The ska version of the Final Fantasy Chocobo theme slaps

Bawk Bawk where are my Vans? Thanks toa fantastic tweet from user itsybatsy, the ska ska Chocobo theme can now be shared with the masses. you may listen to it below. Then listen to it again. And again. In case you’re wondering: it’s fromFinal Fantasy Record Keeper, which came out roughly eight years ago. Sadly, the game is no longer active, as service ended globally on September 29. But that hasn’t stopped folks from sharing their memories of the game, including someRecord Keeperexclusive aesthetics and songs....

June 10, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Jamie Meyer

These Pokemon woodblock prints don’t come cheap

$450…each! Video games and woodblock prints are often awinning combination. The U.S. Pokémon Center has begunselling a pair of prints, and at $450 a piece (and with only 50 of each print being produced), we’re just gonna have to look. Which, hey, that’s fine with me! The making-of photos are neat enough: If the staging looks at all familiar (particularly the bridge), that’s because these prints draw inspiration from famous pieces:Gojō Bridge, an Episode from the Life of Yoshitsune, and the third station, Kanagawa, fromThe Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō....

June 10, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Kathleen Watkins

TY the Tasmanian Tiger has funded its Nintendo Switch port, now looking at other platforms

Don’t call it a comeback At the start of August,we reported on Krome Studios’ effortsto port 2002 platform adventureTY the Tasmanian Tigerto Nintendo Switch. A little over halfway into itsKickstarter campaign, the studio has succeeded in securing its $50,000 target. With ten days still to go until the crowdfunding campaign closes, Krome Studios has added an ambitious stretch goal: if the studio can reach $150,000, then it will also release the spruced-up port on PS4 and Xbox One....

June 10, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Elizabeth Jackson

What do you want from Sony’s E3 presentation?

KNACK 3 TIME!!! Let’s be honest with ourselves here — Sony has had a really good run of E3 presentations. Starting with its epic diss of the Xbox One used game plan some five years ago, Sony has been putting together year after year of solid E3 showings, coming to a jaw-dropping head with 2015’s show revealingFinal Fantasy VII Remake(which will still be shown at the 2023 E3 conference). But then 2017 happened....

June 10, 2025 · 4 min · 808 words · Kellie Payne

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is most successful Japanese Nintendo release since 2006’s New Super Mario Bros.

Evidently, only five games total have reached that mark So we know thatAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsis doing very well for Nintendo. How well?Try over 26 million units since July 01, 2025. It’s poised to eventually eclipseMario Kart 8 Deluxe‘s 28.99 million mark if it keeps this up;asNew Horizonswas released nearly three years afterDeluxe. But it’s also very big in Japan. The Switch is crushing it over there (as are mobile devices, as Japan still heavily favors portable gaming), butNew Horizonsis too....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 230 words · Mariah Rodriguez

Blair codes (August 2025)

Updated: July 20, 2025 We looked for new codes! When I startedBlair, my team started by collecting information to determine what type of ghosts we were dealing with. We ran into some friendly ghosts but also less pleasant ones who wanted us to leave. It was an eerie experience but perfect for horror lovers. To become good at hunting ghosts, you should redeemBlaircodes to get free cash. With it, you can buy better equipment from the shop and become an expert at catching these mysterious phantoms....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Jason Mahoney

Blood red Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain PS4 up for pre-order

Exclusively through GAME in Britain ThatMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Painspecial edition with the robot handand the limited run blood red PlayStation 4 are up forpre-order through GAME, bundled any which way you want it. Unless you want it for North America. The blood red console, previously announced for only Asia, got a European/Australian/New Zealand release announcementin June. What’s wild is that it’s not much more expensive than any of the existing PS4 models....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · Trevor Foster

Bungie awards Destiny 2 players Painfully Slow Clap emote due to an undefined issue

The launch ofDestiny 2: The Final Shapehas been packed witherror codesand server queues, though some of us are able to get in and play the campaign. Outside of the new playable content, Bungie also seems to have created an issue with the Painfully Slow Clap emote, but it won’t explain exactly what the problem is. The same week thatThe Final Shapewas released, Bungie added the Painfully Slow Clap emote to the Eververse Store for 200 Silver....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · Tracy Perez

Challenge Scot: Team Fortress 2 – The Worst Spy

A new recurring video series Hey everyone, I’d like to present to you the first episode ofChallenge Scot, a show in which I attempt to complete various challenges in different games, and (hopefully) hilarity will ensue. Think of it as a really focused “Let’s Play,” but with hopefully all the downtime cut out. The first challenge is inTeam Fortress 2, in which I need to play as a Spy and backstab an enemy sniper, whilst being unable to cloak or disguise....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Michelle Moore

Danganronpa Decadence features microtransactions and gacha options

Monokuma’s biggest nightmare to date Spike Chunsoft hasunleashed a slew of detailspertaining to its upcoming compendiumDanganronpa Decadence, which will be bringing animated murder ‘n’ mayhem to Nintendo Switch this winter. This super compilation contains not only the recent “anniversary editions” of three mainline titles in Kazutaka Kodaka’s cult franchise, but also a brand new tabletop-style spin-off in the form of the cheerful-lookingDanganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp. While Switch-owningDanganronpafans, (such as myself), are obviously giddy at the idea of having these four titles ready to go — on the go — one particular piece of news hangs a big sigh over the proceedings....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Claudia Ramirez

Dark Souls II CE unboxing makes death look worth it

Just look at some of that stuff Dark Souls IIhas done a pretty decent job of giving everyone the impression that they need to prepare for death again. Well, if you want to escalate things a bit and go beyond death, the Collector’s Edition ofDark Souls IIshould up the ante nicely, as this video demonstrates. Dubbed the “Black Armor Edition”, this set comes with exclusive warrior knight artwork, the soundtrack, a 16-ounce 12-inch PVC warrior knight figurine, limited edition hardbound art book, and a full color cloth map....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Robin Hammond

Destructoid: MS Paint edition! Round 1: Game covers!

Promoted from our Community Blogs! [Dtoid community blogger AboveUp posted a fun new MS Paint project for the community. You should join! –Mr Andy Dixon] Drawing is fun. Especially if you’re not very good at it. Personally, I’m decent at drawing at best; the moment it becomes more involved than just scribbling something is the instant it becomes too much to handle for me. This doesn’t mean I don’t have any respect for people who know how big everything is supposed to be in relation to everything else, or that can actually draws hands....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Andrew Kennedy

Dragon Quest will join Nintendo at Universal Studios Japan

‘Real Battle Attraction’ Dragon Quest has always been one of the most traditionally popular franchises in Japan. There’s even an unspoken holiday for each release, a running joke that’s made it’s way overseas and into pop culture. So it makes sense then that Square Enix is partnering up with Universal Studios Japan to bring a special attraction into the mix. It’s called the “Real Battle Attraction,” and will involve “getting weapons, going into dungeons, and battling monsters....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Douglas Mcbride