Recap: Here are some of the bigger games from the PC Gaming Show 2022 stream, which did not need to be two hours long

AHalf-Life: Alyxmod ended the show So another PC Gaming Show is in the bag! And as usual, it was a bit uneven. There was some cool stuff in there! And some not-so-cool stuff like ads for stuff no one wants and trailers of old games. We sifted through the bigger things so you didn’t have to. Below you’ll find a collective of the main headlines, but the big takeaway:this showcase did not need to be two hours long on a US Sunday afternoon/European night....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Mark Webb

Remember Club Nintendo with this special coin

Earnable in Europe When I think of commemorative coins, I think of overpriced patriotic junk peddled during TV commercial breaks.Supplies are extremely limited. Call now!This is way better. It’s a silver-platedClub Nintendo Goodbye Cointhat is up for grabs in Europe if you have 2,000 stars. We use (well,used) coins for Club Nintendo here in the States, not stars, and mine are long gone anyway. The memento says “thank you” in Japanese, because of course it does....

June 11, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · April Wilson

Review: Capcom 30th Anniversary Character Encyclopedia

From Ada Wong to Zero [Update: The book is currentlyon-sale for just over $8] The people running the show at Capcom have been irritating fans and employees alike for years now — burning bridges, nickel and diming consumers, canceling games, landlocking games, and basically carrying on like Tron Bonne on a Servbot kicking spree. Beneath these managers and directors are legions of Capcom employees that are madly in love with Capcom’s pantheon of iconic characters and genre-defining intellectual properties....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 622 words · Allison Yates

Rush Royale codes (June 2025)

Updated: July 21, 2025 We added new codes! Tower defense games are among my favorites, but as I progress through stages, I’m bound to run into challenging levels that take hours to beat. That’s whereRush Royalecodes come to the rescue, helping me gain the upper hand in this experience and push back enemy waves with ease. Rush Royalecodes will provide you with Gold and Tech Cores to upgrade your units and purchase power-ups, along with emotes and icons to win matches in style....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Daniel Davila

Sledgehammer suggests it isn’t working on CoD: Ghosts

Studio has its own project Given its prior work on the franchise, it wasn’t unreasonable to expect Sledgehammer Games to be involved withCall of Duty: Ghosts. That does not appear to be the case, however. “Congrats to Infinity Ward on [Ghosts]! Our team is heads down on our next project, but best wishes to the hardworking team at IW!”reads a tweet. Before stepping in to co-developCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3alongside Infinity Ward, the studio had a third-personCall of Dutytitle in production....

June 11, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Nancy Love

Sony boss opposes hardware that blocks used games

Amid rumors that the next Xbox and PlayStation would feature technology designed toblock used games, analyst Michael Pachter has delivered an interesting little fact — Sony America boss Jack Tretton is actually opposed to any sort of hardware that would fight used games on that level. Nice one! According to Pachter onBonus Round, he asked Tretton upfront for his position on the fight against used games, and was told that it would be “anti-consumer” to block the market completely, with Tretton admitting that the secondhand option was “great for consumers....

June 11, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Dr. Julia Wilkins

Steam’s massive summer sale event is in effect

Steam is having an extra bit of fun with itssummer-themed salethis year. Based on the number of emails we got from you guys about this — thanks for those, by the way — many of you are well aware. For everyone else, the sale will last through July 10, with daily deals along the way. Game bundles and entire publisher catalogs are also on sale, but you shouldn’t buy these until the very last day, if at all, to avoid overpaying for individual titles....

June 11, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Caitlyn Miller

Stranglehold really coming out for the PS3, finally goes gold

It seems like forever ago that Xbox 360 owners had their first taste of the random white dove action in Midway’sStranglehold. But for PlayStation 3 owners, the wait is almost over — Midway has announced that the game has gone gold. It really exists folks. I’ve played it, and it’s just like the Xbox 360 version, which could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on who you talk to....

June 11, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Timothy Henderson

Sweet Samus! New Metroid Prime 3 Screenshots (now with 20% more haiku!)

Whether you actually loveMetroidor you just like to fap to Samus, you’ll dig these brand-new screenshots fromMetroid Prime 3: Corruption. Though, for those severely patience-disabled, it might make it harder to wait therecently-announcedextra week’s delay (OH GOD A WHOLE WEEK) until the new August 27th release date. I imagine the week’s delay is so that they can add the quintessential “Samus gets naked when she’s dead” feature. In next-gen graphics (or whatever Wii’s graphics are)....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Olivia Miller

TGS: Ken’s Rage 2 brings hot fisting action to the masses

I don’t know much aboutFist of the North Starother than it’s very violent. I don’t know much aboutDynasty Warriorsother than there are a lot of dudes on screen to kill. That being said,Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2isn’t very violent nor does it have an astonishing amount of enemies on screen. On the other hand, it is very dumb — the kind of dumb that can be a positive or negative depending on who’s being asked....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · Samantha Moon

The Daily Hotness: EVO 2013 begins

Check out everything Destuctoid did today The Evolution fighting tournament of 2013 has officially kicked off today. I didn’t get to catch too much of the streams, but it warmed my heart to see a couple matches ofSuper Smash Bros. Meleebefore heading out. I think I just might dust off the ol’ GameCube before the weekend is up. Today,Divekickhas been dated and priced for PS3 and Vita, Gametrailers brings us a behind the scenes look at Double Helix and their upcomingKiller Instinct....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Shawn Lozano

The PlayStation Holiday Sale kicks off today with deals on Deathloop, Village, True Colors, and more

Stock up on the year’s heaviest hitters for PlayStation We’re finally here, at the tail end of the year 2021. It’s been a year with a lot of stories, and quite a lot of games. So the PlayStation Holiday Sale is here to offer one more opportunity to nab some of the year’s best for a discounted price. The Holiday Salekicks off todayand runs through Jan. 19, putting discounts on games both new and old....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 216 words · Cody Keller

The Walking Dead: Destinies revealed with shambling, unfinished-looking trailer

GameMill Entertainment has lifted the lid off of Flu GamesThe Walking Dead: Destinies.And, uh, they probably should have waited until it cooked for a bit longer beforeshowing it off. Basing itself off the popular AMC adaptation ofThe Walking Deadcomic book series,The Walking Dead: Destiniespromises to be a narrative-focused game that lets you rewrite the events of seasons 1-4 with your actions. I guess a lot of stuff happened in those seasons....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Patricia Fisher