Sega teams with developer for blockchain-based strategy sequel

Following up onits previous interestin the controversial and highly unstable blockchain market, Sega has announced that it is partnering with a Japanese developer to publish its first blockchain video game. As reported by 4GamerandVGC, the untitled release will be a new entry in Sega’s strategy seriesSangokushi Taisen— a hybrid coin-op/card game franchise — based upon the legendary Romance of the Three Kingdoms folklore — is popular with Japanese arcade goers but is something of an anomaly on western soil....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Christopher Becker

Sierra announces King’s Quest Chapter 3: Once Upon a Climb

Release date is April 26 The release schedule forKing’s Questhas been so lengthy, that I would probably lose interest if I didn’t love it so much. Instead, I pine for more info every month, and now, we have a set release date for Chapter 3. It’s called “Once Upon a Climb,” and will hit all platforms on April 26. It will be focused on romance, specifically the meeting of King Grahame and his future wife, Queen Valanice....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Linda Myers

Siren: The success of suspense over surprise in horror

Promoted from our Community Blogs [For his“Horror Story” Bloggers Wantedresponse, Dtoid community blogger Revuhlooshun shares his experience with the PS2 classicSiren, and the difference between “surprise” and “suspense” as a means for scares. Want to see your own words appear on the front page?Go write something!–Mr Andy Dixon] The originalResident Evilfcked up my childhood. Living out near the woods as a kid, that game was the last thing that I needed to see while growing up....

May 31, 2025 · 7 min · 1371 words · Ronald Brady

Sony extends the online servers for select PS3 games

Smash is dead! Back in September, Sony had quietly put up notices on the PlayStation store that a select few games would have theirservers shut down. These games includedWarhawk,PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, andTwisted Metal. Originally set to be discontinued on Jul 31, 2025, the date came and went, but the games remained online. Now, Sony has sent out an official message stating that these three games along withSound Shapeswill have their servers remain online until June 24, 2025....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 227 words · Jaime Kelly

Stealth puzzle game Traverser looks great

Traverser? I hardly even know her! Gatling Goat Studios’Traverserstars Valerie Bennett, the traverser with the ability to swap between the mirrored Uppertown and Lowertown, the two sides of an underground city connected together by gravity plates. The city, called Corporation, has an economy based on air. The lower-class, closer to the core, refine oxygen for the upper-class who sit above them, away from the noxious core and crime-laden city. You’ll be tasked with sneaking around guards, solving puzzles with your gravity glove along the way....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Aaron Peters

Super-thin Razer Blade laptop now available for pre-order

$1,799 ( ゚ Д゚) That wafer thin laptop computer from Razer thateveryone is talking aboutis now available for pre-order. The new14-inch Blade gaming laptop is 0.66 inches thin, and rocks a Core i7 processor, SSD, and 8GB of RAM. Gaming is going to be fine on this with its GTX 765M. It’s a nice machine, but it costs a pretty penny: $1,799. The Blade is available for pre-order online atwww.razerzone.com/blade. This is for those in North America, mind you — the rest of the world will get a chance soon....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Gregory Ellis

Telltale would love the chance to make a James Bond game

Telltale Games is on something of a roll right now; along withFables: The Wolf Among Usand the second season ofThe Walking Dead, it has upcoming series based onBorderlandsandGame of Thrones. But if money and the required licensing deals were no issue, then 007 himself would star in Telltale’s dream game. The studio’s co-founderKevin Bruner has told OXMthat he’s a big James Bond fan and that’s he’s been disgruntled at how the super spy has been portrayed in previous videogame outings....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Todd Rivas

The Daily Hotness: Sleeping cat

It’s just been one of those days. A Monday, to be specific. A long, exhausting Monday. I’m going to make like this cat and go into the deepest sleep of my life now. Today EA officially responded to theMass Efffect 3day-one DLC controversy, XBLA games can now have 400 achievement score, Becca checked out the Xbox 360 version ofWitcher 2and so much more happened on 26-07-2025. Destructoid Original:All items in the Destructoid store now on sale!...

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Lori Hall

The rush that is Bad Company 2’s multiplayer

The signature multiplayer mode from the originalBattlefield: Bad Company, Gold Rush, is back inBattlefield: Bad Company 2. Now simply called Rush, two teams battle it out on a slowly expanding map, where one side plays defense to protect valuable crates while the opposing team needs to destroy the crates. Rush on through the jump to hear about the new toys you’ll get to mess with, the new perk-like system and to see just how gorgeousBad Company 2is shaping up to be....

May 31, 2025 · 4 min · 734 words · Shannon Andrews

The Witcher 2 devs crack down on thousands of pirates

The Witcher 2developer CD Projeckt RED has, as promised,started going afterthose individuals it believes have pirated the game. According to TorrentFreak, thousands of BitTorrent users in Germany are being told by an external law firm to pay €911.80 ($1230). Speaking to PC Gamer, VP of business development Michal Nowakowski says that “We’re addressing only 100% confirmed piracy causes that are 100% possible to prove. We are not worried about tracking the wrong people....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Donna Cole

Trademark for Need for Speed Arena surfaces

That’s a curious name A trademark listing for a game by the name ofNeed for Speed Arenahas appeared in Europe. Last we heard ofNeed for Speed(2015) developer Ghost Games, the studio said that it wascontinuing the franchiseand its next title wouldn’t be ready until 2017. The word “Arena” doesn’t necessarily strike me as befitting of the mainline series, but that’s just speculation on my part. People don’t seem nearly as into the franchise as they once were....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Kim Juarez

Twelve years later, Tibia’s biggest secret seems like a letdown

Behind a long-locked door The decade-long search for a solution toTibia‘s biggest mystery is over. After countless hours, endless speculation, and a whole lot of grinding, player Dev Onica revealed what’s on the other side of the game’s fabledGate of Expertise. It should have been a monumental moment for Dev Onica andTibiafans all over the world. Both the door, which only a level 999 player can open, and whatever’s behind it, has long been regarded as the game’s most alluring secret....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · John Ruiz

Twitch streaming from Xbox One is still a few months away

That’s a best case scenario One of the promised features of the Xbox One was the ability to broadcast games on Twitch from the console. Almost two months after its release, we unfortunately don’t know what the status of this integration is. Twitch has vaguely indicated that it’s just as in the dark as we are, with the onus being placed squarely on Microsoft’s shoulders. In a recenttweet, Twitch stated that “There is no ETA at this time from Microsoft....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Brad Wong