Play Midnight Club, win some crap: Official World Championship Series begins

Your time is precious, and your time is money. So playing a game is simply not enough; we need incentives. Rockstar Games is delivering, launching theMidnight Club: Los AngelesOfficial World Championship Series this week. Hosted on theRockstar Social Club Web site, the tournament will take place monthly, giving gamers the chance to win Rockstar Games gift certificates, and other rewards. Other rewards include a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle, and a year’s worth of free pizza from Pizza Hut....

May 24, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Joseph Jackson

Rainbow Six Siege: Operation Steel Wave details operators, map, and gadgets

Ace and Melusi coming through a window near you Ubisoft has released full details pertaining to the next season of first-person-shooterRainbow Six Siege.Operation Steel Wave is the second season of Year Five, bringing new content and balance tweaks to the multiplayer title. The season will go live on test servers today, ahead of its official launch in June. As teased this past weekend, two new operators are being prepped for deployment within theRainbow Six Siegeroster....

May 24, 2025 · 3 min · 564 words · Barry Patton

Riot launches Fantasy LCS for League of Legends

Digital sports League of Legendsfans can now create their own fantasy leagues and draft North American and EuropeanLeague Championship Series pros with Riot Games’ newFantasy LCS beta. Once you create or join a four-, six-, or eight-person team, each week you’ll be scored on your picks’ kills, deaths, assists, and creep score with team scoring coming down to wins and major objectives. The video above is quick rundown of how it works andRiot has tips as well....

May 24, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Sonia Mitchell

Shadow of the Erdtree is Mixed on Steam but not for the reason you think

Elden Ring‘sShadow of the ErdtreeDLC has almost 26,000 reviews on Steam at the time of writing. Most players report that the expansion is phenomenal, but it’s clearly not without flaws because its rating currently sits at Mixed on the digital marketplace. But it’s not all down to poor performance. When it was initially released, some players reportederrors and glitcheswhen trying to playShadow of the Erdtree. I can completely understand a user posting a negative review based on a game or DLC’s poor performance, but when it comes to this expansion, many players are publicly marking it down because of its world and boss design and their inability to cope with the system changes it makes....

May 24, 2025 · 3 min · 634 words · Tara Martinez

SOE: The MMO factory

Sony Online Entertainment is determined to churn outmediocre MMOafter mediocre MMO, whether you want it or not. Know why? Because they want to sell those SOE all access cards — to them, that’s more important than the quality of the title. Basically, the motto is quantity, not quality. Well, time to add another MMO to that roster of suck, kiddies. Check out what Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley toldGamesIndustry:...

May 24, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Bailey Olson

Splinter Cell remake will update story for a ‘modern-day audience’

A Sam Fisher for the times A new job listing on Ubisoft’s career page indicates theSplinter Cellremake will be modifying the story of the original. Specifically, they’re taking a look at updating it for a “modern day” audience. As spotted byPSU, a scriptwriter opening for theSplinter Cellremake is open onUbisoft’s site. Alongside working on the Snowdrop engine to rebuild a stealth classic, it looks like the writing staff will also be retooling the narrative....

May 24, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Alexander Hoffman

The latest trailer for Spine shows how you can Gun Fu bosses right in the face

IfJohn Wick Hexdidn’t scratch that Gun Fu itch, you may want to take a glance at Nekki’s upcomingSpine – This is Gun Fu. Anew trailerforSpinedropped out of the Future Game Show yesterday, showcasing the Gun Fu moves you can use on enemies and bosses. John Wickfans looking for the video game equivalent of close-quarters gunplay and marital arts may want to take note. Judging by the latest trailer,Spineis certainly gearing itself up as theWickgame that isn’t....

May 24, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Martha Stokes

The most anticipated PSP games of 2009

When you’re through laughing at the idea, we’ll get right to it. Sony’s handheld is a rumor mill favorite lately, and if you listen, you’ll hear whispers about anything from a new model in the pipeline, to speculation about the platform being dropped entirely. The PSP may or may not be skating on thin ice, but either way, it’s not about to go down without a fight. In fact, there are several games that some of us are very much looking forward to this year, and you’ll find them compiled after the jump....

May 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1312 words · Joseph Kelley

The PC Gaming Show is coming back this year, even if E3 isn’t

June 6 E3 2020, which was scheduled to take place on June 9-11,is canceled, but a few organizations are going forward with their own digital events anyway. Although specific dates and times are still being held close to the chest for publishers, the PC Gaming Show is sounding the battle horn early, and will return on Saturday, June 6. According to PC Gamer, the show will broadcast “alongside other presentations,” so verify to mark your calendar....

May 24, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Brian Adams

The Question: Does The Legend of Zelda need an overhaul?

[Every Friday, Destructoid will pose topical a question to the community. Answer it if you want!] I love theLegend of Zeldaseries. To me, I’ve never had a problem that, structurally, it’s the almost the same game over and over again, with tweaks to the story and some incremental features. To me, it’s the flavor of theexperiencethat changes, not the foundation. My belief is not the only one, however. Some are sick of the series....

May 24, 2025 · 1 min · 178 words · Dylan Vasquez

The remastered graphics look just a smidgen better in Bioshock: The Collection

Worth double dipping? This graphical comparison trailer hasn’t convinced me that people who already ownBioShockon last-generation consoles should buy thisremastered collection, but what do I know, people double dipped onThe Last of Usjust a short while after the initial release. I do have a confession: I’ve never finished aBioShockgame though I’ve owned every game in the series. I recently picked up all three games on sale for around $10 for PC since I’ll get the upgrade for free, so I guess I already double dipped....

May 24, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Sherri Meyers DDS

The Stanley Parable HD releases on Steam next week

New demo available now Galactic Cafe’s long-awaited HD version ofThe Stanley Parableis on the horizon, now set for a release date of October 17. DescribingThe Stanley Parableto someone who hasn’t experienced it yet is a lot like trying to describe one of the seven wonders of the natural world. Sure, you can give an overview, note some defining features and give a general impression of why someone might like to see such a thing for themselves, but you can never substitute for seeing it in person....

May 24, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Thomas Rogers

The World Ends With You: Solo Remix is out now for Android devices

Turn me into sensation Did you ever get a chance to playThe World Ends With You? If not, you should have. There’s still time before you start reading this post. Did you start it yet? No? Yeah, I guess it is a bit hard to find a retail copy unless you buy online. That’s why you should strongly considerThe World Ends With You: Solo Remix— namely, the Android edition of the action-RPG....

May 24, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · Christopher Jones