1970’s revolutionary thriller Sunset out this week

SUNSET Launch TrailerfromTale of TalesonVimeo. You ever notice how blue the NolanBatmanfilms are, or the blue and orange trend that slathers everything fromDrivetoTransformerstoBattlefieldcover art? Turns out humans respond well to color and when creating a work of fiction and setting a mood, color is helpful. Go watch the oppressive oranges ofDo the Right Thing. It’s a good look. Games are picking up on this, too. IGA talked about framing and color contrast on hisKickstarter project,Firewatch(also orange heavy) aims for mood rather than photo realism....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Matthew Torres

A better look at Threezero’s Titanfall figures

Shots from the Thailand Toy Expo Threezeroteased their upcomingTitanfallfigure line, and now they’ve released actual images. The shots come from Thailand Toy Expo, and we get to see a clear image of the Atlas Titan along with a Pilot. The Atlas comes in at 20.5″, with the Pilot at 6″. The pilot still needs to be painted, but all in all I’m digging the look for both designs. It’s especially cool considering toys were what inspiredTitanfall’sgameplay design, as detailed in Geoff Keighley’sThe Final Hours of Titanfall app....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Stacy Lopez

Action MMO TERA headed to consoles on April 3

Free-to-play, but there’s a $30 Founder’s Pack I played TERA for a good while when it launched back in 2011 (asTERA Online), but fell off a bit as some of my friends stopped playing and the content cadence slowed down a bit. Bluehole Studio never gave up on it though, and after going free-to-play in 2013, it’s hitting another milestone soon — a console launch. North American publisher En Masse Entertainment announced today thatTERAwill be arriving on PS4 and Xbox One on April 3....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Michael Turner

Aksys to publish PS Vita roguelike about cooking curry

Deliciously bizarre Aksys Games announced its next project at Anime Expo in Los Angeles earlier this weekend and it certainly sounds strange. TheMuramasa Rebirthpublisher has acquired the license to localize the hilariously namedSorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God. Developed by Compile Heart,Sorcery Sagais roguelike following the adventures of a curry chef on a quest to whip up the greatest curry ever in hopes of saving a local restaurant. Unfortunately for our heroine and her beloved eatery, there’s an army of dark lords, witches, and perverted wizards standing in the way....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Pamela Stafford

Amazon matches Walmart on Modern Warfare 2 deal

Walmart.comwas the way to go if you were looking to pick upCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as they were giving at $15 gift card to anyone buying the game. No, it is not as good as a $15 discount, but at least you could make up some of your losses with groceries or batteries or thatpeanut butter and jelly in the same jar crap. Amazon has stepped up to the plate to match Walmart’s deal....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Veronica Bailey

Battlefield 1 probably isn’t the revolution YouTube expects, but it’s good damn fun

Bonus footage of me noobing it up! When I think of my time with EA DICE’sBattlefieldseries, two thoughts reach out and smack me right in the face: 1) going to LAN cafes and playingBattlefield: Bad Company 2with buddies and having a great time, and 2) getting sniped every ten goddamn seconds. That first thought is what has me excited forBattlefield 1, so I was eager to chew through the closed early alpha....

July 14, 2025 · 4 min · 678 words · Jermaine Gonzalez

Best Buy cancels Majora’s Mask New 3DS XL pre-orders

The rarest 3DS gets even rarer. According to multiple tipsters and just about everybody on Twitter, Best Buy has started canceling pre-orders for the elusive Majora’s Mask-themed New 3DS XL, offering $50 in BestBuy.com credit as a make-good. There have even been reports of customers not getting the $50 coupon, according to former Destructoid CEOHamza Aziz. In an email sent out to customers, the electronics retailer claimed the number of pre-orders “exceeded the quantities made available to Best Buy....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Bonnie Davis

Blow explains why The Witness is a timed PS4 exclusive

It might not be what you think Designer Jonathan Blow talking aboutThe Witnesswas not something I expected to see during the PlayStation 4 reveal event this week; it was one of the more pleasant surprises of the evening. While the exploration-puzzle game will be a timed exclusive for the system as far as “competing console platforms” are concerned,according to Blow, we could also seeThe Witnessavailable on iOS or PC at launch....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Anthony Cruz

Boys only want one thing and it’s Mr. Destructoid dressed as Mona Lisa

An original T-Shirt designed by Triggerpigking Today, we’re introducing a brand new shirt design to the Destructoid merch store. Designed by Destructoid community memberTriggerpigking, the shirt features our site mascot Mr. Destructoid, but in the style of Leonardo da Vinci’sMona Lisa. You might find yourself asking how such a design came into being. A while ago, the folks from our podcast, Podtoid, commissioned him to do theheader image for their Twitter profile....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Thomas Mcbride

Breath of the Wild’s ‘Champion’ amiibo arrive in November

November 10 Zelda: Breath of the Wildisn’t done quite yet. Folks are still finding all sorts of cool tricks and Easter eggs months later, but the game itself will also be rejuvenated later this year when the second (and so far, final) expansion hits. Alongside of the Season Pass-only DLC is a set of four amiibo figures, which represent the four Champions in the story — Daruk, Mipha, Revali and Urbosa....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Henry White

Buy this: System Shock 2 out now on GOG.com

Consider your weekend plans settled Many of you will haveseen the newsalready, but there’s no harm in putting out a friendly reminder thatSystem Shock 2isnow availableon digital distribution service GOG.com. If, like me, you’ve yet to play the game and are made to feel like a terrible human being as a result, this is likely your best bet as far as running it easily on modern hardware. $9.99 is an easy price to swallow, and while you are at it,take a look at this forum postrunning through some of the recommended mods....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Kerry Williams

Capcom is bringing Street Fighter 6 to San Diego Comic-Con

Capcom demos will be available at SDCC Since that initial burst of exciting information, Capcom has been good on its word to “go dark” on its upcoming releaseStreet Fighter 6, much to the dismay of the eager fanbase. Still, for anyone attending San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), good news, as theSF6demowill be in attendancefor your perusal. Fab! Anyone visiting Capcom’s booth at the insanely crowded show will have the opportunity to check out the same demoplayed by press at Summer Game Festlast month....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Christopher Smith

Cblogs of 8/8 to 03-07-2025: Yakuza, No Man’s Sky, and survival horror

Cblogs Recap: Week 33 -Chierhutries to figure out whyAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsbecame extremely popular this time around. –Spinnerwebargues about the merits of the “Survival Horror” genre and the random application of that tag or withholding it from games likeDead Space 2. –Dinorachadiscusses the embedded loneliness in playingNo Man’s Sky. –Black Red Gamingcontinues ranking the games in theYakuzaseries, with a focus onYakuza Kiwami 2this time. –Shoggoth2588continues reviewing the last decade in gaming, with this review of 2017....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Christopher Alvarado