Viacom has come a long, long way from the days when online video was seemingly its mortal enemy. The media giant has formally launched Digital Studios, a wing dedicated to (you guessed it) original internet shows. The initial programs in the works ar...
Fight for the Future has announced another day of action aimed at encouraging support of a Congressional vote to overturn the FCC's removal of net neutrality protections. In December, the FCC voted to overturn Obama-era net neutrality protections, a...During GDC 2018 last month, we sat down with Floyd's Sticker Squad [Free] developer LemonChili Games to check out both a forthcoming update to that existing game as well as check out their new upcoming game called Tower Power. Tower Power is an interesting blend of tower-building game and flick-based shooter, as you'll command a team of four sitting atop a tower and you'll flick to shoot at various types of enemies approaching from the top of the screen. In between waves of enemies, you'll tap frantically to try and build up your tower as much as possible before the next wave approaches, and as your tower gets taller those enemies get even more dangerous. Check out Tower Power in action in the following trailer.
While already a neat mixture of mechanics, I think the main draw of Tower Power is its extensive cast of playable characters. Each have really unique attacks and there will be a lot of strategy in terms of mixing and matching different characters on your team for different effects. Also it's just fun to collect, upgrade, and fuse a bunch of characters, you know? If you want an even more in-depth look at Tower Power, check out this lengthy gameplay video for nearly 15 minutes of play. OR, you could actually PLAY the game yourself by applying to be a beta tester. Head on over to the game's forum thread to find the link to apply for one of the limited number of beta testing spots and help shape the final outcome of Tower Power. Hopefully after some help from the community it won't be too long until Tower Power gets whipped into shape and is ready for an official release.
Magic: The Gathering means a lot of different things to different people. For some, it's a highly competitive game where the meta has to be followed and the sideboard is always ready. For others, it's a casual kitchen table game to play when friends are over. Some just use it like a stock market, speculating with card value and complaining when card reprints drive prices down.
For me, the game's associated with a lot of high school memories. My friends and I decided to buy an (awful) intro pack each. Despite a pact to never buy boosters to avoid being overpowered, we all succumbed to the temptation in time. Eventually, we went to Friday Night Magic and prerelease and everything... Until adulthood came along and we had stuff like responsibilities and living in different cities getting in the way. Years pass, and now I couldn't even remember my DCI code to sign up for this closed beta! Thank goodness Destructoid is here to bail me out.
Just as there are so many different ways to enjoy Magic: The Gathering, there are also many angles to consider with its newest digital adaptation. As such, I'll take a page straight out of Dominaria's Sagas and split my impressions of the closed beta into three parts.
Square Enix has a brand new website for you to peruse. To commemorate the occasion, the publisher is handing out its "popular" game Mini Ninjas on PC. The only caveat is that you'll need to jump through a crazy amount of hoops to actually download the thing. In typical Square Enix fashion, everything is convoluted with some padded out steps to getting your free game.
Essentially, you'll need to sign up for a Square Enix account, add the game to your cart as normal, enter a discount coupon code (MiniNinjas, which is case sensitive), finish the checkout process and then download the game from your "MY ORDERS" page. So much easier than just putting up a download link for a day. This offer is valid from today until May 15 at 11:59 pm PDT while supplies last and is only available for North and South America.
Dragon's Crown Pro, the PS4 port of the original Dragon's Crown, is nearly here, set to launch in the west on May 15. In case you haven't been keeping tabs on it the idea is that it'll not only interface with old versions, but upgrade the original with new 4K visuals and an enhanced soundtrack.
Although we've gotten plenty of chances to see the former enhancement in action the latter has been a bit more elusive -- until today that is. Sony and Atlus just released two quick 20 second comparison tracks that help you get a better idea of how much effort went into the new soundtrack.
According to Atlus, the Hitoshi Sakimoto soundtrack has been re-recorded with a live orchestra -- and if for some reason you want to listen to the old one you can swap it back. Listen to both the original and redone tracks here on the official PlayStation Blog post.
Dragon’s Crown Pro: Adventuring with a New Orchestral Soundtrack [PlayStation Blog]
Even though Call of Duty: Black Ops III has been out for a couple of years now, that doesn’t stop the folks over at Treyarch from patching up the game when it needs updating. Today, they announced a brand new update for the game that, while not including anything new, fixes a ton of stability issues and various problems players have found on some of the multiplayer maps.
For the full update list, check out below courtesy of Treyarch:
GLOBAL
General
- General stability updates.
- Fixed an issue where some downloadable Multiplayer and Zombies maps were not playable offline.
MULTIPLAYER
Maps
- Redwood Snow
- Fixed miscellaneous collision issues and exploitable locations.
