Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s rediscovered triple updraft trick could be game-changing for some runs

Link…use the peppers Another month, anotherZelda: Breath of the Wild(re)discovery. Yes these are still happening, and they’re still fascinating. One of the newest reborn crazes is the “triple updraft,” which does not require modding or some other insane method that might have turned you off from variousBreath of the Wildtricks in the past.In this reddit postby tetr4_hc (Tetra Hc), we see exactly how it plays out step by step. Here’s how the triple updraft works: Looks like the pepper market just skyrocketed in the land of Hyrule!...

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Samuel Williams

3DRealms’ Wrath: Aeon of Ruin is now done with Early Access

3DRealms is known for its many,manyretro first-person shooters, and thoughWrath: Aeon of Ruindoesn’t necessarily stand out in this respect, it’s a marquee example of the niche regardless. It’s pretty exciting, then, that its 1.0 version has now launched from Early Access. Described as a “great mixture of old and new”back in 2019,Wrath: Aeon of Ruinis a strange and enticing combination of the firstQuakeandTurok, of all things. It’s a rapid-fire boomer-shooter,not unlikeDUSK, but with a bit of additional pizazz added on top....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Rebecca Clark

A gratuitous interview with Cliff Harris

Musings on The Outcasts, game development, modders, and Kickstarter Okay, so maybe I’m playing it fast and loose with the headline. Like most interviews, my conversation with the affable Cliff Harris ofGratuitous Space Battlesfame was arranged quite some time before and was most certainly called for — the latest expansion to his popular space strategy title had just launched and he’s an all-round interesting fellow. But itwasfree, so I’m sticking to my guns....

July 15, 2025 · 14 min · 2941 words · Zoe Moreno

A madman created perfect LEGO replicas of Reaper’s Hellfire Shotguns from Overwatch

Morirse, morirse, morirse If you couldn’t tell by the deluge of Reaper headers that I’ve snuck intoOverwatchheaders this past seven months or so, he’s the character I gravitate towards the most. His outflanking close-combat style really appeals to me, and he’s remained a pretty balanced and competitive character since launch (typically appearing as a mid-tier character on lists if you’re into that sort of thing). As it turns out ZaziNombies, master LEGO crafter, is a fan as well, and created his Hellfire Shotguns in real life with around 1,100 pieces....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Eugene Ball

According to Twitter, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was the most talked about game of E3

Followed by Kingdom Hearts 3 E3 came and went, and in the grand scheme of things I wouldn’t say it was a smash hit. We saw a few bangers for sure but many of the actual conferences were too safe with very little in the way of surprises or heavy-hitters — to the point where I would have loved to at least seen a complete trainwreck on the level of Mr....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Robin Clements

Ace Combat 7 plot-heavy trailer precedes ‘Anchorhead Raid’ DLC

Special mission gets underway next week Namco Bandai has released heavy-on-narration, low-on-action trailer for the next DLC mission headed to their dog-fighting flight titleAce Combat 7: Skies Unknown. The trailer preemptsAnchorhead Raid, the second special mission headed to the action-packed sequel, following on last month’sUnexpected VisitorDLC. The mini-arc of missions will conclude in November with the release of its final chapter,Ten Million Relief Plan. Taking the form of a mission briefing, the trailer lays out a plan to hit the Eurusean military gathering in Anchorhead Bay, in a pre-emptive strike designed to weaken their forces, ahead of the upcoming showdown in Farbanti....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Pamela Hartman

Apple essentially just put its own version of LINE gaming stickers on iOS

And Pokemon is in Line, a popular Japanese social app, has been doingvideo game themed stickersfor forever, but now Apple is getting in on the lucrative licensed emoji market. This week the company launched a new “iMessage Store” for those of you who have access to iOS 10, so expect a lot more pictures in your inbox from your Apple friends. In addition to a number of other emojis, video game properties are starting to make their way in, including Bandai Namco joints,Mario, and of course,Pokemon....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Stephanie Dougherty

Are you getting antsy about Mighty No. 9?

It’s still a ‘spring’ release Because it doesn’t have the best track record at keeping its fans and backers up to date, theMighty No. 9project has once again started making waves across the internet. Based on a recent “no comment” response from Deep Silver regarding the game’s release schedule, as well as Twitter silence from the developer, people are starting to get antsy. Far be it from a publisher to comment on behalf of a developer at the drop of a hat, but the fact that the social channels for the game have been mum is not good....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Jared Brown

As expected, Riot is planning more League of Legends media projects beyond Arcane

Give us Fiddlesticks Last week saw the debut ofArcane: Riot’s take on aLeague of LegendsTV universe. And not only is it a hit critically, it seems to have done well for Riot in terms of reach. Naturally, there’s going to be moreLeague of Legendsmedia on the way. Riot no doubt was already planning on this given how long it took to actually produce and releaseArcane, butin a recent interview with the LA Times, they’re getting a little more open about what that might entail....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 289 words · Lisa Young

Axiom Verge certainly looks enticing on Switch

Headed to retail, too While it was not so surprising thatAxiom Vergewould be making the jump to the Switch, what is super neat is that developer Thomas Happ Games has partnered with BadLand Games to create a physical edition of the game for consoles. Dubbed the “Multiverse” Edition, this new version won’t have any new content for the game, but a bunch of behind the scenes footage and a documentary made by 2 Player Productions....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Douglas King

Back 4 Blood gets its next expansion, Children of the Worm, at the end of August

More terrors lurk in the world ofBack 4 Blood Back 4 Bloodis getting its next expansion at the end of this month.Children of the Worm, the second DLC expansion forBack 4 Blood, goes live on July 24, 2025. TheChildren of the Wormwill have a new story campaign, adding an Act 5 to the action. New enemies threaten to cause a bunch of problems for the Cleaner crew. But the survivors will have some back-up, too....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Amanda Wade

BadAss: Newest OC ReMix album celebrates villainy

Wow! OC ReMix had just recently given us theZeldaanniversary album25YEARLEGEND, and already the next album is out the door! Those guys are spoiling us with all this free music. David “The Joker” Puga, known here on Dtoid asAKillingJoke, took the directorial reins forBadAss, a celebration of thetruestars of videogamedom — the villains. We’ve got dark, moody theme music for bad guys spanning all of game history, including Dr. Wily, Dracula, Vergil fromDevil May Cry 3, Nightmare fromLink’s Awakening, Astaroth fromShadow Hearts: Covenant, and the muthaf*ckin’ Shredder!...

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Sara Moreno

Bethesda is ready to share more details for Fallout 76 Season 4, and another roadmap update

It starts on April 27 The big news inFallout 76is the impending release of the “Locked and Loaded” update,which brings in a ton of quality of life upgrades for Daily Ops,among other facets of the game. But it’s also heralding a brand new season: one of Bethesda’s many monetization tools forFallout 76. We’re up to Season 4 now, and it’s called “Armor Ace and the Power Patrol in Cold Steel,” going along with the classic sci-fi b-movie/’90s cheese feel of the older seasons....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 239 words · Robert Graham