Road Rash to resurface if there’s demand, says designer

Programmer/co-designer takes to Reddit A new entry in the long-absent motorcycle racing seriesRoad Rashcould be a possibility if there’s enough demand for it, programmer/co-designer Dan Geisler said on Reddit. Whena postraised the question as to why the series hasn’t been around as of late, Geisler, who worked on the first threeRoad Rashtitles, said:“It hasn’t resurfaced because I was burned out afterRoad Rash 3. But I’m ready to do another one now....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Christopher White

Shop for an axe while playing Golden Axe on your phone

Insert Lord of the Rings reference here Sega’s ever expanding collection of classic titles,Sega Forever, is getting a new addition today withGolden Axe. Hailed as one of the best beat-em-ups from Sega’s arcade roots, the game allows players to select from one of three characters (the barbarian, the amazon and the dwarf) to thwart the nefarious Death Adder’s scheme of destroying the world…or something. I’ve never really understand the why, I just like smacking people with my sword and the insane magic attacks....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Morgan Haley

StarCraft II to get unofficial iPad or iPhone control

Imagine controllingStarCraft IIwith a touchscreen. That could be a reality with an upcoming app called the Starcraft 2 Gameboard. If what they say is true, you can control your PC game with your Apple device (blasphemy!) instead of your mouse and keyboard. The web site says that this app will be released in September for $2.99. If this actually sucessfully releases (don’t be a dick, Blizzard), you’ll use a client to connect, and then you’ll have access to all your hot keys, unit commands, maps, stats and everything else on your touchscreen device....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Isaac Mcdonald

Super Mario Bros. 35 is giving people 350 Platinum Points for murdering Goombas

Just execute one and you’re good for the cash reward Super Mario Bros. 35is still going, and Nintendo is trying to jostle people back into the free-to-play (with Switch Online, for that one person who will point out that it’s not “free” in the comments!) affair with events. As it spirals ahead toward its impending March 31 expiration date (still can’t believe this), you can dive in and murder some Goombas for fun and profit....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · Alicia Brooks

The amazing Scorpina is headed to Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid

Sting in the Tail Now THIS is more like it. Following the addition of a slew of cool but relatively faceless Rangers to the roster, nWay’sPower Rangers: Battle for the Gridhas revealed that the third and final DLC character forseason threeis classic, incomparable villain, Scorpina. Debuting in the originalMighty Morphin’ Power Rangersseries, Scorpina was one of Rita Repulsa’s most ruthless lieutenants, battling the Rangers alongside fellow villains such as Goldar and Revolto....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 244 words · Donna Hernandez

The Binge Log: Japanator’s Guide to Winter 2018 Anime

What to watch when it’s cold outside Hello, and welcome back to Japanator’s eternally-delayed anime coverage. As I promised back inour New Year’s resolutions, we’re resuming our once-regular seasonal anime coverage, though in a bit of a new form. Welcome to the Binge Log for Winter 2018! For the uninitiated, this is our new take on what used to be known as Japanator’s Anime Preview Guide. The changing landscape of anime distribution and licensing, the changing pace and timing of peoples’ encounters with new anime, and the sheer number of shows being pumped out these days has made speculating about a show’s quality before it’s even aired less and less meaningful....

June 14, 2025 · 36 min · 7542 words · Audrey Cooper

The Dtoid community’s best blogs of February 2015

Promoted from our Community Blogs A wave of exhaustion hit me as I prepared to assemble the February Cblog recap and within my dreams the community blogs became a sprawling open-world city. The avatars and personas of the bloggers here at Destructoid came to life and occupied it. In Cblog City, many of the avatars do battle. TheKodu challenged Zombie Orwell to a battle of wits. Bad idea since zombies love brains....

June 14, 2025 · 6 min · 1234 words · Ms. Julie Jones MD

The erotic origins of the third Destructoid helmet

As you are undoubtedly aware, there’s anew babyin the family. The third generation of Mr. Destructoid has entered into our lives, and you will shower it with all the love and attention that you gave its older brothers. TheOG Mr. Destructoid helmet, which shall henceforth be known as “MD Prime,” was raw and passionate — okay, it was a heap of metallic barf. ForDtoid 2: Electric Boogaloo, we required a more seasoned hand, thus we turned to Harrison Krix ofVolpin Props....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Diana Baker

The trailer for Black Mesa is absolutely gorgeous

For those of you that don’t know,Black Mesais a full conversion mod ofHalf-Life 2, developed by a team of dudes who thought that Valve’sHalf-Life: Sourcesimply wasn’t good enough. Their goal is to re-create the originalHalf-Life,from scratch, polygon by polygon, brick by brick, using the full capabilities of the Source engine. In short, they want the graphics, environments, and character AI ofHalf-Life 2retrofitted onto the original. And that’s awesome. And it might be the best-looking fan game ever....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · Eric Payne

The Xbox mini fridge pre-order sold out in seconds, it’s already on eBay

2021: The Year of the Scalper Ah 2021: the year of the scalper, and also muck and sadness. Now there’s another thing for people to be pissed off about, asthe Xbox mini fridgepre-order situation went just about as well as pre-orders for the real Xbox Series X and PS5. This morning a little after 9AM ET,Wario64 and other affiliates sounded the battle hornswith links to the Xbox Series X replica mini-fridge on Target; which fits 12 cans and has a USB port for $99....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Troy Castaneda

Throne and Liberty: How to fix Error 1008 Can’t Purchase Lucent

Fixing errors inThrone and Libertycan be very challenging, especially if you’ve tried restarting your game, reinstalling it, or swapping platforms. Error 1008, the issue related to purchasing Lucent, is no exception. Unfortunately, it may take some time to find a concrete answer. Can you fix Error 1008: Can’t Purchase Lucent in Throne and Liberty? Unlike many other issues inThrone and Liberty, such asError 46, Error 1008 has no known guaranteed fix that works for everyone....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Jon Lee

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger HD is getting a physical release this fall

Old-school hero will hit the shelves October 15 Fans of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger — of which there are seemingly plenty — will be pleased to hear that the Antipodean hero will be getting physical this fall, when Krome Studios releases a hard copy of its recent remaster,Ty the Tasmanian Tiger HD. The new physical edition will allow Ty’s Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch fans to bag a boxed physical copy of the remake, which launched back in the summer of 2020 following a very successfulcrowdfunding campaign....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Hannah Watkins

UK Contest: Win an i-eX Gaming Bean Bag Chair

u wot, m8s Hey UK, get in on this contest for an i-eX Gaming Bean Bag Chair! So every time I run a contest with a physical prize, I get people getting all sore with me that the shipping is limited to the good ol’ U-S of A. What can I say, we have rules, man. So, our friends at Bean Bag Bazaar stepped in and said, “Yo.” And so it was settled....

June 14, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Mary Calderon