Aniplex Streams 3 Minute Teaser of New Sword Art Online Progressive Movie

A three-minute teaser of the newSword Art Onlinefilm was made available on Tuesday. Aniplex uploaded the short clip to YouTube, giving those yet to see the film a quick look at what it had in store. Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a StarlessNightopened in Japan on October 30th. The film was released in standard and IMAX format, proving to be a huge success its opening weekend and earning ¥1,095,251,413 (roughly USD$ 9....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Sean Riley

Battlefield 2042 Open Beta Dates Announced

The end of 2021 is shaping up to be huge for gamers. Whileissues stemming from COVID-19might have caused 2020 to be underwhelming for some, this year has no shortage of Triple-A games releasing during the holiday season. With so many titles scheduled to release, it’s important to stand out from among the crowd. One of these high-profile games looking to set itself apart isBattlefield 2042. Fans ofBattlefield 2042have been waiting a long time for official news about an upcoming beta....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Carol Freeman

Building a better RPG: Part I

Now’s the time in the crazy wedding party in my mind where, after a few frenetic, sweaty rounds of the puff-sleeve Macarena, the DJ gets on the mic and says, “Okay. Let’s bring it down now, let’s slow it down for a bit.” He means the music’s about to get serious, and so am I. So grab your sweetheart, your grandpa, or your sexy underage cousin, and groove to this....

June 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1178 words · Holly Taylor

Cobie Smulders' New Casting In 90% RT Netflix Show Ends A 6-Year Streak After Her Underrated Sitcom Got Canceled

Cobie Smulders has been cast in the upcoming fourth season ofTheLincolnLawyer, ending a career streak that has lasted several years. Smulders began her acting career in 2002, making appearances in TV shows includingTrue ColorsandSmallville.She has had roles in both live-action and animated movies, receiving praise for her voice work as Wonder Woman inThe Lego Movieand her performance as Samantha inUnexpected. Since 2012, Smulders has also been recognized for her role asMaria Hill throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

June 15, 2025 · 5 min · 883 words · Kyle Gomez

Code Vein Releases New Story Trailer

Several months ago, the publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment told gaming fans toPrepare to Dineby releasing a teaser trailer that was eventually revealed to be the forthcoming action role-playing game known asCode Vein. Now, the publisher has decided to charm fans even more so with the game’s dark anime style by unveiling even more information about the title by putting out a brand new story trailer during Tokyo Game Show 2017’s festivities....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Heidi Johnson

DayZ Releasing on Xbox Game Preview This Year

Development ofDayZ, the perpetually-in-Early-Access open world survival zombie shooter, continues moving forward. While answering questions on Twitter, theDayZdevelopment team confirmed that the game is stillplanned for console release. However, the game will first land on Xbox Game Preview before making the jump any further. According to the tweet fromDayZ’s official development Twitter account,DayZwill drop onXbox Game Previewlater this year. While that’s quite a ways out, it’s not a bad wait considering a console port wasn’t even announced yet....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Brian Torres

Destructoid hands-on: Ghost Rider

Due out next week for the PlayStation 2, PSP, and GameBoy Advance (yeah, the GBA is still alive), I got a chance to play the final build ofGhost Ridertoday during a visit with 2K Games. Check out my impressions of thisGod of Warclone after the jump. When first booted up, the thing I initially noticed aboutGhost Riderwas how good it looked on the PS2. If there’s one thing developers know how to do right now, it’s push the limits of this console....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Elizabeth Hughes

Difficulty Differences in Persona 3 Reload

Quick Links Persona 3 Reloadplayers will have several difficulty options to choose from before starting their long journey through the 50+ hour story. While there are easier options for those who may benew to JRPGsor thePersonaseries in general, there are also some hardcore modes for those who just can’t get enough ofPersona 3 Reload’s thrilling combat encounters. In this guide, we will review all fivedifficulty options inPersona 3 Reload, explain their differences, and show you how to change difficulty in-game....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Robert Rowland

Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 introduces sealed play

New mode promises to shake up multiplayer TheDuels of the Planeswalkersseries has been a serious boon to Wizards of the Coast, Stainless Games’ polished digital experience helping introduce new players to the company’s flagship card game: Magic: the Gathering. Unfortunately, the game’sprevious installmentshave all lacked one crucial element of the Magic experience: building your own original deck. Thankfully, Wizards is finally letting players take charge of deck building, announcing that thepreviously teased new game modeforDuels of the Planeswalkers 2014will be sealed play....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Kevin Aguilar

Fortnite Battle Royale Adds Limited-Time ’Sneaky Silencers’ Mode

Despite the fact that it just became available late last year, the free-to-play Battle Royale portion of Epic Games and People Can Fly’s sandbox survival titleFortnitemanaged to establish itself as one ofthe best multiplayer games of 2017. Now, the game’s developers are starting the New Year off right by bringing a fresh weapon into the fold and releasing a limited-time mode called “Sneaky Silencers” that runs from January 5 to January 8....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 296 words · Monica Lloyd

Friday Night Fights: Just My Luck Edition

Friday Night Fights We have all had those times. The one in particular that I’m thinking about has to do with a long losing streak. My work schedule consists of me going into when everyone is getting home from a long day’s work. After eight hours, I go home when everyone is waking up to go to work or sleeping off an all-nighter. Due to this, I mainly play multiplayer games by myself....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Mariah Harris

Garou: Mark of the Wolves receives new rollback netcode on PS4, PS Vita, and PC

STAND UP! In a very surprising bit of news, a new update has seen a netcode overhaul applied to the most recent re-release of one of the greatest fighting games of all time: SNK’sGarou: Mark of the Wolves. The patch was developed by Code Mystics – who were responsible for the PS4 and PS Vita ports of DotEmu’s original PC port – and is now live in all three editions of the awesomeFatal Furytitle....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Kim Robinson

Honor of Kings Codes

Honor of Kingsis one of themost popular mobile MOBAsin China. Despite that, the game was released worldwide only in 2024, almost nine years after its first launch. AlthoughHonor of Kingshas many more competitors on the global market, the game quickly gained popularity and attracted many players, many of whom came from other games of this genre. As befits a MOBA game, you will find many unique heroes and builds, and you’re able to play various modes, including 5v5....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Andrew Perez