Masahiro Sakurai can’t catch a break. The “angry eyes” curse that plagued theKirbyseries seems to have followed him to Project Sora and rooted itself inKid Icarus: Uprising. How dare he try to present a character who is cute and peppy rather than dark and brooding! Take a look above. The image on the left is taken from the Japanese box art, the one on the right from the North American box art....
And Amber…It’s Amber EA made a video series called “Weirder Stories” to showcase the wacky lives of some theoretical citizens in the upcomingThe Sims 4, and then literally made the most dull character it could. Cribbing from Dos Equis’ “Most Interesting Man in the World” bit, the “Stay Weirder” trailer tells the story of a man whose greatest accomplishments include staying up until midnight once and making a stack of flapjacks....
Coming to Europe next month Sony has a new pair of variant PlayStation 4 controllers lined up for a summer release in the PAL region, and I hope they make it over to North America at some point. As a Nintendo-loving ’90s kid, you know I’m all about that partially-transparent “Crystal” DualShock 4. There’s also a new Steel Black gamepad and the returning Gold and Silver models. Availability will “vary by country,” but the initial launch is set for July 21, 2025....
Torchlightis hitting Xbox LIVE Arcadein about a monthfor $15. That’s not terribly far off, which means you best get your couch ready for the marathon gaming sessions that are about to ensue. Above is a video of the console-ifiedTorchlight, complete with fishing, pets, and all of the other usual sights and sounds we’ve come to love from Runic Games’ action-RPG. Notice the revamped user interface, too. Seems like a smart design on the whole, but I don’t have the hands-on experience to say for sure....
Sound the drums of war: right after that timer ends World of Warcraft: Battle for Azerothgave us two beautiful new continents, an engaging high-stakes storyline, and some great instanced content. Where it falls short is with content that’s new to the expansion: most notably Island Expeditions (which were dull one week in) and now, Warfronts, which may meet the same fate. Both need a lot of tweaking of Blizzard is going to keep them for future expansions, much less in thenearfuture....
STALKERhas always had a certain spark about it, no two ways about it. One of its most important features by far, however, isundoubtedly the mythical A-Life. A kinda-sorta unique take on NPC AI and simulation, A-Life has defined the franchise over the years, but what is it exactly? Understanding A-Life means understandingSTALKERand, as we’ve recently learned,STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobylas well. Thankfully,GSC Game World hasn’t done away with the system, and the team has had to substantially adapt Unreal Engine 5 to accommodate its features....
It may seem thatMichael Pachterhas cornered the market, but at least one other analyst has carved out a piece of the pie and made some predictions concerning console sales for 2008. His name is Daniel Ernst (of Hudson Square Research), and his revelation calls for the Wii to outsell the Xbox 360andthe PS3 combined, this year. According to Daniel, momentum is everything — and Nintendo had no shortage of that in 2007....
While everyone is keeping a close eye High Voltage’s upcoming Sega-published Wii first-person shooter,The Conduit, the Illinois-based developer was sneaking around making WiiWare titles. Developed in conjunction with Yuke’s,Evasive Spaceis a top-down shooter being developed exclusive for WiiWare. The game will utilize the Wii Remote to pilot Konki, the “Stellar Guardian,” through 20 missions across five different environments. Evasive Space also supports four-person multiplayer matches, as well as online leaderboards....
A virus walks into a mainframe… I hadn’t come acrossRecompilebefore, but I’m down for a “metroidvania-inspired hacking adventure” with zippy air-dashes, a “sentient virus” protagonist, and a story that branches based on play style. Recompileis planning a2020 PC release on Steam, and as of today, it’s also aiming for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. To put you in the right headspace, Phigames was inspired byAxiom Verge,Hollow Knight, and evenThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, among others....
A specialStreet Fightercollaboration has been announced forOverwatch 2, and there’s plenty of special content coming soon for the fans. May seems to be a month of collaboration of Blizzard Entertainment (we sawBerserk x Diablo 4already), and the trend now crosses over toOverwatch 2. If you’ve been enjoying theStadium mode, there’s more coming soon your way. This guide will provide all the important information that you need to remember regarding the upcoming collaboration....
The Become Immortal Evolution is now live inEA FC 25, and you can take a lowly-rated midfielder card all the way up to a 94-overall item with three playstyle+. The first part of the evolution is now available in Ultimate Team, and there are plenty of viable choices. Here’s how it works and who the best options are to consider. Become Immortal EA FC 25 Evolution requirements Here are the requirements for the new evolution inEA FC 25....
Know your role As many of you know, I’m all about the latest, hottest, class-based games. Yep, you guessed it. I’m playingthatgame — the one all the cool kids are playing and the Destructoid staff posts about at least nine times each day. you’re able to’t even enjoy Americanized Mexican fast food without it being shoved down your throat. Yep, it’s that one. Borderlands 2. I got it for a whole ten smackers at Wal-Mart because they just couldn’t get rid of PS Vita games fast enough....
Oh, and the game got a hotfix: busy day! Borderlands 3has reached the point in its life where we’re repeating events. In some cases, that’s fine! A few of them have been pretty fun ways to inject some more personality into the loot system and encourage curated, timed plays where everyone is on at the same time. Show Me the Eridium was one of those lightning-in-a-bottle events, and it’s back this week....
