Packy and Marlon shows us who the real villains are

How did you miss the name Packy & Don? When I wrote my article forRex Ronan, I earmarked the edutainment games by Raya Systems.Captain Novolinis perhaps their most notorious title, but when I read the synopsis ofPacky and Marlon, it shot up my list of priorities. You play as a young elephant with juvenile diabetes who must both scroll sides and eat a balanced diet. I don’t remember the last time a game asked me to eat a balanced diet....

July 18, 2025 · 5 min · 986 words · Rebekah Gonzalez

PlayStation Home gets voice chat next week (ZOMG!)

According to Sony, “tons of cool stuff” is coming to itsSecond Lifeclone/virtual advertising world PlayStation Home. Among the expected features is the return of an old one — voice chat! This comes on November 11 in Update 1.4. Yes, despite the PS3 still lacking cross-game chat across the board, Sonycouldn’t bearnot allowing you to chat to idiots who spend real money on a pretend T-shirt just so they’d look better while playing sub-par bowling....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Lisa Mitchell

Popup Dungeon brings a papercraft tabletop RPG to life

Bloop! Running through tabletop role-playing games can be fun, but it can also be a huge amount of work for an average dungeon master. Not only does the role require crafting scenarios and stories, more industrious DMs physically build dungeon models for heroes to quest through.Popup Dungeontakes a lot of that burden away through the magic of technology, while still maintaining a slick tabletop look and feel. One of the most interesting aspects ofPopup Dungeonis the item crafting capability....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Katie Ward

Radiant Entertainment bought by Riot Games, puts Rising Thunder on hold

But, I need fighting robots to live! Well, this is some bittersweet news. Radiant Entertainment, the developer behind the excellent-looking minimalist fighting game,Rising Thunder, has been acquired by Riot Games. While the Radiant guys are obviously super talented and I’m excited to think about what they could do with a financial juggernaut like Riot funding them, the acquisition unfortunately meansRising Thunderhas to be put on the back burner for now. FromRadiant’s statement:...

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Janet Henderson

Rumor: Bravely Second swaps Native American headdress for cowboy hat

An offensive attempt to be unoffensive? Destructoid just received a heated news tip in our tips inbox stating “…I learned that Square Enix has replaced a Native American class called Tomahawk with Cowboy class in Bravely Second’s western version. I find this very untasteful considering how natives were genocided and their culture was almost completely destroyed in the US. I hope you can spread the news and hopefully Square Enix removes cowboy pandering....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Scott Krause

Sega agrees to settle in Aliens: Colonial Marines lawsuit

Gearbox found crying by the toilet talking about how ‘no one understands art’ Sega of America has tentatively agreed to pay out $1.25 million to settle aclass-action suitbrought against it and Gearbox Software that claimed the two companies falsely advertisedAliens: Colonial Marinesby using fake gameplay demos at E3 and other trade shows. If their plan, which was filed Monday with the court, is approved, the settlement will clear Sega of America of any further litigation....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 490 words · Christopher Black

Stalker 2 Best Exoskeletons, ranked

As you progress throughStalker 2, the game offers tons of options for new armor. Some are bought, while others are discovered naturally throughout your playthrough. One of the most powerful armor types you’re able to find is Exoskeletons. They can be found in select locations around the game world, waiting for you to locate them. But which ones are worth seeking out first? These are the best Exoskeletons you should be using inStalker 2....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 603 words · Karen Shields

Super Mario Galaxy 2 stole my sunshine, looks hot

Super Mario Sunshinemay beone of the worst selling Mario gamesever, but that doesn’t mean that it was all bad. Apparently Nintendo doesn’t hate the game either, as portions ofSuper Mario Galaxy 2clearly acknowledge the water-sports-and-dinosaur-vomit-packed Gamecube title. “Acknowledge” may be too weak of a word. If this video was the only thing I knew ofGalaxy 2, I’d swear that it was a straight sequel toSunshine. The video only has about 15 seconds of game footage; short but sweet....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Tonya Farmer

The American Dream is a game where guns are used for everything

And I do mean EVERYTHING Screencheatstudio Samurai Punk is sticking to its guns for its next project,The American Dream, a virtual-reality game in which “Players travel through a vast complex constructed by a group of respected gun manufacturers aiming to show the world the virtues of guns for the common man.” It’s like that episode ofThe Simpsonswhere Homer “turns out the lights” by shooting them, but applied to all aspects of everyday life....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Kaitlyn Mckenzie

The best GTA4 cheats: codes for health, weapons, and more

If you’re anything like me, the release of theGrand Theft Auto VItrailerhas inspired you to jump back into some of the earlier games.Grand Theft Auto IVis one of the best games in the series, so it’s well worth a revisit, and it’s even more fun when you use these cheats. AllGTA 4weapon, health, and wanted level cheats Unlike in previousGTAgames, where you had to press a combination of buttons to spawn the cheat of your choice,GTA 4makes use of the phone system....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 506 words · Jason Nguyen

The first Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon video has arrived

And it looks like animal hunting will be back! This morningwe learned through more leaksthatFar Cry 3: Blood Dragonwill be a standalone downloadable title, with an open-world setting, and will have a very heavy ’80s vision of the future featuring actor Michael Biehn. Now even more leaks have occurred, this time involving actual video gameplay thanks toStick Skills. How someone already got their hands onBlood Dragonto do a video commentary I have no idea....

July 18, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Cynthia Sanchez

Ultimate Stud Tower Defense Tier List [Alpha 1.2]

If you want to have a chance of beating later stages on Nightmare difficulty inStud Tower Defense, you will need a deck full of meta cards. However, with so many cards available, it is difficult to tell which ones are the best. With that in mind, we prepared the followingStud Tower Defenseunit cards tier listto help you create the ultimate end-game deck. Table of Contents Stud Tower Defense Tier List In theStud Tower Defensetier list above,we ranked all unit cards based on their DPS and the utility they provide....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · David Lambert

Valorant patch notes 9.01 introduces Lotus map on console but temporarily removes Deathmatch

Riot Games has rolled out the latestValorantpatch, featuring a ton of bug fixes for PC and console versions of the game. Most of the patchwork for the PC version involves bug fixes. However, some significant changes have been made to the console version ofValorant, which is currently in its limited beta stage. The Deathmatch mode has been temporarily disabled on consoles at the moment due to an unspecified issue. Riot Games says that the mode will remain unavailable until a fix can be rolled out....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Lori Tate