You can now get ripped off for retro trade-ins at all GameStops

$29.99 for Ocarina of Time sounds great… It has been quite some time since a GameStop actually had retro hardware and games within its walls. Last year, the mega corporation tinkered with the idea of bringing back retro trade-ins and it looks like that initiative has gone over well. According to Nintendo Everything, all GameStop stores will now be accepting retro games. Taking a quickglanceat the retailer’swebsite, I don’t think I’d drop $54....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 181 words · Brooke Nelson

You’ll need ALL the gold Jiggies to pick up this Banjo-Kazooie statue

N64 heroes immortalised by First 4 Figures Banjo & Kazooie, the adventure loving twosome who starred in Rare’s ’90s N64 titles, are the next characters in line to receive the statue from the talented craftspeople at First 4 Figures. A new video, which you’re able to check out below, features a prototype of the resin model, which features gaming’s most well-known bear and bird duo in mid-flight. Standing 20 inches tall, theBanjo-Kazooiestatue comes in Exclusive and Regular formats, with the former featuring a chrome gold plated base of the game’s pesky collectible: the gold jiggy....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 222 words · Emily Patton

You’re going to want to hear this Zelda tune backwards

Oops they did it again Back when it was discovered that the maintheme forSkyward Swordwas actually Zelda’s Lullabye rewound, my mind nearly exploded. TheZeldaseries has always had some of the most memorable melodies in gaming, but to think one of its catchy new tunes was a classic song fromOcarina of Timeplayed in reverse. Well it appears Nintendo is up to some of the same tricks for this month’s 3DS releaseA Link Between Worlds....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Taylor Foster

A thermos is upending the Alan Wake community

One of the biggest releases this month isAlan Wake 2, and it’s a title that fans have been waiting for years since the 2010 game garnered itself a cult following. As its launch draws nearer, Remedy has been cranking up the marketing and slowly revealing more of what we can expect from Wake’s next horror adventure. Remedy hasAlan Wakemerch on sale, including a pretty blue thermos. Unfortunately, things haven’t gone according to plan, and many players who want a thermos find themselves without one, though it does appear that Remedy is attempting to fix things....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 604 words · Melissa Fisher

A trio of Atlus localizations leak, are promptly pulled, then confirmed

SMT: Strange Journey Redux, Etrian Odyssey V, Radiant Historia 3DS It looks like a few splash pages went up a little early on Atlus’ website last night. Maybe they were waiting on an announcement during Nintendo’s E3 presentation? Either way, they’re fully confirmed now. The cat is out of the bag, as the three games in question areSMT: Strange Journey Redux, Etrian Odyssey V,andRadiant Historia: Perfect Chronology, all for 3DS.Etrianwill arrive this fall, while the other two are looking at an early 2018 release....

July 8, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Jeremy Benson

Alien Hominid played 20 million times on Newgrounds

Before it was a PS2, Gamecube, GBA, Xbox or XBLA game,Alien Hominidwas a staple on the popular Flash portalNewgrounds. Just yesterday, the game’s cute little yellow devil obtained a new milestone: 20 million plays. That’s quite a bit of staying power for an old flash game, on a website that isn’t nearly as popular as it once was. It also shows how appreciative developer The Behemoth is to their fans, as most other larger publishers would probably attempt to remove the game to sell more copies of their XBLA game....

July 8, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Erik Monroe

All of Curtis’ key locations in Dead Island 2

A little cryptic The Curtis key locations inDead Island 2are actually quite tricky to obtain. You’ll need to complete the Death of the Party quest and help the aged celebrity Curtis for one, but the other two are a bit more cryptic. One requires a bit more time than expected, while another is hard to reach. Here’s where to find all of Curtis’ keys inDead Island 2. Where to find Curtis’ safe key The trickier one is the safe key....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 526 words · Emily Mendoza

All PEAK levels and tips to get through them

PEAKhas multiple levels you need to get through before you can escape the island you just crash-landed on. While you initially start on a beach, you’ll explore some interesting locations throughout your journey, with each requiring specific strategies to conquer. Table of contents Complete PEAK level list PEAKhas five levels to complete before you reach the end and escape the island. Here’s a brief list of all five levels: The exact strategy you’ll use throughout your playthrough depends on your difficulty, whether you’re playing solo or with friends, and the resources you collect along the way....

July 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1195 words · Amanda Bell

Android 21 has the munchies in new Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 DLC

She blinded me with science Anime RPGDragon Ball Xenoverse 2gets a whole lot cooler today, as the launch of its “Ultra Pack 2” DLC brings two more characters into the fold – Maajub and Android 21 – the latter of whom won hearts with her debut performance in last year’sDragon Ball FighterZ. A nefarious scientist for the Red Ribbon Army, Android 21 is a force to be reckoned with both behind a computer screen and on the battlefield....

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Dominic Barker

App store promo nets Infinity Blade II 6M new downloads

The power of free Apple celebrated its fifth birthday last week by giving away games and apps for free. One of those games wasInfinity Blade 2, andAll Things Dis reporting that the Epic game saw 5.7 million new players in the past seven days. 1.7 million of those downloads occurred on Monday alone, the first day of the promotion. Infinity Blade 2does have in-app purchases, but as Laura Mustard, publicist for developer Chair Entertainment pointed out, she doesn’t “think it’s significant, because the game is balanced in a way that does not require any IAP....

July 8, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Patricia Gomez

Batter up, Super Baseball 2020 hits Nintendo Switch today

The Future is (almost) Now Remember when I covered this game before? It was my first ever news article for Destructoid. I said that American baseball is governed by the “MBA”. How you all laughed at me. Well, look who’s laughing now. Oh… it’s still you. At least I get to relive that embarrassment all over again, asSuper Baseball 2020has been re-released by retro-lovers Hamster, only this time on the Nintendo Switch....

July 8, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Rachel Mack

Best builds for The Dark Lord in Dead by Daylight

The Dark Lord Killer is none other than Dracula himself. This Killer was added toDead by Daylightwith theCastlevania Chapterand is hungry for the blood of innocent Survivors trying to repair generators and escape from the Trials they’re trapped in with him. AsDead by Daylight‘s first shapeshifting Killer, The Dark Lord has the power to move between three Forms, making him one of the deadliest Killers I’ve got my hands on yet....

July 8, 2025 · 5 min · 938 words · Robert Flores

Best Kastov LSW loadout in MW3 and Warzone

The light machine gun collection gains a powerful addition with the debut of the Kastov LSW in Season 6. Armed with this weapon, you’ll transform into an unstoppable force thanks to its formidable fire rates and precision. If you’re ready to take your Kastov LSW to the next level, we’ll guide you to the best loadout forMW3andWarzone, allowing you to adapt to any situation. What is the best Kastov LSW loadout in MW3 and Warzone?...

July 8, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Steven Wallace