Ditch Noctis in December Square Enix plans to supportFinal Fantasy XVwell into the new year, but before that, we’re getting a nice update in December that’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser.As announced today on-stream, we’ll soon have the ability to swap between our best bros Gladiolus, Prompto, and Ignis during battles. Here’s a shot of the mechanic: There will be some inherent restrictions on when and where you may switch to a different playable character (the full four-man party isn’t present for every sequence in the game), but as far as open-world adventuring is concerned, you’ll be totally free to give Noctis a break for a change....

[Not sure what Mash Tactics is? I’ve included a clip from a recent episode to show you just a glimpse of what you’ve been missing, you daft fool! You can see all of Destructoid’s previously-aired live showsin our archives.] Today,Mash Tacticswill be jumping into id Software’s new post-apocalyptic shooterRAGE. The excitement overRAGEseems to be matched only by itsdata size. Here’s your chance to get an in-depth look at the game and see if it’s the ride through the wastes for you....

Get ready for some more action asMonopoly GOhas unveiled another thrilling leaderboard tournament. This time around, it’s called Resource Run. It replaces the Rover Rally tournament and will run for two days until June 9. At the moment, theMars Metropolis solo eventand theMartian Treasures dig eventare also active inMonopoly GO. If you’re looking for Laser Gun tokens for the mini-game, participating in the tournament can help you get many tokens. In this article, we will go over the rewards and milestones in the Resource Run tournament inMonopoly GO....

Capers, please Papers, Pleasereleased a couple years ago, but it struck a chord with many who played it. One of the most discussed elements was the decision-making process between doing what is right and doing what is necessary. First-person role-playing gameFamily Manlooks to take a close look at that aspect through the lens of the 2008 financial crisis. Normally I shy away from the low-polygon look of a lot of 3D indie games (though there are alwaysexceptions), but the trailer and the premise behindFamily Manhave me intrigued....

A new developer diary for theWalking Deadgame is here, and it finally shows more than a few seconds of gameplay. For all of you who were somehow expecting this entire time that the game would both feature Rick and follow the TV series, you are mistaken. Telltale’s game will be set in the same universe as the comics, which has a number of fundamental differences, character-wise. Skip over to the seven minute mark to get some actual gameplay footage — while it isn’t completely telling of what we’re going to get with this episodic package, at least it’s something....

One of several Last of Us Day announcements After teasing “exciting things” for The Last of Us Day, Naughty Dog says thatLast of Usfans will want to hop online tomorrow, September 26, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific. “We have a lot of exciting content lined up, which you’ll be able to find onTheLastofUs.com/TLOUDay,” said senior comms manager Scott Lowe. But before then, the studio made several early Last of Us Day announcements including aLast of Usboard game fromCMON(the team behindBloodborne: The Board Game), a 16″ Ellie statue fromGaming Heads, a pair of 1/9th scale Joel and Ellie figures fromMamegyorai Collectibles, and a 2XLP vinyl and two screen-printed posters fromMondo....

As part of their CES announcements today, Microsoft revealed details for the second annual Xbox Live Arcade House Party and the news is big. Not only does it set a range in which we can expect the release ofBeyond Good and Evil HD, but there’s a surprise twist revealing the impending release ofTorchlightfor XBLA. Mind blown. The House Party kicks off on February 18th withHard Corp Uprising(prequel to the classic scrolling shooterContra: Hard Corp)....

Updated: July 31, 2025 We checked for new codes! Imagine if you were at the epicenter of the apocalypse that led to the events ofDead Rails, and you could stop it! EnterWild Rails Tower Defense—a Roblox game in which you save the world by setting up Units to stop the monsters from seeing the light of day. If you want to have the best Units at your disposal and actually manage to keep the apocalypse at bay, you need plenty of Bonds....

Anti trade-in? Remember Project 10 Dollar/online passes, circa 2010? They were a draconian concept primarily adopted by EA, Sony, and WB (among others) that would provide a content code (or strip something crucial out to sell as a bonus) for new copies. The idea was to fight the used game industry, but thanks to a bunch of people speaking out against it (“many players didn’t respond to the format” is the phrase EA VP of Global Communications John Reseburg used in 2013) and the rise of digital sales, it pretty much died....

Past platinum, onto diamond Resident Evil 7is a very good game, and it’s one of 2017’s most pleasant surprises so far. After so many years of not quite delivering whatResident Evilfans want, Capcom took things in a new direction and gave the series new life. Now, the publisher anticipates that will eventually translate to manymanysales. As part of its year-end fiscal duties,Capcom fielded questions from investors. One of them asked for insight as to howResident Evil 7has sold so far....

Amara can freeze stuff and FL4K gets more survivability To the surprise of no one, Gearbox revealed thatmoreBorderlands 3DLC was on the way beyond the scope of the initial season pass. So much so, in fact, that they felt the need to bundle it into asecond season pass. One of the things in that follow-up pass is the “Designer’s Cut” add-on, which is basically a new DLC that grants players access to several features: one of which is new skill trees....

The Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady is a beautiful spy plane that flies at eminent elevation ( 70,000 feet in the airwave ) to provide reconnaissance for the military . It ’s also a pain in the ass to land too , ask an factual chase car on the ground to tell the cowcatcher how far the U-2 is from the ground . Here ’s a Sploid TV showcasing those delicate and difficult landing of the Dragon Lady ....

Sometimes we have to wait all day to play our favorite games, and other times, the games themselves make us wait to play them. As anyone who’s played other Bungie games likeDestiny 2will know, sometimes the game will force you into a queue, leaving you waiting with nothing but time on your hands to play the game. Given that it’s made by the same studio,Marathonhas a similar process. Here’s everything we know about server queues to play Bungie’s exciting extraction shooter,Marathon....