PAX East will stay in Boston for the next decade

When PAX East was initially created, I was ecstatic at the thought of the great conference coming to my side of the country. I initially thought that my hometown of New York City would have been the best place to hold the show, the PAX East organizers had a different idea though and decided to bring it to Boston, Massachusetts. With the show becoming a huge success, the PAX East organizers and the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority have come to an agreement that will keep the show in Boston until 2023....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Sylvia Johnson

Persona 5 Scramble gets set for launch with new trailer

Take Your Heart It’s been at least six or so days since I got to write about aPersona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikersvideo, and frankly, I was starting to get cold sweats. Fortunately, Atlus has come through with what is the musou-like’s third official trailer – provided you don’t can’t theintro movie,character trailers,Morgana Reports, andlive streams. The trailer blends both cinematic and gameplay footage from the new adventure, which is just one day away from being in the hands of Japanese audiences....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 194 words · Jared Smith

Pet Star Simulator codes (March 2025) [Event]

Updated: August 03, 2025 We added new codes! Twinkle, twinkle, little star, and let me catch you wherever you are. Stars open the gates to new lands, so catch them all along with your furball friends. Together, you will explore the adorable world ofPet Star Simulator, discovering stars everywhere you go. You might get a lot of common pets when you hatch eggs, but that can change withPet Star Simulatorcodes. Get free Luck Potions and other items to increase your chance of hatching the rarest pets....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Phyllis Moore

Poll: Playing videogames correlates with violent behavior

The debate rages on In the wake of the recent string of violent acts across the United States, many arestill looking for someone or something to blame. A majority of Americans (58 percent) believe playing videogames contributes to increased levels of violent behavior in teens,according to study by Harris Interactive. Of the 2,278 participating adults, 38 percent were oblivious to the existence of the ESRB, while an additional 33 percent indicated that they let their children play whatever they want....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Richard Glass

PoPoLoCrois Farm Story’s farm elements are more of a side quest

Fight and farm to save the world In a recent issue ofFamitsumagazine, more details were revealed about Marvelous’ new game that combines the popular anime/manga franchisePoPoLoCroisandHarvest Moon,PoPoLoCrois Farm Story.PoPoLoCrois Farm Story is to be a light-humored tale that focuses on Prince Pietro, who just turned ten yeas old, and his encounters in the world ofPoPoLoCrois. While the game will have farming aspects, it will focus on a more traditional RPG experience while you follow Pietro on his adventure to save the world....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Michelle Lindsey

Risk of Rain 2 crosses the million sales mark

…and their sales were electric Early Access is always a bit of a gamble for developers. They are putting forth a project in progress that they plan to continue working on but still want people to pay for it. It’s also a gamble for consumers as it’s not as simple as reading a review or watching a video about the current state of the game. You need to trust the developer enough to finish the project even after they get paid....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Timothy Lawrence

Sons of the Forest is taking extra time to be the ‘next step in survival games’

The Forest sequel delayed to October 2022 The Forestcaptured a lot of enthusiasm in the survival space, and its freaky sequel,Sons of the Forest, should be even bolder. We haven’t seenthat much footageout of Endnight Games, and considering its release date is fast approaching, some of us were starting to wonder.In a tweet today, the studio confirmed thatSons of the Foresthas been delayed from May to October 2022. I hope that window sticks for maximum Halloween zest....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 259 words · Caitlin Mendoza

Tetris Blitz now out, free for iOS and Android

It’s like Tetris on crack Tetris Blitzis now available on iOS and Android for free.Blitztakes theTetrisconcept and shoves it into a two minute line clearing frenzy where you want to score as many points as possible. The fast-paced game features one-touch Tetromino placing, power-ups, and leaderboards. I just gaveBlitza quick spin while writing this piece up and it was enjoyable. I’ve never been a fan of puzzle games with time limits, but I did have a little fun scrambling to clear lines....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Andrew Reyes

The best (and worst) weapons in Helldivers 2’s Democratic Detonation Warbond

Helldivers 2’snewest Warbond, ‘Democratic Detonation,’ has been out for about a week now – long enough to unlock the major goodies and put them through their paces. After spending time with each of the passes weapons, I’m here to adjudicate. Here are the winners, and losers, of this explosive Warbond. The Great R-36 Eruptor This gun, this marvelous gun, is essentially a primary-slot Autocannon. If you’re even tangentially interested inHelldivers 2, you’ve already heard a chorus of praise for this explosive sniper rifle, which is capable of clearing hordes of foes in a single shot (my record is a whopping six kills with a single trigger-pull)....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · Julia Newman

The Daily Hotness: Call Me Gameboy

Oliver Hindle is a 8-bit/chiptune artist from the UK who performs under the nameSuperpowerless. On hisotherYouTube channel, he’s started doing “Gameboy Solos” over popular songs, such as the first one he did above of the annoying pop earworm “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen. He’s also done “Bangarang” by Skrillex and Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up“. One day, he’ll finish his nerdcore collaboration song aboutThe Big Bang Theory(featuring, among others, me), but until then, you’re able to also check his tribute to the British showThe IT Crowd....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Jeffrey Baker

The Daily Hotness: Killer is Dead

Check out everything Destructoid did today “You don’t understand anything, do you?” It’s like Suda51 is talking directly to me circa 2005 after playingKiller7. The Podtoid crew brought you another podcast, Patrick reviewed the super difficultKrunch, Dale previewed the next game in theFinal Fantasy XIIIseries, and a ton of news and media showed up today. Destructoid Original:Podtoid 236: Give My Scarecrow A BlowjobTackling Temple Run 2 for iOS at a full sprint...

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Adam Holmes

The elusive Detective Pikachu 2 Switch game shows signs of life

It could be “nearing release” In mid-2019,Nintendo announcedDetective Pikachu 2, a sequel to theDetective Pikachugame (which ended on an unresolved note)…and not a peep has been uttered since then. Let’s look at the timeline of how everythingDetective Pikachu-related has gone down. The full timeline of theDetective Pikachuseries So this new late-2022 update actually all boils down to aLinkedIn profile from Jonathan Murphy, who worked on the game atCreatures Inc(the studio that developed the first entry)....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Jamie Cox

This Mega Man X Sigma figure is absolutely amazing

“It has been a while, Mega Man X…” Remember when we brieflymentioned that non-posable Sigma figureduring the announcement ofUltimate Armor X? Well we have final confirmation pictures compliments of theTamashii Nations Facebook, and it’s pretty damn badass. Standing at seven inches tall, this menacing figure will strike fear in the heart of all yourMega Mantoys, if you’re ready to pony up the approximate cost of $58 in this Fall when the figure will launch with a September/October window....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Timothy Lane