Famous faces awkwardly pose with a Mr. Destructoid sprite

A couple months back, Holly Green made an adorableMr. Destructoid Perler bead spritewith the idea that a bunch of industry personnel and other famous Internet celebrities would gladly pose for photos with the little green square, no questions asked. E3 2012 sounded like the perfect time to put that idea to the test. Armed with the sprite and my iPhone, I scoped in and around the convention hall for prime candidates....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Autumn Jennings

FCC filing hints that the Nintendo Switch won’t support 3G or LTE

But will support Wi-Fi FCC filing documents have shed a little more light on the Nintendo Switch before its early January reveal event. Right now we basically know nothing about itfor surebesides the fact that it’s a new Nintendo console that can be taken on the go, but there are plenty of rumblings like the strength of the chipset, inputs, and so on. But these documents reveal that there will be Bluetooth available, but will not support 3G or LTE for on the go play (this makes sense for a Nintendo system, and the feature failed on the Vita, so why repeat history)....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Tracey Daniel

Following PSN return, Cyberpunk 2077 becomes June’s biggest selling PS4 game

Everybody’s headed back to Night City Following its return to PlayStation Store last month, CD Projekt RED’s troubled RPGCyberpunk 2077is back on its golden road, immediately becomingthe best-selling digital PS4 titlein Europe, Canada, and North America.Cyberpunk 2077was re-released on PSN, (albeit accompanied by abrand new warning), on June 21 following a six-month hiatus. CDPR continues to roll outpatches and hotfixesin an effort to get the console editions ofCyberpunk 2077into a far superior shape than it was on its December 2020 release — a launchso notoriously botchedthat it led to a slew of bad press, internet memes, lawsuits, and publishers such as Sony washing its hands of the game entirely....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Samuel Stevenson

Former Arrowhead CEO has an impromptu Discord Q&A about Helldivers 2 and beyond

It feels likeHelldivers 2has been in hot water forthis reason or the otherbasically from the get go. Theinfamous Escalation of Freedom updatedidn’t fare all that well, either, prompting the former CEO of Arrowhead Games to talk to the community via an unexpected Q&A. Pilestedtleft his former position as the CEOto take up a more hands-on approach to developingHelldivers 2as the new CCO. While the game hasn’treallymade good on all of its promises from that point onwards, Pilestedt has remained one of the community’s favorite Arrowhead developers due to his penchant for discussing upcoming content and explaining the reasoning for whyHelldivers 2is going in the direction it’s been going....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Kendra Mills

Fox n Forests, coming to consoles (including Switch), looks impressive

That SNES/Magical Quest vibe is lovely Whenever something comes along that looks likeDisney’s Magical Questor any ’90s era Capcom game, I immediately perk up.Fox n Forestseluded me when studio Bonus Level concluded its 2016 Kickstarter with €107,875, but it’s definitely on my radar now. The game, which missed a 2017 target but is on track for 2018, is coming to PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch, with a spring window. Some of the subtle effects like the shadows are great, and forced me to watch the trailer multiple times....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Jaime Page

GOG.com announces online gaming platform Galaxy

A ‘truly gamer-friendly, DRM-free’ platform After watching this dramatic trailer for GOG.com’s newly announced,optionalGalaxy online gaming platform, I’m still unsure about how it will work in practice but, on paper, it sounds okay. The new client, releasing later this year, will offer online multiplayer, game updating, social connectivity, and cross-platform play with Steam (and more platforms to come). According to GOG.com, none of this will be forced on anyone — you’ll never have to be online to play your single-player games — and users can use only the features they want....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Kimberly Lowery

Hellblade 2 is Euro-tripping to Iceland

Viva las Iceland It’s been a while since we’ve last heard aboutHellblade II, but today we got our update directly from Ninja Theory. Through a new soothing development diary, we get to see a “9th Century Version” of Iceland; the new setting for theHellbladesequel. The studio explains that they actually traveled to the location not only for inspiration, but to gather assets for the game, including detailed landscapes and audio from the wild....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Kenneth Jackson

How to complete A Winter Mystery in Stardew Valley

Most quests inStardew Valleyonly appear in your Journal when you’ve accepted them, but some will appear after cutscenes. ‘A Winter Mystery’ is one of these quests, and the steps to complete it aren’t exactly clear. How to begin ‘A Winter Mystery’ in Stardew Valley Unlike some other quests that require you to build relationships or complete certain objectives, A Winter Mystery is a quest that is easy to unlock. All you need to do is leave your farm during the Winter and head to the Bus Stop between 6 a....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Jose Thompson

How to complete the Dancing Fireworks event in Infinity Nikki

Illuminate the night sky in theInfinity NikkiDancing Fireworks event, bringing you many gifts to behold. Find out how to complete this event and what rewards you’re able to expect. Table of contents Infinity Nikki Dancing Fireworks event guide Go to theevent’s designated pageto start theInfinity NikkiDancing Fireworks. Scan the QR code, or use theInfinity Nikkiofficial page to access it from there. You can now log into your account and press ‘Start’ to begin the Dancing Fireworks adventure....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Kyle Roy

How to get Dream Shards in Disney Dreamlight Valley

If there’s one thing you’re going to need a lot of inDisney Dreamlight Valley, it’s Dream Shards. It’s needed in a lot of quests and crafts, so having a stockpile of this precious resource is never a bad thing. It can be hard to figure out where Dream Shards come from, especially if you’ve just begun your adventures in the Valley. Thankfully, there are a few different ways to get Dream Shards, and none of them will cost a single Star Coin....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Christine Torres

How to use Golden Walnuts in Stardew Valley

Ginger Island is a secondary location inStardew Valley, containing a long list of features, quests and areas to explore. Unfortunately, to unlock the entire island, and discover all of its hidden secrets, you’ll need to first find and then spendGolden Walnuts. There are a total of 130 Golden Walnuts to be found across Ginger Island, and unlocking each new area of the island requires a set number of Walnuts. The largest number of walnuts is required to unlock Qi’s Walnut Room, where you may earn exclusive rewards....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · Michael Parker

Japanese mythology meets puzzler in A Tofu Tail

Save Mr. Tofu from a life of…being tofu This weekend on the PAX East show floor sat the unassumingA Tofu Tail, a mobile puzzle game that draws from Japanese folklore. The premise is simple — you play asMr. Tofu, once a human in a past life, but now unfortunately transformed into a block of tofu by the mischievous Kitsune. To escape his misfortune, Mr. Tofu must traverse various floating levels in an attempt to confront the mysterious fox that trapped him in the first place....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Molly Torres

Johnny Cage may take the cake for best Mortal Kombat 11 fatalities

What’s cookin, good lookin? While the jury is still out on the gameplay aspect ofMortal Kombat 11, we can safely say that NetherRealm Studios’ upcoming fighter probably has the best fatalities of the entire series. Excusing a few duds (Kano is still boring as hell), most of the finishers have been ultra creative, made excellent use of their fighters respective powers, and have been plain entertaining. This isMortal Kombatlike we always imagined as kids....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 193 words · Patrick Johnson