Salem beta starts in April so let’s burn a witch

Free-to-play MMOs are a dime a dozen these days, so I wouldn’t blame you ifSalemhad escaped your notice. It’s a shame if it has, though. Set in a bizarre version of pilgrim-infested New England, this cute, gothic MMO gives players the task of etching out a living in the harsh wilderness of the New World. you may craft, farm and build using a system inspired by 17th century alchemy as well as fight all manner of beasties based on the folklore of the time....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Todd Robinson

Seaside codes (December 2024)

Updated: August 05, 2025 We looked for new codes! After hours of playingPressure, I need something to calm me down. It’s time to jump intoSeasideand watch the sunset while capturing exotic fish. The atmosphere is soothing, but the experience is even more fun when friends join you. To capture rare fish, you’ll need good equipment, and you can buy more items thanks to theSeasidecodes. Fishbux is the main currency of this game, and you can get it for free, along with boosts and other handy items....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · James Montgomery

Some gaming videos are getting blocked in the United States due to YouTube Red

Great, even more copyright issues! As you may know, I used to be a pretty activeYouTuber(getting there again) and I’ve just received an email informing me that a few of my videos will no longer be viewable in the United States due to disputes over YouTube Red agreements with copyright owners. The videos being blocked are specifically for the following games:Attack on Titan,Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2, andBlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma. All three games are notably developed and published by Japanese companies....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Samantha Powell

Supergiant’s Transistor hits PS4 and PC next month

I have a good feeling about this one The next title fromBastionmaker Supergiant Games,Transistor, is one many of us at Destructoid have had nothing but good things to say about and it’s releasing relatively soon. The studio announced a June 10, 2025 launch across PC and PlayStation 4 and a $19.99 price point today. This is another overhead action game in which Logan Cunningham lends his vocal talents, one that offers a blend of real-time action with a time-stopping planning mode....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Samantha Rogers

Talk turns technical with Masquerada: Songs and Shadows’ Ian Gregory

Character synergy, combat, and skill systems detailed While at PAX East, I was fortunate enough to schedule a chat with the co-founder and creative director of Singapore-basedWitching Hour Studios, Ian Gregory, to talk about the studio’s beautiful upcoming “pause-for-tactics” 2.5D isometric RPGMasquerada: Songs and Shadows, planned for release on PC, Mac, and consoles (TBD) sometime in early 2016. The game takes place in a Venetian-inspired fantasy city called Ombre, and as it happens, is the only place in the game’s world where magic exists....

August 7, 2025 · 5 min · 1006 words · Christopher Waller

The Daily Hotness: SOPA, PIPA, and the LFG

By now I am sure everyone is acutely aware of the Blackout that took place yesterday. A bunch of sites including Destructoid went down for a bit to protest theSOPA and PIPA bills. Other protesters included Red 5, the studio behind the upcoming free-to-play MMOFPS,Firefall,and some website called Wiki… something. I can’t remember. FormerWorld of WarcraftProject lead Mark Kern and current CEO of Red 5 did his part by starting a petition onChange....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Kyle Barnes

There’s a new Godzilla game rampaging toward PS3

Oh no, there goes Tokyo Everybody run, it’s a newGodzillagame! Though, due to the fact that this is a new release and we’re only getting our first look at it, it’s actually just a few screens and a meager bit of information. Still, we should get hyped like it’s a gameplay preview of a newGodzillagame!Though it isn’t. Famitsu has gone live with the very first preview of an upcomingGodzillatitle for PS3, a mission-based game that finds players destroying buildingsRampage-style....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Christopher Allen

This Baldur’s Gate 3 mod lets you play as a Dunmer from The Elder Scrolls

Look, I’m just going to say it. I haven’t playedBaldur’s Gate 3yet. I know, I know. The fact that it’swon so many awardsshould clue me into just how much of a gaming phenomenon it is. However, what I am really into isThe Elder Scrollsseries, and a recent mod is making my ears prick up. Over on Nexus Mods, user Ghouls0Rules has made it possible to playBaldur’s Gate 3as a Dunmer, the dark elf race from such hits asMorrowindandSkyrim....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Michael Duarte

THQ auction over, Relic goes to SEGA [Update]

Ubisoft gets South Park, Koch gets Volition, Vigil left in the dark [Update:Kotakuhas reposted a staff letter from THQ president Jason Rubin, saying that Koch Media (owner of Deep Silver) bought Volition and theMetroIP, Crytek boughtHomefront, Take 2 bought Evolve, and Ubisoft took Montreal andSouth Park: The Stick of Truth. Update 2:DD Investinghas provided the sale prices for everything. $500k forHomefront, $5.8m forMetro, $3.2m forSouth Park, $26m for Relic, $2.5m for Montreal, $11m for Evolve, $22....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Joseph Sandoval

Top 7 most unique games on Steam right now

Steam has a truly mind-boggling number of games. There are around 10,000 games released each year on the platform, so finding some unique games is pretty easy. However, finding unique games that are also good can be more challenging. Hence, I’ve put together a list of some of the most unique games that are actually worth your time. Grounded An Xbox Game Studios game that’s also available on Game Pass,Groundedis made by Obsidian Entertainment....

August 7, 2025 · 4 min · 693 words · Tracey Patrick

Twisted Pixel four-pack hits XBLA today for 800 MSP

That was quicker than anticipated A mere two weeks ago, it was announced that abundle of four Twisted Pixel gameswould arrive on the Xbox Live Marketplace. At the time, details were scarce, as the date and price weren’t yet revealed. Today, everything becomes crystal-clear. Just this morning,the four-pack showed up on Microsoft’s digital serviceat a surprisingly reasonable price of 800 Microsoft Points ($9.99). The games included areThe Maw,‘Splosion Man,Comic Jumper, andMs....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Joshua Martin

United Front Games talks LittleBigPlanet Karting

Media Molecule is teaming up with United Front Games (ModNation Racers) onLittleBigPlanet Karting, as detailed by thePlayStation Blog today. The game, due out later this year for PlayStation 3, looks like a natural extension of the concepts behind the studios’ prior work. United Front Games senior producer James Grieve says to expect “a new toolbox specifically tailored to allow for building inLBP Karting‘s 3D world,” racing and battle modes, and modifiable rule sets....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · Gabriela Barnes

What’s in the Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition?

The Ultimate Edition ofCyberpunk 2077has been a long time coming. CD Projekt Red has spent the three years since the game’s initial release fixing its early issues and turning it into the game the company originally promised. The release of the Ultimate Edition comes two months afterPhantom Liberty, the game’s first and only expansion, was released alongside the game’s lastreally big 2.0 update. So, what do you get if you pick upCyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition?...

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 193 words · Heather Wise