There are a total of 41 trials inFinal Fantasy XIV, not including the hard, extreme, or ultimate versions of regular 8-player trials. That’s a lot of content, a lot of battles, and a lot of memories made during your time in Eorzea. In these trials, we’ve faced everyone, from deities to archfiends, but some are more memorable than others. I’ve taken those 41 trials and narrowed them down to my top 10....

If I was that corgi I would have done the same exact thing. Actually, even if I wasn’t a corgi I still would have. Today in videogames,Borderlands 2will have a “girlfriend” tree, we reviewedDust,PlayStation All-Starswas pushed back a bit, we’re giving awayDarksiders IIcollector’s editions, and many more amazing things happened on 04-08-2025. Destructoid Original:DTOID Extra: Sleeping Dogs With Producer Jeff O’ConnellLive show: Sleeping Dogs, early gameplay & giveaway!The Network Roundup: The Jaws of loveTalking to Teddy Diefenbach about The MoonlightersThe DTOID Show: “Girlfriend” mode, Dust, & XCOM...

Half-Life 3 confirmed Last week,we askedyou dirty Dtoiders to predict what you think will happen at each of the major press conferences going into E3. We’ve already rounded up your thoughts onMicrosoft,Sony, andNintendo, and here are your predictions forthird parties! [Some ballsy predictions! -Andy] [Your list is awesome… and never gonna happen. -Andy] Jamvaan: Ubisoft will show offThe Divisionbut won’t show much beyond a graphical downgrade from last years pre-rendered deal....

Welcome, everyone, to another edition of The Great Retro Quiz! I amextraexcited about this week because it is all aboutFinal Fantasy IV(or “II” as I will always remember it) for theSuper Nintendo Entertainment System. Not to get overly sappy or anything, but this game changed my life when it was released and is still one of my favorites of all time. In fact, I have played thoughFinal Fantasy IVso many times that I pretty much know it inside and out....

Get ready to import it I had the good fortune of attending severalZeldaconcerts over the years and they were a joy to attend. The music is timeless and the video that accompanies said score hits all the right notes. To that end I was bummed to find out that the “Legend of Zelda: Concert 2018” series was exclusive to Japan, but now we’re getting the next best thing: an album release....

Introducing the T-1000 of the Pokemon universe The strangely adorable “hex nut” Pokémon Meltanpopped up inPokémon Goabout a month ago. Did you nab one? As it turns out, this is only the beginning — the little guy has a first-of-its-kind evolution. Meltan can evolve into Melmetal, a creature worshipped in ancient times for its metal-making abilities. This should come as no surprise to dedicatedPokémon Goplayers who havebeen thereanddone that, but it’s going to take a not-insignificant investment to obtain Melmetal....

Veni, vidi, vici once before I am something of aWitnessscholar. Back in January, I spent weeks pushing myself to my brain’s limit to learn all of the island’s secrets by the time thereviewembargo lifted. I’m proud to say I accomplished that (and with no guides yet existing to tempt me, either). Now thatThe Witnesshas released on Xbox One (a version that runs perfectly fine, by the way), I relished the opportunity to see how it holds up now that I already know everything....

Collect ’em all It’s hard to imagine manyTekkenplayers tearing themselves away fromTekken 7for a new free-to-play mobile game, but maybe curiosity will get the better of them. That’s why I’m here! Tekken Mobileis touting 100+ characters; a map-based campaign mode that’ll have you creating teams of three fighters to (eventually) take on a new threat, the Revenant; live events; and an online versus mode where “players compete against friends and the community, record, and upload their own in-game fighting styles into the AI of their dojo to defend it and prove that they are the best....

Sega classics reimagined Nothing like a jolt of awesome art to wake you up on a sleepy Friday. Art dealer Cook & Becker has teamed up with Sega for a series of poster-sized prints based on some of our old favorites fromJet Set RadiotoPhantasy Star. The idea was to create tribute pieces that “would capture the feeling of those games,” said Cook & Becker’s Maarten Brands. The art was “officially licensed and made in conjunction and with direction of the rights holders and people on the original teams if they were still there....

Diving deeper into Area Zero [Everyone welcome Cody Perez to Destructoid, who recently started writing for us in a freelancecapacity! Cody has written for a host of sites, including IGN, Digital Trends, and GameRevolution. Currently they’re playingCall of Duty, FFXIV,andFortnite, among other games – Chris Carter] Pokemon Scarlet & Violetmight have only come out a few months ago, but some players are already eagerly looking ahead to the future. The possibility ofPokemon Scarlet & VioletDLC is exciting, but the question remains: will it happen or not?...

XDefiant‘s release date is fast approaching. As it draws closer, we’re learning more and more about theCall of Dutycompetitor. For example, the developers just posted a much-appreciated breakdown of exactly how matchmaking works. The good news? Casual game modes don’t prioritize skill level, meaning skill-based matchmaking is only in ranked modes. XDefiant casual play has no skill-based matchmaking Call of Dutymultiplayer warriors know all too well the problem with skill-based matchmaking in casual game modes....

It’s part of a long line ofSonic Frontiersupdates: both big and small In case you missed it,Sonic Frontiersjustrecently put out a “2023 roadmap,”and there’sa loton it. Before we actually get to the new year though there’s a bit of free DLC to be had: including a “Holiday Cheer” Christmas suit. As confirmed by the officialSonic the HedgehogTwitter account, the DLC suit is out today, on top ofthe priorMonster HunterDLC. If you need a rundown of how all this skin DLC works (it’s not intuitive),we have a full breakdown here....

Worldwide release confirmed TheZero Escapeseries is, without a doubt, my favorite trilogy in all of gaming. Franchise creator Kotaro Uchikoshi crafted three absolutely spellbinding stories about survival, love, death, and time travel that rivals anything Hollywood has put out in the past decade. He’s a brilliant game designer, and I can’t wait to see what he has in store withAI: The Somnium Files. And that’s AI, pronounced “eye.” Formerly known as project PSYNC,The Somnium Filesis a visual novel mystery adventure game set in a technologically advanced Tokyo starring Kaname Date, a detective with an artificial eye he uses to gather clues as he hunts down a serial killer....