How to enable Secure Boot in Valorant

There’s an issue withValorantwhen it comes to Windows 11 that may require you to enable Secure Boot on your end. PlayingValoranton PC can have all sorts of issues ranging from anti-cheat, updates, and other technical problems. If you’re getting issues after installing Windows 11 or you’re on fresh hardware, you may need to try this. How to check for Secure Boot onValoranton PC To see if you’re able to enable Secure Boot, you must first check if your computer supports it or if it has been turned on....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Linda Anderson

How to use Item Restoration in WoW

If, for some reason, you lose an important item, or accidentally delete something from your WoW inventory that you shouldn’t have, know that there is a way to recover with a couple of strings attached. Item Restoration is the savior in the situation and using it can be tricky if you aren’t aware of the potential mistakes during the process. How to Restore Items in WoW Whether you’ve vendored your main weapon or disenchanted your fabled tier piece,Item Restorationis a failsafe put in place by Blizzard that allows you to restore items that you’ve unfortunately lost....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Ronald Gonzalez

Inside Nioh 2 is a meaty one-hour documentary on the making of the mystical sequel

Are you sitting comfortably? It’s here. Today finally sees the launch of Team Ninja’s epic adventure sequelNioh 2, now available to purchase exclusively on PlayStation 4. As noted by our own Jordan Devorein his review,it’s certainly something special, blending a vibrant world – filled with stunning visuals – with deep and satisfying combat mechanics. But how does such a modern-day classic come together? Obviously it takes the creativity and passion of a huge team of talented individuals, working toward a singular vision of the final product....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Sarah Rodriguez

Kojima: No plans to bring his older franchises to iPhone

When asked today whether he considered revisiting some of his older franchises, particularly on the iPhone, designer Hideo Kojima blew off the notion. “I’m a guy who just wants to throw away his past, so I’m not thinking of doing that,” he said via a translator at a public event at San Francisco’s Apple Store today. “If you see yourself in a picture from a long time ago, you get embarrassed, right?...

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Jennifer Underwood

Let’s celebrate the announcement of Driveclub VR with the guy who romantically loves car interiors

The passion SoDriveclubis back from the dead, even if its developers are gone. Yep,Driveclub VRis a thing, and will arrive on Sony’s newest piece of hardware on October 13 for4,900 yen (roughly $50).But none of that is important. Occasionally, I think of the dude who first presented the ill-fatedDriveclubback in 2013. I don’t think I’ll ever love anything as much as this guy loves digital cars. You can watch for yourself in the video below starting at 3:00 if you don’t remember him — you can almost hear him climaxing when talking about fibers and light....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Timothy Kaiser

Matador is the isometric mech game I didn’t know I needed

Matadorable Ernest Hemingway was anaficionadoof bull fighting, the “only place where you could see life and death, i. e., violent death now that the wars were over.” He wrote of the matador as an artist inThe Sun Also Rises, with as much reverence and even more mysticism than an American sportswriter might pen an article about Ichiro Suzuki, baseball’s best and most transcendent player. ThenGundamgot to it.Matador Gundam. Well, I’m sure we can have a better mecha’ppropriation than that....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Michael Villa

My Steampunk love letter to Destructoid

[Editor’s note: This blog was written a couple of days before the Steampunk contest was over. As you already know though, BattyAdroitwon the Steampunk contest. Check out the Mister D. Structamation photoshoot below! — CTZ] Here goes nothing! This is my formal entry forDestructoid’s Steampunk contest, but I also wanted to post it here for anybody who might not be following the contest. I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as we did creating them!...

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Franklin Black

New Street Fighter IV character revealed

IGN just revealedthe nextWorld Warrior tojoinStreet Fighter IV. His name is Abel and is described as a man without a past. His story revolves around him searching for remaining members of Bison’s Shadoloo and dealing with amnesia. There are a few more screens of Abel in actionover at IGN. At first glance, I thought this was a white Balrog. Seriously. Maybe it’s because I’m just waking up and my eyes are a little fuzzy, but I really thought this was a white version of Balrog....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Dean Gonzalez

Nintendo boss assures us that Metroid Prime 4 is ‘well’ into production

‘We have expectations about when [it’s] going to be released’ Metroid Prime 4is a mega-mystery at the moment. You know when studios get up on stage and announce a game at a tradeshow — they usually clue us into what developer is handling it, or, at the very least, provide that information in a press release after the fact. Not so withMetroid Prime 4, as the development team is currently unknown other than that Bill Trinen calls them “talented” and “new” ....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Heather Mcneil

Nintendo reportedly may produce 18 million Switch units this year

Still aiming for 10 million shipped by FYQ1 We’ve known about Nintendo’s goal of shipping 10 million Switch units by the first quarter of next year, and thus,potentially eclipsing the Wii Uthrough 2018, but the actual production numbers vary from report to report. Most recently, the Wall Street Journal alleges that although they still want to ship 10 million by March 2018, a supply chain informed them that they’ve been told by Nintendo to “prepare 18 million units” before the year ends, in part to meet holiday demand....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Tommy Young

One Piece Unlimited World Red coming to North America

Coming this year to PS3, 3DS, Vita, and Wii U ) I hope you didn’t miss thefirst footage ofOne Piece Unlimited World Redearlier this year. This adventure RPG looks fantastic on any platform, but it’s somehow even more impressive on the 3DS. I continue to be impressed by the things my little 3DS can do. Get to stretching your arms as this retail release, as well as a retail release for PS3, and digital releases for Vita and Wii U, are coming this year to the Americas....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Charlene Weaver

Overwatch: So, what’s the big deal?

Podtoid 339: The Overwatch Special Overwatchis the hottest game on the planet right now. Everyone’s playing it — everyone, including most of the Destructoid staff. So, naturally, a few of us (Jordan Devore, Zack Furniss, and yours truly) got together to have a round-table discussion about our experiences with it forPodtoid. I don’t want to spoil the show, but we’re all pretty big fans of Blizzard’s new game, and we’re curious if you feel the same....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Matthew Harrison

Paid Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 DLC disappearing soon

One of the major benefits of having digital wares is that retailers never have to worry about running out of shelve space. And yet, every so often you hear a story about how some game has been delisted, or in this case, some downloadable content forMarvel Ultimate Alliance 2. The Character and Sim Mission Pack was previously removed from the cloud, then brought back into the fold, and now it’s being taken away once more on December 31....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Jessica Grant