Lab Zero's excellent tag-fighting title Skullgirls 2nd Encore, will finally arrive on Nintendo Switch next week, with the wild and beautiful fist-fest launching October 22.Originally launching way back in 2012, Skullgirls is a fantastic and...

We are edging ever nearer to the launch of one of the gaming industry's annual megasellers: the latest entry in Activision's billion-dollar Call of Duty franchise. But, despite unease from the CoD community, developer Infinity Ward insists ...

Soulcalibur VI is still doing its thing. While Bandai Namco's 3D weapons fighter doesn't quite make the same noise as some other games in the genre, it remains a popular title within the fighting game community at large, and a sharp test of...

Arc System Works continues to drop its weekly character trailers for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, highlighting the DLC guests headed to the crossover fighter as part of its upcoming Version 2.0 update.This new trailer showcases Akatsuki, of ...

We are a month away from the long-awaited western launch of Gameforge's online RPG Kingdom Under Fire II, which has been tearing up the battlefields in Asia for almost ten years now.Set in the mythical land of Bersia, KUF II concerns a seem...

Sigh... it feels like forever since I last wrote a news article about Nintendo's online shooter Splatoon 2. The colourful Switch game is probably one of my most covered titles during my time with Destructoid, but ever since that final Splat...

SNK has announced that the next warrior headed to their steel-clashing fighter Samurai Shodown, Basara, will be made available for the game's roster next week, October 15 to be precise.First appearing in 1995's Samurai Shodown III, Basara h...

Arc System Works has released a trailer for the next character headed to crossover fighter BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. Joining the roster from anime series RWBY is the troublesome, but highly fashionable, Neo Politan.Bedecked in beautiful V...

Blizzard's Hearthstone has been the face of digital card games for several years now, reliably one of the highest earning mobile titles since it launched in 2014. The simple rules make it easier to follow than competitors such as Magic...

Sega has released a short new trailer for its colourful sports title Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, headed to Nintendo Switch in November. Titled "All The Fun", the short teaser offers a look at some of the events and mo...

Stylish-looking arena-fighter Kill la Kill The Game: IF has released its first major update since its initial release back in July. Update 1.04 - which is live in-game right now - brings about numerous balance tweaks to certain roster membe...

Arc System Works has released a trailer for Yumi, one of the fresh characters coming to their crossover fighter BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. Yumi's appearance is sure to turn heads, given that she's crossing over from notorious cheesecake fr...

Bandai Namco has released a new trailer for Gogeta (SSGSS), the latest face-pounder to be added to the roster of its great Dragon Ball FighterZ. But also of note is a short message that appears at the trailer's climax, announcing an upcomin...

nWay Games Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is buzzing with activity this week. Firstly, the tag-fighter has launched on PC via Steam, and is available to purchase now. Secondly, Season Two launches across all platforms in North America t...

Not long after the release of his exciting gameplay trailer, Bandai Namco has announced that Gogeta (SSGSS) is ready to rock in tag-fighting title Dragon Ball FighterZ, and will be available to purchase in-game tomorrow, September 26.Gogeta...

Bandai Namco has released a new gameplay video spotlighting the next DLC character headed to Dragon Ball FighterZ. The trailer for Gogeta (SSGSS) actually breaks the mould by going longer than 30 seconds, and giving us a decent opportunity ...

For Fortnite players who find kills tough to come by, there's an easier opponent on the horizon. Epic Games finally plans to introduce a proper MMR system into Fortnite, and, in the case of less-skilled players, that means adding some ...

Arc System Works took the opportunity this weekend to reveal the lucky fighters chosen for Version 2.0 of its anime fighter BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. The furious five will be part of the nine-character DLC pack headed to all platforms in ...

In this contest we're giving away Recruit Edition bundles for PlanetSide Arena! Raise your hand if you're into squad-based shooters with specialized classes and massive amounts of players shooting lasers and stuff at each other. *counts han...

Today's contest features Steam copies of creation game Trailmakers. Games where you can create your own fun sound great on paper, but whew I'm the least creative person on Earth. Arts and crafts were always a disaster for me, and without th...

It's been a hot murmur for some time that Apex Legends players are waiting on the arrival of the battle royale title's new hero, currently known as "Crypto" (following a clue datamined from the game's code). While there is no date for this ...

Sega has dropped a new trailer for upcoming Nintendo Switch sports compendium Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The new video showcases the titles "Dream Events", competitions and sports that step away somewhat from the str...

It's been a good year since I last set foot inside a Call of Duty multiplayer mode. While I'm no stranger to Activision's immensely popular shooter series, a lot of my recent down-the-barrel action has been confined to Ubisoft's tactical sh...

During an award ceremony at the Tokyo Game Show yesterday, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai remembered departed friend and co-worker Satoru Iwata. During the same speech, the Smash Bros. producer also reaffirmed that fan...

Fans of the kaiju action seen in franchises such as Godzilla, Ultraman and Pacific Rim might want to keep an eye out for GigaBash, a fun-looking new brawler from indie studio Passion Republic Games.The colourful (and weirdly cute) new fight...