Here are our Lollipop Chainsaw contest winners!

Last week, we asked you to be our Dtoid cheerleaders to win a box full ofLollipop Chainsawgoodies. The results were a mix of hilarious, disturbing, and … well, more disturbing. Sadly, only ten of you could walk away with the prize. Congrats to jessalynzo, Keyrlis, ladyzaner, linzbot, Shadowstew, solidturtleman, Sparklykiss, The Silent Protagonist, TheFrozenOne, and trueb7ue for your winning entries! Check your emails ASAP for info on how to claim your prizes!...

August 7, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · James Crawford

Here’s two full levels from Sonic Colors: Ultimate

Planet Wisp and Tropical Resort Sonic Colors: Ultimateis still slated to debut in September on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch, and before that happens all we really need is a quick look at some gameplay to see how it runs. And that’s just what we got with E3. Debuting via two separate channels (Sega and the Future Game Show), we now have a good lookSonic Colors: Ultimate, which, as expected, is using the exact same core loop as the original....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · Philip Jones

How to get a Magic Rod in Tears of the Kingdom (TotK)

A useful weapon The Magic Rod inTears of the Kingdomcan help you freeze enemies on the spot or electrocute them until they’re faded from existence. However, it can be a little cryptic on where to find one. Look underground and gather as many Poes as you’re able to get (you’ll want to get 100). When you have enough, here’s where to find the Magic Rod inTears of the Kingdom. Where to find a Magic Rod in Tears of the Kingdom To get to the Magic Rod inTears of the Kingdom,you must head underground into the depths....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Susan Waters

If Donkey Kong were a real gorilla, he might be dead

Happy birthday you banana-hoarding beast A quick Google search suggests the average lifespan for a gorilla is in the neighborhood of 35 years. As it turns out, Donkey Kong, Nintendo’s premier primate, turns 35 today. Were a real ape, DK probably wouldn’t have many more years ahead of him. And given his tendency to kidnap women, my guess is zoo keepers would have shot him dead many, many years ago....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Amanda Johnson

Indie Royale unveil the St. Patrick’s Day Bundle

Ah, St. Patrick’s Day: when most of the Western world gets steaming drunk on green beer thanks to every single persons’ temporary Irish heritage. If you all can put down your Guinness for a few minutes then you can purchase a pretty great bundle of PC games for the next four days. Indie Royale have unveiled their latest bundlein time St. Patrick’s Day which includes the old school PC shooterHard Reset, point and click adventure gameJolly Rover, math puzzlerVertex Dispenser and the satiricalDLC Quest....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Mathew Johnson

Infinity Blade Dungeons pushed back to 2013

It’s not done … geon … ugh. Dungeon-crawling iOS spin-offInfinity Blade Dungeonsis going to miss its target release date, instead coming to Apple devices some time in 2013. In the world of games that are released roughly 2.1 seconds after they’re announced, it’s quite the postponement. “Ever since the talented team at Impossible Studios got their hands onInfinity Blade Dungeons, they’ve been busy adding their great ideas to the game,” said Epic’s Wes Phillips....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Stephanie Callahan MD

Landlord’s Super finishes Early Access construction May 25

Laying a solid foundation MinskWorkshas announcedthat their poverty-stricken construction game,Landlord’s Super, will be seeing its full release on May 25. They initially released the early version in April of 2020. Landlord’s Superis a sandbox game set against the backdrop of ‘80s Brittain. It’s a time of sweeping unemployment. You play as someone who, unable to find a job, decides to construct a house and rent it out. With very little money and few opportunities, you need to beg, borrow, and steal your supplies to create a worthwhile hovel....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Jennifer Hernandez

Listing for ‘modified’ Deus Ex: Human Revolution spotted

Did anyone ask for this? An Australian Classification Board listing for a “modified” version ofDeus Ex: Human Revolutionwas spotted recently, possibly pointing to either a new edition with downloadable content packed in or, as suggested by CVG, a Wii U version of the popular game. Although the listing only specifiesHuman Revolutionas multiplatform, developer Straight Right is said to be porting one of Square Enix’s titles to the console. After the recentDeus Ex: Human Defiancetrademarkgot my hopes up, I think I’ll just pretend I didn’t see this news and act surprised if and when anything good comes of it....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Tommy Armstrong

Mercedes-Benz explains Nintendo partnership, doesn’t mention bags of money

‘Many gamers are skeptical about brands’ Once a year now or so, the irregular Mercedes-Benz and Nintendo partnership rears up, only to be quickly forgotten in a few weeks. Last year it wasfreeMario Kart 8DLC, and recently, an8-bit car costumeforSuper Mario Maker. Speaking on the deal, Mercedes head of product placement Caroline Pilz noted, “Many people grew up with Mario during the last 30 years, so there are quite a lot of 30- and 40-somethings around for whichSuper Mario Makerhails back to their childhood days and gives them a large dose of nostalgia....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Brady Jackson

Myst remake coming to PC and Xbox platforms next week

Iconic PC adventure returns to baffle new audiences The 2020 remake ofMyst— the legendary graphic adventure that boggled many players’ minds back in the 1990s — will be making the journey to PC and Xbox platforms next week. According to developer Cyan Inc., the puzzling fantasy title will be available to download fromSteam,Epic Games Store,GOG, and Xbox Store from August 26. The work of a humble two-brother team of developers,Mystwas originally released on PC back in 1993 where it immediately won over a huge following of fans thanks to its intricate logic puzzles, immersive fantasy setting, and strange universe....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Andrew Klein

New video and characters surface for Sega’s Team Sonic Racing

Also, Happy Birthday Sonic! Sega have announced a few more drivers headed to the upcomingTeam Sonic Racing.The reveal was made as a part of theSonic Birthday 2018celebrations, held at Tokyo Joypolis. Cutie-pie Amy Rose, dead-eyed Big the Cat and Four Chao (driving as one terrifying hive mind) will join the starting grid alongside previously announced characters Tails, Shadow, Knuckles, Omega, Rouge and the blue blur himself, Sonic. The character select screen still shows six remaining slots to be filled....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Charlene Graham

Nioh 2 is giving out armor that lets you dress up as a catgirl or a golden god

Why not both? A huge part ofNioh 2is looking your absolute demon-slaying best, and Team Ninja has a pair of limited-time “bonus” armor sets – one golden, one… feline – that you’ll want to check out next month. As PlayStation noted onTwitter, allNioh 2players will be able to claim the Ornate Gold Armor and Sohaya Deserter Garb from February 5-26. If you’ve been playing since day one, you’re covered. From February 5-26, celebrate the release of Nioh 2 Remastered with two new armor sets, available to all Nioh 2 owners for a limited time via a patch:🔆 Ornate Gold Armor😼 Sohaya Deserter Garbpic....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Mary Phelps

Payday: The Heist is free on Steam today

It’ll be nice to have more people playing this We told youway in advancethatPayday: The Heistwould be free to download (and keep!) on Steam for 24 hours, but the original date has since been moved up to … today! Claim your free copy here. You know what this game is already, right? If not, it’s the one about committing robberies with friends while wearing really creepy masks. Definitely worth adding to the ol’ Steam library but it’s also a freebie you might consider, well,playing....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · William Salazar