Destructoid Import Review: Rhythm Tengoku Gold

Rhythm Tengoku Gold(DS, Japanese import)Developed by NintendoPublished by NintendoReleased on July 21, 2025(US) Colette Bennett: Obviously, the first thing you’ll notice aboutRhythm Tengoku Goldis that it’s gotten a serious upgrade as far as looks go from it’s predecessor. The look of the game itself stays true to the original, but everything is crisper and more clear, and the DS is held book-style to play the games (you touch the DS stylus on the right side of the screen and the action happens on the left)....

June 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1199 words · Robin Jones

Dino Crisis director Shinji Mikami was “very surprised” to hear fans are eager for a new game in the series

In an interview withEurogamer, Shinji Mikami, who directed bothDino Crisisand the originalResident Evil, showed surprise when he was told that there’s a demand for a new entry in theDino Crisisseries. He added that he doesn’t see where there’s space for it in the industry whileMonster Hunteris doing its thing. Mikami is the developer often attributed with ‘inventing’ the survival horror genre through his work on theResident Evilfranchise. While he worked on the firstDino Crisisgame, Shu Takumi took over for the sequel, and the series all but died with the third mainline entry....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Annette Chase

Dr Disrespect confirms messages with minor as reason for his ban

News Breaking down Dr Disrespect’s statement. This week’s center of controversy, Dr Disrespect, has made an official statement regarding his 2020 Twitch ban. In it, he confirms “inappropriate” messages with a minor to be the primary reason, while claiming that nothing illegal ever happened. His statement comes in the form of a post on X merely an hour afterBloomberg reportedconfirming the situation with three separate sources of their own. Related articles Dr Disrespects posts his official statement Dr Disrespect published quite a longpostgiving his side of the situation....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Gabriel Smith

Dragon Ball FighterZ Story Teaser Trailer Releases

The hype just keeps on building for Arc System Works’Dragon Ball FighterZ, and a new teaser trailer for the game gives fans a sneak peak at what they can expect from the title’s single-player mode. The brief but exciting tease gives us a look at ‘Forbidden Story,’ which features all of the game’s cast as well as abrand-new original character, whose creation was supervised by Akira Toriyama himself. This isn’t the first time that we’ve seen the army of evil-looking Super Saiyan Gokus and other dark versions of characters making an appearance, but the trailer does show new footage of the recently-revealed Android 21 and her relationship with returning fan-favorite Android 16....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · David Thomas MD

Everything you need to know about Hyper Training and Bottle Caps in Pokémon GO

Pokémon Guides The long awaited entry for Hyper Training and Bottle Caps into Pokémon GO! After a lot of waiting, asking and speculation we now have official details about the introduction of Hyper Training and Bottle Caps into Pokémon GO. This is a really exciting feature, but it will be highly limited and take a lot of time. That said, this feature will be a total godsend for Trainers. We’ve all had an amazing Pokémon fall just short of a hundo, or maybe a special Trade that had terrible IVs....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Courtney Diaz

Fallout Shelter convinced Bethesda to make more mobile games

Making money has that effect Last year’s E3 Eve surprise reveal and release ofFallout Shelterwas a good move for Bethesda. The mobile game was an immediate hit, and it didn’t take long before it was wildly profitable. Within days, it hadsupplantedCandy Crush Sagaon the list of that week’s top earners, and that game makes money hand-over-fist. Given that success, it’s easy to see how Bethesda may be lured back by the mobile sector’s siren song....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 239 words · Ernest Lee

Feel the Hatred: A history of hate

[Editor’s note: Cowzilla3 looks at how the videogame companies have made hatred a part of our normal day lives for hisMonthly Musing piece. — CTZ] Gamers hate. Gamers hate hard. There are few areas of entertainment that attract such fervor over where one should apply ones money. Hell, there are few subjects in the world that seem to attract so much benign conflict. As a whole we just love to hate....

June 4, 2025 · 10 min · 2049 words · Ian Horton

Final Fantasy XIV’s Mac port isn’t great

Moogles prefer the Surface over the iPad Players ofFinal Fantasy XIVare reporting major performance issues in the recently released Mac client. Low framerates, hanging launchers, and graphical errors are all being seen. Onthe official forums, andreddit, many players are claiming the game runs far better through Bootcamp (a way to run Windows OS on a Mac computer) than in the so-called native client: “I have a late 2013 Macbook Pro (GT750M model) and while FFXIV runs with about 50-60 FPS via Bootcamp/Windows on the preset “Laptop (normal)” on 1680×1050, it barely runs with 20 FPS in the same zones with the same presets via Mac OS X....

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Haley Perez

Go hug your dad and play some video games. I would if I could

Promoted from our community blogs Hey guys, things are obviously getting a little tense here the past couple of days. As someone who’s only lurked in the forums every once in a while, I’m only aware of bits and pieces of what’s going on right now with everybody. People on both sides of this whole situation have not been as communicative with eachother as they should be and there’s all sorts of talk about people leaving and cerain aspects of the site being changed to try and reel in more readers....

June 4, 2025 · 5 min · 855 words · Amber Walsh

How to use Dota 2 Pro Tracker to gain some MMR

DOTA 2 Guides Pro players may not be doing guides on how to win, but you can check all their builds and copy what works for you with Dota2ProTracker! Dota 2’s learning curve is one of its biggest downsides, as many people to master the game even after thousands of hours. Along with DOTABUFF and DatDota; Dota 2 Pro Tracker is one of the most visited websites for the game. While the first two focus on tournament statistics, the latter can become a powerful learning tool....

June 4, 2025 · 4 min · 755 words · Eric Fields

How to watch the TFT Vegas Open and earn free rewards!

Teamfight Tactics News The Teamfight Tactics Vegas Open kicks off on Dec. 8 at 12 p.m. PT. Find out where to catch all the action! The Teamfight Tactics (TFT) Vegas Open is just a few days away. If you’re wondering where and how to tune in as well as how to earn all the drops just by watching, you’re in the right place! Official stream for the TFT Vegas Open The official streams for the TFT Vegas Open are theTeamfight Tactics Twitch channelandPlayTFT Youtube channel....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Rose Thompson

Impressions: Wakfu open beta with exclusive video!

I’m not even sure where to start withWakfu. It’s an incredibly complex MMO unlike any that I’ve played before. It immediately drew me in with its grid-based strategy gameplay, not dissimilar toFinal Fantasy Tacticsor theShining Forceseries, both of which I have played for countless hours. I was a bit hesitant to see how this sort of tactical approach would work in an MMO setting, and there are definitely a few sacrifices made when making the genre jump....

June 4, 2025 · 8 min · 1682 words · William Rodriguez

Latest Apex Legends trailer teases Ash and the Arenas

Enter the Arenas. It looks like a new way of duking it out is coming toApex Legends. Today, Respawn Entertainment premiered the launch trailer for its upcoming Legacy update, narrated by a familiar voice forTitanfallfans. Following thereveal of Valkyrieearlier in the week, today’s trailer is narrated by none other than Ash—a former antagonist ofTitanfall 2—who seems to be getting in on the battles. Alongside her is a tease of the Arenas, which seems like it could be a new game mode coming toApex Legends....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · Heather Beck