Master the Sword Though there are plenty of impressively powerful weapons inTears of the Kingdom, none of them manage to outshine the iconic Master Sword. Unlike other swords in the game, this one will not shatter if it has been used too much. To wield the weapon with skill, it is important to know more about its stats and abilities. Read on to learn about the Master Sword’s durability, stats, and damage inTears of the Kingdom....

Back to bed, fans Back in 2019, we reported on how Segahad trademarked a mysterious new titlein its dormantNiGHTSfranchise: “NiGHTS Dream Wheel.” Two years later — and of little surprise to anybody — it turns out that the mystery release is, in fact,a slot machine. NiGHTS Dream Wheel, which slot fans can find located at the San Manuel Casino in California, is one of those funky, modern, digital roulette affairs, and allows players to gamble tokens while experiencing a cutesyNiGHTSaesthetic....

Tickets to the gun show With E3 fast approaching and everyone drooling over new games, Nintendo wants to remind you thatArmswill be coming out soon. Releasing the same week as E3, when are we going to get more information about the game? Tomorrow at 6:00 pm EST/3:00 pm PST, apparently. Nintendo will be hosting a Direct centered on thePunch-Outinspired game to get us hyped for launch. Along with all theArmsinfo will come a brand new trailer forSplatoon 2(hopefully showing off more of that glorious Squid Sister squabble)....

Sup Holmes every Sunday at 2:30pm EST! [Sup Holmes is a weekly talk show for people that make great videogames. It airs live every Sunday at 4pm EST onYouTube, and can be found in Podcast form onLibsynandiTunes.] [Update: Show’s over folks! Thanks so much to Greg for hanging out with us! The rerun should be up soon. In the meantime, here’s a Kickstarter trailer forWandersong. It’s really good.] Due to circumstances beyond out control, we haven’t broadcast a new episode of Sup Holmes for two weeks!...

Everyone involved is making money off this, even Destructoid! There’s a pretty interesting Youtube video about how “the marketplace of ideas” is a load of crap powerful enough to help get an unthinkable candidate elected president. It speaks to the idea that “The Discourse” in today’s social media trickles down to what people talk about and think about in real life as well, leading them to prioritize whatever issues are propped up by celebrities and media talking heads at that time....

PC release follows tomorrow So, you know when Poirot announces that Everyone Did It, or that great moment in Columbo where the shabby detective reveals the ultimate clue and the killer’s smugness just drains away? Well, what if they came to their ultimate conclusion just by solving a series of binary nonogram puzzles? That’s the question asked (not really) inMurder by Numbers, a new mystery VN by British developer Mediatonic. This intriguing puzzler tells the story of a successful television actor, Honor Mizrahi, whose hit showMurder Miss Terriis thrown into disarray when actual murder occurs on set....

I missed the first 30 Planet Alpha games These days it’s pretty common to hear about a developer moving from working on AAA games into the indie space.Planet Alpha 31‘s Adrian Lazar is another example of that. After working at studios like Gameloft and IO Interactive, he has set out on his own to produce the action/puzzle platformer above. It has a good look to it, with judicious use of color and low-polygon trees that remind me ofScale....

I am a huge fan of arcade racers, and they haven’t come in as sweet a flavor as last yearsNeed for Speed: Hot Pursuit.Having already releasedShift 2this year for the driving simulation crowd, EA is bringing outNeed for Speed: The Runthis November, and it’s sure looking to be a worthy successor to the adrenaline soaked madness that wasHot Pursuit. Need for Speed: The Run(PC, Xbox 360, Wii,3DS, iOS, PlayStation 3 [Previewed])Developer: EA Black BoxPublisher: Electronic ArtsTo be released: June 02, 2025 (US) / July 21, 2025 (EU)...

It’s out in March for $4 Furiis adding another name to itsgauntlet of bosses. The Xbox One versionlaunchedwith an extra, then-exclusive fight packed in — an encounter with a multi-armed boss named The Flame — and now he’s coming to the PC and PlayStation 4 versions as part of theOne More FightDLC in March. Here’s a video of someone absolutelygoing to townon the new boss: Also on the way is a PS4 patch that’ll“bring features like the alternate control scheme, fixes, and improvements....

With more to come While it’s been somewhat overshadowed by the Xbox One’s backwards compatibility feature lately, Sony’s PS Now game-streaming service has been an OK solution for folks who want to play decent older games without having to own the old consoles. That solution is that much better as of today, which marks the first wave of PS2-era additions to the service’s library. According to the PlayStation Blog, the first PS2 games to arrive on PS Now this month areApe Escape 2, Dark Cloud 2,andHot Shots Tennis....

The PS3 is powerful. Really powerful. Its 3.2 GHz Cell processor was developed by Sony, IBM and Toshiba in a joint effort, and we all know Sony’s marketing executives have been going on and on and on about how the PlayStation 3 is “true next-gen,” and how it supports “true HDMI” and so on and so forth. Well, one of the games Sony is depending on to demonstrate the capabilities of the PS3 is … that’s right, you guessed it:Ridge Racer...

If I soon go radio-silent delete this article Why shoot up North Koreans in games likeHomefrontwhen you can make love instead? Drawing clear inspiration fromGo! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~including the name,Stay! Stay! Democratic People’s Republic of Koreahas you, a U.S. soldier, visit your two Korean pen-pals on vacation. The game released on Jun 28, 2025 via steam. EvenBig Man Tyrone is excited. Unrelated toGo! Go! Nippondeveloper Overdrive, American company DEVGRU-P is the company responsible forPanzermadels:Tank Dating Simulator....

With the release ofSuper Smash BrosinspiredShonen Smash, there are a handful of characters to choose from when trying to determine who you want to play. Your character choice is important as each character has its own unique skills and combos. We’ve put together aShonen SmashTier List for all Characters currently in the game at the time of release. Shonen Smash Tier List There are just shy of a dozen characters available inShonen Smashat launch, each with their own skills, combos, strengths, and weaknesses....