Nintendo lists Shovel Knight amiibo as compatible with Smash Bros.

Is he the next DLC character? For a brief period yesterday, Nintendolisted ye olde Shovel Knight amiiboas being compatible for training in battle inSuper Smash Bros.for Wii U, which seemed to suggest he is going to be a DLC character in the fighting game. Yacht Club Games went on to deny that Shovel Knight is coming toSuper Smash Bros.,stating, “Appreciate the enthusiasm for the idea, but I believe this listing was made in error....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Shannon Benton

Platinum reveals meaning of Metal Gear Rising ‘2’ logo

Back in late Januaryan image appeared for a split second during a Sony sizzle reel as part of a Twitch broadcast from Taipei Game Show. The image, a huge number two in what looked like theMetal Gear Rising: Revengencetypeface, had a lot of fans predicting a sequel was on the way. Unfortunately, according to Platinum Games, the real explanation isn’t as exciting. デザイナーの趙&ニシイから、『MGR』2周年記念イラスト!ディレクターの齋藤(@PG_saito)が、開発スタッフブログでご紹介しています↓↓http://t.co/IW1aOxAZQR#mgrpic.twitter.com/ZbNF3Jk1tF — PlatinumGames Inc. (@platinumgames)July 01, 2025...

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Stephanie Copeland

Rear cute baby animals and deal with devastating tornadoes in Farming Simulator 25

Developer Giants Software has taken the opportunity at Gamescom 2024 to reveal a slew of new details for its next highly-anticipated title,Farming Simulator 25. In addition to new animals, players will now need to manage offspring from the animals they rear, as well as extreme weather events. I did not have tornadoes on my bingo card for new features inFarming Simulator 25, but here we are.Rice farmingwas already a pretty exciting prospect because it brings a complex new set of tools, machinery, and techniques for you to master in the game....

July 14, 2025 · 3 min · 473 words · Christopher Mccormick

Resident Evil television show might be happening

Maybe… probably not A television show inspired by Capcom’sResident Evilseries is in the early stages of development. “Arklay,” named after the mountains near Raccoon City where the mansion incident took place, comes from creatorShawn Christopher Lebertand production companyMance Media. Here’s the pitch: “When Detective James Reinhardt is thrust into a series of bizarre homicides, he unravels the city is hiding a dark conspiracy. Learning a fatal virus is connected to it all, Reinhardt discovers it’s already coursing through him....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Gary Green

Restless Ghosts quest guide – RuneScape Dragonwilds

The Restless Ghosts side quest is a fun activity inRuneScape Dragonwilds, and it involves chasing spirits all over Ashenfall. The quest takes a fair bit of time to complete, as you’ll have to get access to different locations. There are four spirits to find, and they only appear at night. You’ll have to lay them down to rest and find the Ghostspeak Amulet. This guide will elaborate on all the steps and help you complete the quest easily....

July 14, 2025 · 3 min · 536 words · Jimmy Shelton

Sift through the junk and you’ll find killer custom stages in Smash Ultimate

Like this tribute to the desk from the N64 intro All eyes are onSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatethis week now that thereinvigorating 3.0 update has gone live. Between Joker’s grand debut, fantasticPersonamusic, a suite of balance changes, and the Stage Builder, there’s a lot for fans to pore over and a lot to love. Folks have wasted zero time sharing their custom creations with the world. First impressions might suggest otherwise, but it’s not all junk....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Wanda Green

SNK is adding more free classics to Twitch Prime today

Seven more ‘arcade classics’ [Update:The SNK gamesare now live here,alongside of a newDoom Eternalskin.] As we shared back at the start of June, Twitch Prime is partnering with SNK to give Prime members free stuff. Seven games (mostly fighters) were dumped on the service last month, but now Twitch is ready to deliver seven more as of today. Those games areMetal Slug 2, SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad, Baseball Stars 2, Sengoku 3, IroncladandKing of the Monsters....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Shawn Hudson

SNK’s obscure fighter Ragnagard returns on Nintendo Switch

Forgotten Japanese title ready to throw down once more It’s a new year, and Hamster are already continuing their pledge to re-release hundreds of arcade classics on modern platforms. This week sees the return of a particularly obscure SNK title,Ragnagard,which has been dusted off for the Nintendo Switch. Originally released back in arcades back in 1996, eventually being ported to the Neo Geo and – in Japan – the Sega Saturn,Ragnagardfeatures typical chaotic one-on-one fighting action starring a cast of Shinto-style deities....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Nancy Peterson

Sony patent points to playable mini-game advertisements

Your game system or media player connected to the broadcast source would send along a sort of playable commercial in the stream, and also provide the connectivity so that other viewers could play along. An example suggests that a commercial could be laid over a TV program, letting viewers play a game while viewing the show. Their “preferred embodiment” would have these mini-games playable for a set time period to match up with traditional commercial timing....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Lisa Duke

Study: Men are working fewer hours now because of video games

Work(?) hard, Play harder Apaper releasedby the National Bureau of Economic Research proposes that video games are the reason why men ages 21-30 are working fewer hours than the previous generation. The paper also suggests that the improving technology and quality of video games since 2004 have had a hand in capturing the leisure time of young men. (you’re able to read thelatest non-final draft here.) An article by the New York Times on the paper cites a government time use survey asks how people spend their time, which indicates an increase of young men’s gaming time in the period of 2004-2007 compared to 2012-2015 from 2 percent to 3....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Lisa Lopez

The Daily Hotness: Forward Unto Dawn

Check out everything Destructoid did today Although I’m not nearly as intoHaloas a videogame series now as I was ten years ago, Forward Unto Dawn reminds me that the franchise has really rich fiction associated with it. The folks at Machinima have done a great job with it so far. Otherwise, Jim talked to Ninja Theory on the upcomingDmC: Devil May Cry, Dale ranted about K-pop a bit, and so much more happened on this fine Friday....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · David Henry

The Division’s recent Steam reviews are ‘overwhelmingly negative’

Tom Clancy would not be happy It looks like there’s been…some kind of fissure, maybe, between fans ofThe DivisionandThe Divisionitself. The overall Steam reviews forTom Clancy’s estate’s latest martial law fantasy are “Mixed” over the four months since release. There are 27,409 reviews right now and 54% of them are positive. However, the 1,582 reviews written over the last 30 days have been “Overwhelmingly Negative,” according to Steam’s metric. Only 16% of them are positive....

July 14, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Jason Williams

The Nintendo Switch 2 fixed Joy-Con drift, a leaker claims

A leak from December claimed that the Nintendo Switch 2 would feature “Hall Effect”, a technology that solves the Joy-Con drift issue present in many of the OG Nintendo Switch controllers. Though Nintendo is yet to confirm it, more and more signs caught byTheGamerand fans on Reddit point to the likelihood of it being the case. Tech leaks are a dubious thing, and console leaks, especially, are to be taken with a heavy pinch of salt....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Robin Steele