Summer Games Done Quick 2022 kicks off today, so here are some runs to watch for

It’s time once again to watch some sick speedrunning exhibitions. Summer Games Done Quick 2022 gets underway today, as speedrunners gather in Minnesota to go fast for a good cause. For anyone unfamiliar, Games Done Quick is a twice-a-year event where speedrunners—players who compete to clear objectives in games as fast as possible—put on exhibitions for charity. SGDQ supports Doctors Without Borders, while Awesome Games Done Quick raises funds for the Prevent Cancer Foundation....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Jeffrey Reyes

The awesome Dicey Dungeons is now available on Nintendo Switch

Roll Again In a lovely bit of news that seemed to glide under the radar yesterday, developer Distractionware announced that its excellent adventure titleDicey Dungeonsis now available to download on Nintendo Switchvia the eShop, priced at around $15. Dicey Dungeonsis a deck-building roguelike title, designed by Terry Cavanagh ofVVVVVVandSuper Hexagonfame. Players step into the cuboid body of one of six adventurers, who have been transformed into a six-sided die by the mischievous Lady Luck....

June 8, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Alison Harris

The best way to get all Standees in Super Mario Bros. Wonder

The Standee system inSuper Mario Bros. Wonderadds a subtle, yet helpful multiplayer component. By placing Standees in each level, you may point out secrets for other players or give them a free revive point in tricky sections. There are 144 different Standees that you can collect, but actually getting them all is surprisingly tricky. To get all the Standees inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, you’ll have to buy them from Poplin Shops....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 500 words · Beth Mitchell

These 53 Xbox One games are free to stream in the Project xCloud beta

What catches your eye? The Project xCloud library grew by a staggering 1,325 percent today. The list of games available on Xbox’s streaming service jumped from 4 to 53, as Microsoft suddenly gave everyone in the preview program a lot more reasons to spend time with Project xCloud. Here’s the list of every Xbox One game that’s free to stream for anyone who’s in the Project xCloud beta: Project xCloudallows for Xbox game streaming on Android phones and tablets by using Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure to do all the heavy lifting....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Amy Woods

This guy beats Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 in roughly three minutes

Not every objective, but enough to ‘beat’ the game YouTuber and speedrunner GeorgeThePlushie has set a new record forTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2— an any percent speedrun of three minutes and 26 seconds. How does he do it? By navigating the menus faster than most humans can even comprehend, and completing the bare minimum of objectives that are required for finishing the game. As someone who has completedTony Hawk 2in roughly 15 minutes, this looks legitimate....

June 8, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Alicia Weber

This Week in the Community: The Destructoid tattoo

This Week in the Community is your weekly look at all the happenings going down within the Destructoid Community. Today’s game room belongs to Joe “Buck F1tches” Burling. It’s probably one of the simplest game rooms I have ever featured, but simple can be the hotness too. The moveable TV stand is really what makes the room.Check out Joe’s C-Blogfor more pictures of his setup. Craineum has created Mr. Destructoid helmets, the DtoidNewEngland group is go, we’re planning a PAX documentary, Pendelton21 is getting a Destructoid tattoo with your help, Funktastic is loaded and plenty more happened within the community over the last two weeks....

June 8, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Evelyn Carlson

Top 10 Kingdom Hearts minigames, ranked

AsKingdom Heartsis a game based on various Disney properties, it’s a great canvas for fun minigames. From fighting waves of enemies in Olympus Coliseum to singing in a musical for the residents of Atlantica, there are a lot of shiningKingdom Heartsminigames to play and enjoy. So let’s take a look at the top ten minigames that we get to enjoy in the Kingdom Hearts series. 10. Lucky Emblems Kingdom Hearts 3is one of the most disappointing entries in the series, due to its rushed story and somewhat disappointing world selection, but it does have a fun exploration-based minigame, at least....

June 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1103 words · Gina Martinez

Warframe’s Corpus Proxima & The New Railjack launches today on PC

Other platforms will have to wait It’s been nearly eight years sinceWarframefirst arrived on the scene and the game just continues to grow. Not only has developer Digital Extremes added a plethora of new content over the years, but it’s also started to go back and revamp old content. We’ve seen this already with remasters of old tilesets that improve the look of some of the original areas of the game, but today’s update is reworking old content in a different way....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Donald Alvarado

What are the differences between Pokemon Scarlet and Violet?

Cave Gal or Future Boy? Nintendo is set to launch the newest chapters in the enduring, neverending Pokémon franchise — As is often the case, there are multiple editions of the latest critter-catching jaunt available, in the form ofPokémonScarlet&PokémonViolet. So, what are the differences between the two beautifully toned releases? As is always the case, the majority of the two versions are identical, so whether you pick upScarletorViolet, you will, for the most part, receive the exact same adventure — much likeBlue & Red, Diamond & Pearl,andSword & Shieldbefore it....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Andrew Wagner

Where to find items that scrap into Circuitry in Fallout 76

Circuitry has many uses inFallout 76that set it apart from other crafting components. Besides being required for many of the advanced weapon mods, Circuitry is needed torepair mainframe cores in nuclear silosand has a commonly assigned Seasonal Challenge associated with it. While there are many ways to obtain Circuitry, this guide will focus on farming junk items that scrap into Circuitry so that you can knock out your Seasonal Challenge while stockpiling many components....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · Ashley Dixon

Wii U sells 109K, Puzzle & Dragons Z tops charts in Japan

Things are looking up! Puzzle & Dragons Zsold more than 800,000 units in the fortnight following its release in Japan, according to data obtained by tracking authority Media Create. The role-playing hybrid secured the premier spot atop the nation’s software charts during both weeks, selling in excess of 543,000 in its debut plus an additional 256,000 in its second week on the market. The more puzzle-centric mobile version has been downloaded more than23 million timesacross Japan, North America, and Korea; GungHo Online announced last month....

June 8, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Roger Douglas

Win Ninja Gaiden & Dynasty Warriors PS Vita games!

Hey everybody! I don’t know if you caught yesterday’s Destructoid Show (see above), but we’re having a contest for some awesome portable stabbing simulators. Tecmo Koei was kind enough to send over three (3) copies ofNinja Gaiden Sigma Plusand three (3) copies ofDynasty Warriors Nextto give away on the show. The rules are simple: Take pictures of yourself in the best costume you can make of: A) a ninja or B) a Dynasty Warrior....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Kenneth Hall

Xbox presser set to kick grass and take grains

Something PvZ is happening The war between the photosynthesizing and the decomposing looks to rage on later this year. PopCap has something up its sleeve, and it’s going to get revealed during Microsoft’s E3 Xbox press conference. While this could be a core tower defensePlants vs. Zombiesgame, the fact that it’ll likely be announced as an Xbox One title indicates that it’s not. A safer bet is onPlants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2— a follow-up to last year’ssurprisingly good (and fun!...

June 8, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Lisa Hernandez