Live show: Mash Tactics is back with a vengeance

[Not sure what Mash Tactics is? I’ve included a classic clip to show you just a glimpse of what you’ve been missing, you daft fool! You can see all of Destructoid’s previously-aired live showsin our archives.] Today,Mash Tacticsreturns from its break and is ready to jump back into action withBatman: Arkham City. After two long weeks, the guys are rested and primed to bat-glide into this Game of the Year contender....

June 27, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Mariah Neal

Live show: World of Warplanes pilot training

Learning how to fly with Wargaming.net [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch Rick ‘King Foom’ Olson play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you’re able to be as much a part of the show as anything else.] When I was young, it was always one of my biggest dreams to become a fighter pilot....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 227 words · Terry Garcia

Manor Lords’ latest beta patch fixes ‘overly high ale consumption’ and lots more

Having launched in Steam Early Accesslate last month,Manor Lordsquickly began to domineer the experimental city-building niche thanks to its uniquely realistic and engaging gameplay mechanics, though it’san obviously unfinished experience. Now, the game’s first major update has entered the experimental testing pipeline, fixing ridiculous ale consumption. Naturally, ale consumption isn’t theonlypurview of the new update, but it definitely is particularly entertaining to read about. Update version 0.7.960 also comes withimprovements toManor Lords‘ trading mechanics, a more in-depth taxation system, and a slew of fairly comprehensive gameplay balancing tweaks that are bound to spice things up on continued playthroughs....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Misty Hall

New European Splatfest to put fans in a pickle

For the first time in a long time, Pearl is wrong This coming weekend will see European players do battle on Nintendo’s Switch shooterSplatoon 2. Once again, two sides will battle it out for 24 hours to answer the questions that keep the world turning and, once again, we return to the topic of food. This time around, it’s a question of gherkins and burgers. As in, do you prefer your burger with or without slices of the sour, pickled vegetable?...

June 27, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Kathryn Reynolds

Nintendo Download: Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon

Also, Deltarune Chapter 1 There’s once again a lot of new stuff to choose from on the Switch eShop, so get ready for a big blast. Arriving this week and through March 5 isDeltarune Chapter 1, Ape Out, Treasure Stack, 12 is Better Than 6, NeoGeo King of Fighters 2003, Anodyne, Arcade Archives Ice Climber, Awesome Pea, Bard’s Gold, Battaloon, Beat Cop, Constructor Plus, Crash Dummy, Creepy Road, Croc’s World Run, Dark Quest 2, Darkest Hunter, Duck Hunting Challenge, Elevator to the Moon, Fimbul, History 2048, Johnny Turbo’s Arcade: Super Real Darwin, Klondike Solitaire, Monster Dynamite, My Girlfriend is a Mermaid?...

June 27, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Cassandra Shields

Nintendo officially announces new Nintendo Selects for the US

Now officially official Due to a retailer leakwe knew it was coming, but Nintendo officially announced the new US Nintendo Selects program today. On March 11, specific Wii U and 3DS games will be marked down to $19.99, which, as we know, is a rarity for Nintendo titles.Super Mario 3D World, Ocarina of Time 3D, Tropical Freeze, Pikmin 3, NES Remix Wii U, Yoshi’s new Island, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Mario Party: Island Tour, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Donkey Kong Country Returns,andSuper Mario All-Starswill join this roster....

June 27, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Ashley Anderson

Pokemon Go will finally see legendary creatures this weekend

If we all work together as a team After a year of service and updates that have introduced more features andPokemon, Niantic will finally be releasing legendary beasts intoPokemon Go. While there isn’t a list of which creatures will be appearing in the game, I think itssafe to assumethat Articuno, Moltres and Zapdos will be the first trio of legendaryPokemonwe’ll see (due to previous leaks and glitches confirming their existence)....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Jeffrey Ryan

PSA: Free Soul Sacrifice DLC now available

Quite a bit of content on offer Despite less than stellar system sales, the PlayStation Vita does have a fair amount of gems, not the least among them them beingSoul Sacrifice. Live on the PlayStation Network store is a key for eight new quests to run through, and a new map to explore in Caverns of Goliath. You’ll also get two new boss characters to conquer, the dark knight Dullahan, and the gluttonous Behemoth....

June 27, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Rebecca Smith

Resident Evil 3 mod overruns Raccoon City with so many Nemeses

And you thought one was a pain in the ass A newResident Evil 3demo mod takes an extremely Oprah approach in its novelty. “You get a Nemesis! You get a Nemesis! And, yes, YOU get a Nemesis!” More isn’t necessarily better when it comes to murderous behemoth bio-weapons. Modder FluffyQuack has turned every enemy in theResident Evil 3demo into Nemesis. It’s intimidating when everything that’s supposed to be a zombie is actually a seven-foot-tall monster that takes hulking swipes with its giant bear claws....

June 27, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Sarah Robinson

Review: Star Wars: The Battle For Hoth

It’s a documented scientific fact that the fastest way to send aStar Warsfanboy into anaphylactic shock is to casually insinuate thatThe Empire Strikes Backis somehow not the best movie of the series. This is why it surprises me that a decent tower defense variant of the Rebel stand on Hoth has never surfaced before in video games — with waves of enemies, trenches, and the ubiquitous Imperial Walkers, it seems tailor-made for the treatment....

June 27, 2025 · 5 min · 1055 words · Kristin Smith

Sonic Frontiers is getting new playable characters, story, and more in 2023

There’s more headed to theFrontiers Sega has outlined the 2023 content road map ahead forSonic Frontiers. New playable characters, a photo mode, challenges, and more are all in store forSonic Frontiersin 2023. The DLC roadmap was laid out today on theSonic social accounts. Three big updates are planned for 2023, and they’reset to be freefor allSonic Frontiersowners. The content and names of said content are subject to change, Sega notes....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Ryan Allen

Star Trek Online console editions won’t have cross-play

One frontier too far Star Trek Onlinemay only have just been announced for its console debut after nearly six years running on PC, but some questions still burn in the minds of veteran PC players wondering what the news might mean for them, and among curious console players looking for aStar Trekfix. One such burning question has been about the possibility of cross-platform play between console and PC, or between PS4 and Xbox One....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Tammie Velasquez

Stardew Valley has an Auto-Petter, and I love that I’m just now finding out

The joy of a game that just… keeps… going Some of my all-time favorite games have the same thing in common: no matter how much time I sink into them, it feels like there’s always a chance I’ll discover something new, either organically on my own, or in an off-the-cuff community discussion. These games are very clearly finite, but they have this ethereal “Today I Learned” quality to them. One of the best examples, for me anyway, isStardew Valley— this game hasleeegs....

June 27, 2025 · 3 min · 478 words · Joseph Edwards