Horror movie-inspired Last Year pits five survivors against one killer

‘Dibs on the killer’ – everyone An asymmetrical multiplayer game inspired by horror movies in which several players are the survivors trying to escape and one person is the seemingly unstoppable, omniscient killer. That’s an idea I’ve wanted to see brought to life for years now; it seems so cool in my head.Last Year, a first-person PC game on Kickstarter, comes close to matching my daydreams (though, admittedly, the pitch isn’t as far along as I would’ve liked;more of this, please)....

July 24, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Nancy Taylor

How to find the Green Key in Dress to Impress: Lana Lore Quest

The Lana Lore quest series forDress to Impressis here for Halloween celebrations. During its first chapter, you’ll help Lana locate items to help her escape home. However, you need several colored keys to unlock doors around the house, including a green key for the attic. Table of contents Green Key (Greek Tales Book) location in Dress to Impress The Green Key is in theliving room behind a potted plant.When entering the house, turn right and enter the living room before looking at the piano....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Michael Wallace

How to get past the Storks in Animal Well

There’s no combat inAnimal Well, and you won’t encounter any bosses in the way you might expect, but there are animals and guardians who will stop you along your journey, like the Storks. One of the first creatures you’ll encounter while playingAnimal Wellis a Stork. Well, it’s a pair of Storks, and they’re pecking away in some shallow water that you’ll soon need to cross. However, your tiny protagonist will drown if it falls in the water, and it looks like it would make for a tasty treat for these Storks....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 529 words · Jesus Johnson

Hyper Light Drifter Wii U and Vita versions have been canned

Refunds being offered Back in February, we told you the Wii U port of the beautifully epicHyper Light Drifterwas in limbo due to issues with the game engine running natively on the console. There was hope the port would still come out, albeit at a later date than the other versions. Unfortunately, those hopes have been dashed. Heart Machine’s Alex Preston posted a video for Kickstarter backers explaining the Wii U and the Vita versions have both been canceled....

July 24, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · William Oconnor

Imma let you finish, but Carmen Sandiego is the greatest female video game character of all time

OF ALL TIME! Since 1988, each sitting US president has declared the month of March as Women’s History Month, honoring the achievements and advancements of women throughout history. At Destructoid, we love women, a fact quite evident by the vast array of female writers we have on staff, and I’m celebrating this awesome month by getting my fellow contributors to talk about the best women in gaming. Actually, the other writers will all be competing for second best, because there isn’t a female character better than Carmen Sandiego....

July 24, 2025 · 8 min · 1686 words · Tracy Lozano

Jace Hall wants a Blood remake … and he should do it!

Former Monolith CEO Jace Hall has declared his intent to remakeBlood, the legendarily macabre shooter starring an undead sociopath. Hall is currently asking fans what they’d want from a reimagined version of the hilariouslywrongcomputer game. “To be clear, I am thinking of bringing the ORIGINALBloodgame back as it was, with functionality alterations/enhancements that are similar but superior to ZDAEMON’s,” Hall said onThe Postmortem.“I would also make it work on all platforms, and not just PC....

July 24, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · David Fox

Kain Highwind joins the Dissidia Final Fantasy arcade family

Another returning PSP character Square Enix has announced the newest addition toDissidia Final Fantasy‘s arcade edition in Japan — Kain Highwind — who will be added by way of an update. The producer of the original game actually wanted Kain to be featured in the original on PSP, but didn’t get to actually follow through until the sequel. So far out of the post-game updates of Ramza, Garland, Kefka, and Kain, only the former is brand new to the series....

July 24, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Tanya Kline

Magic: Arena is coming to mobile devices this year according to Hasbro CEO

It’s still a PC exclusive after nearly three years of beta/release time Magic: Arenais still trucking along at a brisk pace, having moved right into the Theros: Beyond Death set, and scheduled to host Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths in April with Zendikar Rising coming in September. But at some point this year, Arena will be free of the shackles of its PC-exclusive limitations and will spread its wings on mobile....

July 24, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Michael Hayden

Microsoft acquires yet another studio with inXile Entertainment

Wasteland 3 still due next year Looking back inXile has a history of buddying up with Microsoft, so when recent rumors suggested that they were working out a deal to become acquired by them, it made sense. Back in 2013 its CEO Brian Fargo talked up Microsoft’s approach to indie games and now they’re indie no more. Microsoft revealed to the world at X018 that they’ve picked up the studio, which the company says makes “deep, engaging role-playing games....

July 24, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Logan Glover

Monster Monpiece rubbing Vita owners the right way on May 27

It’s no Monster Girl Quest, but it’ll do It’s finally here!Monster Monpiece, that deliciously risqué card battler brought to us by Idea Factory, is hitting North America on May 27 and Europe on May 28. For $29.99, you too can collect all the Monster Girls and level them up to your heart’s content. Yes, with copious amounts of screen-rubbing on your Vita, too. what’s not to love? This card-battling strategy game looks like a ton of fun, even if the more “adult” cards have been cut from the North American release....

July 24, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Erin Rojas

Namco’s Arcade Game Series kicks off next week on PC, PS4, Xbox One

The cycle continues Do I need to buyPac-Man,Ms. Pac-Man,Galaga, orDig Dugyet again? No, not really. But the chance to do so is about to present itself through new ports for PlayStation 4, Steam, and Xbox One, and I can’t be held accountable for my late-night, impulse-buying ways. Bandai Namco is individually releasing those four arcade titles on July 26, 2025. They’ll support leaderboards, Trophies/Achievements, and 1080p (with cabinet-style art wraparounds). There’s also theArcade Game Series 3-in-1 PackwithPac-Man,Galaga, andDig Dugcoming the same day at a discount....

July 24, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Alexander Lam

New Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC seems like a real waste

But hey, the free Steam weekend is okay This weekend,Call of Duty: Ghosts‘ multiplayer will be free to playon Steamand the game is half price ($29.99) to own. There’s also double XP being offered, from February 21 at 10:00am to Feb. 24 at 10:00am. These are all things I was somewhat happy to talk about. Then I got wind of this week’s customization DLC forGhosts, shown in the trailer above, and I’m rather put off....

July 24, 2025 · 1 min · 210 words · David Bowen

New releases: God of War III, Pokemon Gold/Silver & more

[New releases is your weekly look at all the hot new titles coming out this week.] This week belongs toGod of War IIIfor the PlayStation 3. Really, no other game should have even bother coming out this week. With the exception ofPokemon HeartGold Version/Pokemon SoulSilver Versionthat is. The only thing that can stand up against Spartan going up against the gods is a boy and his army of Pokemons. What’s looking sw33t to all of you this week?...

July 24, 2025 · 1 min · 178 words · Tyler Roberts