This Dying Light trailer shows some vibrant light

That’s kind of ironic, I guess Techland has something it wants to show you. It’s been working super hard to ensure you’re impressed by the lighting effects inDying Light. You gotta throw all these next-gen resources at something, after all. So, take a moment to soak it all in — the way that the sunlight glimmers through the leaves and showers the screen with a radiant warmth as a zombie pukes out its guts six feet to your left....

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Jessica Arroyo

Top 10 Best Scariest & Creepiest Minecraft Seeds

Minecraft encompasses a range of experiences, from delightful and vibrant to shockingly eerie. It has achieved iconic status within online gaming culture, thanks to unforgettable encounters with the Ender, relentless zombie invasions, spine-chilling caverns infested with spiders, the infamous Herobrine myth, and so much more. Not everything in the blocky world is cheery and secure; sometimes, it’s thrilling to venture into a world that evokes a sense of fear and uncertainty....

June 4, 2025 · 5 min · 948 words · Douglas Berg

Warframe’s 50th Warframe will be free to claim for a limited time on launch

Get a new frame for free Digital Extremes’ live-service shooterWarframeis celebrating the reveal its 50th Warframe. And in honor of this milestone, that Warframe will be free for a limited time. Players can add Styanax, the 50th Warframe, to their arsenal for free for a limited time. The new frame will go live in September on all platforms as part of theVeilbreaker update. The new warrior will be available for up to two weeks, after the update launches....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Anthony Elliott

When you start Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, set some time aside for the tutorial

Expect it to take at least an hour and a half to gain full control Pokemongames have a long line of lengthy tutorials, and given how much stuff is packed intoScarletandViolet, the new generation isn’t shying away from that formula. Alright, so I used a stopwatch to time my copy ofPokemon Scarletas soon as I was done creating my character, up until the point where most people would consider the tutorial fully done:and came up with one hour and 45 minutes until I had full open world access....

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Kristina Coleman

Where to find all Polaroids in Chapter 5 of Life is Strange: Double Exposure

Once you’ve reached Chapter 5 inLife is Strange: Double Exposure, it’s safe to say that things are getting more bizarre. However, there are still collectibles in the many scenes of the final chapter. If you missed any of the three Polaroids in Chapter 5 ofDouble Exposurewhile going through the disjointed timeline and areas it features, that’s entirely understandable. Thankfully, while previous chapters are only separated into five scenes, chapter 5 is broken down into nine much shorter segments, making it much easier to narrow down the locations of the three Polaroids....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 524 words · Karen Chavez

Xbox’s new studio, The Initiative, is rebooting Perfect Dark

Elvis would be so proud When I was a kid, I found every piece of cheese inPerfect Dark. Every level was hiding one wedge of cheese in it somewhere, usually very cleverly disguised. You didn’t get anything for finding them. The game didn’t even acknowledge that you found them. That’s my way of saying I’m extremely fucking pumped thatPerfect Darkis alive again. Xbox’s new game development studio, The Initiative (which has poached talent from places like Sony Santa Monica and Rockstar), is working on aPerfect Darkreboot....

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Meredith Dickson

(Update) Player conducts study that alleges Bungie is cheating players out of Destiny 2 experience

Bungie really needs to respond [Update:Caught, Bungie seems to have read the message loud and clear, and “effective immediately” they are deactivating the system. you may find their short blog post on the issuehere. The gist? The system basically lied to players and made it seem like they were earning more experience than they were, but now “all values are being displayed consistently.”] Destiny 2players have always surmised that something fishy was going on with the experience system post level 20, and one researcher claims that there is now proof of said funny business....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Joseph Jones

Adorable roguelike Dicey Dungeons gets a mobile release, new DLC

Now you can takeDicey Dungeonson the go Dicey Dungeonsis one of those “if you know, you know” indie games — it’s garnered something of a cult following over the past three years that it’s been out, and for good reason (we gave it a 10 inour review). The charming visuals, unique concept, and engaging gameplay have made the game a continued success, and after some releases for Nintendo Switch and Xbox,Dicey Dungeonsis finally getting a mobile release for iOS and Android....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Nathan Griffin

All GTA 5 cheat codes for PS5 and PS4

Fancy causing even more mayhem inGTA Vthan usual? Want to make yourself immortal? Then you need cheat codes, and we’ve got every single one of them so you’re able to mold Los Santos and San Andreas to your will. WithGTA 6now officially on the horizon, lots of gamers are heading back toGrand Theft Auto Vfor one last experience of what the game has to offer. Over a decade after its original launch, the game is still amazing, which makes the thought of what’s to come even more exciting....

June 3, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Michael Martinez

Bloggers Wanted: Ultra violence?

Get your blog on Destructoid’s front page! [When we’re looking for blogs on a specific topic, we’ll put out a Bloggers Wanted call. Check out the blog prompt,write a response, and you may see your blog promoted to the front page!] There’s been a lot of talk lately abouthow much violenceistoo much violencein videogames, particularly in regards toBioShock Infinite. So for this month’s Bloggers Wanted assignment, I’d likeyouto sound off on the topic....

June 3, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Bruce Harvey

Despite high price, PlayStation VR2 still beat predecessor’s launch sales

Over 600,000 people falling into their TVs worldwide Sony has released its latestfinancial earnings report, which shows that its newest Virtual Reality technology,PlayStation VR2had a pretty impressive launch, garnering over 600,000 unit sales in its first six weeks of release. While VR tech has been, and perhaps always will be, something of a niche market, this number eclipses the launch numbers of the original PlayStation VR hardware, which first launched back in the fall of 2016....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · Crystal Fisher

Disgaea 3 finally heading to Europe in February

NIS games aren’t known for their timely PAL releases, but you can’t really blame such a small and relatively obscure outfit. Nevertheless, they thankfully manage to find some way to hit European shores, and the studio’s big PS3 release,Disgaea: Absence of Justice,is making its wayto Fish n’ Chip Island on February 20. Although Koei has been known to handle Atlus and NIS games in Europe, this will be yet another of those wacky Japanese titles published instead by Square Enix....

June 3, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Teresa Goodwin

Duke Nukem existed before he could perceive three dimensions

The Nukem Paradox Apogee’s shareware distribution model meant that the first episode of many of their games were completely free. This put games likeDuke Nukemon a lot of hard drives, even before the internet was really widespread. People selling Intel-based PC-compatibles could load the systems up with these games, then advertise them as additional features. Buying a computer for work? Well, the kids might dig these games. You should definitely spring for the 486 model....

June 3, 2025 · 5 min · 1060 words · Heather Clay