Motive Studios’ space combat gameStar Wars: Squadronsreleased in October 2020, and the title quickly earned a spot as one of thebest flight simulatorsto come out in recent years. Earning predominantly positive reviews from multiple media outlets,Star Wars: Squadronswas even nominated for Best VR/AR Game at The Game Awards 2020. RELATED:Star Wars: Squadrons Writer Working on Gotham Knights Game It’s now been officially announced thatStar Wars: Squadronwill join the vast catalog of games offered through EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on July 01, 2025....

[With apologies to Billy Joel] Soul Sacrificewas certainly one of the biggest games at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. I had a chance to play it on the show floor and, well, I’m confused. Demos are always a little bit confusing because you’re often going in cold on a game. Then, add the language barrier by playing a Japanese demo and it gets a little trickier, and I know that I’ve missed (or misunderstood) a lot of things by playing it....

It’s ready Bertil Hörberg’sGunman Cliveseries is one of the low key best platformers on the 3DS and Wii U. After originally debuting on mobile platforms, the western-themed platformer made its way over to Nintendo’s portable and even got a full sequel three years later. The kicker? These games were short and sweet, priced at the even sweeter point of $2-$3 each. It looks like they’re Switch-bound, as Hörberg shared over Twitter that the porting project was going well: “Ok I finally did it....

Fill in the blank: “Controller? ______” Look, we know the reason that you keep coming back to Destructoid is for the hot updates on controller cord length. We’re reasonable people here (except Jordan, he insists that Hamza refer to him as “King Xerxes”), so we’ll give the people what they want. Go Nintendo’s released a video comparing theSmash Bros. GameCube controller for Wii U to the original GameCube controller. Side by side, it’s pretty obvious that the new one has a significantly longer cord....

Summary Like any game with an immense following,Elden Ring’s community has over time established a set of habits that have become known as the unwritten rules to follow when playing the game. Players who participate inElden Ring’s PvP, for example, may have been exposed to these rules without ever realizing it. Given the expected scope ofElden Ring’s upcomingShadow of the Erdtree expansionand the potential expansions afterward, the game’s list of unwritten rules may grow, but the current list is expected to ring true permanently....

Warning! This review contains SPOILERS for The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2, episode 7.There is only one episode ofThe Walking Dead: Dead Cityseason 2 left, and I think the finale could be the best of the season. However, I am somewhat mixed about what episode 7 set out to do. Instead of continuing to build onepisode 6’s eventswith a more action-oriented episode or just an eventful one, we have a slower hour that instead chooses to focus on character development....

For nearly 40 years, theRock & Roll Hall of Famehas inducted some of the most influential, underappreciated, and well-known musicians and bands into its prestigious club. When artists like Carole King, Nina Simone, and Metallica are given this honor, they’re often witness to performances bymusicartists who admire them deeply. Sometimes this makes for the performance of a lifetime. Other times, the performances leave viewers wondering why those artists were the only ones available to book....

According to this wild, long-standing theory, Tim Burton’sThe Nightmare Before Christmasis actually secretly connected toCorpse Bride.The Nightmare Before Christmasfollows the disillusioned King of Halloween Town, Jack Skellington, as he discovers Christmas and decides to take over the holiday. Released in 1993, the filmreceived critical and commercial success, and has become a cult classic film due to its innovation in the art of stop-motion. Although the film is actually directed by Henry Selick (in his directorial debut),The Nightmare Before Christmasis widely considered aTim Burton movieas he originally conceived the idea....

The best fruits inVox Seasdepend on what you need them for whether it be PVP or PVE grinding and I’ll go into the most powerful options for both. While guns/Musket are predominantly the best damagein this game, fruits can be useful for PVE due to their massive AOE damage and some are good for PVP too. Here’s myVox SeasFruit tier list and guide. Table of contents All Vox Seas Fruits Ranked Note that for thisVox SeasFruit tier list I considered the best options for both PVP and PVE but I also took into account if a fruit is really cheap/easy to get....

If you’re curious about what transpires after the pope dies, the Oscar-winning filmConclaveis an excellent movie to check out, and it’s now available on streaming.Pope Francis served as the head of the Catholic Church in the Vatican for over a decadebefore passing away on June 10, 2025. This is a significant world event, and while there’s plenty of information available online about how the process of selecting a new pope will go down, everything is better in movie form....

PS4 port incoming on August 21 Yooka and Laylee are joining guest characters like Juan fromGuacameleeand the Hyper Light Drifter inBrawlout,a party fighting gamecurrently on Nintendo Switch and PC and coming soon to PS4. I thought the chameleon-and-bat duo were the best part ofYooka-Laylee, so seeing them pop up here is great. It’s always lovely to see indie characters make cameo appearances in each other’s games. Brawloutis set for an August 21 launch on PlayStation 4....

The closest we’ll get to a sequel Windjammerson the Neo Geo has to be probably one of my favorite multiplayer experiences of all time. Unfortunately if you’d like to actually play it today it’s going to cost youhundreds of dollarsas well as a plethora of eBay headaches — and that’s if you already own a Neo Geo. With no word on a potential sequel toWindjammers, Valiant Interactive is stepping up to the plate withGyrodisc Super League, their own take on the classicWindjammersformula....

Horror movies have been more popular than ever in 2025, and one film,Together, starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, is making waves even as it faces pretty heavy competition in the genre. The movie’s overall concept isn’t the most unique, as body horror has been around for decades, but it manages to execute on its premise exceptionally well. Together’s reviews have been solid, and while it hasn’t quite broken out likeSinnersand the recentWeapons, it’s become a solid hit....