How to Save Companions from Death in Starfield

Thanks toStarfield‘s realism and complex dialogue system, it’s possible to build quite close and personal bonds with your companions. If you’re into exploration and uncovering the secrets of the universe, you’ll probably spend your time with Sarah Morgan, and if you’re into being a gunslinging space cowboy, thenSam Coeis your guy. At a certain point, you’ll be faced with a tough decision regarding your companions and it may have you wondering whether it’s possible to save all your companions from death....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Eric Keller

How to unlock The Arcadion: AAC Light-Heavyweight (Savage) in FFXIV (Final Fantasy XIV)

The Arcadion was introduced toFinal Fantasy XIVwith patch 7.01, and now two weeks later we’re getting patch 7.05 and the introduction ofDawntrail’s first savage raids. These are sure to be brutal, considering the difficulty of the normal raids, and will test even the most competent players skills. Before you may unlock The Arcadion: AAC Light-Heavyweight (Savage), you’ll need to unlock The Arcadion’s normal raids. We have amore in-depth guide for this process, but in short you’ll need to:...

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · George Lucero

James Franco to star in X-Men spin-off, Multiple Man

Multiple Francos for the cost of one! In a surprise announcement, Fox has revealed that they are developing a new X-Men spin-off film starring James Franco with a script written byWonder Woman‘s Allan Heinberg.Multiple Manwill feature the X-Men associate of the same name whose mutant power, as you’re able to tell, involves creating clones of himself. This won’t be the character’s film debut, however, as he was portrayed by Eric Dane (Grey’s Anatomy) in 2006’sX-Men: The Last Stand....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Damon Reed

League of Legends EU servers hacked

If you playLeague of Legendsin the EU (EU West and EU Nordic & East databases), be prepared to start changing some of your account information (both inLoLand everywhere else you use the same info). It seems as if Riot Games hasreleased an alertletting people know that their servers have been breached, leaking names, email addresses, character names, dates of birth, and security questions. Thankfully, billing info is apparently safe. Riot states that they have hired experts to investigate the matter, and are actively making sure that this doesn’t happen again....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Suzanne White

Legendary Final Fantasy art director Yusuke Noara leaves company

‘Final Fantasy XV has the best ending’ You might not know his name, but you’re aware of Yusuke Naora’s work. Among a heap of obscure projects likeThe Bouncer, he also worked on coreFinal Fantasygames, and served as art director forVII, VIII, X, andXV. He’s a legend, but after 24 years of service with Square Enix, he’s left the company. Don’t worry, it’s amicable, as he’s doing it with “family in mind,” and will continue to illustrate and work part time for Square Enix (though nothing has been announced yet) while focusing on some much deserved rest....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · David Macdonald

Live stream EVO 2010 all weekend long

EVO 2010 is in full swing right now in Las Vegas where fighting game fans have converged to beat the digital crap out of each other.G4TV is live streamingthe weekend long brawl so you won’t have to miss a second of action for all of you stuck at home. Today saw people battling it out inTatsunoko Vs. CapcomandSuper Street Fighter IV. Saturday will seeTekken 6and the Semi-Final matches take place forSuper Street Fighter IV....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Dennis Green

Lose your sight and possibly your mind in Perception

Fear without sight There’s something unsettling about not being able to fully grasp your surroundings, especially when you’re playing a survival horror game.Perceptionis a game that throws the player into shaky visual ground, mixes in some creepy fiends, and tosses a shape-shifting haunted house on top of it. You play a blind woman named Cassie who is afflicted with reoccurring dreams which take place inside a haunted house. She travels to the estate in person to discover why her dreams are taunting her, and finds a lot more than she initially bargained for....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Bobby Hill

Luke Skywalker meets Debbie Does Dallas: Fox report on Mass Effect is saddening

Initially, I had no intention of watching this “report,” much less posting it on Destructoid, but after reading the transcript onGamePolitics, I finally broke down and sat through the whole sorry affair. Now, I may goof on my research now and again, and I hold my hands up to that, but watching this video is akin to watching a group of men talking about how painful period pains are. These are people with no experience or knowledge whatsoever regardingMass Effect, trying to pass themselves off as experts and it’s finally ground me down to the point of sorrow....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Joel Taylor

New Nintendo 3DS XL launches in North America this February

It looks like the regular New 3DS is left out Nintendo has announced a July 09, 2025 release date and $199.99 price tag for the New 3DS XL in North America. All of the previously announced features are in, including the extra C-Stick control, speedier boot-up times, enhanced processing power, extra shoulder buttons, slightly longer battery life, a switch to micro-SD memory cards, NFC (for amiibo), and the face-tracking 3D system, to ensure “stable viewing at a wider angle....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Tyrone Hester

Operation Raccoon City has brain zombies, explosions

There’s a newResident Evil: Operation Raccoon Citytrailer out. It’s pre-rendered but pretty awesome. It’s got some Brain-zombies and a ton of explosions. So pretty standard fare as hype-y videos go. Unlike other games in the series, inOperation Raccoon City, players will take on the role of Umbrella operatives trying to cover up their illicit activities. Former Editor-in-Chief, Nick Chester,previewed the game back in April, saying that it “doesn’t feel anything like aResident Evilgame you’ve played before”, which seems to fit given the massive role-switch....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Harry Jones

Pinball FX2 is even better than expected in VR

Know any good neck stretches? It feels like it’s been years since I’ve last played a Zen Studios pinball game. I mean, my goodness! The list of tables available forPinball FX2stretcheson and on. Where do you even start at this point? For as much fun as I’ve had with that game and Zen’s earlier work, I’m no pinball wizard. Those feelings of leaderboard inadequacy had me hesitant to try my hand atPinball FX2 VR, which is out this week for PlayStation VR and HTC Vive following the Oculus Rift version that launched back in March....

May 31, 2025 · 4 min · 810 words · Jocelyn Phillips

Please name D3 Publisher’s XBLA Puzzle Quest expansion

At this year’s GDC, D3 Publisher was kind enough to show us the next entry in thePuzzle Questseries,Galactrix. Still, that title is quite a ways off, so what willPuzzle Questfanatics do in the meantime? Drool over the upcomingPuzzle Questexpansion pack which is set to hit Xbox LIVE Arcade this spring. Currently being calledPuzzle Quest 1.5due to the amount of new content included, the expansion will add 50 new spells and 40 new items....

May 31, 2025 · 4 min · 698 words · Jean Harvey

RETAKE codes (April 2025) [NEW]

Updated: May 31, 2025 Checked for new codes. Horror games are, well, scary, and having someRETAKEcodes on your side would surely help alleviate the tension. It also helps that this experience is heavily inspired byR.E.P.O., which means it’s a co-op game, so at least you won’t be alone with the monsters lurking about. The catch is thatRETAKEdoesn’t have a code redemption system right now. But, hey, maybe you don’t need additional help when you’ve got the power of friendship and teamwork, right?...

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Bryan Robinson