Preview: Castle Story has me stacking bricks for hours

The closest you’ll come to playing with LEGO bricks today When I first saw the adorableCastle Storyat PAX East earlier this year, it immediately grabbed my attention. Its simplistic brick stacking and mining are very enjoyable and addicting, and the animations are a joy to watch. The game is out now onSteam Early Access, and I have had a chance to dive into it some more to check out the survival and sandbox modes....

May 27, 2025 · 5 min · 1037 words · Ronald Hunter

Radio Destructoid 045: Mario Poops

With special community guest ChillyBilly! Radio Destructoid is our official community-focused podcast! JoinAaron “Mxy” Yost(Forums Admin),ConorElsea.com(US Community Manager),Beccy Caine(EU Community Manager),Kyle MacGregor(Contributor), andMr Andy Dixonas they talk about their favorite Dtoid community happenings! In this fecally irresponsible episode, I traumatize my child, Aaron gets ready to R-P-G, Conor pukes in a bathtub, Kyle destroys planets, and guest host ChillyBilly gives some terrible advice on how to get into E3! We also discuss drinking our own piss, girly drinks, being blown away by polygons, ’90s shooters,Kerbal Space Program, torture porn films, D&D, virtual boobs, andthe new Cblog editor!...

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Taylor Cuevas

Remedy’s next game will take place in the same universe as Alan Wake and Control

‘This is just a humble beginning’ Remedy has linked the events inAlan Waketo the events inControl. That was a nice little easter egg to discover a year ago, an adoring wink at all the longtime Remedy fans. And, as we’ve known for a while now, that was the origin of a dedicatedAlan Wake-themed DLC inControl, which is due out at the end of this month. That’s not the end. It’s just the start....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 248 words · Nicholas Simmons

Review: Samurai Warriors 3

The last timeSamurai Warriorswas on the Wii, it was the definitively unimpressiveSamurai Warriors Katana, a game that eschewed the series’ typical button mashing action for a first-person waggle fest. Having dispensed with motion gimmickry,Samurai Warriors 3is as traditional as they come, a move that’s sure to please fans and … nobody else. The reasons for the Wii exclusivity remain elusive, butSamurai Warriors 3is a game that shamelessly sticks to its roots and leaves the waggle at home....

May 27, 2025 · 7 min · 1473 words · William Ryan

Rick and Morty scores 70 episode deal with Adult Swim

That should tickle fans’ pickels Rick and Morty, a polarizing show to say the least, has been given a massive renewal by Adult Swim. The 70 episode deal will certainly span beyond the show’s fourth season and keep the series in development for an untold number of years. For reference, the flagship Adult Swim seriesThe Venture Broshas 75 episodes to its entire run. Also, that series has been running since 2004, so we could feasibly have more than a decade ofRick and Mortyahead of us, depending on how these episodes are released....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Stanley Morrison

Sony: Bloodborne team trying to improve load times

A new patch is on the way From Software’sBloodborneis by all accounts a superb experience, but it does come with tedious load times. Luckily, the development team is working to remedy the issue. “The development team is currently exploring another patch forBloodborne, seeking ways to improve load time duration, in addition to other performance optimizations and miscellaneous bug fixes,” Sony told us in a statement. “We will provide more information as soon as possible....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Anthony Williams

SOPA hearings have been postponed

After sufferinga de-clawingandstated oppositionfrom the Obama Adminstration, theStop Online Piracy Actwas going to head into the January 18 hearings with a lot of embarrassing publicity hanging over its head. It’s hardly surprising, then, that the hearings have been postponed. This is yet another blow in SOPA’s ongoing humiliating conga, reinforcing once again that the bill needs a ridiculous amount of work before being even vaguely acceptable. At this rate, they need to throw it in a river and start from scratch....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Linda Meadows

Steel Diver is being updated in a big way, coming in August

Diver 3.0 Steel Diverwas ultimately a semi-bland experience for me, but it was a great grasp of the free-to-play market by Nintendo, as they showed that they can do it better than publishers who have been exploiting it for years. They aren’t done supporting the game yet though, as director Takaya Imamura posted a Miiverse update detailing the upcoming 3.0 update, slated for August. Apparently, internet battles are coming by way of registered friends (premium only), as well as two new stages for local and internet play....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Hannah Underwood

Sup Holmes mates for life with WayForward’s Tomm Hulett

Get to know the people that make great videogames Tomm Hulett started working in the game industry at age 12, play testing for Virgin Interactive. Since then he has headed up his own studio, worked on games likePersonaandRiver City Ransomfor Atlus,ContraandSilent Hillfor Konami, and so much more. He even designed the control scheme forTrauma Center: Second Opinion. There is little that he hasn’t done at one point or another in his career....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Jennifer Holden

The Epic Games Store is handing out Abzu and The End is Nigh for free

Deal in effect until September 12 The Epic Games Store is giving out two freebies for PC players this week: the tough platforming adventureThe End is Nigh, andAbzu, a scenic underwater getaway that goes to unlikely places. The End is Nighis the work of Edmund McMillen (Super Meat Boy) and Tyler Glaiel (Closure). “It’s a fantastic design that doesn’t just reward exploration and experimentation, but having dumb, simple fun as well,” Nic Rowen wrote inDestructoid’s review....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Susan Ortiz

The Rabbids invade mobile with Rabbids Big Bang

It’s a physics based puzzler Rabbids Big Bangwill see you abusing the little monsters in space. You’ll launch the little suckers, then control their trajectory by using a jetpack boost along with a planets’ gravity. It’s a physics based puzzler basically, along the lines of Angry Birds Space. There’s 150 mission spread across 10 different worlds. Is it fun? Eh, I played it for less than five minutes before I got bored and distracted by how greatRayman Fiesta Runlooked....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Ms. Lori Brewer

This Week in the Community Blogs: Rainbow robot puke

[In “This Week in the Community Blogs”, we highlight notable happenings in theCblogssection of the site. Special thanks to the hardworking Dtoiders on theCblogRecapsteam, without whom a feature like this wouldn’t be possible!] October is here and you people are blogging like mad! Seriously, it’s like you’re trying to type as many words as possible beforewe all dieor something. Man-on-man lip-locks, alcohol abuse,Looper, foot fetishists — this week had it all!...

May 27, 2025 · 5 min · 936 words · Robert Austin

WWE 2K24 locker codes (June 2025)

Updated: Jul 08, 2025 We checked for more codes. It’s wrestling season, andWWE 2K24means business! With the new and improved myFaction mode, 2K decided to provide players with free goodies via WWE codes. In the words of Triple H:This is the game, and it is damn good! WWE 2K24 locker codes provide special bonuses for the myFaction mode. The goodies come in the form of cards, packs, and now the all-new Persona cards!...

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Dr. Stephen Wright