(Update) Terminator 2: Judgment Day is the next Arcade1Up home cabinet

No way, José [Update:Pre-orders for Arcade1UP’sTerminator 2: Judgment Daycabare now live. The game will retail for $699.99 USD, and is expected to launch “postholiday” in Canada and North America.] Arcade aficionado Arcade1Up has revealed the next classic replication cab joining its steadily growing range of old-school coin-ops. Heading to a hunched-shoulders game room near you soon is Midway’s smash-hit rail shooterTerminator 2: Judgment Day, based on the blockbuster James Cameron movie of the same name....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Bradley Marquez

360 Deal of the Week: LOL SPORTS

Look, that’s nothing against sports fans. That’s also nothing against our beloved sports writer, Samit Sarkar. It’s just that “LOL SPORTS” is a thing that we’ve always said in response to sports-based videogames. I think you, dear reader, started that. That said, I dig golf games and the rare baseball title. Yes, even me. This week’s Xbox 360 Deal of the Week lineup is delightfully sporty. It sports (get it?!) more titles that you can shake a stick at (get it?...

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Jennifer Bridges

Amazon now displays Metacritic scores for some reason

Down with numbers Remember whenFallout: New Vegasdevelopers missed out on a Metacritic hinged upon bonusby one point? Well, here’s another way Metacritic could doom (or help) developers. Retail giant Amazon has embedded Metacritic scores (and user scores) on games’ pages, presumably because it doesn’t trust its own terrible user reviews. The latter still get top billing but don’t pop out as much as these newly present, colorful boxed numbers. It’s not on every product listing yet....

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Stephanie Benjamin

An early look at the PC version of Dark Souls II

I died…a lot How many times have I died inDark Souls IInow? 12, 14… 16? Truth is I’ve already lost count of how many times I’ve taken a blade to the chest or an arrow to the face. Whenever I think I’m making progress, something takes me by surprise and I’m back to square one but I have to persevere, I need to keep pushing on. I have to learn about the enemies, their patterns, their routines....

May 20, 2025 · 4 min · 759 words · Casey Day

Apex Legends has a Loch Ness Monster Easter egg, and you don’t even need to pay it tree-fiddy

This is COD Zombies level involved For days nowApex Legendsplayers have been hunting down “Nessy [sic] dolls,” with the sole purpose of locating the Easter egg they hold. The community evendedicated an entire subreddit to the practice. Welp, they found it! And as expected, the reward is a giant Loch Ness monster appearing on the map. Players tracked downevery location of a Nessy doll(10 in all), which need to be blasted in order, then voila, the creature appears....

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Regina Holloway

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey releases its final DLC episode, Judgment of Atlantis

We’re in luck here, down in the muck here Today, Ubisoft releases the final chapter ofits “Fate of Atlantis” story arcfor open-world adventureAssassin’s Creed Odyssey.This release brings an end not only to this particular narrative but also to all ofOdyssey’sstory expansion plans. A new gameplay trailer shows us almost five minutes of what awaits Alexios/Kassandra upon their arrival in the mythic undersea kingdom of Atlantis. Given that this is merely a DLC expansion, I’m surprised anyone would want to spoil even a single minute of the adventure for themselves, but you may check the video out below if that doesn’t bother you....

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Christina Klein

Best VR HMD Black Friday deals to ready up for Half-Life: Alyx

Next Half-Life will be in 15 years and will be built for AR It’s Turkey Day and if you’re one of those lucky PC gamers who don’t have a potato for a system, you may just be shopping for a VR head-mounted display this holiday season – especially because Valve has suddenly decided to start printing money by selling a game they’ve made (gasp). As of writing, there is one very decent deal and 3 “just okay” VR deals....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · Ms. Elizabeth Arnold MD

Check out the opening to Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot right here

Rock the Dragon Bandai Namco Entertainment has released the opening movie for its impending anime RPGDragon Ball Z: Kakarot, which will launch on PS4, PC and Xbox One in just under a month. The video – scored by Hironobu Kageyama’s suitably ’90s theme “Cha-La Head-Cha-La” – features everything expected from this latest adaptation. Among the wild action, wailing guitars, and dramatic posturing, we see hero Kakarot/Goku doing what he does best, namely fighting and eating, while appearances are put in from series regulars Vegeta, Majin Buu, Piccolo, Trunks and Chi-Chi, among others....

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 169 words · Stephanie Oneal

Check out this really cool subtle Zelda: Breath of the Wild final memory detail

I want to try it on the next run A newZelda: Breath of the Wilddetail is coming at ‘ya compliments ofYouTuber Bigotilyou, who uncovered yet another thing I haven’t seen before. The discovery deals withthe final memory: a questline inZeldathat involves Link running around Hyrule to learn more about the past. As the below video on theZelda: Breath of the Wilddetail points out, there are actually two ways the final memory can play out:...

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Ashlee Butler

Contest: Whack out with your quack out in Duck Game for Switch

The quack attack is back, Jack Flock to today’s contest for your chance to win a Switch copy ofDuck Game! Are you ready to win more games starring ducks?! Lord knows I’m ready to give ’em out! Keen-eyed readers will recognize thispatternI have of giving these away, so why go against my nature? I love ducks. I’m going to make you love ducks, too. The offal onslaught continues withDuck Game, competitive multiplayer duck-’em-up from Adult Swim Games!...

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Michael Tran

Contest: Win a copy of Farming Simulator 14!

The best farming simulator since Farming Simulator 13 [Update:Contest over! Winners are Keiichi Morisato and Misanthrope!] I stumbled upon two extra copies ofFarming Simulator 14while plowing my fields at 4am this morning, and I want to give them away to you lucky Dtoiders! Golly gee shoot darn! I have one Xbox 360 and one PlayStation 3 copy to hand out. To win, just talk like a farmer in the comments!...

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Stephen Strickland

Dance Central DLC catalog discounted for Kinect birthday

It’s Kinect’s birthday! I…I didn’t get him anything. My week got so busy — you know how it is. There is some kind of celebration going on, though.Dance Central‘s entire song catalog has been discounted on XBLA. Song packs start at 480 Microsoft points, and contain anywhere from 3 to 15 tracks. Get some of them to prepare forDance Central 2‘s launch tomorrow! Hit the jump to see all the discounted song packs....

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Mary Jimenez MD

Destructoid’s games of the week for 06/24/07: I’m hot edition!

It’s f**king hot. For those of you who have never had the pleasure of visiting the beautiful Northwest, you may have visions of a place eternally clad in flannel, evergreen trees and grey skies. Oh, how I wish it were still so! Apparently thatglobal warmingthing thatAl Gorehas his panties all in a bunch about has decided to attack me personally. The current ambient temperature in Portland, Oregon is 85 degrees Fahrenheit....

May 20, 2025 · 5 min · 909 words · Bryan Mullins