Menat arrives in Street Fighter V to cross your palm with loose change

Capcom, you are spoiling us The next roster addition to Capcom’sStreet Fighter Vis ready to brawl, as mysterious fortune teller Menat is now available for download. The “Eyes of the Future”, making herStreet Fighterdebut, is the game’s first real attempt at a “puppet” fighter; a character who uses an array gimmicks that can be setup for later use, or recalled. This is a play-style you see inmanyArcSys characters. It’s a cool concept, but I stand by my notion thatStreet Fighter Vis game designed to favour the more simplistic, hard-hitting characters, rather than the gimmicky, high-execution ones....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 216 words · Kevin Torres

Metal Gear Solid V’s mobile app is rolling out, are you getting Phantom Pain at midnight?

On Android now [Update:Sony isreporting that “some PS4 owners”who pre-ordered digitally will have to wait until 12:00 AM Pacific.This is my reaction.] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Painis launching in just a few hours. Are you grabbing it at midnight? Let us know below and share your thoughts with ourcommunity features! In the meantime, you Android folkcan preload the app now. Much like theGround Zeroesequivalent, it basically allows you to use the app as a support device, which can display maps, call in support helicopters, and play tapes and music....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Courtney Owens

New characters Furina and Charlotte revealed for Genshin Impact

Drip marketing forGenshin ImpactVersion 4.2 is here, and the new playable characters are confirmed to be Furina and Charlotte. Announcements were made via HoYoverse’s social media channels showing off the new character art and teasing some new details. We’ve seen both of these girls before. Furina is the Hydro Archon and she’s played a prominent role in the Archon Quests so far. Charlotte made her debut as an NPC back in Version 3....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Ryan Lane

Nintendo is skipping TGS this year, even online

As usual If it was held physically this year, pulling out of a physical Tokyo Game Show (TGS), makes a whole lot of sense. And what about a mythical Nintendo TGS? The magic 8-ball came up “negative” yet again, as the publisher won’t participate,even as the show shifted back to digital this year. In a new tweet this morning, Nintendo says the following just to remind us of past years (roughly translated, but it gets the point across):...

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Susan Ray

Nintendo recruitment book will turn you on in the pants

A poster over atNeoGafdiscovered something awesome. He found images from pages of a book over on 2ch. These pages were covered in concept art and over forms of Nintendo awesome. Having no idea what they were he posted them and requested help. It turns out that they are pages from Nintendo’s most recent recruiting booklet. See every year Nintendo publishes a booklet to hand out at colleges and recruit the top students....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 199 words · Thomas Grimes

No Beyond Good & Evil 2 at E3? Laaaaame

According to a writer atUGO, Ubisoft will not be showing Beyond Good & Evil 2 at E3 this year. you’re able to get someSplinter Cell,Assassin’s Creed 2andAvatar, but if you’re hoping to get some playableBG&E 2, then you’re fresh out of luck. When asked if there would be a showing ofBeyond Good & Evil 2at E3, Ubisoft’s reply was curt and to the point: “We’re not doing anyBG&Estuff at E3.” You can’t make it much more plain than that, can you?...

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Roger Davis

Rayman Fiesta Run free update adds new levels, mode, more

Free! Rayman Fiesta Runjust got a free update today across the App Store, Google Play Store, and the Amazon App Store. There’s 16 new and invaded levels, a new boss fight, three new characters, and two new gadgets. Plus there’s a new Nightmare Mode, which requires player to perform perfect runs through 36 invaded levels. Die and you have to restart from the beginning. Again, this is a free update, something I feel strange about having to reiterate but that’s the day and age we live in with games....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Cynthia Jackson

Riot shows more footage of its assist-based fighter Project L

Just don’t expect it to arrive too soon Over the weekend we got another glimpse ofProject L, Riot Games’ forthcomingLeague of Legendsfighting game. And while its launch is still a ways off, progress seems pretty good so far. Tom and Tony Cannon joined a Riot Games stream to showcase some of what theProject Lteam has been working on so far. They confirmed it is a 2-on-2, assist-based fighting game. If you need a reference point, thinkBlazBlue: Cross Tag BattleorMarvel vs....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Carmen Valenzuela

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin will be buried in November, but I’m pumped to play it

The action-heavy farming sim is launching in the busiest month of the year for video games, so I’m crossing my fingers We’ve been diligently trackingSakuna: Of Rice and Ruinfor years on Destructoid because we enjoyed Edelweiss’ last game,Astebreed, and we’re into the idea of an action-game-meets-rice-growing-sim. I can’t say I’ve played one of those before, but this one looks promising, and it has for a long, long time. That said – and I cannot stress this enough –Sakuna‘s November 10 release date sure isn’t helping anyone....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Karina Moreno

Schedule 1 UI update possible release date and more

The UI Update could beSchedule 1‘s next major patch if the latest teaser on social media is to be believed. While players have been busy enjoying the recent update, some have been asking about what’s next in store. If the game’s official Trello is to be believed, there are some ambitious plans, and any of those additions will be welcome news for the community. As things stand, the game’s UI could be overhauled completely as part of the next update, and we could get it pretty soon....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Douglas Franco

Sims 4 Lovestruck: Release date, new map, and romance features

The Sims 4 Lovestruckwill sweep you off your feet with its exciting new features. We already saw some upcoming content, thanks totrailersand livestream events. So, to prepare you for its launch, here’s whenSims 4Lovestruck comes out and what to expect. When does Sims 4 Lovestruck come out? The Sims 4 Lovestruckexpansion pack will be released onJuly 25, 2024. While there isn’t a timeframe set, it will likely debut around 10 a....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 561 words · Catherine Pope

Star Wars Han Solo spin-off gets title: Solo

Sequel to be called Duo, co-star Chewbacca Now that production has wrapped, director Ron Howard took to Twitter today to spill the beans on the title of the Han Solo Star Wars spin-off. And wait for it, it’s a doozy:Solo. And I was half-expectingGreedo Must Die. Oh well, here’s the man himself to tell you all about it. Hey#Twittervillewe just wrapped production so here’s a special message#StarWarspic.twitter.com/8QJqN5BGxr — Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward)Jul 07, 2025...

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · John Young MD

Stick it to The Man on Switch this month

How does that make you feeeeel? I’ve got a lot to say about this, but let me squeeze out the “news” portion of the article first, before I start gushing.Stick it to The Manis heading to the Nintendo Switch on Jul 16, 2025. It’ll feature HD Rumble, Pro Controller support, and a price point of $11.99 when it launches. The story revolves around a hard hat tester (This is exactly what it sounds like....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · John Ramirez