Sony announces God of War Ragnarok PS5 hardware bundle

Blockbuster sequel launches November 9 It’s been quite some time since Sony put together a special bundle for one of its upcoming releases, but the industry giant is preparing to do just that with the launch of one of 2022’s biggest releases,God of War Ragnarok, which will be bringing its skull-crushing chaos to PS4 and PS5 November 9. The newGod of War RagnarokPS5 bundle will include a disc-based edition of Sony’s shiny white baby, along with a standard controller and a digital download of Sony Santa Monica’s highly anticipated sequel....

May 25, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Nicole Dawson

Sony sold more PS4s than Xbox One and 360 combined last quarter

That’s 25 million PS4s sold since launch Sony sold 3 million PlayStation 4 consoles between April and June 2015, with more than 25 million PS4 sales since the console launched in November 2012. According to the latest Sony financial report, that’s up from 2.7m in the same period last year, and 47% more than double the number of Xbox consoles (yeah, that’s 360 and One consolescombined) in the same timespan....

May 25, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Jennifer Duncan

Sorry love: Super Smash scene in Spain may ban Bayonetta

Oh come now, Cheshire Even with hervery small nerfin the recent balance patch, mostSuper Smash Bros.players agree thatBayonettais at least formidable. Now, a community in Spain is looking to ban her outright from upcoming tournaments. A top player, Greward, notes that of over 400 in the community, only three actually main Bayonetta, and two of them agree she should be banned. He says that if she is allowed, since just 7% of those polled want her in, some folks would drop out of the scene “and the game,” which he doesn’t want....

May 25, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Sarah Garcia

Star Wars: Uprising picks up right after Return of the Jedi

It’s an action-RPG for mobile, though Yeah, I know. Mobile. But even if you have zero interest in the game, at least watch this trailer.Star Wars: Uprisingfills story gaps betweenReturn of the Jediand December’sThe Force Awakens. Rumors of the Emperor’s death are “treasonous fabrications,” depending on who you ask. As far as gameplay, this is an action-RPG about making your own character and then kitting them out with as much gear and skills as you may muster....

May 25, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Jonathan Burgess

Super Mario Maker 2 pulls off a scant 3GB file size, will support video capture

Not bad Nintendo has done it again. No, I’m not talking aboutthe Switch outselling the PS4as it pertains to lifetime sales in Japan. Orthe success of a few of their first party titles, thanks to the recent reveal of their financials I’m talking about compression and optimization. As I’ve said before,Nintendo rules at it. While some Switch games are pushing 10, or 20GB (like the recentMortal Kombat 11), Nintendo is able to pack down fairly robust games into respectable file sizes....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Robin Williams

Sword of Convallaria 1st year Anniversary events, rewards, and more

Sword of Convallaria‘s 1st year anniversary is coming soon, and there are special plans in place for all the players. The upcoming anniversary will be the best time to start playing if you’re interested in picking up the game. There are plenty of free banners and events to give you an excellent head start, which also benefits the returning players. Table of contents All Sword of Convallaria 1st year anniversary events There will be plenty of content to clear forSword of Convallariaplayers on the occasion of the first anniversary....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Stephen Ochoa

That Switch accessory that turns your controller into a dog is finally here

‘Pupper’ When Nintendo unveiled the Switch, the memes kept coming, and one of the biggest ones was the suggestion that the Joy-Con controllers inside the grip looked kind of like a dog. It’s been a thing for a while with indie companies putting out stickers for your existing remotes, but manufacturer Hyperkin has gotten in on the craze with an upcoming controller attachment accessory. It’s priced at $19.99, and functions as a rechargeable battery for your Joy-Con....

May 25, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Brian Garcia

The GTA V PC port petition is going strong

41,000 signatures and counting It looks like a wildGTA VPC port petition has appeared, set on getting Rockstar to develop a PC version of the game, which is currently only announced for PS3 and 360. The reasoning is due to the fact that “GTAis an amazing PC game and the idea of it not being on PC is a mistake!” Well, he has a point there — VanillaGTA IVwas much more interesting with mod support....

May 25, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Dustin Delacruz

The Last of Us Part I accessibility features include letting players ‘feel’ dialogue through the DualSense

Feel the emotion The Last of Us Part Ihits next week, and today Naughty Dog showed off the accessibility features included in the remake. Among them is a pretty fascinating new feature for deaf players. It plays dialogue through the PlayStation 5’s DualSense, letting players “feel” the delivery of dialogue. Over on thePlayStation Blog,The Last of Us Part Igame director Matthew Gallant discusses some of the new accessibility features the team has developed....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Joanna Warner

The Weekend Hotness: I drew a tattoo edition

While everyone was at the candy apple tasting convention this weekend, a couple of people turned up with Destructoid tattoos, which was awesome. What hadn’t occured to me until just now is that I designed the one you see above, which is even more awesome. That was a logo I made for T-shirt sleeves a couple of years ago, and while I don’t think we ever actually used it, it’s nice to know somebody is wearing my art on their arm anyway....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Lori Richardson DDS

There’s some new Spider-Man 2 footage in Across the Spider-Verse

Throughout the Spider-Verse The latest Spidey filmSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseopened over the weekend. Amid the action, some have noticed gameplay footage ofMarvel’s Spider-Man 2casually playing during one scene. When this was pointed out, fans posted onReseteraabout it. In response, as spotted byEurogamer, Insomniac community director James Stevenson confirmed “it is new.” It’s a relatively small, tucked-away cameo that appears on a televisionearly in the movie. I sawSpider-Verseover the weekend and noticed some gameplay, but figured it was just a plug of some already seen footage....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 265 words · Rebecca Becker

These classy British gentlemen turn a YouTube console war into a harrowing drama

Watch one, and then watch them all Stop what you’re doing right now and watch this video. Then, find the rest of the YouTube Comment Reconstruction series byDead Parrot, and take some time to view every single one of them. What you’re watching is a dramatization of an actual YouTube comment argument with some of the classiest British actors you’ll ever see. This one just happens to be about the Xbox One and PS4....

May 25, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Angela Gonzalez

This horse messing up a Zelda: Breath of the Wild puzzle is a riot

Oh….. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve attemptedZelda: Breath of the Wildpuzzle, only to be thwarted by a slight physics nuance or some small detail I just never noticed. Awareness is a skill in this game, as the environment could shift on a whim and screw up your puzzle solution. Likethis amazing video here from Reddit RainbowInTheDork. Perfectly titled “What the-where is my Kor..oh,” the creator is justifiably wondering where theirkorok seed rewardis for solving this basketZelda: Breath of the Wildpuzzle....

May 25, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · John Wilson