No more Secret for Puppey: Joins Parker to play for Edge in South America

DOTA 2 News Now that the team he founded is out of The International 2025 and the EWC, Puppey is changing teammates and region. Is this finally the opportunity he needed to make a comeback? Clement “Puppey” Ivanov is not only the winner of the first The International and a legendary player—he’s also the owner of Team Secret. That’s what makes his announcement as the new hard support player for Team Edge in South America so unexpected....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Darlene Powell

Persona 4 goes full Miku in Dancing All Night

Just set it free and dance! It’s been months since the Investigation Team cracked the case and life is getting back to normal. That is, until members of Rise Kujikawa’s J-pop group suddenly go missing. And, surprise, surprise: The rescue mission brings the gang face to face with an old nemesis, the Shadows from the TV World. Except this time the only way to defeat them and save the day is through the power of dance....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · David Griffin

PGL bans Virtus.Pro and Gambit from Antwerp CS: GO Major

News The players can still compete under neutral names and jerseys. PGL today announced its decision to ban the two Russian orgs from the upcoming PGL Antwerp CS: GO Major. This means Gambit and Virtus.pro will be unable to attend the Major. “As things stand, we will ban Virtus.pro and Gambit Esports from participating in the RMR and the upcoming PGL Antwerp Major. We will, however, allow the players currently associated with Virtus....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Bridget Barrett

Pokémon GO World of Wonders: Spawns, events and more

News World of Wonders is upon us. The next season of Pokémon GO, World of Wonders is almost here. As per usual, a new season of Pokémon GO brings refreshed spawns, eggs, field research and more. Here is everything we know about Pokémon GO Timeless Travels: When is the next Pokémon Go season? Pokémon GO World of Wonders will run fromMarch 1st 2024, toJune 1st 2024starting and ending at 10am local time....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Lisa Morgan

Rovio ain’t angry: $194m in revenue, 45 percent from toys

A record year for the casual games company Who says you have to make AAA console games to make money? While the big guys are shutting down left and right, Rovio flings off theirfinancial resultsfor 2012 showing that they’re growing at an amazing rate. The Espoo, Finland-based company has doubled revenue over last year, raking in €152.2 million ($194.9 million) this year, with their total game download count now weighing in at 1....

July 13, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Jacob Wells

Sea of Thieves sets skeleton ships loose on July 31

You best start believing in ghost stories LapsedSea of Thievesplayers will want to check back in with the game two weeks from now. The next big expansion,Cursed Sails, is set to unleash cursed ships manned by skeleton crews on July 31. Along with the new AI threat, the free content update will introduce a new three-person ship, the Brigantine, and an alliance system. The latter feature is said to encourage multiple crews to “band together in pursuit of their goals, [tackle] greater challenges, and [share] the rewards....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Nicholas Little

Sign me up for Castle Crashers on Switch

(And everything else The Behemoth has done) [Update: In addition to the Switch tease, there’s alsoa nod toCastle Crasherson PS4.] The thought hadn’t crossed my mind lately, but yeah,Castle Crasherswould rule pretty hard on Nintendo Switch. In a tweet today,The Behemoth seemed to tease an incoming port. The studio dropped some artwork featuring Joy-Con controllers styled after the game’s four original knights. pic.twitter.com/b85s4rvaxM — The Behemoth (@thebehemoth)July 07, 2025...

July 13, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Robert Lam

SoulCalibur V hitting Games on Demand, PlayStation Store

A tale of souls and swords, now digitally reborn SoulCalibur Vwill be available on Xbox Live’s Games on Demand and the PlayStation Store on April 23 for $19.99, Namco Bandai Games today announced. The game features a roster of over two dozen fighters, including Ezio Auditore ofAssassin’s Creedfame, and picks up 17 years after the events ofSoulCalibur IV. When it released in January 2012, we called it “the year’s first must play title,” so now is as good a time as any to check it out....

July 13, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Jessica Brown

Starr Mazer fully funded, plans crossover with itself

Consoles are just a few thousand away [Update:Starr Mazeris in its final 24 hours on Kickstarterand the development team is going out with bang, hosting a24-hour live stream packedwith pogs, pizza, games, announcements and other forms of entertainment. One of those announcements is thatStarr Mazerlead Brick M. Stonewood will encounter a gender-swapped version of himself at some point in the game. Is this the “crossover with itself” that we reported on earlier, an alternate reality type deal, or something else?...

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Kathy Duncan

Team Aster donate their $92,500 i-League winnings to Henan Flood Relief Efforts

DOTA 2 News According to the post on the team’s Weibo, this was a decision made by the entire staff and club. WhileTI10is still a ways away, Dota 2 action has nottaken a backseat. The top dogs of theChinese regionhave spent the past couple of months competing in the i-League 2021. The Group Stage began back April this year, lasting until end May. Just last week, from 21st to 25th July, saw the remaining teams face off in the Playoffs....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Renee Castillo

TFT Tip Tuesday: Beginner’s guide to leveling

Teamfight Tactics Guides For this edition of TFT Tip Tuesday, we teach you the intervals of leveling whether you are playing reroll or standard compositions. In this week’s Teamfight Tactics (TFT) Tip Tuesday, we’re going back to the basics. Have you ever wondered when you should be leveling while playing TFT? Always pressing the D key but not knowing when to press the F key? Look no further, this is the standard leveling interval guide for you!...

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · Jeffrey Morris

The Daily Hotness: SteamOS

Check out everything Destructoid did today Well, lots of people have been demanding it, and it’s finally a thing that exists. Oh, and forfree! For the uninformed, Valve announced its very own flavor of Linux to beSteamOS. From the little we know, is this exactly the thing you’ve been waiting for? Around these parts, Conrad and Jordan completed their finalDaily Spelunk, Jim completed hisNow Bloody PlayingofOutlast, we reviewedVolgarr the Viking, we checked outScale, and so much more happened on 23-05-2025....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · Kimberly Robertson

Toronto Defiant and Twisted Minds win OWCS Stage 1

News Here’s how these teams reached the very top! Toronto Defiant and Twisted Minds players have won Stage 1 of the Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS). While Toronto Defiant came out on top for the North American (NA) region, Twisted Minds represented the Europe, Middle East, and North Africa (EMEA) one. Read on for the OWCS NA Stage 1 and OWCS EMEA Stage 1 results and more! Toronto Defiant players win OWCS NA Stage 1 After duking it out against other teams throughout March, Toronto Defiant made it to the Group Stage’s main event....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Jennifer Dixon