The official Geralt cosplayer lent his talents to this Witcher short film

Not bad We’ve posted aboutBen Schammaseveral times in the past, mostly because he is Geralt, fromThe Witcherseries, in real life. No I mean figuratively and literally, as CD Projekt Red has him contracted as the official Geralt cosplayer at several events. Well now he’s starring in a short, roughly four minute fan film, which mostly showcases him and Triss Merigold locked in combat with a formidable foe. All told it’s a great fan effort, as it nails the aesthetic, doesn’t try to go too big and get away from itself, and showcases some great muted practical and special effects....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Laura Smith

The Walking Dead: The Final Season will take you through one last hell this August

Tears will flow Telltale’sThe Walking Deadwill get its final season this August with the first episode releasing on June 22, 2025. It will launch for $19.99 on PC, Xbox One, and PS4 before coming to Nintendo Switch later in the year. PS4 and Xbox One players that pre-order the season before August 14 will receive the entire series (including spin-offMichonne) to tide them over until release. PC gamers will receive a 10% discount for pre-orders....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Timothy Johnson

Tokyo Mirage Sessions director says the altered western outfits are ‘quite cute’

But if you don’t like ’em, fans are working on a patch [Update:Hirataalso tweeted abouthow he was initially “disappointed” with the changes, but was glad to see the “passionate support” of fans.] Wii U-exclusiveTokyo Mirage Sessions #FEis legally the last game for the system untilLegend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which I bet will be better on NX anyways, so I understand fans being protective over it. They were particularly upset to learn that some characters got pants over their underwear, ages changed, and bikinis replaced on theboat ride over from Japan....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Angel Buchanan

Unavowed, Wadjet Eye’s urban fantasy adventure, is now on the Nintendo Switch

Take the fantasy on the go Wadjet Eye has been a steady publisher and developer of adventure games over the years, and today, one of its more recent stories is going handheld. 2018’sUnavowedsurprise-dropped today on the Nintendo Switch. Unavowedkicks off with you waking up in New York City. You discover that you have no memory of the past year, thanks to possession by a murderous demon. With very few options available, the best route seems to be joining up with the supernatural investigators that found you to make up for your misdeeds, and maybe learn more about the greater threat looming over the world....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · Mrs. Gail Miller

Video Games Live takes to Kickstarter to fund third album

Because music publishers still don’t get game music Maybe you’ve been to aVideo Games Live concert. Maybe, like me, you loved it, and sought out pastCD and DVD releases. The show has only gotten better with time as they incorporate more and more music into the program, and as it is now, they have enough material for the next volume to be released. The problem is that music publishers don’t want to take a risk on a game music CD featuring titles likeShadow of the Colossus,Beyond Good & Evil,Chrono Trigger/Cross, andJourney....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Megan Ramos

Vote now for Destructoid’s E3 2018 Community Choice Award!

No one man should have all that power E3 is that magical time of year where grown men and women shun life’s normal responsibilities to watch a bunch of people, awkwardly talking about video games, on a stage fit for The Beatles’ Resurrection from Death and Subsequent Reunion Tour. Instead of rejoicing over the fact that a hobby, once derided as a mere children’s distraction, now garners attention rivalling more respected forms of entertainment, we instead war with one another in comment sections....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 241 words · Elizabeth Thompson

Wanna see Pokemon Gold/Silver? Watch this crap

You’d like to see some of thePokemon GoldandSilverremake in action, wouldn’t you.Pokemon Heart GoldandSoul Silverare headed to the DS and DSi in 2010 as tenth anniversary remakes, but you may sneak a peek now, a bit early. There’s one catch, though: the scenes are in this crap Japanese television show. Watch on (below the jump) to see three new gameplay clips, each interspersed with some talky talky and awkward silences from a huge Pichu....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Jacob Adams

What is Clash mode in Warzone?

Warzone’sreturn to form in season four ofBlack Ops 6includes a limited-time mode that hasn’t been seen sinceBlack Ops Cold War:welcome back, Clash. Clash is similar to modes like Plunder, where respawns are enabled in the battle royale game, and the mode is not a BR at all. It’s similar to Team Deathmatch, but there are a lot of extra wrinkles added in, too. Table of contents Warzone Clash mode explained Clash mode inWarzoneis a limited-time modebased on Team Deathmatch, with specific scoring requirements....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Cynthia Cook

Where can Metroid’s future go from here?

Prime Directive Metroid Dreadis exactly one week away. It’s exciting, isn’t it? A newmainlineMetroidgame that isn’t a remake of some kind, and isn’tPrime. Okay, soPrime 4is on the way and I’m actually excited to see that series in the spotlight again. But growing up on the original series, falling in love with it during long car rides withMetroid 2, and then being blown away bySuper Metroid, the classic storyline is really near and dear to my heart....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · April Johnson

World of Warcraft 10.2.5 Seeds of Renewal is set to release January 16

In anofficial blog post, Blizzard confirmed the next update forWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflightwill drop on January 16. Titled Seeds of Renewal, the update brings a handful of new content to the popular MMORPG as well as concludes the current storyline campaign of the Dragon Isles. Worldwide Dragonriding and Azerothian Archives and more One of the most popular mechanics introduced inWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflightis Dragonriding. Currently, the feature is only accessible in the new expansion area, the Dragon Isles....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Matthew Hill

Xbox’s Games with Gold lineup for April is more filler

Hard Corps: Uprising is the highlight this month I’m beginning to look at the monthly Games with Gold lineups less out of real interest and more out of fleeting morbid curiosity. There’s no denying that Xbox has been killing it with the Game Pass library lately… and by “killingit,” I mean Games with Gold – it’s really been suffering. It’s a lot of filler titles. For April 2021, Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass ultimate are getting four freebies:...

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Stacy Flynn

(Update) Nintendo is now allowing user reviews on their website

Nothing can go wrong, right [Update:Annnnd they’re gone! Just two days later Nintendohas pulled the feature entirely. There is no window on when they might return, if they’re even coming back.] The Miiverse is dead, long live the Miiverse. Nintendo has recently added a way to get that same Mii feel up in their website’s business, as you can now review games directly on the official website with your official Mii seal of approval....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Jacqueline Silva

(Update) Shin Megami Tensei III HD (and Dante) will debut on May 25

You can also ‘play it early’ through a digital deluxe scheme [Update:The Nintendo listing is live, and it confirms that on Switch, the HD re-release is 8.5 GB You can find the PlayStation listing here.] Atlus isfinallyready to tell us when Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HDis coming. Ready? It’s May! Today, Atlus has confirmed to Destructoid that theShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remasterwill arrive on May 25 onPC (Steam), PS4, and Switch....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Sarah Lewis