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Yeah, I posted this on mycommunity bloglast night, but I think it deserves another pass for the front page audience. Toobin’is amazing, Jim debuts a new serious video series, Nick reviewed the DSi XL, Anthony checked outSleep is Death,The Conduit 2is confirmed,After Burner Climaxcoming out next month, zombieStreet Fighterart is hot and more happened on 03/30/10. Destructoid Originals:New releases: Dead or Alive Paradise, Sakura Wars & morePodtoid 144: Lil’ ScarfaceMonday Night Combat’s PitGirl figurine revealedWhy Toobin’ is amazin’!...

Apple could have beat Nintendo to the punch I don’t know about you, but I’m still coming down from the high of theNintendo Switchunveiling. Sure, we’d all been guessing and suggesting since halfway through the Wii U lifespan its next device would be a handheld/console hybrid, a premise buoyed by various Twitter tipsters who seemed convinced they knew what was going on. But there’s a big difference between thinking something will happen and seeing it actually come to fruition....

Same games, more expensive Amazon has updated the listings for next-gen versions of the first and second seasons of Telltale’sThe Walking Dead. Both will be sold separately for the whopping price of $30. Considering that both seasons could have been had during the recentSteam Summer Salefor PC for less than the price of one of thePS4orXbox Oneversions, Telltale has picked an interesting day to release these updated prices. Regardless of Telltale’s questionable marketing strategy these games are wonderful and if PS4 or Xbox One are the only way you’re able to play, I highly recommend them....

Check out everything Destructoid did today At the TEDxToronto conference, developers Ryan Henson Creighton and his daughter Cassandra talked about their gameSissy’s Magical Ponycorn Adventure, a point-and-click adventure released last year. Dad was responsible for the coding and backbone while Cassie took care of the art, characters, voice acting, text, and a few puzzles. By the way, Cassie was five when they made the game. Now in first grade, the precocious young girl went on stage to prove that you are never too young to start being awesome....

From Micah Moore From the mind of Micah Moore comes a real-life four playerSuper Smash Bros. Ultimaterendition starring real stunt actors (Walking Dead‘s Negan/MacGyver/Marvel films). As you’d expect the choreography is on point, as is the editing in the brawl featuring Mario, Link, Ness (in his best bumblebee outfit) and Captain Falcon. It’s a very short (and sweet) watch: especially great for a work break as you count the hours down until you can get home and playSmashsome more....

With the huge range of DnD domains available these days, clerics are more than just the party healer. Unfortunately, not all domains are made equal. We’ve ranked our top ten cleric domains so you can build your cleric with the confidence that your character is going to be the holy buddy your party needs! 10. Arcana (Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide) Arcana has some neat little benefits, like a flexible set of adventuring spells and the ability to turn creatures from other planes rather than just undead, but the tastiest bit of this subclass is ending spells on your allies when you heal them....

Level editor? Matt Makes Games has been…making games for some time and ifTowerFallput the developer on the map, thenCelesteclaimed an entire continent in its name. It’s been taking the indie (and Switch) scene by storm this year (expect to see it in plenty of GOTY roundups) and there might be more of it on the way. Simply teasing it as a “work in progress,” MMG boss Matt Thorson tweeted out a small multi-screen level that seems like it could either be the basis for extra challenge levels for Celeste or a level editor....

A month after launch, Vanillaware’sUnicorn Overlordhit the 500k shipment milestone. Now, six months after release, ATLUS and Vanillaware are celebrating one million units sold around the world. Following theinitial announcement, the official ATLUS West account shared the good news along with a special illustration. Vanillaware’s Takashi Noma cooked up the following piece of art featuring Berengaria, Melisandre, and Rosalinde just for the occasion. It’s official – Unicorn Overlord has sold over 1 million units worldwide!...

It can also be ironically jingoistic Over the years, we’ve seen a ton of games featured in America. Whether it’s the days of old withOregon TrailandAssassin’s Creed IIIor a snapshot of modern consumerism with theAmerican Gladiatorson the SNES, it’s not hard to get a dose of the good ol’ USA on nearly every platform to date. With July 4th looming over us, let’s reminiscence about some of the more ridiculous or memorable moments in American gaming history....

In theWhispers in the Wallquest inWarframe, we are introduced to this red-and-blue Norg fish named Fibonacci that talks in the Sanctum Anatomica. His voice sounds familiar, but who is the voice behind this character? Here is the person who voices Fibonacci inWarframe. Who is the voice of Fibonacci inWarframe? To many peoples’ surprise,Neil Newbon is the voiceof this character in the latestWarframeexpansion. If the name sounds familiar, he is the man who played Nicholai Ginovaef in the Resident Evil 3 Remake and Astarion in2023’s Game of the Year, Baldur’s Gate 3....

Port of top-down racing/action game confirmed Former Arkedo co-founder Aurelien Regard’sThe Next Penelopeis looking hot, a sort of top-downF-Zero-like racer that’s also sometimes a boss-fighting shoot-’em-up. If you haven’t yet seen thefirst footage, you’ll want to get on that at your earliest convenience. Highly promising. The project was announced for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Now it’s also in development for Wii U. The more platforms, the better, though I will say the game looks like a nice fit for the console....

Is this the cutest game on Apple Arcade? If there is one video game genre that has thrived and flourished since the advent of the smartphone, it’s the match-3 puzzler. I still remember watching my aunt sit for hours at her Gateway PC playingBejeweledalmost 20 years ago, a game that, at the time, cost $20, which is arguably an absurd price to ask for the genre today. But it was huge, and with the arrival of the iPhone andCandy Crush Saga, it’s easily one of the most played and well-recognized genres today....

For many of us, Metroidvanias hold a special place in our hearts. Deep, engaging, and oftentimes remarkably replayable, a good Metroidvania is one of those games you keep coming back to, and this article aims to give youtenphenomenal Metroidvania games you can play today. Metroidvanias are,as defined by our very own Zoey Handley, “nonlinear [games] with gated exploration.” It’s an inelegant term – almost to the same extent as “immersive sim” – but most gamers do get a solid idea of what to expect from a game described as such....