PUBG Is Free on Xbox One This Week

Much of the success and popularity of battle royale games the past couple of years can give thanks toPlayerUnknown’sBattlegrounds, and now more Xbox One owners can see what all the fuss is about without having to pay. With the full release ofPUBGon Xbox One going live this past September, Microsoft is handing out a generous offer for the few players who have yet to drop in at no cost to them....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · Katelyn Anderson

Review: Xbox One

All-in-Wonder Microsoft’s Xbox 360 grew from being a simple game console to an all-in-one entertainment box over the last eight years or so, somehow squeezing in everything from multiplayer gaming to streaming movies and television. And now that they’re on a roll, their new console, the Xbox One, embraces that complete system idea. They’ve packed the Xbox One with the technology and features needed to give us the games and other entertainment forms we’ll seek out in this next generation, while adding in new control schemes and television support....

June 20, 2025 · 14 min · 2878 words · Sarah Gillespie

Roku Confirms That It Will Buy Quibi Content

Founded by Katzenberg and led by CEO Meg Whitman, Quibi offered customers short-form streaming content that was initially exclusive to mobile devices. While the launch of the service gained significant media attention, Quibi failed to gain traction and Katzenberg attributed the company’s underwhelming performance to the COVIDF-19 pandemic’s impact on the daily routines of would-be customers. While the company made adjuments in the ensuing months, including the addition of features that allowed Quibi content to be cast on televisions, the company ultimately folded andRoku began to inquire about purchasing its portfolioin early 2021....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Roy King

Skyrim: 10 Creepiest NPCs, Ranked

Focused more on adventure and heroic feats,Skyrimisn’t exactly known for being a scary game. The way the game empowers you through the skill tree and litany of powerful weapons, there are few things theDragonbornreally needs to be afraid of — and that’s even taking Alduin himself into consideration. RELATED:Skyrim: The 10 Biggest Plot Holes In The Game That being said, Skyrim is still an open-world game with hundreds of dungeons and various locations and quests with a ton of NPCs that tell their own unique stories....

June 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1123 words · James Wright

Splatoon 2’s free Halloween gear is available to download if you missed it the first time around

Ki Ki Ki, Ma Ma Ma… Just because things have gone quiet on theSplatoonfront, that doesn’t mean the community isn’t gearing up to celebrate the spooky Halloween season on the messy arena shooter. Next weekend will seethe return of a classic Halloween splatfest, as players will wage war in a battle of “Trick” vs.”Treat.” And for those of you hoping to look the part, then you’re in luck, as Nintendo has re-released theSplatoon 2Halloween gear DLC pack, which is available for all players to download for free right now....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Jill Rodriguez

Street Racquetball is a real game coming to PSN

‘FOULT’ Street Racquetball, one of the more obscure titles in D3 Publisher’s budget-pricedSimpleseries, is coming to PlayStation Network next Tuesday, October 6, as a PSone Classic. Mmm, yes,classic. In Japan,Street Racquetballis known as “The Squash,” which is actually a different game than racquetball, despite the two sports appearing to be identical at a glance.The more you know… TheSimpleseries is the same line of games that spawned theOnechanbaraandEarth Defense Forcefranchises, thoughStreet Racquetballis probably more representative of thecatalogue, which largely consists of cheap, generic-looking sports and card game titles....

June 20, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Nancy Turner

Sydney Sweeney, Ana De Armas & Vanessa Kirby Star In New Trailer For R-Rated Thriller From Oscar-Winning Director

Edenis a psychological survival thriller from Oscar-winning director Ron Howard starring Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas, and Vanessa Kirby.Edendivided critics when it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2024; it is about a group of people who travel to an uninhabited Galápagos island in the early 20th century, hoping to live a peaceful, utopian lifestyle. However, while the initial couple who undertake this journey find contentment, their new life is disrupted by additional arrivals with their own ambitions, and the whole thing quickly spirals into chaos....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Derek Anderson

The Court Of Thorns & Roses Fan Petition Shows Hulu Made A Mistake Scrapping The Book Adaptation

A circulating fan petition is demanding aCourt of Thorns & Rosesadaptation, and it shows that Hulu made a mistake in scrapping its TV plans.A Court of Thorns & Rosesis one of the biggest romantasy offerings around, and it’s easily one of themost popular book series on BookTok. That’s likely the reason Hulu picked up the rights toSarah J. Maas' fantasy seriesback in 2021, though nothing ever came of the long-gestating adaptation....

June 20, 2025 · 4 min · 798 words · Theresa Dodson

The Daily Hotness: The Klobb

To continue the conversation from earlier today, The Klobb was a horrible gun. Discuss. We brought you some more X10 coverage, take a look at all of the gaming toys from NY Toy Fair 2010, Ashley unleashed the art from the latest Once Upon a Pixel, we reviewedThe Magic Obelisk, you can win someResident Evil 5shirts and more happened on 02/15/10. Destructoid Originals:X10: Alan Wake is more intense than Dead SpaceNew releases: Aliens vs....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Allen Patel

The Groundbreaking Sci-Fi Show That Changed Television Is Now Streaming On Prime Video

There have been severalsci-fiTV shows that have transformed small-screen storytelling over the decades, but one project in particular stands out for a really cool reason. It’s arguably one of the mostgame-changing sci-fi showsas it furthered certain tropes within the genre, but the larger TV industry also benefited from the show’s innovation. It would perhaps be a stretch to call the project in question one of thebest shows on Prime, as sci-fi storytelling and production techniques have come a pretty long way since it first aired....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 595 words · John Kelly

The Microsoft 365 App Has a Handy New Widget

The Microsoft 365 app is the one-stop shop for Office apps, Copilot, and other tools on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device. Now, there’s a new widget to help you jump back into your recent documents. Microsoft is rolling out a new home screen widget to the Microsoft 365 app on iPhone and iPad, called Recent Files. As you might be able to guess from the name, it’s a widget that shows your recent files and documents from OneDrive and your Microsoft Office cloud data, with the ability to tap on them to instantly jump to that file....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Jason Duncan

The Simpsons Announces Milhouse's Voice Actor Recast After 35 Years

The Simpsonshas announced the recasting of Milhouse’s voice actor after 35 years. The change marks the end of an era for the show, with the original Milhouse voice actress, Pamela Hayden, who also voiced Jimbo Jones and Rod Flanders, departing after having voiced the character for the best part of three and a half decades. Over the show’s run, Milhouse has become a fan favorite and a cultural icon, and remains one of the most popular characters....

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · 558 words · Nicholas Santos

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier Episode 4 Release Date Revealed

The third episode ofThe Walking Dead: A New Frontierreleased on March 28, which means fans have had about three weeks now to sink their teeth into the latest installment ofThe Walking Dead’s third season from Telltale Games. But now, players who haven’t yet completed the episode “Above the Law” may want to get moving, as Telltale has announced that Episode 4 ofA New Frontierwill be available on April 25. The developer broke the news Wednesday morning via its Twitter account....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Cole Taylor