The hype train forFinal Fantasy VII Rebirthalready left the station with thesurprise launch of a demoearlier this month. Before pulling into the final station on June 04, 2025, Square Enix is making a quick stop for Valentine’s Day. After all, what says love like subconsciously stealing the identity of a girl’s dead, but nownotdead, boyfriend while also being oblivious to the affections of your childhood friend? Who are you inviting to the Gold Saucer with these Final Fantasy 7 Valentine’s cards?...

Some things, such as war, never change. Or so I have been told.Starfield’sCreation engine, despite quite the upgrade, is also prone to being somewhat entrenched when it comes to console commands. Anyone in the mood to give themselves an unfair advantage in Bethesda’s futuristic star-hopping simulator will be in for a good time with this selection of game-altering console inputs. How to input console commands There are two ways to potentially open the command console on PC....

Hello Darkstalkers As many had predicted, the bigcountdownCapcom has been teasing since last week did indeed result inStreet Fighter 6getting announced. But for anyone who’s been a fan of the company and its catalog of fighters since the ’90s, it’s probably the announcement that came right before that reveal that has them the most excited.Capcom Fighting Collectionis coming later this year and it’s bringing some fan favorites to modern hardware. Included in the collection are:...

Rad Ghost of Tsushimais nearly out, which means it’s time for Sucker Punch to really start promoting it. The filter previously known as “Cinema Mode” that was clearly paying homage to old school Japanese films is now officially titled “Kurosawa Mode,” and they have the receipts to prove that they actually did their homework to earn that moniker. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, creative directors Nate Fox and Jason Connell state thatSanjurowas perhaps their biggest influence for the game, especially in regards to the standoff mechanic thatTsushimafeatures....

I hope you’ve been paying attention toSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, because if you haven’t, acquiring the Wonder Seed in Taily’s Toxic Pond might be a bit of a challenge. We covered how to nab this stage’s 10-Flower Coinsin a separate guide, but the Wonder Seed is a bit of a different kind of beast. As soon as you uncover theWonder Flower, you’ll be dragged into a short trivia game where you must answer three questions correctly within a set time limit....

Players have added over $1m to the prize pool The time has come to forDota 2players all around the world to spend their $9.99 in preparation for this year’s International tournament! Buying theDota 2Compendiumgrants the purchaser a slew of things, much more than last year. First of all, buying a Compendium contributes to the oeverall prize pool of the tournament and towards unlocking more Compendiumstretch goals.Some of the more interesting stretch goals include an All Random Deathmatch mode, 1v1 matchmaking, base customization, and of course chat emoticons!...

Patch 1.05 is live There’s some newElden Ringquality of life features afoot, courtesy of patch 1.05, which just dropped this week. One big change?Bell Bearings(items that let you buy new items from shops after being turned in) will carry over to New Game+ runs. It sounds small, but it’s a really nice change that streamlines multiple playthroughs. In short, you only need to find those items one time and they’ll augment all future playthroughs: rather than go through the tediousness of doing them over and over....

This one is pretty huge Paper Mario: The Origami Kinghas been out in the wild for a bit: enough time for folks to spot some progress-hindering bugs. While a few of them are hard to trigger they do in fact exist; and can gate your progress on the critical path or toward a 100% completion rating, which will unlock a secret ending. As of patch 1.0.1, which was released this week, a few of those have been squashed....

I don’t even think they were drunk. Mortal Kombatwas the best game-based movie, we brought you some good mobile choices, PAX Prime 2011 tickets are on sale, newMax Paynescreens surfaced and more happened over the weekend. Destructoid Originals:Live Show: There will be a fatality on HangoverMortal Kombat really did have the best game-based movieWeekend Mobile roundup: Easter deals editionWeekend Destructainment: PORTAL KOMBAT!!!Xbox Indies: Aliens, bombs and (of course) zombies Contests:Win tickets to Distant Worlds in Atlanta!...

Music by Yuzo Koshiro Okay, we posted aboutTime and Eternitya couple months back, and many of you seemed to have reservations. You might have even read a review of the Japanese version over on our sister-site,Japanator. I just came back from playing the game, and was a bit surprised because not only because it’s a stunningly beautiful experience, but also because the music, composed by Yuzo Koshiro (Streets of Rage,Actraiser,Etrian Odyssey) also caught my attention....

Last week, we covered the trend ofconsoles as an all in one media center. The trend is very noticeable, but it is part of a much larger trend that happened over the generation. It’s a trend that I feel a lot of people overlook, and perhaps it’s because the trend happens on a higher level than that of the consumer. This trend that I’m referring to, is the morphing of consoles into a piece of hardware that resembles a living room PC....

The open beta ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 6starts on July 12, 2025, at 10 a.m. PT, and Treyarch has confirmed several changes for the weekend, including weapon balancing, a higher level cap, and more. Over the first weekend ofBlack Ops 6beta, theJackal PDWSMG dominated the lobbies, so Treyarch hasconfirmedthat “it’s been tuned for Weekend 2.” You can check theopen beta patch notesto find all the details about other weapon changes....

Ubisoft had to issue a statement after it was found that the Nintendo DS titleScrabble 2007contained an offense solution word in the anagram part of game play. An article in theBelfast Telegraphreports that a father and daughter playingScrabble 2007were stumped on a five-letter anagram. Stuck, they hit the “give-up” option to find that the solution was the word “lesbo,” a derogatory slang term for lesbian. The father, Zachary McAdam, said that he “nearly fell out of his chair,” and then proceeded to “look it up” to make sure he wasn’t over-reacting....