Sony Computer Entertainment renamed Sony Interactive Entertainment

Not April Fools Ha, I’ve been trying to make it clear what is and isn’t actual news on this April Fools day, in the Year of our Luigi, but this one is so dull that you can probably figure it out for yourself. Sony has officially announced that they have changed their name from Sony Computer Entertainment to Sony Interactive Entertainment. This change will take place in America, Europe, and Asia....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Charles Parks

Special edition Xbox 360 gold controller coming in August

Sure, why not? Coming exclusively to GameStop and Microsoft stores, Microsoft will be releasing a gold-colored chrome controller not unlike the ones seen in theStar WarsXbox 360 S bundle. Also, like all special edition controllers, this one will come with the transforming D-pad. There’s no firm release date on the controller, but it will be available some time in August for $54.99. It’s a pretty random announcement to make, releasing special edition controllers this late into the console’s life, but what the hell....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Christopher Wright

STFUAJPG contest winners!

KICKASS! A year ago we were stoked to get a single comment on Destructoid, and last week’sSTFUAJPG contestsoared to over 200 comments. What an honor! Here were the three winners, with their winning pictures in the gallery below. Email meand I’ll send you whatever new video game you want. Thanks to all who entered! Every few months I’ll run another STFUAJPG contest and give out some more games to help reward all you awesome readers, we’re truly in debt to you all, you have no idea how much we love you gamer guys and gamer girls....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Tracy Pena

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is officially the name of Rocksteady’s next game

Gotham Knights is confirmed too The pieces are falling into place, all haphazard and chaotically. That’s exactly how Joker and his band of misfit criminals would want it. A detailed schedule for the upcoming DC FanDome has stolen some of the thunder fromRocksteady’s August 22 revealof its newSuicide Squadgame. Now we know that the game is officially titledSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. An unlikely subtitle, but one that makes Rocksteady’s next effort all the more intriguing....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Luis Ford

Super Mario 3D Land sells a metric buttload in Japan

Super Mario 3D Landhasdebuted at number onein the Japanese charts, and to say it is performing well is putting it lightly. In fact, we’re looking at the best 3DMariodebut in history, despite 3DS’ documented run of bad publicity. Mario’s the fixer, guys. He makes everything better. With a strong opening act of 343,492 sales,3D Landis looking set to join the best selling Mario games of all time, and will give the 3DS that kick in the junk it’s needed all year....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · Danny Warner

Super Mario Bros. controlled with a theremin

The originalSuper Mario Bros.is a timeless classic that has been hacked to freaking death. Tons of different mods have been created to controlSuper Mario Bros.without using the original controller and this mod is no different. Players will use the theremin to control Mario and it kind of gives us a glimpse at what to expectfrom Natal. Youtuberconsquerearthexplains how this mod works: The sound from the theremin is split into its frequency and amplitude components in real time, which are then mapped to values in a linear scale representing the X and Y axis....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · Molly Daniel

Tales of Arise is getting a DLC fight against Sword Art Online’s Kirito and Asuna

Did this duo get stuck in another video game? Tales of Ariseis roughly amonth removed from its launch, but the post-launch DLC is already spinning up. Bandai Namco Entertainment has confirmed that among itsTales of AriseDLC plans, there’s a new boss fight on the way against some familiar faces for anime fans. Kirito and Asuna fromSword Art Onlinewill appear inTales of Ariseas part of a DLC pack. TheSword Art OnlineCollaboration Pack will include a special fight against Kirito and Asuna, as well as new outfits for Alphen, Shionne, and Law....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Melissa Beck

The real world is ’80s inspired chiptunes, apparently

WillRock eats the red mushrooms I have been a part of the “real world” for a few years now, and I can say from experience that it certainly is not as glamorous as William “WillRock” Harby’s new albumWelcome to the Real World. We have previously seen a snippet of Harby’s work as a contributor for and compiler of9-bit Blitzkrieg, but this one is all his. It is described as an ’80s inspired nostalgia trip, and it incorporates elements of progressive rock, chiptunes, and a bit of cheesy vocals on one track....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Mark Moses

The Warhammer 40,000 games are 66% off on Steam

It’s Warhammer Weekendover on Steamwhich means games likeSpace Marine,Dawn of War,Dawn of War II, and the obligatory expansions are 66% off. I’m not sure if that’s enough of a discount to grab those of you who have been holding out for so long, but I hope so. As a part of this promotion,Dawn of War II: Retribution‘s multiplayer is playable for free. Though I could never get into it on the same level as Last Stand mode or the campaigns, you can’t argue with the price....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Anne Martin

This modular PS4 controller charge station makes perfect sense

Nyko White Modular Charge Station for PS4 Where do you put your controllers when you’re done with them? I tried one of those cloth- lined baskets, but I found that unless I laid them in there very carefully I’d accidentally hit buttons, turning all of my consoles on. And that would kill my controllers. Now I lay my controllers on top of their respective game systems; I connect the USB charging cables to them from there....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Angela Matthews

THQ CEO calls Sony’s motion controller ‘Arc’

“Arc” has all but been confirmed to be the final name for Sony’s PlayStation 3 motion controller. You’ve heard the believable-soundingrumors already, and according to THQ CEO Brian Farrell, we had better get used to calling the device by that title. While speaking at THQ’s earnings report earlier today, Farrell referred to the motion controller as “Arc.”At this point, I don’t even care what the damned device is called — so long as Sony has an actual name for it....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Rachel Lopez

Tri-Ace and Spike Chunsoft’s new PS4/Vita JRPG Exist Archive is coming west

October 18 launch for North America Exist Archiveis coming to North America on October 18, Aksys Games has announced. Originally released in Japan last year, the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita role-playing game is a joint effort between Tri-Ace (Valkyrie Profile,Star Ocean) and Spike Chunsoft (Danganronpa,Zero Escape) about a bunch of kids who get killed and embroiled in a war between feuding gods. Aksys Games plans to release the title with its original Japanese audio as well as new English voice acting....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Jason Jackson

Trials Evolution ‘Riders of Doom’ DLC drops soon

Travel to the Big Sand Lands this December RedLynx has another piece of downloadable content on the way for its rage-inducingTrials Evolution, and it’s running with the whole “end of the world” theme. Priced at 400 Microsoft Points,Riders of Doomwill further expand the options of the game’s robust level editor later this month. Breaking it down, the add-on includes 20 Trials Tracks, 10 Skill Games, five Supercross Tracks for multiplayer, and five Tournaments....

July 25, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Kathleen Schmidt