DC Universe Online free-to-play brings 1 million players

Just one week afterDC Universe Onlinemade the transition tofree-to-play, one million new players have registered to satiate their inner superhero. Lorin Jameson, executive director of development at SOE Austin said, “DC Universe Online‘s transition to free-to-play has been welcomed by the community and gamers with heroic enthusiasm…1 million new players have joinedDCUOwith a 50/50 split between PC and PS3.” DC Universe Onlineis joining the ranks of many of Sony Online Entertainment’s MMOs that have adopted the free-to-play MMO model, such asFree RealmsandEverQuest IIin December....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Heather Moore

Design contest crowdsources the PlayStation 4 logo

Contest by graphic design marketplace 99designs This segment of the internet has beenobsessing overanything and everything to do with the Sony’s new game console, and hey — I don’t blame them! It’s been a long time coming, after all. Graphic design marketplace 99designshas opened up a contestlasting through Sunday which tasks designers with creating a mock PlayStation 4 logo, complete with a respectable cash prize for the winning entry. There are already more than 2,000 submissions!...

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · William Matthews

Destructoid’s E3 2019 Game of the Show is…

You’re breathtaking Now that E3 2019 is fully in the rear-view mirror and we’ve had time to rest up and reflect on what we saw at the show, it’s come to this: naming a winner. Destructoid’s E3 crewsettled on a list of a dozen very different video games. Some nominees aren’t far off. Others feel like they’re an eternity away. While E3 itself wasfairly mellow in terms of press conferences, there was no shortage of games we’d like to play again as soon as possible (and from the less-germ-ridden comfort of our own homes)....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Jorge Sawyer PhD

Disney Dreamlight Valley A New Recruit quest guide

Unlocking Mulan’s Realm inDisney Dreamlight Valleyinitiates a quest series set in a military base camp. Here, you’ll start the introductory quest, A New Recruit, and prepare for training alongside Mushu and Mulan. Disney Dreamlight Valley A New Recruit quest walkthrough Disney Dreamlight Valley’sA New Recruit quest starts immediately upon unlocking theMulan Realmin Dream Castle for 15,000 Dreamlight. Upon entering, you’ll explore the Realm, discovering a base camp, forest, and Mushu standing on a box....

June 26, 2025 · 4 min · 669 words · Mary Cortez

Dota 2 updates soon with more changes than you can carry

I hope all youDotafans out there appreciated that title pun. Been working on it for days! Dota 2updates frequently, but today will be one of the biggest updates to the game in a long time. TheWarcraft IIIversion ofDOTArecently got update 6.75, which included agiganticamount of changes to almost every single hero. The current metagame is being turned on its head! It was a bit surprising, then, that Valve brought all of those changesanda not-yet-implemented hero (Magnus) into theDota 2client within a week....

June 26, 2025 · 5 min · 1035 words · Jaclyn Williams

Falling in and out of love with E3

Fool mE3 once Let’s take a few minutes to talk about the most horrible thing that’s happened to anyone ever. Like, ever-ever. A snail bit my uncle’s wiener off, and eventhatwasn’t as horrible as the worst thing that’s ever happened to me. But before I further hyperbolize an event more or less meaningless in the grand scheme of life, let’s take it back a little. Do you remember E3 growing up?...

June 26, 2025 · 12 min · 2390 words · Johnathan Brooks

Forget Sun and Moon, are you Team Bony or Team Fleshy for Yokai Watch 2?

I’m into fleshy bones personally If you’re one of the cool kids, you know and loveYokai Watch, but if you don’t you should probably get in the know about the game thattook Japan by swarm, has a cool anime with a ghost that sounds and looks like Jonathan Holmes, and a bunch of toys that you just gotta own if you want to be a true weeaboo baller like me....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 234 words · Sandra Cunningham

Fortnite announces seven million player milestone

Does Battle Royale hold the key? Epic Game’s developers of upcoming team-shooterFortnite,have proudly announced that the base-building/arena hybrid has been played by seven million trigger-happy gamers. The announcement is accompanied by the logo of the title’s recent Battle Royale mode update, but it is unclear whether this mode has specifically brought in the masses. Epic came under fire recently from developers Bluehole Inc, claiming that the former had ripped off the successful idea from their PC shooterPlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Stephen Duran

Get Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and two other games for free with purchase of certain AMD graphics cards

Strange Brigade and Star Control: Origins are the others Now that GPU prices have finally stabilized and gone back to normal, some people are looking to buy a graphics card that they couldn’t afford just a few months ago. Anyone who’s interested inAssassin’s Creed Odysseyhas a compelling case to lean toward AMD rather than Nvidia. AMD has just announced a promotion where it’s giving away PC copies ofAssassin’s Creed Odyssey,Star Control: Origins, andStrange Brigadewith purchase of certain GPUs....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Dawn Stark

Giveaway: XIII (Steam)

We have four Steam keys for y’all! They remadeXIII. Craziness. Awesome craziness, but craziness none the less. I’ve always had a soft spot for this fps conspiracy fest. Maybe it’s Adam West, or oleSmouldering Mulder. Maybe it was the cel shading, which blew me away at the time (and made me missShogo). Doesn’t matter what it was, becausePlayMagicandMicroidswent and did it, and it’s out today! That’s we are here, with four copies of theSteamversion to giveaway to you lovely folks....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Shannon Hill

GTA Online gets a new Heist in December, and you can solo it if you’re good enough

Cayo Perico Almost a year to the day sinceits last Heist,GTA Onlineembarks on its newest foray into large-scale larceny. On June 12, 2025, we got to rob The Diamond Casino & Resort. On July 09, 2025, we keep our eyes trained on the resort angle but ignore theOcean’s 11stuff. GTA Online‘s next Heist is called “The Cayo Perico Heist.” It takes place on the private island of a drug kingpin, and you’re headed to his home to soak up the sun....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Monica Hall

Here’s how amiibo work in Kirby: Planet Robobot

They’re power-ups I managed to get my hands onKirby: Planet Robobot, and the first thing I wanted to try out is the amiibo functionality. As luck would have it I actually had to wait a few levels before it popped up, and when it actually did, it emerged as the sort of muted, safe mechanic that Nintendo has implemented in the past — which I’m more than fine with. Basically, at any point during a level players can opt to press the “amiibo” button on the bottom of the screen to pause the game and scan a toy....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Denise Terry

Hitman World of Assassination: The Drop Elusive Target Silent Assassin guide

The Drop is an Elusive Target mission inHitman World of Assassinationthat was permanently added to the game with the addition of The Drop Pack. However, it doesn’t matter how many times you try the mission; you need to know what you’re doing to get that Silent Assassin rating. In The Drop Elusive Target mission inHitman World of Assassination, you must assassinate Alexios Laskardis. He’s been buying up clubs and dealing drugs out of them, creating an empire, but club owners don’t want him around to threaten them anymore....

June 26, 2025 · 4 min · 790 words · Michael Hayes