What’s new in the latest Need for Speed patch

Get your motor running Ghost Games has detailed what’s new in the upcomingNeed for Speedpatch, “Icons.” Community lead Ben Walke stated in a blog postthe developer was aware of issues with AI catch-up (AI cars that magically keep up with you when racing) and while the details haven’t been specified, it has “made changes to the AI behavior which should improve your overall experience.” Two new Icon cars will be available – Morohoshi’s Lamborghini Diablo SV and Ken Block’s Hoonicorn – complete with an enhanced colour selection tool, new daily challenges, a rep boost and three new cheevos/trophies, depending upon your console of choice....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 227 words · Jennifer Trujillo

Where to find all Shadow Briefing Armory stations in Fortnite, locations and map

As part of the Kickstart Quests forFortniteChapter 5 Season 4, players are tasked with finding and accepting a Shadow Briefing: Armory, a new type of briefing that debuted together with Absolute Doom. But although they can be accepted by interacting with set stations within the Island, finding the latter when in the heat of battle can be tricky. To help you complete the quest and get a welcome amount of XP, here are all Shadow Briefing: Armory locations inFortnite....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Robin Shelton

Which DC heroes and villains do you want in Injustice 2?

NetherRealm reportedly working on a sequel to be announced soon French siteGameblog.fris reporting thatMortal Kombatdeveloper NetherRealm is working on a follow-up to DC fighterInjustice: Gods Among Us, likely to be announced at E3. While it kind of strikes an odd timing — the previous game came out before DC aimed for a cinematic universe to herd interest its way and this one will be coming after a laugher inBatman V Supermanand perhaps a teensy-tiny inkling of superhero fatigue (I mean all you have to do is point toCivil War‘s over-$1-billion gross to impale me with my own wishful thinking)....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 234 words · Ms. Shelley Heath

You should Just Dance (4) for Justin Bieber’s 2012 tour

Here’s something I’d love you to do, Destructoid. I’d love to see you dance for this “Just Dance to Justin Sweepstakes” by dancing to Justin’s Beauty and the Beat song. Winners will have their dance video featured as part of the stage presentation at Bieber’s Believe Tour, which kicks off next month in Glendale, AZ. I would die of happiness if we could have someone in a Destructoid helmet dancing on stage with Beebs....

July 28, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Michael Garcia

Zelda: Link’s Awakening’s first major patch doesn’t address the framerate issues

Which is more evident in portable mode Zelda: Link’s Awakeningis a fantastic game, most notably because the Game Boy original (and GBC re-release) is fantastic; but it’s also due to the fact that the new charming art style rips. Sadly there’s a caveat to go with that new style that rhymes with “rips”: framerate dips. AlthoughLink’s Awakeningis serviceable when docked, the game chugs when there’s a lot of action on-screen in portable mode, which has led to many requests for a patch....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 216 words · Jeffrey Jacobs

5 tips to win more matches in FC Mobile

Winning matches inFC Mobilehas been the sole objective for every player, but it requires a combination of tweaks that you make both on and off the pitch. To be more clear, it isn’t always the gameplay that will solely depend on your faith to win a match; it will require strategies, team combinations, game awareness, etc. that will further lead to refined plays. To help you with that, here is a comprehensive guide that will assist you in ranking up as well as increase your chances of winning matches inFC Mobile....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 556 words · Amber Bryant

ALGS Year 4 Championships is coming to Japan in 2025

Following the final match of the ALGS (Apex LegendsGlobal Series) Split 2 Playoffs 2024, it was announced that the Championships tournament, the final event for ALGS Year 4, will be taking place in Sapporo, Japan, in late January to early February 2024. The ALGS Year 4 Championships are slated to run from January 29 to June 08, 2025, at the iconic Daiwa House Premist Dome. The competition makes the very first ALGS LAN tournament in Asia and will see the top teams worldwide come together to compete for a colossal $2 million prize pool....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Madison Mack

Apex Legends Ordnances explained

An Ordnance is nothing but a throwable gadget inApex Legends. These items come in various shapes and sizes, some being exclusive to certain Legends. Universal Ordnances appear as ground loot or are found inside Supply Bins and are available for everyone’s usage. For Legend-specific Ordnances, they appear as abilities. Let’s take a look at all of them. All Universal Ordnances in Apex Legends There are three types of Universal Ordnances in the game: The Arc Star has three sharp arms that deal arc energy damage after a3-second timer....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Robert Pearson

Bungie launches reward system for Destiny 2, get the new expansion soundtrack for free

Finish the campaign It’s been several years since theDestinyfranchise launched, and now Bungie is attempting something new with their proprietary Bungie account system. In short, all players can opt-in to a reward system of sorts, which kicks off with theForsakenexpansion this week. It’s aptly called “Bungie Rewards,” and the first step is verifying your email: then you need to finish theDestiny 2: Forsakencampaign before the end of September. After that point you’ll get theForsakenOST delivered to you, which consists of nearly two hours of music and two bonus tracks that are exclusive to the promotion....

July 27, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Patricia Adams

Button punching could be coming to FNR 4 as DLC

Buttons are so yesterday. One thing that appeared inFight Night Round 3but didn’t carry over toFight Night Round 4is the ability to punch with buttons. The move, of course, was the subject of many message board disputes: some people aren’t buying with the revolutionary “Fight Stick” design is selling. But know this — Electronic Arts is aware of the frustration and has at least floated the idea of adding button punch controls … as downloadable content....

July 27, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Casey Martin

Check out Nipple Lights in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2

The Mugiwara Pirates are making big waves in the New World! Strap on your Log Pose, because the crew of the Thousand Sunny is heading for the New World! After theirinaugural voyagelast year on the PS3, the Strawhat Pirates are coming back with new skills, new allies and new enemies. In this new trailer, we get to take a closer look at Luffy’s crew and what kind of skills they bring to the table....

July 27, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Danielle Stafford

Dance Central 2: Demo today, song list announced

Are your feet already twitching forDance Central 2‘s October 25 release? Then you should check out the full-featured demo, dropping today on Xbox 360. You’ll get to try out Dance Battle, voice commands, a new Break It Down mode and more. You’ll move your body to “Club Can’t Handle Me””by Flo Rida ft. David Guetta and “Bulletproof” by La Roux. In related news, a newDance Central 2song list has been announced....

July 27, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Ernest Harrison

Dark Souls III PC and PS4 graphics comparison

Framerate is the biggest difference, naturally Tomorrow is my birthday, known around some parts of world wide web as “Dark Souls IIIday.” The Xbox One version has been out for a while now using secret hacking techniques (pretending to be in Japan) and we know it has some frame rate issues and the like. What if you’re pinballing between the PC and PS4 version, though? Well, the results are about as expected, but maybe this Digital Foundry breakdown will help your decision....

July 27, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Karen Brown