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One thing that’s shared betweenLike a Dragongames and shōnen anime is that, sooner or later, we’re ending up in a fighting arena. ForLike a Dragon Gaiden, that’s the Coliseum, and here is when you can unlock it. You unlock the Coliseum in the second chapter ofLike a Dragon Gaiden. It comes fairly early on in the game, but getting there is going to feel a bit arduous. There are multiple steps to complete before you may unlock it, and one is to fight in it at least once....

Sort of an Earth’s Mightiest Heroes type thing If you ever wanted to step into the hilariously overpowered boots of millionaire industrialist Tony Stark – except without the money, fast cars, or self-hatred – then you might get the opportunity soon, with the revelation of an incoming demo forMarvel’s Iron Man VR, leaked via the PlayStation Store. The demo was spotted by one of those pesky-but-lovable database searching bots, in this case@PSNRelease, who were also recently responsible for outingStar Wars: Project Maverick....

Have a mess of hi-res assets Oh man, this is simplydelicious. Look at all this wonderful art for the upcoming 3DS RPG,Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. TheM&Lgames have always had a very distinctive style compared to the mainline series, but the use of blue outlines instead of the traditional black — along with some rather unconventional coloring — lends a dream-like quality to these images. Below you’ll find art for many major characters, such the Pi’illo Folk as well as the main villain, the ghostly bat king Antasma....

Good call For years people have been lauding theWorld of Warcraftmodel that’s been in place for 14 years now: build with expansions and don’t split the playerbase. Some companies like Bungie defied this (creatingDestiny 2right asDestiny 1got good) and suffered backlash for it. Other developers like theMinecraftteam are embracing it. Speaking to Business Insider,MinecraftStudio Head Helen Chiang definitively cast aside speculation that a “Minecraft 2” was coming anytime soon: “I really don’t think that makes sense forMinecraft, given the community....

Check out trailers for a couple of Short Peace anthology’s animated shorts Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo’sShort Peaceanthology is on its way to PlayStation 3 in North America, Europe, and Australasia this spring, courtesy of Namco Bandai. In addition toRanko Tsukigime’s Longest Day, a sidescroller from Suda 51 andTokyo Junglestudio Crispy’s, the package includes a quartet of animated shorts. Curious to know more about the films? Well then, look no further. Take a peek at trailers for futuristic action storyA Farewell to Weaponsand the more romantic 18th century pieceCombustible....

Ahead ofMadden 25releasing this upcoming summer, NFL Hall of Fame member Barry Sanders provided a grim update for football fans. Ironically, in 2013, Detroit Lions legend Barry Sanders was theMadden 25cover athletecelebrating the sports-sim franchise’s 25th anniversary. Now, just a few months ahead of the 2024 iteration of Madden 25, Sandersconfirmedthat he is discontinuing his relationship with the brand and its products. Accompanied by a video montage ofMadden 99gameplay starring the legendary running back, Sanders left fans in disbelief with a statement: “I apologize for those that were expecting me in the games....

Japan’s female artistic swimming team brought video games into the spotlight at the 2024 Olympics this past Tuesday by performing to the tune ofNier: Automata‘sOST. The Japanese team used “A Beautiful Song” as a part of their highly energetic freeform dance routine, and came just six points short of winning a medal. The beautiful happening was noticed by Emi Evans, the singer who’d originally lent her vocals to the OST:...

‘I believe there are still opportunities to increase the specific demand for Nintendo Switch Lite’ Nintendo seems happy with the Switch Lite. Clearly designed as a “second Switch” option first and foremost, the system’s other purpose is to provide a cheaper entry point into the Switch ecosystem. By way of an investor Q&A, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa took the time to clarify how the Lite fits into the company’s current strategy....

Button mash like it’s 1998 In celebration ofGuilty Gear‘s 20th anniversary, Arc System Works is bringing the originalGuilty Gearto Nintendo Switch, PC, and PlayStation 4. The studio recently announced the ports on-stream. WithGuilty Gear XX: Accent Core Plus Rset to arriveon Nintendo Switch, this is more of a one-off nostalgia purchase than anything else — not that there’s anything wrong with that. And who knows? Maybe there’s more to come. Arc haspledgedfurther support for fighting games on Switch....

Beta starts today, full release in July It took me several years to get intoPath of the Exilein earnest, but thanks to the efforts of Destructoid community member Stormworm, I was brought up to speed very quickly. As it turns out I know a lot ofPath of Exilediehards, they just all think that no one plays it, and don’t bring it up in casual conversation. People should be talking about it more though, as it’s one of the best examples of how to do a free-to-play game right at the moment, and it’s a great tribute to dungeon crawlers of old likeDiablo II....

A little something for your lock screen In honor of hitting 25 years of PlayStation, Sony has tapped artist Cory Schmitz to whip upa set of anniversary wallpapersthat span the console generations. PSP and Vita even made the cut! Preview of the set of wallpapers I made for@PlayStation, celebrating#25YearsOfPlay. You can download desktop & mobile versions now athttps://t.co/RF5ogqLcNK!! Thank you for all the memories, PlayStation!! 💙pic.twitter.com/eyiW3CTM8F — Cory Schmitz (@CorySchmitz)July 12, 2025...

And it’s only $4.99! Thinking of gettingPoker Night 2, the all-star poker game featuring GLaDOS, Brock Samson, Sam, Ash Williams, and Claptrap? Well if you are, you may want to gopre-order the Steamcopy of the game as it’s only $4.99. The bonus here is that the pre-ordering from Steam will also score you the original game,Poker Night at the Inventory! Plus, you can earn “Bounty Unlocks” inPoker Night 2, which will go towards unlocking gear forTeam Fortress 2on PC....

Crossing red lines On itswebsite, the International Committee of the Red Cross posted a suggestion that videogames aiming to realistically recreate modem battlefields (and only those games) should include, “virtual [in-game] penalties for serious violations of the law of armed conflict, in other words war crimes,” so as to avoid trivialization of war and keep bad behavior from being taught as acceptable. It goes on to explain a few things that will hopefully cool your jets as you prepare to take off into anti-censorship chants and whatever else; firstly, that “the ICRC is not involved in the debate about the level of violence in video games....