‘Ryder White’ add-on next for Dead Island

Assuming you haven’t grown tired of dismembering the undead,Dead Islandwould like to ask you back for another visit to Banoi. The game’s “Ryder White” downloadable content is scheduled for January 31 on PlayStation Network and February 1 on Xbox Live and Steam. Adding “several hours” of gameplay, you’ll be put in the shoes of antagonist Ryder White. Your $9.99 also gets you access to two new weapon blueprints. Anything else? Probably, but that’s all we’re hearing for now....

July 24, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Ann Lowery

(Update) Summer Games Done Quick 2021 kicks off this weekend

Charity begins at home, literally [Update:Just a reminder that SGDQ 2021 is now officially underway! You can check all the actionlive on Twitchand take a look at the schedule — localized to your timezone —right here.] What? It’s that time of yearalready? Apparently so, as this weekend will see the Games Done Quick team take to the airwaves to present one of the biggest highlights of the gaming year, Summer Games Done Quick, which kicks off Sunday, July 4,live on Twitch....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Cathy Robbins

Andy Bogard is confirmed for King of Fighters XIV

The game still looks a little rough So, I’m going to level with you from the start, I know nothing aboutKing of Fightersas a series. I know it’s a fighting game series, and I know thatKing of Fighters XIVlooks pretty unimpressive visually right now compared to its modern contemporaries. Oh, and I know that Andy Bogard is coming toKing of Fighters XIV, because he appears in this new trailer for the game....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Henry Wright

Antigraviator is a fast paced Wipeout-style racer

Anti-gravity action Futuristic racers likeWipeoutandF-Zeroare few and far between these days. Although recently got a sweetWipeoutcollection, but I won’t hold my breath on a newF-Zero, so it’s always nice to see smaller studios develop something in the vein of these anti-gravity racers. Antigraviatorfrom Cybernetic Walrus is, at a glance, a modern take on these classic titles, which sees players pilot a futuristic racer in the year 2210. I dropped in on publisher Iceberg Interactive’s booth at PAX East to try a few races against the game’s developers....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Patrick Reynolds

Become Cobra Commander to win Xbox 360 and G.I Joe stuff

TheG.I Joemovie is happening whether you like it or not, and to celebrate we’ve got ourselves an Xbox 360 Arcade, as well as loads ofG.I Joethemed swag to give to the dogs that bark on command for our sick and twisted amusement. What I’m trying to say is that we’ve got a contest lined up for you. It’s a fairly simple competition, so there’s no reason for you not to enter....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 209 words · Anthony Singh

Breaking: Codemasters acquires 50 Cent developer, not Monumental

Yesterdaywe revealedthat50 Cent: Bloood in the Sanddeveloper Swordfish Studios had been acquired by independent studio Monumental Games. Today, however, Destructoid has received a statement from Codemasters claiming instead thatitis the proud new owner of the former Sierra division. I was a bit confused to be receiving conflicting reports, so I asked Codemasters to clarify what, exactly, was going on. It seems that Swordfish has actually been split in two. Monumental owns the Manchester division of the studio, while Codies has acquired the Birmingham wing....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 510 words · Gerald Smith

Cliff Bleszinski wants to make an arena FPS for the PC

Kids these days don’t know about arena shooters Cliff Bleszinski, the guy behind theGears of WarandUnrealgames, has an idea for his next game. He talked about his idea on the latest episode of thePointless podcast. Bleszinski said that he wants to make a game without marketing guys telling him what to do, and that he already has a pitch worked out for a first-person shooter. Heteased somethingback in August that could be this new game....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Amanda Meadows

Contest: Win a stand-up desk converter from Jestik

Get on those feet! Then off them! Use today’s contest to get the blood flowing: Win a Jestik Shift stand-up desk converter! Remember a few weeks ago when Jestik wanted to prove their worth by giving you guys somemonitor mounts? They decided they didn’t want to stop there. Jestik wants you to get the most range and function out of your computer setup, so they’re putting their money where their mouth is again!...

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Richard Jordan

Crash Bandicoot speculation is stirring around a promotional pizza box

Plus,Crash 4is coming to Steam There might be someCrash Bandicootnews in store for the end of the year. A promotional teaser being set out to influencers has some suspicious details on it, which fans speculate may hint at an upcoming reveal. A promotional pizza box sent to influencerCanadian Guy Ehhad the release date for the upcoming Steam release ofCrash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Timeon it. It’s labelled out with the October 18 release date....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Thomas Wagner

Cross-platform Xbox One and PC play ‘makes sense’

But Phil Spencer isn’t allowed to leak news With mobile device adoption rates where they are, there’s been a big push in connecting our phones and tablets across platforms. That’s certainly true in gaming as we’ve seen more and more “second-screen” features and complementary apps. Asked if Microsoft has considered cross-platform play between PC and Xbox One, Phil Spencer toldAusGamers“I’m not allowed to leak things [smiles]. But I think what you’re talking about makes a lot of sense....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Cindy Vazquez

Dragon Ball: DAIMA is getting DLC in 3 different Dragon Ball video games

Dragon Ball: DAIMAis the most recent anime series based off of the iconic manga by the late Akira Toriyama, and its recent premiere already took the world by storm. Naturally, Bandai Namco took this as an opportunity to add its characters to more than oneDragon Ballvideo game. Firstly, there’s the recently released 3D arena fighter,DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO.Bandai Namco had already announcedthat Goku (Mini) is going to be added to the roster a few weeks ago, but now the company posted a new trailer regarding the contents of the second DLC in the game’s Season Pass....

July 23, 2025 · 3 min · 533 words · Marc Carter

Everything that happened at Bethesda’s pretty alright E3 2016 press conference

But Berserk though! Bethesda just wrapped up their E3 2016 conference, and really, it was pretty decent! Outside of some underwhelming lookingFallout 4DLC (all of the add-ons so far have been, really), they had a number of welcome announcements. They kicked off with a newQuakethat seems catered to the hardcore PC crowd, dropped the mic with aSkyrimremaster with mods and all the DLC included, messed with VR a bit, and capped off withDishonored 2....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Matthew Miller

Evo’s final schedule includes developer panels. Are new games imminent?

Evo, the world’s leading fighting game event and tournament, has released its final schedule, which includes multiple panels by different developers, some of which might just be announcing new games during the event from Aug. 1 to 3. All the panels will be shown off likely on a livestream as well as event goers, with the full list of stuff on the Friday before the esports side takes over, including the following:...

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Adam Bond