Robot Pyros are coming to get you

The next figure from ThreeA’s Team Fortress 2 lineup First there wasRobot Heavy, now there is Robot Pyro. Not much else to share here other than we have an idea of what the Robot Pyro fromTeam Fortress 2will look like in color. I certainly think they look better than the robotic Heavy, that’s for sure. But I still wouldn’t drop a dime on these. Remember, the Robot Heavy were going for just over $200....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Michael Ellis

Sega and Random Encounters deliver a Rhythm Thief musical

Sega’s 3DS rhythm gameRhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasureis releasing in the US tomorrow, months after it appeared pretty much everywhere else. To be honest, the release date sorta surprised me. I had only just played the demo a couple days ago, in fact. Spoiler alert: it’s really fun. Sega has been pretty chummy with musical troupe Random Encounters Entertainment ever sinceNeedlemouse: The Musicalwas performed during theSonic Boomparty last E3. So it makes sense that the two would join forces again, appropriately for a littleRhythm Thiefpromotion....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Colleen Thompson

Sonic 2 on iOS has hidden controller support

Plug and play Sega has released anew iOS update ofSonic 2recently, and it’s pretty amazing. This version is essentially the definitive port of the game, with a finished Hidden Palace Zone — a level that’s never been fully playable before. But strangely, iOS 7 controller support is not listed anywhere on the game’s page or the iTunes description. Following up on a tip I received from CNET’sScott Stein, I attached aPowershelland anAce Powerto my device, and found out there’s actually hidden iOS controls natively supported....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Jennifer Montoya

Study: Half of American adults play video games, 10% call themselves gamers

41% say some games portray women poorly A new study by Pew Research Center presents data on American adults’ views of video games, their impact, and the term gamer. The study found that while 49 percent of all American adults play video games, only 10 percent of those identify themselves as gamers. 60 percent of participants believe video games are mostly played by men, while a nearly identical share of men and women report playing games (48 percent of women; 50 percent of men)....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Christopher Waters

Team Fortress 2sdays: I think you got him

Welcome to another exciting edition of Team Fortress 2sdays! Every Tuesday, a bunch of us Dtoiders hop online and playTeam Fortress 2on theofficial Destructoid server; you should join us! Tonight we make the move from “all Payload, all the time” back to a more varied maplist. Hell, I even threw in a CTF map just to piss everyone off! ServerIP: 63.208.142.126Port: 27015 Early MatchTime: 8 PM EST Late MatchTime: 12 AM ESTHost: Mr Andy Dixon Maplist2Fort (CTF)Badlands (CP)Badwater Basin (PL)Barnblitz (PL)Foundry (CP)Gold Rush (PL)Granary (CP)Harvest (KOTH)Nucleus (KOTH)Thunder Mountain (PL)...

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Patrick Molina

The Daily Hotness: Skyrim serial killer

That is one dedicated Dovahkiin. Speaking of serial killers, The Daily Mail has undeniable “proof” that videogames cause aggressive behavior, the PS Vita memory cards got official pricing in the US and so much more happened on 11/28/11. Destructoid Original:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a videogame, so dealBloggers Wanted: Tales from SkyrimGood Old Games on PIPA, SOPA, DRM, and other acronymsThe DTOID Show: EmbargioKart, Skyrim, and Carboni Community:Community blogs of11/28Forum thread of the day:Genderbending...

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Chelsea Burgess

Tomba 2 is back on PSN this week (Update)

This time in English [Update:MonkeyPaw Games tells us “those who have the Japanese version will be able to upgrade to English.] Tomba 2: The Evil Swine Returnis making a comeback this week on PlayStation Network. The sequel wound up being Tomba’s not only second but final outing, as neither game sold well, forcing developer Whoopee Camp to go defunct shortly afterTomba 2launched in late 1999. Curiously enough, this will be the second timeTomba 2has been released on North American PSN, with the Japanese import versionTomba!...

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Tara Powell

Twitch: $20 million new investment from Take-Two, others

Twitch still killin’ it Twitch continues to grow. They already have streaming deals for both next-gen consoles, Xbox One and PS4, but they’re going above and beyond now with this latest influx of cash. A new round of investments for the popular streaming site has just been announced, with funding coming from Take-Two Interactive and WestSummit Capital, led by Thrive Capital. Existing investors have also added to this new round of funding....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Rachael Fritz

Welcome to Destructoid

We’ve got fun and games The thrusters on my ship power down and the vessel lands with a hydraulicpew. I look at the planet’s information provided to me by my scanner. Life: Abundant. I pan the camera around to find the turquoise and fuschia terrain teeming with lush vegetation and strange organic creatures. I’m taken aback by the scenery. As the first settler of a long-forgotten planet, I know instantly what this place is....

May 15, 2025 · 19 min · 3915 words · Kristina White

Welkin Road is like Mirror’s Edge without the story

Coming soon to Early Access Next week, yet another video game will be hitting Steam’s Early Access program. The culprit? A parkour joint by developer Gregor Panič, titledWelkin Road. The pitch is easy to comprehend. It’s a 3D freerunner set across multiple abstract setpieces. In other words, the best part ofMirror’s Edge— thePure Time TrialsDLC. In a refreshing change of pace, the tutorial doesn’t feel painfully remedial. At points, an exclamation prompt will pop up in the corner of the screen, and by pressing F1, new concepts (like wallrunning) present themselves....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Susan Mathis

What is Jame Eagan doing on the severed floor in Severance Season 2 Episode 9?

Near the end ofSeveranceSeason 2 Episode 9 The After Hours, Jame Eagan appears in the MDR room as Helly is trying to memorize the directions to the elevator that Irving left behind. But what exactly is Jame Eagan doing on the severed floor in the first place? Why is Jame on the severed floor with Helly? In an unexpected turn of events in Season 2 Episode 9, as Helly tries to memorize the directions to the elevator that Irving left behind on the severed floor, Jame Eagan appears in the doorway to the MDR office and tells Helly that she tricked him, before saying “My Helly....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Christina Conley

Where to find the Mad Stonemason’s treasure in Kingdom Come 2

While exploring medieval Bohemia, you may have heard the tale of a mad old stonemason hunting for a small cache of lost coin. It’s not an insignificant amount, either. Here’s how you can find the Mad Stonemason’s treasure inKingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Travel to Trosky Castle in the Trosky region to first hear about the treasure.Look around the archery range in the old quarry just south of the castleand start a conversation with Bohumir, who runs an archery competition there....

May 15, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Christopher Hartman

WolfEye Studios’ Dishonored-meets-Fallout ImSim has testing singups now

It didn’t take long at all for Raphael Colantonio’s WolfEye Games to show off abitmore about their upcoming immersive sim,as promised mere days ago. Now, while we don’t have thetitlejust yet, we do have a wealth of other information, and the alpha is coming. In a recent interview withEurogamer, Colantonio talked about the game at some length, revealing that it’s set in an alternative 1900s America, and it’s using the Wild West backdrop to create something new and essentially unrecognizable:...

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Christopher Wilson