necessarily cheap. Hot Wheels has come up with an officially-licensed alternative. On November 1, the Hot Wheels Rocket League RC Rivals Set hits store shelves. It’s a two-carRocket Leaguesetup that comes with an Octane and a Dominus, which are the game’s signature cars. Each car is controlled via Bluetooth by connecting to a smart device — all through a free app....

Among the plethora of characters and items that debuted as part of theVampire SurvivorsOde to CastlevaniaDLC, none is more unusual than the Parm Aegis, which will boost your invulnerability and must be used to acquire the game-changing Stellar Blade. But unlike most would expect, you can get the item within minutes after diving into Dracula’s backyard. Here’s how to get the Parm Aegis inVampire Survivors, as well as what you need to do to unlock the Stellar Blade....

A big part of Halloween celebrations is dressing up in scary, funny, and cute costumes before going out and trick-or-treating.Dress to Impresshas added a few costumes for this time of year, with the hotdog and cupcake costumes being the two main examples. How to wear a Cupcake costume in Dress to Impress During theDress to ImpressHalloween event, you’ll find the cupcake costume hiding on top of a potted plant next to the VIP room....

Here’s a recap of the six new games This year has been pretty spread out in terms of live-streamed showcases, to the point where, yeah sure, I’m open to watching a 10th anniversary showcase from THQ Nordic. Hosted by (who else?) Geoff Keighley, the THQ Nordic stream starts at3:00 p.m. Easternand,according to the publisher, includes “six new game announcements.” Apart fromYouTube, you can also catch the showcase onTwitch. “Witness the return of legendary franchises, where the fans are waiting for decades to get their hands on a new installment, sequels to beloved games, and new original IPs....

Think Hotline Miami meets SWAT and you’re there Bringing a game that’s early in development to a show like EGX is both a good idea and a scary one. You can get plenty of helpful feedback and some comments that aren’t so helpful. “Yeah, we had this kid who was like eight years old tell us the game was too easy,”LA Copsdesigner and coder Helana Santos told me. Considering I’d gotten both my cops killed in a simple hostage situation in a doughnut shop, I felt pretty useless....

Handheld Horrors We found out earlier this year that Tarsier Studio’s twisted horror title,Little Nightmaresis headed to the Switch. The Swedish indie developer have put out a video featuring the spooky adventure running on Nintendo’s hybrid platform. Little Nightmareslaunched on PC, PS4 and Xbox One last year, where it received praise for its disturbing cast of characters and the overwhelming unease that seeps out of the game’s dark visuals and twitch-inducing audio....

Today, Microsoft held a mystery press conference in Los Angeles for a “major announcement” where they just revealed a a new tablet computer that they’re calling Microsoft Surface. Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer took the stage to show this off to an audience of tech press, where he said that his company is getting behind combining software and hardware for the future of computing. “We wanted to give Windows 8 its own hardware....