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Skateboarding is for the birds [It’s Go Skateboarding Day! And to celebrate, we’re publishing this story about Tony Hawk’s Underground. It was originally meant to run on the game’s thirteenth birthday, but somehow got lost in our CMS. Two years later, here it is. Fuck Eric Sparrow. -Ray] Tony Hawk’s Undergroundstarts on a depressing note. Its first level is a digital recreation of the Garden State that’s a mess of decrepit row homes and cracked asphalt....

Roughly 40 seconds A few months ago during San Diego Comic-Con, the firstWarcraftmovie trailer was live for a single morning. If you didn’t get a chance to catch that extended video, you canget a quick look at the film now, by way of a 40 second teaser. This feels more like a TV spot than a fully featured coming attraction. It’s not as substantial as the last trailer, but at the very least, you don’t have some Comic-Con attendee yelling “this isAvatar!...

Regardless of whether you like the look of the newStreet Fighter IVcharacters or you feel there’sjust more crotch there than you bargained for, having some well-made toys of your favorites is nothing to complain about. If you head over toCapcom’s Unity blog, you can actually participate in voting for which figures get made. From the blog: So we’re thinking about whipping up a new batch of SFIV figurines. We’re just dipping our toes in the water, and so won’t be making ALL of the characters right now, but we would like to make a few....

Breaking the Hippopotamus Oath So, it looks like you’re finally learning some truths about the viral outbreak that has brought the undead to the sunny streets of HelL-A — And now that you’re bearing down on the realities behindDead Island 2, it’s time to seek some answers, answers that you might find at the Ocean Avenue secret lab of Dr. Rueben Reed. The lab is pretty well hidden, and with just a photo to go on, you might need some help....

In case you missed my earlierpost, I have been invited to join the closed beta testing of theWorld of WarcraftexpansionThe Burning Crusade. As a result, I will be bringing you all the highlights of my adventures as I level up in these new areas with this new race. My character, for now, is a female Blood Elf Pally named Destructoid, of course. Enjoy!

TheCoDcompetitor arrives sooner than you might expect Call of Dutyis finally getting a true first-person shooter competitor in the form ofXDefiantin the very near future. The Ubisoft-developed free-to-play multiplayer title has been in development for years, and it is finally gearing up for its full release. But before then, players have the opportunity to check it out again in theXDefiantopen beta. XDefiantopen beta release date, explained XDefiant is launching later this summer, but you can play it this month during the Open Session from June 21-23!...

More Unreal Engine 4 multiplayer ship battles The next game fromSpec Ops: The Linedeveloper Yager is an aerial dogfighting title for PC calledDreadnought. If CG trailers aren’t your thing, hit the gallery below for screenshots. This is being built in Unreal Engine 4, so the game itself still looks sharp. In a war-torn future, you are the mercenary captain of a gigantic ship and with that rank comes responsibility — lots of it....

Board games are a fantastic way to cool off at the end of the day or week with a group of friends or just that one special person in your life who also just gets the feeling of sitting down and playing one. They can even blur the lines between hobbies, with many containing miniatures for you to paint and play with. While simple board games are great, there’s a special place in my heart for the most overly complicated games that require setting up and in-depth knowledge to play....

Three piece DLC set for February, March, and April Some time ago, we got word that the first part ofAssassin’s Creed III‘s “King Washington” what-if add-onwas being released on February 19. Now we know that Part 2 (The Betrayal) on will drop on March 19, and Part 3 (The Redemption) on April 23. Once again, the hard Wii U dates are left in the cold, although Ubisoft says it will be available eventually....

Here’s a pre-Black Friday deal you might’ve missed: Amazon is running a “Get three for the price of two” sale in multiple categories,including physical gameson Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It’s a chance to stock up on 2021 titles. There’s a wide range of valid games for this promo This isn’t the full list — just a selection of some of the more popular games....

Industry-wide effects are putting an extra bump on Analogue Pocket price tags The Analogue Pocket will soon be shipping for those who pre-ordered it, and Analogue is looking at reopening orders too. But when the Pocket goes back on sale, the price will be a little bit higher for the handheld. Analogue announced that the Pocket will be available to purchase again on Dec. 14 at 8 a.m. PT. Their goal, they say, is to ensure that everyone who wants an Analogue Pocket will be able to secure an order....

So Korea is getting an MMO based around Mega Man.Rockman Onlineas it’s called hasn’t been fully shown off yet, but theteasers are prettyepic. The second teaser continues the hype build up and is filled with robots and stuff. So yeah, this is a thing and unless you’re in Korea, it won’t be a thing you may play. My home boy at Capcom-Unity is asking for fans to demand the game to be released outside of Korea so maybe if enough people ask for it, we’ll get it....

Patch 3 forBaldur’s Gate 3brought manygood changeswith it. From the expected bug fixes to methods for altering the protagonist’s appearance, there’s plenty to like. One less popular addition was giving the Sphynx His Majesty a regretful coat of fur. Until the patch, this rude and pompous cat had an illustrious mane of nothing, adding to his charm, and thankfully thelatest hotfixrestores this. Among the first changes noted on the hotfix’s page was Larian Studio’s wise decision to shave His Majesty....