Game Modes
- Infected
- Fixed an issue where the end of game victory banner might display the wrong color.
ZOMBIES
GobbleGums
- The Whimsical GobbleGums Projectile Vomiting and Newtonian Negation will now be available to owners of the a la carte Gorod Krovi and Revelations maps, respectively.
For even more Call of Duty: Black Ops III, check out a brief snippet from our review of the game below:
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is an insanely full featured game. If code was a physical thing, this game disc would be bursting at the seams with how much Treyarch has packed onto one Blu-ray. There’s a little something for everyone here. Players looking for a dark, rich narrative have the campaign. Competitive players have a whole new way to play in multiplayer. Fans of roguelikes and horde modes have Shadows of Evil. Switching between all of these modes is extremely easy too, and it never felt like I was stuck playing one thing or another. Player freedom, customization, and choice are central to every element. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 isn’t just a great Black Ops game. It isn’t just a great Call of Duty game. It’s a damn good game overall.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III is available now.
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When I started at Engadget in 2010, I saw the site as an opportunity: a publication with millions of readers that would pay me to write for a living. After months of rigorous training and countless hours spent in IRC with some of the most genuine and...
Destiny 2's upcoming Warmind DLC has a cute throwback to the first game’s most infamous line. Watch above. (via Fuzzle_HC)
Nintendo’s next president likes Golf Story, lived in Germany for 11 years, and has a famous dad.
Playing Stardew Valley with another person is more fun than I expected. The idea of tilling virtual soil with a buddy was something I was looking forward to, for sure, but actually doing it makes me feel like I don’t want to play the game any other way.
Democrats in Congress have been against the FCC's repeal of net neutrality rules from the beginning. They've had the signatures in favor of restoring the rules since January, along with a companion House bill (with 80 co-sponsors). Senator Edward J....Remedy Entertainment, developer of awesome titles like Max Payne and Quantum Break, will finally reveal their upcoming game at E3. Coined as Project 7, Remedy will finally reveal the actual name of the game on said event.
And yes, it will finally include a PlayStation 4 release.
We haven’t seen Remedy creating any PlayStation titles since 2001 and 2003, with Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne being their last footprints on the PS, respectively. Now, with the studio dropping their long-standing partnership with Microsoft, they announced that they are ready to bring their games into the public with a new publisher.
That publisher will be 505 games, known for publishing games like Abzu and Terraria, and will be showcasing Project 7 as part of their E3 lineup. This will give the media and interested players a “first hands-off look” at this mystery game.
Remedy currently has 2 games in development, and Project 7 is believed to be launched next year. According to the analysis of job listings and product descriptions for Project 7, the company will still keep its classic cinematic focus all the while incorporating some online elements akin to Destiny.
E3 will start on June 12 this year.
[Source: PCGN]
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We recently learned that Exophase has published an English-version trophy list for Gensokyo Defenders on PlayStation 4. While the game is scheduled for release on May 1 in Japan, however, there is no confirmation of an English release date whatsoever. Is there hope for an English game release any time soon?
Here is the Gensokyo Defenders English trophy list, along with their respective requirements:
It’s easy to get excited over this game, especially when judged by its plot and overall features. In a nutshell, you take control of Gensokyo’s residents and fight against countless fairies with powerful spells in a tower defense-like fashion.
Command a total of 20 playable characters as they attack with unique traits and abilities. You may weaken enemies, blow them back, freeze them, or perform other offensive moves to succeed in each level.
This type of action also calls for online co-cop, and Gensokyo Defenders promises to deliver just that.
We can only hope and keep our fingers crossed, at this point. We’ll keep you updated on a potential Gensokyo Defenders English release date as more details become available. Meanwhile, grab yourself a copy when it releases on PS4 in Japan this May 1.
[Via: Exophase]
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With the World Cup only two months away, Electronic Arts has announced that it will be bringing the biggest tournament in the world to FIFA 18 via a free content update. Beginning on May 29, players will be able to have a full World Cup experience, complete with authentic teams, stadiums, kits, badges, the Official Match Ball and Official Winner’s Trophy, and more FIFA World Cup elements. The update will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
When players are able to get their hands on the update, they will be able to choose one of the 32 qualified teams and try to write their own history. Take part in online friendlies and online tournament modes, or even jump into a custom tournament with friends to select any national team and create your own unique tournament with non-qualified countries. For more on the upcoming update, check out below for a more in-depth overview:
The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia update lets players choose one of 32 qualified nations to live out their FIFA World Cup dream and write their own history from the group stage to the final in Moscow in Online Friendlies and Online Tournament modes. Dive into Custom Tournament mode to select any licensed national team in FIFA 18 to create a unique tournament draw with non-qualified nations, including Italy, Chile, USA, among others. Additionally, experience the authentic stadium atmospheres in a quick Kick-Off experience, either solo or with friends.
