Best 3 player games of all time

Three is actually company I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to come up with a three player game to play: and found myself scrambling through stacks of discs or menus upon menus of Steam games. It’s literally an odd number! While a lot of this list is going to skew toward modern games due to the proliferation of multiplayer beyond multitaps: there are a few older classics on here....

June 2, 2025 · 4 min · 696 words · Vanessa Wilson

BEUC and other EU organizations file complaint over exploitative in-game premium currencies

The BEUC, an umbrella group for 44 independent consumer organizations from 31 countries, and 22 member organizations, filed a complaint to EU authorities on July 02, 2025, regarding “video games’ manipulative spending tactics.” The group believes many games using premium currencies breach EU consumer protection laws. The group shared news of the complaint this week. After conducting its own analysis, it has found that games such asFortnite,Minecraft,Clash of Clans, andEA Sports FC 24all breach EU consumer protection laws through unfair practices....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 545 words · Wesley Marshall

Blood Hunt is Vampire: The Masquerade’s new battle royale title

Remember that AK-47 Bela Lugosi carried? During yesterday’s Summer Game Fest Kick-Off! show, developer Sharkmob gave us a blood-stained, action-packed trailer for its upcoming battle royale title set within the gothic universe ofVampire: The Masquerade, Blood Hunt. Throwing its fangs into the Last Vampire Standing genre,Blood Huntwill see the creatures of the night wreak havoc over the streets of Prague, battling it out in faction-based warfare in efforts to become the true lords of twilight as vampiric sects take on strike teams from a secret society of vampire hunters known as “The Entity”....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Julie Downs

Capcom unveils two new R&D buildings for ‘highly original games’

Expects to have 2,500 developers by the year 2022 Capcom has announced plans to construct two new research-and-development buildings near its head office in Osaka, Japan. “Constructing these new R&D buildings will make game development operations more efficient by centralizing these operations and upgrading speed and control,” wrote the company. “Another goal is to improve quality while holding down development expenses by accumulating development technologies and other knowledge.” Capcom expects these buildings to cost a combined 8 billion yen (around $78....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Rhonda Maldonado MD

Check out these great Pokemon/Moana crossovers

Pokemoana? Moanamon? I have a friend who’s a professional movie critic, and one of his favorite movies last year was Disney’sMoana, a Hawaii-influenced take on a traditional Disney movie. One of my favorite games last year wasPokémon Sun, a Hawaii-influenced take on a traditional Pokémon title. Like mooshingchocolate into peanut butter, here’s something we can both enjoy. Korean artistHallpenis responsible for the sketches, which combine some of the movie’s most iconic characters with appropriate, island-themed Pokémon....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Isaiah Gomez

Contest: Pong and a KitchenAid made love, birthed TOASTERBALL

I nominate this as The Official Sport of Destructoid In today’s contest, we’re giving away copies of wacky and weird multiplayer gameToasterball! You guys know how much I love weird stuff. I don’t have to keep telling you — but you’re able to bet your sweet ass I won’t stop. Today’s prey is a nice little treat that falls perfectly in line with that mantra! Toasterballis a party game where you hit a ball back and forth....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Terri Collier

Contest: Win a World of Tanks Blitz prize pack to celebrate its release on Nintendo Switch

U WoT, m8? In today’s contest you can win a key to unlock premium in-game contest forWorld of Tanks Blitz! Whenever a game hits a new platform, I usually get PR reps shouting out to me to help promote it by giving away free stuff. Since I like free stuff, and you like free stuff, I pretty much always say yes. Free stuff! In today’s free stuff bonanza, we’re giving away in-game goodies for any platform ofWorld of Tanks Blitzto celebrate its recent release on Switch....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · James Swanson

Copyright infringement is alright with Angry Birds

Most companies go out of their way to protect their intellectual property. The scenarios, stories, and characters found in famous gaming titles are the lifeblood of many companies; allowing others to take their creative works can invite financial ruin. Sometimes, though, a little copyright infringement might not be so bad. According to Rovio CEO Peter Vesterbacka, copyright infringement forAngry Birdsproducts is running rampant in China … and that’s agoodthing. Taking the stageat TechCrunch’s Disrupt conference in Beijing last week, Vesterbacka presented a set of “Angry Birds” balloons to the crowd....

June 2, 2025 · 5 min · 971 words · Stephanie Ford

Cyberpunk 2077 version 2.1 is the last big update, for reals

Despite version 2.0 supposedly being thelast big update forCyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red is bringing us one last hurrah. As well as implementing a number of fixes, the latest patch brings with it fresh ideas to see things out before the studio moves onto new games. To go with theUltimate Editionthat’s also been released, update 2.1 has added a few changes today. you’re able to check out the video below for an overview....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Jeffrey Espinoza

Does FFXIV allow mods? Explained

Like other infamous rules of the internet, it’s pretty much a given that if a game is available on PC, it will be modded. But what of the critically acclaimed MMORPG with hundreds of hours of story content and communities dedicated to its various aspects,Final Fantasy XIV? Is modding ofFF XIVeven possible? If it is, is it allowed? What happens if game director, Yoshi P, finds out that you’ve desecrated one of his greatest works?...

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Christina Reyes

DOTA 2 could get an NBA Jam announcer if enough people want it to happen

He’s on fire With one of the biggest communities in gaming, odds are any inkling of momentum for aDOTA 2announcer pack will be on the grid: and with nostalgia in its corner, the potentialNBA Jampack has instant cachet. The original announcer himself Tim Kitzrow is now pushing a campaign to get his pipes in the game.you may find the landing page on the Steam Workshop, with a target goal of launching this fall....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Greg Meza

eBay is trying, and failing, to beat out SNES Mini scalpers

‘Within 30 days from the purchase date’ Did you know eBay has an anti-scalper policy? Probably not, because it can’t really enforce it given how tenacious scalpers are. The SNES Mini has been up for pre-order in the UK, and it instantly sold out. Naturally desperate folks are turning to eBay, but their marked-up prospects haven’t been good with the site removing listings when they can. As per official policy they’ll remove items that “are not for sale within 30 days” (which is September 29 for the SNES Mini), but they’re getting re-listed instantly....

June 2, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Brittany Simon

Eiyuden Chronicle absolutely smashed its crowdfunding campaign

Kickstarter passes $2M in two days Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroeshas destroyed its crowdfunding target, amassing over $2M USD – from an initial goal of $500K – in a little over 48 hours. Development will now go ahead on the retro-styled RPG, with an estimated release date of October 2022. As we reported earlier this week,Eiyuden Chronicleis 2.5D JRPG that is designed to be an authentic throwback to the dormant-but-belovedSuikodenseries, similar in concept to whatBloodstained: Ritual of the Nightis to theCastlevania....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Melanie Russell