For those of you picking up Battlefield V next month, are you going to bother with the single-player offering or are you heading straight into multiplayer like usual? Today's trailer might change your mind. Considering I liked Battlefield 1...

Although new mechanics such as sprays and emotes have only just been added to Activision's latest blockbuster Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, it hasn't taken long for wily players to figure out a way to exploit them for nefarious needs.As exempl...

When Modern Warfare released in 2007, it mixed up the landscape of multiplayer shooters for an entire generation. Even to this day, competitive online shooters are still being influenced by Call of Duty. Part of what made the gameplay loop ...

It's that time of year again, as schoolkids and employees the world over all fall mysteriously ill on the very same day and a brand new Call of Duty title hits the shelves. Now finally embracing a full-on Multiplayer Only lifestyle, Activis...

Starbreeze and Skybound Entertainment has announced that co-op shooter Overkill's The Walking Dead has begun its closed beta on PC, allowing pre-order customers the opportunity to check out the team-based shooter ahead of its release next m...

Nuketown, probably Black Ops' most iconic map, is yet again being remade for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. This isn't much of a surprise. However, the specifics of the setting are a bit more unexpected. Treyarch sent out this teaser tweet earl...

Today sees Blizzard's multiplayer shooter Overwatch bring back its annual Halloween festivities. Halloween Terror 2018 gives players a chance to bag some spooky new skins, as well as pick up some of the previous years' goodies that are yet ...

CD Projekt Red hasn't yet committed to the structure of Cyberpunk 2077, at least not publicly. The Polish developer is known for making incredible single-player role-playing games like The Witcher 3. Cyberpunk 2077 might break that mol...

GOG.com is hosting an anniversary sale for its 10th year of business. Along with a whole round of sales on various games, 2016's Shadow Warrior 2 is free! If you and your friends have been itching for a new co-op shooter to play, why not he...

CD Projekt Red is again leaning on Warner Bros. Interactive for one of its biggest games. When Cyberpunk 2077 eventually releases (whenever that may be), Warner Bros. will play a key role in North America. The two companies have announ...

It's the first day of October and already everyone's losing their minds over their spoopy plans for Halloween (even though it's still 30 days away). Blizzard Entertainment are also getting into the spirit (LIKE A GHOST) of things by announc...

With how popular "battle royale" has become, it was only a matter of time that some modders would create a version of the game mode for id Software's legendary Doom. Thanks to Retrodex Gaming, we now can experience what an old-school take o...

The completely awesome AMID EVIL, a retro-inspired FPS with a gun that shoots planets at enemies, is now on sale for 13% off on Steam. This sale is due to the surprise launch of the game's fifth episode, which is also tubular. How many '90s...

Ready for some more free games? Today Breathedge is up for grabs -- don't miss out on this contest! I don't know of many games where an immortal chicken is used as a tool to break things, plug leaky pipes, and scan electronic equipment. In ...

In today's episode of Destructoid Impulse: we take a look at Call of Duty's answer to battle royale in the form of Blackout. Yes, that's right, we're talking about the biggest trend in video games and possibly the biggest franchise in video...

I feel like virtual reality games get kind of a bad rap for being "simplistic" or "shallow." They're not always that way. When done right a VR game can take an ordinary experience and transform it into an immersive adventure, heightening it...

Crawling through the long grass, a bead of sweat trickles down my temple. Sweat, or blood? It's hard to tell the difference on an island such as this one. I'd bought my ticket to ride and now I was on the journey, stamped "paid in full" on ...

Today is the final day to play Boss Key Productions ill-fated LawBreakers. In an effort to send the title off with a bang, the subreddit for LawBreakers will be hosting one last unofficial community play time. For the rest of today (Septemb...

It's Blackout beta weekend for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and that means lots of new players have begun dipping their toes into the game's promising battle royale mode. PS4 players have had access, but the beta just went live this morning f...

Looking to get into an exclusive closed VR beta for your HTC Vive or Oculus Rift? Who isn't? Being in a closed beta means that you, 1) get to try out a game before anyone else can, giving you bragging rights to all your friends, and 2) prov...

In a recent reaching-but-understandable bit of guesswork, fans have been musing over the possibility of Xbox One shooter Halo 5: Guardians being ported to the PC. This came about do to some updated Amazon box-art pictures that changed "Xbox...

We're in that part of the Battlefield cycle where EA and DICE are in a giving mood. Just as the open beta for Battlefield V comes to a close, it's now time to turn our attention back to Battlefield 1. You can currently nab the game for $4.9...

Not a day goes by where I don't sit in awe of the work Night Dive Studios does. The talented wizards over there have brought back some of the biggest classics to modern platforms and updated them to run on a wide range of hardware. In basic...

Virtual reality is one of those things that you kind of accept is going to be a slightly handcuffed experience. The nature of the beast dictates that what you gain in immersion and wow-factor you lose in control and full autonomy over movem...

Battlefield V has been kicking my ass, and based on what I've seen of this week's open beta, I'm not alone. There's going to be a not-insignificant learning curve for players who don't prioritize team dynamics and really take their time. Th...