BOX VS. BOX, or box art from other countries looks weird!

Name me a person who doesn’t find regional box art comparisons fascinating. You can’t, can you? That’s because such a person doesn’t exist, and if onedidexist, I wouldn’t feel right in calling it “human.” For the past few months, former Dtoid editorAshley Davisand sprite artistDiego Garciahave been curating a gallery of box art called BOX VS. BOX, with the intent of highlighting the often stark differences in designs from one country to the next....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 181 words · Calvin Vasquez

CDPR sales see improvement, but next-gen Cyberpunk 2077 release shaky for 2021

Cyberpunk 2077 next-gen ports ‘not guaranteed’ by year’s end CD Projekt RED has released itslatest financial results, showing that the developer/publisher has started to pull back its revenue margin following theCyberpunk 2077launch. In related news, the developer has also noted that the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S ports of its ambitious RPG are no longer guaranteed to arrive in the expected 2021 release window. The Polish studio saw its overall revenue for the first half of 2021 rise by 29%, which translates to somewhere in the region of $125 million USD....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Julie Griffin

Chivalry and Torn Banner vs. the money grubbing bastards

“People already own the game but we want to make them happy” There was once a time when all I needed was a copy ofHalf-Life, access to FilePlanet, and an Internet connection to be happy.Action Half-Life,Front Line Force,Day of Defeat,The Opera,Counter-Strike, and the list goes on. Teenagers barely older than me were coding my favorite games and letting me play for free. I never forgot how that felt and what it meant to me....

June 5, 2025 · 8 min · 1593 words · Nathan Schmidt

Cuphead is a true console exclusive for Xbox, and that’s not necessarily a good thing

The developer is still taking huge financial risks Cupheadhas been a staple of Xbox showcases in past years, each time capturing the audience’s fascination with its 1930s-era aesthetic. The payoff for watching all those E3 trailers is coming to a (cup)head soon, though;it’s finally set to release in late September. When it does, it’ll be a true console exclusive for Xbox. A member of developer StudioMDHR took toNeoGAFto confirmCupheadis only releasing on Xbox One and PC....

June 5, 2025 · 3 min · 568 words · Heather Roman

DeNA: ‘World of Demons couldn’t be done if it wasn’t with Platinum’

Hoping to break down preconceived notions PlatinumGames’ first ever mobile game,World of Demons, was just revealed. (Well, its first mobile game outside of the Japan-only RPGLost Order.) Both the developer and publisher DeNA have one clear goal with this project: To make this feel like a trademark Platinum action game despite it being on touch controls. In an interview with DeNA producer Andrew Szymanski, he explains to us how he sort of headhunted Platinum....

June 5, 2025 · 4 min · 760 words · Christina Torres

Destiny 2 will be ‘optimized’ for PS5 and Xbox Series X on December 8

Bungie is givingDestiny 2a next-gen boost with FOV options, snappier load times, and a smoother frame rate, but the full update won’t be ready in time for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S launch. Destiny 2will have “faster load times” and cross-generation multiplayer support if you boot it up on your Xbox Series X or S on November 10, or your PS5 on November 12, but as relayed in Bungie’s blog post today, the optimized-for-next-gen version ofDestiny 2won’t be released until December 8....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 254 words · Kristy Park

DICE CEO ponders using cloud power to create clouds

Prepare 4 weather In a recentGuardianinterview, EA DICEhead Patrick Söderlund talked about some of the new avenues cloud computing is opening for developers and posed the question, “what if we had servers where it pulls in just things as simple as weather and day time from the local area?” “If the server is in Stockholm and it’s sunny, what if the map is sunny, too? What if it’s snowing and dark in Moscow?...

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Brenda Friedman

EA and Hasbro declare April 7th Global MONOPOLY Day

You know, I used to think that you had to have some sort of position of authority in order to declare days to be special. Now I realize that you only need a social networking site and a product. What a fool I was! Electronic Arts and Hasbro have proclaimed that April 7th is “Global MONOPOLY Day” on Facebook. And speaking of things that seemed to have meaning in my youth but are now revealed as the marketing tools that they are, they’ll be going for a Guinness World Record attempt as they challenge themselves in the time-honored pursuit of “most people playingMONOPOLY Millionairesat the same time....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · Charles Salazar

Extalia Simulator codes (June 2024)

Updated: July 08, 2025 We checked for more codes! I believe it was Sun Tzu who said inArt of Warthat the best offense is clicking the same button over and over again until you prevail. Maybe I got that wrong, but to win inExtalia Simulator, you may’t just read a book—you’ll need some codes as well. Extalia Simulatorcodes will grant you pets that assist you in leveling up and potions that give you boosts for clicking....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Jeffrey Smith

Final Fantasy XIV Free Login campaign is back until June 20

If you’re considering diving back intoFinal Fantasy XIVbut waiting forDawntrailto resub, then this might be the perfect excuse to get some extra game time in — theFree Login Campaignis back, giving players with lapsed subs up to four days of playtime for free. Unlike its partner campaign, theFree to Play Campaign, this one is designed to entice players back into Eorzea if they haven’t paid their sub in a while or are unsure whether they’re ready to commit again....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Nancy Myers

Final Fantasy XIV’s in-game cosplay/glamour system keeps getting better and better

Shadowbringers brought the frog outfits [Header image source] I’ve posted a few in-game cosplay/glamour appreciation roundups before, butFinal Fantasy XIV: A Realm Rebornreally does continue to one-up itself with each update. As a result of the latest expansion,Shadowbringers, thisChrono TriggerFrog cosplay is now possible, as are a multitude of others from talented players with an eye for fashion. Yes, a lot of people play this game to chill and make cool costumes!...

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Christopher Parks

Fine Hunt! Tokyo Jungle confirmed for Europe

Bless the PlayStation C.A.M.P! program for introducing regular doses of bizarre gaming experiences to the world. I’m still unsure as to what type of gameTokyo Jungleactually is, but everything about it looks appealing. I mean, it takes place in the futuristic (and all-encompassing) 20XX. Tokyo is a post-apocalyptic wasteland full of animals like Pomeranians and also, there are dinosaurs roaming around too. Basically,Tokyo Junglecame to someone in a dream and got the green light against all odds....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Dylan Duke

Former Switch-exclusive New Super Lucky’s Tale is out on PS4 and Xbox One next month

August 21 Let’s take a trip downLucky’s Talelane, as the history of this franchise is a bit confusing at this point. Back in 2016, Playful partnered with Oculus Studios to releasethe inauguralLuckygame on the Oculus Rift; a VR platformer featuring the titular fox. From there Playful pivoted out of VR and into the “regular” gaming sphere withSuper Lucky’s Tale, a sequel released in late 2017 on PC and Xbox One....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Kristen Green