Heat Signature is the best game I saw at GDC

What’s cooler than being cool? Gunpointultimately had very little to do with guns. It was a smartly designed puzzler with an immensely satisfying core set of mechanics and witty dialogue. But the title never came into play; pointing guns at people always went poorly for me. Tom Francis, the writer-turned-designer behindgame,promises his new project will have a relevant name. From what I played at GDC, that seems to be the case....

August 6, 2025 · 4 min · 651 words · Robert Knight

Hey Dtoid, let’s come up with some kickass Mortal Kombat spin-offs

Communitality Recently,speculation about a new entry in theMortal Kombatseriesramped up when gaming news outlets ran with the fact that Ed Boon had started using K’s in place of C’s on Twitter — a rumor to which Ed Boon summarily responded…using K’s instead of C’s on Twitter. Circle of life and all that. Oh kome on!! We’ve been using K’s for 25 years now.https://t.co/COnLMO5sRw — Ed Boon (@noobde)July 21, 2025...

August 6, 2025 · 7 min · 1473 words · Nicholas Wilson

How to add up to 3 sockets on a necklace in WoW Dragonflight

It’s a bit buried inside menus, but it is there This is it! The first raid of the expansion has been out for a while, and folks have been combing it for weeks after the initial world first attempts. It’s time to gear up. Here’s how to add up to three sockets on a necklace inWoW Dragonflight. You’ll acquire the recipe from the “setting” category of the jewelcrafting profession tree To acquire the recipe/design for the Tiered Medallion Setting (necklace socketing additions), you’ll need to reach level 25 in the “setting” section of the jewelcrafting profession tree....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Christian Miller

How to find the Death Star Easter egg in Fortnite

FortniteChapter Six, season three is officiallyStar Warsthemed, and there’s not long to go before the epic adventure begins. This season is called Galactic Battle, and although we aren’t there just yet, there’s already a massive teaser for it on the island: the Death Star. It’s always fun to catch Easter eggs when you’re able to, since they’re generally only around for a short time, and they give some fun insight into what you can expect to see on the island next....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 533 words · Katherine Parks

How to make Mint Sorbet in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Mint Sorbet is a cool, sweet treat inDisney Dreamlight Valley.It’s an easy two-star recipe you can make in the game for a decent amount of Star Coins. Where to find Mint Sorbet ingredients in Disney Dreamlight Valley To make Mint Sorbet inDisney Dreamlight Valley,you’ll need two ingredients: The herbMintcan be found growing within the Frosted Heights biome. Look at the ground and try to find the herb risen from the ground....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Heather Lucas

In this episode of Pregame Discharge, post-apocalyptic games are forever a thing and so are Soulja Boy branded consoles!

Survival is the name of the game when it comes to the release of video games next year! With so many survival titles coming out next year, it truly will be a contest of which player base will have the best attention span! So, while we still have yours, here’s the recent happening in video games: If the recent announcement of a live-actionSonic the Hedgehogmovie and the fact Soulja Boy has his own brand of video game consoles aren’t definitive signs we’re in the darkest timeline, I don’t know what else is....

August 6, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Johnathan Bonilla

Kamiya once again urges folks to play Bayonetta 1 and 2 before 3

“I think [you] can enjoy the story 100 times more” Should you playBayonetta 1and2before3? Well, you don’t have to! But producer Hideki Kamiya thinks you should. We’ve been through this before in the past.As recently as four months ago, Kamiya noted that folks who played the original two games would get more out of the threequel, which is still slated for later this year.Now he’s taken to Twitter this weekto reiterate that this is still his stance....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Justin Lee

Koei Tecmo’s Attack on Titan lets you play as a Titan

Spoilers for this hugely popular show When Koei Tecmo’s newAttack on Titangame hits later this year, you’ll get to play as a Titan. Although they’ve only released 20 seconds of gameplay it’s enough to get a picture — I just hope to god that half of the goddamn game doesn’t take place in Trost. Or that Armin isn’t featured, like, at all. Or that there aren’t tons of filler events that are disguised as character development leading to an anticlimactic ending....

August 6, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Joshua Little

Kojima Productions establishes new TV, film, and music division

New LA-based expansion to focus on multimedia Kojima Productions has finally taken a double-footed leap into the world of TV, film, and music production, with the announcement of a brand new division entirely focused on the eccentric studio’s future multimedia output. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, the new arm of theDeath Strandingdeveloper will conceive, develop, and deliver any and all spin-offs based upon the studio’s brands and IPs, such as TV shows, movies, and soundtrack releases....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · Patrick Turner

Legendary ’80s video game composer Ben Daglish passes away

Thanks for the memories Ben Daglish, composer of a slew of amazing tunes for ’80s home computer titles, has passed away at 52, due to complications from lung cancer. Daglish may not be a name instantly recognised by some young video game fans today, but his body of work was the soundtrack to many gaming youths throughout the 1980’s. British-born Ben Daglish composed the music for multiple titles on the Commodore Amiga, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 218 words · Billy James

No brakes racing in GTA Online – Challenge Scot

A new week, a new challenge This week’s challenge takes place inGrand Theft Auto Onlinein which I must win a race without braking whilst constantly accelerating. I’d like to think I’m actually pretty decent at driving inGTA V, but one bad corner is going to completely ruin my chances of winning in a race. If you’ve got any ideas for future challenges you’d like me to have a go at, feel free to leave them in the comments!...

August 6, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Jon Turner

On the ninth day of Christmas, Sony gave to me… a PES 16 deal for Europe

Only 7 deals to go! The fifth deal in Sony EU’s 12 Deals of Christmas promotion will bring you discounts forPES 2016on the PS4. From now until 11.59pm tomorrow, you can grab a standard digital version ofPro Evolution Soccer 2016for €29/£25 (was €60), or thePro Evolution Soccer 2016Anniversary Editionfor €35/£30 (was €70). These prices don’t seem quite as low as some we’ve seen over the Black Friday promotions, so don’t forget there’s afree-to-play version, too…...

August 6, 2025 · 1 min · 75 words · John Osborne

Op-Ed: Adventuring to save the world has given me a massive donger, and it sucks

Long, strong, walking is bound to get the friction on When people think about heroes going on epic quests to save the world from total destruction, the obvious beats come to mind; the dangerous foes threatening life at every turn, the arduous tasks required to prove one’s strength and valor, the impossible feats one must perform to persevere to the end – all of these immediately come to mind when the plight of a hero is brought up....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 518 words · Jennifer Duffy