Are you still playing Ring Fit Adventure?

The holidays can be tough Ring Fit Adventurecame out a month and a half ago, and the unopened box I bought is still sitting on my Switch shelf. I know, right! I’ve been busy with a bunch of other games, and now that the slower winter season is upon us, I think it’s time to bust that bad boy out of its cage. But even going through the process of that in my head, I thought to myself: “are people still playing it?...

May 24, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Bonnie Johnson

Battlefield Hardline: First hands-on impressions

Details on how Hardline came to be I was pretty excited to be able to be the first to tell you about Battlefield Hardline, the new team up cops-and-robbers title from Visceral (Dead Space) and DICE. Buttrailer leaks,detail leaks, and evengameplay video leaksruined the fun. I played the game several weeks ago and did my job to keep the secret! Too bad no one else did. So you probably already know the idea behindHardline: a sandbox that takes the mayhem of a Battlefield game but puts a crime revenge twist to it....

May 24, 2025 · 5 min · 882 words · Jennifer Douglas

Bayonetta 2 dated for October 24th

So spooky Nintendo has sent word thatBayonetta 2will be hitting the Wii U on October 24th. In case you haven’t heard of it yet, she’ll also gain access to a new “snake transformation” that will let her navigate water, and of course, the first game will be bundled with it with all of the Nintendo costume options we’ve seen so far. I had a chance to playBayonetta 2recently and enjoyed it....

May 24, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Mark King

Best feats for Lae’zel in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)

MostBaldur’s Gate 3players discover early on that Lae’zel is one of the most useful companions in the game during combat. Thanks to her big damage, the Githyanki companion is essential for making the early game bearable and the late game easy. Because Lae’zel is a Fighter by default, you can choose four feats for her across aBaldur’s Gate 3playthrough. Most classes only get three, although there are a few other exceptions....

May 24, 2025 · 4 min · 705 words · Christopher Cooper

Best ways to farm Robot Arms in Anime Last Stand

Robot Arm is a very specific item you’re able to find inAnime Last Stand, but it’s also important to obtain if you’re looking to evolve the Ninja character inspired by Nagato. This item is specifically required for this one purpose, but it can be hard to obtain. Let’s take a look at the best way to farm a Robot Arm inAnime Last Stand, followed by how to use it properly and efficiently....

May 24, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Scott Spencer

BioShock’s medical pavilion recreated in Unreal Engine 4 makes you forget what it actually looked like

Your memory is fading, your muscles will fail you, and soon you will become dust Two years ago, we saw the glory oforiginalBioShockassets droppedinto Unreal Engine 4. Now UK-based 3D artistRoss Littlejohnhas gone ahead and recreated a scene from everyone’s favorite underwater city from scratch. Remember the medical pavilion? Well, Littlejohn certainly did. Hecrafted allof the assets in the video below aside from the plants and art (posters, the Circus of Values clown) for his final year project....

May 24, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · William Green

Boomerang X rules and it’s coming to PC and Nintendo Switch on July 8

There’s a demo on Steam right now, too Boomerang Xis an arena action game that’ll test your reflexes and make you feel like an untouchable ninja once you’ve adapted to your projectile abilities and air-dashing ways. I know we’ve all got enough cool games on our minds after E3, even if we’re just talking about new Devolver Digital-backed projects, but here’s another one, and it rules. It’s coming to PC and Nintendo Switch on June 26, 2025....

May 24, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Elizabeth Johnson

Chad goes Head to Head with humiliation, humiliation wins

I have not watched the above clip, nor do I have any desire to. You see, I was a panelist onX-Play’s brand new segment Head to Head yesterday and something … happened. Something rather embarrassing. Not to ruin the “magic” of television, but, since you won’t see it (thank Nayru, Farore, and Din it wasn’t caught on camera!), I am sitting on a high director’s chair that is raised up on a tall (but small) platform....

May 24, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Brianna Nelson

Check out the Destructoid community’s Super Mario Maker 2 levels

Thank you Yamamura-sensei Personally, I think the quality of Mario levels, now that we live in aSuper Mario Maker 2world, has gone up considerably. There are some cool, high-stress runners, some comically-themed levels, and some fun, puzzle-oriented levels. The Destructoid community also has its own fair share of aspiring “Mario Makers,” from casual designers to intense critics and everything in-between, creating all sorts of levels that you’d expect from this community of weirdos....

May 24, 2025 · 4 min · 683 words · Lori Jackson

Comments of the Week 91

Hey, yo, what up? It’s Dreamweaver, back with yet another Comments of the Week! That’s right, it’s time to check out all of the hilarious commentary featuring the best community in the entire internet, the fine folks of Rule 34. Oh, wait, I mean Destructoid. I guess we’re cool. I mean, we don’t make porn of anime girls or anything. As always, comments are categorized into three sections: TRUTH:rubbing the oils found in banana peels on bug bites and poison ivy can help keep it from itching....

May 24, 2025 · 3 min · 548 words · Lori Mcgee

Definitive Guide on How to Get Lancer in Verse Piece & Full Move Showcase

InVerse Piece, you are only as strong as the sword you wield. The best swords are challenging to get, and the Lancer is no exception. Keeping this in mind, we’ve prepared the following guide onhow to get Lancer inVerse Pieceto help you out. Table of Contents Complete Lancer Move Showcase Lancer has one of thehighest DPS of anyswordinVerse Piece, even comparable toSung Jin-Woo. Although itdoesn’t apply bleed, Lancer can still reliably freeze opponents due to its multi-hit moves....

May 24, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Megan Scott

Destiny’s Taken King Achievements are uninspired

Two other ones updated, also Destiny‘sThe Taken Kingexpansion has seen its share of excitement since its reveal. And, by “excitement,” we mostly mean scorn. The one-year add-on has had people upset aboutits price, it has had people upset about a raid that won’t be included at launch, and it has people upset because it’s when the beloved Gjallarhorn is getting nerfed. For everyone looking past all that,The Taken Kinghas a bunch of new quests, and each one will likely net you a new Achievement or Trophy for completing....

May 24, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Janice Williams

Destructoid review: Penumbra: Black Plague

Back when dinosaurs ruled the Earth,we reviewedPenumbra: Overture,an independent horror/puzzle title which was, at the time, slated to be the first episode in a trilogy. Almost a year later, we revisit the dark world ofPenumbrato reviewBlack Plague, the second — and sadly, last — entry in the series. Aimed at gamers who love survival horror and ingenious physics puzzles,Black Plagueseeks to avoid many ofOverture‘s missteps and provide an utterly immersive, completely believable horror world....

May 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1381 words · Cathy Michael