Oh, so that’s how PlayStation 4 Share Play works

Digitally lend a game to a friend, or play local multiplayer online I had a general idea of what Share Play for PlayStation 4 was but this video summarizes the feature well. The main draw is that with a PlayStation Plus membership, you can share a game with a friend,for an hour at a time, and they don’t even need to download it to play. Also, if your buddy has a PS Plus account as well, the two of you can play a local multiplayer game together online; your system will treat them as if they were sitting next to you....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Steven Prince

Pick up The Messenger for free on the Epic Games Store

‘Be always brave’ After a string of duos, the Epic Games Store is back to giving out a single video game this week, but it’s one worth nabbing. The next time you’re in a classicNinja Gaidenmood, you’ll be gladThe Messengeris only a few clicks away. The retro action-platformer is free on PC until Thursday, November 21. Aside from an eventual structural shift that can bog down the pacing, for better or worse,The Messengeris what it looks like: old-school precision platforming....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Scott Ramsey

Postal 3 heading to Steam on December 10

Running With Scissors’ long-awaited murder-em-upPostal 3has finally been given a real release date after all these years. You’ll be able to chew people up with badger-based weaponry on December 10. Set in the town of Catharsis, Postal Dude will be up to his old antisocial shenanigans as he deals with a “satirically broken US economy.” He’ll be joined by “celebrity” guests including Ron Jeremy, Jennifer Walcott and Uwe Boll. So far, the game only has a PC date, although the studio says it still aims to get an Xbox 360/PS3 version out of the gate....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Mindy Barker MD

PS4, Vita getting psychological romance adventure Alone With You

Reminds me a bit of Moon Alone With You, presumably the prequel to “Stuck in the Middle With You,” comes from the man behind2D horrorHomeand its spray can pastel world seems cool. You’re the only remnant of a failed terraforming outfit, aside from the AI. So, yeah, someMoonvibes. But instead of that thing whatMoondoes, you have to recreate your dead colleagues in order to fix the busted escape pod and get…home....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Michele Solis

PSA: Unlocking Brewster and other Animal Crossing 2.0 features has some requirements

Plant those flowers TheAnimal Crossing: New HorizonsVer. 2.0 update is out today, with a whole host of new features and content to check out. But to access some features, like a boat tour with Kapp’n or coffee with Brewster, it seems like you’ll need to have your island up to code. I noticed last night, after downloading thesurprise-droppedAnimal Crossing: New HorizonsVer. 2.0 update, that I had a few of the new features but not all of them....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Charles Burke

Remedy: ‘Quantum Break needs to be awesome’

And, Sam Lake with his fist in his mouth Sam Lake, head of Remedy, would rather it be his fist in his mouth than his foot in his mouth. Remedy’s next title can’t afford that kind of blunder. “Quantum Breakneeds to be awesome,” he says in this video produced by Game Informer. “We want to live up to the heritage ofMax PayneandAlan Wake.” We won’t learn exactly how goodQuantum Breakis until April of next year....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Jeffrey Wheeler

Rose, Dan, Oro, and Rival Schools’ Akira are headed to Street Fighter V: Champion Edition

United by Fate Capcom – with an assist from AEW star Kenny Omega – has revealed a brand new batch of content headed toStreet Fighter V: Champion Edition, in what will be the competitive fighting game’s fifth – and reportedly final – season. In announcements made during today’sSummer Updatelive stream, Season V will seeSFV‘s 40-strong roster joined byStreet Fighter III‘s bizarre hermit Oro,Street Fighter Zerodoofus Dan Hibiki and, my long-time“main,” the glamourous fortune-teller Rose....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Brianna Mcconnell

Ryse: Son of Rome adds new levels via DLC

The Morituri Pack Ryse: Son of Romeis still chugging apparently, with new DLC in the form of arenas and modes. For $7.99 (or as part of the Season Pass) you’ll nab three new Gladiator arenas (aka the best part of the game), new survival mode stages, and five single player arenas. You’ll also net extra items, including the battle armor of Oswald, King of the Britons. As a reminderEaster eggshave been included in the game, and only five of the nine have been found so far — so Microsoft is issuing a challenge for the community to locate them....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Mr. Justin Allen

So the Marvel Heroes MMO actually looks good

Did you all forget Marvel was working on a free-to-play MMO? Yeah, it’sbeen over a year sincewe last talked about the game but Gazillion Entertainment has finally come out of hiding to show off the first ever gameplay footage. Marvel Heroes(formerly known asMarvel Universe) will be drawing from over 8,000 Marvel heroes and villains, allowing fans to become their favorite heroes, such as Iron Man, Thor, Cable and so much more....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Andrea Jones

Square Christmas card has snow, chocobo, cuteness

Posting on Christmas Eve has its advantages. You have a captive audience, since everyone is either traveling somewhere or waiting to be attacked by waves of relatives, with nothing to do in the interim. On the other hand, it sucks a little because there’s little to no news. Destructoid readers, bear with me — while it’s not quite the same as a front page bursting with news, I aim to alleviate your boredom in some way, because I heart you all too much to leave you hanging....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Matthew Allen

Super Mario Run is adding a new world, mode, and character

Look for all that and a sale on September 29 I stopped playingSuper Mario Runonly a few weeks after launch last December, but I’ve yet to delete the app. It just sits there, catching my eye every time I make it to my phone’s home screen. What’ll it take for Nintendo to get me back in there? Something significant. Somethinglike this, actually! A batch of new content is coming September 29 (at least on iOS), including a Remix 10 mode “in which you play a set of 10 super-short sections fromSuper Mario Run‘s existing levels in quick succession” with rainbow bonus medals to nab along the way; Daisy as an unlockable playable character; nine levels in the new World Star; and the ability to play your own music in the background....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Mrs. Kristina Salazar

Tekken’s Kazuya Mishima is coming to Smash Ultimate

He uh, killed a bunch of people in his trailer Ready forTekkeninSmash? Kazuya Mishima was revealed forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatetoday during Nintendo’s Direct, right on time at the very start. Sakurai will give “more info at a later time” as is customary with his deep dives, but for now, we have confirmation. We got to see his full kit, and in his cinematic intro, he threw a bunch of people into a volcano; but Kirby survived....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Dr. Beverly Russo PhD

Tennis World Tour wants to fill the Top Spin-sized hole in your heart

Someone’s gotta do it With a vanilla name likeTennis World Tour, it’s just a matter of time before it slips out of my mind, but I really am desperate for another good tennis simulation game, y’know? Especially one that’s being pitched as a follow-up toTop Spin, with involvement from folks who worked on that series. “For years we’ve wanted to create a new tennis game, a spiritual successor toTop Spin 4,” said formerproducer Pierre André as part of this week’s announcement....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Lori White