Rayman Origins out today for PC via digital distribution

I’m hopeful thatRayman Originswill have a long-tail success; it would be tragic for a game this aesthetically pleasing to go unplayed by the masses. As of today, you cangrab it on Steamordirectly from Ubisoftfor an affordable $29.99. There’s a demo as well, and as expected, the game looks stunning on PC. Perhaps best of all, if you scroll down the list of game details onOrigins‘ Steam page, you’ll see the always pleasant “No 3rd Party DRM....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · James Savage

Sega Ages Out Run is getting a soundtrack release in Japan

Get Ready! Out Runis an arcade classic with some exceptional music. Its various ports and sequels over the years have only added to that rich musical landscape with new tunes for each game. When it got released on Switch late last year, it came packed with even more tunes for you to cruise with, giving you another excuse to speed down the fictional streets ofOut Run-ville (that’s my unofficial name for the place)....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Nancy Mcneil

Sup Holmes gets beat down by Shawn Alexander Allen

Get to know the people that make great videogames This Sunday, Sup Holmes returns with Shawn Alexander Allen ofNuChallenger. Shawn’s currently hard at work on a new turn-based, violent, President saving game calledTreachery in Beatdown Cityfor PS Vita and Sony phones (PS Mobile). Prior to that, he worked on a smart little game calledThe Universe Within. Before all that, Shawn worked at Rockstar games from 2007 to 2012, working on just about every trailer they put out in that time, jumping in to help with game development when needed....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Nathan Valentine

The best stuff on Destructoid this week [3/15]

Just leaving ‘be wary of woman’ messages literally everywhere in Dark Souls II [We post a lot of articles here at Destructoid. The endless, ouroboros news cycle has us burning the snake at both ends, which will ultimately push big news, thoughtful original pieces, and all sorts of other great content off of the front page. Check here every Saturday for my attempt to rectify that.] Sometimes I rhyme slow, sometimes I rhyme quick....

May 31, 2025 · 7 min · 1454 words · Greg Sullivan

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth is out now on Steam, have a trailer!

Coming soon for other platforms Afterbirth, the expansion toThe Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, was released earlier today on Steam. Just in time for Halloween! There’s also a creepy release trailer to go along with it, featuring a disturbingly realistic vision of the Womb, complete with bloody, flesh-like walls. The expansion requires the base game to play, and will run you $10.99 (or $19.98 for theRebirth+Afterbirthbundle, if you don’t already own the main game)....

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

The Daily Hotness: Everybody hates Milhouse

Check out everything Destructoid did today The poor blue-haired bastard that can’t seem to get a lick of respect from anyone, Milhouse Van Houten will always occupy the softest part of whatever love I still hold forThe Simpsons. So let the angelic vocals ofCossbysweaterremind you of what this sad child has had to endure for the last 24 years. Today, we say goodbye to Microsoft Points with the next Xbox Live update, Deep Silver unveils their $1 million dollar edition ofSaints Row IV,Pokemon X and Yintroduces new mega-evolutions, Sega teases aYakuzarelated announcement for August 18th, and Target is going to have Vitas on sale for $199....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Scott Larsen

The Witcher 3’s PS5 and Xbox Series X versions are slipping out of Q2

CD Projekt Red is finishing the project in-house Fans eager to dive back into the world ofThe Witcher 3on PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X are in for a longer-than-expected wait — the enhanced version has beendelayed again. It was scheduled for a Q2 2022 release, and the publisher isn’t publicly committing to a new launch window yet as the work needed to get to the finish line is still being scoped out....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Wanda Contreras

There’s a Sonic Forces demo for Switch, but it’s hilariously limited

One-minute timers on each level Anyone willing to jump through a few hoops can get their hands onSonic Forcesahead of its November 7 release. Sega put out a demo in Japan that’s meant to show off three levels, but it’s so needlessly restrictive that it doesn’t really show off much at all. As GameXplain notes in the above-embedded video, the three stages each have a one-minute timer attached to them. After that expires, it kicks the player back to the menu....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Nicole Barrett

We’re doomed: Clicker Heroes hits iOS, Android

Be strong It’s a good thing I swore offClicker Heroes. It was bad enough playing the game on a desktop computer. Now, the perpetual time-waster is available foriOSandAndroid. There’s no escape. For the uninitiated, this is an idle game in which you attack monsters by tapping a bunch. Eventually, you’re able to afford to buy heroes and upgrades to automate the process. You’re meant to check back in regularly to maximize efficiency, so the game doesn’t leave even when you do....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Tina Rice

What does the community think of Nioh?

Parry me senpai Niohis shaping up to be my first big purchase for 2017. Even though I didn’t play the first alpha demo, getting to try the last-chance demo shot me from no interest to pre-order in an instant. It was also interesting to me that I could never get intoDark SoulsorBloodborne, despite those getting endless recommendations from my peers. But that sort of statement is the kind that will draw out endless arguments and discussions....

May 31, 2025 · 6 min · 1139 words · Brenda Gardner

Winners of the Techno Kitten Adventure contest!

We teamed up with the folks behindTechno Kitten Adventuretogiveaway meat, money and more! The runner-style game is out on theiPhone, iPadandXbox Live Indie Channeland sees you flying around levels as a cat for as long as possible. For our giveaway, you just needed to create aTechno Kitten Adventure“Meat Pack” inspired video. Congratulations to sonic9jct, Trevor Patricelli and Alisha Putz for winning the grand prize of $100, meat products, aTechno Kittensculpture, shirt and stickers....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Karen Wilson

WWE stars headed to Fortnite, Rocket League, and Fall Guys in new crossover events

AND HIS NAME IS JOHN CENA! WWE, a company that has absolutely no need to point eyes in other directions right now, has revealed that it is teaming up with two major video game brands for a pair of brand new in-game promotions, that will see its ring-rocking superstars feature in Epic Games’Fortnite, Psyonix’Rocket League, and Mediatonic’sFall Guys. Battle royale juggernautFortnitewillsoon be welcoming the presenceof one of the industry’s biggest and most successful all-time stars: The Doctor of Thuganomics, John Cena....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Dr. Aaron Peterson MD

You can start your own caravan company in Fallout 76’s Public Test Server this month

In the latestInsidethe Vault article, Bethesda announced thatFallout 76players will soon be able to try out running their own caravan company in the Appalachian Wasteland. While the future will be limited to the Public Test Server, for now, it will eventually make its way to the live game. Bethesda’s announcement covers more than just the caravan company feature. It discusses everything coming to the Public Test Server as the developer slowly trials every feature inFallout 76‘s next major patch....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Mary Mcpherson