Sonic the Hedgehog movie officially delayed to 2020

Gotta Go Slower Jeff Fowler, director of the upcomingSonic the Hedgehogmovie, has officially announced that the film will not see its original November 2019 launch date, having been pushed back to August 07, 2025. Speaking on Twitter,Fowler posted an image of the new datealong with the simple statement “Taking a little more time to make Sonic just right.” This was coupled with the faux-hashtag “no VFX artists were harmed in the making of this movie” referencing concerns thatthe decision to redesign the blue blurwould lead to intense stress and crunch on the movie’s CGI team....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Donna Andrews

Super Mario Maker gets the OG Tanooki statue costume

Kept you waiting, huh? Super Mario Makerkeeps the free DLC going with a new Tanooki Statue costume, once again for the 8-bit theme. Hilariously, Mario is behind the statue the entire time, which he can carry accordingly above his head. It’s not as genius as say, theTriforce Heroestri-Link costume, but it’s a nice little homage. Nintendo has done a fantastic job so far with supportingMario Maker, and I hope it doesn’t stop anytime soon....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Joshua Hunter

The Daily Hotness: Australia is totally mature now, brah

Check out everything Destructoid did today Ninja GaidenR18+ down undah, son! Australians are hardcore macho gamers with all the blood and guts like everyone else. No one will ever think they’re childish anymore. Today, Jayson Napolitano shares someAnarchy Reignsjams while Chris Carter shares someAnarchy Reignstips, Ian Bonds thinksFire Pro Wrestlingfor XBLA is poopy, CES flaunts a 4K TV as I smack my forehead, and Nintendo isgraciousenough to give us a new 3DS bundle....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · John Willis

The Double Pump will return in Fortnite OG

News The Double Pump returns to Fortnite OG in December! Epic Games has confirmed the beloved Double Pump strategy will return to Fortnite OG when it launches on Dec. 6. Back in Fortnite Chapter 1, players discovered that you could hold two Pump Shotguns in your inventory and switch between them without a delay to fire faster. This technique became imperative to success until Epic Games eventually patched it out. However, it will return in Fortnite OG, and the excitement is real....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Travis English

The Three Acts Of Far Side Creator Gary Larson's Career, And What To Look Out For In Each

Far Sidecreator Gary Larson’s career can be divided into three periods (early, middle, and late) which each offer their own insights into what made his oddball cartoon a household name. Over the course of fifteen years,The Far Sidewent from a regional novelty, to a national sensation, to a cultural institution, and each of these can be considered to represent a distinct phase of the comic’s history. The three “acts” of Larson’s career span the years 1980-1984, 1985-1988, and 1990-1994, and include an “interlude” of sorts, in the form of Gary Larson’s extended hiatus from producingThe Far Side, which extended through all of 1989....

May 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1241 words · Andrew Henderson

VALORANT AFK changes: will it benefit your matches?

Valorant News VALORANT queue may see some big changes with quicker responses for going AFK. VALORANT has announced a new ruling on players who go AFK mid-match. With this adaptation being added is it something other games could learn from? Let’s take a look at what it would mean for more bad-faith player protections. What is VALORANT’s new ruling? Announced as part ofVALORANT’s latest patch updatethere will be new rules for players who go AFK in game....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Amanda Duncan

Vici Gaming sent home by rivals Invictus Gaming!

DOTA 2 News Invictus Gaming eliminated their local rivals Vici Gaming in the lower bracket. Invictus Gaming paved the way for their second entry into the TI Grand Finals by eliminating a surprisingly strong Vici Gaming! The penultimate day of TI10 kicked off with a regional showdown between Vici Gaming and Invictus Gaming, with a top 4 placing (and a cool Million dollars) on the line! Arguably the teams that know each other the best, this would be a matchup of both familiarity and a desire to set their own destinies!...

May 28, 2025 · 7 min · 1403 words · Lauren Miller

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 studio went to the 40K museum for research

Well worth the wait The highly anticipated sequel toWarhammer 40,000: Space Marineis over a decade in the making, and fans are thrilled to finally be getting some more info about the game. It was officiallyannouncedat the start of this year with a thrilling new trailer, and today during the PC Gaming Show, we got tohear from the devsat Saber Interactive themselves about their experiences bringingSpace Marine 2to life. Saber’s chief creative officer Tim Willits is a developer with a ton of experience, going back to 1990’s id Software days when they were making influential titles likeHexenand the ever-iconicQuake....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Jared Paul

Where to find Trogs in Fallout 76

Similar to how the Forced Evolutionary Virus (FEV) mutated humans into an unrecognizable foe, the Troglodyte Degeneration Contagion (TDC) spread throughout Pittsburgh to create feral, deformed humans known as Trogs. Not to be confused with Trogdor the dragon, Trogs are humans degenerated by the TDC which puts them somewhere in between feral ghouls and super mutants. Trogs are an enemy that was first introduced inThe Pitt, aFallout 3DLC. They’re hairless, crawl on all fours, and share similar attack patterns with feral ghouls....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Kevin Shaw

2010 gamescom slated to be the biggest yet

These days all the major gaming events are going out of their way to talk about how much bigger and better they are than the other. E3 is kind of on their own during the early summer, so I feel like they just kind of sit back and brag. But it seems that Europe’s gamescom is at the throat of Asia’s Tokyo Game Show. Both are huge and both are about a month apart....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 222 words · Steven Garrison

How to revive an NPC in Dragon’s Dogma 2

Thanks to the robust abilities of the Arisen, not all is lost when an NPC dies from a fatal blow. One resource, in particular, gives you the power to bring someone back to life, even if they’ve made it to the morgue or charnel house. Here’s how to revive an NPC inDragon’s Dogma 2. Reviving NPC in Dragon’s Dogma 2, explained Usethe Wakestoneto revive NPCs inDragon’s Dogma 2. You can find these items by looting chests or exploring the wilds....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Richard Patton

Jurassic World looks surprisingly cool in Minecraft

Even if you have no interest inMinecraft‘s crossover content, you might get a kick out of this trailer for the just-releasedJurassic WorldDLC. The music, the iconography, the classic dinos – it hit me hard. I don’t know the last time I watchedJurassic Park, but whenever it was, it’s been far too long. Similar to that recent-ishPac-Manadd-on Chris told us about,Jurassic Worldis available from the Minecraft Marketplace for 1340 Minecoins. (Quick reminder: it’s $9....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Linda Morton

Rodent adventure The Lost Legends of Redwall: The Scout Anthology is releasing December 1

Forthright Entertainmenthas announcedthat Soma Games’The Lost Legends of Redwall: The Scout Anthologyis prepped to re-release consoles on June 07, 2025. It’s coming to PS5, Xbox X|S, and PC. I kind of had to do some digging on this one since the press release omits certain things, like the fact that this is a compilation of three previously released games. The first episode ofThe Lost Legends of Redwall: The Scoutdropped back in 2018, with the other two following in 2021....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Adam Nichols