Blizzard offering one more apology bonus XP period in Heroes of the Storm

Now until 1PM PST Monday Blizzard has been running bonus XP events forHeroes of the Stormfor roughly a month now, but the last one ended a bit abruptly in the US — specifically, a day earlier than expected. To make up for it, Blizzard is offering one more go as an apology of sorts, which is currently underway right now until 1PM PST on Monday, July 6. Use this opportunity to get your next master skin!...

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Christina Price

Charles Dance to voice pivotal character in Witcher 3

You got some Lannister in my Nilfgaardian Emperor Are you excited forThe Witcher 3? Well you aren’t alone, as most of the internet is as well, and now you have yet another reason to be excited. Actor Charles Dance, most recently seen as Tywin Lannister in HBO’s rendition ofGame of Thrones(and the amazingly cheesy villain inLast Action Hero), will be voicing a “major” character inThe Witcher 3. It appears as if Dance will voice the “mighty Nilfgaardian Emperor Emhyr var Emreis,” which sounds pretty fitting for the formidable actor....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Erin Jenkins

Complete Mo.Co Gadget tier list: All gadgets ranked

Every hunter needs to have an arsenal of gadgets as a means to further their survivability. You’ll have a few items to work with initially, but they aren’t exactly the best in the business. So, if you’re curious about setting up your build, here’s ourMo.Cogadget tier list. Table of contents Best Mo.Co Gadgets, ranked The Splash Heal is the first gadget you’ll receive inMo.Co,acting as a starter kit for your hunter journey....

August 7, 2025 · 3 min · 501 words · Brenda Woods

Deep Silver will publish King of Fighters XIV in Europe

August 26 King of Fighters XIVdidn’t have a European release secured for its August worldwide launch, but that has changed as of today. Deep Silver swooped in and is targeting an August 26 release date, which is a day after Japan, and three days after North America (which Atlus is handling). The game will feature 50 fighters (19 of them are new), an “improved” MAX Mode, and a “vastly improved netcode” that features online training and “frame-by-frame” replays....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Rhonda Martinez

Epic’s offering $5M in grants to get devs on Unreal 4

‘No strings attached’ To foster a healthy ecosystem for its gaming framework, Epic needs a stable of developers that are comfortable, well-versed, and dedicated to creating games around Unreal Engine 4. A fair share of large studios build their games in Unreal, but smaller companies tend to favor Unity. Epic’s committing $5 million to hopefully turn that around. In hopes of introducing new creators to Unreal Engine 4, Epic’s offering grants of anywhere between $5,000 and $50,000 to help fund development....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Robert Wallace

First look at Turtle Rock’s new FPS Evolve

Dibs on the giant fire-breathing monster Coming from the people who worked onLeft 4 Dead,Evolvesounds promising as a multiplayer concept. We’ve heard about the game’s first creature, Goliath (as shown above), who can evolve to grow in size and must take on four hunters, each with their own specialties. As a fan of multiplayer modes in which each player and/or team has distinct abilities and objectives,Evolveis sounding like it could be the next major game on that front....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Tiffany Martinez

GTA Online adds The Contract story featuring Dr. Dre this month

Recover the stolen tracks in a newGTA Onlinestory The world ofGTA Onlineis adding some more celebrity to the mix next week. A new story called The Contract sees the return of Franklin Clinton, as well as a new adventure with Dr. Dre. Announcedtoday, The Contract will go live and free for allGTA Onlineplayers on Jul 13, 2025. TheGTA Onlinestory will have players working with Franklin on his budding agency, which Dr....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Brian Conner

Here is Grand Theft Auto V’s final launch trailer

It’s almost here! It feels like we’ve been waiting forGrand Theft Auto Vfor forever and on September 15th, the wait is over. But we still have a few weeks yet — until then, you can catch Rockstar’s latest launch trailer for the game, which briefly details the overarching story that links the game’s three protagonists together. A bunch of us here at Destructoid are going to be playingGTA Vwhen it hits next month, so expect tons of coverage beyond the inevitably controversial review!...

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Penny Burns

Hitman’s third Elusive Target goes live tomorrow

Time to get stealthy Hitman’sthird Elusive Target mission goes live tomorrow, Wednesday, July 03, 2025. This time, you have 72 hours to exploreSapienza and take out a prince. The mission will be available from 3pmCEST / 6am PDT / 2pm BST. “An Elusive Target is the closest thing to the Hitman fantasy that we’ve ever created,”states developer Io Interactive. “Each one is a custom-created character with their own backstory and their own unique reason for being in that location....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Lisa Simmons

How to get a submarine in Fisch

With the launch of the Mariana’s Veil update inFisch, we will be able to travel underwater by gaining our very own submarine. To make matters even more interesting, the developers have ensured that you can’t spend any real-life money to get the vehicle. Instead, you’ll have to talk with Dr. Glimmerfin and find the different parts to gain access to it. How to start building your submarine in Fisch The first job is to visit Dr....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Jose Lopez

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii casts Majima as a pirate and I’m speechless

I don’t know what’s real anymore. Sega and Ryu ga Gotoku Studiohave announcedthat the next game in theLike a Dragon/Yakuzaseries will beLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. The twist is that this one looks like some sort of fever dream where Majima becomes a pirate. To be fair, this isn’t the first time that the series has gone deep into left field.Yakuza Dead Soulshad the cast fighting zombies, after all....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Courtney Bradley

Mantic Games is launching an “epic-scale” Warpath Kickstarter in 2024

Mantic Games, the miniature wargame studio behindKings of War,Firefight, andDeadzone, has announced that a new Kickstarter campaign will launch next year as they look to bring an epic-scaleWarpathgame to the table. Warpathwas initially envisioned as an even bigger version ofFirefight, a system that would support sprawling battles with dozens of vehicles between opposing forces. For Game Workshop fans, thinkWarhammer 40,000’seven bigger brother,Apocalypse. Eventually, the folks at Mantic decided there might be something behind the idea ofWarpathtaking place at a smaller scale so that players could get truly massive armies onto the table....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Sandra Reynolds

Ninja Theory invites fanboys to play DmC: Devil May Cry

Ninja Theory is a graduate of the “Kill with Kindness” school and is putting its education to good use. With hardcore fans still butthurt over the new look for Dante inDmC: Devil May Cry, the studio has invited some of the squeakiest wheels to come to their studio and play the game. Invites went out to “top endDMCplayers,” especially in the United Kingdom where Ninja Theory is based. This is a smart move on the part of Ninja Theory....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Christine Fowler