Banned Memories: Yamanashi resurrects lo-fi PS1 horror

Party like it’s 1999 After spending a couple of years writing forrelyonhorror.com, I became fairly jaded with horror games in general. You can only cover so many games where you explore dark corridors with naught but a flashlight while watching out for super spooky pop-up scares without feeling fatigued. That’s why Noah Pauw’sBanned Memories: Yamanashigets me all hot and bothered. Set in 1993 at Yamanashi Academy, you play as Hideo Ueda, a student returning after the school was shut down due to some horrific crimes occuring within....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 218 words · Joseph Davis

Best Agar Agar Cookie toppings and beascuits in Cookie Run Kingdom

The Flame Awakens update is here, bringing toCookie Run Kingdomtwo new faces in the legendary Fire Spirit Cookie and the epic Agar Agar Cookie, the latter of which shines through her ability to mimic the skills of many meta picks. But given her multi-attribute focus and debuffer capabilities, finding the best toppings and beascuits for her can be tricky. To help you with that, here’s the best Agar Agar Cookie build inCookie Run Kingdom....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · Corey Hardy

Burnout Revenge, aka the best Burnout game, is now backward compatible on Xbox One

TAKEDOWN! Burnout Paradisemay have gotten an HD (HD-er?) remaster, but the real game in the series that deserves more love isBurnout Revenge. I can understand not caring for the Xbox and PS2 versions (Crash mode sucked in that one), but the 360 port ofRevengeis absolutely the best title in the series. It not only fixed Crash mode and finally presented the series in HD, but it brought some stellar online play and had a ton of content (including extra Crash levels from3)....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Kristine Moore

Calculating the landmass of Azeroth; nothing says sexy like fictional math!

Tobold, who recently started mainling methadone to combat his addiction to “playing with his Gnome”, has dedicated a lot of time tofiguring out the actual landmassof Azeroth, the mythical setting forWorld of Warcraft. Did anyone ask for this kind of in-depth geekery? Absolutely not. Will it postively affect the course of humankind’s evolution? It’s a detriment, if anything. Is Destructoid proud to be on the same Internet as this Tobold fellow?...

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Michael Hunt

Capcom explains different actor for Frank in Dead Rising 4

Faaaaaantastic! Savvy fans will have noticed that Frank West’s voice has changed inDead Rising 4. Longstanding actor, T.J. Rotolo, was not asked to return for the role and many fans were puzzled. Capcom has now let out some details about its plans withDead Rising 4. Trant Lee-Aimes,Dead Risingasset manager, stated in afan Q&A, “We wanted to work with someone to provide a more grizzled, older take on Frank at this stage....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Bryan Johnson

Complete Arata Guide in GHOUL://RE [3rd Stage Arata]

Updated on April 4th, 2025: Added 3rd Stage Arata Armor Guide. The Commission of Counter Ghoul (CCG) is still the best faction in theGHOUL://RE. Not only do you have Quinques and can loot the Kuganes of deceased Ghouls, but there’s one other power players often omit—theArata Proto. It’s mainly because it’s a bit convoluted to get, so I’ve decided to jump in and create aguide to all CCG Arata Requirements, with a full list of necessary mats....

May 31, 2025 · 5 min · 859 words · Vincent Jones

Cyndaquil/Typhlosion are coming to Pokemon Scarlet & Violet with the next 7-Star raid

It starts on April 14 Whoa, thesePokemon Scarlet & Violet7-star Tera Raids are flying by! It feels likewe just had the second round of Decidueye, but nowTyphlosion is making an appearancestarting on April 14. At this point, Game Freak is going to add a good portion ofthe returning DLC rosterto theScarletandVioletthrough events. Let’s dig into the nitty gritty of this particular event. When does the Typhlosion raid start? According to the official news post from The Pokemon Company,these are the times and dates for the Typhlosion raid:...

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Courtney Ferguson

Dev: Console gaming getting as expensive as PC gaming

PC gaming is famous for obsolete hardware and significant, regular upgrade costs as gamers struggle expensively to match the latest graphical advancements. According to PC developer Futuremark, however, console gamers are rapidly catching up, with hardware obsolescence no longer a problem for computers only. “There’s some irony here in that consoles are now being threatened with the same sort of hardware obsolescence and upgrade cost issues as the PC was previously,” says producer Jaakko Haapasalo....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · Amy Harrison

Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor is nice and odd

A clean spaceport is a happy spaceport My eyes are feeling melty this tired Monday afternoon, butDiaries of a Spaceport Janitorperked me right up with its striking colors and eclectic style. What a curious game. This is an “anti-adventure,” one that’s centered on exploration, cleaning up after other aliens, and something to do with a curse brought on by a floating skull. “One day, you’re going to leave this godforsaken rock behind....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Brittany Bruce

Did you download the Ciri costume DLC for Witcher 3? Delete it

It’s glitched currently The developer forThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunthas been giving out free DLC bits since launch, mostly consisting of small outfits and short quests, but free nonetheless. This week no DLC is scheduled to arrive due to a ratherlarge quality of life patch, but on Xbox One and PS4, something may have leaked a little early for some folks. That leak is Ciri’s alternate outfit, which, according to the devs themselves, you should delete from your console — as it may cause issues with the core game....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Kaitlyn Rivera

Dishonored 2’s New Game Plus mode is better than expected

Mix and match Emily and Corvo’s abilities Prepped and ready to take onNew Game PlusinDishonored 2? If so, you’ll be able to play the mode as early as today on PC, where it’s currently available in beta form. The finalized update is set for PC as well as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on Monday, December 19. More than just a chance to continue on the path you started in your first run, New Game Plus mode will let you use “each hero’s full suite of abilities plus all the Bonecharm Traits and Runes collected from your previous playthrough that you can re-assign to choose the powers you want....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Sherri Lopez

Don’t forget to use your Nintendo Switch vouchers if you’re still hanging onto any

I should’ve bought more when I could My four Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers didn’t last very long, but maybe you’re still clinging on, waiting to redeem some cool as-yet-unannounced game. Well, time is running out, and fast. It’s PSA time! The digital voucheslast for one full yearafter players purchase them, and considering Nintendo stopped selling them on Jun 27, 2025, they’re set to expire soon for even the straggliest of stragglers....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · John Lee

E3: UFC Undisputed 3 teaser looks appropriately painful

UFC fights themselves are on their way to your Xbox 360 courtesy of a new service calledUFC Live. But THQ is also working on the next entry in itsUFC Undisputedseries, which will simply be calledUFC Undisputed 3. It will be out in early 2012 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and it looks to be a major upgrade from its predecessor,UFC Undisputed 2010, with additions such as Pride Fighting Championships and a new submission system....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Nicole Day