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Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina Announced For Switch 1 & 2, Out 2027

  • Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina confirmed for Switch and Switch 2
  • Releases 22nd April 2027, per new trailer
  • Features new characters, story and refined battle mechanics

Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina, the next instalment in TYPE-MOON's fighting game series, has been confirmed for release on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on 22nd April 2027. Developer French Bread and publisher Aniplex first revealed the game with a teaser trailer at EVO Japan in May 2026, and a…

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What was the PSX? The souped-up PS2 rarely sold outside of Japan

  • Sony's PSX combined a PS2, DVR and DVD burner, Japan-only in 2003
  • It sold poorly and was discontinued by early 2005
  • Its XMB menu later became a defining PS3 feature

The Sony PSX was a quirky hybrid console released only in Japan in December 2003, combining a fully functional PlayStation 2 with a DVR, DVD burner, TV tuner and broadband capability. It matters as a curious footnote in gaming history because, despite its ambition, it flopped commercially and…

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Feature: What I Learned After Working On Over 1,000 Switch 2 Joy-Con

  • Technician analysed 1,000+ Switch 2 Joy-Con after 15 months of use.
  • Stock analogue sticks appear roughly 50% more durable than Switch 1's.
  • No out-of-the-box drift found, but long-term wear remains possible.

A technician who has disassembled and repaired more than 1,000 Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con controllers has shared his findings after 15 months of hands-on work, offering a longer-term view than typical launch reviews. Given the notorious "Joy-Con drift" problem that plagued the original Switch's controllers and spawned an…

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Ashly Burch, voice of Horizon’s Aloy and star of Mythic Quest, is currently obsessed with Slay the Spire 2 and thinks videogames have too many stoic characters: ‘I want more sh*tty little b*tches’

  • Ashly Burch says she's hooked on Slay the Spire 2 right now.
  • She wants more flawed, comedic characters, not just stoic heroes.
  • Burch is known for voicing Aloy and starring in Mythic Quest.

Ashly Burch, the voice actor and writer known for playing Aloy in the Horizon video game series and for her role as Rachel in Apple TV's Mythic Quest, has spoken about her current gaming obsession and her views on character design in games. In an interview, she revealed…

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We Need More Games Like Echo Weaver

  • Echo Weaver merges Metroidvania, roguelite and knowledge-gated time-loop mechanics.
  • Made by Moonlight Kids, creators of The Wild at Heart; inspired by Outer Wilds.
  • Players replay hand-crafted stages, using prior knowledge rather than new items, to progress.

Echo Weaver, an upcoming platformer from Moonlight Kids—the studio behind 2021's The Wild at Heart—blends Metroidvania exploration with roguelite-style repetition and knowledge-based progression, drawing clear inspiration from Outer Wilds. Rather than procedurally generated levels, the game uses hand-crafted stages that players repeatedly revisit within timed "cycles," gradually mastering…

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The World of Warcraft “Classic+” rumours were true and it’s called World of Warcraft: Forever

  • Blizzard confirms World of Warcraft: Forever, its "Classic+" project
  • Launches globally 4th November; beta starts 17th September
  • Included free with subscription; adds new zones, race and raids

Blizzard has officially confirmed World of Warcraft: Forever, the long-rumoured "Classic+" project that dataminers had been speculating about after spotting mysterious "wow 2" branding on the company's website. Announced during BlizzCon 2026's opening ceremony, the expansion launches globally on 4th November, with beta access for pre-purchasers of upgrade…

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Marvel’s Wolverine Set To End Sony’s Historic 11-Year GOTY Run

  • Marvel's Wolverine scores just 78 on Metacritic, disappointing critics
  • This likely ends Sony's 11-year Game of the Year nomination streak
  • Sony's 2026 hopes now shift to Housemarque's Saros (87 Metacritic)

Reviews of Marvel's Wolverine have landed to a lukewarm reception, with the Insomniac Games title sitting at a middling 78 on Metacritic, making it unlikely to earn a Game of the Year nomination at The Game Awards. This matters because it would end an 11-year streak in which…

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How to get your cut of PlayStation’s $7.85 million settlement

  • Sony to pay $7.85m settlement over ending retail PlayStation game vouchers
  • 4.4m+ accounts automatically enrolled; no claim form needed
  • Payouts likely $1–$34 in store credit, pending 15 October court approval

Sony is set to distribute PlayStation Store credit to more than 4.4 million eligible US PlayStation Network accounts to settle a $7.85 million antitrust class action, with no claim form required as affected accounts were enrolled automatically. The lawsuit, first filed in 2021, alleged that Sony breached the…

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The weird, wonderful world of Miles Buckle, Instagram’s parallel universe of video games

  • Artist Miles Buckle reimagines classic films as fictional retro video games on Instagram.
  • His work mixes nostalgia for old game aesthetics with film history and memory themes.
  • His degree project, an unreleased game, linked graphical fidelity to fading memories.

Miles Buckle is a young 3D artist and animator whose Instagram feed reimagines famous films by Hitchcock, Kubrick, Lynch and others in the visual style of classic video games, such as recreating The Shining's "here's Johnny" scene in the manner of The Sims 2 or Twin Peaks' opening…

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WARDOGS weapons tier list

  • Destructoid ranks WARDOGS weapons into S, A and B tiers.
  • M4, FAL, MP5, M500 and M249 SAW top the S-tier list.
  • Guide is a work in progress, with Recon rifles still to be added.

Destructoid has published a weapons tier list for WARDOGS, a Team17-published game, ranking guns by how well they perform across roles rather than declaring any outright "bad". The guide, still a work in progress, splits weapons into S, A and B tiers based on factors such as fire…

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