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Choose your own adventure! [Update:Poll CLOSED! Wii U dominated. Look forward to our review soon. Update:MAJOR upset! It has come to light that a PC copy WILL be made available for review purposes, and will be added as a late starter in the poll. A PC comment has now been added for your upvoting!] On May 20, Destructoid will go live with its review ofResident Evil: Revelationsfor home console. However, I’m in a unique position since I can pick which version to review — PS3, Xbox 360, or Wii U....

More Resogun is a good thing It’s safe to say that in my household,Resogunwas the clear-cut winner on top of the pile of PlayStation 4 launch games. But after over a week of extended play, I kind of saturated everything there is to do in the game, and I was left wanting more. Thankfully, Housemarque has confirmed that DLC is on the way, while simultaneously stating that a Vita version is not in the works....

Voxel-y dungeon crawling with friends In today’s short and not-so-sweet State of Play stream from PlayStation, we got a fresh look atRiverbond, a hackin’, slashin’, shootin’ cooperative dungeon crawler coming this summer. I hadn’t heard of the game before, and many of you may probably say the same thing, but now I’m listening. Riverbondhas recruited a number of existing indie game characters to help raise its profile. I was feeling the footage before the familiar faces started popping up, which is always how I want to approach crossovers like this....

It’s also exiting Early Access in February An officialLegotake on the formula popularized byMinecraftseemed like a good idealast year when TT GamesdebutedLego WorldsonSteam Early Access, and it still does today. The open-world building and exploration game hasn’t had its full PC release yet, despite an initial estimate that the Early Access period would wrap in 2016, but it’s happening relatively soon.Lego Worldswill see a final release on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on July 11, 2025....

Who wants some Wang? The sequel to theShadow Warriorreboot by Flying Wild Hog is now available digitally on PS4 and Xbox One for $34.99. For a limited time, you’ll also receive a copy of the first game when you purchase it from digital storefronts. No console specific features have been mentioned, but online play will be included alongside offline campaign play. As for how the game holds up, our very own Zack Furniss said, “Shadow Warrior 2is in no way a bad game,”in his review....

There’s just too much poop everywhere TheSimCity 2.0 patchwas released this week and has fixed some of the issues people were experiencing. Unfortunately the patch has also spawned a ton of new issues, most of which you can learn about in this ever growingReddit thread. Here’s some of the highlights players have experienced so far inSimCity. There’s over a couple of dozen issues that have been reported on the Reddit thread, and over onEA’s forumsas well....

It ain’t as fun when they’re in on it If there’s anything that we as a people can agree upon, it’s thatVenomwas an absurd movie. The absurdity came to a point where many filmgoers viewed Sony’sSpider-Manspinoff more like a romantic comedy, a notion that is taken both as a joke and somewhat seriously, depending on who you ask. In response, we got this. With title cards and music that feel more like something from aLove, Actuallysequel, this ad shows that Sony is pretty hip to theVenommemes that have circulated since then....

Square Enix is getting into the browser game game with their first title for Google’s Chrome browser,Mini Ninjas. They’re working with Google to bring what they call “console quality” gaming to the browser, using its Native Client features. This relatively new tech lets game makers use C++ code to create browser games that work just as native software would, with no downloading or installing required. Gamers know thatMini Ninjasshowed up first on consoles....

Get practicing, some folk never stopped playing these games The end of May will see Capcom release theStreet Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, a compilation of some of the greatest fighting games of all-time. Although fans were concerned that the compilation would feature bare-bones arcade ports, a new post over atCapcom Unityconfirms the rumour that the gameswillinclude Training and Vs. modes. First and foremost is the all-important Training Mode. This, unarguably, is what makes the difference between being a warrior king and being sparked the fuck out....

‘Hi everybody!’ Anyone itching to get elbows-deep in viscera once again has only a scant month to wait. Bossa Studios’ has announced that the disgustingly delightfulSurgeon Simulatorwill be making its Grand-Guignol return on August 27, launching on PC via Epic Games Store. Surgeon Simulator 2features all of the blood-soaked carnage that made the original 2013 release a huge indie smash, while adding a huge selection of new features including a deeper, fully-redesigned story mode, four-player co-op support (jeez, I can’t even imagine), and new surgeries, tools, and puzzles with which to earn your next medical malpractice lawsuit....

Smash that Like button, or just people’s heads Bandai Namco, speaking at the ongoing EVO Japan event, announced that the newest DLC characters will be coming to their flagship fighterTekken 7on February 28. First up is fan favourite Julia Chang, who returns to the ring sans mask after her time spent as luchadora JayCee. Now back on her reforestation kick, Julia has become a professional streamer, trying to raise money and awareness for environmental issues via her army of online followers....

More at gamescom Blizzard has a new expansion planned forWorld of Warcraft, but it’s holding its cards close to its chest. But, not that close! The developer’s at least willing to admit that a reveal is imminent via a little tease. Whatever this new content is, it’ll be announced on August 6 at 9am Pacific. That lines up with gamescom, the gigantic gaming convention in Cologne, Germany. Considering that many of you won’t be there, pay attention toBlizzard’s gamescom pagefor details about a live stream....

Darksiders developer has big plans for the future THQ Nordic’s family just got a little bit bigger, as theDarksidersandBioMutantdeveloper has picked up BugBear Entertainment and Coffee Stain Studios. The announcement was made on the official THQ Nordic website. Helsinki-based Bugbear Entertainment are known for demolition derby seriesFlatOutfrom the mid ’00’s and are currently hard at work on the similarly carnage-filledWreckfest. Indie studio Coffee Stain are best-known for their goofy physics gameGoat Simulator....