Night Call presents: Share your worst cab experience, win a free game

Tonight, the fare’s on us Tonight, Destructoid is presented by RawFury’sNight Call,a neo-noir video game that puts you in the driver’s seat of a Parisian taxi murder mystery. Lookin’ for a free ride? Share your worst cab experience with us. Isn’t public transportation a strange beast? We all use it since it’s usually the most convenient way to get around — this especially goes for urban/metro areas — but for some reason it seems to bring out the worst in people....

June 14, 2025 · 6 min · 1068 words · Charles Benjamin

Nintendo Switch has sold over 15 million units in North America

That’s a lot of Joy-Con ‘clicks’ Nintendo has proudly announced that its hybrid-console, Nintendo Switch, has now sold over 15 million units in North America, making it the best-selling video game console in that territory for 10 months running. As noted bymedia company Business Wire, sales of the console were up 20% through September 2019, no doubt helped by the launch of the handheld-only model, Nintendo Switch Lite. Previous records released during the summer of 2019 show that the Switch had sold just under 37 million total units globally since its initial launch in March of 2017....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 236 words · Abigail Dean

Okami art book is highly lustworthy

Okamiis one of the solid contenders in thegames as art argument, and this gorgeous art book only further fuels that fire. I can only imagineChadrunning around the office dancing at the sight of this treasure, so I’m sure it’s just fine for the rest of you to follow suit in your respective places of business. After all, it isn’t often enough that games of such quality asOkamihit the market, so I’m pretty much completely willing to fork over my hard earned cash for such goodies....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Linda Moore

One of SCALE’s puzzles involves shrinking the moon

You can’t explain that I had hoped the first-person puzzle titleSCALEwould be closer to reaching its funding goal onKickstarterby now, but there’s still plenty of time left. Earning $17,000 in ten days? Yeah, I thinkSteve Swinkand co. can pull this off without it being a nail-biter. I hope so, anyway. Here’s a novel little gameplay video that shows one of the puzzles which involves adjusting the size of the moon to affect sea level....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Gregory Harris

Original Crysis coming to PSN/Xbox Live in October

Remember whenCrysiscould only be played by the most luxurious PCs? Well, what once was restricted to all but the most elite of gamers is now available toeverybody— apparently it can be squeezed into a little digital package and delivered to the Xbox 360 and PS3 these days. Yep, that paragon of PC gaming is now set to the join the ranks of the consoles in downloadable form. It’s certainly an unexpected move, but one must assume thatCrysis 2‘s console performance influenced the decision quite a bit....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Stephanie Evans

PaRappa designer not so happy about PS All-Stars’ weapons

Artist Rodney Greenblat, best known for his character designs forPaRappa the RapperandUmJammer Lammy, recently said in an interview that he is “not so happy” about our favorite rapping dog being in a battle game filled with weapons. When asked about Parappa’s appearance inPlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Greenblat said, “I’m very happy that Parappa is making a bit of a comeback, but not so happy about him being in a weapon filled battle game....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Alexis Ramos

Project Gotham Racing 4 Arcade mode details revealed

Bizarre Creations has just dropped some new details onProject Gotham Racing 4’sArcade mode on theirWeb site. The Arcade mode is made up of chapters, each with its own specific driving theme. For example, “Drifto 101” (great name, guys) is going to be all about drifting and “Catch Me If you may” would be more about the chase. There are ten chapters in all, each with 6 events. The goal is to get medals for your accomplishments, and Bizarre says that there will be 108 awards in all....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Adam Crawford

PS2-inspired psychological horror Hollowbody releases next month

Headware Gameshas announcedthat their anticipated PS2-style horror gameHollowbodywill release on PC September 12. Hollowbodyhas you play as a woman who crashlands into an exclusion zone set around and abandoned British city. She’s looking for someone there, but finding them suddenly isn’t her biggest problem. There are both monsters and puzzles about, and safety is beyond the wall. The aesthetic and framework are based on ‘00s horror games. The best horror games....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · Sheila Riggs

PSA: Pokemon Legends has a low key fast travel system

Just open up the ‘-‘ menu While the main hub of the game (Jubilife Village) isn’t that big, you’re going to be visiting it a lot throughout the course of a playthrough: so why not make it easier? Note that there is aPokemon Legends: Arceusfast travel system, you just need to bring up the menu and trigger it. Although there is an eventual story tutorial for it;you can start using it right away....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Roger Holland

Psyduck is rocking shades and a gold chain

No Fs given Psyduck has finally kicked that terrible headache and found some much-needed R&R. They say Psyduck evolves into Golduck, but not this one. This dude can chillax so hard that he pretty much leveled up into a Snorlax. The Pokemon Company has given Psyduck his own music video and, frankly, it rules. He has no interest in battling other pocket creatures or being crammed into a ball. you’re able to catch him poolside chillin’ out maxin’ relaxin’ all cool....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Christine Walker

RIOT on iOS will make you want to break something

Take that, society! If you’re like me, you are eagerly awaiting the day that the continued decay of society reaches a breaking point, citizens spilling into the streets to wage class warfare against the corrupt establishment. Unfortunately, we’re still a ways away from total chaos in the streets, thoughRIOTon iOS should hopefully quench my desire for vengeance until then. In the trailer, the strikingly beautiful pixel art lends some serious weight to the game’s portrayal of chaos in the streets....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Joyce Chan

River City Girls Zero will break your heart (and nose) on February 14

Valentine’s Day Massacre WayForward Games has finally announced a release date for its revitalized retro rereleaseRiver City Girls Zero. The classic Famicom title will return February 14 — fully localized and ready to ruck — on Nintendo Switch. PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms will see their own port this coming spring. As noted back in our exclusive feature,River City Girls Zerois a revamped edition of Super Famicom releaseShin Nekketsu Koha: Kunio-tachi no Banka, the first title in theKunio-kunfranchise to feature cutie-pie ass-kickers Kyoko and Misako in action....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · John Williams

Rock legend and actor David Bowie has passed away

Right after the release of his album Beloved actor and singer/songwriter David Bowie passed away last night in his home in New York City after a bout with cancer. Like many multimedia icons before him, you don’t necessarily immediately associate video games with Bowie, but his presence permeated throughout the industry. Not only did his likeness grace theCommodore 64 version of theLabyrinthgame, but he also appeared inOmicron: Nomad’s Soul, and has influenced countless developers with his personality and spirit for decades on end....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Amy Gordon