Publishers think Swery’s next game idea is ‘perverted’

It sounds amazing I’d be perfectly content with a conclusion toDark Dreams Don’t Die, but Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro’s idea for a new game sounds bizarre, original, and worth exploring. Here’s how he described it in an interview withGameCentral: “a story about a high school girl detective who uses the imagination (fantasizing) energy from masturbating to help her solve murders.” Unsurprisingly, publishers haven’t been receptive. The typical response? “There’s no way we could put out such a perverted game!...

July 2, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Kevin Hill

Rogue Company needs a heaping scoop of personality if it wants to stand out

It’s Ann Veal: The Game Rogue Companyis a difficult game to write about. When I sit down at my computer to type, its bland and basic world begins to fade from my mind, and I struggle to think of anything meaningful to say about it. Despite its diverse cast of characters, fast-paced shooting action, and sufficiently smooth gameplay on my Switch, it just doesn’t leave a lasting impact. The experience scuttles from my mind, and the only thought I can muster about it amounts to no more than an admission that I did indeed just play an online shooter....

July 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1184 words · John Schmidt

Samurai Gunn 2 hits Steam Early Access this summer, but the Switch version is waiting for 1.0

Adventure, Versus, and 8 characters — including Ana from Spelunky 2 and the Minit hero — will be playable in Early Access The long-time-comingSamurai Gunn 2resurfaced today with a blistering new trailer and a revised summer release window for Steam Early Access. What about Nintendo Switch? It’s still happening — but that version won’t come outuntil the 1.0 launch on PC, which should take “about a year or so.” The sequel had plummeted off my radar, but after catching this gameplay footage, I immediately remembered what it was like to face off in frantic one-hit-kill combat with friends....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Sergio Monroe

Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island launches July 21, 2025 in the West

Spike Chunsoft announced thatShiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Islandwill not only be coming to the West, but also that it’s set for release on June 12, 2025.The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island— what a mouthful — will be the 6th game in the mainlineShiren the Wandererseries. The last new entry we saw in this series wasThe Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate, which came out back in 2016....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Lisa Bell

Should I pick Excalibur, Mag, or Volt in Warframe?

After a quick opening cinematic,Warframeshoves you right into an important decision. You have to choose between three options for your starting Warframe, but if you’re new to the game it’s almost impossible to know what the right choice is. Warframecan be daunting for new players. There are a metric ton of game mechanics, currencies, and upgrade trees to wrap your head around. Luckily, this opening decision isn’t a point of no return....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 565 words · Adam Pena

Silent Hill Live coming to the UK later this year

One Night Only across five UK cities Konami is celebrating the music ofSilent Hillwith a live concert UK series, led bySilent Hillcomposer and producer, Akira Yamaoka. The show will be coming to five UK cities:Bristol (October 29), Cardiff (October 30), London (November 1), Southampton (November 2), and Manchester (November 3). All will feature Yamaoka and a live band performing some of the series’ most iconic scores. Tickets — which will be restricted to those aged 14 and up (Bristol, Cardiff and Southampton) and 18 and up (London and Manchester) — go on sale this coming Friday (September 11) fromseetickets....

July 2, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Wanda Thomas

SNES Classic pre-orders live at Best Buy and Amazon, trailer shows off Star Fox 2

The hunt begins [Update: Pre-orders are now also live atAmazon. Thanks Kellzor. Just in case, here is the order page forGameStop.] The day has come where pre-orders open for the highly sought-after Super Nintendo Classic. Best Buy began pre-orders at 1:00 AM EST today on May 31, 2025. They already appear to be temporarily sold out at the moment, as the button where it would say “Pre-Order” now reads “coming soon....

July 2, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Jade Bennett

Sony promises ‘a slew’ of announcements for Paris Games Week

Streaming on Monday, October 30 Even with Brett reminding us, it can be all too easy to forget about Paris Games Week. Sony will be among those companies making announcements and if you want to watch along live, jot down October 30 and an 8:00am Pacific start time (give or take a moment) in wherever it is you keep dates. On the docket this year: “PlayStation Live From Paris Games Week will kick off with a slew of updates and announcements before moving straight into the Paris Games Week 2017 Media Showcase, where you’ll get a new look at some spectacular games coming to PS4 and PS VR....

July 2, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Beth Peters

Splatoon 3 Patch 5.0.0 brings a platter of levels, weapons, and tweaks

Nintendo is reminding us that Autumn is just around the corner in the Northern Hemisphere withSplatoon 3’s5.0.0 update, which they have namedDrizzle Season 2023. It’s an exciting load of content that will help round out the game’s content. As with every change of seasons, the Drizzle Season 2023 arrives with a new catalog. This contains new gear, titles, banners, decorations, stickers, and emotes. There are also two new levels being dropped,Crableg CapitalandShipshape Cargo Co....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Mr. Jon Gill DDS

Steal Aa Brainrot {MODDED} codes (August 2025)

Updated: June 04, 2025 We checked for new codes! How many times have you seen “steal a…” and “brainrot” in a Roblox game title? Not enough? Well, here’s another one where you have both of those buzzwords together! It’s still just as low-effort and devoid of ideas as the previous 100 games, but you do get to redeem some Steal Aa Brainrot {MODDED} codes. The codes below will get you some unique animals that will get stolen from you while you’re trying to redeem other codes....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Jeremiah Weber

The Dtoid Widget: Mac lovers unite!

What are the two best things on this earth? Answer:Destructoidand Apple. Finally, a loyal reader (Mike Szegedy) has combined these two monumental things and created the friendly Dtoid Widget, or Widgetoid if you will. Now for you Mac users who love a good Widget, you can get the Dtoid RSS feed in hipster form. Download the app here — don’t worry, we checked for viruses, and unlike Nex, it’s STD free....

July 2, 2025 · 1 min · 71 words · Elijah Mendoza

The Resident Evil 2 remake is sooooo close to passing the original’s lifetime sales

Capcom’s killing it Capcom has had a pretty fantastic 2019. TheResident Evil 2remakeandDevil May Cry 5are both game of the year contenders.Monster Hunter: Worldgot an excellent expansion inIceborne. EvenTeppen, a free-to-play CCG with heroes across Capcom’s many properties, is an up-and-comer that’s decently popular. As part of its new financial report, Capcom has quantified these successes. Leading the way isResident Evil 2remake which now sits at 4.7 million sales. That’s right on the heels of the originalResident Evil 2which has plateaued at 4....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · James Williams

The Ship: Remasted docked for an extra week

Delayed for a week following feedback Developer Blazing Griffin has confirmed thatThe Ship:Remastedhas been pushed back a week. “Based on feedback from the community, we’ve delayed the launch of the game [to February 22],” said marketing manager Scott Boyd. “There were a number of concerns from the community about the impact of a LAN-only launch may have on initial Steam reviews and on balance, we felt that it was appropriate to address those concerns....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Deanna Wilson