Team Fortress 2sday: Wednesday nights are party time

It’s the Gentlemen’s Club! Every Tuesday a bunch of us Dtoiders get together and hop online to play someTeam Fortress 2on theofficial Destructoid server! You should join us! Alright homies, let’s spit some knowledge. Every week myself and my positively thug-tastic roommate Philanthr0py have a show on Destructoid’s very own live channel. It’s kind of crazy. It’s probably the closest thing to ye olde Mash Tactics that you’re going to get....

June 3, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Vanessa Higgins

The best part of The International 2018 had nothing to do with Dota 2

And everything to do with its amazing community Every year, despite barely playingDota 2at all anymore, I look forward to The International (TI). It’s the game’s premier event and the biggest in all of eSports. Millions of dollars are on the line each year, while the production value and competition continually improves. This year, both series between OG and LGD were absolutely insane, but that’s not what left the biggest impression on me during the week....

June 3, 2025 · 4 min · 734 words · James Roman

The latest Fatal Frame trailer is weirdly uplifting at the halfway mark

No, it’s still not being localized After brief glimpses, box art, and screens, we’ve finally got another look at the upcomingFatal Frame: The Black Haired Shrine Maidenin the form of this trailer out of TGS 2014. The trailer does a decent job of building the tension we’ve become familiar with as far as theFatal Framegames, but then the strangely uplifting theme song “In This Cage” fromTsuki Amanosort of ruins any creepiness I felt during the first half....

June 3, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Brian Ayers

Twin-stick shooter Monkey Barrels coming to Switch next week

Available November 7 Indie developer Good-Feel has released the first trailer for its twin-stick shooterMonkey Barrels, ahead of its upcoming release on Nintendo Switch next week. Monkey Barrelsis the story of two simian pals who set out on a quest to rescue their friends from the evil Crabbenworld Electro corporation, who are currently on a mission to robotize the world. The game boasts 22 stages of rapid-fire action, a whopping 98 weapons and items, and the competitive “Banana Scramble” mode, allowing six players to battle it out for chimp dominance....

June 3, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Aaron Perkins

Upcoming Guild Wars 2 closed beta set for next month

During peak periods, 4,000 people per minute signed up to participate in theGuild Wars 2closed beta. No wonder the website went down so quickly. To be fair, the gameincreasingly soundslike something many of us desperately need to get our hands on. While hearing that one million of you showed your interest in “just over” 48 hours is nice, the news we’ve all come for is this: the closed beta is happening in late March....

June 3, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Dean Gillespie

Valve’s Dota 2 documentary debuts next month for free

Free to Play: The Movie Valve is putting out a feature-length documentary which tracks three professionalDota 2players as they train for the million-dollar tournament, The International. The movie, rather strangely titledFree to Play, releases for free on Steam July 16, 2025. The featured players, as shown in the trailer above, are Danil “Dendi” Ishutin, Benedict “hyhy” Lim, and Clinton “Fear” Loomis. There’s also going to be a Free to Play Pack up for purchase (price unknown) containing in-game items: Fear’s Sven Set, hyhy’s Doom Set, Dendi’s Pudge Set, Free to Play Wards, Free to Play HUD, and Free to Play Courier....

June 3, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · James Richardson

WayForward’s April Fools joke ‘Cat Girl without Salad’ now a reality

And coming to the Humble Monthly Bundle Three years ago, WayForward put out assets for a really intriguing gamecalledCat Girl Without Salad— the only problem was that it was announced on April Fools, and definitely wasn’t real. But our own Jonathan Holmes didn’t give up, and crossed his fingers for three years straight, leading us to this exact moment. Yes, WayForward, in May of 2016 (and not April), has confirmed that the project is real, and will be available in the Humble Monthly Bundle....

June 3, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Christine Nash

What is the worth of a single mortal life answer in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)

During Act 1ofBaldur’s Gate 3, you may find yourself speaking to an undead man named Withers. Withers challenges you to answer a simple question: “What is the worth of a single mortal life?” Here’s what can happen, depending on how you answer his strange query. First off,there is no incorrect answer.No matter how you interact with Withers during this conversation, the outcome will be the same. What happens if you attack Withers?...

June 3, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Toni Anderson

Where to find Slurp Cactus in Fortnite

Once you find Slurp Cactus inFortnite,they can help you gain shields and finish a weekly quest. Here’s where to spot them in this big battle royale open world. Slurp Cactus in Fortnite location The Slurp Cactus is a new interactive object inFortnitethat lets you gain shields after ramming it with a vehicle or hitting it with a weapon. They can be found all over the new desert area to the south of theChapter 5 Season 3map....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 283 words · Dr. Lisa Phillips MD

World of Warcraft content patch 5.2 will launch tomorrow

Confirmed by Community Rep World of Warcraft‘s newest expansion,Mists of Pandaria, is getting a new content patch soon. Although the patch has been delayed a few times, the expectation was that it would launch this week — specifically, tomorrow — which Senior Community Blizzard Rep Jonathan Brownhas now confirmed. As we’ve mentioned before, the patch will bring about a large number of instances, new mounts, and more. I’ve always been a huge fan of subscriptions in MMOs when done right — and Blizzard has always handled them extremely well when it comes toWorld of Warcraft....

June 3, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Tim Gray

86-year-old woman loves gaming, plays Disgaea

Gamer for 40 years, has SRGP chops I love 86-year-old gamer Hilda Knott because she is one of us.This BBC clipon her shows that she plays real games — not Facebook social and mobile crap — and has real gamer cred. NotSolitaire, butGrand Theft Auto. She plays on a 65-inch television, using a new slim model PS3. When asked why she still plays after 40 years, she says that she appreciates how games keep her mentally active....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Candice Campbell

All EA FC 25 Immortals player leaks and release date

Immortals is set to be the nextEA FC 25promo in Ultimate Team, and the first set of leaks have started to appear on social media ahead of the release. EA Sports has so far been tight-lipped about which cards will be part of the promo. Thanks to the leaks, however, we have an idea about what to expect, and the upcoming campaign is surely going to be an exciting one....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Jessica Smith

All of Milchick’s big words Severance Season 2 Episode 9 – feculence, remonstration, and more

InSeveranceSeason 2 Episode 9, The After Hours, we see Milchick really tap into his diverse big word vocabulary, especially when speaking to Drummond. Let’s take a look at what each of those big words from the episode means, you know, just in case you didn’t know. Defining all of Milchick’s big words from Severance Season 2 Episode 9 It wouldn’t be aSeveranceepisode without Milchick letting us all know we don’t come close to his vast vocabulary....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Brian Hobbs