Overwatch is getting free-for-all and team deathmatch

Along with a new deathmatch map Would you look at that! Blizzard is giving deathmatch a chance inOverwatch. Two new modes — eight-player free-for-all, and six-on-six Team Deathmatch — are coming to the Arcade soon and are available now for testing on the PTR. The former mode is first to 20 kills, and the latter is first to 30. As detailed by game director Jeff Kaplan in the video below, deathmatch inOverwatchwill have its own quirks....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Katelyn Hall

PlanetSide 2 coming to PS4 June 23

PlanetSoon It’s been a long time comin’, but the free-to-playPlanetSide 2is going to be on the PS4 in just a few short weeks. Starting June 23 you too can be overwhelmed by theenormousscale of the persistent war. Seriously, it’s big. The PlayStation Blog post about the release boasts thatPlanetSide 2holds the Guiness World Record the Most Players Online in a Single FPS Battle, with 1,158 players battling it out simultaneously. I can barely handle 64-player matches inBattlefield!...

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Brandon Patel

Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon are the ‘culmination’ of Game Freak’s work on 3DS

So let’s switch things up You can go ahead and file this one under “Wellyeah!” but here goes anyway:Pokémon Ultra SunandUltra Moonare said to be Game Freak’s final mainlinePokémonentries developed for Nintendo 3DS. Director Shigeru Ohmori elaborated in an interview withIGN. “When we were makingPokémon XandY, we really were trying to push the 3DS system to its absolute limits – which is what we thought we’d done. But whenSunandMooncame around, we completely redesigned the system, and actually ended up pushing the 3DS even further to what we thought was the most we could draw out of it....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Victoria Perkins

Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon will have new costumes and a few more surprises

‘New secrets’ too Pokemon Ultra SunandMoonare on the way and set for a November release, and The Pokemon Company has been steadily feeding us info until then. As well as a closer look at the new “Dusk” form of Lycanroc, we’re also introduced to new costumes for the protagonists, new characters, and potentially another zone that will reveal “more secrets of the Alola region” with a narrative focus on the legendary Necrozoma and a new Z-Power Ring....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Mrs. Michele Page

PS Vita 3G systems can receive text messages

The folks over at IGN have made a curious discovery. It seems that the 3G version of the PSP Vita is capable of receiving text messages sent to a number registered in the system settings of the device. Text messages arrive as a type of notification, “Notices from Operator,” and cannot be responded to. Sony has yet to comment, but it seems pretty straightforward as a means for someone to deliver messages to the handheld....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Kimberly Mayo

PS3-exclusive Mafia II content is ‘Jimmy’s Vendetta’

While 2K Games and Sony would only say thatMafia IIwould be getting exclusive content on the PlayStation 3, a trophy list for extra bits of game have shed some light on what we can expect. Called “Jimmy’s Vendetta” the downloadable content will add 10 additional Trophies to the game, including eight bronze and two silver. The content points to the DLC featuring a number of new missions, as well as what appears to be an arcade-style points system, multipliers and all....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Mary Graham

Relive your critter-collecting Game Boy glory days with Disc Creatures

A PC-bound RPG about taming and hoarding monsters There’s no topplingPokémon, but there are still gaps in the marketplace for well-made mimics, particularly when it comes to non-Nintendo platforms. That’s where my mind is at right now withDisc Creatures, an upcoming PC role-playing game about roaming the land to collect and battle monsters. Revolutionary? No. Neat enough to hold my interest? Absolutely. I need my very own Bladeguin. I only just this minute learned what a Bladeguin is, but every moment I don’t have one is torment....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Carolyn Peters

Schedule 1 v0.3.4 patch notes: All new additions featuring Pawn Shop, Boutique, and more

The first major content update (v0.3.4) ofSchedule 1is now live on the beta version, and it’s coming soon on the full version of the game. Players with the beta version will be able to test out a host of new content that includes POIs, decoration items, and more. This guide will provide you all the important details associated with this update, so let’s get started. Table of contents All new contents in Schedule 1 Content Update 1 Here’s a brief summary of all the new items added toSchedule 1as part of the first major update....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Mark Wilson

Sizzle reel shows off game anthology series Secret Level – wait, was that Mega Man?

