The Daily Hotness: The Muppets respond to Fox News

Precocious little scamps, ain’t they? Today, Tara Long informed us that The Destructoid Show (taping in front of a live audience this Friday in San Francisco!) is available on Virgin America flights under their “Best of the Web” umbrella, Wesley Ruscher took a look atRhythm Heaven Fever, and I totally bought the collector’s edition ofFinal Fantasy XIII-2and it’s pretty; I hope to play it eventually.Destructoid Original:All items in the Destructoid store now on sale!...

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Kayla Moran

The Legend Of Zelda Has a Creepy Minus World

The Minus World ofSuper Mario Bros.has been a well-known Easter egg for quite some time. It’s a bungled disaster of code the game’s developers used as a data dump that wound up being an unbeatable level that players were never intended to find. Now, YouTuber SKELUX has unlocked a similar world forTheLegend Of Zelda,though it takes far greater work to access. SKELUX claims to have spent 6 hours breaking down the code that kept players out of the Minus World, so this probably isn’t an area that the average player will ever gain entry to....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Alexandria Morgan

The Real Reason Deku Keeps Breaking His Bones Will Totally Change How You See My Hero Academia

From occasional villain interventions to self-harming backlash by weaponizing One For All, Izuku Midoriya’s journey since he received the power of One For All inMy Hero Academiahas been fraught with traumatic hurdles. One too many times, fans see Deku’s body break down from the weight of using this trans-generational ability. To a lot ofMy Hero Academiaviewers, the constant body-wrecking predicament may supposedly be the consequence of Midoriya using a powerful quirk(s) in a poorly compatible body....

July 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1168 words · Gerald Mays

The Walking Dead Season 3 is called ‘A New Frontier,’ out in November

Telltale’s latest stars Clementine again Revealed this week at PAX West, Telltale’s TheWalking Dead Season 3is set to debut in November as “A New Frontier.” As usual it’ll have a “Season Pass Disc,” and an opportunity to individually download each episode. They’ve re-confirmed that it will deal with Clementine and serve as a continuation of Seasons 1 and 2, so we may see some familiar faces. Telltale has also re-confirmed that we’ll be playing as two characters — Clem and newcomer Javier, “a man struggling to keep his family together in the new world....

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Danielle Smith

These Prime Video Channels Are 75% Off The First 2 Months!

In the spirit of the holiday season, Prime Video has announced a festive streaming celebration from November 22nd to December 3rd, where you may unwrapexclusive deals on select Prime Video Channels! Elevate your holiday streaming experience with top-tier channels, includingShowtime, MGM+, AMC+, STARZ, Vix Premium, Hallmark Movies Now, Britbox, PBS Masterpiece, PBS Kids, Noggin, AcornTV, Cinemax, PBS Documentaries, Up & Faith, Motortrend, Great American Pure Flix, PBS Living, and ALLBLK....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Melissa Wu

This Harry Potter Game's Quick Death Doesn't Bode Well For Hogwarts Legacy 2

Hogwarts Legacy’ssequel has felt somewhat doomed since it was first believed to be in production. It isn’t because the first game left such a horrible foundation for a sequel, as that couldn’t be further from the truth. Nor is it because a sequel feels unwarranted or undeserved, as, again, there’s plenty of scope for improvement that many fans of both theHarry PotterIP andHogwarts Legacyitself would like to see. Rather,Hogwarts Legacy 2is doomedbecause of its rumored live service features, the kind that have stunted the success of numerous Warner Bros....

July 5, 2025 · 5 min · 866 words · Vincent Brady

TRON: Catalyst Review: A Solid Foundation For Future TRON Games

TRON: Catalystis the latest attempt to bring the world of its eponymous 1982 cult classic film to life in video game form. As a sequel to Bithell Games’TRON: Identity,TRON: Catalystcontinues to expand the world of the Arq Grid established in the first game. However, unlike its predecessor,TRON: Catalystfocuses more on action-oriented gameplay than puzzle solving or its visual novel elements. That isn’t to sayTRON: Catalystis devoid of story. On the contrary, there is quite a bit of dialogue, anddie-hardTRONfans will likely be excited to learn more about this new Grid....

July 5, 2025 · 8 min · 1691 words · Pamela Mitchell

Unraid Licenses Are 20% Off Right Now

Unraid Unraid is a Linux-based NAS operating system that focuses on storage capacity through its parity system instead of traditional RAID. Unraid, the operating system made for home servers, is having abig salefor its 20-year anniversary. You can get the ‘Starter’ license for just $39.20, or the ‘Unleashed’ edition for $87.20, a 20% discount from the usual prices. If you’re not familiar with it,Unraidis an operating system that can run on traditional PC or home server hardware, with many of the same features available on Synology or Terramaster NAS devices....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Scott Day

US Congresswoman AOC Reaches New Milestone in League of Legends

League of Legendsis one of the most popular games there is, with millions of people playing the MOBA every single day. It should come as no surprise, then, that there are some celebrityLeague of Legendsplayers. However, it may be a little surprising that one suchLeague of Legendsplayer is a United States Congresswoman, who recently reached a new milestone in the game. US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez(AOC) has made it to Silver rank inLeague of Legends, which she shared with her followers online....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Megan Stein

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide May Be An Xbox Series X Timed Exclusive

New co-op action gameWarhammer 40,000: Darktideis announced for PC and Xbox Series X at the Xbox Game Showcase. The game is being developed by Fatshark, the same development team behind theWarhammer: Vermintideco-op action games. InWarhammer 40,000: Darktide, players can team up with up to three friends, forming a group of four Inquisition Acolytes heading into the depths of the hive city of Tertium. The “seeds of corruption threaten an overwhelming tide of darkness,” reads the official description for the game, as a Chaos cult called the Admonition wants to take control of the planet of Atoma Prime and turn those living there into dust....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Scott Simpson

Watch Schwarzenegger & Stallone's Underrated 2013 Collaboration Before It Leaves Prime Video

Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s underrated movieEscape Planis a must-watch now that it’s available to stream on Prime Video.Stallone and Schwarzenegger had previously worked togetherfor the first time inThe Expendablesa few years prior, butEscape Planis the first time the two are seen as a true duo on screen.Escape Planrevolves around the imprisonment of prison security tester Ray Breslin (Stallone) and his combined efforts with fellow inmate Emil Rottmayer (Schwarzenegger) to escape The Tomb —a notoriously inescapable prison....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 596 words · Michelle Costa

What Happened To Hiccup's Mother In How To Train Your Dragon?

Dean DeBlois' live-action remake of the beloved 2010s classicHow to Train Your Dragonmakes a number ofimportant changes to the animated original, but one thing that remains consistent is the status of Hiccup’s mother, Valka. For the most part, the live-action version acts as a shot-for-shot remake, with many of the most famous images and scenes from the first movie recreated with live actors and actresses enhanced by some truly incredible CGI....

July 5, 2025 · 4 min · 773 words · Jeffrey Keith

Why You Thought Sabrina Carpenter Was In Harry Potter — The Rumor Explained

The belovedHarry Potterfilms employed tons of child actors, and there was even a rumor that pop star Sabrina Carpenter had a role in the franchise. When the first movie,Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, premiered in 2001, it instantly catapulted the three young lead actors — Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson — to superstardom. In 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery officially confirmed that aHarry PotterTV series adaptationwould be coming to HBO Max....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 600 words · Caroline Hanson