Meanwhile, Forza Horizon debuts 2013 Honda Civic

You know I love you, Forza WhileGran Turismo 5is showing off with their day-after announcement DLC for the awesome looking 2014 Corvette Stingray (see above story),Forza Horizonannounces that they’ll have a… Civic? Not hatin’. I’m a huge Honda fan, actually, and the Honda Civic is a fine vehicle. The new 2013 Civic Si Coupe is no slouch, though the original 1986 Civic Si is closer to one. More my speed, the Honda Performance Development B-Spec Rally Fit is also included up the upcoming Honda Challenge car pack....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Harold Gonzalez

Microtransactions coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Fee-to-pay extra coming tomorrow If you were worriedfee-to-pay microtransactionswere going to become the norm … prepare to be justified. Activision has announced it’ll be jumping aboard the bandwagon tomorrow, introducingincremental buy-me-upsforCall of Duty: Black Ops II. The publisher promises its “Micro Items” won’t affect gameplay and, in fairness, this appears to be true for the most part. Here are the three things players will be able to purchase as of tomorrow:...

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · James Adams

Mighty No. 9 delayed (again)

‘Spring 2016’ Mighty No. 9had a firm February 9 release date after a series of delays (the original Kickstarter estimate for delivery was April 2015) and then a recent promise that there’d beno more delays. Well, about that… A very hilarious beat-around-the-bush campaign update from Keiji Inafune titled, “Regarding The Mighty No. 9 Release” explains that issues similar to those that caused past delays — scale, multiple platforms, etc — are still to blame....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Christina Gilbert

Monster Hunter is getting a Hollywood adaptation

Danny DeVito for the main Felyne? During Capcom’s TGS presentation forMonster Hunter Stories, producer Ryozo Tsujimoto kind of just dropped a bomb on the audience — “there’s a Hollywood adaptation ofMonster Hunterin progress,” he said. Uh, okay! Although it was during theStoriesblock it won’t be related to that subseries, Tsujimoto clarified, but it is supposedly happening. We’ve reached out to Capcom for more information to see if it’s just the developmental stages or if it’s actually in full production....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Alan Franklin

Mortal Kombat X is nearly as popular as Ultra Street Fighter IV at Combo Breaker

A very small difference at the moment The hyped has worked out forMortal Kombat Xit seems. It’s done well both critically and commercially, and the fighting game community has taken a liking to it professionally as well. According to lead organizer Rick Thiher,Mortal Kombat Xhas obtained nearly as many registrants asUltra Street Fighter IV, still the current king of tournaments all across the country,at Combo Breaker. In fact, as of yesterday, it was only behind by three players....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Hayley Harmon

My name is Chris Carter and I’m one of your new co-EICs

In the morning hours Hey Destructoid! As you may have heard, Jonathan Holmes isstepping downas editor-in-chief. Because of this, our overlord Niero has decided to split the position into multiple shifts. I’ll be handling the US mornings and early afternoons, then Jordan will run the late afternoons and evenings, with Laura taking over in the UK hours — the three EICs of Destructoid. It’s basically the same as what I’ve been doing already, but it’s still exciting!...

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Ryan Contreras

New Deus Ex: HR Director’s Cut content won’t leave Wii U

That’s the current plan, anyway Speaking toPenny Arcade Report, game designer Emile Pedneault stressed that the goal for the Wii U-exclusiveDeus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cutwas for it to not be considered a port. “We really wanted to take this opportunity working on the game again to just change what was ehh, so-so with the game and bring some new features to the game,” he explained. “Right now, this is the best-lookingDeus Ex....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Pamela Juarez

Nintendo Download: Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

Also,Sonic Origins Huge news everyone, huuuuuuuge news! It’s a big week for the Nintendo eShop, as a first-party release heralds in some other fairly big retro re-releases. In case you couldn’t tell,Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes(out on June 24) is the golden goose this week, butSonic OriginsandCapcom Fighting Collectionare bringing some classic games back on Switch. Then there’sAI The Somnium Files, ElecHead, andPocky & RockyReshrineis coming on June 24. It’s a packed week!...

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Taylor Todd

Nintendo Download: One game to rule them all

This time around, on your weekly fix of Nintendo downloads, there’s just one game per Nintendo system. Yep, that’s one game to rule each platform, and in the darkness of a measly week of downloads, bind them. One of your offerings this week isVectorRacing (eShop, $6.99), which looks like a neat littleF-Zero-like racing game with vector graphics — it’s designed by Arc System works to boot. For DSiWare, there’sAbyss(DSi, 200 Points), and for the Wii Virtual Console, there’sMetal Slug X(Wii VC, 900 Points)....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Jose Anderson

North Korea has a new video game, ‘Soccer Fierce Battle’

Here’s something to maybe help forget the hunger pains That’s right, North Korea is getting another video game in the form ofSoccer Fierce Battle. DeveloperSujeongcheon Tech claim thatSoccer Fierce Battle“reflects modern-day soccer and trends” and will utilize characters based on real-life players from major tournaments within the sport. The game will be compatible with PC, mobile Android devices, and Microsoft Kinect devices. [Image] Soccer Fierce Battleaims to be a fully fledged 3D title and simulation, taking inspiration from theFIFAgames....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Alyssa Singh

Palworld looks to the future as it reveals Early Access roadmap

To celebratePalworld‘s first anniversary, Pocketpair has revealed the game’s Early Access roadmap, offering players a glimpse at the content they can expect to receive on the road to a 1.0 release. Palworldcame out of the gates swinging at the start of 2024, becoming a surprise mega-hit for Pocketpair despite still being an Early Access title. The game’s unique “Pokemonwith guns” theme was enough to pique gamers’ curiosities, making the game an overnight success....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 289 words · Kathryn Watson

PC specs for Remember Me released

You’ll need one of those computer thingamajigs WithRemember Melaunching June 4, Capcom has seen fit toput out the list of requirementsfor Dontnod Entertainment’s upcoming memory-manipulating action-adventure game. I remember being excited forRemember Mewhen I first sawsome footageof the game in action, but its existence must have slipped my mind because I had almost completely forgotten that this game is still a thing — oh well, at least it’s back on my radar now....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Matthew Hansen

PSA: Don’t button mash in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet raids

You might end up throwing a Master Ball With how shaky Tera Raids have been inPokemon Scarlet & Violet, I don’t blame anyone for accidentally tossing a Master Ball at a raid reward Pokemon.This quick video from Reddit user thisismypornaltlololshowcases exactly how easy that can happen. As a recap, players have the opportunity to capture Tera Raid Pokemon after defeating them in battle (or in the case of Mighty Mark special raids, one time total)....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Mr. Bryan Clements