Bungie cancels Destiny 2 stream to address fan frustration and ‘goals for the game going forward’

A blog post is coming tomorrow in lieu of the stream Bungie hasshelved plansfor its third and final live stream forDestiny 2‘sCurse of Osiris DLCin favor of addressing growing concerns in the community over the state of the game and its future direction. “Tomorrow, we had planned to conduct the final stream prior to the launch of ‘Curse of Osiris’ to show off some of the weapons and armor the expansion includes,” the studio told fans today....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 233 words · Hannah Ramsey

Captain Blood finally launches this fall after tumultuous 20-year wait

The waters have been choppy forCaptain Blood, a pirate action game that first reared its head back in 2004. It was hit with a number of delays and other issues after that, including a resurgence in 2010 that had itplaying likeGod of War, and now it’s back and set to launch sometime this fall. According to the “Re-Reveal” trailer viaIGN, developers Seawolf Studio and General Arcade are preppingCaptain Bloodfor PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Bradley Oconnell

Catalog Avatar Creator codes (April 2024)

Updated: June 27, 2025 Checked for the latest codes! If you think you have a special gift for creating unique characters in Roblox, thenCatalog Avatar Creatormight be your next favorite game! Try many different items for free, design your special look, and brag to other players while listening to their advice for future outfits. Make sure to use the latestCatalog Avatar Creatorcodes for more interesting free items that you can use to improve your look....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Christopher Molina

Comments of the Week: Em Double-Yew Triple Funbus!

Get ready for the happiest comments on earth! Comments of the Week is a feature where we scour the front page, community blogs, forums, social media and the Dictaphone recorded banshee cries of the damned picking out comments. The ones that make you think, the ones that make you laugh and the ones that make you cry (but also laugh), and consolidate them into an entertaining package for the viewing pleasure of you, the Destructoid community....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Amanda Diaz

Compile Heart’s latest RPG Fairy Fencer F is such a tease

Teaser showcases one of Tiara’s special attacks and not much else Compile Heart has served up a morsel of gameplay footage for its upcoming fantasy role-playerFairy Fencer F. And, well, it looks like a Compile Heart game. Despite resembling just about everything else the studio has put out in recent memory,Fairy Fencer Fis something of an interesting release, if only for its impressive pedigree. Developed by theHyperdimension Neptuniateam, the PlayStation 3 title features artwork byFinal Fantasyillustrator Yoshitaka Amano and music from Nobuo Uematsu and the Earthbound Papas....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Joseph Wright

Contest: Win a pair of EPOS GTW 270 Hybrid Earbuds

We just saved you $200. You’re welcome. In today’s contest you can win a pair of EPOS GTW 270 Hybrid In-ear Earbuds! If you’re sick of using the same crappy, wired pair of earbuds that came with the phone you bought nearly four years ago (I can’t be the only one, right?) then today’s contest is just for you! Our friends at EPOS are giving us a pair of their fancy new GTW 270 Hybrid Earbuds, compatible with pretty much every mobile device – phone or gaming – still on the market....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Natalie Jones

Deus Ex creator will lead System Shock 3 development

Warren Spector joins OtherSide Warren Spector, the man behindDeux ExandEpic Mickey, as well as the producer on the originalSystem Shock, has joined OtherSide entertainment, the studio announced today: “Warren has acted as a Creative Advisor to OtherSide since the studio’s inception. Following the end of this semester’s classes at UT Austin, he will transition into a full-time position as one of OtherSide’s Studio Directors. Warren will continue to help in a creative capacity onUnderworld Ascendantand, later this year, ramp up and lead the team developingSystem Shock 3....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Sandra Schwartz

Double Fine Kickstarter update 2 and Ron Gilbert’s wisdom

We all knew Double Fine would do alright with theirKickstarter campaign, but I’m not sure we all expected it to blow up like it has. With over$2,228,000raised so far, it’s kind of a big deal. In response, Double Fine has announced a handful of new rewards to not only show their appreciation for donors, but to (maybe) entice the rest of you that have remained on the fence. Now, for a $30 donation, you’ll receive a a digital copy of the game’s soundtrack....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Leah Mclaughlin

Double Switch looks ’90s as hell in this 25th Anniversary Edition trailer

I love it Screaming Villains is following itsnostalgicNight Trapre-releasewith another over-the-top FMV adventure game from the Sega CD days.Double Switch: 25th Anniversary Editionis coming to PC and PlayStation 4 on December 11, and it is a sight to behold in 2018. That’s R. Lee Ermey up there! For our younger readers, all you need to know is that live-action games centered around traps were a Thing in the ’90s. I didn’t really get the appeal back then, but there’s a weird charm to this stuff now....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Amy Stewart

Dragon Ball FighterZ video celebrates Japan’s ‘Goku Day’

Happy Kamehamehara Believe it or not, today is “Goku Day” in Japan, celebrating the existence of the pop culture icon andDragon Ballprotagonist. The reason May 9 is chosen as the fated date is due to the phonetic pronunciation of May – “Go” or “Go gatsu” – and nine – “Ku” – hence “Go-Ku.” Well, it works just as well as May the Fourth at any rate. To celebrate, publisher Bandai Namco has put together a fun trailer focusing on the spiky-haired lead as he appears in their ownDragon Ball FighterZ....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Casey Potter

Dragon’s Crown Pro receives Elf character trailer, Western release rumour

Good news for your Elf Atlus have released the third video in a series looking at the of the upcoming PS4 re-release of their fantasy brawler,Dragon’s Crown Pro. This trailer puts the focus on the Elf. Though petite in stature compare to some of her party members. Elf is adept at taking out enemies at range or from on-high via her deadly and lightning-fast arrow attacks. Should the opposition get too close, her acrobatic abilities afford her a hasty escape, putting the boots to a few jaws en route....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Karen Gates

E3 08: Teaser trailer for I Am Alive

Ubisoft had a surprise for the audience at the very end of itspress conferenceearlier today. Right before the lights came up, a teaser trailer for the mysteriousI Am Alivestarted playing.As you can see, this teaser explains absolutely nothing about what the game is about or how it is played. I guess that is why they call it ateaser.Still, the audience at the press conference seemed to get excited. Maybe they were all really thirsty and wanted Adam’s bottle of water just like the hooligans in the trailer....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · Sherry Cunningham

Easy Studios: $60 game prices are ‘exploitative’

Do you like paying $60 for the latest videogames? Easy Studios boss Ben Cousenshatesthat you do it. Criticizing the current price of games as “exploitative”, Cousens believes the free-to-play model is superior. “I can’t think of anything more exploitative than gating all of your content behind having to pay someone $60,” said the man whose studio is ironically in thrall to EA. “That’s a really harsh business model if you think about it objectively....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Blake Ryan