The Daily Hotness: Daschund vs. a Crab

This is the battle of the century right here, folks. Madeline the dachshund has been faced up against a fearsome everyday crab along the coastline. You better tune in to see this shocking outcome. On this beautiful June Monday,Dragon’s Dogmais now going to be a franchise, Reggie Fils-Aime is blaming gamers for being mad, Mojang showed ofScrolls, and so many more amazing things happened on 22-06-2025. Destructoid Original:The Network Roundup: Write fasterThe DTOID Show: Scrolls, Journey, and Dead or Alive 5!...

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Kara Walker

The Daily Hotness: Maybe a popsicle will do the trick?

Check out everything Destructoid did today I hate summer. Barbeques, conventions, and pool parties are all good and well, but the inescapable heat is just too much. Even now, writing this recap, I’m damn near stripped to my bare ass and still sweating like nobody’s business. Winter is coming, just never fast enough. Today, Microsoft confirms that Kinect 2.0 will not work on PC, Screwattack decides who would win in a fight between Shao Kahn and M....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Victor Duncan

The DTOID Show: Skyrim: Dragonborn, GTA, DmC, Wii U & THQ

Also, it’s my birthday and I’m dressed extra stupid. Hey gang! It’s my birthday! Go birthday! Also, Tara’s out sick, so Anthony Carboni guest-hosted. Or substitute-hosted, I suppose. Go Anthony! Big news today isSkyrim’sDragonborn DLC,which looks really friggin’ cool.Grand Theft Auto Vis now pre-orderable, though we don’t have a new trailer because Rockstar’s power is still out. Hey, want some jewelry for your neck? Buy theDmC: Son of Sparda Edition. Wanna play theWii U?...

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Melissa Porter

The Last of Us movie is in ‘development hell’

Naughty Dog only ‘somewhat involved’ with Uncharted movie, too Almosta year and a half agoThe Last of Uswriter Neil Druckmann, who was penning the script for the film, was explaining how it would be “pretty faithful” despite “some big changes,” which is fun. But speaking toIGN, Druckmann explains, “I know I said in an interview a while back we had a table read, got the script to a good place and it kind of entered development hell like these things tend to do....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 232 words · Christopher Mason

The laziest way to play Nintendo Switch

Aka the best way Have you ever tried playing your Nintendo Switch in bed? It works, but I constantly end up shifting my body weight in a fruitless bid to keep my upper arms from falling asleep. Now I know what you’re probably thinking. “Kevin, this is probably one of the laziest ways that you can play video games.” WRONG!We can go lazier. Phawx, a user over at NeoGAF,uploaded this video yesterdaydetailing a 3D-printed visor similar to those cheap, worthless, plastic VR headsets for smartphones that have flooded the market recently....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · Diana Reed

The Memory Card .89: MEAT ‘SPLOSION!

One of the great things about videogames is how absurd they can be. Whether this absurdity is intentional (Noby Noby Boy) or unintentional (“All your base are belong to us!”) it’s always nice to see games that aren’t afraid to beridiculous. While movies and television have a stricter reliance on sticking to a somewhat cohesive narrative, videogames have the luxury of throwing normalcy out the window and offering something that can only be found in the world of gaming....

July 25, 2025 · 10 min · 2069 words · Matthew Lee

The Silent Hill Retrospective: Homecoming

‘These people are your responsibility!’ Homecomingwas the Hollywood take onSilent Hill. All crisp and clean, with a Jensen Ackles-type in the lead, and a straightforward plot that paid more homage to Dean Koontz’sPhantomsthan Koji Suzuki’sDark Water. What was once opaque and foreign was now transparent and insular.Homecomingdidn’t have much to say as a game or a story, nor about the series itself. But it did, as product, tell us how companies like Konami were struggling to compete with big-money marketing of its Western competitors....

July 25, 2025 · 5 min · 959 words · Erin Harris

The Steam Replay recap feature will remind you of all the backlog games you didn’t play in 2022

You can see it now You know those “year in review” tools, and how they’re all called something different? WellSteam just unleashed theirs out into the world, and it’s going to be a doozy for most Steam users: since, you know, there’s probably a lot of games lingering on your Steam accounts. The “Steam Replay” feature showcases several aspects of your 2022 gaming habits: The comparison data is interesting, as the average amount of achievements unlocked per Steam player in 2022 is 21, the average amount of games played was five, and the longest streak is nine days....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Steve Lam PhD

This Assassin’s Creed Valhalla trailer only teases gameplay

Looks great regardless The main event of today’s third-party Xbox Series X gameplay stream wasAssassin’s Creed Valhalla. After something of a mix-up last week as to what exactly would be shown, we ended up with a 90-second trailer instead of an extended overview as to what the game looks like in action. It’s not quite a gameplay trailer, it’s more like a cinematic trailer that’s technically made up of in-game footage....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Valerie Smith

This Battlefield 4 locomotive cannot be stopped

Train kept a-rollin’, all night long I’m loving this video ofBattlefield 4, which features the “Golmud Railway” map and a 64-player attempt to bring its moving train to a halt. Is it funny because the train seems to ignore the laws of physics applied to all other vehicles in the game, or am I just laughing at the brilliant application of Ludacris’ “Move Bitch (Get Out the Way)”? Probably a little of both....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Lisa Silva

This JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure limited edition is worth over ?2000

6000 Swarovski crystals Bandai Namco has this super ultra limitedJoJo’s Bizzare Adventure: All-Star Battleup for auction right now. What makes it so special? It comes with a statue of Jojo incrusted with 6000 Swarovski crystals. Along with a copy of the game, this is valued over €2000. This special edition was donated to GamesAid in the UK, and is up forauction on eBay. The money will be divided between a small group of British based youth and children’s charities....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Ann Cooke

Tides of Numenera devs ask if fans want real-time combat

How do you want the combat? Torment: Tides of Numeneradeveloper inXile entertainment just put out ablog postwith a Q&A video that has details on the game’s alignment system, and they ask fans how they would like to see combat implemented. The first option is to have real-time combat with pausing — this is the classic system fromPlanescape: TormentandBaldur’s Gate. All characters move and fight at the same time, and the player can pause at any point to issue orders....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 218 words · Brian May

Torchlight II reaches two million copies sold

Runic CEO Max Schafer is excited Runic CEO Max Schafer has announced today thatTorchlight IIhas reached two million sales — nice! In addition to a few celebratory comments on sales, Shafer adds, “I’d just like to say a big thank you to all the players who offered their suggestions on what we could improve, and who stuck with us and supported us during development. It wouldn’t have been possible without you, and we’re humbled and grateful at your response....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Ariana Simmons