All Superstar Abilities in Madden 26 and how they work

NFL stars inMadden 26have certain differentiating factors that separate them from average athletes, and these Superstar abilities can help you rise above your opponents. While Superstar abilities might appear to be the same as X-factor abilities, they are quite different. Unlike X-factor abilities, there are fewer Superstar variants, but they’re usable outside the zones. They’re also more common than X-factor abilities, but let’s take a look at how they work and how they impact the gameplay inMadden 26....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Martha James

Ashen has a cool take on action-RPG multiplayer

Other players will look like your quest givers Ashen, an upcoming action-RPG from Aurora44 and Annapurna Interactive, has an intriguing take on “passive” multiplayer. While you’re out adventuring, you might bump into another player — but they’ll appear to you as a relevant NPC regardless of that player’s actual gear or customization choices. “We really want players to focus on the personalities and stories of these quest givers,” noted the studio in this narrated footage from gamescom....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Vickie Rowe

Best Ranked Play classes for MW2 and Warzone 2.0, explained

Dominate Ranked Play like aCoDpro Ranked Play is now here in bothCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2andWarzone 2.0. These game modes are the ultimate challenge for players, queuing them up with and against players of roughly the same skill level. If you want to see how you stack up against talented players and evenCoDpros, you’ll want the best Ranked Play classes. Best Ranked Play classes forMW2 Starting withMW2, here are the bestRanked Playclasses for this game....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 592 words · Stephen Johnson

Blizzard’s recreating the original Diablo in Diablo III

Part of the anniversary patch Diablois one of Blizzard’s oldest and most important properties. WithDiablo IIIstill going strong, the developer wants to pay proper tribute to where it all began in honor of the franchise’s 20th anniversary. During the BlizzCon 2016 keynote, chief development officer Frank Pearce revealed that Blizzard is putting the originalDiabloinDiablo III. Players have the opportunity to travel back to that damned cathedral and work their way downward through untold horrors....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Carrie Banks

Bungie shares Destiny 2 plans from now until the (delayed) Shadowkeep expansion

There’s event extensions to go with that delay As you may have heard,Destiny 2‘s next expansion (and free-to-play shell)Shadowkeephas been delayed. Just by a few weeks mind, and Bungie is going to shift its road map around a little to compensate. Calling it “ending on a high note,” a new blog re-iterates that multiple events (like Iron Banner) will be repeated before the end of the season, and provides a new detailed calendar/road map for what’s happening between now and October 1: whenShadowkeeplaunches....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Marco Molina

Capcom Home Arcade is a huge £200 stick, complete with built-in arcade classics

It’s still less than I spent in credits We now know what Capcomwas teasing with its retro-enthused video yesterday. As murmured by many on the grapevine, it is indeed an arcade stick pre-loaded with a ton of classic Capcom arcade titles. It’s also £200 and it’s… well… enormous. The Capcom Home Arcade is a two-player arcade control panel, which will connect directly to your TV or monitor via HDMI and comes loaded with 16 arcades classics from the CPS1/CPS2 era....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 233 words · Angela Murphy

Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate becomes a Quadrungulate with a free new Roomisode

Good graphics forefronter Videlectixhas announcedthen subsequently kicked out the door a new Roomisode for the paramount point-and-click,Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate. Its nomer has now become a misnomer. The new roomisode features the eponymous Dangeresque’s counterweight Dangeresque Too as he fights the fickle stubbornness of elevator doors using adventure game logic. That’s all I got, about the new episode, so here are the bullet points from the release: As legend has it,Dangeresque: The Roomisodecame out in 2008 around the time of the blockbusterStrong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Dwayne Galvan

Destructoid’s award for Best Remaster/Remake of 2022 goes to…

Live A Live When Ifirst covered the rumorthat Square Enix was reaching well into its own past to dig up long-lost Super Famicom releaseLive A Live,I will admit that, despite being pleased with the preservation element, I didn’t really think that the endeavor would amount to much. After all, various ’90s classics have been resurrected time and again, only tofall short of their former gloriesor, in the worst cases,miss the point entirely....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Ashley Wright

Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth comes to kick Pikachu’s arse in 2016

Note: I do really, really love Pokemon Oh lordy I can feel something growing inside of me. An urge, buried deep for over ten years now that must spring forth:Digimonwas way better thanPokemon. Sure, thePokemongames were great and I love them dearly, but when you compare the anime we all knew whoreallystood out on top, and it sure as fuck wasn’t Ash Ketchum. Well, it looks likeDigimonwill be returning to Western consoles soon as well, with the announcement of a localisation forDigimon Story Cyber Sleuthat Anime Expo 2015 by Bandai Namco, due for release in 2016 on the PlayStation 4 and digitally (heh) on the PS Vita....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Richard Johnson

Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny localized demo now available on Nintendo Switch

Pre-orders for the full game are now live Disgaeafans have had one helluva wait forDisgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny, but we’re on the home straight now. With the latest entry in the long-running RPG series just a skip over a month away, publisher NIS America has dropped a demo on the Nintendo eShop, giving the community a final burst of hype to help get them over the finish line. The demo — which has been previously made available in Japan — will let you check out the first two chapters ofDisgaea 6,offering a taste of the adventure and its “quadrillion” damage potential....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Robert Everett

Does InZOI use Denuvo?

InZOIis 2025’s major addition to the world of life sim titles, and many players have wondered if the KRAFTON-published title has Denuvo. The anti-piracy software needs no introduction for those who game on PC, as it’s actively used by many developers globally. Denuvo is well known for its anti-tamper properties, which reduce the chances of piracy. However, the software is also well-known for affecting in-game performances. Does InZOI have Denuvo?...

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Stephen Estrada

Don’t forget about SkyDrift, out this week

I know that there are a lot of games either out or on the way that are vying for your attention. But I would urge you nonetheless to take a quick moment and check outSkyDrift, releasing on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network this week.Jordan put up a previewa few weeks ago where he compared it favorably toHydro Thunder. Give the trailer a watch and then go download the demo at the very least....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Debbie Martin

E3: PS All-Stars Battle Royale hands-on: Drake, Big Daddy

With every new character unveil, I become more excited forPlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. Now that the Internet has had a couple of weeks to fight over whether it’s a soullessSuper Smash Bros.clone (it isn’t), Sony has made it easier to cheer for their whimsical four-player fighter with the addition of two new characters. Now the game has a character from what is arguably the PlayStation 3’s flagship series and the first third-party character to be added toAll-Stars‘ roster....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 541 words · Angela Campbell