Beware this naked fatty in Bloodborne

This guy. This guy right here. It was late at night and I was already on edge in one ofBloodborne‘s unnerving Chalice Dungeons. I had hoped to quickly find the lever so I could proceed to the boss, get my ass kicked a few times, scrape by with an eventual win, and delve deeper to the next horrific floor. No funny business. Before long, I found what I needed, but it was guarded by this big guy with a mace....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Anne Walker

Buying pre-owned Switch games? Your Switch 2 might get banned

If you plan to purchase any Switch 1 pre-owned games for your Nintendo Switch 2, be careful. Some players are reporting that their consoles and being blocked from accessing online services after trying to play. In a thread on Redditand on lots of social media sites, Nintendo Switch 2 owners are conversing on how they purchased legitimately pre-owned games from places like GameStop, only to have their Switch 2s banned when trying to play them....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Derrick Kane

Capcom producers reiterate wish to bring Devil May Cry to Switch

It’s the gateway to Dante in Smash We still have no idea howDevil May Cry 5is going to turn out, but with currentDMCbossHideaki Itsuno at the helmand somegreat demo gameplayso far, things look positive. When it does arrive on March 8 it’ll be welcomed by the PC, PS4 and Xbox One crowd, but naturally, not on Switch. Itsuno and producer Matt Walker want to change that. Speaking to Express UK, the duo stated, “We haven’t announced anything for Switch, right…We personally would love to play aDevil May Crygame on Switch....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Marvin Brown

Cave shifts resources to social games

Cave has announced reduced earnings forecasts for the first half of its fiscal year (June 1 – November 30) and the year as a whole,andriasangreports. The shmup publisher now expects sales of 1,303 million yen for the first half of the year, compared to the 1,400 million yet it had initially forecast for the period, resulting in an expected operating loss of 31 million yen instead of a 10 million yen operating gain....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Alex Foster

Cblogs of 12/26 to 14-06-2025: Necrobarista, Dragon Valor, and reader Top 10s

–Shoggoth2588reveals January’sBand of Bloggersprompt which focuses onMemorable Party Members. -Kerrik52summarizes his experiences this year, both in real life, and his Traveler in Playtime reviews series (Which are consistently good and interesting). –Lord SpencerreviewsDragon Valoras part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series. –Taterchimpgoes over all the games he played in 2020. –BRAV0 F1VEdiscusses the best games they played in 2020 that were not released in that year.(YAY I CAN USE “THAT YEAR” WHEN MENTIONING 2020)...

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Adam Koch

CES: Razer shows off their sexy gaming tablet concept

Here at CES Razer is teasing their Project Fiona gaming tablet, and it is a very sexy thing. They say to forget that general use, underpowered tablet you already have, as this baby is made for PC gaming, powered by Intel’s Core i7 processor. This system will run PC games natively, skipping the need for porting and optimization. Sure, this tablet will be a touchscreen device, but how will PC games work?...

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Valerie Little

Check out the new Dead Space 3 and Kid Icarus figures

Plus the return of Mega Man X Kotobukiyais working ona newIsaac Clarke figurebased on his latest look inDead Space 3. The 1/6-scale figure will feature light-up LEDs, a ball-jointed neck, and will be available June 2013. Dear Santa, I need this figure OR ELSE. Or else I will fight you. Bring it. In other toy news, Masahiro Sakurai, creator ofKid Icarus: Uprising,has shown off whatthe upcoming Pit and Pittoo figures will look like in all their glory....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Olivia Yu

Cultivation RNG codes (March 2025) [10x-LUCK]

Updated: August 05, 2025 Added new codes! Cultivation RNGis a mythical world where you can be more than just a regular person. You are a cultivator, and you carry power within you, an aura that reflects your soul. Practice the art of cultivation and show people what you’re truly made of. Powerful auras are challenging to get, but you can unlock them if you useCultivation RNGcodes. Focus on increasing your luck with free Luck Potions, and you’ll eventually have the strongest Qi....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · Brittany Sharp

Deep Black’s cover art is more Vanquish than Vanquish

Wow 505 Games, you guys really know how to pick your artists. This is the cover art for a new game from the publisher famous for giving usIL2-SturmovikandHotel for Dogs: The Game.It’s calledDeep Black, and if you saw it on a shelf, you could easily confuse it with something else. According to my research (looking on Google for a bit),Deep Blackis a third-person-shooter from Russian developer Biart Studio. Despite what the box looks like, it’s actually nothing like Platinum Games’Vanquish, as it’s centered around underwater combat....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · John West

Destructoid review: Mario Strikers Charged

As someone who loathes even the theoretical concept of athletics and is unable to play even a round of Texas Hold ‘Em over XboxLive, I’ve gotta admit that I wouldn’t consider myself the most — shall we say —qualifiedperson in the world to review the new, Wii-exclusive installment in theSuper Mario Strikerssoccer series. But I sure as hell know a good party game when I see one. After collecting three of my friends to test out the intricacies ofMario Strikers Charged‘s multiplayer and singleplayer modes, I got a pretty good understanding of the game — and my opinion of it is probably a lot more positive than one might expect....

August 4, 2025 · 7 min · 1314 words · Wesley Figueroa

Destructoid’s most anticipated games of 2024

The year 2023 is coming to a close. And as time carries on into the new year, we’ve got even more games to fill our endless backlogs, ranging from small surprises to our most anticipated known launches. Really, 2024 is already shaping up to another big year for games. Right off the bat in the first quarter, we’ll see RPG fans eating well with the likes ofInfinite Wealth,Final Fantasy VII Rebirth,Dragon’s Dogma 2, andPersona 3 Reload....

August 4, 2025 · 7 min · 1312 words · Mary Parker

Diablo 4 1.2.2 Patch Notes — Malignant Rings update

DuringBlizzCon 2023, Blizzard revealed a pretty thorough roadmap forDiablo 4including updates coming to Season 2, some Season 3 features, and a glimpse at its first expansion,Vessel of Hatred. During Day 2, theDiabloteam revealed update 1.2.2 would release next week which among other things would add five unique Malignant Rings. Diablo 4Season 2 adds unique Malignant Rings Following the BlizzConDiablo 4Campfire Chat, Blizzard released the fullDiablo 41.2.2 Patch Notes. First off, this update will go live on November 7....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Jose Lambert

E3 10: Yakuza 4 on the floor (it rhymes!)

While some people might still be working their way throughYakuza 3(you know, slower gamers) Sega is hard at work in gettingYakuza 4ready for an English release. Well, kind of hard at work. It’s going to take them until next year to bring us the next chapter and it has already been released in Japan. Of courseyou know this story, so just hop up and check out our off-screen footage of the game at E3....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Laura Woods