Soulcalibur VI trailer shows off a flashy range of sick new moves

As the kids say Soulcalibur VIis still doing its thing. While Bandai Namco’s 3D weapons fighter doesn’t quite make the same noise as some other games in the genre, it remains a popular title within the fighting game community at large, and a sharp test of skills on the competitive circuit. Following on from this weekend’s Asia League Finals – held at the SEA Makor 2019 in Singapore – Bandai Namco dropped a new video for the sword and sorcery release, showing off new moves, deflects and combo enders....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · Ryan Fitzpatrick

Streets of Rage, ESWAT art for reboots that never were

SEGA hates us Backbone Entertainment once pitched a reboot ofStreets of Rageto SEGA, which SEGA apparently rejected, because SEGA hates everybody. Artist Arvin Bautista is keeping the dream alive, however, bysharing concept artcreated for the game pitch. The artwork shows off updated looks for Blaze, Adam, and Axel, as well as a regular enemy punk. Also included are a handful of images for anESWATgame that, also, doesn’t look like it’ll see the light of day....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · John Lopez

Super Time Force has the best videogame trailer ever

New XBLA title has me sold immediately Super Time Forceis a pixel-based platform shooter coming to Xbox Live Arcade in 2013. However, that alone may not be enough to get you riled up, so take some time to watch the above video which, in all honesty, is the best videogame trailer I’ve seen — no hyperbole! Poking fun at 90s Saturday morning cartoons, and tossing in a style of animation and humor reminiscent ofSpümcø, the video is pretty much comic gold throughout....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Laurie Johnson

Taiwan ratings board lists new Under Night In-Birth title

As if the series doesn’t have enough punctuation already A listing has popped up on the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee website that appears to confirm a new entry in luscious anime fighter seriesUnder Night In-Birth. The listing states that the awesomely titledUnder Night In-Birth Exe:Late [cl-r]is currently in development forPS4andNintendo Switch. The new title is being helmed by series originators French-Bread, and published by Arc System Works, although neither company has made an official announcement as of yet....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Joel Simon

The 6 best chess-themed video games

Playing chess is child’s play these days: Just fire up your browser, go to Lichess or Chess.com, and the world’s your oyster. But even as traditional chess video games have fallen by the wayside, there are many fun variations on the theme to experience. From roguelites to puzzle games, management titles to even fantasy RPGs, there are many great chess-themed video games to try. Here’s my top five. Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate The Black king is left all alone in their castle, and the entire White army is bearing down on their home....

June 5, 2025 · 4 min · 724 words · Mrs. Anna Garcia MD

The Daily Show rips on the Pokemon-quoting prez candidate

Most likely due to allegations regarding sexual harassment, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain announced the suspension of his campaign on December 3.The Daily Show‘s Jon Stewart decided to say a few words on his behalf. If you don’t know who Herman Cain is,this hereis all you need to know for the purpose of this video. He would frequently quote “The Power of One” off thePokémon: The Movie 2000soundtrack, but it wasn’t until his most recent appearance that he finally acknowledged the correct source....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Robert Gregory

The Marvel Ultimate Alliance re-releases are reportedly junk

But the director of Marvel Games is listening Folks are not happy with the re-releases of the twoMarvel: Ultimate Alliancegames — just check out theoverwhelmingly negative Steam pages. Complaints range from basic stuff like not being able to remap keys, to controller issues, to general graphical problems and crashes. The most egregious sin of all though? The DLC. It’s common for re-releases to include all of the DLC to date, so that you can truly feel like you’re getting the complete experience....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Donald Owens

The NES turns 30 this week in North America

Original release was 1983 in Japan Although it was released in July 1983 in Japan, the NES is now over 30 years old in the west. It hit the US on July 23, 2025, and literally changed the entire landscape of the gaming industry. Several years later I would find one at Sears, and due to my fascination with my cousin’s Atari 2600, I asked for one for my birthday, and used all of my holiday money for it....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Cindy Cook

The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon launches on September 9

The first of two story expansions As revealed on the Xbox Games Showcase stream, that recentDLC teaseforThe Outer Worldswas leading up toPeril on Gorgon, a new slice of story set on the Gorgon Asteroid, “formerly the site of one of Halcyon’s most ambitious and disastrous scientific undertakings.” It’s the first of twoOuter Worlds“narrative expansions” (an Expansion Pass will net you a slight discount) and it’s going to raise the level cap, add new perks and character flaws, and set you loose with three new science weapons, one of which is a melee weapon called the Pest Extermination Tool....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Jennifer Suarez

The Weekend Hotness: Real Life DLC

YouTube Warialasky examines how DLC would operate in the real world. Well… not really. I see “Real Life DLC” and think things like “spend $5 to activate mouthwash add-on.” Still, the video’s pretty pimp. This weekend, check out Mr. Destructoid’s fresh new style, videogames might shame you, Tim Rogers stops writing hisWar & Peace-length articles to chat onSup Holmes?, and Patrick Hancock explainsTeam Fortress 2‘s economy as though you are a kindergartener....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Tabitha Perez

THQ Nordic Showcase 2024 Recap

THQ Nordic Showcase 2024 just wrapped, with the company revealing two brand new titles and showcasing first-ever gameplay for several upcoming games. Overall all five titles displayed in the Showcase are looking great, and I’m looking forward to jumping into each of them. Let’s dive in to everything shown at the THQ Nordic Showcase 2024. Wreckfest 2 THQ Nordic kicked things off by announcingWreckfest 2, the sequel to the 2018 destructive Racing Sim....

June 5, 2025 · 4 min · 670 words · Adam Mckinney

Twitch Prime’s big freebie in June is a collection of SNK games, plus a free Observer

It all starts on June 1 In case you missed it, Twitchrecently secured a deal with SNK to bring a ton of games to the Twitch Prime platform for free. The first “drop” of three includes classics likeKing of Fighters 2000andPulstar, which will be live next month alongside of their regularly scheduled free stuff. That list includesForsaken Remastered, Observer, Project Warlock, Steel RatsandThe Flame in the Flood. There’s also going to be a few more content/cosmetic drops, most notably drops forApex LegendsandDoom Eternal....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Stephanie Skinner

When does MW3 and Warzone Season 5 start?

Modern Warfare 3andWarzone‘s next major patch will be the Season 5 update, but when can we expect to get our hands on it? Here’s what we know, including what to expect in the patch. MW3andWarzone‘s Season 4 Reloadedpatches are now in the books, with the newReclaimer 18shotgun added to the game, aSledgehammer melee weapon, and a new multiplayer map too. Even with all that new content though, players are already thinking about the next one, which is Season 5....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Abigail Johnson