Bungie teases Destiny The Taken King Exotics

Reveal will be on Instagram later today! Quick PSA for those that care: Bungie will be revealing some ofDestiny:The Taken King‘s all-new Exotics onInstagramlater today. Xûr has traveled far to show off new Exotics coming to Destiny in The Taken King. Stay tuned to Instagram tomorrow.https://t.co/kB56AlO6As — Destiny The Game (@DestinyTheGame)June 16, 2025 Actually, it’s Xûr, everyone’s favourite worm-faced weekend trader, who’s making the reveal. Which is weird, right? Xûr doesn’t strike me as the kind of guy who takes selfies and photos of his food....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Matthew Wright

Calling all indie devs: The Pax 10 is now taking game submissions

As a reader, it may not seem like today has been any slower in terms of news than usual, but trust us when we say thatit most certainly has been. As such, this story isn’t going to directly pertain to very many of you. My advice? Toughen up, cupcake. If you happen to be one of our readers with a hot new independent game on your resume, listen up. PAX’s showcase of indie games,The Pax 10, is nowaccepting submissionsand will continue to do so until May 9....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Adrian Martin

Death Stranding is free to keep on PC this week via EGS, and it’s worth taking a punt on

Walk on over Epic Games has revealed the latest freebie for the EGS, and it’s none other than the oddball cross-country adventureDeath Stranding. Note that this is a full week of freebie availability (through May 25 at 11AM ET), which is a massive step up from the prior “24-hour use it or lose it” promotion that ran in December of 2022.All you need to do is follow the link here(or get it directly through the Epic Games launcher) and you’re good to go....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Michael Bean

Destiny giving away beta codes on Twitter this week

Watch for Tweets! On the officialDestinyTwitter account,Bungie has teased that it will begiving away beta keys this week.“You might want to keep checking back in with us this week; we’ll be posting#DestinyBeta codes randomly each day.” If you haven’t pre-orderedDestinyyet, then this is your chance to try and get in on the beta. Just watch @DestinyTheGame on Twitter to see if you can grab a code before a billion other people try and redeem it....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 75 words · Kyle Mccoy

Disney Dreamlight Valley: The Wolf of the Wilds quest guide

Now that you’ve unlocked Merida as a villager inDisney Dreamlight Valley, it’s time to expand beyond The Bind and explore the rest of theStorybook Vale. Your next stop is Everafter, a gloomy forest reminiscent of the Forgotten Lands. Entering the first region of the Everafter, Wild Woods, immediately starts the Wolf of the Wilds quest, where you’ll discover a peculiar magical structure. Here’s a complete walkthrough of this mission, including how to unlock your first Fairy Tale Trial gate....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Carrie Sanders

Dtoid HQ receives a cute & possibly viral Pokemon letter

Destructoid received a letter from someone yesterday that is either a real letter from a little kid or some viral marketing ploy. The letter is addressed to thePokemonInstitute and includes some custom createdPokemoncards. The letter reads: Dear Pokemon institute, My friend Rickey and I have made some new Pokemon. We hope they make it to the show before the next season so it can be on that season of Pokemon. There names are Quigon and Trigon....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Julie Carroll

Everyone dies in this 15-minute long Hearthstone turn

Dreadsteeds and Knife Jugglers… why Hearthstonecan be at times an absolutelyinfuriatinggame, and at other times it can be one of the funniest games around. Every time I see people pull the kinds of play YouTuberThe Optimistic Brithas, it usually ends up with me booting it back up and wasting another day of my life trying to perfect my decks… and then getting angry becausefucking warlocks go to god damn helland not playing for another month....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Alan Snyder

Fallout London is a DLC-sized mod that takes the series across the pond

Fans create the games they want to see in the world With thedisappointing release ofFallout 76almost five years behind us, fans of the series are itching for any and all updates on the future of the beloved IP. Bethesda, on the other hand, seems to have its hands full withStarfieldand the nextElder Scrollstitle, so the odds of getting any new officialFalloutare looking pretty slim. Thankfully, the fans are willing to take things into their own hands, because theFalloutmodding community just dropped a huge bomb, as it were:Fallout London, a DLC-sized story mod ofFallout 4that explores life after the nuclear apocalypse in England....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Justin Saunders

Final Fantasy XV’s multiplayer expansion has an online test next week

Fight behemoths with friends Square Enix has been releasing a steady stream of content for patientFinal Fantasy XVplayers. BeforeEpisode Ignishits, you’ll be able to get a taste of the upcoming multiplayer mode, Comrades. Anyone with the season pass and access to Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus will be able to download the test on August 2. The test will run from August 3 to August 8. Got the FFXV Season Pass & PS+/XBL Gold?...

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Ryan Johnson

Games Done Quick soars to 100,000 viewership, off to a great start

Get a look at the event in the gallery As I made my way to my second Awesome Games Done Quickspeedrunmarathon, I couldn’t help but smile. This is a collective of some of the most passionate participants in gaming, engrossed in a week-long 24/7 celebration of the hobby. This event (AGDQ, hosted in the DC area) is a relatively small shindig on location, and if you can get in, you’ll probably find it to be a nice respite from the 20,000+ conventions as of late....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Luis Fitzpatrick

God of War Ragnarok is reportedly planned to launch in November

A new report saysRagnarokwill still arrive this year One of Sony’s heavy-hitters this year may still be on target. A new report indicatesGod of War Ragnarokis on track for a November launch, with a release date reveal expected later this month. Bloomberg reportsvia three sources familiar with the project thatGod of War Ragnarokis planned for November. This comes after anearlier reportthat the newGod of Warhad slipped to 2023. Jason Schreier of Bloombergcast doubton the 2023 news yesterday....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Marissa Taylor

GOG.com announces games for Mac plus three new titles

PC classics come to Mac GOG.com/CD Projeckt didn’t disappoint with itsFall 2012 Conferencethis afternoon, not only announcing almost 30 games for Mac but brand new titles arriving on the digital distribution service within the next few weeks. There’s a mix of classics likeSim City 2000,Syndicate, andDungeon Keeperalong with newer titles likeFTLandMachinarium. Best of all, if you purchase a Mac title, you will get the PC version as well for no extra cost....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Laura Harrison

High seas loot RPG Windward is out today

ArrrrrrPG I’m not sure why, but there was a deluge of games out today. The big story was obviously for the Witcher, which doesn’t release for another week, but there was alsoColor Guardians,Lost Orbit, andAction Henkon the docket. Add another to your mental list, becauseWindwardis also out today. We don’t have a review of it, unfortunately, but I can personally recommend it from the hours spent while it was in Early Access....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Taylor Moore