How to fix the Cannot queue for matchmaking at this time error in Dota 2

DOTA 2 News Here are the steps to fix this error – and get back to playing Dota. Almost whenever there is a new Dota 2 update, and sometimes without any recent updates as well, the Dota 2 server might not work flawlessly. Quite often, you will get the ‘Cannot queue for matchmaking at this time error’ which will prevent you from finding a Dota 2 match. Here are some steps to fix this error after which you should be able to game again....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Spencer Hammond

Infinite Line DS asks: do you like Space Opera?

I don’t know what a space opera is exactly, but if it’s anything like a rock opera (Jesus Christ SuperstarFTW), then I’m all over it.Infinite Lineis a DS game from Sega coming out in Japan in Spring 2009 (no details are firm on a US release date yet). From the latest Famitsu: – Large scale space opera RPG.– Your character does not equip armor and swords to fight, but captains battleships in space instead....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Keith Davidson

Just Cause 3 looks like such dumb fun

Sometimes, that’s all you need I’m looking forward to closing out the year with a month ofJust Cause 3. I can see it now: staying inside, all warm and slightly drunk, playing a game about a man with a rocket launcher strapped to his back who glides around like an indestructible flying squirrel. Toward the end of this trailer, the player tethers two cars together, causing them to snap at each other and form a tangled mess that explodes mid-air....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Paula Crane

Magic Johnson adds another championship ring thanks to Team Liquid

DOTA 2 News Magic Johnson shows off a new ring, courtesy of the org’s amazing TI 2024 run. Basketball legend and NBA Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson has received a limited edition championship ring, courtesy of Team Liquid and their historic Dota 2 campaign at last year’s The International. Johnson, who invests in Liquid ownership company aXiomatic, showed off the brilliant ring on Feb. 27, with it now proudly sitting among his massive collection of trophies earned throughout his career as player, owner, and investor in sports and esports....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Alyssa Moore

MMOs With Best Cooking Mechanics

Summary Like respawning wandering boars in forest areas, loot farmers, and players still naming their characters some variation of “Sephiroth,” cooking is a near-ineluctable feature of massively multiplayer online role-playing games. In exchange for their long-term investment, these games invite players tomake themselves at home, and the very human act of crafting food is a great way to settle in (with or without player housing). Besides helping to build on an immersive fantasy, culinary activities are a great way to get a player-driven economy going and give all those food nodes a purpose....

July 15, 2025 · 5 min · 1036 words · Michelle Mason

Ni No Kuni II’s storytelling doesn’t stick the landing

I hope the protagonist of Ni No Kuni III is Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a shotgun Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdomis one of those sequels that is unanimously considered good, but less so than its phenomenal predecessor,Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch(orDominion of the Dark Djinnif you count the Japan-only, Nintendo DS version). I preferRevenant Kingdomby far, largely becauseI prefer action RPGs, yet even I agree its story has some blatant lulls....

July 15, 2025 · 11 min · 2186 words · David Walker

Nikobaby retires from pro Dota 2, reveals more about his future plans

DOTA 2 News Nikobaby revealed on his Twitch stream that he no longer wants to compete in the pro scene. He further talked about his future plans involving podcasts on Twitch. Two weeks ago (September 30), Alliance dropped its entire Dota 2 roster which included carry player, Nikolay “Nikobaby” Nikolov, who played under the team since 2019. Following his departure, Nikobaby dropped a statement on a livestream that confirms he will not return to pro play....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 602 words · Stephen Marshall

Outlast – Now Bloody Playing Pt. 3

Dr. Holmes is in the house It’s time for the third part of myOutlastgameplay extravaganza! This time, I get caught down in the sewers with Smashy Smashy Egg Man, I get chased through corridors by maniacs, and I enjoy a session with a naked butt doctor. How can you refuse, with a summary like that?

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 55 words · Crystal Schneider

Overwatch 2 Season 17 mid-season release date and details

Overwatch 2 News This upcoming Overwatch 2 patch promises New Junk City and Suravasa reworks. The next major patch in Overwatch Season 17 arrives soon. Ahead of its release, players can download the update on Battle.net. Read on for the instructions on how to do this plus the details of what to expect in the Overwatch 2 Season 17 mid-season patch notes. Overwatch 2 Season 17 mid-season release date This mid-season update is expected to arrive on July 22 at 11 a....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Kristen Delgado

Space! 1TB PlayStation 4 filing spotted ahead of E3

Space is the place Hey. How’s your PS4 doing? Is it fuller than a bender bladder? What with modern games and their 50GB sizes, it’s impossible to have the kind of instant, large library access that we once had. Delete. Re-install. Delete. Re-install. Sony seems to be trying to mildly alleviate that by introducing a new, 1TB PlayStation 4 (up from the 500GB standard). It’s something, I guess. DualShockersnoticed theSony filings with theFederal Communications Commissionfor two new models, which are likely incrementally improved (more space, more energy efficient) rather than any kind of redesign....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Erin Mendoza

Stormdivers is the next game from Resogun creator Housemarque

It’s some sort of ‘multiplayer-centric experience’ Last year,Super Stardust HDandResogundeveloper Housemarque ended its run of excellent arcade games on a high note with theNex Machina, aRobotron-style shooter made in collaboration with arcade legend Eugene Jarvis. The studio said it would beleaving the genreand pivoting to something new, and while it has actually made non-arcade titles before (it’s been around for decades!), arcade gaming has very much been Housemarque’s identity. The news was seriously bittersweet....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Rebecca Turner

Team Liquid eliminate Astralis from Major; secure Legends berth

CS:GO News Shox is the only player who has reached top 16 at all CS: GO Majors till date. Before Day 5 of the PGL Antwerp CS: GO Major, there were only two players that have reached the top 16 of every Counter Strike Major. Shox and Xyp9x have been legends in this game and this record highlights their consistency throughout the years. The PGL Antwerp CS: GO match between Team Liquid and Astralis today was an elimination series....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 552 words · Christopher Johnson

This weekend on Twitch TV: Abobo’s big interview

This weekend onDestructoid’s Twitch TV channel:Mash Tacticsis going A.D.D. in some fighting games,Chill with Philis eating all the snakes, and321 GoCastis swimming in the sounds of special guest Radiopools. We’ve got some huge events in store as well.Kingdom of Foomis getting a visit from veteran livestreamer ManVsGame and Destructoid’s own Tony Ponce is joining theAlso Talkscrew for a sit-down with i-Mockery founder Roger Barr to talk about his new gameAbobo’s Big Adventure....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Denise Crawford