We’re streaming some Magic the Gathering: Arena tonight

If all goes well, we’ll check out an Indonesian folklore horror game too Hey guys! I’m here early! I won’t be home for a few days, so I’m popping in today instead of the usual Friday night Twitch stream time slot. In theMagic: Arenarealm, climbing the standard ranked ladder has been going relatively smoothly. I plan to play mostly limited when Capenna drops (at least until a standard meta becomes clear), so it’s been good to become familiar with the game again in the mode I know best....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Veronica Gardner

What is Trust in Arknights: Endfield beta?

If you’ve played any other gacha games or JRPGs, there’s a high chance you’ve seen the Trust system in some variety before. Even so,Arknights: Endfieldputs its own unique spin on the mechanic, so here’s everything you need to take advantage of it. How does Trust work in Arknights: Endfield? InArknights: Endfield,Trustis a unique leveling mechanic, separate from the standard one, that applies to all playable characters except for the main character, the Endminstrator....

June 19, 2025 · 4 min · 658 words · Robert Zimmerman

With Kagaya’s sacrifice, who will lead the Demon Slayers?

The titular force inDemon Slayeris in constant battle against the demons. Its members constantly hone themselves, even to the point of reaching superhuman levels, just to match the man-eating creatures’ supernatural abilities. Interestingly, though, the person leading the troupe isn’t an all-powerful swordsman. Instead, it’sthe ever-so-sickly Kagaya Ubuyashiki. Kagaya, also known as the Oyakata-sama, has been doing a great job fulfilling his duties. During the Hashira Training Arc, however, his sickness finally caught up with him....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Michaela Baker

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has sold a whopping 13.41 million copies

That’s a lot of bells SayingAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsis successful is like saying Simone Biles is a great gymnast. Yeah, we know. We knew it would be a hit even before the world was stuck at home with nothing better to do than shake tress and gross Blathers out with bugs. And while we’ve had a lot of unofficial numbers since its launch, Nintendo finally gave us a look at just how well the game did since its late March launch and boy howdy has it sold some copies....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Megan Smith

Anime Ultimate Battlegrounds Codes (June 2025)

Updated: July 15, 2025 Added new codes! InAnime Ultimate Battlegrounds, you control your own anime character and battle it out with others in epic showdowns, the likes of which rival those you’ve watched and read about in your favorite anime shows and manga. Anime Ultimate Battlegroundsis all about creating incredible anime battles. Characters have a variety of skills they can choose from, such as leaping into the air and crashing down with incredible force or knocking their opponents across the arena....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 559 words · Jennifer Wiggins

Arc System Works, Aksys add $30k to BlazBlue EVO 2014 pot

Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- playable, if I was BlazGreen I would die I had a pretty niceEVO 2013at the live streaming get together we here are Destructoid threw in a San Francisco bar. Meanwhile, contestants (as opposed to us novice drunks) are in store for an even nicer EVO 2014 as Arc System Works and Aksys sweeten theBlazBlue Chrono Phantasmapot to the tune of $30,000. BlazBluecreator Toshimichi Mori will also be on hand, whileGuilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-will be there and playable as well ahead of itsfall release....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Veronica Murray

Arizona Sunshine: The (Steam) VR revolution will, unsurprisingly, have zombies

Virtual reality zombie shooter I sometimes feel like I’m less on board with VR than most. It’s a fun novelty to show a family member for 20 minutes, not something I’d like to be cocooned in for hours. Maybe that’s why there’s expectation of it doing gangbusters on the same basis of the original Wii (with the same amount of already-courted diehards that Nintendo has had locked up forever). Still, this Steam VR onHTC Vivezombie shooter,Arizona Sunshine, is kind of a neat idea....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Nicholas Bowman

Balloon-powered roguelite Beyond the Long Night inflates April 13

Noisy Head Games’ indie-charmerBeyond the Long Nightwill be floating to PC on July 25, 2025. Beyond the Long Nightis a dual-stick side-scroller featuring rogue-lite elements and adventure puzzle-solving. If dual-stick side-scroller strikes you as a bit odd, the explanation is that you float around with a cluster of balloons. I still have a lot of balloon-related trauma stemming fromMario KartandBalloon Kid, but even despite all the agonizing flashbacks,Beyond the Long Nightlooks like charming fun....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Kristen Powers

Battlezone is coming to PlayStation VR first, then PC

Here’s a campaign reveal trailer Battlezoneis a classic game through and through, and though I’m skeptical of Rebellion’s upcoming revamp, I have hope. Rebellion says that this is going to be a PlayStation VR exclusive first, then it will hit PC after that. The story itself will be randomly generated across “dozens” of locales. If you complete the game multiple times, more weapons will unlock. You can see the official reveal trailer to get a glimpse as to what to expect....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Walter Hernandez

Better versions of the Ken Sugimori Pokémon artwork getting disseminated in the West

This… This is art Content creator and self-styled Pokémon archivist, Lewtwo, has announced that they’ve managed to obtain high-quality scans of theoriginal Pokémon artworkby Ken Sugimori. While theoriginal Twitter threadin which Lewtwo reveals these scans does a great job of explaining where they’re from and how they’re significant, here’s a quick rundown. The scans themselves come from the Japan-exclusivePokémon Gold and Silver Pokédex.In other words, this wasn’t something provided as a special case from Nintendo....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Christopher Benson

Billy Mitchell’s scores have been wiped from Twin Galaxies

You either die a hero… A lot of people were surprised whenallegations came outthat Billy Mitchell’s high scores in the arcade classicDonkey Kongmay have been faked. This was the man featured in a famous documentaryThe King of Kongand who was notorious for being a fierce competitor as well as a general gaming heel; this couldn’t be true! Personally, I was completely on board once news broke. When questioned about breaking the high score onPac-Man, Billy said he’d do it because, “I’m Billy Mitchell,” so clearly being humble wasn’t his strong suit....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Gerald Chandler

Blade Runner 2049: Replicant Pursuit will have you dreaming of electric sheep in VR

Wake up…time to die! Blade Runneris one of the most important sci-fi films of all time. It not only laid the groundwork for a plethora of classic sci-fi films in the ’80s, but it inspired a generation of film makers to pick up cameras and get to shooting. It also became a victim of Hollywood’s meddling with its original release, but subsequent home releases have fixed any narrative issues that had been imposed by executives, leaving the mesmerizing core untouched....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Alexis Morris

Blizzard details the Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Mystic

Meet Myriam Jahzia Details have been scarce forDiablo III‘sReaper of Soulsexpansion, but now Blizzard is starting to spill the beans, starting with the new Mystic character. Myriam Jahzia joins the ranks of the fight against the undead, and she brings with her a powerful mechanic: the ability to reroll one stat on a Rare or Legendary item. Basically, all you do is place an item in the enchanting window, click a property to reroll, and pay the appropriate crafting materials....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Angela Martinez