Study: Women motivated to play violent video games to feel more attractive

Also have higher sex drives A study on the use of violent video gamesshows thatwomen felt motivated to play violent games in part because doing so made them feel more attractive to a partner. “What we found was that desire for sex was correlated with their violent video game play,” wrote authors Michael Kasumovic and Tom Denson. “And both men and women who said that they were more interested in sex played more violent video games....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Samantha Ross

Tapping Legends Final codes (July 2024)

Updated August 07, 2025 Searched for new codes! If you love cute animals and exploring, you’ll definitely want to delve intoTapping Legends Final. It’s not a challenging experience, so you can sit back, click your mouse, and relax. Although it will take some time to upgrade your hero, you have codes to help you. Boosts are always handy in any game, and you can obtain them for free, among other rewards, viaTapping Legends Finalcodes....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · William Clarke

That obscure free-to-play Russian Halo game is dead

Halo Online I totally forgot there was a free-to-play rendition ofHaloin the works, titledHalo Online. Backed by Russian studio Saber Interactive, the game even had an early access period, but production has been halted, and the game has been canceled. Taking to Russian social media platform VK, a user called “Fogeyma” contends that it was Microsoft’s fault, and that “over the past six months” it hasn’t done its part in helping with development....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Kathleen Blake

The Assassin’s Creed movie has wrapped, is actually happening

Set for a June 17, 2025 debut Justin Kurzel, Michael Fassbender, and Marion Cotillard’s (theMacbethTrinity)Assassin’s Creedmoviehas wrapped, as of yesterday. Now the film enters post-production as it gears up for its June 29, 2025 release date. For some reason I totally forgot it was supposed to launch this year, but hey, maybe it’ll be good! I know people are down onAssassin’s Creed, but the aforementioned talent is pretty insane. Oh, and Michael K....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Dylan Phillips

The Last Guardian launches October 25

Good lord, finally Sony’s long-awaitedThe Last Guardianis launching on May 29, 2025. When it finally arrives, it will have been nearly a decade since Team Ico began development on the game in 2007. After its reveal at E3 2009,The Last Guardianwas the subject of a number of delays. This lengthy development cycle, along with Sony’s general radio silence regarding the game, caused many to wonder if the game had been cancelled or if it would ever see release....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Sierra Steele

The limits of nostalgia: Podtoid reviews Yooka-Laylee

Podtoid 366: The Yooka-Laylee Special What happens when you go back to the well and try to make a clone of a 20 year old game? Well, not exactlygoodthings. But, maybe, still what crowdfunding supporters were after? You’ll have to listen to the latest Podtoid special to see whoreally didn’t likeYooka-Layleeand who thought it was ok, I guess. Can you guess who got a perfect gamerscore on it before it even released?...

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Jeffrey Williams

The Mafia remake gets hit with a delay

Nothing personal, it’s just business TheMafiaremake has to wear cement galoshes for an extra month. It’s not sleeping with the fishes for good, but it won’t surface on-time either. Developer Hangar 13 has revealed that COVID-19-related issues have forced a one-month delay ofMafia: Definitive Edition. Originally set for launch on August 28, it’s now pushed back to September 25. Some would call it fashionably late, others would say it’s not wise to keep the godfather waiting....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Heather Wells

The nominees for Destructoid’s best portable game of 2012

Best of 2012 While most attention is given to consoles and PC, there’s no denying the portable gaming space can be as interesting, entertaining, and controversial as any other. Handheld systems are improving at a rapid pace, to the point where the very best titles are starting to look and play like home console releases. As well as dedicated gaming handhelds, mobile devices are increasingly providing compelling interactive experience. The iPad, especially, has proven itself a competent gaming system to all but the most dogged of handheld loyalists....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 579 words · Madison Johnson

The Old Republic subscription model still up in the air

The Star Wars: The Old Republic subscription model — or lack thereof — is still being worked out. In a conversation withGI.bizat gamescom, LucasArts head honcho Darrel Rodriguez said the studio is considering several different MMO models reflective of the way people in other territories play. “Yeah, we’re considering it all, absolutely,” Rodriguez-san said. “You start looking at how different communities, territories such as Asia, actually play games, and we start to consider it all – especially if we want it to be a worldwide phenomenon....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 254 words · Jamie Glass

The Order: 1886: Gritty, cinematic eye candy

Impressions from the first gameplay showing Sony and Ready at Dawn have been tight-lipped about upcoming PS4 gameThe Order: 1886up until now, and even with what they showed us last week, it seems that they’re still just barely scratching the surface. But it’s not like they didn’t want to show us more, or at least that was what I sensed after hearing from Ready at Dawn. It’s just that what we saw was about all they had to show....

June 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1163 words · Brendan Graham

There’s an eShop game that supports cross buy

Hopefully a sign of things to come at Nintendo Paying once to get a game on multiple platforms is a nice gesture. As a platform holder, Sony has been terrific about letting developers support with its Cross-Buy, but Nintendo? Not so much. Progress has been made, maybe, with a recent eShop title calledSquids Odyssey. In Europe, folks who purchase this role-playing game on 3DS can then download it at no additional cost on Wii U provided they have their Nintendo Network ID set up for both systems....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · John Sandoval

Tom Clancy’s The Division probably won’t be ready to launch in 2015

Looks like it’s time to start calling it Long Division At last year’s E3, Ubisoft revealedTom Clancy’s The Divisionand marked it for a 2014 release date. Just last week, Massive said thatit wouldn’t make that window, and implied that fans should set their expectations for 2015. Now, the developers don’t necessarily think that you should hold your breath for that happening either. Speaking toGamereactor, an anonymous source at Massive says that 2015 forThe Divisionis “a tad bit optimistic....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · Mrs. Julie Wells

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 just got a huge update focused around parties and social play

‘Private skate sessions, party migration, and leader promotion’ Surprise!Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2just got an update.No, it’s notTony Hawk 3DLC. Wouldn’t that be amazing though? No, this one is a lot more low key if you’re going at it solo, as it’s focused entirely around multiplayer. Vicarious Visions has just patched in additional party features, which include “private skate sessions, party migration and leader promotion.” You also now have the ability to play private matches across every map or “hang out in Free Skate....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Jasmine Mayer