Alien: Isolation gets a Game of the Year edition, but it’s named correctly

Alien: Isolation – The Collection Xenomorphs are resilient little buggers. One year removed from the release ofAlien: Isolation, we thought we had done away with the titular alien. Nope. It comes back to haunt us today because a flamethrower isn’t hint enough that we don’t want it around. Sega just put outAlien: Isolation – The Collectionon PC, PS4, and Xbox One. It’s just what it says it is — a collection of everything for the game up until this point....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Frank Johnson

All Rocket League Ranks and How Ranking Works

The ranking system inRocket Leagueworks similarly to how other games with competitive modes do. If you want a quick breakdown of all the ranks in the game with a quick rundown of how things work, check below. AllRocket LeagueRanks The following are all the possible achievable ranks inRocket League. Along with all the tiers in the competitive ladder,there are also four Divisions with each tier telling you how close you are to going up a tier or going down....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Jasmine Gonzales

Atelier horror title Decarnation looks like a Lynchian nightmare

Perfect Blue Velvet As part of yesterday’s Future Games Show presentation, Shiro Unlimited released a new trailer for its gooey psychological horror titleDecarnation— In addition, the publisher announced that the title will launchon PCand Nintendo Switch at some point this coming May. Described as an “intensely emotional story unfolding in a malignant, elaborate setting”,Decarnationuses lo-fi visuals to tell the tale of a Parisian cabaret dancer, Gloria, who is struggling to find her big break, held back by a litany of problems related to her life and career....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · Seth Graham

BioShock film adaptation is in the works at Netflix

TheBioShockmovie gets a new hope in Netflix Big Daddies are coming to the big screen. Netflix announced it is working with Take-Two Interactive and 2K, alongside Vertigo Entertainment, to create a film adaptation of theBioShockfranchise. The announcement on Twitter shows the cover art of the originalBioShock, referencing the infamous “would you kindly” line as well. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, no filmmaker or writer is on board right now. The deal itself has reportedly been in the works for almost a year....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 271 words · Bryan Aguilar

Bloody Hell Hotel is one wild-looking vampire management game

I’m here for all of these sinister simulation games In a new horror-themed management sim from Unfold Games, you’ll play as a vampire fresh out of hibernation with a dusty estate to renovate and deck out. One of my favorite parts of games likeStardew ValleyandAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsis the early stages — the clean-up process before you settle into your daily business-as-usual routine. And from our first playfully animated look atBloody Hell Hotel, there’s much to do....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Jamie Bauer DVM

Break everything you own with Hulk Hogan on Kinect

Panic Button Games will soon unleash Hulkamania viaHulk Hogan’s Main Event,and those of you whomreserve at GameStopwill be given a pre-order t-shirt. The game will be exclusive to the Kinect, which of course means it intends to be a full-body, motion controlled wrestling game. The concept is actually kind of neat. You create your own wrestler via a character creator (like many wrestling games,) but you will receive training from Hulk Hogan himself in the ways of showmanship and crowd pleasing....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Steven Neal

Capcom’s Countdown should be bigger than Sony’s Big Bang, but what is it?

Our imaginations have just calmed down from the rumored SonyBig Bang, but that turned out to be a just a really mean prank. Now we’re only about two days away from finding out what the hellCapcom’s countdown timerhas been holding from us, and as we draw closer, imaginations run wild again. We’ve been chanting “Okamifor Wii!” for a long time, and I think they’ve heard us. There has been enough rumor support (and subsequent denials) to make me think that it’s still coming soon....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Carlos King

CONFIRMED: Star Ocean 5 lady wears clothes

That’s not body paint Back when Square Enix revealedStar Ocean 5, I recall a few Destructoid editors debating whether the green-haired gal’s checkered outfit was half skin-toned or, you know, it was just actual skin. It seems we weren’t the only ones wondering about the strange getup. During a special event at Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix was asked about the character (now known asFiora Burnelli) and whether her ensemble is made of cloth or body paint — a possibility that never crossed our minds....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Katherine Gardner

Donald Rumsfeld has released a mobile solitaire game ripe with microtransactions

Probably not the worst thing he has done “I’m not into this detail stuff. I’m more concepty,” is a real thing Donald Rumsfeld once said, and that was before he was a hotshot game designer. Rumsfeld is mostly known for having been part of three Republican administrations in the United States. Now the 83-year-old can add game designer to his resume with the release ofChurchill Solitaire, a free-to-play solitaire title with various microtransactions on offer....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Justin Hunt

Drake is screwed in this Uncharted 2: Among Thieves trailer

I hate waking up in the morning, mostly because I always find myself thinking about what I have to do that day. Pay bills, get gas, clean the dog, download porn. Sometimes it’s just easier to stay in bed, right? Poor Nate Drake wakes up to a situation that’s way worse than any of my mornings. His gut is bleeding, things are falling into his face, and oh — that’s a long way down....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Caleb Terry

EA FC 24: How to complete Lisandro Martinez Path to Glory SBC

The Lisandro Martinez Path to Glory SBC is now live inEA FC 24, and it could be a very well-valued challenge to complete in Ultimate Team. Martinez, who’s representing Argentina at the ongoing Copa America tournament, has received a new version after a long time. Since this card is part of a special challenge, it can be obtained by all. Let’s take a look at how many tasks are there in the SBC, and what are their conditions....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 281 words · Thomas Moreno

Everything from Square Enix’s surprisingly packed E3 2019 conference

Square Enix Live was like, a legit thing So Square Enix kind of brought it right? Look at all of the goodness below and compare it totheir E3 Showcase last year. Night and day! 2018 Square Enix hadnoFinal Fantasy VII Remake. 2019 Square Enix had a truck load of it. We got a look at Tifa and Sephiroth, a full breakdown of the combat system, an idea of what to expect in March 2020 (an expanded Midgar), the collector’s edition: a lot of info....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Stanley Parsons

Fake VR boob goggles showed me that ‘two party politics’ are no good for gaming

Maybe it was inevitable Last week, Steven Hansen did a news story about somefake boob-infused videogame consolesthat Marvelous made up to promote the nextSenran Kaguragame. I did a video about those videos for our YouTube channel, and it was fun. While improvising the narration, my first thought was “these VR boob consoles would probably make a fair amount of money if they were real,” but after watching the trailers for those fake boob machines a few times, I started to feel less optimistic in general....

June 14, 2025 · 5 min · 863 words · Christopher Turner