Feel the excitement on and off the pitch through official FIFA World Cup elements, from immersive atmospheres that include all 12 stadiums from Russia to authentic pitch environments, and national team banners. The official 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia graphic and broadcast package provides a genuine football experience thanks to the Frostbite engine on the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions, which delivers cinematic scenes that continue the FIFA World Cup experience long after the final whistle.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup update will be available on May 29.
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If you've been planning on upgrading your home theater, you might want to hold off a little longer. According to a new FCC filing, Sonos could be coming up with a new smart home theater speaker in the near future. Variety reports that the model numbe...Dispatch Games have announced that the frantic RE-revamped edition of Success Corporation's arcade shooter, Psyvariar, is headed West on PS4 and Nintendo Switch this Summer.
Psyvariar Delta is the latest iteration of the frenzied game, which attempts to put some meat on the original by way of new features including an XP system, tracked statistics and various new modes and options. These will include a Score Attack and Practice mode, a remixed soundtrack and downloadable new fighters as well as all the features from the previous release Psyvariar: Revision.
Of course, despite all these new additions and tweaks, the intense, bullet-dodging gameplay remains intact. Players will battle against wave after wave of enemies and bosses, creating a colourful and amazing visual experience, even if it does encourage heart palpitations.
Psyvariar Delta launches in Japan on PS4 and Nintendo Switch August 30, and is expected to land in the West very soon thereafter, available in both digital and physical form.
When you think about it, VR is ideal for the theatrical world: you'll always have the best seats in the house, and you can interact with the play without stepping on a stage. And now, Oculus wants to take advantage of that creative freedom. In an i...
Big game gets hype. Big game comes out. No one seems to care. Big game flops. Life moves on. Except, these days, when all that happens, the big game still usually has a few months’ worth of DLC to drop. If that DLC is good, it’s a shame that so few people will play it.
If you had told me months ago that a city builder about the remnants of 19th century England trying to survive the next ice age would sell hundreds of thousands of copies in its first week on Steam, I’d have guessed you were hallucinating from hypothermia. But that’s exactly what Frostpunk did, and after spending all…
Nearly a year after it was first revealed, retro gaming enthusiasts will finally be able to order the Atari VCS beginning May 30th via an IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign.
DxO Labs, maker of the DxO One camera attachment and PhotoLab, FilmPack and ViewPoint photo software, has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection, PetaPixel reports. The company did so on March 7th and DxO Labs says it's now undergoing a restructu...I've spent a few hours with Stardew Valley's online co-op mode and, just like that, I'm one-hundred percent back into the farmer life. I can't stress how weird and wonderful it is to see another player running around Pelican Town after you've spent dozens upon dozens of hours playing alone. It's an altogether different vibe, and your daily chores sure go by a lot quicker with extra helping hands.
Stardew Valley is currently holding a co-op beta on Steam. Here's how you can play:
To enable the beta in Steam, right click the game in your library and select properties. On the window that pops up there will be a 'betas' tab. In the text box, type the password for the branch: jumpingjunimos. Then click the 'Check Code' button.
If you've done that correctly, you will now be able to select the 'beta' option from the drop down box. Once you've done that, Steam will start downloading the update.
In co-op, up to four people can team up, each of which will get their own cabin adjacent to the host player's home. The farm itself, money, and world events are shared, but everyone will have their own skills, relationships, and inventories. So if someone clears a bunch of floors in the mines or builds a bridge, you'll all benefit, but you have to upgrade your tools individually. Time no longer pauses inside of menus, and you also can't go to sleep and turn over to the next day until everyone's in bed.
This developer blog post covers the nitty gritty, with instructions on how to back up your save files (this is still a beta, after all) and how to report bugs. A few other important notes: you can scale the profit margin on sellable items so that you don't get rich too quick, players can marry each other, and there's a text-based chat system complete with hundreds of adorable pixel-art emoticons.
The beta build also has some new single-player features, including hats for your horse, a Winter Market Festival, and new character events and cutscenes. I haven't seen this stuff yet (Ray and I started a new save file for co-op and only just got our first chickens), but I'm sure word will get out soon enough.
Stardew Valley v1.3 Beta [Stardew Valley]
Blizzard is trying something new with Heroes of the Storm. The game has a few years under its belt and much of the lore as it pertains to its combatants is established, bu the time has come to start to explore more of the Nexus -- one of the only original creations from the mega-publisher outside of Overwatch in many years.
