This follows Gawker filing for bankruptcy today Ziff Davis, an internet media conglomerate and owner of IGN, has bought Gawker Media Group. Details of the sale haven’t been disclosed, but reports from earlier today state that Ziff Davis had a firm bid to buy Gawker and all of its assets for less than $100 million. All seven of Gawker’s established media brands, including gaming site Kotaku, were included in the sale....

Ah snap, it’s on! Since all of you have been keeping up to date with all the latestMaddennews, you’re aware of the fact that the upcomingMadden 14is now retitledMadden NFL 25, right? Well, since everyMaddenneeds a cover, EA Sports has decided to go legacy style for this one, and is pitting a number of legendary players against each other. This week, it’s Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Cris Carter....

The Boys star tipped to play MK’s arrogant megastar Whispers out of Tinseltown are suggesting that Karl Urban is in final talks with New Line to portray arrogant Hollywood star Johnny Cage in thestudio’s upcoming sequelto 2021’sMortal Kombat. According to TheWrap, Urban, perhaps best known for playing the titular role in the excellentDredd(2012), as well as portraying Billy Butcher in the smash hit Amazon showThe Boys, is rumored to be on the cusp of accepting the role, which will see him don the wraparound shades of one of the most well-known and grudgingly beloved characters in theMortal Kombatfranchise....

Did you know ‘Alucard’… IS ‘DRACULA’ BACKWARDS? Japanese memorabilia-maker Gantaku has released images of a new statue ofCastlevania: Symphony of the Night’simmortal hero; Alucard. Judging from these photos, this model features all the intricate detailing and class one would expect from the troubled, aristocratic protagonist. Alucard stands around 19 inches tall and is decked out in the resplendent family armour, including with the powerful Alucard sword and shield. An alternate arm allows you to replace the shield with a fist, tightly grasping a crucifix charm....

Which character would you want at the forefront? Continuing its chat with variousrepresentatives of BioWareaboutMass Effect,OXMhas shifted the conversation to that of spin-offs. With Shepard’s trilogy over with, who might the developers want to step up as the driving force? It’s the kind of talk fanboys (and fangirls) daydream about. “There’s so much that could be told in theMass Effectuniverse,” said executive producer Casey Hudson. “It’d be cool to do something completely unrelated to the larger storyline, like a story about a private investigator on the Citadel....

Welcome to the results of MassDebate!Last week’s debatewas a huge success. Thanks to this being our first front page foray, we have been inundated with votes, which I couldn’t be more pleased about. Easily surpassing all previous MassDebate records, we had an astounding total of800votes! Even more amazingly, the margin between victory and defeat was only36votes, with votes from Argentina to Venezuala. Users from49countries voted on this debate. When I try to comprehend this kind of information, it simply baffles me....

Cheap co-op fun At the top of the sales chart this week on Steam and elsewhere is Dodge Roll’s bullet-hell dungeon-crawlerEnter the Gungeon. The game has received an overwhelmingly favorable reception on Steam so far with 93 percent positive user reviews and counting. Prior to release, there was a 10 percent instant-savings discount to $13.49 on Steam. When the game released, that disappeared for a bit, but it has since returned....

Also, ‘Project Giant Robot,’ and ‘Project Guard’ Well that didn’t take long. Nintendo has sent over word to Destructoid that three games have been confirmed from the mind of Shigeru Miyamoto —Star Fox,Project Giant Robot, andProject Guard. All of these will be on the Wii U, and forStar Fox, the GamePad will show the view of Fox McCloud’s Arwing. The TV shows the perspective behind your ship, and you can use the gyro sensors from the GamePad to target enemies....

All this week, Destructoid will be posting Zelda-themed features to celebrate this weekend’s release ofThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.It’s Zelda week! That was the upside of being published in-house by Nintendo of America. The magazine was able to deliver an unprecedented level of content because there was no middleman. In addition to all the tips, tricks, and game maps you could want, there was the odd treat here and there....

Next week’s freebies are Stranger Things 3 and AER Pathway, a 1930s pulp adventure turned squad-managing strategy RPG, is free on the Epic Games Store until Jul 05, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific. It’s worth a look for tactics-lovingIndiana Jonesfans. The 2019 title from Chucklefish and Robotality involves treasure-filled temples, occult rituals, and turn-based shootouts with Nazis – quite the Venn diagram. It’s a cool concept for a game, but it struggles a bit with repetitive elements....

Shinjiro and Goro strut their stuff As we bear down on the disco-glittered release ofPersona 3: Dancing in MoonlightandPersona 5: Dancing in Starlight,publisher Atlus has revealed two characters coming to the rhythm-action games as pre-order bonuses. Anyone pre-ordering either title will receive a bonus character and music track.P3: Dancing in Moonlightbrings the gruff-but-kind Shinjiro Aragaki, along with the theme “Battle Hymn of the Soul”. Those who pre-orderP5: Dancing in Starlightwill get boy-genius Goro Akechi and the theme “Will Power”....

With special community guest Captain Merica! Radio Dtoid is Destructoid’s official community-focused podcast! JoinAaron “Mxy” Yost(Forums Admin),ConorElsea.com(US Community Manager),Beccy Caine(EU Community Manager),Kyle MacGregor(Contributor), andMr Andy Dixonas they talk about their favorite Dtoid community happenings! In this extra salty episode, Aaron forgets how to talk, Conor rollercoasters too hard, Capcom steals Kyle’s thoughts, and guest hostCaptain Mericaneeds your help! We also discussGuardians of the Galaxy, why the PS Vita should be doing better, exploding semen murder, games everyone but you loves, games everyone but you hates, and vomiting in public....

Being Destructoid’s unofficial “Wii guy” has its perks and its pitfalls. It’s nice to get first dibs on reviewing awesome games likeLittle King’s StoryandBit.Trip Core, but when a Wii peripheral or C-list game hits the Destructoid office mailbox, it’s only a matter of time before it shows up on my desk with a “Tag, you’re it!” note attached. I couldn’t have been less excited about the idea of playingLittle League World Series Baseball 2009to completion....