The new Spartacus game will be F2P and has permadeath

Developer Kung Fu Factory has just announced that their latest game,Spartacus Legends, will be launching with a free-to-play scheme on the XBLA and PSN platforms. You’ll be able to assemble your own manly gladiatorial duder tofight other manly gladiatorial duders soon, as the game launches in the first quarter of 2013. This might be a big deal to some of you, as there are rarely any free-to-play games to be found on Microsoft and Sony systems....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 209 words · Matthew Haynes

There probably won’t be another Warcraft movie, but here’s what the director wants to tackle if there was

TheWarcraftfilm is a weird phenomenon to unpack. On paper, it was successful — it grossed over $433 million worldwide, more than twice its $160 million budget. That’s usually enough to cover marketing costs (double), but this one is an unusual case where Blizzard and Universal spent tons of cash on a marketing blitz for it — to the point where some reported that they needed to gross $450 million to break even....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Lindsey Frey

This Fall Guys video is the wholesome Friday content with the feel-good vibes to start your weekend

Teach a man to fish… There are good people out there. This isn’t the most selfless act imaginable and it’s not a grand sacrifice. But, it’s a good reminder that some people will go out of their way to help a stranger in need. We have a bean who doesn’tyetknow how to climb. That will change. Just watch. Teaching a new bean how to climb 🥺https://t.co/l671F9x8T3 — Fall Guys 👑 (@FallGuysGame)July 16, 2025...

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Carol Jacobs

This is Battlefield 4’s multiplayer

So much destruction OhBattlefield 4multiplayer, how I can’t wait to be obsessed with you. Single-player? Hah, no thanks. Multiplayer though? Oh yes. Yes yes yes please. This promo video covers pretty much all the stuff we already know that multiplayer will offer. The biggest thing being how the maps can evolve during matches. Buildings crumble, cities get flooded, and you can make your own pathways through buildings with a tank. Lots of stuff we already know about, but seeing it all unfold in a montage like this just makes the wait a little bit harder....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Victoria Johnson

Unreal Engine 5.4 will introduce a ‘non-game pricing model’ in April

No doubt about it, Unreal Engine is probably the world’s most popular video game development toolkits. It’s also free to use, with Epic Games taking a cut whenever games earn above a certain threshold. However, if you’re a non-game company, you will need to pay for the software soon enough. In a recentnews postover on the Unreal Engine website, a new pricing scheme is being introduced with the release of version 5....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Jasmine Barnes

Video: Devolver Digital’s Mike Wilson discusses the past, the future, tequila and porn

Devolvin’ and Debauchin’ You guys might’ve seen thecharming, casual, laid-back interviewI did with Devolver Digital’s Nigel Lowry. Here’s the interview I did with Devolver’s co-founder Mike Wilson, which took place several shots of tequila later and got slightly weirder. We discuss the company’s roots, it’s future plans, and where they intend to go beyond game publishing and movie producing. Porn? Sure, why not.

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 63 words · Kimberly Thomas

Wiimbeldon: Barcade, Beers, and Bears! Oh My!

Part hipster costume party, part casual Wii-gamer, and part “Well, I don’t really want to fit into either of those other two categories, so I suppose I’ll justdrink a lot of beerinstead” would all aptly describe the first annualWiimbeldontournament held this Saturday at Barcade in Brooklyn. Naturally, since none but the last of the above describes the East-coast Destructoid representatives, it took the full extent of the weekend for us to recall the exact intricacies of the event, which went a little something like this:...

May 17, 2025 · 4 min · 801 words · Anthony Johnson

2014’s Into the Pixel exhibit announces its art selections

Sunset Overdrive and inFamous, among others As a joint effort between the ESA and Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS), the exhibits for the 2014 Into the Pixel Collection have been announced. This is the 11th year running, and it seeks to honor videogame artists during E3 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. If you’re heading that way, verify you stop by and give it a quick look. Pretty much all of the art here is beautiful, so there’s not much more that can be said other than “take a look at them in the gallery below....

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Adam Hawkins

AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! Remastered has dropped onto PC

Dejobaan Games and Petricore Inc.have announcedthat the remaster of their 2009 indie classic,AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! Remastered, has launched today on PC. For those keeping score, this is actually the second remake ofAaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity. The first time was back in 2011 withAaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome.AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! Remasteredis a heck of a lot shinier than the last time around, benefiting from over a decade of base-jumping advancements. If you’re unfamiliar, theAaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!...

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Calvin Vargas

All new GobbleGums in Black Ops 6 Zombies season 2

Season 2 ofBlack Ops 6is now live, and you can jump in to enjoy all the new content, including GobbleGums. These items have been popular ever since the game’s launch, and some have incredible in-game effects. Of course, not all GobbleGums are worth the same, and some are more popular, too. There are new additions worth your consideration, which have been released as part of theSeason 2 update. How many new GobbleGums are in Black Ops 6 Zombies Season 2 So far, three new GobbleGums have been added on launch day:Dead Drop (Epic),Modified Chaos (Legendary), andQuacknarok (Whimsical)....

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Kelly Thompson

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp might be worth reinstalling now that it has AR capabilities

I uninstalledAnimal Crossing: Pocket Campfrom my phone well beforeNew Horizonshit the Switch, and I really haven’t seen any reason to go back to it. It’s still the cute game I remember from when it launched, but it’s shackled to fortune cookies and a subscription service I just don’t want to deal with. If anything, I was good and ready to forget all about the app until I found out today Nintendo has added AR functionality to it....

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Alison Vasquez

Anime Swords X codes (November 2024)

Updated Aug 08, 2025 Looked for new codes! Clicker games with an anime twist? Sign me up!Anime Swords Xallows me to explore beautiful islands, collect anime-inspired shadows, and use cool swords to fight mobs. To defeat the world boss and unlock new islands, I had to become very strong, so I decided to redeem codes. Anime Swords Xcodes give Shadow Keys, Status Resets, Energy Potions, and many other freebies that help you collect energy faster....

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Carrie Schultz

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey director talks how the team pulled off making the game relevant for nearly a year

And they did pull it off Back when the “TV seasons” concept was announced forAssassin’s Creed Odyssey, I was skeptical, but Ubisoft pulled it off. With the release ofthe last chapter of the Atlantis sagaa month ago, the ballad ofOdysseyhad come to an end, and the steady mix of paid and free DLC kept the game relevant for a year. Yes, it is possible to “take a year off” fromAC: remember that you were proud of this in two years, Ubisoft!...

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Jeffrey Perez