Asylum Life codes (August 2025) [UPD]

Updated: June 14, 2025 We looked for new codes! Asylum Lifeintroduces you to the premium Robloxian mental institution, where the staff treats all patients with dignity and respect—unless you try to escape, in which case they’ll introduce you to the true meaning of pain and suffering. Will you uphold law and order or cause absolute chaos? Whichever side you choose,Asylum Lifecodes are your best ally! Redeeming codes will provide you with all the weapons and power-ups you need to help your peers escape or force them back into their cells....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Daniel Bell

Back The Bard’s Tale IV kickstarter, get three Bard games free

Well. If you pay $20+, anyways BackThe Bard’s Tale IV‘s Kickstarter Campaignwith $20 or more of your hard-earned cash, and you’ll secure yourself the “free incentive” of the first three games in the series for free. That’s full versions ofThe Bard’s Tale(1985),The Bard’s Tale 2: The Destiny Knight(1986), andThe Bard’s Tale 3: Thief of Fate(1988) for dropping $20+ towards inXile’s Kickstarter campaign. “It’s pretty amazing to see how far the graphics have come since these first games and it’s fun to think that people will still be playing these classics decades after release,” said Brian Fargo, InXile’s CEO....

June 11, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · Andrew Ryan

BattleBit Remastered’s new anti-cheat won’t leave Steam Deck behind

Steam Deck players can rejoice BattleBit Remasteredis one of the latest indie hits to catch the attention of the gaming world. The online multiplayer FPS game is set in environments that are nearly fully destructible, adding to the chaos and fun. Recently, the developers announced that new anti-cheat software would be patched into the game. This caused some concern regarding the Steam Deck, though it appears the worries were unjustified....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · David Collins

Bleed 2 is the best Newgrounds game you never played

Uh-huh, honey For a lot of youngsters (including myself!), Flash-based game sites likeNewgroundsorMiniclipwere a gateway to the world of video games. These sites were easily accessible from library/Boys & Girls Club desktops or your parents’ work laptop. They didn’t require an expensive console, and could often be played without your overprotective mom or dad finding out. My personal go-to wasHeli Attack 3, a game with one of the all-time best menu tracks....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 571 words · John Sweeney

Chasm’s getting a Switch port soon, and that feels like a natural fit

It’s already done, actually After 800 million years in development (all numbers approximate),Chasmfinally released in late July on PC, PS4, and Vita.It was pretty dang good! This procedurally-generated metroidvania was a success, even in a launch window that was unusuallyclogged upwithothermetroidvanias. Chasmisn’t done yet, though. Developer Bit Kid has confirmed that a Switch port is in the works. Actually, it’s basically done.Chasmhas already been submitted to Nintendo for certification. Bit Kid estimates it’ll be ready to release “in the next couple months or so....

June 11, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Brenda Moore

City Shrouded in Shadows cancels Vita Version, Evangelion Unit-01 and Gamera confirmed

Escape the giant monster fight Shinji After overa year of silence,City Shrouded in Shadowhas risen from the depths of potential cancellation to reveal new details and a release date in this week’s issue of Famitsu. When the game was last heard from, it was in development for both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. Since then, for various reasons that were not detailed, development went to PS4 only. However, since the change to PlayStation 4, development is now sitting at 75 percent complete, and the team is aiming for launch this fall in Japan....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Sarah Brown

Den of Wolves is a new heist game from the creator of Payday and GTFO

Need a new co-op heist game to fill the void thatPayday 3may or may not have left in your heart? Developer 10 Chambers may have your back, as their latest projectDen of Wolveswas unveiled during The Game Awards 2023. I’m gonna be upfront, I don’t know what to say about this trailer. It doesn’t really show heist gameplay, so… I’m just going to take 10 Chambers’ word that that’s the genre of the game....

June 11, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Tina Jones

Devil May Cry HD Collection gets new screens and STUFF

I’m sure there’s some telling statement to be found in the fact that I’m more excited for compilations of old games than I am for almost anything else, but I can’t say I care. I’ll take aDevil May Cry HD Collectionwith a big smile on my fat face, and damn the implications. Anyway, here are some new screenshots, which released as part ofan official site update. The site contains some videos of developers waxing nostalgic, too....

June 11, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Susan Bryant

Diablo 4 October 4 Devstream Recap: Lots of good changes and an intriguing season

In the first of the two planned Devstreams forDiablo 4Season 2, Blizzard revealed some pretty big changes coming to the ARPG. First, the team discussed the details of Season 2, including its new systems and content. Then a plethora of upcoming changes were discussed, most of which on the surface should improveDiablo 4in a big way. Near the end, Blizzard casually announced thatDiablo 4would be launching on Steamat the start of Season 2....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 567 words · David Elliott

Double Fine’s classic remasters are coming to Xbox Game Pass this month

Available on PC, Xbox One, and Android devices Here’s a story that you could’ve deduced with a little simple logic. Microsoft owns Double Fine. We learned earlier this year that Double Fine’s classic remasters arebreaking freefrom PS4 console exclusivity. All of Microsoft’s first-party games are eventually destined to wind up on Xbox Game Pass. QED, Double Fine’s classic remasters are coming to Xbox Game Pass. Sorry for the flashback to 8th grade geometry....

June 11, 2025 · 1 min · 209 words · Lisa Cantu

EGLX is ready to rock Canada again in October

Canada’s largest video game expo is back Round five and it’s only getting better. Fresh on the heels of the fourth EGLX last October, Destructoid’s parent company Enthusiast Gaming already has number five set in stone. The 2020 Enthusiast Live Gaming Expo will once again take place in downtown Toronto in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from October 16 through October 18. The Destructoid robot will be partying there, and some of your favorite Destructoid editors will be partying there....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · Randall Cook

Former Panamanian dictator sues Activision over portrayal in Black Ops II

Who does he think he is? Lindsay Lohan? The videogames industry has seen its share of legal actions lately, but the most recent one comes from an unlikely source. Manuel Noriega, the dictator of Panama until 1989, has filed a lawsuit against Activision for appropriating his likeness and namesake without permission in 2012’sCall of Duty: Black Ops II. As reported by theLos Angeles Times, Noriega filed his Complaint on Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court....

June 11, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Sharon Fisher

Game SERIES Debate to the Death! Kingdom Hearts series

Last week’s debate almost proved a lot of readers wrong, and thus was a lot of fun to tally up the votes. Things started off with a wall ofGrandia IIvotes and it didn’t take long before people were declaring the debate over. Then a fewGrandiaIvotes began to trickle in, followed by small bursts of support, but no one was worried. Next, things snowballed untilGrandia I & IIwere about to be tied in votes....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · Sandra Alexander