How long do you wait before replaying games?

Related: Fire Emblem is kicking my ass When I was younger, I would spend months — and in some cases years, on and off — completing the same videogames repeatedly. Forget new game plus. I didn’t need extra motivation. This was back when I could only afford to buy a handful of titles a year, if that, and had loads of free time in which to obsess over them — even if they ended up not being very good, in retrospect....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · David Moore

How to complete Blank-Slate Battle: Wind at the Slumber Dojo in Zelda Echoes of Wisdom

The fourth challenge at the Slumber Dojo inZelda: Echoes of Wisdomcan seem particularly difficult at first glance, but it’s actually remarkably easy, and you don’t even need to learn any of the Echoes to succeed. The Slumber Dojo can be found in Kakariko Village, southwest of Hyrule Castle Town. It’s a bountiful source of useful rewards, and as it’s available early in a playthrough, you can use those rewards to give yourself an early advantage....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Crystal Herring

Insomniac trademarks something called Sunset Overdrive

It’s a game of some sort! Spyro,Ratchet & Clank, andResistancedeveloper Insomniac Gameshas trademarkeda videogame calledSunset Overdrive. According to the filing, this is for “Entertainment services, namely, providing an on-line computer game.” That’s the beginning and end of what we know. The name sounds interesting enough and somehow brought my mind, almost immediately, toOutRun. I’m not quite sure why. Hamza said it made him think ofSunset Riders, which surely has nothing to do with whatever Insomniac is working on either, but I couldn’t resist bringing it up....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Sharon White

Killer Instinct gets gimmicky limited retail release

Pinteresting The Xbox One’sKIller Instincthas an…interesting pricing structure. It’s limited free-to-play, sort of likeLeague of Legends. You can sort of buy it outright though, too. It’s a potentially good idea. “The world’s most generous demo,” so says Microsoft. So Microsoft is down with this release method, but it’s also done something weird in teaming up withPenny Arcadefor thePin-Ultimate EditionofKiller Instinct. This Pin Ultimate Edition will come with the game of course, as well as two of the 16 pins in the series and a premium case that unfolds into a display....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Alex Mitchell

Live show: Need For Speed: Rivals

It’s not a demolition derby game, but I’ll be sure to make it look like one [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch Rick ‘King Foom’ Olson play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you’re able to be as much a part of the show as anything else.] Have you ever wanted to watch somebody bounce into traffic at over one hundred miles per hour?...

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Patricia Lester

Live show: Syndicate co-op on Mash Tactics

Lock and/or load for “Multiplayer Monday” today onMash Tactics. King Foom is looking for recruits for a co-op campaign throughSyndicate, and skilled hands (or absurd creations) to challenge inSoulCalibur V. As always, players will be pulled directly from the Twitch TV chat, so fire up your Xbox 360’s and jump in the fray, live on air. Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDestructoid’s Twitch TV channel. Watch King Foom play a variety of games, each day with its own theme....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Angel West

Master of Magic lives again in Worlds of Magic

I put on my robe and wizard hat Master of Magicwas better thanCivilization.There, I said it. We’re lucky to live in a world where both exist, but the it’s the former that I love the most. YetCivilizationbecame a huge franchise that has spanned decades, even though MicroProse ceased to exist, whileMaster of Magicbecame something of an evolutionary dead end. So it’s not just a game I love, it’s one that desperately needs a second shot at glory....

May 15, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Ryan Merritt

Mistwalker: Terra Battle console game in the works

Mobile game surpasses two million downloads Mistwalker’sTerra Battleis coming to consoles, the studio announced today. The tactical role-playing game launched on iOS and Android devices last autumn with an intriguing “Download Starter” campaign, promising new content in correlation with certain milestones. With the mobile game having now surpassed the two million download mark, the team has started developing a console game based on the property. “We are truly humbled to seeTerra Battleachieve this milestone....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Matthew Cooper

NBC’s Today Show takes on Rock Band… and fails

I’m squirming in my office seat, wincing in pain, sweating of embarrassment. Why? I just watched NBC’s Today Show playRock Band. It hurt. Rockefeller Plaza was subjected to aural torture as Today Show hosts Matt Lauer (guitar), Meredith Vieira (horrendous vocals), Al Roker (drums), and Natalie Morales (legs, bass) did their rendition of Bon Jovi’s “Living on a Prayer.” This band doesn’t have a prayer, and I pray to God that I’ll never hear that again....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Molly Morton

New Command and Conquer 3 (Xbox 360) info

Godfree over atGamertagRadiowas cool enough to pass along some fresh nuggets of information about theXbox360 release ofCommand and Conquer 3:TiberiumWars. 1)XboxLive Vision camera:Yes! On themultiplayergame lobby before the battle starts you can see other players in the game. There’s always the chance of seeing a naked body part prior to starting a game now, which right there should be enough to get anyone jacked up about gathering resources for the Brotherhood of Nod....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 259 words · Patrick Hess

New Valve program drops Steam bundle prices to account for already-owned games

Developers can opt in A new Valve initiative will allow consumers to take advantage of the savings that game bundles offer without possibly necessitating the purchase of duplicate licenses. This program introduces flexible pricing — a system that changes the cost of a bundle based on how many of the bundle’s games you already own. According toPCGamesN, it has obtained a memo sent from Valve to developers and publishers. It states in part “With Steam Bundles, if a customer already [owns] some items in the Bundle, they will pay for and receive only the items not already in their account....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Jessica Potter

PBS takes a look at modern ‘8-Bit’ culture

The name of the video isThe Evolution of 8-Bit Art, but don’t let the title fool you. This video isn’t about the “8-Bit” games of the modern era (likeMega Man 9,Mutant Mudds,VVVVVV,Lone Survivor, and many others). It’s about the people that have adapted low-res sprite art and “chiptune” sounds to other mediums; like painters (Anthony Sneed), live concert artists (Minus Baby and Anamanaguchi), and parody/tribute film makers (Doctoro Octorock). I mean this in the most respectful way possible, but how is it an “evolution of 8-bit” to take the style of classic gaming and apply them to older, less multifaceted artforms like the short films and murals?...

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 203 words · Dr. Curtis Evans

Planetary Tower Defense codes (April 2025)

Updated: July 06, 2025 Checked for new codes. I hoped this would be a game where I get to defend Pluto’s status as a planet from NASA scientists’ facts and logic with the help ofPlanetary Tower Defensecodes. However, it’s another strategy title with a space opera theme. It’s still pretty fun and offers a ton of freebies, though! ThesePlanetary Tower Defensecodes will give you a ton of free Gold, which is an essential resource if you want to keep progressing through the stages....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Patty Strickland