To kick all that off Blizzard is launching the "Rise of the Raven Lord" comic, which is a sort of precursor to a big new event called the Dark Nexus. Alongside of the Grave Keeper the Raven Lord is one of the chief deities of the Heroes of the Storm universe, and a short narrative penned by Valerie Watrous helps set the stage for the story to come in a very MCU sort of way.
You can check out a quick preview of the comic below -- Blizzard will divulge more info on the event later today. It all seems like baby steps so far, but if Blizzard can keep people reeled in I'm interested in seeing where this goes over time.
Here’s the perfect gift for the Zelda fan with everything. Hyrule Historia is your definitive guide to the history of the Zelda franchise, and it’s down to $22 today, its best price in months.
Combatting hacking and cheating in online games has taken a serious turn for PlayerUknown's Battlegrounds developer Bluehole/PubgCorp. Over the weekend it was revealed that Chinese authorities arrested some 15 people for their roles in making and sel...Dragon’s Crown Pro is almost with us, bringing full 4k goodness – from enhanced 4K graphics to fully re-recorded orchestral arrangement for all musical tracks. Thus, Atlus released a full 4K trailer comparison, complete with and updated BGM. For people who liked the original BGM, it’s still available in the game and can be swapped anytime in the game’s audio options.
Dragon’s Crown Pro features include:
The Battle-Hardened Edition of Dragon’s Crown Pro, brings Vanillaware’s adventure straight into your hands. The set includes seven collectible cards representing each of the glasses in-game plus the common skills. They are all encapsulated in a shining metal case for ultimate game collectors.
Dragon’s Crown Pro will be available physically and digitally on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro on May 15, 2018.
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Developers Shenandoah Studios have announced that Drive on Moscow, a strategy game from the same creators of the highly successful Battle of the Bulge, is officially out today on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game can be found on either digital store for $9.99, and will put players along the Eastern Front of World War II, fighting one of the most pivotal battles in the war: the defense of Moscow.
For a look at the game, check out a trailer for its PC version that was released last year:
For more on the now released strategy title, check out below for a brief overview and some key features, courtesy of Shenandoah Studios:
Drive on Moscow: War in the Snow, a strategy game from the award-winning makers of Battle of the Bulge, invites you to take command of the pivotal battle of World War II! Defend the homeland as the Soviets, or lead a bold push to seize the Soviet capital as the Axis. As commander, direct your troops across a detailed campaign map, capturing territory and planning strategies. You must overcome your opponent, vast distances, and extreme weather to achieve victory.
Features:
- Play as the Soviets or the Axis across three scenarios and the full campaign Command tanks, cavalry, infantry, airborne and more
- Revolutionary impulse based turn and activation system
- Play against multiple distinct AI opponents tailored for each scenario
- Online play is better than ever with enhanced chat features, tournament system, Live PBEM and more opponent information
- Experience Russian winter on a dynamic map that changes with the weather
- Replay entire games to see every move and savor your triumphs
- New leaderboards and stats let you compete on a global scale
- Learn with the tutorial and quick start guide, or visit our online strategy forums to learn from other players
- Full rules are included for advanced players Includes extensive historical photos and commentary
- Designed by Ted Raicer, award-winning designer of Paths of Glory
Drive on Moscow is available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
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Soon you'll be able to jump into VR experiences on YouTube based on shows from NBC and its affiliates. NBC Universal and Google will collaborate on 10 multi-episode projects. First to come will be a backstage tour of the dog rescue reality show Vande...Inti Creates has been steadily supporting Mighty Gunvolt Burst, the follow-up to their original Mighty Gunvolt experiment, and it's been working out nicely for them. Free updates have added plenty of quality of life upgrades to the game for sure, but the various bits of DLC really changed the game for the better, especially given how differently some of them play.
This week Tenzou is now a part of Burst -- the now-named protagonist of the Gal Gun series. Oddly enough Inti Creates have found a way to make Gal Gun cute, and now have Tenzou running around with the previously included Ekoro the angel.
Other small changes include an increase to 40 total save slots, buffs for Gunvolt and Copen, and various bug fixes.
Among the many, many things we saw at GDC this year was Axe.io, the next title set to be released by Crescent Moon Games as it hits the App Store later this week. If you missed our initial preview, the basic gist of Axe.io is similar to many of the ".io style" games in that it takes the basic idea of an MMO but distills it down to its absolute essence. In the case of Axe.io, that means brawling around in a fantasy setting with multiple classes, enemies, and even giant dragons. Check out the launch trailer:
These arenas are endless, and you just fight as long as you can before dying- At which point you compete with a place on a massive global leaderboard. It's really exciting seeing these .io games "grow up," for lack of a better way to put it. Games like Agar.io [Free] are super fun, but are extremely basic at the end of the day. Axe.io both looks and feels a lot closer to what you'd expect out of an actual "full" game while still leaning heavily on what makes .io games tick.
