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Do it yourself clam shell Over the past few weeks, I’ve ended up using mySwitch Litequite a bit. Whether it’s loading it up with indies that I don’t have on my regular Switch or a few AAA games and transferring saves between them, I really adore the portability and lightweight design of the Lite (it’s also my in-bed “just a few matches before sleep”Overwatchmachine). Nintendo is making that design a bit more multifaceted soon, provided you have the cash for the add-on component....

BBC iPlayer and 17 other apps When the PlayStation 4 launches on July 20, 2025 in Europe, there will be 18 apps available across the full Sony Computer Entertainment Europe region. Here’s that list: Oh, and on December 4, Australia and New Zealand gamers will have access to Quickflix. As a reminder, these entertainment apps donotrequire a subscription to PlayStation Plus. Sony is also promising another 20-some apps will arrive between now and spring....

It’s officially spooky season. The leaves are falling, you may smell pumpkin spice in the air, and there’s a Spirit Halloween on every corner. Yes, it’s a truly good time to be alive. Except for the fact that you just got invited to a costume party with a bunch of friends you like to game with, and you need a Halloween costume. I can’t say I know the feeling, being introverted and all, but I can offer some good suggestions for video game costumes if you want to dress up as your favorite protagonists for the Halloween party — but also, you could also wear these to your next con....

whispers ‘sex’ The “for the children” UK internet restriction filters are going full bore this month. You remembered to opt out, right? If you didn’t, not only are you going to be prevented from seeing my eroticSonicfanfiction (which is unfortunate, I need the views, there is stiff competition), but you won’t be able to playLeague of Legends. Leagueforumer Boompjecaught wind of URLsthat are blocked by the so-called “anti-porn” filter and thus keep the game from properly updating....

British company continues to grow its studio presence Rebellion Developments, who most recently were responsible for treasure-huntin’ shooterStrange Brigade,has announced that they have acquired Yorkshire-based indie developer TickTock Games, adding them to Rebellion’s expanding presence in the British market. TickTock Games – who will operate under the name Rebellion North – are the fourth studio to become part of the Rebellion family, joining 2017 acquirement Rebellion Warwick (formerly Radiant Worlds) Rebellion Liverpool and the company’s head studio in Oxford....

Developer French-Bread has officially announced its next entry in theUnder Nightseries. French-Bread and Arc System Works will launchUnder Night In-Birth II Sys:Celesin 2024 for PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. Set as the sequel to the firstUnder Night In-Birth,UNIB IIwill feature the “final chapter” of the Hollow Night storyline that started over a decade ago with the original release.Under Nightmixes light novel story with fighting game action. As far as fighting games go,Under Nightis squarely in the anime fighter subgenre and is a pretty enjoyable one, too....

Ho ho holy God these shows are awful There is a house down the street from me that looks like the seasonal section at K-Mart ejaculated over its front yard. There is Santa, Mrs. Claus, Rudolph, Frosty, some gingerbread men, birds, presents, a Shrek for some goddamn reason; all lit up like a tacky-ass looking Rockefeller Center. This house is the only part of my life that even remotely feels like Christmas right now....

Oculus gaining steam Oculus VRannouncedits new chief architect, Atman Binstock.Binstock had spent the last couple years at Valve as one of the engineering leads on Valve’s VR project. Valve’s VR project dazzled at Steam Dev Days, but Valve is not planning to release it, instead choosing to work closely in collaboration with Oculus. So everything is seemingly amiable with Binstock’s ship jumping — it wasn’t caused by a rift between him and Valve....

The future in coming On the Blu-ray versus HD-DVD conversation,Tropic Thunder‘sKevin Sanduskynotes, “people thought it would come down to pixel rate or refresh rate and they were pretty much the same. What it came down to was gamers and porn.” It helped that the PS3 offered a Trojan horse (built-in Blu-ray, rather than an external attachment) and that “HD-DVD” is a stupid name that doesn’t evoke cool future shit like “Blu-ray....

Following the gameplay reveal of theDead by Daylight Dungeons & DragonsChapter, Behaviour Interactive announced a new product for its growing line of merch: a set of dice inspired byDead by Daylightfor use in any TTRPG. The Entity’s tentacles have successfully breached almost every realm in existence. By far the most impressive is that ofDungeons & Dragons, dragging the almighty Vecna into Trials to feed the unknowable creature with the screams and suffering of even more Survivors....

New Nintendo Selects titles, too! The Wii Mini, the$99 redesigned Wii consolethat launched in Canada last December, will release in the UK on March 22, Nintendo today announced. The console retains the new matte black and red aesthetic found in the Mini’s original release, as well as the top-loading disc tray and lack of both online functionality and GameCube support. Exact pricing for the UK launch was not revealed. A new selection of Nintendo Selects titles will also be available to coincide with the Wii Mini’s UK release:Mario Party 8, Wii Sports Resort, Mario Power TennisandSuper Paper Mario....

Destructoid reminder: Xbox LIVEwill be down tomorrow. Starting Tuesday June 16 at 7:01 A.M. UTC, the service will be offline for up to twenty-four hours. This — just like the last time Microsoft purposefully pulled the plug on Xbox LIVE for an extended period of time — is to prepare the service for new integrations:Twitter,Facebook,Last.FMand thehost of other stuff announced at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009. The bad news is you won’t be able toTweetfrom your dashboard that the service is online again....

We need more info on this game, stat If you’re a fan of character creation mechanics,Xenoblade Chronicles Xhas you covered. This newest video direct from Nintendo will give you an idea of what you may craft, and I’m satisfied. You can make the hottest kid on the block or craft the oldest scariest looking man ever. It’s pretty open-ended and I’m digging the art style. It’s also great that you can choose between male and female avatars right off the bat....