The Daily Hotness: Ryu’s a bit bitter

Yeah, it seems most people didn’t likeNinja Gaiden, but that doesn’t make Ryu any less of a badass. This was definitelyEpic Mickey 2‘s day. Beyond that,Mass Effect 3‘s getting a face-fixing patch, the Adventure Time DS game is a thing, and more happened on 3/23. Destructoid Original:Epic Mickey 2: The three biggest issues addressedEpic Mickey 2 is ‘the first musical comedy game’Friday Night Fights: Join us for an Xbox LIVE Playdate!...

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Patrick Nguyen

The era of David Cage games launching exclusively on PlayStation is over

Emotions are for everyone Quantic Dream made huge strides recently in bringing a few of their works to PC, and according toan interview with DualShockers, that wasn’t a one-time thing. In fact, it’s going to be their strategy moving forward. For reference, their recent “big three” (Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, andDetroit: Become Human) were all exclusive to the PS3 or PS4 platform before just recently moving to PC. Studio head David Cage says they’ve actually been thinking about doing this “around two years” beforeDetroitcame out: so, mid-2016....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Lindsay Williams

The first image of the new Call of Duty is solemn, kind of pointless

These posts are never important It’s that time of year again. With the NBA playoffs heating up, so are the annual rumors surrounding the imminent reveal of the newCall of Duty. This time, it’sSledgehammer at the helmof the S.S. COD, and the developer aims to show us what the new consoles can really do. If this first image is any indication, it’ll be rightfully pretty. Just look at those whiskers and war-weary face as this unknown soldier stares at something in the distance, probably duty calling him....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Timothy Jones

The Jimquisition: PLAGIARISM!

When Rey Guitierrez asked me to do some video interviews at E3 I was worried, mainly because cameras make me nervous and I assume everybody will hate everything I say. Turns out people actually liked them, so I figured, what the hell? Let’s try and do some more. Hence, The Jimquisition, a series based off the unedited, unscripted, low-budget opinion-spilling of the E3 videos. Just some fat twat and a microphone talking about whatever’s pissed him off this week....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Charles Cortez

The Just Dance 2022 song list is better than expected, and here’s a quick rundown

Flip through all 40 tracks with this official video If you or someone you know winds down by shuffling through TikTok videos in bed, you’re going to recognize a lot of the tracks on theJust Dance 2022song list. Ubisoft put out a video with snippets of the 40 songs, and it’s the best way to get a quick rundown. The final song list for Just Dance 2022 One curious note: “Break My Heart” didn’t make the cut....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 275 words · Jason Adams

Tropes vs Women in Video Games: Damsel in Distress part 2

The Call of Sarkeesian rings out once more Tropes vs Women in Video Games, the series that issingle-handedly destroying all of gamingbecause a woman said a thing on the Internet once, has launched its second episode. That’ll explain why all babies cried out in the world at once, and the grass outside my house is now blackened and dead. Sarcasm, of course, for the video is about as inoffensive as the last one....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 244 words · Amanda Morgan

Tropico 5 PS4 trailer is short and sweet

And it will make you want to Salsa As a hugeCivandSimCityfan, strategy and city-building simulators likeTropicoare pretty much my go-to games. They are the type of game I get lost in and forget that 12 hours of my life just passed by. Since I mainly spend my time on consoles nowadays, when I heard the newsTropico 5was coming to the PS4, it felt good to know that this genre continues to get its chance with the console crowd....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Michael Williams

Ubisoft accused of exploiting fans by offering voiced roles in Assassin’s Creed Shadows as contest prize

The prospect of getting to appear in your favourite video game series, even if it’s only a bit part, is undeniably an exciting one. So, I wouldn’t blame anyone for wanting to take part in Ubisoft’s new competition, where the prize is voicing a character in the upcomingAssassin’s Creed Shadows. Said competition, however, has been met with criticism and accusations of Ubisoft trying to get free labour out of its fans....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 586 words · Heather Gonzales

Very Quick Tips for the Halo 5 beta

Coming your way soon TheHalo 5beta is out for Xbox One preview accounts and select members of the press, and will be coming your way soon on December 29 if you are qualified. I…don’t know how I feel about it yet, as my experience has been mixed so far. It’s definitely a beautiful-looking shooter, but the gunplay feels off at times. I need to play more to make a full judgment, and this is a beta after all!...

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Timothy Garcia

Why Phasmophobia’s Cursed Hollow Easter event is a disappointing step backward

The yearly seasonal events are one of my favorite parts ofPhasmophobia. My love for them hasn’t gone away, but it’s definitely subsided as what used to be unique events with novel gameplay concepts have quickly shifted to mostly monotonous tasks with little originality. Visually,Phasmophobiahas never looked better between the Bleasdale Farmhouse rework and the superb decorations for the Easter event. But the gameplay in Cursed Hollow feels incredibly empty by comparison....

June 28, 2025 · 4 min · 691 words · Mitchell Osborn

A month and some change later, I’m really happy I went with the Xbox Series S

This thing is so small and quiet you’d think it was a student at the Milford School One thing I’ve noticed with the past few console launches, something that became quite evident the day I preordered my Xbox Series S, is that I no longer feel the excitement I once did when moving into a new generation. Even last week, when I managed to secure an all-digital PS5 just minutes after I swore to stop trying until next year, it didn’t push me to jump for joy....

June 27, 2025 · 7 min · 1287 words · Aaron Rocha

Action RPG ‘The Caligula Effect’ comes west in May

Don’t enter The Caligula Effectis a game I’ve kept my eye on for a while now. Despite lacking a AAA budget title likePersona, it seems like an engaging game among the likes ofTokyo XanaduandAkiba’s Trip. It finally comes to North America and Europe on August 04, 2025 via digital download for PlayStation Vita. Previously known as justCaligula,this anime-style RPG is written by Tadashi Satomi, the writer forPersona, Persona 2: Innocent SinandPersona 2: Eternal Punishment(which is written in the press release three time to ensure we got it....

June 27, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Daniel Mckinney

All cupcake recipes in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Disney Dreamlight Valley’sThrills and Frills updateadded Daisy Duck as a character, alongside her boutique, the Day at Disney Star Path, and several cupcake recipes to wrap everything together. While theRift in Time expansion packalready had a cupcake recipe, the five latest additions are completely different, requiring only base game ingredients and mysterious fifth ingredients to differentiate each version. There is currently a bug where cooking cupcakes outside can cause your game to freeze or crash....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Victor Barnes