[Update: Nintendo has released a video thanking the fans for the support, filled will some of the cool fan art contributions to The Splatocalypse. You can check it out at the foot of the article.]And that, as they say, is that. After two ye...

The Harry Potter franchise is a riddle gaming just hasn't been able to crack yet. There have been many attempts over the years, with different developers and publishers taking a swing at the book and film series, with mostly middling r...

To those keeping up with news about Netflix's upcoming Witcher adaptation, this latest bit of news shouldn't surprise you. At San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, The Wrap caught up with Lauren Schmidt Hissrich (showrunner for Netflix's adapta...

Assassin's Creed Odyssey has had a hell of a run. It's been nearly a year since it came out, and in addition to the 100+ hour universe, we've also gotten a decent romp through the history of the assassins in Legacy of the First Blade, ...

One of the more absurd season passes in recent memory was the first one launched for Dead or Alive 6 earlier this year. Going for $93 and containing a bunch of useless nonsense alongside two characters, it was the first time I've seen a DL...

One common thread I've heard about gaming for the past several years is the amazing quality of Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Once arguably the worst mainline title in the series, it has evolved into what many, many, many&...

For those who have not been following along on the community side of things, Destructoid user Soulbow has been consistently pestering me, for over a year now, to keep writing these reviews for The Council. I mean, this episode came out...

Before this year’s E3 conference, there were a bunch of major leaks of the announcements expected in the show. Particularly affected was Bandai Namco who had all of its surprise announcements revealed. The effectiveness of these leak...

In a very timely bit of marketing, retro-fans Hamster have released classic scrolling brawler The Ninja Warriors on Nintendo Switch, just one week before the launch of re-remake The Ninja Saviors, which hits Switch July 25.Released in arcad...

Do you ever want to play games where you're just....driving? Soaking in the environment, having conversations, and listening to whatever pops on the radio? Well, I've got three games lined up based on that premise on this week's episode of ...

First 4 Figures has released video and images of the next statue in its growing Sonic the Hedgehog range. This nicely-dynamic diorama features the blue blur getting a lift into Sonic 3's Angel Island Zone, courtesy of his dopey pal Tails.St...

As is sometimes the case seven days after a Saturday, it's Saturday again. We're bang in the middle of 2019. Going pretty quickly, right? I hope that you've all had a nice week and half-year thus far. If things have been a bit rough, I'm so...

While Lyle and I continue to dabble in the potential of these new versions of himself, here's what's been happening in video games this past week: Switch hardware upgrades and changes are coming! PUBG is trying to add a backstory for some...

After months of speculation, Netflix has unveiled a teaser trailer for its upcoming adaptation of The Witcher. Revealed during San Diego Comic-Con today, we now have an idea of what Cavill and co will look like in motion for when the serie...

Summer anime 2019 is officially a post-basement-reveal world. Summer is a post-Diavolo world. A post-Rising of Shield Hero world! A post-One Punch Man season 2 world! We're now a few weeks into summer 2019 and I've been looking forward to t...

A few months ago I did the Lord's work by reporting on a tabletop RPG based off of the music of Carly Rae Jepsen. I also shared a sad, sad story of remorse and regret regarding the immaculately poor decision to not go see her in concert. My...

OK K.O! Let's Be Heroes is doing a crossover episode with Sonic the Hedgehog on August 4, and my goodness, just look at the little punk! I hope he channels some of that '90s TV series energy. The wacky Cartoon Network show is jam-packed wi...

Tonight, Destructoid is presented by RawFury's Night Call, a neo-noir video game that puts you in the driver's seat of a Parisian taxi murder mystery. We've already said too much. Which brings us to the topic at hand: Why aren't there ...

Ubisoft is trumpeting the success of The Division 2 from the mount. Noting that it's "the biggest hit since the beginning of the year" in a recent financial report, the publisher is obviously including PC sales in that metric. Sales, m...

It's tough to keep up with everything happening in Media Molecule's Dreams, and admittedly, I've fallen off the creation game in recent weeks. All it takes is one standout project to pull me back in, though. This one – a so-called Fin...

The Kingdom Hearts: VR Experience is set to receive an update next week. Bringing "Olympus Coliseum" from Hercules, the new DLC will also include motion controls or anyone rocking a PlayStation Move. I'm not sure if that means you'll need ...

You could deliver brawlers to me by the truckload on a weekly basis. They're like comfort food: both a reminder of a bygone era when they filled the arcades and my living room with joy. As I continue to harp on the importance of game preser...

Last week, Infinity Ward held a Livestream to officially reveal Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's multiplayer. While it accomplished showing off the mode, it was riddled with some ridiculous commentary of players screaming like idiots over th...

There wasn't one particular reason why I put down Deck13's The Surge after a few sessions close to its 2017 launch: there were too many to count. As their sci-fi follow-up to Lords of the Fallen and their second foray into the "Souls" ...

Exclusive footage of Square Enix's upcoming Avengers game has leaked from the San Diego Comic-Con floor. While the Japanese studio will be officially uploading the trailer a week after Gamescom later next month, some crafty individual mana...