Like a serve aimed straight at Sony’s nugget pouch, SEGA just announced that theirVirtua Tennis 3series for the Xbox 360 will come in glorious 1080p. From the press release: … Virtua Tennis™ 3 on the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, will for the first time in the series’ history allow players to compete around the world in Ranked and Player Modes for top scores on the Leaderboard via Xbox Live®....
Update 1.5: HK-51 Activated goes live Today is the day thatStar Wars: The Old Republicadded itsfree-to-play option. While the game’s eight classes are playable up to level 50, there are a number of restrictions that non-paying playershave to put up withwhich will slow down their progress or simply lock out features. Not exactly ideal from our perspective, but it’s understandable. Additionally, Game Update 1.5 went out today, adding everyone’s favorite HK-51 as a potential ally and Section X of the prison world Belsavis....
Can you spend more money? Shoryuken! It has been roughly six years sinceStreet Fighter IVgraced mobile devices with a new update. The last release,Street Fighter IV Volt, came out in 2011. WithStreet Fighter Vbeing the latest entry in the series, you’d think Capcom would be done trying to whore out their series revival, but you’d be incorrect. Just launched today,Street Fighter IV: Champion Edition(making a call back toStreet Fighter II) is available on iOS for $4....
On this week’sSup, Holmes?, we’ll be graced by the presence of the one and only Shawn McGrath, developer of the upcoming PSN titleDyad. Other thanKoji “Tigerman” Igarashi, there is no one in the industry that rocks a cowboy hat as hard as Shawn. We’ll be talking about what it’s been like to work on a PSN game for nearly 2 years, why the games ofKenta Cho(the inspiration forDyad) have failed to find the huge audience that they deserve, why he wanted to make a game about music that’snota “rhythm game,” the pros and cons of attending E3, and much more....
Well, the day has finally come, the day that millions have been waiting for, whipped into a rabid and dangerous frenzy by the power ofmemetic Internet hype. Yes, it’s the day thatSuper Smash Bros. Brawlhas been released in America, marking the day that Westerners everywhere can get their hands on Nintendo’s masterwork of fighting mash-up mayhem. Well … not quite everywhere. For some people, this day is going to be unbearable....
Not to be confused with the latest seizure-inducing psychedelic hitting the streets, celebrated indie shoot-em-upEther Vaporis on its way to Steam, GamersGate GameTap, and GameStop this week. On Friday June 29, you’ll be able legally purchase and download this re-release of one of Japan’s most celebrated indie — doujin to you weaboos — shooters, courtesy of publisher Nyu Media.Ether Vapor Remasterbrings leaderboards, four playable modes, HD visuals, and English text to the table....
More like Clash Bandicoot, that’s a punk rock joke Tawna exists inCrash Bandicootas a character thatCrash 4developer Toys for Bob isn’t entirely comfortable with. She is Crash’s girlfriend in the first game, and really only serves to fulfill a damsel-in-distress role. She’s a buxom bandicoot and she needs saving — that’s more or less the extent of her character development. InCrash 4, Toys for Bob is using the thematic time-warp hook to reimagine Tawna....
The night of the comet Red Hook is about to light upDarkest Dungeonwith a new batch of content,The Color of Madness. A comet has crash landed at the Farmstead, spreading its influence to the locals — that’s our cue to stab some husk-people. There’s a “novice introduction, a veteran boss-kill, and an endless darkest-level wave-based combat experience,” the latter of which has stat tracking for bragging rights. This latest DLC will appear on PC, Mac, and Linux starting June 19, followed by everything else — Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, and iPad — at a later date....
Reader Bloo made a video about Destructoid: The drug. Just watch. Colette brought us new info onOrcs Must Die!, we previewedBatman: Arkham City, Max checked outThe Gunstringer, winKillzone 3and more happened on 2/25/11. Destructoid Originals:Destructoid chats about Orcs Must Die!Bits and booze: The short story of Robotube and GaijinFriday Night Fights: Killzone 3 editionLive show: Mash Tactics plays community picksSurvey: Do you prefer Japanese games with subs or dubs?...
I dunno if this is the right audience, but I really enjoy documentaries and educational things. Recently on YouTube abunchofpeoplehave created somepretty interestingcontent that really boils down to cool trivia and interesting lessons. It’s had me occupied during my non-work, non-hanging-out-with-friends time for the past few weeks and I though maybe, just maybe someone might care just a bit. Destructoid Original:Podtoid 220: Push An Onion Up My Turkey ButtIt Came From Japan!...
My precious? We’re a week away from the 2021 Game Awards, a night of celebration, recognition, and also a metric ton of trailers. The show has been teasing and announcing some of what will be seen and heard at the show, and it looks likeTheLord of the Rings: Gollumis one of them. The Game Awardstweeted todaythat “something’s lurking in the shadows,” tagging the social account and adding a teaser forThe Lord of the Rings: Gollum....
For those of us who are playingStardew Valleyon console or mobile, it feels like the big 1.6 update has been a long-time coming. The PC version of the game got the enormous patch back in March, with achangelogthat makes for a rather extensive read. When last we heard about the patch for consoles, Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone said the work was very muchat the forefront of their mind. Now, a recent post from the developer shows that this is still the case, but the patch is taking so long, it’s detracted from working on their next project....
With roller coaster riding At first glance,Chunksjust seems like a form ofMinecraftdesigned with virtual reality in mind. You can create and destroy your overly-familiar-looking sandbox world as an all-seeing being in the sky, or mercilessly toss your little block people around. Which is fine, if not exactly original, and probably enough of a draw for it to find an audience among eager new HTC Vive owners hungry for content. I almost didn’t stick with the trailer, but I’m glad I did....
