It’s the perfect organism Alien: Isolationis basicallyHome Aloneif you really think about it. A bunch of people live on the Sevastopol Space Station, so it’s their home. Ripley is alone, in isolation if you will. It all checks out.Alien: Isolationis definitely a Christmas game. I don’t know why I’m trying to sell you onAlien: Isolationwhich is today’s free game on the Epic Games Store. It’s an absolute gem of a horror game, and it’s the bestAliengame maybe ever....

DOTA 2 News Amidst speculations, Valve confirms two individuals are tested COVID positive at TI10. Extra precautions are active to ensure safety of everyone present at the venue. We are far into TI10 as the fourth day of the Main Event concluded.Valve recently revealedthat they detected two COVID-19 positive cases at the event. Identities were not disclosed and TI10 will continue to take place as planned, but Valve will take extra precautions from now on....

DOTA 2 News Valve just announced the discontinuation of Dota Pro Circuit (DPC). Here’s how the pros and talents reacted. Yesterday on September 15, Valve dropped a bombshell to announce that they are stopping operations for the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC). The system which was implemented in 2017 has been the foundation of Dota 2 esports for the past six years. But Valve sternly believes that it has been bland and stagnant - and it wishes to change the direction of the competitive scene....

Rainbow Six Siege News We caught up with R6 caster Fluke to discuss her life in the limelight as a community figure, and how she navigates esports as an LGBTQIA+ person. (Image by Kirill Bashikov) This week’s Pride Month interview is with a figurehead of the Rainbox Six scene, caster and community figure Emi “Fluke” Donaldson. Fluke’s journey in the Rainbow Six scene has been meteoric, rising up through the ranks of Siege tournaments to cast her first Six Invitational earlier this year....

Meet the Freedom Fighters After some of thefar-flung adventureswe’ve been on with Agent 47, I think a trip to the United States sounds just fine. The game’s fifth episode, releasing this Tuesday, makes the trek out toColorado. This trailer is a hint of things to come at a militia training camp, where we’ll need to dispose of four targets in “one of the toughest episodes yet,” according to IO studio head Hannes Seifert....

Call of Duty News FaZe completed a three-peat after winning the Esports World Cup, CDL Major 1, and CDL Major 2. The Atlanta FaZ,e made it look easy en route to their second consecutive Major tournament triumph this past weekend in Allen, Texas. After conquering Major 1, FaZe entered CDL Major 2 2025 as the number two seed behind only the Los Angeles Thieves. They went wire-to-wire to reaffirm their stance atop the Call of Duty League....

[This is the first in a series of exclusive guest blogs from the development team at Yakuza Studio onBinary Domain. General Director Toshihiro Nagoshi details the story ofBinary Domainand the conflict between robots and humans. Binary Domainwill be out on February 28 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Stay tuned to Destructoid for more guest blogs up to the release!] Binary Domaintakes place in the world of year 2080 — a future not so close but not too far....

Call of Duty Guides Look no further for a list and overview of every mission that you’ll play in the Call of Duty: Black ops 6 campaign. The Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 campaign is being touted as one of the best ever, and we’ve got a rundown of the mission list for you. This is so you can see just how many missions are left before you reach the finale....

League of Legends News The author of the Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf novel told esports.gg about Ambessa’s backstory, relationships, and more. Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf is the newest book by C. L. Clark, following Ambessa’s backstory in her quest to lead the clan — a necessary step toward claiming the Noxian throne. These events take place before Arcane and will show us who Ambessa Medarda is and how she got to where we know her....

Gaming News Claudio is the latest character announced for Tekken 8, but will the Italian sorcerer sink or swim in the new game? On June 20, Tekken 8’s 16th character was confirmed as Claudio Serafino was revealed in a dramatic gameplay trailer. Showing off the Italian exorcist’s coliseum stage, his arcane archer abilities, and his flawless and fluent Italian, Serafino served up some whooping to Brian Fury and King in this short video....

It was acceptable in the ’80s Here’s one for all you retro fans. Ziggernaut Interactive, in collaboration with 612Games, has secured the rights to 15 classic arcade games from old-school developer Data East. The first eight of these titles are now available to purchase on PC, under the new “Retro Classix” banner. The initial run of the Retro Classix range includesBad Dudes vs. DragonNinja(1988),Super BurgerTime(1990),Heavy Barrel(1987),SRD: Super Real Darwin(1987),Express Raider(1986),Gate of Doom/Dark Seal(1990),Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja(1991), and finallyTwo Crude(1990), which many of you may remember from its Sega Mega Drive port,Two Crude Dudes....

Cross-Buy as usual on Steam Last monthDeus Ex: The Fallmade the jump over to the PC on Steam, and now it’s available for the Mac. As always, if you already bought the game at release, you can just load it up on a Mac with the same account and you’re good to go. It was neat on a portable device, but it seems as if the game hasn’t translated well to the PC, so buyer beware....

According to QA professionals 2014 was a rough time for games being released in complete, bug-free states.Assassin’s Creed: Unity,Sonic Boom,Halo: The Master Chief Collection… so many games were released that were just down-right broken and had to be released with multiple post-launch patches. While 2015 isn’t going too much better (we’re looking at you, Bats), according to bug testing firmsinterviewed by MCV,there unfortunately also isn’t any sign of it getting better in the runup to Christmas either....