Destiny 2’s free Rite of the Nine event brings back the best parts of Into the Light for Dungeons during Heresy Act 3

A free event is coming toDestiny 2for the third Act ofEpisode: Heresy.Much like the beloved event that precededThe Final Shapeexpansion, the upcomingRite of the Nineadds coveted holofoil variant weapons, a new social space, and a fresh breath of life into the game. Just beforeThe Final Shape, all Guardians got to experienceInto the Light. TheInto the Lightevent added the Onslaught horde mode toDestiny 2and first introduced the concept of holofoil, or shiny, weapon variants....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Jenny Lawson

Devil May Cry HD Collection set for an April release

Next year, we’ll be able to relive more of our PlayStation 2 memories with Capcom’sDevil May Cry HD Collection, now slated for July 05, 2025. This bundle bringsDevil May Cry,Devil May Cry 2, andDevil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening Special Editionto Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in one $39.99 package. Those not feeling the combat ofDmCneed look no further than the games that started the series. I never did get around to trying the second installment....

May 29, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Melanie Mendoza

Devil May Cry Switch hits Japan on June 27 for $10 cheaper than the Resident Evil re-releases

1,990 yen Capcom is playing a weird game when it comes to Switch re-releases. Everyone was rightfully up in arms whenResident Evil 0, 1,and4arrived with a whopping $30 price tag foreach: the same amount you can basically buy all three entries for on every other platform. To add insult to injury there’s no physical media “Switch tax” as they arrived in digital-only format. But they might be pivoting based on a Japanese eShop listing for theDevil May Cryre-release....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Karen Johnson

Do your part to get Fall Guys’ yellow team deleted forever

Now THAT would be the Ultimate Knockout Yellow team gets fucked. That is the first unwritten rule ofFall Guys, as everyone gangs up in games like Egg Scramble and Hoarders to ensure that yellow team is eliminated. It is hilarious exactly 67 percent of the time. You can help change the tides of history with relatively little effort.Fall Guysdeveloper Mediatonic has committed to deleting the yellow team if this tweet gets a million retweets:...

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Cristian Trevino

Dtoid Designs: The 5 best Halloween Super Mario Maker levels

See how creative this community can be! Last month we asked you, the Destructoid community, to show us your level creation skills with the first Dtoid Designs contest. The challenge was to create aSuper Mario Makerlevel based on the theme of Halloween and you guys did not disappoint. Several dozen of you answered the call and responded with ghost houses, ghost ships, tributes to Horror video games, one stage that was nothing but dicks and several that will benefit fromnext month’s update introducing checkpoints....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 623 words · Stephanie Ward

Dust, Deadlight, and Hybrid discounted on XBLA today

Time to pick up An Elysian Tail This daily deal on Xbox Live Arcade games was one I couldn’t resist posting, mostly forDust: An Elysian Tail. After being told to hurry up and buy this well-received action-RPG platformer on numerous occasions, at half price, the time has come to queue up the download. Here are the links to make that happen: Five bucks is a nice price for 5th Cell’s unique shooter,Hybrid....

May 29, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Jeremy Hood

EA FC 25 FC Pro Live player leaks

If rumors are to be believed, the FC Pro Live promo is returning toEA FC 25, and the entire team has been supposedly leaked online. This promo made its Ultimate Team debut last year, and it seems to be returning this time before the start of the FC Pro Open. EA Sports has remained tight-lipped, and as of this writing, there’s no hint about which campaign is coming next afterTrack Stars....

May 29, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Steven Roberson

EA Play Live will take place July 22, hosted by WWE’s Xavier Woods

Electronic Artshas announcedthat it will be holding its next major streaming presentation, EA Play Live, on July 22, hosted by none other than WWE wrestler and resident video game fan Xavier Woods — taking time out from his own gaming show, UpUpDownDown. While the publisher is currently remaining tight-lipped about the live stream’s contents, viewers can likely expect updates on DICE’sBattlefield 2042, BioWare’sDragon Age 4, and a selection of EA’s trademark sports & racing titles, especially given the studio’srecent purchaseof rubber-burnin’ UK developer Codemasters — responsible for the development of road-rippers such asDirt, F1, World Rally Championship, andProject CARS....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Jeffrey Johnson

Ed Boon shuts down possibility of Mortal Kombat Wii U Virtual Console releases

‘0.0% chance’ Were you holding out for aMortal KombatWii U Virtual Console release? I hope not, because series creator Ed Boon recently took to Twitter to set the record straight. According to a response to a fan, Boon notes that there’s a “0.0%” chance of releasingMortal Kombat 1-3on the Virtual Console by way of their SNES iterations. There isn’t much more to go on in terms of his reasoning, but at least we know where he stands on the issue....

May 29, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · David Mullen

GDC, Monaco, Oceans 11, and porn games with Andy Schatz

Get to know the people that make great videogames I’m not sure that there is anything wedidn’ttalk about withMonacocreator Andy Schatz on last week’s Sup Holmes (on oniTunes). Andy is currently over atGDChostingsome IGF awards show rightnow, but if you’d rather watch a re-run of him talking everything but who won an award this year, then you’re in luck. We’re talked about everything from his plans for a command-free RTS for consoles to how he nearly became a business man to how to best utilize the bandwidth of the human brain....

May 29, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Taylor Joyce

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix bringing bangers to Nintendo Switch in May

Twist and Shout Sega has announced that it will releaseHatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mixexclusively on Nintendo Switch next month. The cheerful rhythm-action game will be made available to download digitally from the Nintendo eShop on May 15. Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mixwill be made available in two formats: a base edition of the game retailing for the bizarrely specific price of $39.39, and a “Mega Pack”, which includes the base game and six DLC song packs, adding an additional 36 hyperactive hits....

May 29, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Chase Powers

Help us design an awesome badge for the Dtoid community!

The winning design will earn an exclusive Legendary Dtoider badge Have you ever thought to yourself, “Self, I sure do wish I could wear my love for Destructoid on my sleeve”? Well soon, that might be a reality! Honoredis a cool new system that tracks your “achievements” across multiple platforms, games, and more, and allows you to bring those virtual achievements into the real world by manufacturing physical, embroidered badges that its members can purchase....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Victoria Wheeler

Homeworld 3 has been delayed out to May

Blackbird Interactive and Gearbox Publishingannounced todaythat the upcoming space RTSHomeworld 3has been delayed a couple of months and will now be released on May 13. According to the post, recent feedback fromHomeworld 3‘s public War Games demo and insights fromHomeworldveterans made the team aware of final tweaks to makeHomeworld 3the best experience possible. Important to get it right Homeworld 3has seen a handful of delays in the last year. Originally scheduled for the first half of 2023, the RTS was first delayed to February 2024....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Andrea Mejia