Awesomenauts can now get new character skins on Steam

If you happened to noticeAwesomenautsupdating on Steam but didn’t bother to check what that was all about, here’s your answer: character skins. While the designs are pretty good overall, I have a special place in my heart for Gnaw, who can now look like a precious little bee. So cute! Each Awesomenaut skincan be purchased individually($2.49) or in a bundle (all nine for $14.99). Here’s the full list by their new names: Disco Voltar, Grandmaster Splash, Officer Lonestar, Kosmonaut Yuri, Coco Hawaii, Bumble Gnaw, Hot Rod Derpl, Musketeer Leon, and Expendable Clunk....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Dakota Nguyen

Comments of the Week 73: Ready to go primal

Before E3 edition No need to check the clock because you know what time it is! Yeah, that’s right, mail time! Oh, and Comments of the Week, to a clearly lesser extent. I’m just saying, there’s no magazines of naked women in Comments of the Week. Anyway, welcome back to the hottest community showcase on the site, where fellow Dtoiders like you may be featured just by posting on Destructoid!...

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 500 words · Sarah Hill

Dusty Raging Fist to debut on Wii U eShop this year

Side scrolling fighting action PD Design Studio has revealed a brand new Wii U eShop game calledDusty Raging Fist, which is based in the same universe as a lesser known game namedDusty Revenge. It’s a sidescrolling beat ’em up that features co-op elements, such as team resurrection and team up moves (thinkStreets of Rage). PD Design Studio’s Keng Jin opens up a bitin an interview with Nintendo Lifeabout developing for the Wii U, stating, “In terms of development, we don’t see a huge difference,” but that the GamePad requires “new thoughts” to take into consideration and that it makes the process “exciting....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Stacy Sparks

Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection is looking good in this gameplay trailer

Still, that $80 price tag… One of the big questions surrounding theEtrian Odyssey Origins Collectionannouncement back in February was whether or not the games could adequately translate a game devised for two-screen devices into a single-screen experience. It’s not impossible, as we saw withPocket Card Jockey: Ride On!earlier this year. Now, we have an idea of what the game will look like when it launches in a few weeks for Nintendo Switch and PC....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · James Morales

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location is looking spooky

‘Don’t hold it against us’ Developer Scott Cawthon’s rapid development schedule seems to be on pace for the nextFive Nights at Freddy’ssequel,Sister Location. After announcing the game about a month ago, he’s already released a trailer for it. Surprisingly, it’s kind of doing it for me. It looks like this one will be a departure from the usual pizzeria, fun-house, locations, taking place in what seems to be some kind of underground facility....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Kevin Wells

Forza Motorsport’s Update 9 adds endurance races, but only temporarily

True to its promise fromearly this year,Forza Motorsportdeveloper Turn 10 has been hard at work improving the game with each subsequent update, deliveringsome much-needed winsin this respect. The new Update 9 continues this trend with endurance events, but with a huge asterisk in tow. As I myself have bemoaned time and again here at Destructoid,Forzadevelopers are huge fans of transient, temporary content. The introduction of proper, full-blooded endurance races that take a fair bit of time to wrap up and force the player to consider their tire compound, fuel economy, and other such items has got to be a permanent addition though, right?...

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 543 words · Christine May

Genshin Impact officially reveals Skirk for Version 5.7

Genshin Impacthas finally revealed Skirk as a playable character in the latest drip marketing. She will be released in the upcoming version 5.7 update, which will go live in June. Additionally, we have several leaks from the beta showing Skirk’s rarity, weapon type, and playstyle. Skirk will release in Genshin Impact 5.7 Genshin Impactdevelopers have finally confirmed that Skirk will be released as a playable character in version 5.7. She is a new Cryo character, which shouldn’t come as a surprise if you’ve been following the latest leaks....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Zachary Crane

GTA 6 trailer sees interest in Tom Petty soar on Spotify

Two days in and theGTA 6trailer is nearly at 120 million views on YouTube. It’s become one of the most-watched video game trailers in history, but it’s not just benefitting Rockstar. It’s also seeing a revival of a music legend. According to data sent to theBBCby Spotify, the recentGTA 6reveal has seen interest in the late rock musician Tom Petty soar, thanks to his song “Love Is A Long Road” being featured in the teaser....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Troy Rangel

GTA V’s world is 5 times the size of Red Dead Redemption

Did you read my giantGrand Theft Auto Vpreview yet? Well in case you missed it, I wanted to break out at least one new thing we learned and it’s about the entire world you’ll be exploring. Yes, factor in the land mass and the new underwater environments,GTA Vis five times the size ofRed Dead Redemption’sworld. To put it in another way, Los Santos and the surrounding area is bigger thanGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas,Grand Theft Auto IV, andRead Dead Redemptioncombined....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Lynn Hendrix

Here’s how to get five new Magic: Arena Strixhaven sleeves for free

There’s five different codes Magic: The Gathering Arenais getting ready to host the Strixhaven expansion very soon, and it seems like it’s going to shake up the meta pretty hard. I mean at that point you’ll have to deal with seven different sets in standard, including Strixhaven itself. Deckbuilding is going to be interesting! Or people will continue to use a lot of busted Eldraine and Ikoria cards in standard. Such is life!...

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Kelly Romero

Homeworld 3 has been delayed to February 2024

The team is delaying for more time to refine and polish Homeworld‘s newest venture is getting pushed out of this year. Gearbox Publishing and Blackbird Interactive have delayedHomeworld 3out of 2023, and into February 2024. Previously set for the “first half” of 2023, the team behind the newHomeworldis taking a little more time for development.Today’s statementspecifically cites time for polishing up this new entry. “Our primary goal is to deliver aHomeworldexperience that lives up to the standards set by its predecessors and is worth of this series’ incredible legacy,” reads today’s statement....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Miranda Mendoza

Hovermale’s best games of 2018 from 2017

This publication is sponsored by the word ‘Gruntled’ This year was a good yet weird period of gaming for me, for many reasons. The weirdest one is that I’ve tightened my personal gaming budget so much that I’ve barely played any of this year’s brand new games, including several I’ve been looking forward to. This gave me the chance to dive into many games I missed last year, and to revisit some that I did play but still wanted second helpings of....

May 31, 2025 · 9 min · 1720 words · Amy Rich

How to begin the FFXIV Manderville Weapon quest, Endwalker relic guide

Endwalkerbrings the latest round of Relic Weapons toFinal Fantasy XIVwith the addition ofManderville Weapons. If you want to know how to unlock the first step or how to make further weapons once you’ve done your first, keep reading. Before beginning your Relic journey Before you can pick up the Relic quests, there are a few things that you need to do: The first Manderville Weapon step As with previousFFXIVRelic Weapons, the first stage of Manderville Weapons are pretty basic....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 244 words · Brandon Rodriguez