Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl gets full character voice-over in free update today

No longer a silent brawl Nickelodeon’s cartoon mash-up brawler is getting a much-requested addition today. Full character voice-over for the whole roster hitsNickelodeon All-Star Brawltoday alongside items in a free update for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. WhenNickelodeon All-Star Brawlfirst launched, its lack of voice-over for its roster was notable. Today, GameMill Entertainment and Ludosity are updating the brawl to add exactly that. The voices behind characters including SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) and Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke), Ren & Stimpy (Billy West), Garfield (Frank Welker), and Korra (Janet Varney) will be included in this new update....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Jose Gibson

QUIZ: How well do you know the VALORANT maps?

Valorant Guides Want to improve your VALORANT ranking? See how much you really know about the VALORANT maps from callouts to strats. VALORANT is a FPS that relies heavily on teamwork, strategy, and communication. You need to be able to quickly tell your teammates where you are and where enemies are spotted. You need to know the best way to utilize your abilities on each map to make the biggest impact....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 267 words · Vernon Smith

Sonic survives Coinbox Ban after heated debate

News Maybe Sonic has finally gone too fast. Controversial Super Smash Bro’s Ultimate character Sonic will not be banned in upcoming Coinbox tournaments. Hungrybox, popular Smashbros competitor and runner of Coinbox events, floated and then debated the idea of a ban on social media. Coinbox events are part of ‘The Box’, a series of Smash Bros tournaments run by Hungrybox. These events started back in 2020. There have been several iterations and categories....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 554 words · Hannah Whitehead

Sony granted patent on PS5 faceplates, paving way for more colors

The Color and The Shape A year on from the launch of its sparkling new PlayStation 5 hardware, Sony Computer Entertainment has finally stamped a patent on the console’s sleek and curvaceous faceplates, suggesting that alternate colors/designs may be en route to PS5. First noticed by website OPAttack, the patent was granted byThe United States Trademark Officeon November 16 and opens the door for Sony to produce a variety of different hued slates for the beefy boy....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Brittney Briggs

The Destructoid Comic: Open fire!

[The Destructoid Comic is a community plot driven comic series drawn by Mikey.] Previously, on the Destructoid Comic: Our heroes have finally fixed the Ikaruga! Nothing can stand between our heroes and certain victory … or can it? Niero is still being held by the sinister Tom Jackson and Ash is still unwittingly controlling the deadly robot currently destroying Destructoid City. Will the city be saved? Will there even be a city left to save?...

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Christine Mcdaniel

TowerFall: Ascension is an absolute bullseye on PS4

Out today on PS4 & PC One summer at scout camp, I made quite a discovery. It was a latent ability to lob arrows with incredible accuracy. I’d always been a terrible shot with a BB gun, but found it almost effortless to pick up a bow and strike the middle of a target from a distance. Patrick was able to soar with the PC version ofTowerFall: Ascension, but sadly, I possess no such talent for the indie archery game that’s also launching on PlayStation 4 today....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Jason Mcdowell

UMG Gaming announces Lady Spartans Pro Series

Halo Infinite News UMG Gaming announced a $20,000 Lady Spartan Pro Series today for the Halo Infinite community. UMG Gaming announced a $20,000 ‘Lady Spartans Pro Series’ Season 1 for the female Halo Infinite community. The inaugural season will feature five tournaments, 32 teams, and a grand final on May 21st-22nd. Lady Spartans Pro Series Format Season 1 will function as a five tournament series where competitors will accumulate pro points to qualify for the $10,000 Grand Finals....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Daniel Garcia

WayForward’s Ivansmith talks Wii U, game length, and more

Exclusive reveals and good time squeals. Last Sunday on Sup Holmes (now oniTunes) we spent a very fruitful hour and a half with one Mr. Austin Ivansmith. Austin spoke of a many splendorous thing, from starting out as a painter, to the pros and cons assessing a game’s subjective quality by its length, to reviewing game reviewers, and so much other stuff. Austin also broke some news about WayForward’s upcomingsequel toMighty Switch Force, set to hit the 3DS sometime soon....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Jennifer Turner

Weird bug in Apex Legends Season 14 changes legend abilities

Apex Legends News Causing absolute chaos, this new bug is definitely one of the most weirder ones in Apex Legends. A new season of Apex Legends is upon us! It brings a lot of improvements, a whole new meta, and an interesting new character. The game keeps seeing a large increase in player numbers with each release. This time, the game recorded half a million concurrent players on Steam, an all-time high....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 544 words · Thomas Ruiz

When does the Hogwarts Legacy early access period begin?

February 7 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X Hogwarts Legacyis one of many AAA games with a confusing rollout, due in part to early access periods and full-on platform delays for select systems. Here’s a full breakdown of when the game will actually come out: in parts. How to playHogwarts Legacyearly access on February 7th, 2023 Like a heap of EA games,Hogwarts Legacy will beproviding an early access period of sorts (three days early) before the official launch on Jul 08, 2025....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 289 words · Jennifer Wallace

Will REMATCH be crossplay?

The upcoming sports gameREMATCHis making quite an impression with the latest beta, and it will be getting a launch on multiple platforms. This raises a big question about whether the game will have a crossplay feature, which can be a great thing to have, as it allows you to play with and against your friends together without having to worry about what platforms you will use. Table of contents REMATCH crossplay feature explained REMATCHwill be launching globallyon June 19, and it will follow the same date on all available platforms....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Margaret Williams

Winter Wyvern Mid actually legit (ft Tundra’s Nine) – Hero Guide

DOTA 2 Guides Learn how to play Winter Wyvern Mid from Tundra’s Nine – who made it look monstrous in the WEU TI10 Qualifiers. From abilities to items to playstyle, we’ve got you covered. If you’ve been playing pubs lately, you’ve most likely already encountered a Winter Wyvern mid.No, it’s not a grief- the strat is actually pretty damn good. So good in fact, thatTundra almost won theWEU TI10 Qualifierswith it....

August 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1103 words · Robert Kim

You should watch Videogames Changed the World

Helps if you’re in the UK though… Following on from 2009’sGameswipespecial, acerbic critic and former PC Zone writer Charlie Brooker has delivered another excellent videogames program this time on Channel 4.How Videogames Changed the Worldis a two-hour special charting the lineage of videogames fromPongandSpace InvaderstoThe Last of UsandMinecraft. Of course it helps if you’re in the UK and can just watch it on Channel 4’s on-demand site but if you’re somewhere else in the world, I’m sure you’ll have your own means of watching (cough YouTube)....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Jeff Johnson