Square Enix has released the stunning opening movie to Balan Wonderworld, the upcoming platform adventure from studio Arzest, and headed up by legendary industry veteran Yuji Naka. The beautifully directed video sees our heroes, Leo and Emm...

I haven't forgotten about Grime, and I hope you haven't either. Clover Bite's action-adventure RPG about a "humanoid black hole" who can absorb bizarre creatures continues to show great promise. In this narrated footage from director Yarde...

Ah, here we are with another installment of The Jackbox Party Pack, the insanely popular virtual party game enterprise that takes every nerd’s house by storm each year - although perhaps it’s now more mainstream, as my parents ...

World of Warcraft's Shadowlands expansion might be delayed, but we have the pre-patch and this newest seasonal event to mess around with in the meantime. Hallow's End has been a staple of WoW for a while now, with the Headless Horseman...

Call of Duty is hosting another horror crossover for Halloween, and this year, Billy the Puppet from Saw and Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre are here to play. Don't be alarmed if you see them running around in Call of Duty: Mo...

Those of you who have been enjoying the high-speed, arcadey action of the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta will be stoked to hear that Activision has decided to extend the open trial session for an extra 24 hours. The extension has bee...

The NBA 2K community has hit back at publisher 2K Games after unskippable adverts materialised within the latest entry in the basketball sim, NBA 2K21. The adverts were not in the sports title at launch, and have popped up one month after r...

I really enjoy the Star Wars universe. Not to the point where I know anything about the extended universe, but I like all the movies in their own way. Yes, even the prequels and The Last Jedi. So I'm not the expert that is going to eit...

Another anime superstar is headed to the ranks of Bandai Namco's 3D fighter My Hero One's Justice 2. As revealed in this week's edition of Weekly Jump. The happy-go-lucky Itsuka Kendo will arrive in-game as paid DLC "soon."

Whenever someone needs to be digitally blown up, stabbed, or shot, the overlords at Destructoid always seem to deem me the person for the job. I'm not sure why, given that I'm very clearly the Bernadetta of the editorial team. Regardless, i...

Can ConcernedApe do no wrong? After Stardew Valley got online multiplayer, I wrote off split-screen co-op as something that probably wouldn't happen – but where there's a will, there's a way. The developer has continued to improve the...

Here's a story that you could've deduced with a little simple logic. Microsoft owns Double Fine. We learned earlier this year that Double Fine's classic remasters are breaking free from PS4 console exclusivity. All of Microsoft's first-part...

If CD Projekt Red had its way, it'd certainly prefer that everyone buy Cyberpunk 2077 through GOG. That's because CDPR owns the digital storefront, meaning 100 percent of proceeds go straight into the the Polish publisher's pocket. No ...

Nothing is set in stone in Fall Guys, that's for sure. After some of us complained that the medieval-themed Season 2 levels weren't showing up nearly enough in the rotation, Mediatonic has addressed the issue – and added a new Slime S...

While many fighting game players love the thrill of testing their skills and mettle in online battles, it must be said that playing almost any fighting game's "ranked mode" can sometimes be a frustrating, deflating, and even stressful exper...

Look, Devil May Cry 5 is fantastic; and I can't wait to play it again with enhanced visuals, even if the PC crowd is left out of the party this time around. The Special Edition is looking great so far, but if you really want to go the ...

Fallout 76 already had its big moment earlier this year when Wastelanders arrived, but Bethesda is also planning for another expansion: Steel Dawn. What happens after that is anyone's guess, but we're coming up on the second anniversary of ...

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is the gift that keeps on giving: so long as you're willing to keep it installed and pay up. Despite its release earlier this year in January it's still going with DLC, having hosted several free quality of life updat...

Marvel's Avengers and Fallout 76 are having a contest to see how many bugs pop up in each subsequent patch: and by Grabthar's Thor's hammer, Avengers is making a case. The last time we checked in with Avengers the game wasn't doing so ...

After 10 incredible years of sci-fi strategy action, Blizzard Entertainment has announced that it is ceasing development of further content for one of its most successful releases of all-time, StarCraft II. In a statement on the Blizzard we...

Bandai Namco has been no stranger to delays this year, and here's another one. Digimon Survive, a turn-based tactical game with visual-novel loveliness, is now aiming for a 2021 release window. In a message on Twitter, producer Kazumasa Hab...

Halloween isn't just a single day in October so much as it is a mindset – at least, that's the excuse I'm using to justify watching all of my favorite horror movies again that I haven't seen in years, from Prince of Darkness to The Pe...

There are two things I know to be true about the Atelier franchise. First, the series is getting more popular outside of Japan, with Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout selling more copies than any previous entry. Second, G...

Hearthstone is in a pretty decent spot right now. The current cadence includes big Battlegrounds patches between major standard expansions, and I'm really enjoying the seesaw approach there. Whenever standard is getting me down I have the o...

It's been over a decade now since the release of Left 4 Dead 2, and now with the community-made "Last Stand" update, what better time to kill hordes of zombies than ever before? On today's Impulse, Justin and I discuss and share our past an...