Cut from the same cloth: Gamers, geeks, and sport fanatics

Promoted from our community blogs [In which we answer the age old question of who would win in a fight: The New England Patriots or a pack of savage orcs? But seriously, fantasy football is picking up with its ad campaigns, which is funny when juxtaposed against the online RPGs we’re familiar with. ~ Strider] One of the best things about big gaming and comic conventions like PAX, E3, Tokyo Game Show, and Comic Con is seeing all the hardcore fans in cosplay showing off what probably took weeks and possibly months of passionate hard word to create....

May 26, 2025 · 7 min · 1437 words · Calvin Mejia

Destiny launches ‘Planet View’ site, which can unlock in-game emblem

Or you can cheat and just use a code As a cool bit of marketing,Destinyhas kicked off a specialwebsite called “Planet View,”where you may go get a little more background on the game’s story and lore. You’ll be able to explore three locations — Venus, the moon, and Mars. If you explore enough and click on everything, you’ll unlock a special emblem for your troubles. Or, if you’re not into working for it, you can followthis link to the code, which was unveiled by a Redditor yesterday....

May 26, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Shannon Smith

Do you use motion controls in Splatoon?

I don’t want to learn Earlier today, I was watching an interviewconducted by the folks over at Nintendo LifewithSplatoonco-director Tsubasa Sakaguchi, and it hit me — some people actually use motion controls in this game. I still remember playing it for the first time at a Nintendo event, and they had the motion controls locked as the only option — and they wouldn’t tell me whether or not this would carry over into the retail edition....

May 26, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Kristen Singleton

Does Palworld have an offline single-player mode?

Pocketpair, the developer ofPalworld, is quick to tout the game’s multiplayer. However, you may not be of the friend-have variety of person and might wonder if it can be played single-player. Good news, it can. Palworldis a survival crafting game, much like theForestorArkseries or any number ofMinecraftderivatives. For a reason a misanthrope like myself can’t understand, it’s a popular genre for multiplayer. Why would I want to be stranded somewhere with other people?...

May 26, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Marie Palmer

Does PEAK save your progress?

It seems like every few months, a small indie game releases that takes Steam by storm.PEAKis the latest one of these surprise titles. PEAKis a co-op climbing game where you and your friends must work together to scale a massive mountain at the center of the island where you have gotten lost. You can grab your friends or launch them to heights to continue your progress, but progress is easily lost....

May 26, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Julie Gillespie

Does SMITE 2 have cross-progression?

SMITE 2‘s open beta is available free-to-play for all, and you may try out plenty of different gods across the game modes present in the current version. UnlikeSMITE, the second game’s open beta is available on both PC and consoles. Naturally, there will be some like me who would want to play on both platforms. However, the open beta makes it pretty clear that there is a heavy grind element if you want to unlock every God....

May 26, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · John Lewis

Don’t forget to sign into the Wii U or 3DS eShop once a week for free My Nintendo Platinum Points

120 points a month could help you get a physical item Now that physical rewards are returning to My Nintendo, there’s an actual reason to use the service again regularly. The thing is, if you’ve been neglecting it for a while, you might be logging into zero Platinum Points, which doesn’t really help you pick up 600+-cost rewards.We’ve shown you a few easy ways to earn points over the past few years, but there’s one fairly innocuous mission that a lot of people are probably ignoring right now: the legacy system mission....

May 26, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Reginald Atkins

DOOM 4 beta, Yokai Watch & Final Fantasy on PC

DTOID News is wearing a dumb scarf Hey everybody, I’m back from Japan! And here’s your quasi-timely news update for the first two thirds of this week. Irrational Gamesclosed, pre-orderingWolfenstein: The New Ordergets you a beta for the new and technically unannouncedDOOMgame. Square Enix has trademarked“Shinra Company,”there’s a possibility of newFinal Fantasygames on PCin the future, and in the meantime, Final FantasiesVII, VIII, andXIVare currently on sale. Level 5 is getting me all hot and bothered by teasing a western release ofYokai Watch,which issellinglike adorable ghostcakes in Japan....

May 26, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Tiffany Young

DTOID helm? I has one

[Editor’s note: We have the best community EVAR! Teta, you rock. — CTZ] So, I was working on mySoulcalibur IVcostume for the contest and couldn’t resist to make myself the icon from this homepage. Behold the mighty DTOID HELM! Yeah, I worked my ass some hours with colored paper, plastic caps, cardboard, glue and tape. The helm is made from cardboard, which is covered with green colored paper. The ears and eyes are some plastic caps I took out of used instant coffee packages....

May 26, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Paul Jennings

EB Games Expo 2011: A little hope for the future

This past weekend, Australia’s Gold Coast played host to the first, fully dedicated video game show the country has ever seen. Before the EB Games Expo branched out from a vendor-only trade show to open its doors to the public, there was only the vague mention or damp corner of videogames at pop culture conventions or tabletop gaming shows. Considering Australia has been the butt of censorship jokes in videogames for many years, you might just have expected this expo to fail miserably due to an uninformed government and a disinterested public....

May 26, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Julie Mason

Fastest way to start The Final Shape for new and returning Destiny 2 players

If you are a frequent player ofDestiny 2, you’ll be caught up and ready to go as soon as you are able to get intoDestiny 2: The Final Shape. However, if you’ve never playedDestiny 2or haven’t played in a long time, tons of content has been added and it can be a bit difficult figuring out how to get into the new expansion content. This is the fastest way to startThe Final Shapefor those new and returningDestiny 2players....

May 26, 2025 · 3 min · 578 words · Jennifer Wall

Fishing Simulator Codes (August 2025) [VALENTINES + VOID]

Updated: July 24, 2025 We searched for new codes! If you want to become a pro angler while enjoying beautiful island scenery, you will loveFishing Simulator. You could even say this relaxing Roblox game will get you hooked! Fishing is also a great bonding activity, so invite your friends to hop on your boat and cast those reels. With theseFishing Simulatorcodes, you can get plenty of Gems, which you can use to buy in-game items....

May 26, 2025 · 3 min · 506 words · April Williams

Former Nintendo worker shares more info on labor complaint

More information on the labor complaint against Nintendo emerges Earlier this year, a Nintendo worker filed a labor complaint against the company. Now, we’re getting more details on the allegation that Nintendo’s dismissal of the worker was over a labor inquiry. The labor complaintwas filed earlier this yearagainst Nintendo and contracting company Aston Carter. It alleges the companies violated the legally protected right to discuss unionization without fear of retaliation....

May 26, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · John Combs