Carbon now testing AirMech on Steam, you can help

Carbon Games’ wonderful blend of arcade-style shooting and real-time strategyAirMechhas come to Steam and is currently in closed testing. The studio has details on how you may participateover here, but the short of it is that you’ll need to “like” their Facebook or Google+ account for a key. Those of us who already have anAirMechaccount can link it up to this Steam version, though that’s not a requirement. The game is nearing the end of its alpha and preparing to enter beta, but don’t let that scare you off: it’s still pretty great as is....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Kathleen Klein

Cave Story 2 folder spotted on Nicalis desktop at PAX South

Could mean nothing, or it could mean everything PAX South is going on right now, and two of our most honey-loving sugarbears are in the fray as we speak, lapping up all that sweet golden joy. One of the games they’re set to check out is Nicalis’sCastle in the Darkness, a 2D action game that features ababy being eaten by a giant plant. Oh the humanity! Nicalis was spilling the beans about that title and many of their other projects at their PAX South panel when all of a sudden, one of the attendees noticed a folder marked “Cave Story 2” on the Nicalis laptop....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Stephanie Cervantes

Classic Contra returns to Switch with Contra: Operation Galuga – please be good

Oh hey, it’s a weird-lookingContragame! That’s kind of the norm with Konami’s current state, but the fact thatWayForwardwas announced as a collaborator in today’s Nintendo Direct reveal gives me hope. Anyway, Nintendo gave us a look atContra: Operation Galuga, with a ton of details: it’s a “thorough reimagining of the classic run-‘n’-gun action game from the ’80s, featuring modern graphics and sound, new stages, new enemies and bosses, new play mechanics, an updated weapons system....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Cynthia Lynn

Classic Sega Mega Drive shmup Gleylancer will return October 15

The 16-bit space opera is back Just in case you aren’t already awash in classic shmup action this year, Ratalaika Gameshas announcedthat the dramatic Sega Mega Drive releaseGleylancerwill be getting a rerelease on modern platforms next week. The 16-bit epic will blast off once again on PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch platforms on October 15, priced at around $7. Originally released in 1992 exclusively for the Sega console,Gleylancer, (or “Gley Lancer” in some circles), is a sci-fi themed, horizontally scrolling shmup, and sees players jetting into the outer reaches of the galaxy in a laser-blastin’ battle against an unknown alien force....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 239 words · Mrs. Janice Cruz

Complete Crafting Guide in Jujutsu Infinite

Crafting is the surefire way to get Special Grade gear outside of random drops. That said, you’ll need to farm crafting items to do so and actually craft that item. I’ll teach you how as well as show you where each crafting item is in mycompleteJujutsu Infinitecrafting guidebelow. Table of contents How to Craft in Jujutsu Infinite The Crafting station has tabs dedicated to all Boss and Investigation Missions. Tocraft the displayed Cursed Tools and Armor, you’llneed to complete that specific Boss or Investigation to get their crafting items....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · James Harris

Digital Devil Saga dropping onto PSN tomorrow

Get it, or you’ll make Gale cry Wolfenstein: The New OrderandTransistormay be releasing this Tuesday, but so is another excellent game:Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga. If you’re aPersonafan by way of the recent releases or if you’ve been followingShin Megami Tenseilike me since the beginning, you’ll want to snap this up as soon as it hits. Why? It’s excellent. If you’re expecting a different kind ofPersona, you might be disappointed, but if you want a macabre RPG with a deliciously dark storyline, you can’t go wrong with this PS2 classic, which was a rarity for quite some time until the more recent reprints....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Christopher Andrews

Disaster report: Sony pulls firmware 2.40 after user complaints

It appears that the second coming, Sony’s recent PlayStation 3 firmware update 2.40, has been having some issues. Reports have rolled in that after updating to the latest version of the software — which provides in-game XMB and support for the achievement-like trophies, among other things — consoles have been rendered inoperable. This has been affecting systems of all shapes and sizes, with no obvious pattern that’s yet to emerge. Some brave users have removed and reformatted their hard drives, which seems to have done the trick....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 233 words · Barbara Harrison

Disc Creatures, a monster-collecting RPG, hits Steam soon

You aren’t a trainer, you’re a ‘Disc Ranger’ I could get down withDisc Creatures, a retro monster-collecting RPG running on borrowed nostalgia, but only in the right place, at the right time. With an October 17 launchplanned for PC, I’m not sure if the timing works in its favor–there areso manyenticing video games to play right now, you all!–but I’m curious. A lot of people hunting forPokémon-esque Steam games probably will be too....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Nathan Montes

EA FC 25 Globetrotters promo player leaks and release date

If rumors are to be believed, Globetrotters will be the next promo inEA FC 25, and it could feature some outstanding cards that will help players improve their squads. So far, EA Sports has remained tight-lipped about what’s coming next in Ultimate Team. As of this writing, the Ultimate Success promo is currently available in packs, and you can find campaign items for active footballers and former legends. Let’s look at the cards that have been leaked so far and what to expect from the upcoming promo....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Daniel Hudson

EA FC 25: How to complete Trailblazers Challenge 1 SBC

The Trailblazers Challenge 1 SBC is now live inEA FC 25,and it’s the first fodder challenge that’s part of the new promo. Fodder challenges have always been my favorite type in Ultimate Team. You can complete most of them for free of cost, and they often include amazing payouts. Let’s take a look at how to complete the first Trailblazers fodder challenge and what you’ll get as your reward. EA FC 25 Trailblazers Challenge 1 SBC tasks The Trailblazers Challenge 1 SBC has only one task, and here are its conditions....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 209 words · Krystal Washington

Elevator for Fun codes (December 2024)

Updated June 09, 2025 We added new codes! Isn’t it boring to stand in place and wait for the elevator doors to open? Well, you won’t get the same experience inElevator for Fun. Elevator music makes me anxious, and it does not help when you are waiting for mysterious elevator doors to open! Make your experience even more amusing withElevator for Funcodes. Get your hands on free coins and food, but also other hilarious gadgets to entertain you....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Robert West

EVE Vegas is back this week, here’s the full rundown

October 25-27 Although CCP skipped out on the main Reykjavik, Iceland (the home of their headquarters!) fan fest event this year, they’re still moving full steam ahead on the flagship event of 2019: EVE Vegas. The festivities will kick off this Friday through Sunday at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will mostly deal withEVE Onlineand the mobile projectEVE Echoes(sadly, the highlight of the event for me last year,Project Nova, is not on the schedule)....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Shannon Rodriguez

Fake Game Friday:Colossus Crossing!!

This week, Destructoid is introducing two new weekly articles:The Games That Time Forgotand Fake Game Friday. Here’s where the Dtoid readers can get involved!!Feel free to suggest other awesome ideas for future Fake Games Friday stories and maybe your idea will get picked for one of the next Fridays to come, with a fake game cover and full game review made for your sweet idea, too. Try thinking up awesome games you would like to see be made, or think up crazy combinations of games that would be hilarious to see....

May 27, 2025 · 6 min · 1067 words · Dustin Shaw