Team Mushroom wins Super Mario Bros. Splatoon 2 splatfest

Supersize Me The results of this weekend’sSplatoon 2splatfest are now in. After a typically messy battle, held to determine which is the greatest of the iconicSuper Mario Bros.power-ups, Team Super Mushroom beat out Team Super Star with a 2 – 1 victory. In results that harken back to the strange days of monthly splatfests, Marina’s Team Super Star actually took a staggering 68% of the public vote – which ishugein splatfest terms – but that didn’t stop Pearl’s Team Super Mushroom from bagging both Normal and Pro Play points to ultimately win the contest, a promotional event that coincides withSuper Mario Bros....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · James Miller

Telltale Games’ back catalog is getting delisted from GOG soon

May 27 is the deadline Digital distributor GOG.comhas announcedthat it will be delisting Telltale Games’ back catalog soon. On July 01, 2025, all currently available games from the studio will no longer be up for purchase. This is similar to last year’s situation with theremoval of games from Steam, just that GOG is now informing people of a cutoff date ahead of time. The games that will disappear areThe Wolf Among Us,Hector: Badge of Courage,Batman: The Enemy Within,Tales from the Borderlands,Strongbad’s Cool Game For Attractive People,Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, theSam & Maxgames and bothPuzzle Agenttitles....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Anthony Andersen

The best horror game demos you should try during October’s Steam Next Fest

Horror games are a staple of the Fall season. As Halloween approaches, millions of players, both old and new, dive in to get spooked. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that October’s Steam Next Fest offers a huge number of horror demos to try. Whether you’re after something that will keep you up at night or simply want an unsettling dive into a new gaming world, I’ve downloaded and played all the horror or horror-related demos I could find....

June 26, 2025 · 6 min · 1190 words · Stephen Jackson

The Daily Hotness: Freddie Wong heats things up

Freddie Wong’s videos don’t always do it for me, but his latest was pretty special. It’s more than just the story of a man on a quest for fire-based flora, it’s a critical look at man’s constant quest for power and the (often) unintended destruction that follows. The cycle th… Nevermind. Kingdom’s of Amalurhas an online pass that people aren’t happy with, Samit reviewedNFL Blitz,PC players are getting an upgrade on theirWitcher 2, and more happened on 03-07-2025....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Daniel Ware

The original Shadow Warrior is free on Steam forever

Can’t argue with free right? Look, I’m as surprised as anyone thatShadow Warrioris getting a reboot but I suppose after the announcement of the newRise of the Triadall bets were off. I didn’t play the original but I saw my friend having a great time back in 1997 playing it. If you’re in the same boat as me, then you’ll be happy to know that theShadow Warrior Classicis nowavailable for free on Steam....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Brittany Graham

The Zoanthrope is the most hated enemy in Space Marine 2 (and rightfully so)

WithSpace Marine 2in full swing for all players, the Zoanthrope has become public enemy number one in PvE modes. It’s that dreadful flying enemy with the red tail hanging below, often lobbing things at you, lasering you, or making your screen go haywire with its psychic blasts. Flying enemies in horde shooters are often the bane of players’ existence because they distract you from what can come up to you on foot....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Sarah Wright

There’s a $599 Nintendo Switch bundle available online at GameStop

Can’t secure a unit? Try GameStop You want the Nintendo Switch, but you’ve heard the horror stories paying inflated prices on eBay for a console that turns outnot to bea console. Walmart, Target, Amazon, Toys”R”Us, Best Buy, and all the major retailers are all sold out online. GameStop is too, but here’s the kicker: there’s a Switch bundle available for “pre-order.” GameStop is calling it theNintendo Switch Starter Bundleand it’s priced at $599....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · Dr. Timothy Walton

This French bank will let you get an adorable Pikachu credit card

For a limited time of course Deciding whether to get the puppies in flower pots or kittens in baskets on your new personalized credit card is a hard enough decision to break a person. Well, worry no more as customers of the French banking groupSociété Générale now have a credit card so cute it puts others to shame. Thanks to a partnership with thePokémon Company they’re now offering limited-edition credit cards with everyone’s favorite electric rat....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Derek Cline

WB is now the new publisher for Hitman following the split from Square Enix

IO Interactive still owns their own company In case you forgot, IO Interactive went through a pretty big scare last year. While it remained linked to Square Enix as a subsidiary folded into the company in 2009 (itself folded into Eidos Interactive), in 2017 Square Enix started fishing for buyers for IO — which led them to purchase their own company back. It was a happy ending somewhat as the greatHitmanreboot was able to continue on, but now as of this week they’ve sought the help of another publisher to keep the dream alive....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · Diane George

What is the next expansion for Destiny 2?

While theLightfallexpansion certainly won’t be remembered asDestiny 2‘s best, Guardians still have more to come. The next expansion forDestiny 2is calledThe Final Shape, serving as a finale to the series’ first saga. In it, players will finally confront The Witness, the orchestrator of nearly all of the game universe’s strife. And along the way, it looks like players will even reunite with Cayde-6, who notably died during theForsakenexpansion. Though Bungie promises a conclusion to the decade-long conflict between the Light and Darkness, theexpansion reveal initially underwhelmed players....

June 26, 2025 · 5 min · 1054 words · Nicholas Watson

Which snipers can one-shot kill in Call of Duty Warzone Season 2?

The latest season ofCall of Duty: Warzoneis upon us, and with it comes new weapon tunings. Among them are changes to sniper rifles, an ultra-popular weapon class. InWarzone, especially standard Battle Royale modes, snipers are supremely effective at taking out enemies from a long distance. However, the build becomes all the more worth it if one shot can take out the enemy. Here are the best sniper builds for getting those one-shot headshot kills inWarzoneseason two....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 559 words · Maria Cooper

Would you buy a Switch Joy Con that has its own screen?

Gameboy Joy Con Nintendo has made it clear that they aren’t planning to make a revised version of the Switch any time soon. That said, they still love to find new ways for people to use the console, with theirNintendo Laboinitiative being a recent example. If they want literally everyone on Earth to buy a Switch, they are going to have to keep coming up with new angles to grab headlines and draw in new players....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Shirley Johnson

You missed our Bloodborne stream!

Watch us get gud! Hey, everybody! TheBloodborneembargo has just lifted, and we’ve already got a review from the lovely Chris Carter. But that’s not all! We’re also streaming the game live from theDestructoid Twitch account. I’ll be messing around in the first area for a couple hours before the game goes live in North America, at which point Jed Whitaker is going to take over with live impressions from Yharnam and play for the rest of his life or until he falls asleep....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Tiffany Reynolds