Raiden’s Metal Gear Solid 4 costume is day one Rising DLC

Priced at $1.99 Although a few costumes in the upcomingMetal Gear Rising: Revengeance are unlockable, and you’re able to netGray Foxby way of pre-ordering outside of Europe, another outfit has just been announced: Raiden’sMetal Gear Solid 4armor. The catch? This suit is day one DLC, available for $1.99 on launch day. Honestly, I’m not a fan of day one DLC in general — especially when it’s something that could have been included in the base game....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Cindy Young

Resistance Collection will be available early next month

Includes three games and downloadable content Previously targeting avague winter release, theResistance Collectionhas now honed in on June 12, 2025 for its debut at retail. The $39.99, three-disc compilation comes with the PlayStation 3 trilogy plus downloadable content forResistance 2— the Aftermath Multiplayer Map Pack, Skin Bundle, and Wraith Skin multiplayer weapon — in addition toResistance 3‘s Brutality Pack and Survival Pack. I’d be interested in getting this, at some point....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Sarah Day

Review: Mass Effect 2: ‘Lair of the Shadow Broker’ DLC

Better late than never! The latest piece of DLC forMass Effect 2,Lair of the Shadow Broker, was released last week. As it is priced at 800 points, more expensive than any of the DLC to date, the obvious question is: is it good enough to be worth 800 points? I mean, for that money I can get a good XBLA game or 2/3rd of aModern Warfare 2map pack with rehashed maps!...

July 23, 2025 · 9 min · 1880 words · Donna Mendoza

Riot Games’ Valorant will launch tomorrow morning in North America

Tonight in Korea and Japan In early April, Riot Games offered select folks early access toValorant:their recently-revealed competitive shooter that takes cues from bothOverwatchandCounter-Strike. Now they’re getting ready to fully launch it just a scant few months later. As revealed on their Twitter,Valorantwill arrive in North America at 5AM PT on June 2, or a bit earlier in Korea/Japan at 4PM PT. As is the case with pretty much every online shooter they’re going with an episodic approach, with the first titled “Ignition....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Shane Kim

Rumortoid: Big Mommies in BioShock 2?

A new rumorhas surfacedsuggesting that less lumbering, more female versions of the original Big Daddies could be making their debut inBioShock 2: Sea of Dreams. The gossip concerns what is being described as an “Amazonian” version of the Big Daddy, with a more sleek and feminine look. That’s all there is to go on right now, but it wouldn’t surprise me. I imagine 2K will be looking at ways to switch up the original game, and a female Big Daddy is a pretty easy, if somewhat lazy, way of doing so....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Emily Henry

Sell your eggs to afford these fine Assassin’s Creed bags

Italian full-grain bovine leather Like Ubisoft andAssassin’s Creed, do you have more money than you know what to do with? Buy these$500Black Flagbags, then. Yes, they’re not cheap. But both bags are made with Italian full-grain bovine leather, with authentic details and exquisite workmanship. And both bags are extremely limited: only 100 of each have been produced – so once they’re gone, they’re gone for good. Actually, I’m cool with both themessenger bagandsailor bag....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Jennifer Burns

Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse is fun, on sale on 3DS

A nice romp for a lower price Shantae and the Pirate’s Curserecently launched on the Wii U eShop, and while I haven’t played through the whole thing yet, I can attest to the consistently charming comedy in its first few hours or so. It’s clear that the team at WayForward looked to friends and former colleagues likePendleton WardandYacht Club Gamesas peers and inspirations here. The overtly silly self-parody and sometimes shocking levels of irreverence lead to a pervasively jubilant and ribald narrative....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Emily Hill

Slay of the game: You can vote for best dressed in Marvel Rivals’ Hellfire Gala to decide who gets a new skin

Just like in Marvel Comics,Marvel Rivalswill host a vote regarding the Hellfire Gala. But for the hero shooter, it’s all about who looks best as opposed to voting for the new X-Men team. Marvel Rivals’Gala Star Vote kicks off on May 2, and will allow players to choose from a selection of eight heroes as this year’s best dressed. The prize? Oh, nothing but a hot new outfit for the winning hero in Hellfire Gala next year....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · David Williams

That sure looks like Darkest Dungeon running on a Nintendo Switch

Day made The last time Red Hook Studios spoke about the prospect of bringingDarkest Dungeonto other platforms like Nintendo Switch, the developercoyly suggestedthat there was “Always a chance.” Wait for it… wait for it…pic.twitter.com/1qh9juaOX6 — Red Hook Studios (@RedHookStudios)June 25, 2025 This is going to draw in a lot of new players, I’m sure, but I have a feeling we’ll see quite a few double (or maybe even triple?) dips for the Switch version as well....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Brenda Meyer

The Callisto Protocol has been canceled in Japan because of gore

This level of gore isn’t for everyone… literally With everything we’ve seen ofThe Callisto Protocolso far, it looks like it’s shaping up to be one of the goriest horror games we’ve seen in a long time — and recent developments in graphical fidelity is only going to make the violence more intense. While it’s clear that the game won’t be for those with a weak stomach, some players won’t even be able to try it for themselves, becauseThe Callisto Protocol‘s release in Japan has been entirely canceled....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Lisa Cox

The new Ironfall: Invasion patch might get me to play it again

Control improvements and multiplayer tweaks Ironfall Invasionwas a good idea on paper, but it didn’t follow through with many of its concepts, especially when it comes to the campaign. Thankfully Nintendo has announced that the developers are constantly working on the game as a result of fan feedback, and a few enhancements have been made. One big change is the addition of aim and camera sensitivity sliders, as well as easier sprint turning, a more responsive turn function, and penalties for people who voluntarily quit multiplayer matches....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Jennifer Wallace

This 3D chalk art for The Last Guardian is rad

It’s real, just like the game After all these years and cancellation allegations out the wazoo, you can finally buy and playThe Last Guardian. You can watch this 3D chalk art too, which cements the fact that Trico looks even more like Falcor than we give him credit for. Speaking of, you know how you sometimes go through hours-long Wikipedia kicks? I did that forNeverending Storythe other day, comparing and contrasting the plot of the book and the first two films (which while truncated, are the book)....

July 23, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Adrian Barron

This weekend on Dtoid.TV: 56 non-stop hours for charity!!

When Destructoid turnedsix years old, our benevolent Lord Niero wanted to lead the company, and the community, into even more charitable endeavors than ever before. What El Jefe unveiled was a campaign to send Destructoid staff to Costa Rica, putting their keyboard-caressing hands to the mortar building houses withHabitat for Humanity. At the time of writing this,Destructoid’s fundsits at a total $1,720 in donations. We hope to reach our goal of $6,000 by the end of this weekend, but we’re offering something in return for your donations....

July 23, 2025 · 4 min · 737 words · Derek Scott