All Fortnite: Wrecked Season 3 Battle Pass cosmetics

A newFortniteseason means brand-new cosmetics, with the Season 3: Wrecked Battle Pass bringing 14 pages of skins, pickaxes, back bling, emotes, and more. Take a look at everything you’re able to unlock inFortniteSeason 3. As always, Epic Games has been hard at work putting together the Battle Pass, which this season sees Fortnite turn into a Mad Max-esque wasteland, with crazy vehicles that can be modified into true killing machines....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Caleb White

Battlefield V has an open beta in early September

War! What is it good for? Video games! It’s not the first opportunity to playBattlefield V(that honor goes to the closed alpha), but it’ll be the most widely available. There’s a good ol’ try before you buy event forBattlefield Vthat’s open toeverybody. The beta contains Conquest mode on what EA calls the “soon-to-be-iconic Rotterdam map” (oh my goodness), Conquest and Grand Operations on the Arctic Fjord map, and a five-part Tides of War chapter....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Valerie Wang

Best character to pick for solo gameplay in Dead Island 2

Much like its predecessor,Dead Island 2is optimized for co-op play. While you do need to finish the opening missions by yourself, you can afterwards call up to three allies by your side in the apocalyptic streets of Hell-A. But what if you would rather enjoyDead Island 2as a solo adventure? Fortunately,Dead Island 2is perfectly enjoyable by yourself. Your tactics may need to change a bit, but you’ll have all the tools you need to explore every nook and cranny of this survival adventure by yourself....

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 716 words · Tyler Kirk

Black Ops III has the most people interested according to a Nielsen survey

Surprise, surprise The more things change, the more they stay the same. Of all the video games releasing this holiday season,Call of Dutyis poised to be the most successful.Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before. This conclusion was formed as a result of a survey performed by Nielsen N.V. — the consumer information firm that’s well-known for its long-running television ratings. TheNielsen Game Rankdivision headed up this study and found thatCall of Duty: Black Ops IIIis the most highly-anticipated multi-platform title releasing this fall....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Brian Herrera

Call of Duty: Ghosts update adds Heavy Duty mode

Plus a bunches of fixes Call of Duty: Ghostsreceivedan update todayacross the PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3. A new Heavy Duty mode was added to multiplayer, plus there are new loadouts added to the Infected mode. Five squad points are granted to each soldier at the initial five levels of progression as well. The Sniper Rifles now have a reduction in the flinch benefit with the Focus perk, and the ADS speed has been reduced and further adjusted to the Sniper Rifles....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Kathy Stephenson

Dead Space 3 screens appear, reveal co-op gameplay

All Games Betahas thrown a bunch of screenshots up for the nextDead Spacegame, prior to its announcement. With the appearance of a newer and redder buddy hanging off of Isaac Clarke’s arm, these shots appear to reveal therumored co-op gameplayfeatured in Visceral’s sequel. They also show the ice-covered planet that’s been talked about for the better part of a year. I’m still somewhat concerned by the appearance of co-op, as EA appears intent on forcing an homogeneous feature set into all of its games....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Steven Morgan

Dtoid (the show): Smurfcraft, Headshots, and Bieber

Sometimes you’re able to’t shoot your internet TV show. Maybe the studio is getting fumigated, or maybe you’re stranded in Mexico with no way home. A lot of stuff can happen. That’s why we need time machines. On this very special episode of Destructoid (the show), we’re looking deep into the future to see what gaming will be like a few years down the line. We take a look at the top selling games of the (future) month, the government’s (future) attitude towards games, (future) MMO’s, (future) Pokemon, and of course, boobs....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Christine Suarez

E3 10: Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer impressions

While adding multiplayer to the pre-existingAssassin’s Creedformula may have seemed like a no-brainer, it didn’t happen over night. In fact, the team at Ubisoft Montreal has been prototyping the game’s multiplayer elements since not long after the release of the originalAssassin’s Creed; yes, since 2007. It wasn’t until early last year that it finally felt “right.” Working with early prototypes of the some of the game modes, likely not even prepared for the breakout success of the sequel, the team got to to work....

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 758 words · Daniel Peterson

E3 2007: D3’s E3 lineup, D3 at E3, OMG tee hee hee

See, because D3 and E3 sound so similar, you see what I did there? Nay, enough of this gay banter, it’s time to look at what delights D3 has for us at the E3 Business & Media Summit. Promising a solid lineup, “featuring titles based on top-selling entertainment brands and original intellectual properties,” this publisher is certainly bringing an eclectic and interesting mixture of titles with it to Santa Monica....

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 684 words · Linda Peterson

Elden Ring smashes sales, hits top spot of the UK Charts

UK’s fastest-selling ‘Souls-like’ ever This past weekend it was pretty much impossible to avoid chatter about FromSoftware’s latest fantasy adventure,Elden Ring. To say that the challenging RPG has taken the gaming community by storm is something of an understatement, with social media chockablock with testimony, screenshots, and video clips captured from The Lands Between. Unsurprisingly, this hype has translated into mega sales, withElden Ringnow comfortably sitting in the number one spot of the UK Charts, usurping, Guerrilla Games’ fantasy adventureHorizon: Forbidden West,(though it should also be noted thatElden Ringis available on more formats)....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Joseph Johnston

Five secrets to uncover in Stardew Valley

There are a lot of secrets inStardew Valley, from minor things that offer items to decorate your farm to outright mysteries that, to this day, nobody knows anything about other than their existence. If you’re new toStardew Valley, or just want a reminder of the hidden gems of the game, keep reading. ConcernedApe seems to love packing mysteries and easter eggs intoStardew Valley, with the most recent addition being Meowmere, which was added in update 1....

July 4, 2025 · 3 min · 546 words · Mary Brewer

Genshin Impact 5.6 – 5.7 characters and rerun banners leaked

Recent leaks from reliable sources have shared the details on the rerun banners and new characters inGenshin Impact5.6 and 5.7 updates. You can look forward to an Archon rerun and the long-awaited release of a highly anticipated character in the game. Read on for more details about the upcomingGenshin Impact5.6 and 5.7 banners. New characters and rerun banners in Genshin Impact 5.6 and 5.7 leaked Version 5.6 According to the leaks via user HomDGCat on Reddit, here are all the characters expected to be on the banners in Genshin Impact 5....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · David Barron

Get a good look at Mega Man X Dive’s gameplay here

Including the ‘auto lock’ mobile gameplay In case you haven’t heard, I’m sorry to have to tell you this, but the nextMega Man Xgame is a mobile title. Yep, even after the debacles following the portMega Manmobile ports and the whole fiasco withRockman Xover(which was shutdown before it even came west), Capcom is pressing their luck again in the same arena. The project is calledMega Man X Dive, and brings back X and Zero in a quest to relive all of your memories of pastMega Man Xgames....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Kevin Lee