Logitech to stop making console gaming peripherals

Nooooooo! PC and mobile accessories company Logitech is not doing so hot these days. Financials show that they lost some $180 million last quarter, and that sales are down 14 percent. They’ve got to tighten up somewhere, so they’ve decided to stop making console gaming peripherals. The Vergereports thatCEO Bracken Darrell has called off makingnon-strategic products,” which includes videogame console peripherals and speaker docks. They’re also dumping the Harmony remote division and their security camera business....

July 24, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Robin White

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer retiring within 12 months

The search for a successor is on After more than a decade as CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer has disclosed his plan to retire within the next 12 months. “There is never a perfect time for this type of transition, but now is the right time,” he wrote in a message to employees. He’ll be out once a replacement is found, and that process has already been initiated. A committee which includes Bill Gates has been appointed to find Ballmer’s successor....

July 24, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Amy Huff

Nintendo Download: Star Fox 2

Also, Warhammer Quest 2 We’ve reached the end of the line. The December rush is over, and now we’re getting a ton of shovelware as all of the really big games have come out already in the hopes of becoming Christmas presents. Smartly, a few of the really obscure games on the way are releasing on Christmas day, hoping to pop up in the “new release” feed of new Switch owners....

July 24, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Elizabeth Cohen

Potential ad for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom hints at some form of online functionality

Zuh? The jury is out on pretty much every detail regardingZelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but we might have another piece of the puzzle if this ad is legit. Reddit userFew_Working3350 has apparently located an ad, which showcases some form of Nintendo Switch Online functionality for the game. The ad seems to be Dutch in origin, with the standard marketing phrase “Haal meer uit je Nintendo Switch,” which roughly translates to “get more out of your Nintendo Switch!...

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 227 words · Leslie Williams

Rumors of next Resident Evil film pour in like bodies of cloned Milla Jovoviches

2007’sResident Evil: Extinctionleft itself wide open for a sequel, so you probably already knew it was coming. Now,new rumorssurrounding the upcoming (and obvious) sequel have hit the Internet. Word on the street is that Paul Anderson will once again be writing the screenplay, and once again won’t be coming back to direct. The rumors suggest that in terms of the film’s tone, it’ll be closer toResident Evil: Apocalypse, “but with better dialogue....

July 24, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Mark Dixon

Sci-fi grand strategy Stellaris to be the first of its kind on consoles

Colony drop not included For everyone who thought they had an excuse when I asked them why they don’t play grand strategies, think again! This morning ahead of Gamescom, Paradox Interactive announced that its runaway hitStellariswould be the first grand strategy game to grace home consoles. Soon PlayStation 4 and Xbox One users will be able to feel uneasy when a Xenophobic war-mongering species shows up at one of their border planets, and the glory of the Blorg....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Raven Rhodes

Silent Hill 2 remake release window, platforms, and more

Silent Hill 2is often considered one of the best horror games of all time, sometimes even stretching its praise to one of the bestgamesever made. Remaking it is a tall order, but Konami and Bloober Team are giving it the old College try. So here’s what we know about the upcoming remake. What is the release date for the Silent Hill 2 remake? There is no solid date set for the release of the remake ofSilent Hill 2....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Christopher Chan

Sonic Colors: Ultimate Switch trailer drops all mention of 60FPS

Wording dropped from Switch-centric video Just recently, Sega droppeda general all-platforms trailer forSonic Colors: Ultimatethat boasted “60 FPS, re-vamped lightning, improved graphics, and 4K resolution.” This week a Switch-only video arrived, with some changes. This is what it says in the new clip: “revamped lighting and improved graphics.” While no one expected 4K (the OLED Switch does not support it), I think a ton of people did at least want 60FPS....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 230 words · Michael Robinson

Swordquest, the ill-fated Atari series, is returning in comic form

Sans prize money Swordquestis one of the more interesting pieces of video game history to come out of the Atari 2600 era. Atari had massive plans to make a multi-game franchise that spun an intense narrative design that far outclassed the limitations of its home console. Along with creating this new world came the chance for players to win $150,000 and a bunch of replica weapons from the individual games in the series....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Cindy Smith

Team Fortress 2sdays: SimCity joke!

They’re not played out yet! Every Tuesday a bunch of us Dtoiders get together and hop online to play someTeam Fortress 2on theofficial Destructoid server! You should join us! Remember the good times when games came out and you played them? That glorious time all those days ago? WellSimCityis here to ensure those times are looked back upon fondly. Where there was once DRM that was inoffensive and didn’t take away from the value of the game....

July 24, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · Alex Kelly

TERA Online’s new Gunner is the most action-oriented MMO class I’ve played

Hands-on before the May 5 launch I was really intoTERA Onlinewhen it first came out. I couldn’t stop playing for days on end, and even after I cut back, I was still running dungeons for months. But when it time to create another character, I quit because it was way too grindy and there wasn’t enough to do in terms of endgame — it’s the kiss of death for many MMOs....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 637 words · Daniel Blackwell

The Crew feels like Burnout Paradise on steroids

As nasty as it wants to be There was a plethora of racing games at this year’s E3. Maybe too many, but whenever new consoles are on the horizon what better way to show off the power of these new machines. Ubisoft may not be known for pumping out high octane thrills, but their entry into the mixThe Crew,which started off last on my list, quickly shot to the front of the pack after some hands-on time....

July 24, 2025 · 4 min · 715 words · Patricia Rivera

The Daily Hotness: Iron Man x Skyrim

Check out everything Destructoid did today Pretty faithful recreation of the firstIron ManviaSkyrim. I’m cool with not having playedSkyrim, but this does make me more upset I haven’t seenIron Man 3yet. Maybe I’ll pop inKiss Kiss Bang Bangagain to hold me over. Today, Jayson Napolitano brought us a look atRemember Me‘s soundtrackalong with composer commentary, a newWolfensteinwas announced, Jason Cabral reviewed thetepidGears of War: JudgmentDLC, Casey Baker took a look at OUYA, and more!...

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Angela Brady