Showrunner Jesse Alexander ‘fired but not fired’ from American Gods

So he’s fired Does anyone even know what’s happening withAmerican Godsanymore? Every time I hear about the series, it’s never anything positive. First, we learned that Bryan Fuller and Michael Green were dropped due to “creative differences”, and now we’ve just found out that the new showrunner is being fired, except not really. Jesse Alexander isn’t allowed to edit, make any more decisions on, or even be on set for the remainder of the production....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Latoya Macias

Splatoon 2 is getting another Nintendo Direct this week

With some FRESH news WithSplatoon 2being only a few weeks away, Nintendo has to build hype somehow. What better way than to host one of their patented Directs? Despite showing up in a stream dedicated toARMS,Splatoon 2has not yet received its own showcase. This Thursday (July 6) at 7:00 AM PST (10:00 AM EST), we’ll be able to get one last look at the game before launch. I’m guessing this will probably cover the single-player portion with a bit more depth....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Jesse Davis

Spyborgs trailer teases some solid action

As I alluded to in my previous post, many people don’t use their Wii. This isn’t the case for me as withRoogoo: Twisted Towers,Monkey Island,The ConduitandWii Sports Resortmy Wii has be effing trucking this month. However, for those of you who have been ignoring your Wii perhaps this new trailer forSpyborgsshall prompt you to turn it on to ensure it still works for when the game launches on Sept. 29....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Patricia Whitehead

Star Wars Eclipse is a High Republic action-adventure game from Quantic Dream

The cinematic trailer looks great, but there’s so much to prove One of many CG teasers shown at the 2021 Game Awards had me hoping forStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2— it’s only a matter of time! — but instead, it was all just a bunch of cool imagery building up toStar WarsEclipse. That name won’t ring a bell yet, but the studio behind it sure will: this is a Quantic Dream production, for better or worse....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Kelly Berger

That Super Mario animated film is really happening with the studio behind Despicable Me

Mario + Minions? At Nintendo’s corporate management policy briefing tonight, we learned some interesting tidbits about where the company is going. We found out itspaid online serviceis coming this September and thatMario Kartis going mobile withMario Kart Tour. Nintendo ended the briefing by talking about the different ways the company has broadened the visibility of Nintendo IPs through cereal you may’t you find in stores and non-gaming merchandise GameStops shove into every single inch of available floor space....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Maria Mckay

Trailer for next Grand Theft Auto game coming December 5

Anticipation is high for the nextGrand Theft Autotitle, and Rockstar has just confirmed that we’ll get to see our first official glimpse of it on December 5 at 9 AM ET. Rockstar hasn’t said much at all regarding the upcoming game, and it hasn’t been confirmed whether it will be titledGrand Theft Auto 6. Despite this, leaks and reports from reputable sources have given us an idea of what might be coming....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Veronica Miller

What is Weapon Proficiency in The First Descendant?

As you progress throughThe First Descendant, you’ll power level a lot of gear in the quest to become as strong as possible. Descendant levels are the easiest to understand since each level upgrades a ton of stats and levels up one of that Descendant’s abilities. However, one type of level-up is seemingly shrouded in secrecy, as it consistently appears in the chat window. Here’s what Weapon Proficiency is in TheFirst Descendant....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Holly Anthony

1985’s weird Penguin-Kun Wars returns on Nintendo Switch

Keep rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ Hamster has gone a little obscure with its latest Arcade Archive release, dipping into its big bag of oddities and pulling out UPL’s old-school titlePenguin-Kun Wars(also known simply asPenguin Wars) available to download now on Nintendo Switch. Released in arcades back in 1985, before seeing ports and variants on NES, Game Boy, and various home computers,Penguin-Kun Warsisn’t quite the arctic apocalypse you might expect. More a skill-based/sports title, players choose one of five animals, then battle it out against the others in a head-to-head ball-rolling contest....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Daniel Gray

Asgarnia Task List – OSRS League 4 (Trailblazer Reloaded)

We’re now a couple of weeks into League 4 ofOSRS, the Trailblazer Reloaded league. One of the regions full of tasks is the Asgarnia region which has 105 tasks. In total, there are 18 Easy Tasks, 30 Medium Tasks, 32 Hard Tasks, 22 Elite Tasks, and 3 Master Tasks. This makes Asgarnia one of several regions with over 100 tasks. In total, you can get 9540 points in Asgarnia. Here is the full Asgarnia Task List for OSRS League 4, Trailblazer Reloaded....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Veronica Burton

Aussie Dtoiders set for the Lame Game charity marathon

Gamers are a charitable bunch. Just look at the success of the Humble Indie Bundles in recent years and fundraising in aid of helping those affected by the Japan tsunami earlier this year. Now, some Destructoid community members in Australia are founding the Lame Game Marathon in order to raise funds for victims of the East African drought. Brothers Dan and James (DanMazkin and Puppylick) along with their friend Mark are going to be playing some really bad games in a 24-hour livestream to raise funds for the UN Refugee agency....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Matthew Hurst

Blizzard Albany QA receives approval from NLRB for union vote

Activision Blizzard opposition rejected Blizzard Albany’s QA team has been successful in its efforts to seek approval on a unionization vote — The National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) secured the team’s right to hold a unionization ballot this fall, despite opposition from publisher and studio holder Activision Blizzard. As reported by The Washington Post, Blizzard Albany’s (formerly Vicarious Visions) 21-employee team had applied to the NLRB for the ballot as an independent body, seeking approval of its right to vote on unionization in an effort to strive for better pay and further security in its worker rights....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Jason Dudley

Bloodstained has a firm June release date, gets a complete visual overhaul

June 18 on everything but Switch Bloodstained: Ritual of the Nighthas gone through an arduous development process. What began as a plucky Kickstarter in 2015 is finally ready for release in 2019, with the originally plannedWii UandVitaversions falling by the wayside. A lot changes in four years. But based on a tweet this morning the game is finally ready,andwill ship with a new little surprise visual overhaul that they for some reason didn’t show at recent public and press events....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · Joshua Woodard

Can you hide your helmet in Dragon’s Dogma 2?

There are many reasons why hiding your helmet could benefit you inDragon’s Dogma 2, from seeing your character’s face to masking that your newest headpiece doesn’t quite suit you. Let’s talk about whether you can hide your helmet inDragon’s Dogma 2. Can you hide your helmet inDragon’s Dogma 2? No, you may’t hide your helmet inDragon’s Dogma 2.Once you equip a headpiece to your character or Pawn, its appearance will stay until you find and wear a new helmet....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Melanie Stevens