"I'm Not Superman" 's Most Surprising Scene Makes Sense

Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for James Gunn’s Superman In James Gunn’sSuperman, Hawkgirl gets one of the movie’s most surprising scenes. Played by Isabela Merced, Kendra Saunders' Hawkgirl is a classic DC Comics hero who has debuted in the newDCUalongside two other metahumans protecting Metropolis. However, the movie’s final act sees Hawkgirl making a surprising decision that has made some waves online. InSuperman,Hawkgirl is a member of the Justice Gang. Joined by Guy Gardner’s Green Lantern and Mister Terrific, the Justice Gang has often allied with Superman from time to time, including during the movie’s battle with a giant kaiju unleashed by Lex Luthor....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 517 words · Kellie Ramsey

Apex Legends releases new firing range walkthrough with Raynday gaming

Apex Legends News One of the main draws for Apex Legends Season 17 is the new firing range. The developers released a walkthrough demonstrating its features. The Firing Range for Apex Legends has remained largely the same since launch, undergoing a few minor improvements, if any. However, that will change with Season 17 bringing a whole new firing range. In Season 17, the Apex Legends Firing Range is completely different. It now better reflects most of the game’s mechanics....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Jennifer Orozco

Asmongold steps down from OTK and Starforge after racist comments

Streamers News Asmongold announced today he is officially stepping down from OTK and Starforge after making racist comments regarding Palestinians. Another day, another content creator not thinking twice about spewing hatred out to their audience. Popular creator, Asmongold, has officially announced he is stepping down from OTK and Starforge after making racist comments on his stream regarding Palestinians. Asmongold spews hatred towards Palestinians on stream Just a few days ago, the creator went live on Twitch to promote hatred towards Palestinians amidst the ongoing conflict in the Middle East....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 488 words · Ann Mccoy

At least someone still cares about Left 4 Dead

[Update: TheLeft 4 Dead 2tie-in forDying Lightis a weapon pack, as expected. A four-day in-game event starting October 24 includes “an increased number of Virals, waves of attacking hordes, an intensifying fight for survival, along with an increased amount of guns and ammo at your disposal.” If you clear theL4D2challenges, you’ll get Gold blueprints for the electric guitar, frying pan, and golf club. Otherwise, if you miss the event, you can get standard blueprints for free with upcoming DLC....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 244 words · Kelly Herrera

Battlegrounds Lobby Legends #8 Qualifiers recap: The new blood

Hearthstone News The battlegrounds Lobby Legends circuit is coming to an end, but we still have two more events left. Learn who made it to the penultimate $50K event of this year. While we all wait for news regarding the next Hearthstone expansion, the Battlegrounds Lobby Legends qualifiers are still running. This last weekend we had the qualifiers for the eighth and penultimate event for 2022. 48 of the best Battlegrounds players in the world battled for the 12 spots in the Lobby Legends #8 main event happening onNovember 12th and 13th, after the 24....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · Mary Weaver

Beastcoast shares emotional Lima Major welcome letter

DOTA 2 News Beastcoast has shared a beautiful welcome letter from Lima Major organizer’s from the first major of the DPC season. Welcome letters have become a tradition in the Dota 2 competitive world. Players and organizations will first receive well-written, sometimes emotional, personalized letters to start the tournament to provide them with a boost of motivation. And the upcoming Lima Major is no exception. Beastcoast has recently shared with us all a heartfelt message from the organizer of Lima Major, 4D Esports, dedicated to the Peruvian team....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Jose Austin

Bethesda ‘would have loved’ Fallout 76 cross-play, but Sony is ‘not as helpful as everyone would like’

‘For the players’ Same wishful thinking of cross-play from a developer, same song and dance from a platform holder that doesn’t want it. Last generation it was Microsoft, but now the tables have turned and Sony is the holdout — in an era where Nintendo and Microsoft are buddying up and making crossplay a huge selling point, it’s getting a little old. Speaking to Gamestar.de, Bethesda, specifically Todd Howard, seems frustrated....

July 16, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Leah Lewis

Bungie is publishing a physical lore grimoire for Destiny

Coming later this year Destiny‘s lore has been a long-debated issue dating all the way back to the beta of the original release. Bungie has some great story bits hidden underneath the cliche in-game narrative, it just so happened that, at the time, it was tucked away on an external website called the grimoire. For a major production it was an absolutely bizarre occurrence, because the studio could have had people flip through hours of lore with a rudimentary browser and become more invested in the series — instead, many casual fans who never used the Bungie....

July 16, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Robert Hampton

College Football 25: Post-launch patch notes

College Football 25 News EA has been taking notes after College Football 25 launched and will update the game soon. College Football 25 has undeniably been a great success as millions of fans are playing the game, and EA already shared the patch notes for the first-ever update post-launch. Although EA hasn’t exactly said when this College Football 25 update will drop, it should come out soon. The developers will make tweaks to audio, logos,Dynasty Mode,Team Builder, and plenty more....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Jake Campbell

Come celebrate the holidays with our annual Destructoid Christmas Card

Made by the Community, for the Community! [It may be Christmas Day, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to request a belated holiday card! Get yer orders in. Digital cards should be incoming sometime today!] It’s that time of year again! No, not the time of year where Uncle Terry gets drunk at 2pm, slips in the frozen section at Trader Joe’s, and spends the weekend in the emergency room (though that of course will happen), it’s time for the 2018 Destructoid Officially Unofficial Christmas and Possibly Other Holidays I’m Not Your Real Dad Card Bonanza!...

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 472 words · Timothy Malone

DRX stax after inaugural VCT Masters match: “We’re oozing confidence”

Valorant News DRX stax spoke with the media on the team’s confidence level after sweeping Zeta Division, the reintroduction of IGL Zest, and the potential rematch with Fnatic In the words of VALORANT caster Arten “Ballatw” Esa on the analysis desk, “domination, destruction, literally so many disgusting words to go after that performance.” In the opening bout of VCT Masters Reykjavík group stages, South Korea’s DRX imposed their will on Japan’s Zeta Gaming, winning 2-0 with a +21 round differential....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Anthony Garcia

Fortnite adds 6 new Reality Augments in recent update

Fortnite News Fortnite’s new update has brought a few new spicy Reality Augments to the island. A new update is here, and Fortnite has decided to load the patch up with six new Reality Augments. These Augments bring a whole new addition to the game, making players have to rethink some of their game strategies when playing, whether it’s Builds or Zero Builds. Here are the six new Reality Augments and their functions....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Carolyn Woods MD

GameStop in Talks for Buyout

With the increasing popularity of digital games and online retailers, such as Steam and Amazon, many video game retailers, such asGameStop, have started experiencing a drastic decline in video game sales over the last year. In 2017, GameStopclosed down over 150 storesacross the United States, and now GameStop seems to be holding talks with private equity firms about a potential buyout transaction after receiving interest in its share price very recently....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Kelly Williams