The Weekend Hotness: Look Ma! We’s on the G4s! (07/27/08)

Hey, would you look at that! It’s Reverend Anthony and Nick Chester on G4. They share their opinions on this years E3 and of course, Nick talks about food. Chad reviewsFinal Fantasy IV, a few C Blogs get promoted to the front page for the E3 blog your brains out contest, Darth Vader and Yoda fight each other inSoulcalibur IVand plenty more happened over the weekend. Weekend Regulars:Weekend Destructainment: Bramble ScrambleDestructoid Discusses!...

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Elizabeth Baldwin

There’s a little Hotline Miami in Payday 2

Plus here have a new trailer There’s a special homage toHotline MiamiinPayday 2!You can purchase a pig mask called “The Hog” and it has some familiar sounding text associated with it too. Yeah that’s about it. Just a neat little thing. Anyway, we’re pretty excited forPayday 2, as areall of you! The latest look atPayday 2gives us the basics on what each playable character brings in order to help pull off a successful heist....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Gordon Wang

Turning yarn Yoshis into yarn balls in Yoshi’s Woolly World

As cute and good and nice as you expected Yarn Yoshiis a pretty good name.Yoshi’s Woolly Worldis an okay name. Yoshi’s Yarnis a better name and what the game should’ve been called for the sake of alliteration andYoshi’s Storysymmetry (a yarn is like a story!!!). I’m going to keep writingYoshi’s Woolly WorldasYoshi’s Yarn. Sorry. I walked out a Sony appointment with not enough time (before my next appointment) to go back to the E3 press room, but enough time to play a game....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Philip Chaney

Where to find Gulpers in Fallout 76

Some of the most menacing enemies inFalloutgames are small critters scaled up to human-sized proportions. A disturbing example of this are theGulpersofFallout 76who were once cute salamanders until the Great War mutated them into six-foot-tall predators of the Wasteland. Flies and other insects aren’t enough to sate their appetite anymore so Gulpers have adapted to ambushing players around the Mire and Cranberry Bog. If you’re looking to defeat Gulpers for Seasonal Challenges or harvest their meat to make delicious pepperoni rolls, you’ll want to know all of the locations Gulpers are found withinFallout 76....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 283 words · Michelle Roman

Wolfenstein, Tekken and The Evil Within graphic novels on the way

‘Which one is it? Nazi Smashers?’ Three new trade paperbacks have been announced by publishers Titan Comics, each one a tie-in to a popular video game franchisesWolfenstein, TekkenandThe Evil Within. Wolfenstein – Volume 1is a prequel to the recently releasedWolfenstein II – The New Colossus, and sees 1960 Billy Blazkowicz laying a beatdown on The Reich in his own inimitable way.Tekken – Blood Feudfollows the heroes of the long-running Namco fighting franchise as they prepare to face an awesome force that may not be of this world....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Alan Ruiz

Xbox Series X’s backward compatibility is great and it’s getting even better with FPS Boost

And now Pandora’s box is open for game requests Microsoft has outdone itself with backward compatibility on Xbox, to the point where – in the absence of regularly scheduled big-hitting exclusives – it’s one of the main selling points for the platform. And it gets better: with a new FPS Boost feature, certain games will run even smoother on Xbox Series X/S. As outlined today by Microsoft, FPS Boost willwork behind the scenesto boost select Xbox One titles to 60 frames per second or, in some cases, 120fps....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Justin Hall

After all these years Shy Guy’s face has finally been revealed

Shy Guy unmasked in Mario Power Tennis Have you ever wondered what was under theShy Guys‘ masks from theSuper Mario Bros.series? I have. I care more about what these guys look like than even what is hiding underneath Master Chief’s helmet. [Spoilers: He is a chiseled white guy from the nose down as revealed in theHalo 4legendary ending.] The cat has finally been let out of the bag due to what I can only assume is modding of the GameCube’sMario Power Tennis, a game in which Shy Guy’s mask falls off during his celebration cutscene as seen above....

July 22, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Regina Cobb

After touring Flying Wild Hog, it makes perfect sense Shadow Warrior is the way it is

How the sausage is made “We’re kind of like the Valve of Poland,” Artur Maksara tells me. In a way, he’s right. He’s referring to Flying Wild Hog’s flat structure, a sincere-seeming mentality that everyone in the company is just as important as any other. Quality assurance is treated the same as the artists who are treated the same as the top brass. An hour earlier, we were shown the CEO’s office — a desk in a room full of identical desks....

July 22, 2025 · 5 min · 935 words · Carl Franco

Another Switch hardware update, and still no more themes

Can we get folders too? Nintendo Switchthemes…is it too much to ask for? Or at the very least, maybe rename the themes section to something else: don’t give us hope. So the Switch just got an update last night,catapulting it into version 13.2.0. That’s a pretty radical number, so there must be radical changes, right? Nope! It’s another case of “general system stability improvements to enhance the user’s experience.” Slowly but surely, we’re getting some basic features over the course of multiple years....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Marvin Murray

ARK: Survival Evolved’s new Scorched Earth expansion sounds rad

A new desert mechanic ARK: Survival Evolvedcontinues to get regular updates, and this new expansion revealed today at PAX West is no exception. It’s calledScorched Earth, and will have players locating water, food, and shelter across an “ultra harsh” desert, adding in wyverns as a new foe. There are seven desert-themed biomes in all, 50 new items to craft, new creatures to tame, and additional challenges. It’ll run you $19.99 on all platforms when it’s eventually released on PS4 (it’s live on PC and XB1 today)....

July 22, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Michael Harrison

Best players for EA FC 25 Beast Mode Activated Evolution

The Beast Mode Activated Evolution is certainly one of the best upgrades to use, andEA FC 25players can get an endgame card for their Ultimate Team squad. While the evolution costs 100,000 coins to unlock, it allows you to get a 98-rated item for the first time. There are plenty of amazing choices, so let’s go through the upgrades to decide who might be the best possible option for you....

July 22, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Michelle Parker

Carbine Studios announces WildStar release date

Set to arrive in June ) It’s been almost three years since Carbine Studios revealedWildStar, but the MMO is finally going to arrive on June 3rd of this year — as usual, it will come with 30 days of playtime, and will use the unique mechanic of allowing you to buy game-time with in-game credits. Pre-orders open up on March 19th. If you’re interested, pre-ordering nets you early access on May 31st, as well as an exclusive“rocket house,”decorations for said house, a 10-slot storage bag, and the ability to reserve character or guild names early....

July 22, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Andrew Adams

Champions Online: Heroes don’t sleep

I’ve never really stuck it out inChampions Online, I tend to get a bit bored of it rather quickly. It’s certainly not due to lack of content, however. The game’s brimming with it. The latest update, Champions: On Alert, promises to add even more to the tight and cape loving free-to-play MMO. Heroes will be able to duke it out against supervillains in classic scenarios, build faction reputation to unlock new travel powers and gear and experience deeper customization with gear modifications....

July 22, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Robert Zuniga