We don’t like Onaga The fighting genre had been kicking around in the video game industry for more than a decade beforeStreet Fighter IIhit arcades. Older gamers will probably remember playingKarate ChamporThe Way of the Exploding FistorUrban Championor even the originalStreet Fighter. They all laid the foundation forStreet Fighter II: The World Warrior.That game, hitting arcades in winter of 1991, revitalized the sagging arcade industry and inspired developers and publishers around the world to give fighting games a chance....

=W= On the eve of the release of its twelfth original LP, Weezer has shown up in an unusual place: On its own themed island in the world’s most popular battle royale game. Today,Fortnite‘s Creative Mode was updated to include “Weezer World,” which is a giant parkour puzzle map emblazoned with the band’s signature flying W. What’s more, there’s a jukebox on the island that’s playing tracks offThe Black Album— Weezer’s new album that drops tomorrow....

When Jeff Gerstmann was alledgedly fired fromGameSpotfor writing a damning review ofKane & Lynch: Dead Men, the predictable happened: The Internet gaming community was in uproar for all of a few days and then promptly forgot about it, because online gamers have the attention spans of jack russell puppies. Fortunately, however, one man didn’t forget, and that was GameSpot freelance reviewer Frank Provo, a veteran writer with over 751 reviews under his belt....

The father-son duo Kratos and Atreus are back and better than ever in the upcomingGod of War RagnarokPC release, which will launch on Sept. 19, 2024. At thePlayStation State of Play 2024showcase, it was revealed that the game’s PC spec will harness the power of NVIDIA DLSS 3.7, AMD FSR 3.1, and Intel XESS 1.3. This cutting-edge technology, combined with “unlocked frame rates” and “super ultrawide support,” ensures an extraordinary gaming experience....

Once more, with feeling Gunfire Games has earned a reputation as TheDarksidersStudio. It’s a fair read on the situation. Vigil Games created the first twoDarksiderstitles before being resurrected as Gunfire Games (the whole THQ bankruptcy jammed a lot of things up) and making the thirdDarksiders. Even though the upcoming prequel,Darksiders: Genesis, is developed by Airship Syndicate, Gunfire is most certainly the stewards of the series. That’s why there’s a singular place everyone’s mind goes when Gunfire mentions it’s working on an unannounced game....

Destructoid has finally hit puberty Well over a decade ago, the heavens opened and this very website came hurtling out of the sky and landed on the information superhighway. Some said it couldn’t be done (probably) and many have tried to hold us back (not really) but we’ve fought off legions (a few) naysayers and, today, Destructoid celebrates its 13th birthday. Destructoid has seen many changes since Niero Gonzalez — our country-hopping overlord — started his own gaming blog in order to bag himself an E3 press pass....

Despite mostly going under the radar before it came out,Helldivers 2proved thatit’s got what it takes to reach the top charts. With aconcurrent player cap of 700,000 players,Helldivers 2has now revealed that it’s got a veritable “Game Master” coordinating its war efforts. Notably, it’s plain as day thatHelldivers 2‘s galactic war efforts are not just a randomized series of combat scenarios thrown together by an algorithm. A prime example of this being the case wasthe rapid onslaught of Automaton forcesafter Super Earth won its first clash against the Terminid....

Konami’sNeverDeadis out at the end of the month, and there’s a bunch of new art and screenshots to celebrate. Seems like the game’s been in development for fifteen thousand years, so I’m glad to see it finally on the horizon. NeverDeadis a ridiculous game about demons and an immortal protagonist who will physically degenerate with every hit he takes. At their weakest, players will be nothing but a head, rolling around and attempting to regroup....

If you’ve logged intoFischafter the launch of the Fischmas update, chances are that you’ve already found a mysterious Snow Globe in your inventory. In case you still haven’t figured it out, the Snow Globe is part of the latest content update and the key to a brand-new location. The Winter Village is the latest region added as part of the Fischmas event, and you’ll need the globe to reach the position....

It’s a great time to be an ARPG fan, especially withLast Epoch1.0 releasing today. However, with so many players giving the full release a try, servers have become quite overloaded resulting in a variety of errors. One such current error is Online Play Unavailable. Here is how to fixLast EpochOnline Play Unavailable error and what seems to be causing it. What causes Online Play Unavailable error onLast Epochand LE-61 error? As of February 21, the dayLast Epoch1....

The latest update forPokemon HOMEis adding a Mystery Gift reward system. You know, because we trainers neededmorereasons to catch them all. This mechanic offers rare Pokemon as prizes to Pokemon players who complete specific goals, and the first one up for grabs is a Shiny Meloetta. This, to put it plainly, is a big honking deal. Until now, the only way trainers could get themselves a Shiny variant of this elusive Mythical Pokemon was by hacking a fifth-generation or beyondPokemongame....

Grab half a dozen Japanese indies and a Falcom RPG for just $10 Now here is a Humble Bundle after my own heart. A myriad of Japanese indie games headline this week’s pay what you want package, including roguelike RPGOne Way Heroics, mecha shooterGigantic Army, and slumlording tower defense gameUnholy Heights. The six dollar tier unlocks another trio of titles in Q-Games’ delightfulPixelJunk Shooter, (aggressively mediocre) brawlerMitsurugi Kamui Hikae, and Nihon Falcom’s ownYs Origin....

It was only a matter of time beforeLEGO Universeoffered a free-to-play component. This is planned for August as a digital version of the MMO. Rather than go the micro-transactions route, access to content will be limited for free players. They’ll be able to play through two adventure zones and a single player property area, which is where you get to build your own LEGO objects. Full game access will still cost $10 per month, so don’t think this is a total, freebie-centric overhaul....