Clint Eastwood rejected the script forDirty HarrywannabeMcQ- only for John Wayne to snap it up. Many screen icons were considered for the titular role inDirty Harry, including Paul Newman, Frank Sinatra and John Wayne. They all rejected it for one reason or another, be it the violence involved or perceived political incorrectness. Of course, it was the film that cemented eventual lead Clint Eastwood as an A-list star, and Harry remains one of his most famous characters; Eastwood later reprised the role for another fourDirty Harrymovies....

Follow us on Twitter and snag your copy now! [Update:Contest over! Winners @tehOldsMobile, @SuperMonk4Ever, @noisybear, @JQM78, and @sundin0013!] Destructoid is collaborating with our friends atGame Revolutionto give away 10 copies of thebrand newZone of the Enders HD Collection! The bundle consists of high-definition remakes of the first twoZonegames, including redrawn art, improved audio, and Achievement/Trophy support! The game just hit the shelves this week in the U.S. for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita, and you can secure yourself a free copy right now!...

Criminal Minds: Evolutionseason 3 has finally concluded, and despite all the promise of the season’s compelling premise, the whole thing felt a bit anticlimactic. The Voit amnesia arc onCriminal Minds: Evolutionseason 3was intriguing and presented a complex moral dilemma for the audience and the members of BAU. However, the show suffered from the truncated 10-episode count of theEvolutioncontinuation that tried to juggle a few too many plot threads, and couldn’t devote enough time to most of them....

YISSSSSS! Croixleur Sigmais tentatively scheduled for an April 25 release on Steam, Nyu media announced today. The lovely doujin hack-and-slash initially hit western shoresearly last year, but has since been outfitted with a myriad of enhancements. Additions include full voice-over, improved graphics, a second playable character with a unique campaign, Steam achievements, and online leaderboards. Nyu Media has also announced a new localtwo-player co-opfeature for the title’s survival and time attack modes....

Supermassive Games, the prolific development team behindUntil DawnandThe Dark Pictures Anthologyseems to have trademarked yet another game, one that wasn’t featured as part of the developer’s previous trademarking spree. Instead, this new game seems to be a complete mystery at this time. According to the studio’s trademark listing, the title of this new, as-of-yet unannounced game isThe Quarry, and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to be a part ofSupermassive Games' existing intellectual properties....

In a year when global digital piracy traffic has slightly declined, one surprising category is surging, and that ismanga. According to fresh data released by piracy analytics firm MUSO, visits to publishing-related pirate sites rose in 2024, withmanga making up the vast majorityof that growth. The U.S. is leading this spike, accounting for over 12% of global visits to publishing piracy websites, outpacing every other country. While other media categories like music and film are seeing significant drops in piracy, according toTorrentFreak, manga tells a very different story....

Given its less than stellar Rotten Tomatoes rating - and overall reception - I’m surprised at how effectively 2005’sFantastic Fourmanaged to introduce the first version of Doctor Doom we got to see in cinemas. WhileMarvel’s Fantastic Four almost got their cinematic debut in the planned 1994 movie, the film was never officially released, meaning 2005’sFantastic Fourinstead holds this title. Ultimately, though, this foray into the world of cinema began a complicatedmovie history for the Fantastic Four, since 2005’sFantastic Fourwas found wanting by many who saw the film....

One of the biggest surprises and most talked about games so far at E3 2017 isAnthem, BioWare’s first non-RPG project sinceMDK2.The visually stunning sci-fi shooter was first unveiled at EA Play 2017 in a flashy trailer, and then given ample stage time the following day for an actualgameplay demo to cap off Microsoft’s E3press conference. While the game has already been called a competitor toDestiny 2, many have started to wonder if there are any sort of player versus player multiplayer game modes as well....

About several months ago, the video game developer Techland announced its decision to bring what is essentiallya year’s worth of free DLCto its zombie infested survival-horror release,Dying Light, by putting out 10 content packages over the course of 12 months. Now, the studio has officially made two of the DLC drops available today, with Content Drop #0 making its way to PlayStation 4 and Xbox, and Content Drop #1 coming to both consoles and PC....

One of the biggest problems withFallout 4is that itdoes not spell out the various mechanicsplayers can take advantage of during their playthrough. Because the game lacks tutorials for things as basic as taking cover inFallout 4, players are not able to enjoy the game to its fullest. Many players don’t even know a cover mechanic exists in the game! Since players do not know they can take cover,they charge into gunfightsor adopt a fight-or-flight strategy....

Electronic Arts gaveFIFA 23players a sneak preview, accidentally publishing the soccer game’s World Cup game mode early on PlayStation devices. The FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar is scheduled to begin on November 20. DLC forFIFA 23’s accompanying World Cup game mode has been expected sometime near that date, but no announcement has been made yet. Regardless of when it arrives,FIFA 23players now have a better idea of what they can expect from the World Cup game mode....

Now that Epic Games has unveiled Update 5.3 for the wildly popular free-to-play titleFortniteBattle Royale, players are now able to enjoy a bunch of new features such as the new Limited Time Mode dubbedScore Royale, a fresh item named the Rift-To-Go, and more. Additionally, the map itself has been altered somewhat, with Epic having also used the latest patch to introduce a brand new area called Tomato Temple. As seen in the compilation of screenshots below from theFortniteBattle Royale fan and Redditor known as “iBrawler_”, Tomato Temple has completely taken over the location once reserved for Tomato Town....

One of the rarest and most popular skins inFortnitemay be making a return, sort of. TheGalaxy skin was first introduced in 2018. Obtaining the Galaxy skin was difficult, but the shiny skin always stood out on the battlefield and became something to brag about. A new leak shows that a variation of the skin may be on the way. Twitter user ShiinaBR recently tweeted out a leaked image of a new skin that could be coming toFortnite....