Winner winner triple t-spinner You likeTetrisright? How about money? We can always have more of that, so what if I told you that you could win money just by playingTetrisagainst other people? Today N3TWORK has announced that there will be a daily game show taking place within the mobile version of the Soviet classic where you can win real cash prizes. Every night at 7:30 PM, there will be a show hosted by New Zealand actor Millen Baird where players will fight against each other – and the board – for a $5,000 daily prize pool....

You gotta start somewhere Holiday shopping can be pretty difficult, especially when you have really different interests and hobbies than your non-gamer friends or family. Gift-giving can, however, be a great opportunity to introduce your loved ones to the magic of gaming, because there’s nothing better than helping someone understand your passions and then enjoying them together. The only thing is, if you’re going to get someone a game who has never tried them before, you’ve got to make sure it’s the right one, lest you risk putting them off of games forever....

New info from the Japanese store listing Nintendo loves to be mysterious. Even just several weeks away from the launch of the Switch there’s still so many unknowns, and one of their favorite things to do is announce peripherals but not give any specifics. That includes amiibo support forFire Emblem Echoes— but thanks to a listing from Amazon Japan, we have a little more to go on. It’s a simple description, but according to the page it says you can “challenge a special dungeon” (singular)....

How to find the grass gym and fight its leader After you finish the bug type gym in Cortondo, your next stop is Artazon, to take on the grass type leader, Brassius. It’s on the opposite side of the map as the first stop on your Victory Road tour, but we have plenty of screens and instructions to help get you there, and clear it. Locating the Artazon grass type gym You’ll find the Artazon grass type gymdue east of the academy, at the location directly above....

After a warranted rant from a top player Yesterday,a rantfrom #1 ratedHeroes of the Stormplayer Srey took reddit by…storm (ha). Essentially, he pleaded for a better matchmaking experience both on lower and higher levels of play. Right now, the system seemingly creates entropy, and even as the highest-ranked player, he often encounters teams of newcomers — this should rightfully never happen. So, Blizzard has taken to the topic on its official forums and noted that changes are coming....

Dragon Ball Sparking Zeroisn’t even a week old, and there are already accusations of cheaters spoiling the experience of some users by abusing the Ki refill system. In all fairness, it’s not necessary to play online to enjoyDragon Ball Sparking Zero. The offline side has plenty of amazing content in it to keep you engaged for tens of hours at least. But playing online against other players is a great way to test your skills, as long as everyone plays fair....

–RoodadooReviewreviewsMindseize. -Black Red Gamingcontinues his coverage of this year’s limited E3 conference. Here is a look at EA Play. –Black Red GamingreviewsSummer In Mara. –Lord SpencerreviewsGex 3: Deep Cover Geckoas part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series. –Lord SpencerreviewsRoll Away (Kula’s World)as part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series. -Shoggoth2588continues his review of the past decade in gaming with a review of 2015. -Skazfestargues that the excellence ofSuper Metroidhas been matched or even surpassed by newer Metroidvanias to the good of video game fans everywhere....

BONUS! This week sees a true gem arrive in Hamster’s ACA Neo Geo range, as fast-paced, intergalactic shmupBlazing Starbecomes available to purchase on PS4 and Xbox One. Originally released in 1998,Blazing Staris the sequel to so-so space blasterPulstar, which improves on the original in every way. Weighing in at a hefty 350Mb, the game utilises cool 3D sprites, neat visual effects and amusing translation errors to provide a pretty damn good arcade experience....

David Cage, founder of developer Quantic Dream and director ofHeavy Rain, aired grievances over his ambitious 2010 noir adventure in an interview with Gamasutra: “With the team, we were pretty much unhappy with everything. We thought we could have done a better job in all areas, and have better rendering, and better visuals, and better gameplay, and better everything.” The French composer-turned-game-director goes on to state his disappointment in the game’s technology (despite still being some of the best on the PS3), marketing (despite being an original property that’s hard to fit into a genre), and the game’s balance of storytelling and interactivity....

IT’S DUH BAT! Some eight years since its original release, DC Comics’ MMO titleDC Universe Onlineis still going strong. Having first launched in 2011 on PC and PlayStation 3, Bats and co. would make the move to PS4 and Xbox One in recent years, and are now preparing to arrive on Nintendo Switch. DC Universe Onlineallows budding superheroes to create their own defender of the people (or, alternately, a newly-feared addition to DC’s gallery of rouges) before exploring a huge online world alongside an A-list cast of characters including Wonder Woman, The Flash, The Joker, Superman, Lex Luthor and many other recognisable stars....

This 5-Star VPN Client Supports More Protocols Than Any Other Product in Existence You internet, yes? Yes. You want the stuff on your computer to stay on your computer, yes? Yes. You need a top-rated VPN to do it, yes? Yes: grab a subscription to the five-star Shimo VPN for$19 at the Destructoid Store. Shimo, according to Curvve Media, (with my additional endorsement, of course) is “the VPN software you must use” if you’re on a Mac....

The Joshua Kimmich Flashback SBC is now live inEA FC 25, and you can complete it to unlock a special item of the Bayern Munich midfielder. Kimmich is a highly versatile player in real life, and this card also reflects the same. To play with it, you’ll have to complete all the tasks of the challenge. Let’s take a look at how to complete the Joshua Kimmich Flashback SBC, and if you should invest your resources in it....

It’s got the looks and the sounds Curious whyFinal Fantasy X HDandFinal Fantasy X-2 HDare taking so long? Square is doing quite a polish job on them, that’s why. In addition to doing things like adding awhole new 30-minute scene. This latest video,which we posted last week, showcases the dramatic upgrades the company is making. While I’m suitably impressed by how much better the game looks in HD, the remastered soundtrack is music to my ears....