Oh yeah, all the BioShocks had really good intros

Welcome to Rapture (and Columbia) TheBioShockseries has been out of the spotlight for a few years now, but it’s set for an imminent encore and it’s going to perform a medley. That is to say,BioShock: The Collectioncomes out in just a few weeks, a bundle that remasters all three games so that they run at 1080p and 60 frames per second on all platforms. Leading up to the September 13 release, publisher 2K Games has released extended gameplay videos of each of the titles....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Theresa Hill

Overwatch 2 Season 13 patch notes and leaks: Sombra, Ramattra, and Juno nerfs

Overwatch 2 News The new season includes nerfs to Sombra, Ramattra, and Juno plus buffs to Mauga and Sojourn. A brand-new season of Blizzard’s hero shooter is kicking off on Oct. 15, and Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller revealed some hints in terms of what to expect in the Overwatch 2 Season 13 patch notes. Read on for details. “The witching hour has begun!” Amy Chen Above are all of the upcoming Overwatch 2 Season 13 patch notes as revealed by Kellerin his latest blog post....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Thomas Mitchell

paiN snow: “We can’t change our playstyle against Europeans nor have fear if we want to beat them.”

Counter Strike 2 News The youngster said that paiN needs to bring their form in Brazil to international tournaments. Gone are the days when paiN Gaming’s João “snow” Vinicius was called by the diminutive “snowzin,” a nickname given when he was still a talented kid aspiring to become a Counter-Strike pro in 2020. Now, the 17-year-old is part of one of the best Brazilian CS2 teams in the world, and he isn’t afraid of getting into yelling at veterans in official matches....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Raven Torres

PGL Arlington Major: Schedule, Results, Where to Watch

DOTA 2 News Find out when your favorite teams are playing at the PGL Arlington Major 2022. We will also update live results on this page so stay tuned! The final Dota 2 Major of the 2021/2022 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) has begun. The PGL Arlington Major is the most important event that will massively determine which teams qualify for The International 11. With a huge prize on the line, teams will be going to this Major with a do-or-die performance....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 576 words · James Singleton

Red Dead Redemption 3's Protagonist Might Want to Take Some Cues from God of War's Kratos

Red Dead Redemption 3is likely a number of years away from its announcement, let alone a release. Each newRockstar Games franchiseis carefully crafted to raise the bar for open-world game development. Its focus seems to be onGrand Theft Autoand the aforementioned western franchise at the moment, so a third game seems like a sure thing. However, as Arthur Morgan’s story had players enter the Van Der Linde Gang when it was still somewhat intact, the next chapter will have to get more creative with its story....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 590 words · Virginia Brown

Riot Games announces GRID as its exclusive esports data partner

Valorant News The partnership between Riot Games and GRID has expanded to an exclusive team-up for both League of Legends and VALORANT data. Riot Games and GRID first partnered in early 2022. A year later, Riot revealed that GRIDcreated the VALORANT Data Portalto produce real-time data and statistics for the FPS' esports teams. That partnership has now grown even further. Both Riot Games and GRID are happy to announce that the latter has become the exclusive data provider for League of Legends Esports and the VALORANT Champions Tour....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Joshua Conrad

Summer Game Fest 2023: What’s happening today?

What time do you need to tune in? In just a matter of hours, Summer Games Fest 2023 will be kicking off. Hosted by Geoff Keighley, the event will span a number of days, giving you the chance to check out what some big names in the world of gaming have in store. But what specifically is happening today? If you are interested in checking out the opening moments of this year’s SGF, the show kickstarts today – June 8 – at the following times: 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 20:00 BST / 21:00 CEST....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · April Rivera

The Daily Hotness: Game of the Year 2011

Well, the cat is officially out of the bag.Portal 2isDestructoid’s Game of the Year 2011! It wasn’t my personal vote for Game of the Year, but now that I think about itPortal 2definitely deserves it and I’m glad to see it won. It was an amazing year for games, so here’s to what’s in store for us in 2012. Other than our GOTY winner, the Steam Winter Sales started today, there was a good amount of talk about the PSVita and so many more amazing things happened on 12/19/11....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · David Webb

The Final Fantasy IX animated series is finally being shown at a tradeshow

It’s still “an adventure animation series primarily aimed at 8-13-year-old kids and family audiences” Roughly a year ago, it was announced that French animation studio Cyber Group Studioswas deep into aFinal Fantasy IXanimated TV series. Now,according to Animation Magazine, it’ll be debuting soon, in the hopes to be sold to a distributor. Cyber Group will be attending the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas from May 24-26, in a bid to sell the show....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 239 words · Jason Hernandez

This is Vegas … sorry, Vega! New Street Fighter IV shots of Shadaloo’s finest

This is the one I’ve been waiting for. While not a fan of one-on-one fighters, there are a few characters that always catch my eye, and whenStreet Fighter IVwas revealed, there was one character I couldn’t wait to see. Finally, Vega hasgracefully debuted, and he looks as beautiful as ever. Also packing some more Balrog,Famitsuhas the latestStreet Fighter IVpics. I have to say that of all the new looks, these guys are particularly impressive....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Sarah Burton

THQ delays Red Faction, dates games, announces others

THQ has confirmed its fiscal 2012 line-up and here’s the bad news:Red Faction: Armageddon, originally scheduled to ship in March of 2011, will now see a May 2011 release. No word on the reason for the delay, but more time in the cooker for any game should (presumably) yield a more solid product. The good news is that THQ has announced an all new title in itsMX vs. ATVseries,MX vs. ATV Alive, scheduled for a Spring 2011 release....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Yolanda Kelley

Twitch Rivals holds Streamer Bowl V: Tailgate Edition with $50,000 prize pool

Streamers News The Streamer Bowl V: Tailgate Edition took place just days before the Super Bowl. Did you watch it? The Super Bowl has concluded with the Chiefs taking home the win. Before the popular event took place, though, the infamous Streamer Bowl V: Tailgate Edition was held, with top NFL players competing with and against some of the best gamers. The event, which had a $50,000 prize pool that went to charity, consisted of games held on the popular arcade title “Wild Card Football....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Anthony Williams

Wayward Souls’ next update brings pets, prepares for PC port

Possibly my favorite mobile game I just checked and it looks like we haven’t written aboutWayward Souls, and that’s a shame. I’ve lost plenty of toilet time playing it, fighting my way through the randomly-generated dungeons and unearthing secrets. While it’s not exactly like From Software’sSoulsgames as many assume based on the title, the challenging combat and wildly different characters make it the perfect time killer. Rocketcat Games is updating it almost a year after release to add pets that give you various buffs and sometimes even help you fight....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 169 words · Felicia Ayala