In what will likely be the most memorable moment ofGamescom Opening Night Live, a very emotional Tim Miller, co-founder of Blur Studios and director ofDeadpool, has shown of footage of the upcoming Amazon Prime video game anthology series,Secret Level. This is coming so fast, but I definitely sawMega Manin there. Secret Levelis supposedly a series of original short narratives set around various video games. It’s an incredibly eclectic mix includingArmored Core, Sifu,andSpelunkyalongside more mainstream stuff likeConcordandGod of War....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Meghan Roberts

Splitgate’s launch delayed to August after flood of players converges on open beta

Things are going to need to scale up Splitgaterecently hosted an open beta for its portal-based FPS arena gameplay. Suffice to say, it was a little more popular than might have been anticipated. Developer 1047 Games announced today that after two million people downloaded the open beta in the course of 14 days, the studio will be delaying the launch ofSplitgateinto August. The open beta will still remain online, and the team will meanwhile work to scale server capacity in order to handle the “exponential” growth of the player base....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Nicholas Miller

Supertrick has some fun in latest update on its Let It Die/Deathverse mash-up

Supertrick Games updated fans on its next project. The developer ofLet it DieandDeathverseexplained how this next title combines the best parts of each of its previous releases to make something it believes fans have been searching for. The developer shared a lot of information in the fun update video that’s more tongue-in-cheek than filled with facts and details. In it, we get a look at a ‘leaked’ screenshot Uncle Death nabbed when a developer wasn’t looking and learn that eating hamburgers and climbing buildings will be something you do a lot while playing....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Martha Larson

The Daily Hotness: Humping robots

I really hope that an actualHumping Robotgame is made for WiiWare now. It will be so stupid, yet so fun. More fun than running in place inWii Fit, that’s for sure. Dementium IIis coming out in February, we reviewedTMNT: Turtles in Time: Re-Shelled, Samit checked outGuitar Hero 5’sGHStudio 2.0, you can become Mr. Destructoid at PAX for an hour and plenty more happened on 08/11/09. Destructoid Originals:Dementium II coming out in February with this freaky coverPodtoid 110: floppy bodiesWhat the armor says: Fallout 3RetroforceGO!...

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Debra Anderson

The Daily Hotness: String!

We rounded up our reviews for the month of September, Jim reviewedSamurai Warriors 3, Holmes checked outKirby’s Epic Warn,World of Warcraft: Cataclysmis out on December 7 and more happened on 10/04/10. Destructoid Originals:Games of the Week for 12-07-2025: Zombie editionReview Round-Up: The games of SeptemberNew releases: Enslaved, Castlevania, Comic Jumper & moreCommunity:The Return of the New Gamer Dictionary!!! Reviews:Review: Blade KittenReview: Samurai Warriors 3Previews:Yarns-on with Kirby’s Epic HandsContests:We’re giving away three Legendary Editions of Halo: ReachEvents:NYCC: Red Dead’s ‘Undead Nightmare’ pack will be presentNews:Katamari creator’s new company is called ‘Uvula’Sucker Punch: Half a PS3 is better than a whole 360Nintendo DLC: A Shantae sequel… also, baby animalsLeft 4 Dead 2 coming to Mac tomorrowCastlevania: Lords of Shadow demo hits Xbox Live3D breast wobbling confirmed in Dead or Alive DimensionsWorld of Warcraft: Cataclysm hits shelves December 7‘One in three households’ have a WiiCall of Duty: Black Ops getting stupid German censorshipBangai-O HD pushed into spring, getting new featuresFans fix DmC’s Dante, make him look worseBoo!...

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Joshua Joseph