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This weekend, Cygames celebrated the tenth anniversary of its long-runningGranblue Fantasyseries. WhileGranblue Fantasy: Relinkmay have launched for PC and PS5 earlier this year, the first game in the franchise has been entertaining fans for much longer. As part of the celebration, Cygames gave players a few more details on what to expect for the console game’s future updates. WithGranblue Fantasy: Relinkupdate version 1.3.0 coming in May 2024, Sandalphon has been confirmed as being added to the roster of playable characters....

Promoted from our Community Blogs [Video games have that rare, magical power to bring folks together. Sometimes, it’s with people in the same room as you via couch co-op. Sometimes, it’s with a bunch of random strangers on the internet. Whatever the case, I love hearing about this kind of stuff. You see it quite often over in theQuickpostshere on Destructoid. Vadicta has a much sexier tale to tell. This blog certainly isn’t about bonding with family over a playful game of Mario Kart....

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard the case for and against government legislation on so-called “violent” videogames inSchwarzenegger v. EMA. you may read the full transcript of the argumentsright here. The basic message, however, seems to be that California isn’t going to achieve anything other than wasting money that its broke ass can’t afford to lose. California appeared to underestimate just how savvy the Justices were, with Justice Scalia raising the point that seemed to typify the entire case: “Some of the Grimm’s fairy tales are quite grim, to tell you the truth … Are they okay?...

Global Persona? In case you don’t follow along with Atlus games and see them when you see them, typically the company does a long lead of releasing games in Japan first, then elsewhere, roughly six months later. This happened most recently withShin Megami Tensei III HD, and withPersona 5 Strikers/Royal. In other words, spoilers from importers and Japanese fans are flying around for a bit, amid all of the economic considerations that Sega has to consider with a release schedule like this....

Breaking: Nintendo believes it sold a lot of stuff during the holidays. Ahead of the January NPD numbers, Nintendo tossed out a press release with its own sales estimates for the month of December. And as we gathered without looking at its contents, it appears as though Nintendo performed well. The publisher believes that Wii sales exceeded 3 million units during the month, while the DS and DSi will “set a new all-time calendar-year US sales record” for handheld systems....

But how? And why? When I slid out of bed this morning and started prepping for Sony’s press conference at Paris Games Week, I didn’t imagine the event would be home to so muchTekkenstuff. First, there was a cute bit in which series producer Katsuhiro Harada was revealed as the nextStreet Fighter Vcharacter. There was amock-upand everything. This segued into Bandai Namco’sannouncementthatTekken 7is coming to PlayStation 4. Expected, but fine....

New “cross media” project from Namco Bandai After theUnchartedcard game, Namco Bandai’s announcement of an impending North American release forTekken Card Tournamentseems all too normal to me. In the coming weeks, the card battle game will be out as a free-to-play title across tablets, smartphones, and browsers with physical booster packs shipping to stores later this year. While these physical cards have their own self-contained game, they can predictably also be incorporated intoTekken Card Tournamentvia QR codes for upgrades and access to new characters....

30-foot monsters and everyone’s got jet packs Our own gentle giant, Max Scoville, had a chat recently with Denby Grace of 2K Games about their upcoming title,Evolve. In case you missed it,Evolveis being developed by Turtle Rock Studios, the minds behind theLeft 4 Deadseries. Max got the scoop on some of the finer points of gameplay in this “4v1” clash of predator and prey. After sifting through the game footage for this video, I’m thoroughly intrigued by the unusual concepts presented inEvolve....

Well, that bear waving sure is a Kodiak moment. Get it? Because Kodiak is a species of bears and it sounds like Kodak. The camera makers. No? Nothing? Intentionally bad puns aside, today the Game Developers Choice Award for GOTY went toSkyrim, Mass Effect 3doesn’t look as nice on the PS3,Deadly Premonition: Director’s Cutis coming to PS3 and so many more amazing things happened on 3/8/12. Destructoid Original:Experts Debate: Max and Tara talk with videogame analystsCan Borderlands 2’s Handsome Jack be the next GLaDOS?...

Warzonestreamers are always trying to find new ways to get an advantage over their opponents, and FaZe Swagg may have just found the newest meta weapon, showing off a Tempus Razorback loadout which he says has “zero kick.” With the Renetti JAK Conversation Kit dominating the meta right now, it’s hard to even consider using another gun. However, this Razorback may be the next dominant force, especially on Rebirth Island, as shown by FaZe Swagg....

Earlier this yearGeForce Now accidentally leakeda few unannounced titles, includingTitan Quest 2. Unfortunately, such leaks aren’t always accurate, so I didn’t get too excited. However, as part of the 2023 THQ Nordic Digital Showcase, we got a first look atTitan Quest 2. The action RPG will be coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Even though we didn’t see any gameplay, the announcement trailer did show off Ancient Greece as we’ve come to appreciate it inTitan Quest....

Back to the Dungeons Publisher XD Games has announced that its long-in-development pseudo-sequelTorchlight: Infinitewill makes its official debut on PC and mobile platforms, as a free-to-play release, on June 27, 2025. Torchlight: Infinite, the fourth release in the high-fantasy, dungeon-crawling franchise, originally released into Early Access in the fall of last year, but is now set to make its official debut next month. In alignment with the launch date, the game will enter its new season, titled “Cube of Rapacity” and bringing a major overhaul toTorchlight: Infinite’s loot and crafting systems, as well as the addition of a new character, Escapist Bing, and a variety of new systems,including the powerful “Divinity Slate”....

Risks come with new systems, claims CEO Ubisoft CEO Vyes Guillemot has supported claims made byElectronic Arts in the past, claiming it needs new consoles so it can start making new intellectual property. “I think that what has happened is the transition has been very long,”he told Polygon. “You know, in the industry, we were used to changing machines every five years. This time we are in the seventh year of the 360....