Contest: Win an EPOS GSX 300 External Sound Card

It’s like candy for your ears In today’s contest, spoil your ears and win an EPOS GSX 300 External Sound Card! My ears are weirdly sensitive, but I’m also oddly deaf. It’s a really, really stupid combo that doesn’t make any sense. I can feel bass in my eardrums from miles away and detect the smallest change in audio atmosphere like a big, white bat, but have to ask my wife to repeat herself several times because I can’t hear her....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Olivia Robertson

Creator of Contrast shows off its new project

It is a mystery In 2013, developer Compulsion Games let looseContrastupon the world, first arriving on the PC and PS4 platforms before hitting the PS3, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. It received a mixed reception mostly due to its so-so gameplay elements, but it was intriguing enough to the point where I wanted to see more from the studio. Thankfully we’ll get that chance, as the dev has teased its upcoming new project — and it looks just as interesting....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Megan Stewart

Destructoid Interview: Flooky and her Dreamcast guitar mod

Destructoid is a magical place where allkindsofcrazyandinterestingpeopleseem toconverge. One such magical person is Flooky. She did something most gamers would never think to do with their broken system.She transformed it into a freaking guitar. Hit the jump for the interview where we ask her why she made it, how she almost melted her thumb off, and what’s next on her instrument/console science experiments. Destructoid: It’s great to talk to youFlooky....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 516 words · Sarah Bailey

Destructoid review: Mr. Robot

If you’re just reading this headline and know nothing of theindependent PC titleMr. Robot, then chances are you may think this game is about our own Mr. Destructoid. Sadly, that is not the case. However, what you are getting is an independent game that is described as such by its makers: Asimov is a lowly service mechanoid aboard the interstellar colony ship Eidolon. Carrying hundreds of frozen human colonists to a new world....

May 27, 2025 · 10 min · 2023 words · Katherine Vega

Electroplankton creator designs $1200 Electroplankton-like instrument

If you have $1200 lying around, you might want to consider spending it on Yamaha’s new synthesizer, Tenori-On. The device is operated by a 16×16 LED button matrix, which can be manipulated in real-time to create a number of sounds and unique visual displays. The device contains six modes — “Score Mode,” “Random Mode,” “Draw Mode,” “Bounce Mode,” “Push Mode,” and “Solo Mode.” The similarity to the Nintendo DS “game,”Electroplankton, is no coincidence....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Samantha Griffith

Get caught up on Lightning’s story with this 16-bit recap

Final Fantasy XIII ‘retro-spective’ WithLightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIIIreleasing next month, players may need to get (re)acquainted with the (perhaps convoluted) story thus far. Square Enix took up this task, and produced a brilliant video to recapitulate the events from the last two games of theFFXIIItrilogy. Hours upon hours of talking about Cocoon have been condensed into the eight-minute video, but the real draw is that the entire game has been retro-fitted to look and sound like aFinal Fantasytitle from the 16-bit era....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · David Shelton

GRIS is an absolute dream on iOS

It is the time, is the place, is the motion Taking a console or PC game and putting it on mobile isn’t as easy as people may think. Getting it to run on high-end phones and tablets is certainly doable, but making it so the game is actually playable is where the challenge lies. Not every developer can pull it off. Some games are simply too complicated for touch controls, no matter how many digital buttons they throw on the screen....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · Anthony Armstrong

Hear me out—Netflix’s Assassin’s Creed adaptation could be exactly what the franchise needs

We’ve all heard the standard “Netflix adaptations suck” phrase. And, to be clear, they very often do. However, sometimes a Netflix production can provide new life to the adapted franchise (just rememberCyberpunk: Edgerunners), which could be exactly what the dwindlingAssassin’s Creedseries needs. Assassin’s Creedhas been in the pits for several years now. Ever sinceAssassin’s Creed: Black Flag, we haven’t really seen great games in the series. Sure,UnityandSyndicatewere fine, but once Ubisoft made the switch to RPG instead of immersive stealth, things started falling apart....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Jennifer Foster

How to complete EA FC 24 Eve Perisset Flashback SBC

TheEA FC 24Eve Perisset Flashback SBC is now live in Ultimate Team, and it’s a really interesting challenge to complete for beginners. There have been plenty of Flashback SBCs released in Ultimate Team, and most of them have been expensive. Tonight’s content should be easy to complete due to the number of tasks and their conditions. The Flashback item also has great links with other French cards and Chelsea items....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · John Lewis

How to fast travel in Forspoken using Pilgrim’s Refuges & Belfry Towers

Athian Express Square Enix’ mythical adventureForspokenhas one mammoth open world to explore, with the fantasy kingdom of Athia offering up a practical county of gameplay area, which would probably look pretty nice if it wasn’t all swarming with corrupted beasts and slavering zombies. And while hero Frey Holland is more than adept at racing over the hills, mountains, and valleys of Athia, it can sometimes help the player to put a little extra pace into the process, especially if they need to get coast-to-coast in rapid fashion....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Christian Parker

How to get Cappuccino to visit in Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Hello Kitty Island Adventureis all about interacting with lovable Sanrio characters and turning them from acquaintances to your best friends. What better way to befriend them than to invite their friends and family to join the party? One character you can invite is Cappuccino, Cinnamoroll’s best friend who enjoys napping and snacking. As long as you have a cabin full of food prepared for him, he’ll visit throughout the year to liven up the island....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Adam Johnson

How to get into One Piece

So — you’ve just finished the live-actionOne Pieceon Netflix, and you surprisingly enjoyed it! Or, maybe you haven’t seen the live-action series yet, but your friends and/or family just won’t shut up about the pirate anime. Trust me, I understand. I want to get intoOne Piece, but I don’t know how! I startedOne Piecein 2017, after I decided to watchOne Piece Film: Goldwith very little prior context. But, I remember thinking to myself: if there was a whole anime series that’d make me feel the way this movie made me feel, then I needed it to be part of my life....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 530 words · James Saunders

How to unlock the Alchemist archetype in Remnant 2

Remnant 2has a handful of secret archetypes that you can unlock while playing through theSouls-like. One of the first archetypes you can unlock is also one of the easiest: the Alchemist. In order to unlock the Alchemist archetype inRemnant 2you will need the Philosopher’s Stone Engram. More specifically, you will need the special item called theMysterious Stonewhich you then turn into the Engram. This is how to unlock the Alchemist archetype inRemnant 2....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Derrick Acevedo