Molyneux: Xbox 360 won this gen, now must beat Apple

22 Cans founder says wacky things We all know Peter Molyneux lives in a gumdrop worldof magic and make-believe, but perhaps none of us realized he was so far gone as to live in a world where Nintendo and Sony apparently don’t exist. According to the 22 Cans founder, Xbox 360 won this current generation, destroyed its rivals, and now stands alone to face Apple. Yeah … he’s gone totally mental now....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Andrew Wood

Monarch’s Reign brings another Titan and map to Titanfall 2 today

So much goodwill Respawn Entertainment continues to be good toTitanfall 2players. No surprises there! Today’s free content update adds the multiplayer map Relic (a remaster from the original game) and introduces a new Titan,Monarch, “the IMC’s attempt to reverse-engineer the Militia’s Vanguard-class Titan with a decided focus on flexibility through survival and support options.” Monarch can steal power from other Titans to top up her own shields. Clever girl. Other miscellaneous stuffin this update: Ronin and Tone Prime, the “Now You See Me [Cloak]” execution, more nose art, camos, and callsigns at the store, and a “clean-up” of Crashsite....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Ryan Schaefer

New releases: Slicing and dicing in Metal Gear Rising

Shooting in Crysis 3, strategizing in March of the Eagles, and more I’m aching all over after enjoying the weekend just a wee bit too much, so I don’t really feel ready for another Monday. Not having the ability to stop time, I’m just going to have to power through. At least there are plenty of games to help me forget the fact that I feel like death warmed up....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · David Lopez

Next Splatoon 2 splatfest will attempt to answer a question as old as time

A conclusive answer seems kinda unlikely Today, JapaneseSplatoon 2players are battling it out over thesurprisingly deep debateof base desires versus life’s natural beauty. The West is planning on following suit with its own philosophical battle, albeit a far simpler one. The next splatfest, which goes live in AmericaandEurope next week, simply asks which came first: The Chicken or The Egg? Pearl is pretty sure that The Chicken clucked itself into life first, while Marina, apparently horrified by such creationism, is going Team Egg....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Mary Manning

Niantic wants you to stop asking for new Pokemon Go stops and Gyms

‘Not accepting submissions’ Several days ago, Nianticasked you to report new locationsfor PokéStops and gyms, in case your area didn’t have them already. Well, stop that! In a new help section that has popped up on its website (coinciding with the Japanese launch), Niantic notes that it is not currently accepting submissions, and that if you are having trouble finding them to “try visiting a local park or other interesting or historical locations in your community....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Peter Alexander

Nicalis teases Ikaruga physical release on Switch

Do it Switch physical releases are all the rage, within the Switch community at least. Publishers aren’t huge on them as indicated by many instances where they skipped over them entirely, or lamented on the “Switch tax,” or the extra cost associated with printing many pricey game carts as opposed to discs. Nicalis still loves its Switch physical editions though, and frequently packs in little goodies to sweeten the deal (or price)....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Danielle Ramirez

Nintendo set to broadcast new Indie World Showcase tomorrow

Featuring roughly 20 minutes of games If there is one thing the Nintendo Switch has it’s indie games. Hundreds of them, across many different genres from developers all across the world. In 2019, some amazing small studio projects hit the console, fromWargroovetoBaba is Youto just about everything published by Devolver Digital. Tomorrow, we’re going to learn more about the next wave of indies coming to the system. Nintendo has announced it will broadcast a new Indie World Showcase tomorrow, December 10, that will feature around 20 minutes of hot, steamy indie game action....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Timothy Stephenson

Now Bloody Playing: Papers, Please

Get your documents ready! Papers, Pleasehit Steam just yesterday, and your ol’ pal Jim Sterling is on hand to give your a whirlwind tour through the beautiful realm of Arstotzka. Who shall be let in? Who shall be denied? You must watch n’ see! This is a good game, by the way. Yes indeed it is.

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 56 words · Joshua Ward

Poor people can play Crysis too!

If you were worried that you and your old Dell might not be able to play the graphic-heavyCrysis, then put those fears to rest. According to Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli, just about everyone should be able to enjoy the game. FromNext-Gen: Yerli explains how Frankfurt-based Crytek plans to make the sharp-looking FPS Crysis accessible to a wide audience of PC gamers. “We developed almost all effects to be very scalable for different hardware specs,” he says....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Christian Brown

Porn Wars! SugarDVD says Pornhub’s wrong, PS4’s still the big daddy

What am I doing with my life? The console wars are raging, and they’re raging hard. As with any struggle for supremacy, there are key battles and then there are the less meaningful fights. I think we can all agree that the likes of “best exclusives” and “biggest install base” take a backseat to the most important clash: hand-to-gland combat. Last week,Pornhub broke downthe ways in which Xbox One grew and blew up in 2014, taking the coveted award for console most used to watch adult entertainment....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Matthew Johnson

Preview: The Messenger

‘Still no sign of this so-called Western Hero’ The Messengeris the game I walked away from PAX East this year swooning over. The NES-style platformer takes clear inspiration fromNinja Gaiden.Thierry Boulanger, the lead programmer and designer, has been upfront about that from the start, butThe Messengeris a hell of a lot more than a simple tribute to a great NES title. While our protagonist may have a lot in common visually with Ryu Hayabusa, his adventure is decidedly more complicated, and his skill set far larger....

July 17, 2025 · 4 min · 702 words · Lisa Martin

Ranked: The five best Mega Man games (Carter’s picks)

The Blue Bomber’s best, ranked It’s no secret that fellow Destructoid authorTony Ponceand I enjoy a hearty serving ofMega Manon a daily basis. While I’ll let Tony speak for himself inhis own “Ranked” article, the reasons why I love theMega Manseries, the history of which spans over 20 years, are multifaceted. As I always tell people who ask how I got intoMega Manin the first place, as luck would have it, my mother actually bought the very first NES game for me based on the infamous cover art....

July 17, 2025 · 8 min · 1568 words · Erin Quinn

Saving the newly erected Ass from poop water in Cities: Skylines

Scratching that Sim City itch Paradox is sticking with, “let’s talk about our product on its own merits” tact with its upcoming city-builder from developer Colossal Order, but I am under no such nice-marketing guide (nor do I know tact, as this post will confirm). Cities: Skylinesis looking to be what busted ol’SimCityshould’ve been. I started my four square kilometer city next to a river that flowed into the ocean. A smart city planner would’ve taken this advantageous location location location and immediately gotten sewage treatment plants funneling shit (literally!...

July 17, 2025 · 3 min · 573 words · Tina Jones