UK Pokemon GO player busted after driving 14 miles during lockdown

Pokemon Stop As you may or may not be aware, Britain is currently in its third lockdown, due to the nation’s inability to keep the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic under even the most rudimentary control. Despite the climbing numbers, and efforts from authorities to keep Brits indoors, rules are being frequently broken by said authorities and the public alike. Example: An unnamed Bedworth-based man was stopped by Warwickshire police after traveling 14 miles down the M6 motorway to the town of Kenilworth....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 236 words · Jennifer Ellis

Uncharted movie rumours seventh director, begins shooting in March

Finally ready to roll? Themuch-beleagueredUnchartedmovie project continues to inch its way towards fruition. Recent reports suggest that Sony has bagged a new director for the project – the seventh to take on the adaptation – and that the movie will finally commence shooting in around four weeks’ time. Following on fromDan Trachtenberg, Shawn Levy,Travis Knight, and numerous other lensmen, new rumours point toVenom‘s Ruben Fleischer as being the new name to step into the directorial hot seat....

August 2, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Jared Rodriguez

After over three months of outages, the Dark Souls PC servers are still being worked on

As of May 9, Bandai Namco says they’re still being worked on Sadly,Dark SoulsPC servers have been offline for over 90 days now due to a security issue: that’s over three months of downtime for multiple games(Dark Souls Remastered, Dark Souls2, andDark Souls 3).In a statement posted on February 9, the publisher provided the following insight: “Due to the time required to set up proper testing environments, online services for theDark Soulsseries on PC will not resume until after the release ofElden Ring....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Wendy Atkinson

Best Lethal Company Steam Deck settings

Though it may be getting overshadowed by other titles,Lethal Companycontinues to enjoy popularity. The game is playable on the Steam Deck, though this isn’t the ideal platform to do it. If you insist, these are the settings that will give you the best performance. Lethal Company Steam Deck settings If you want to play on the Steam Deck, it’ll automatically optimize your settings. You can go with these and you’ll have no problem....

August 1, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Dana Thompson

Contest: Win a SOLD OUT Full Day pass to TennoCon!

Did I mention it’s sold out? This contest is one of a kind: Win a Full Day pass to TennoCon 2019! If you likeWarframe, gaming conventions, and sold out events, then consider Dtoid your knight in shining armor. If you’ve heard ofTennoCon, you know it’sWarframe‘s huge gaming expo held in Canada, now in its fourth year. And if you didn’t get your tickets, guess what? They’re gone! But we’ve got one....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Jesus Myers

Cross-play coming to World War Z, Horde Mode available now

Batten down the Hatches Saber Interactive, generous souls that they are, continue to pour free content into their chaotic multiplayer shooterWorld War Z.A new update, which is live in-game right now, adds that staple of team shooter titles, Horde Mode. As expected, Horde Mode pits teams of four players against increasingly challenging waves of the undead, with short rest periods allowing the opportunity to spend resource points on defences such as razor wire, mortar launches, and gun turrets, as well as new weaponry and medikits....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Julia Li

Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut – Classified Edition up for pre-order

Tons of goodies with the PS3 version Publisher NIS has started taking pre-orders forDeadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut – Classified Editionfor PS3. It includes a hardcover art book, soundtrack, all the available DLC, and a custom set of Bicycle brand cards. This special edition is only available for the PS3 and is slated to release on November 24 this year, and you canpre-order it now for $49.99, if you feel so obliged....

August 1, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Mr. Douglas Morales

Destiny launching on PlayStation 4 with exclusive content

Bungie shows new footage of Destiny at PS4 reveal We already knew Bungie’sDestinywould be coming to PlayStation 3, but Activision closed out the Sony’s reveal event by announcing it for PlayStation 4 as well. Both versions of the highly anticipated first-person shooter will be available at the title’s launch and are said to feature exclusive content unique to PlayStation platforms. Check out ALL the PlayStation 4 coveragefrom today’s event here. Console specs revealed, new controller detailed, and tons of games announced!...

August 1, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Kelsey Skinner

Destructoid’s award for Best Switch Game of 2020 goes to…

Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2020 has been a tough year, and it required a lot of self-care and little opportunities to escape here and there. No single game epitomized that better thanAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. It was a tough race betweenNew HorizonsandHades(we had to hold a runoff!), but in the end, the cute little animals bested the grittier underworld. Having “finished” the main storyline ofNew Horizonsand dabbled in every seasonal event, I can see why....

August 1, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · Thomas Johnson

Dungeons of Dredmor team’s latest is Clockwork Empires

The empire knows best Gaslamp Games is following up on the success of roguelikeDungeons of Dredmorwith a steampunk colony-building sandbox game calledClockwork Empires. Life in the colonies, as you’re about to be reminded by this trailer, is unpleasant. The people set on fire seem to have gotten off easily. What’s got my interest here is that players can shape their future as they see fit without being pressured to take a certain path....

August 1, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Patricia Nguyen

EA FC 24 Title Update 17 finally fixes club search in Ultimate Team

It has taken a long time forEA FC 24players to finally get a search fix as Title Update 17 will squash one of the peskiest bugs in the game. Regular title updates are released in a routine fashion to ensure that the game works as intended. While the volume of changes has reduced, the current patch will be welcome news for all. It also appears towards the end of the Festival of Football season, allowing players to create multiple squads and complete different objectives with ease....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Kelly Smith

Fire Emblem Warriors on Switch has the option to drop the resolution for a higher frame rate

More games need this In this month’s issue of the Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream, more details were discussed about the upcomingFire Emblem Warriors. One of which was a very important detail in regards to the Casual and Classic modes. The other one, however, is a brand new detail, and easily the best feature in the game to date: the choice to decrease the resolution in order to have a higher frame rate....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Randy Ramirez

FLCL sequel trailer is now here so you can ride that shooting star again

FURI KURI FURI KURI If you ever watched a lot of Cartoon Network’s late night programming block Adult Swim for much of the early to mid 2000s, you may have probably seen an episode or two of the outrageous animeFLCL. This 6-episode anime OVA series is a much beloved anime by many fans so much so that there wasnews earlier last year about a sequelin the works that surprised everyone....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 283 words · Matthew Payne