BO6 and Warzone Red Light, Green Light mode, explained

The infamous Red Light, Green Light ofSquid Gamehas taken over theCoDworld withBO6’sfirst 2025 update. Although the rules generally stayed the same,Black Ops 6andWarzone’sversion play out slightly differently. We’re here to explain the guidelines of the game with each mode. How to play Red Light, Green Light in Black Ops 6 Red Light, Green Light mode spans various iterations, includingBO6Multiplayer,Zombies, andWarzone. It’ll be available to play for a limited period, concluding around the time ofSeason 2’s release....

July 9, 2025 · 4 min · 672 words · Kevin Willis

Burly Men at Sea is such a delightful adventure

Scandinavian folklore Strolling through the Indie Megabooth at PAX Prime,Burly Men at Seastood out thanks to its clean, charming art direction. The adventure game has a small presence within the bustling independent area, but I sincerely hope other convention goers drop by and get lost in its 20th-century Scandinavian tale. Much of what I played is summarized in this teaser video. Our protagonists are three bearded fishermen about to embark on a journey far outside their normal life....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Amy Turner

Capcom spoofs Assassin’s Creed 3 to promote Okami HD

At least they have a sense of humor about it Okami HDreleased on PlayStation Network this week, but Capcom seems to think you might have another game on the brain. They released this new video by way of a reminder and, seeing as they have newOkamihoodie merchandise coming down the pipe, decided to have a little fun with the competition in thisAssassin’s Creed-inspired short. We’re currently hard at work on a review ofOkami HD....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 76 words · Sara Reynolds

Cblogs of 6/27 to 21-06-2025: TWEWY, Ori, and pricey gaming

Cblogs Recap: Week 27 –LaTerryreveals this month’sBand of Bloggersprompt, which is all about water levels in this summer month. -Rico the Penguindebates the idea of video games costing more. –Niorgoes into a deep and excellent analysis ofThe World Ends With You. -Shoggoth2588gushes about theCoromondemo. –Exbershares with us the list of GOTY awards of games he played in 2019. –Black Red Gamingshares his five most anticipated game releases in July. –Shoggoth2588gives us an update on his June gaming habits....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Patrick Galvan

Classic Doom gets the ‘Shield Saw’ from Dark Ages, thanks to this mod

Now that we’ve all seen thetrailer forThe Dark Ages, the brand-newDoomgame that will be taking us back to medieval times, there was at least one thing that stood out for me: the Shield Saw. The teaser showed all the usual chaos and demon-slaying we know and love about the series, but the saw-looking shield in the Slayer’s possession is next-level. Well, if you’re intrigued about getting to try it out on the denizens of hell, your chance has already arrived....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Alexis Smith

Could Namco Bandai have a Wii U game lined up for TGS?

Namco Bandai has abig bunch of gamesto show off at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, set to go down in a couple of weeks. Almost too many! On their TGS listing page, at first glance, you won’t see any Wii U listings. But some hackery fromAndriasangshowed that by changing the URL of the Wii logo graphic you’ll get a Wii U graphic. Of course, this could be nothing but some existing code and graphic that could go unused....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Oscar Brown

Destructoid, what’s your take on DLC?

DLC? Nah, you know me. Are you down with DLC? I’m not necessarily talking about cosmetic stuff, or the purchasable content for free-to-play games. I’m also not talking about games of a musical nature, where you may pull down new songs to add to your library. Those are fine. Episodic releases are fine. And I’m certainly not referring to on-disc DLC as there’snothinggood that can be said about those. I’m just talking about your good old DLC....

July 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1086 words · Roger Butler

EA FC 24: How to complete Ever Banega FUTTIES SBC

The Ever Banega FUTTIES SBC is now live inEA FC 24Ultimate Team, and you can complete the challenge to add a new promo card to your squad. Banega becomes the latest entrant to the FUTTIES promo. Since he’s part of an SBC, all players have an equal chance to get the card. Let’s take a look at how you can unlock the item, and if you should complete the challenge at all....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Theodore Gross

Earn your stripes has a whole new meaning: The NES badge

The original Nintendo Entertainment System has spawned everything fromtremendous recreationstobackpacksand still remains my favorite icon in gaming history. There are very few dedications to the controller that have the retro element and also manage to be classy, but this badge fromSupermandolinimanages to pull off both and make it look effortless to boot. What makes this piece even cooler is that it is the first in a limited edition series calledConsole Wars....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 178 words · Renee Perez

Fractured Online returns to Steam Early Access next month

Dynamight Studios announced today that its open-world sandbox MMORPGFractured Onlinewill be returning to Steam Early Access. The official release date for the return is November 8 at 10 a.m. ET. It’s been a rough road so far for the MMO. Originally Gamigo became the publisher for the game, but after a short period of time Dynamight pulled the MMO from steam and later parted ways with Gamigo. They are now self-publishing the MMO as it heads back into early access....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 241 words · Chad King

Games with Gold scores another solid month this April

Witness The Creed in Space driving Cars WhileCars 2is kind of a dud, every other title is worth a look. Hell,Dead Space 2is great andThe Witnessis a classic, so April is looking pretty damn great for people that haven’t experienced those titles. You’ll find the dates for when each game is available below (since Microsoft can’t just make it simple).

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 60 words · Kimberly Baker

Get a feel for Civilization VI with this 60-turn demo

Worth a peek How much can you get done in your first 60 turns of aCivilizationcampaign? If you’re anything like me inCiv VIand are prone to oh-so-tempting barbarian distractions, not a whole heck of a lot. Firaxis Games has aWindows-onlyCivilization VIdemo on Steam, and it’s exactly that: 60 turns with which to get things started for China as Qin Shi Huang. Crucially, there’s also a tutorial. It won’t be entirely sufficient for all-newCivplayers, but this installment is relatively approachable....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Adam Morris

Heart Aino bringing wholesome joy to BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

Arcana Heart star joins crossover fighter Arc System Works’ has released the final character trailer for their wave of DLC fighters coming toBlazBlue: Cross Tag Battlethis Spring. Sweetie-pie Heart Aino will be the first character from niche seriesArcana Heartto make an appearance in the anime crossover fighting game. Young Aino – who is described in this trailer as “shockingly innocent”, whatever the fuck that means – is a high-spirited and super positive young teen....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Sandra Cooper