A little refresher on the fall of the Dreamcast

SEGA’s Tadashi Takezaki remembers the Dreamcast’s struggles As a young ‘un, my only experience with the SEGA Dreamcast was withSonic Adventureat a Target demo station. I was very much an outsider, admiring the machine as it appeared in magazines and on television. I finally picked up a unit three years back, though I shamefully admit that I haven’t spent much time playing it. Others have fonder experiences than I, and these are the people who continue to wonder why the Dreamcast’s life was cut short after only two years on the market....

June 21, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Melissa Jensen

Advert for Street Fighter Transformers recalls Super Turbo’s intro

Me Grimlock hate doorstep import charges Last monthwe reported ona funky line ofTransformerstoys based upon some ofStreet Fighter’sfamous warriors. Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and M. Bison will all receive Cybertronian makeovers courtesy ofTomy Takara. A new advert has surfaced to promote the figures, which are scheduled for release in 2018. The commercial uses imagery from the iconic intro to 1994’sSuper Street Fighter II Turbo, with Autobot hero Optimus Prime appearing in place of annoying demon warrior Akuma....

June 21, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Jordan Jackson

All pistols in Starfield – Weapon guide

Whilsttraversing the universewith Constellation, some situations might call for a moredelicate,precisetouch. It’s not always about making the biggest mess imaginable; sometimes all it takes is a weapon that’ll get the job done. InStarfield, there are at least fifteen pistols that can be acquired and modded to make your day-to-day a whole lot easier. These pistols can be acquired via purchasing them at a shop or finding them as loot on the corpses of your enemies....

June 21, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Morgan Wilkinson

Best races for the Warlock class in Baldur’s Gate 3

The Warlock is one of the most traditional classes you may pick inBaldur’s Gate 3. If you want a powerful magical class with three vastly different subclasses and a whole lot of firepower, this is the one for you. But some players might be wondering what the best race is for a Warlock inBaldur’s Gate 3. Best races for Warlock inBaldur’s Gate 3, explained At the end of the day, this might be a cheesy answer, but you can ultimately pick whatever race you want as a Warlock, as the stat differences between most races aren’t significant enough inBaldur’s Gate 3....

June 21, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Eric Dillon

Blizzard China suing ‘Overwatch clone’ developers

Don’t fret, chums, the backup’s arrived It’s been reported by Japanese website PC Watch that Blizzard Entertainment and its partner in the Orient, Netease, are suing the developers of mobile arena-shooterHeroes of Warfare, 4399, over claims that the Android/iOS title is a rip-off of their own team-based battler,Overwatch. Heroes of Warfare features two teams of kooky characters battling it out over checkpoints, on a variety of maps, which are suspiciously similar in layout to maps featured in Blizzard’s celebrated shooter, the game also contains sound effects that seem to have been pulled directly from theOverwatchassets, as well as a somewhat recognisable UI system....

June 21, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Paul Schneider

Blox Fruits Dragon Rework update details and release date

As players eagerly await the upcomingBlox Fruitsupdate, the big focus on everyone’s mind is the anticipated Dragon rework. While the developers haven’t released specific details just yet, we do have quite a few teasers that we can use to piece together information. Here is everything we know includingBlox FruitsDragon Rework update details and its release date. What is the Dragon Rework inBlox Fruits? All of theBlox FruitsDragon Rework update details we have are essentially based on the below roadmap that was shared on theBlox FruitsTwitter, the next update is focused on a Dragon Rework as symbolized by the right-most graphic, the dragon with the two circles around it....

June 21, 2025 · 3 min · 565 words · Taylor Mccarty

Borderlands: ‘I need to find something to shoot immediately’

When Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford started spouting off that there were literally millions of guns in the developer’s upcoming titleBorderlands, I didn’t have any reason not to believe him. I mean, why would he lie? He’d never get away with it; you know someone, somewhere is doing the math on that right now. Or they’ll count when the game comes out in October. I’m sure someone already has a spreadsheet going....

June 21, 2025 · 7 min · 1281 words · John Sellers

Capcom’s favorite Street Fighter poll has some surprises

Japanese result oust Ryu from the top spot Capcom held a poll last monthasking us who our favorite characters are from the series. Results are in, and boringly enough, Ryu came in 1st, followed by Ken, Akuma, Chun-Li, Cammy, and Sakura on the global results. From there, things get a touch more interesting. Karin (who hasn’t been seen in a Capcom Fighter game since theAlphadays) came in 7th on the global poll, right behind Sakura....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 227 words · Megan Cruz

CastleStorm heading to mobile devices

For iOS and Android CastleStormcame out for Xbox Live Arcade, PC, and PlayStation Network last year and we overall liked the game. Well now it’s coming out for iOS and Google Play devices asCastleStorm – Free to Siege. The mobile version, as you may have guessed by the new name, will be free to play. There will be four campaigns offering 150 battles, with lots of variety in terms of attack abilities for players....

June 21, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Mrs. Krystal Harris

Comments of the Week: Love Love Love

Promoted from our Community Blogs Goooooooooooooooooooooood evening to all of my lovely audience members! Quick question: what the hell are you doing right now, and why isn’t it showering me with love and affection? After all, your dear host, Dreamweaver, is back with yet another round of Comments of the Week! You know, the showcase for community members, by community members, such as yourselves? If you aren’t too busy at the moment — and if you are, fuck your responsibilities!...

June 21, 2025 · 4 min · 658 words · Isaac Patterson

DJMAX Respect releases in the West early next year

Digital-only PS4 version incoming Neowiz has locked down a Q1 2018 launch window for its Western release ofDJMAX Respect. The PS4 rhythm game sports 147 tracks, local and online multiplayer, and it’ll have “every single song from the series as DLC available after launch.” In the West, there will only be a digital release. Although longtime fans would’ve surely gotten on board withRespectby now given that it’s been out in Korea since July, it’ll be nice to have an easily-accessible version available to folks in the West....

June 21, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Victor Dunn

Dragon Age: The Veilguard unveils a star-studded voice cast

EA has revealedthe main voice castforDragon Age: The Veilguard, showing off a prettyfamiliar castof notable names. TheDragon Agegames have always been dialogue-heavy, with big close-ups of fidgety foot-locked characters. A weak cast member with a bad performance can stick out like a sore thumb, but it looks like the company has pulled out the big guns for this one. I shudder to imagine what the voice budget looks like. Here’s the full rundown straight fromEA’s news blog: Beyond that, the main character, Rook, gives you the choice of four voice actors: two masculine, two feminine; two North American, two British....

June 21, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Sarah Grimes

E3 2018 press conference and stream schedule

Here’s everything we know of Once again Destructoid will be covering E3 2018’s press conferences live on location, and now that we basically know where everyone stands outside of Sony, it’s time to publish the full schedule and see what we’re looking at. In the past few years E3 has crept up on the weekend, and we basically have conferences from Saturday, June 9 all the way through Tuesday, June 12....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 254 words · Kyle Tanner