Destructoid review: Mario Party 8

This week, Chad Concelmo and I have tackledMario Party 8, the first-everMario Partytitle with Wii functionality. Not only that, but we’ve also got anexclusive Destructoid video reviewof the game, as well. Are you a bad enough dude to read our reviews and then respond to them with unbridled agreement and/or vitriol? Let’s find out. Hit that jump. Andalwaysread the alt text. Mario Party 8is really just anotherMario Partygame, but with Wii functionality....

June 17, 2025 · 9 min · 1866 words · Angela Miller

Developers reportedly in talks for Marvel vs Capcom 2 revival project

Unless we’re all being taken for a ride One of the most beloved fighting games of all time,Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, might be in line for a fresh revival, according to remaster squad and long-time Capcom associates Digital Eclipse. The developer has reportedly reached out to the bigwigs at both Capcom and Disney with an eye to licensing a remaster/remake of the smash hit. “We’ve begun some discussions on that right now and we’re trying to see how far we can go....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Bethany Cook

Don’t worry, Valve isn’t looking at your porn history

Gabe Newell address Valve’s Anti-Cheat system Valve and the PC gaming savior Gabe Newelltook to redditto address the Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) system. Specifically, the CEO reassured Steam users that they are not accessing your browsing history. The company usually doesn’t talk about VAC, but thisthread on theCounter-Strikeredditwas enough to get Gabe himself to address the matter. “Cheat developers have a problem in getting cheaters to actually pay them for all the obvious reasons, so they start creating DRM and anti-cheat code for their cheats,” Gabe stated....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Aaron Bailey

Dungeons Incremental 2 codes (August 2025)

Updated: August 08, 2025 We added new codes! Dungeons Incremental 2is one of those games where you can leave your avatar in one place and let it level up idly while you leave the room to make a sandwich. It takes patience, but once your hero is ready to face enemies, you can charge at them. Sometimes, in games where stats are everything, it’s beneficial to have resources to boost your abilities, so make sure to redeemDungeons Incremental 2codes for free Potions and various other helpful freebies....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · David Daniels

E3: My thoughts on the Nintendo press conference

I am a giant Nintendo fan — maybe the biggest on the site! So it goes without saying I was excited for the Nintendo press conference this morning. Now that it is over, what did I think? Was it everything I could have hoped for? Or did I leave disappointed. I know you have a lot to read about today, so I will make this quick. Nintendo had an amazing start....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Megan Allen

EA FC 25 Rising Phenom Evolution: Best players to use

The Rising Phenom Evolution is now live inEA FC 25, and you can upgrade a card of your choice with amazing boosts, new roles, and playstyles. The Rising Phenom Evolution is free. Let’s look at the requirements, upgrades, and the best items to use. EA FC 25 Rising Phenom Evolution requirements Here are the requirements for the Rising Phenom Evolution inEA FC 25. EA FC 25 Rising Phenom Evolution upgrades There are three levels of upgrades, and here are the required conditions....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Craig Gentry

Enter the Mushroom Kingdom of madness in No More Plumbers

I just checked out the rest of the site where that semi-oldTravis Touchdown skin forTF 2is hosted, and I found some cool stuff. Turns out the creators of the skin, MechaWare, also makes their ownfan games. I’ve only tried a few of them so far;a Mario-themed 2DL4Dtribute, this weirdLuigi-focused art game, and theSuper Mario/No More Heroesmash-upNo More Plumbers. I like them all, but from what I can tell,No More Plumbershas the most to it....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · John Gibson

ESPN tries to be hip with the LoL kids

Cringey, but also kind of adorable I know the general response to ESPN’s embarrassing attempts at referencingLeague of Legendswill be cutting snark, and I get that. Theyarepainfully out of touch and trying too hard. But I also can’t help but find it kind of endearing. It reminds me of when older family members would try and connect with me by asking about the latestMortal Fightersand if Ren and Kyle, “the fireball brothers,” were in it....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Darrell Johns

Final Fantasy XIV might be getting bunny people eventually

Viera The Viera race (not to be confusedwith a planed community in Florida), part of the on again off again world of Ivalice, have garnered a fanbase around them ever since they debuted inFinal Fantasy Tactics Advance. So much so in fact that people have been clamoring for them to appear inFinal Fantasy XIV, which there is hope for at some point. Speaking to Finder about the possibility, director Yoshida responded in a characteristically cute manner, “I don’t think you should give up hope....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 178 words · Steve Bauer

For Honor’s Marching Fire expansion gets PC beta test next month

CHARGE! (at a later date) Ubisoft has announced the expansion for their en masse medieval brawler,For Honor,will see an open beta in September, giving the game’s PC community a chance to get their gauntlets on the new content a little earlier than expected. Marching Fire,scheduled for release on October 16, is the biggest expansion toFor Honorto date. Containing a new mode, Breach, as well as the opportunity to play Endless PvE, the centrepiece of the expansion will be a new faction; the Wu Lin, which brings to battle four new heroes, Tiandi, Jiang Jun, Shaolin and Nuxia....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Matthew Galloway

Free retro styled Stranger Things game available on iOS and Google Play

Cute dungeon explorer to hype Season Two Although Season Two ofStranger Thingsis still a few weeks away, fans can pass the time by exploring Hawkins in a fun new 16-bit-style game, based on the popular spooky series. Developed by outfit BonusXP and published by Netflix themselves,Stranger Things: The Gameis a dungeon explorer recalling SNES games of yore (or last week if you bought a SNES Classic). The retro adventure, which is free to download and features no in-app purchases, lets you control one of seven characters to explore multiple dungeons within the sleepy town of Hawkins...

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Jessica Anderson

Gaming’s Guilty Pleasures: Savegame archives

[Editor’s note: KamikazeTutor takes a look at a interesting look at game saving. I’ve done the same thing plenty of times myself. Sometimes, I just want to experience a particular section and nothing more from a game. Read on for Tutor’s Guilty Pleasure as part of theMonthly Musings. — CTZ] Took me a while to find a name for this article. It’s hard to designate something that plenty of us do, but rarely discuss between ourselves; it’s like some kind of dirty secret that everyone thinks it’s theirs and theirs alone....

June 17, 2025 · 4 min · 659 words · Kelly Alexander

Gearbox is officially supporting the fan-run ‘Battleborn Day’

In-game festivities begin on Friday at 2:00pm Pacific Regardless of your feelings aboutBattleborn, you have to respect a community that’s able to rally around its game of choice in an effort to improve things for not only itself, but would-be players. It’s something I’ve personally experienced in theSoulsseries, and it’s always lovely to see. As we recently covered, this Saturday, November 12 is going to be “Battleborn Day.” The game’s reddit community settled on that date as a way to get new and returning folks in and having fun together, and now developer Gearbox Software is embracing the event in anofficial capacity....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 590 words · Derek White