Mortal Kombat 11 on Switch finally gets gameplay footage

Looks a bit better than the PAX demo With less than a week to go untilMortal Kombat 11launches, it was very surprising that WB Games and NetherRealm Studios hadn’t shown off any footage of the Switch version. A demo was playable at PAX East this year and looked damn impressive, but only people lucky enough to attend the event have seen it (my mother being one of them). Was there some crazy problem we didn’t know about?...

May 21, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Sharon Dyer

Mr. Destructoid comes to Super Monday Night Combat!

That’s right, kids. Mr. Destructoid has arrived inSuper Monday Night Combat! We’ve teamed up with the bacon-loving maniacs at Uber Entertainment to give the game a explosion the only way Destructoid can. The Mr. Destructoid Uniform is a special outfit for Karl, the robot pro who thinks he’s a human. To get the uniform, just head on over toour redeem page and claim your code. We’re giving away25,000of the Mr. Destructoid Uniforms and this is the only way you can get the outfit!...

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Stacey Sullivan

New Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles teaser trailer (update)

Update: Dtoider Grim spotted a couple more scans of info forRE: UC. Scan 1. Scan 2. Both in Japanese as well though. I came across the above image (click the pic to zoom in) while I was looking for info on this newResident Evil Umbrella Chroniclestrailer that Dtoider Mike sent in. (Thanks buddy!) If anyone could translate what the scan is saying, please post it in the comments. As for the trailer, it doesn’t show us anything at all....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Lisa Vazquez

Nintendo unveils Arms, a fighting sports game for Switch

Motion-based boxing During the Nintendo Switch presentation, we got a glimpse at a new property calledArms. Yep, justArms. It’s a “fighting sports game” in which players duke it out with their extendable arms. The feel of the game was described as a mix of boxing and shooting (in that aim is involved). You’ll hold a Joy-Con in each hand, and when you punch in real life, your character will mimic you....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Christina Medina

Not-E3 kicks off with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, a new Metroidvania

“A modern take on the legendary franchise” Today at the Summer Game Fest kickoff, Geoff Keighley and company revealedPrince of Persia: The Lost Crown, a new platformer with a 2d-sidescrolling vibe. It’s due out on June 01, 2025, andthe listed platforms include Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, and Amazon Luna. Based on the footage, locomotion is an important part of the game’s flow, with airdashing in clear focus....

May 21, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Theresa Manning

Now you can struggle to hear Tenet’s dialogue on Game Boy Advance, just like Nolan intended

I tried to remember a good Tenet quote to put here and couldn’t come up with one Movies on PSP UMDs. Motion pictures on the Game Boy Camera. 3D movies on the 3DS. Plucky young filmmakers have been messing with the medium for ages now under the lens of video games, but this YouTuber has taken it to a new level. Putting Christopher Nolan’s filmTeneton a Game Boy Advance. Wulff Den decided to riff on the idea that Nolan “really wanted people to seeTenetin theaters” during a global pandemic last year....

May 21, 2025 · 2 min · 227 words · Wayne Howard

Okay Nintendo, you got me: Your new Breath of the Wild screenshots are exciting

His name is ‘Link Link’ Fine. I’m finally starting to get excited aboutZelda: Breath of the Wildthanks to Game Informer’s latest screenshots andinterview with Eiji Aonuma and Shigeru Miyamoto. Not that I was planning on skipping it or anything, but nothing about the game had quite made me jump in excitement. To sum up the interview: it’s a secret whether or not the Master Sword can break, Link’s name is Link Link (Miyamoto also confirms “Mario Mario”), Link Linkcanwear green, Link Link will not say a full sentence in the game, Link Link has no family, Link Link is not human, there will be a wolf, you can upgrade the stamina meter,BotWtakes place afterOcarina of Time, and you can’t eat your horse....

May 21, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · George Coleman

One Step From Eden mod adds Super Sonic as playable character

A mod now available forOne Step From Edenlets players take control of Super Sonic in the popular deck-building roguelike. The mod, developed andreleasedon the Steam Workshop by user SoulCakeLive, comes packaged with 6 spells, a weapon, and an artifact meant to eviscerate your foes left and right. “As my way of celebrating the first anniversary of #SonicFrontiers, SUPER SONIC IS NOW PLAYABLE IN @OneStepFromEden!! This includes an outfit swap for Super Sonic 2!...

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Heather Williams

One year’s worth of PlayStation Plus for only $40

And a PS4 deal too Those looking for PlayStation Plus subscription at a discount can turn to eBay deals today, with Rakuten offering a 12-month subscription card for20% off for $39.99. It’s a physical card, and shipping is free to the 48 US states — although Alaska and Hawaii are once again excluded. Though Rakuten/Buy.com does offer international shipping, the deal is rendered moot after import tax and shipping charges....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Tammy Williams

Over 1,600 users banned from Modern Warfare 3

[Update:The story originally stated 16,000 users were banned. That was incorrect and has been fixed. Sorry for the confusion.] TheCall of Dutyseries is beloved by cheaters the world over, but Infinity Ward has no love for them. The company recently banned more than 1,600 users fromModern Warfare 3, and issued a stern warning that underhanded shenanigans would not be tolerated. “Reporting [cheaters] in-game through [Modern Warfare 3] goes directly to our security team, who issues the bans directly after verifying,” said community man Robert Bowling....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Lindsey Morris

P.A.M.E.L.A. is another open-world survival game with zombies, only in the future

How original? I firstwrote aboutP.A.M.E.L.A.when it was a Steam Greenlight hopeful and was pretty bummed to find out it was going to have survival elements. At the time, it was not clear just how deep those survival elements would run, but this new trailer and its description illuminate some things. Explore and survive in a Utopian future, ravaged by humanity’s misguided pursuit of perfection. With the help of an enigmatic ally, scavenge, discover and fight for your life on Eden, a floating monolith of a dead civilization....

May 21, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Heather Strong

PC players can start pre-loading Destiny 2 on Wednesday

Right in the Battle.net app (which still feels weird to say!) There are a few things to keep in mind if you’re looking to getDestiny 2for PCat launch. First off, while release day is happening next Tuesday, October 24, the servers won’t go live until 10:00am Pacific. Thankfully, Bungie will begin to offer pre-loading starting this Wednesday, October 18. That should be plenty of time to get yourself situated. You’ll need 68GB of storage space....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Matthew Weaver

Persona 3 Reload hero kicks off weeks of character trailers

After revealing therelease dateforPersona 3 Reloadin August, Atlus is back to begin a series of character trailers. Get ready for regular doses of the remake, starting with the key to the RPG’s cast. The protagonist is in the spotlight first, and you can sample Aleks Le’s voice acting in the video below. Persona 3‘s protagonist was previously voiced by Akira Ishida (Kaworu inEvangelion) in Japanese and Yuri Lowenthal (Peter Parker in Insomniac’sSpider-Mangames) in English....

May 21, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Jacob Johnson