Sling TV to get HBO this weekend, right on time for the Game of Thrones premiere

$15 a month Sling TV is a promising servicewith some issues, but it’s getting there. This week, the $20 a month cord-cutting network will add HBO to its lineup for an additional cost of $15, putting it in line with HBO Now. It will be available on Saturday, right before theGame of Thronesseason five premiere on April 12. It’s important to note that although Sling’s HBO will have on-demand functionality, it will not grant you access toHBO Now, an app that will run on PCs and Apple TVs, with planned future platforms after the latter’s timed exclusivity deal runs out....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Joshua Martinez

The next Battlefield reportedly returns to World War II

Battlefield V seems to be the name The most mainstream shooters have shied away from the futuristic in recent years and returned to the historic. Last year’sCall of Dutyrevisited World War II. The lastBattlefieldinterestingly tackled World War I. Now, it seems as if the nextBattlefieldwill move forward in time but still stay stuck in the past. AsGamesBeatis reporting, the nextBattlefieldgame will use World War II as its setting. According to GamesBeat’s sources within EA, the publisher decided a few years back that it wanted to move away from futuristic campaigns....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Michael Case

This 1989 Christmas footage of a child getting an NES is adorable

From iretrogamer For a lot of gamers, some of their fondest memories lead back to the holidays. Opening gigantic boxes to find consoles inside is one of the greatest feelings in the world as a kid, and that’s just what iretrogamer decided to share with us. Taking footage from his Christmas a child in 1989, he tells the tale of young soul who wanted “a Nintendo.” It’s a short little clip, but it gets the job done....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Gregory White

Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep gets standalone, “one-shot” version

TheBorderlandsDLC gets aWonderlandsstandalone Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keepis one of, if not the most, well-remembered DLC additions in theBorderlandsseries. It was popular enough that Gearbox is currently working on a full game spiritual successor, and today,Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keepis also getting a standalone version. 2K and Gearbox announced today that a standalone calledTiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-Shot Adventureis coming to PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Kelsey Richards

Wario: How he stole our coins & our hearts. Exploring evil doppelgangers.

Promoted from our Community Blogs! [This past weekend, our mischievous and blubbery pal Wario celebrated his 25th birthday! Join Khalid on a retrospective and analysis of the coin-hoarding buffoon and how he succeeds as a great parody of an iconic figure. Want to see your work featured by Destructoid? Put something together that catches our eye! – Wes] Wario – he is fat; he is lazy; he is greedy; he is a cheater; and yet despite all of this I can’t help but love him....

July 6, 2025 · 9 min · 1790 words · Danielle Stevens

We are locked in an eternal food eating contest with 2K

We’re not sure how, and we’re especially not sure why, but Destructoid and 2K Games are locked in never ending food eating battle. It started with a pie eating contest withP.B. Winterbottom’sproducer Paul Bellezza, which they hadTO CHEAT to WIN. Our second battle was going to be a five-versus-five contest that was supposed to take place during the Game Developers Conference last week. 2K’s Jennie Sue had set up the fight where we would be chowing down on 120 Lumpias....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Teresa Adams

Xbox’s biggest sale ever is live, here are the deals

Gold subscribers get preferential treatment Xbox is closing 2016 with a sale that rivals Black Friday. It’s called the “Biggest Sale Ever,” and while we can’t verify that’s true, we can verify there are a whole lot of games that are discounted. Actually, this sale might have the leg-up on Black Friday. Of the games that were featured in both promotions, a lot of them are a few bucks cheaper this time ’round....

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Michael Kennedy

Yes, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will still have breakable weapons

When it disintegrates, it disintegrates Nintendo gave us arather deep lookinto the upcomingThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomtoday, and it has answered a question that has been burning in the mind of players since its announcement: Are there still breakable weapons? Are weapons still made of porcelain? Yes. Yes they are. Early on inthe gameplay footage, Link is depicted battling it out with a construct using a tree branch....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Christopher Young

Bravely Default II is coming to Steam next week

Be brave or default on mouse and keyboard The grand RPG adventure ofBravely Default IIwon’t just be on the Switch anymore. Square Enixannounced todaythatBravely Default IIis coming to PC via Steam on Sept. 2, 2021. Bravely Default IIis a new entry in theBravely Defaultseries, not to be confused withBravely Second: End Layer, which was a sequel to the original.Bravely Default II, rather, is a standalone adventure, similar to howFinal Fantasygames are often separate worlds....

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 203 words · Jerome Richardson

Build A Bridge Simulator codes (April 2025)

Updated: Jul 05, 2025 We searched for new codes! If you love the excitement of discovering new places while clicking,Build A Bridge Simulatormight be your new favorite Roblox game. Enjoy this unique adventure with cute pets, collect blocks, Wins, and Gems, try to unlock every area out there, and upgrade your little builder to the max. Whenever you’re short on Gems, Wins, or any other valuable resource, check this guide and grab all the availableBuild A Bridge Simulatorcodes....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Brandon Lopez

Delta Force: Hawk Ops best PC settings

Delta Force: Hawk Opsis currently available for PC players, as its alpha test continues on Steam and Level Infinite’s launchers. While the game currently has certain limitations when it comes to modes, it’s pretty well-optimized. While there are occasional issues and few glitches, the performance levels on my PC has been pretty satisfying thus far. That said, there are certain settings you can tweak to get the best possible performances....

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Julie Williams

Dragon Quest Heroes II debuts spring 2016

Features a new multiplayer mode Dragon Quest Heroes IIis launching in Japan next spring, Square Enix just announced. The publisher announced the new action title back in April, not long after the first game’s Japanese release topped charts with more than 594,000 copies during its opening weekend. In addition to having a new story featuring a variety of familiar characters and monsters from the franchise, Square Enix says this entry will include a four-player multiplayer mode....

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Alexander Smith

Dungeons II takes a humorous approach to being the bad guy

Make way for the villain Being the bad guy has its perks. With an entire force of orcs, goblins, and other nasty creatures at your bidding, more gold you can count, and a near infinite supply of dark magic at your disposal — it seems like you’ve got things pretty much handled in your conquest of the world. But fate seems to have other plans. And with a snarky disembodied voice mocking you and narrating your journey, it certainly looks like your quest for power will be a lot more difficult than you thought....

July 5, 2025 · 4 min · 827 words · Kelly Ross