No chili dogs, though Sonic Maniais shaping up to be quite a treat, but Sega isn’t done riding the hype train. After polling Twitter users about the possibility of a collector’s edition for the upcoming revival, Sega went ahead and fully revealed the thing today. Announcing the Sonic Mania Collector’s Edition for North America! For a limited time at:https://t.co/qyl6G58AoSpic.twitter.com/NUeCDiOj6d — Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog)Jul 12, 2025 I’m typically not one for collector’s editions (as they mainly exist to bloat the price of games), but that Sonic statue looks incredible....

Japanese newspaper Nikkei is reporting that Square Enix wants to supportDragon Quest Xfor the next ten years with downloadable content. Yes, ten years. The plan is to release new content for the game every ten weeks, with some of that content including story quests. The newspaper report states that Square is looking to get “mid to long term earnings,” and this is certainly the way to achieve that goal I suppose....

Though it’s not everyone’s cup of tea,Starfieldcertainly has made a name for itselfamong gaming audiences. The developer, Bethesda, is thankfully not dropping its post-launch updates anytime soon. The game’s latest update is about to get a beta very, very soon, in fact. As Bethesda promisedlate in 2023,Starfieldis due to receive major, meaningful patches every six weeks or so in 2024. This improvement to the game’s updating cadence won’t be dropping in until sometime in February, but the good news is that Bethesda’s plans for the interim update are more substantial than we might’ve expected....

Thank goodness for a good inventory A couple weeks back, I went to a Ubisoft event to playTom Clancy’s The Division. you’re able to find my overall impressionshere(Choice quote: “There are quite a few options that assist in your eradication of the homeless and disenfranchised”), but now I can talk specifically about the PC version and the unexpected benefits it includes. In a loot-heavy, time-consuming game likeThe Division, poor inventory management can have a cumulative effect: what begins as a trifling irritation can eventually become an incredibly frustrating endeavor....

Promoted from our community blogs [Editor’s note: Following Destructoid’scoverageof some questionable dialogue found in the Japanese version ofFire Emblem Fates, community member Ckarasu has delved deeper into the translation and offers his own take on the situation.] Fair warning, there may or may not be spoilers lurking in this discussion. It’s no secret that there’s currently a controversy surroundingFire Emblem Fates, and the support dialogue of Soleil and the main character....

Kenny Loggins not confirmed Three Fields Entertainment is a company most of you are probably not familiar with. Created by the heads of old-school Criterion Games, Fiona Sperry and Alex Ward, they’ve only releasedDangerous GolfandLethal VRthus far, but that is going to change soon. Eager to get back to their roots, the next game from the indie studio is being called a spiritual successor toBurnout‘s “Crash Mode.”Danger Zoneis a game about realistic crashes and causing mass havoc on the road....

The saga continues Fans of theTotal Warseries will be happy to learn that developer Creative Assembly is looking to branch out into more standalone expansion style games similar toTotal War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai. This comes as part of a new initiative called “Total War Sagas.” These games will focus on, “table-flip moments in history, where events are in the balance and could go any number of interesting and unique ways,” reads ablog postfrom the official website....

‘Seduce me’ As part of the next majorTeam Fortress 2update,Love and War, Valve has released a new short film called Expiration Date that’s nearly 15 minutes long. And it’s good! Real good. The update will add new taunts to the game, including “Conga!” and “Skull Cracker,” but that’s only the beginning. In typical Valve fashion, we’ll hear more about what’s included on a daily basis leading up to update’s release. For now, look sharp — there’s bound to be hints at what’s in store throughout the short film....

It was “seasonal” Overwatch 2has only been out for roughly half a year, but it feels longer: maybe because it’s so similar toOverwatch 1? Either way, the game has been through its own set of growing pains, especially when it comes to player communication and consistency. One such incident involved the competitive Mystery Hero playlist, which was abruptly removed in April. What is the competitive Mystery Heroes playlist? The competitive Mystery Heroes playlist is essentially a competitive randomized 5v5 hero mode, with fully random compositions and maps....

Remnant 2contains far more theory-crafting opportunitiesthan its predecessor, which can lead to a bad case of analysis paralysis (“what do I pick?!”). Here’s how to get a handle on things very early on, right after you complete the tutorial and gain the opportunity to apply your first trait (passive buff). Vigor is an easy choice if you’re bored or confused Starting out, you’ll be able to choose from the following traits after entering the Ward 13 hub zone:...

Put on your snakeskin jacket There are entirely Too Many limited-time PC demos to try this week thanks to Steam’sGame Festival, but one of ’em –The Wild at Heart– stood out to me as a longtimePikminfan who’s wondering where the next game is and why more designers haven’t tried to build on the herd-commanding subgenre. If you’re of a similar mind, you should play the demo before it bows out on June 22....

Remember Okage? Or what about Primal? The ESRB has pointed to another batch of PlayStation 2 games expected to appear on PlayStation 4. Based on recent listings by the video game ratings board, the console will getApe Escape 3,Okage: Shadow King,Primal,Siren, andWild Arms 3. When, exactly? That’s unclear. The King of Fighters 2000is “coming soon,” and has been for a while now — it was among the first titles Sony confirmed when it unveiled its re-release plans....

Nintendo goes all-in on DLC Although Nintendo has been embracing DLC more and more in recent years, and even had adopted the season pass model several times, fans are still pushing back. The latest battle is over theZelda: Breath of the Wildseason pass ($20), which includes two expansions of sorts, with a Cave of Trials challenge, new hard mode, “an additional map feature,” another story, extra challenges, and another dungeon....