The Destructoid 2018 Community Game of the Year is…

Honorable mention goes to Led Zeppelin Another year is in the books and what an amazing year for games it was. Across all genres, it seemed like there was a hit for everyone. From AAA releases to indie darlings, there was truly something for all types of players in 2018, and if that’s not a successful year, then I don’t know what is. With something for everyone releasing in 2018, it’s only right that everyone has their voice heard....

May 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1275 words · Amber Burnett

The Sonic and Dead Rising movie folks are making a live-action Life is Strange

Life IS strange! Life, uh, finds a way…to be strange. Episodic hella-teen adventureLife is Strangeis getting a live-action series, replacing the choice-based game with some pre-scripted teen drama, like a secondButterfly Effect(god that movie fuckingsuckeddd). Unless it’s some weirdQuantum Break-style choose-your-own adventure, but that would be expensive and unappreciated outside of the confines of a video game. Square Enix is working with Legendary Digital Studios and DJ2 Entertainment to produce the live-action series, which will see a digital-only release....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · David Stewart

The spirit of ActRaiser lives on with Sega’s SolSeraph

Developed by Zeno Clash and Rock of Ages studio Ace Team You aren’t the only one who fondly remembersActRaiser. Sega and Ace Team are hoping to bring back the esteemed Super Nintendo game’s action/platforming/town-building vibes withSolSeraph. As an added bonus, they even recruitedActRaisercomposer Yuzo Koshiro for the opening theme. The basic structure ofSolSeraphsoundssuperfamiliar–in a good way! As the winged warrior Helios, you’ll give humankind a helping hand by clearing out monster lairs in side-scrolling action levels....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Tommy Sanders

This World of Warcraft Dark Portal frame is badass

Only 500 sets sold I’m generally not a fan of expensive photo frames, but this one has me making an exception. It’s a replica of the Dark Portal fromWarcraft, which, as anyWarcraftplayer (RTS or MMO) knows, is a huge part of the lore. Sadly, it’s limited to China only, by way of NetEase — the Chinese publisher ofWorld of Warcraft. It’s a resin base, and runs for 488 RMB (roughly $75)....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · David Adams

Top 10 best Starfield tips for beginners – Beginners Guide

Space is a big place, and that’s especially true inStarfield. With so many systems and so many things to do, it can become overwhelming at times. We’ve put together our top 10 bestStarfieldtips for beginners. Think of it as a sort of beginner’s guide for exploring the stars. Find a good shotgun There are plenty of good weapons to find inStarfield. But, shotguns feel a bit strong compared to other weapons....

May 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1078 words · Jonathan Parks

Turbografx platformer Cyber Citizen Shockman 2: A New Menace gets re-released September 22

Following the release of the first gamethis past May, Ratalaika and Shinyuden are re-releasing the 1992 Turbografx gameKaizō Chōjin Shubibinman 2asCyber Citizen Shockman 2: A New Menace.This new release is out on September 22. While most of theKaizō Chōjin Shubibinman 2remained exclusive to the Japanese PC-Engine, we gotKaizō Chōjin Shubibinman 2here in the West as simplyShockman. It would later become available on Nintendo’s Virtual Console service and PS3. Interestingly, the press release implies that it was also Japan-exclusive, and doesn’t mention its previous releases....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Steven Park

Ubisoft embraces two-screen gaming… just not on Wii U

Makes total sense From our time at this year’s E3, we’ve noticed that a number of studios have become quite enamored with the concept of “second-screen gaming” — the use of a device such as a smartphone or tablet to interact with a console game in some fashion. No company seems to have embraced this more than Ubisoft, which will provide companion apps forAssassin’s Creed IV,The Division,Watch Dogs, andThe Crew....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 622 words · Diane Snyder

Where to find all Soulstones in Mount Heinmach in The First Berserker: Khazan

you’re able to collect a surprising number of upgrade materials inThe First Berserker: Khazan. Soulstones are some of the most important, and you’ll start finding them in the first level, Mount Heinmach. Here’s where to find them all while you’re there. Table of contents All Soulstone locations in Mount Heinmach in The First Berserker: Khazan As the introductory zone, the Banished Hero level on Mount Heinmach is one of the smaller areas, so there are only two Soulstones to find....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 562 words · Jose Lopez

Where to find the Fresh Graves near Troskowitz in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

After parting ways with Sir Hans in Troskowitz at the beginning ofKingdom Come: Deliverance 2, you’ll officially enter the open-world portion of the game. You’ll overhear guards talking about some fresh graves nearby. Here is where you may find the fresh graves near Troskowitz inKingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Fresh Graves location near Troskowitz You can find the fresh graves to the southwest of Troskowitz near the tree line. Head west out of Troskowitz then south down the road until you pass the farm fields and the hill starts going down towards the trees....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Dawn Jefferson

Yakuza 4’s PS4 remaster gets release date, new actor

We hardly knew you, Tanimura Yakuza 4’sPS4 remaster will be hitting Japanese stores on June 05, 2025. The news came from the latestFamitsu magazine[Thanks,Gematsu] and also revealed a few details about changes to the game. The biggest shock is that protagonist Masayoshi Tanimura has been completely recast and will be sporting a new character model. Toshiki Masuda will now assume the role in lieu of the original actor, Hiroki Narimiya....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · Christopher Thomas

(Update) Steam key giveaway turns ugly as dev bashes LGBT people and America

You are [not] a toy [Update 2:The dev team has published another statement, this timevia Steam. “We feel very sad about the situation we have been in the last few days. The truth is we have never supported and will not support LGBT and we feel bad for those people even if they feel happy about themselves. But the actions of our ex-coworkers are unacceptable,” a representative from Dream Games said....

May 27, 2025 · 4 min · 659 words · Sherry Campbell

(Update) This Pokemon Unite patch has a lot of fan-requested balance changes

Charizard agrees [Update:Soa fan on theUniteReddit has self-tested a lot of thesePokemon Unitepatch changes, and another player on theUniteDiscordhas provided a Google Sheetof the alterations below, with actual numbers. Some of them are quite shocking in terms of how much was tweaked! There’seven a visualization from PKMNCASTthat shows the balance patch at a visual glance. As expected, the community came through and gave us specifics anyway.] [Update #2: TheUniteteamhas identified a bug with Gengar’s Hex ability....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Jennifer Lopez DDS

10 best Chris Chibnall episodes of Doctor Who, ranked

Chris Chibnall is perhaps the least prolific writer of the current generation ofDoctor Who, with only 38 episodes to his name as writer. However, what he lacks in numbers, he makes up for in epic storytelling. Chibnall was the showrunner for most of the episodes featuring Jodie Whittaker as the first female Doctor, but he also wrote some great episodes featuring Matt Smith and David Tennant. I personally love Chibnall’s storylines and feel like they’re underrated, so here’s my top 10....

May 27, 2025 · 6 min · 1268 words · Felicia Cook