Never hit snooze again! Let’s face it: waking up in the morning sucks, but Sony has a new game of sorts to make that harsh reality a little more tolerable.Wake-up Clubis essentially an alarm clock with social game elements for your PlayStation Vita. The application takes up to twelve players and pits them against one another for some early morning fun. It kicks off with a mini game to make sure you’re awake, then allows early birds to encourage (harass?...

Once again, Destructoid will be at PAX Prime this week in full force! There’s going to be a ton of games and panels to see, and Destructoid has a bunch of stuff planned for all you community folks that will be there. Friday is our big day as we’re going to be hosting our annual panel in the Unicorn Theatre at 12:30PM. Then Friday night we’re hosting our biggest PAX party ever withRise of the Triadand Razer!...

When it was announced back in 2010 that Gearbox would acquire and finishDuke Nukem Forever, people let out a sigh of relief. Gearbox had a great track record of excellent first-person shooter games and had recently releasedBorderlandsto critical and commercial acclaim. There was no way gaming’s longest running joke was going to be bad. Despite six years having passed since then, people still look atDuke Nukem Foreverwith a mix of derision and disgust....

This is the last in the series to preview all five of the games withinNintendo Landfor the Wii U. (you may check out the other previewshere,here,here, andhere! Whew!) Let’s talk “Donkey Kong’s Crash Course!” I am going to say it right now: Donkey Kong’s Crash Course is my favorite of all fiveNintendo Landminigames on display in the Nintendo booth. True, there are still a large amount of games still yet to be revealed, but they will have a tough time beating Crash Course....

The first update inFisch, since the launch of the Second Sea, has arrived, and it’s literally a jungle. Unlike most updates, this one will last for two weeks, and there’s quite a bit to talk about. Here’severything new in theFischAnimal Update. Table of contents Animal Pools in Fisch The biggest new addition in thisupdateis Animal Pools(Animal Hunt). These are, essentially,like raid battles inFisch. When an Animal Pool spawns, an Animal Fish will appear somewhere in the sea with aprotective bubblearound it....

In case you missed it, Xbox just wrapped up its Xbox Partner Preview for October, which ran for just over 25 minutes and included gameplay trailers and world premieres for upcoming third-party titles headed to the Xbox. It’s important to keep in mind, however, that not all of the titles shown are Xbox exclusive. Let’s take a dive into everything shown in the Xbox Partner Preview for October 2024 in the order they were shown!...

During tonight’sFinal Fantasy XIVLive Letter, Square Enix revealed that the official Benchmark software for the upcomingFinal Fantasy XIV: Dawntrailexpansion will go live in just a couple of days on April 14. According to atweet by Square Enix, the update benchmark features the new graphical updates coming toFinal Fantasy XIVin the expansion as well as a character creation tool featuring the new female Hrothgar. The Benchmark, as per usual, appears to give us a nice tour through what we can look forward to inDawntrail....

I’ve never been to Vietnam, but it’s now in the running for Worst Country Ever. Why? Gaming at night has been banned! The country’s Ministry of Information and Communication is now working to stop nighttime online gaming. They are doing this with the hopes that it will “mitigate the side effects of online games.” Right. The lockdown is coming soon: Internet service providers have been asked to block all online gaming daily from 10 p....

You’ll be able to build homes from scratch in the sequel For as many granular simulation games as we get these days, it’s not that common to see a full-on numbered sequel. But 2018’sHouse Flipperbroke through with three million copies sold across PC and consoles, and that was enough forHouse Flipper 2to get the green light. Here’s our first look at gameplay, including a noticeably less “basic” art style. I liked the original game for what it was, though I ended up craving a more complete experience with a bigger scope....

There’s nothing quite like shopping in aLike a Dragongame. Weapons? We got ’em. Might as well pick up a rice ball and pocket tissues. The Akame Shop also has such goods, but how can you access it inLike a Dragon Gaiden? For as short asLike a Dragon Gaidenis, its second chapter sure is densely packed. This is when Kiryu makes his way to Sotenbori and meets the effervescent Akame, squares up ina Coliseum brawl(or several), and saves some homeless folk from greedy yakuza dregs, among many other things....

With Delves being introduced inWoW: The War Withinas a new pillar of endgame content for solo players, leveling up Brann is important, especially if you plan to progress them. If you’re unsure how to do this properly, here’s all that you need to know on the matter. How to level Brann for Delves in The War Within Brann can only gain experience through playing Delves. There’s no method currently that allows you to level Brann outside of them....

Tetris was supposed to be a joke, not a challenge WithFortnitebasically dominating the battle royale for so long and overshadowing most competition, I was convinced it’d only go down alongside the battle royale genre as a whole. ButApex Legendsgarnering 25 million players in the course of a couple days is no small feat when so many other games attempting the same became footnotes in history and YouTube videos studying failure. And the successApex Legendsis getting is even more surprising when the we got the one-two blow thatTitanfall 3was not in development due to Respawn focusing onApex Legends....

In The Beginning… Nintendo’s 1992 masterpiece,The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Pastis a perfectly paced action adventure game, where our plucky hero, Link, must travel the world of Hyrule acquiring the knowledge and tools necessary to defeat Ganon, the King of Evil, and restore balance to the Light and Dark Worlds. The progression is straightforward, with Link acquiring items at opportune times to advance to the next dungeon, eventually becoming strong enough to defeat the final boss....