Reminder: Play Kia Speed Racing on Facebook, win a PS3

Kia’s latest car, theKia Forte Koup, is the first coupe in its class to include MP3/USB connectivity as well as Bluetooth connectivity standard on all models. Kia really wants gamers to be aware of these new features that they’re offering so they’ve teamed up with Destructoid to give away a 120GB PlayStation 3 Slim and $25 gift card to one lucky commenter. This contest is open until October 26 and you can enter once a day until then....

July 28, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Bethany Macdonald

Review in Progress: Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis

By the time I spent about an hour withFinal Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis, I was hit with an overwhelming wave of familiarity. Not because of nostalgia forFinal Fantasy 7, though I have fond memories of that game. Rather, it was because I have seen virtually this exact same game on mobile devices for the past seven years now. Despite what Square Enix’s frankly confusing marketing might leave you to believe,Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisisisjusta gacha game....

July 28, 2025 · 10 min · 1954 words · Jennifer King

Reviews Elsewhere: Tomb Raider

Lara needs no ‘protection’ from critics Tomb Raiderreviews spilled their juicy guts all over the Internet today, and it seems Square Enix was right to confidently lift embargo a week early. Reviews across the board have been almost universally positive, with Lara Croft’s reimagined adventures pleasing the critics. Despite high scores, a number of reviews seem to contain a lot of criticism — criticism that doesn’t seem to impact the overall sentiments writers have had....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 613 words · Alexander Campbell

Square Enix isn’t organizing a big multi-game news event

Upcoming games will be shown on an ‘individual basis’ Square Enix hada surprisingly packed lineupof upcoming games to show off at E3 2019, but things won’t be the same this year. They can’t be the same this year. E3 2020 was called off, but there’s also the ramifications of remote work to consider. Some studios are adjusting better than others. Some companies,like Microsoft, are investing a lot of time and energy into hosting digital events – there’s a new console to sell folks on before the holidays, after all....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Mrs. Nancy Curtis

Sunset Riders: How the west was fashionable

The Couch Campaign continues! When we think of the American west, we think of outlaws and lawmen, settlers trying to eke out a new life in an inhospitable place and, most of all, stylish dress composed of pastels and fringe. It is in that spirit that Jordan and I approachedSunset Ridersfor the Super Nintendo, knowing that while it was important to be good, that should be secondary tolooking good. And if you’re still following along with our playthrough ofFallout: Brotherhood of Steel, we have the next installment of that epic adventure below....

July 28, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Roy Johnson

The Fallout 4 next-gen patch could break some mods

Are you all excited about theFallout 4next-gen update? I’d imagine many of you are. Except possibly those who have been waiting for the fan-made projectFallout: London, which has had to be delayed. And also those who are in the modding community. Much like whenStardew Valleyreleased its big 1.6 update, many were concerned that the changes would break a lot of mods, or at least make them incompatible. This is expected to be the case forFallout 4custom content after the big update rolls out....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · Cheryl Moreno

The Silent Hill Retrospective: Silent Hill 3

‘It’s about your birth.’ Silent Hill 3is a mean-spirited game, but then that was always the point. to value her future, Heather Mason is dragged, kicking and screaming, through the muck and mire of her past. Yes, she’s given the tools to fight back, but the overwhelming numbers in her way serve as reminder that it’s easier to flee from destiny. Overall, it’s an exhaustive experience; the only relief coming from a goofy swerve, seconds before the end....

July 28, 2025 · 5 min · 992 words · Hailey White

The Wheel of Time series gets a story director

Expect blockbuster action in theWheel of Timevideogames. Professional screenwriter Chris Morgan is directing the story for Red Eagle Entertainment’s forthcoming videogame series. Morgan is the writer of numerous Hollywood flicks including such greats asCellular,Wanted,The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift. TheWheel of Timeseries is a mess of cold stares and plot holes, but we’re guessing that’s not why Morgan was given the job as story director. The videogame series is described as a set of games “derived” from Robert Jordan’s fiction, thus — and we’re guessing here — writers are need to plug in whatevergame-yelements are needed to flesh out the digital experience....

July 28, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Amanda Harris

Watch IGA play Symphony of the Night with Double Fine

#whip I hadn’t really thought about it until now, but man, Iwouldlike to spend two hours today watching designer Koji Igarashi playCastlevania: Symphony of the Nightalongside Double Fine senior gameplay programmer Anna Kipnis and videogame agent Ben Judd. This commentated playthrough was recorded for Double Fine’sDevs Play series. Given all that’sgoing on with IGA right now(#sword or #whip?), I’m pumped. Will we find out about his new game on Monday? Either way, it’s so great to see him talking aboutCastlevaniaagain....

July 28, 2025 · 1 min · 80 words · Julie Webb

We’ll have to take a lot of flights for Animal Crossing’s Wedding Season event

Take a photo, earn heart crystals, get wedding items, and repeat Back in April, Nintendo announceda series of free updatesforAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsincluding character arrivals like Leif and Redd and multi-day events like the maze-solving May Day Tour and the stamp-collecting International Museum Day. It’s somehow June today, and that means we’ve enteredWedding Season, the last event on the current (but by no means final) event calendar. How is it?...

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Dennis Sharp

Wolfenstein: Youngblood free content update adds new locations, skins, and skills

La Resistance Bethesda has released a glut of free content for its wild co-op shooterWolfenstein: Youngblood.The new update,which is live in-game right now, sees our heroes Jessie and Zofia continue to lay waste to the Nazi menace embedded within Neu-Paris. Players who complete the Da’at Yichud Artifacts side-quest will now have access to a new endgame chapter, adding two new treasure-hunting locations including a heavily-fortified Nazi bunker and a beautiful Parisian reservoir....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 244 words · Matthew Russell

Yup, Capy is also bringing Below to Steam

A chill new trailer to set the mood Capy never said its Xbox One roguelikeBelowwould come to Steam — but it also didn’t deny that it might,noting back in Augustthat the game was a timed exclusive on Microsoft’s platform. Now, right beforeBelow‘s first public showing at PAX East, it’s been officially confirmed for Steam in an atmospheric new trailer. People attending the convention:go play this beautiful thing.

July 28, 2025 · 1 min · 67 words · Lisa Copeland

#GirlWood confirmed: Aisha Tyler’s hosting Ubisoft’s E3 presser again

The Uplay Lounge returns Ubisoft’s not making any radical changes to its approach to E3. That doesn’t mean the French publisher won’t have anything exciting to announce; it’s just that whatever happens will go down the same way it always does — with a healthy amount of #GirlWood. Yes, Aisha Tyler is again the host for Ubisoft’s E3 press conference, which will take place on Monday June 15 at 2:45 Pacific at the Orpheum Theatre....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 218 words · Daniel Baker