Paladins is ready for download on Switch

Your move, Overwatch It was rumored, then confirmed, and now ready to download on Nintendo Switch. Hi-Rez Studios hero shooterPaladins, which was leaked via one of the 25 million E3 rumors that popped up over the past week, is now on Switch after a not so surprising reveal in the E3 2018 Nintendo Direct.Paladinswill run at 60fps and feature cross-platform play with the Xbox One. Thanks toOverwatch, the hero shooter is now my favorite first-person shooter sub-genre, so you can be damn sure I’ll be tryingPaladinsout as soon as possible....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Debra Thomas

Peter Glagowski names the Best and Worst of 2018

In no particular order For the past few years on Destructoid, I’ve listed my top games of every year just like everyone else. It was a way for me to try and organize my thoughts in a manner that I figured everyone wanted to read. Truth be told, I’m not so sure how much I even agree with my lists. For instance, I calledPlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundsmy#3 for 2017and now the game is a laughing stock....

June 9, 2025 · 11 min · 2139 words · Michelle Bailey

Preview: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Few developers have a large enough catalog of praised franchises that they can make entire games featuring a variety of their own iconic characters. Nintendo is obviously the leading company that has made a habit of doing this regularly, and Sony has justrecently announcedtrying their hands at a mascot-riddled fighting game. Since too many people claim that Sega remains a distant memory — still holding them to the standards of its former glory — it’s easy for us to forget that this company, born of the 80s, has established a long record of familiar names and faces....

June 9, 2025 · 5 min · 1050 words · Michael Horton

Puzzle platformer Nihilumbra now available on Steam

Avoid the Void BeautiFun Games wanted to make an iOS game free of in-app purchases and other pitfalls associated with the free-to-play model. Last year, the studio releasedNihilumbraon the iPad tofairly universal critical acclaim. The team then began work on a PC port of the title, which was made available through the Humble Store earlier this year. Now,Nihilumbraisavailable on Steamat a price of $7.99 (discounted from $9.99) through November 1....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Tim Brown

Razer micro console powered by Android TV revealed at Google I/O

Gaming focused, affordable A new product, a Razer “micro-console” powered by Android TV, was shown as part of the keynote at Google I/O today. This is a device that will stream games and other content to televisions. Razer says that it will be priced to be affordable, gaming focused, and targeted for a wide range of consumers. As for details, all we know so far is that the device can be navigated with a special mobile app that will be available for use on any Android tablet or phone....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Katelyn Francis

Review: Age of Zombies

I must confess to be among those who are getting very tired of zombie games, but a good undead romp can still win my heart now and again. Halfbrick’sAge of Zombiesmakes no bones about the fact that it is a big dumb zombie shooter for big dumb zombie fans. Bad jokes and buckets of blood are the order of the day, andAge of Zombiesdelivers both in equal quantities. So, isAge of Zombiesworth your hard earned money?...

June 9, 2025 · 4 min · 695 words · Michael Mills

Sony drops bombs (and employees) like Galvatron

Kotaku haswordthat between 80 and 100 employees at Sony Computer Entertainment of America’s Foster City headquarters were given pink slips earlier today. The layoffs came as a surprise to everyone, aside from all of those people with memories lucid enough torecall Sony’s recent financial reportswhich, spurned on by the disappointing performance of their PlayStation 3 console, were covered in enough red ink to choke a tampon. Here’s a quote from SCEA’s Dave Karraker regarding the layoffs: In an effort to accurately align the company to meet the changing needs of our consumers and of ourindustry, Sony Computer Entertainment America has found it necessary to analyze our current business and to restructure the company as necessary to continue our standing as the market leader...

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Rebecca Mathis

Star Trek Online is now free and the Ferengi are dismayed

As of today, trekking through the stars has become considerably cheaper, it’s free actually. Cryptic Studios’Star Trek Onlinehas officially shifted to a free-to-play model. You can download it now from Steam orSTO‘s website and get started on your Starfleet career. Free players will get a pretty similar experience to their premium counterparts, with some of the limitations going away after playing the game for more than 20 hours. To see the full list of differences between account types gohere....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Lisa Rios

The Division 2’s private beta will feature some endgame content

I wanna be your endgame The private beta forThe Division 2will be held next week and Ubisoft has revealed details of what players will be able to sample during their trial. The beta will have two main missions (playable on Normal and Hard mode), five side missions and bonus activities, one of the three Dark Zones from the final game and an organized PvP game mode called “Conflict.” Along with those early missions, some endgame content will be available to try....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Bob White

The Division details its first raid patch

Update 1.1: Incursions When Tuesday, April 12 rolls around, much likeDestiny,The Divisionis getting a massive update that brings raids (Incursions) into the mix. Ubisoft has now fully detailed the free patch, which will add the “Falcon Lost” Incursion to the game, which requires players to be level 30, and have completed the mission “General Assembly.” It’s meant as a four-player event. As I noted in my review, my interest in the game waned a bit by the time I reached the finish line, and I haven’t really been keeping up with it as much as other online shooters....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Tracey Contreras

The DTOID Show is LIVE today with Diablo III beta codes!

That’s right, folks! We’ve got a handful of beta codes forDiablo III,which I’m told are very much in demand. Wanna win one? Well, tune in for the details. We also have candy, but the candy is only for us. If you’ve got some at home, though, by all means partake! It’s been a crazy week here at The Destructoid Show, and I can think of no better way to wrap it up than with candy and a nice, big steaming hot pile of live internet television....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Anna Luna

The history of Call of Duty

Uh, maybe war does change WithBlack Ops IIIonly a week out, we got to thinking about the series at large. The first installment I played wasCall of Duty 2, but the first one I loved wasModern Warfare. I’m hardly alone. Over the past decade, much has changed for the franchise. The founders of Infinity Ward are no longer with the company. New studios have entered the picture. The storylines now look to the future instead of at our past....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Karen Scott

The PS5’s DualSense is getting two more color variants next month

Say hello to Cosmic Red and Midnight Black The PlayStation 5’s been out for a little while now, and those looking to pick up a player-two player-three controller will finally be getting some options to change the color scheme up. PlayStationannounced todaythat two new colors for the PlayStation 5’s DualSense are arriving next month: Cosmic Red and Midnight Black. I gotta say, both look pretty sleek. PlayStation says both colors will available at retailers starting next month, though date will vary by location....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Bryan Cunningham