Klei announces new expansion for Don’t Starve, ‘Shipwrecked’

Go on… Klei has announced the third expansion forDon’t Starve, followingReign of GiantsandTogether—Shipwrecked. It’s coming this fall, with new playable characters, areas, seasonal effects, and creatures, and is described as a “sea-bound journey.” All we have right now is a quick teaser with a shark chasing Wilson, who is paddling away on a boat. If this follows the typical Klei schedule forDon’t Starve, it will likely come to PC first, followed by a console release....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Matthew Wilson

Lost Judgment Free to Play for Xbox Live Gold Subscribers for Limited Time

Lost Judgmentwas released in September 2021 and once again followsprivate detective Takayuki Yagami and his ex-yakuza sidekick Masaharu Kaitoas they attempt to solve a sexual assault case linked to high school bullying in Kamurocho and Yokohama. The game returns fans to the world introduced in the original game while also incorporating the open-world location of Yokohama introduced inYakuza: Like a Dragon, along with a plethora of new mini-games. RELATED:Yakuza Creator Reveals Details On New Nagoshi Studio Lost Judgmentfeatures a revamped action-based combat system from the original game along with new battle stances for Yagami to utilize....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · John Henderson

Nominees for Destructoid’s best of 2013 PC exclusive

Best of 2013 I’d say that this was an exceptionally great year for PC games, but I feel as if it would be more accurate to state that 2013 simply kept the exceptional trend going. As it gets easier and easier to release a game on the PC platform, we are consistently being surprised by developers who feel safe enough to take risks thanks to the nature of the platform....

May 27, 2025 · 4 min · 820 words · Sarah Parks

Review: PowerA Fusion Controller for Xbox One

More buttons, more sticks, less money I don’t know why controllers with extra buttons and features cost so damned much. Clearly, neither do the folks at PowerA, who have created the Fusion controller for Xbox One that includes swappable sticks, quick-trigger locks, and two extra mappable buttons on the back all at a budget price of $10 less than a standard wireless Xbox One controller. This isn’t the shitty MadCatz GameCube controller you gave to the friend you secretly hated, and while it is a damned good piece of hardware, it comes with a few minor drawbacks....

May 27, 2025 · 5 min · 959 words · Randy Reed

Star Ocean 5 has been officially announced

It’s off to space we go Star Ocean 5is a real thing coming to PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, Square Enix announced in the latest issue ofWeekly Famitsu. According toKotaku, who we graciously credit these image scans to, the game is being developed by Tri-Ace who developed the original SNES game in 1996. Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessnessis the fifth entry in the main series and is set in betweenStar Ocean 2andStar Ocean 3....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · David Harris

The Acolyte: Can Star Wars fans expect any big cameos?

TheStar Warsgalaxy continues to expand on the small screen, specifically on the Disney+ streaming service. Following up such titles asThe Mandalorian,Star Wars: The Bad Batch, andStar Wars: VisionscomesStar Wars: The Acolytefrom showrunner Leslye Headland. Based on promotional material for the series so far, it’s safe to say thattheStar WarsRPG-inspired programis quite a departure from most recent franchise endeavors. Set long before the events ofStar Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace,The Acolytesees a period of relative peace interrupted in the worst way....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Kathleen Simon

The wackiest Destructoid reviews of 2011

Destructoid reviews can get something of a … spirited … reaction from readers. Our scores don’t always line up with the majority of other publications, and some gamers can’t stand that. However, as we learned this year, even when our scores do line up with others, people can still get pretty mad about them. We thought it would be fun to gather some of the craziest “review controversies” seen on Destructoid this past year, that we may relive the memories and share in the warm laughter as 2011 draws to a close....

May 27, 2025 · 9 min · 1802 words · Shelby Martin

Wolverine's Official Successor Is Unleashed, With the Most Powerful Healing Factor in Franchise History

The Marvel Universe officially has a newWolverine, complete with lethal claws, animal senses, and an unbeatable healing factor. However, Logan’s successor may actually betoopowerful, and his healing is actually more of a curse than a gift, especially as mutantkind faces a twisted new challenge. Wolverine has powerful healing, but there are plenty of ways to kill him. The same can’t be said of his new successor. In a recent press release, Marvel revealed the upcoming seriesThe Last Wolverine....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 604 words · Lisa Pham

Baldur's Gate 3: Should You Side With Karlach Or Anders?

Player choice is key inBaldur’s Gate 3but even when players try to be good or evil, they’ll sometimes unwittingly assist the other side without a complete overview of the information. An injured Tiefling with one horn named Karlach rests by a river and she claims cultists are seeking to send her back to the literal hell she escaped from. RELATED:Baldur’s Gate 3: Where To Go First The “cultists” turn out to be the Pladains of Tyr, led by Anders....

May 26, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Lisa Kent

Disney Dreamlight Valley: Carpet Diem quest guide

We’ve done it. We’ve just about savedDisney Dreamlight Valley’sAladdin Realm, and it’s now time to tackle the Windcaller’s magic at its core. After collecting remnants of Aladdin’s wishes and manifesting them into Dreamlight Magic, we’ve cleared the vortex surrounding Windcaller, marking the beginning of the Carpet Diem quest. Carpet Diem quest walkthrough You’ll begin the Carpet Diem quest immediately aftercompleting Wish Magicand using the Magic Carpet to fly up to the Windcaller....

May 26, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Dr. Jodi Lynn

F.E.A.R 3 gets all expositiony in a new trailer

Here’s a newF.E.A.R 3trailer for you, in which former antagonist Paxton Fettel briefly explains the plot of the firstF.E.A.Rtitle and sets us up for his upcoming co-op adventure with the Point Man. So, Fettel’s a ghost now, because his mind lives in the brain of his brother, who killed him. Both of them are the children of a teenage girl who can rape men, by the way.

May 26, 2025 · 1 min · 67 words · Carol Martin

Final Fantasy XIV raid boss has a secret attack for anyone who tries to kiss her

Final Fantasy XIVPatch 6.5 launched with the final tier of its Myths of the Realm Alliance Raid earlier this month, and it’s still packing secrets to discover. The new 24-man raid apparently has a little easter egg for players familiar with the MMO’s fishing lore, and it involves shooting your shot with one of the realm’s 12 gods, Llymlaen. In the Thaleia Raid, if you catch her at just the right time, using the ‘/blowkiss’ emote on Llymlaen causes her to stop and scold you....

May 26, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Cody Moore

Game Over: Stories of E.T. and industry failures uncovered in new trailer

Documentaries are the best You ever hear of game developers living like rock stars? That’s what Atari was doing back in the ’80s when it was on top of the world. ThenE.T.happened, and well, it all went wrong very quickly. As part of Xbox’s push toward original programming,Atari: Game Overchronicles the rise and fall of the biggest videogame publisher during the 1980s and the subsequent industry crash. It’ll air on Xbox platforms later this year, meaning that you don’t have to go sit around a filthyNew Mexico landfilllike others did to learn about history....

May 26, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Sheila Dunn