Axe.io should hit the App Store along with the rest of the new games this week!
Fortnite’s emotes have taken on a life of their own: in the last two weeks, I’ve seen kids and adults replicating the game in real life. If you watch sports, you’ve likely seen goals or good plays celebrated through emotes. And if you play Fortnite, you’ve definitely had some jerk dance over your cold, lifeless corpse.
Sometimes, it just isn’t enough to speedrun a game. Sometimes, you need to get your hands dirty. One speedrunner took those words to heart this weekend, completing a Super Metroid speedrun with their hands and controller covered in vaseline.
Nintendo's cardboard creativity project, Labo, launched this week and had a pretty good opening run. The Toy-Con Variety Kit landed straight in at the number three spot of the UK charts, while the Robot Kit debuted at number twenty. It wasn't enough to dethrone Sony's mighty God of War, however, which ain't going anywhere anytime soon.
At first glance, Labo has been successful, but not a smash, with news outlets reporting only around 30% of its shipped units sold in its native Japan. However this is a marathon, not a sprint, as Labo as a concept is both an expensive product and a long-haul idea, rather than a new release that needs to go platinum in week one, lest its gets abandoned by the publisher.
Elsewhere in the charts, murder-fest Far Cry 5 held on to its number two position, while Yakuza 6: The Song of Life peaked hard, going from number three to number thirty-nine in one week. The Switch edition of South Park: The Fractured But Whole debuted just inside the Top Twenty at number nineteen.
On today’s special bonus episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, God of War director Cory Barlog joins the show to talk about JRPGs, text size, and what the future looks like for Kratos and fam.
This week, Facebook will hold its ninth developer conference, and this time, the mood is a little... different. After all, the company has been embroiled in scandal after scandal over the past year, the most recent being the Cambridge Analytica contr...Even though Red Dead Redemption 2 has been the subject of multiple delays, it still remains one of the most anticipated titles of 2018. With that in mind, Rockstar Games has announced that a brand trailer for the game will premiere tomorrow. There’s no word yet on exactly what the trailer will be, but when it drops – at 11 am EST – it will likely continue to show off what the story of the game will revolve around, so fans will no doubt be excited.
For a refresher on what Red Dead Redemption 2 is all about, check out below for one of the other trailers released for the game below:
Red Dead Redemption 2 was originally set to release in Fall 2017, but was delayed into Spring 2018 (and now October 2018). This is the first game Rockstar has built from the ground up for the latest generation of consoles, and they explained that they needed some extra time is needed to deliver what fans are expecting from the upcoming open-world title. Here’s what they said when they made the delay:
This outlaw epic set across the vast and unforgiving American heartland will be the first Rockstar game created from the ground up for the latest generation of console hardware, and some extra time is necessary to ensure that we can deliver the best experience possible for our fans.
We are very sorry for any disappointment this delay causes, but we are firm believers in delivering a game only when it is ready. We are really excited to bring you more details about the game this summer.
When Red Dead Redemption 2 launches on October 26, 2018 it will be available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
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Video game publisher Outright Games has just proudly announced its newest title, Hotel Translyvania 3: Monsters Overload. The game is based around Sony Pictures Animation’s latest instalment of the movie series, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.
According to Terry Malham, CEO of Outright Games:
In Hotel Transylvania: Monsters Overboard, families can join Drac’s Pack to solve problems and share a new adventure together. Hotel Transylvania fans will love personally interacting with the familiar characters and exploring the new Lost Islands.
Jamie Stevens, EVP Worldwide Consumer Products at Sony Pictures Entertainment added:
Since 2012, families have enjoyed watching the humorous monsters of Hotel Transylvania go on fun filled adventures. Now, players can jump into the story and help Drac’s Pack save the day! It’s a completely new experience.
The game’s plot revolves around Dracula, Mavis, and the rest of the cast getting washed up on the legendary Lost Islands after being hit by a mysterious storm. From here, the player needs to reunite “Drac’s Pack” with the help of a lovable crew of little creatures called the Impa. Players will need to leader their Impa teams on different missions to save missing familiar monsters such as Frankenstein, Murray the mummy, and Wayne the werewolf. Players will also be able to use the skills of these monsters to battle dangerous enemies, collect secret treasures, and save everyone. The whole plot was made as a sequel of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summmer Vacation.
More information about the game down below:
Have fun with Drac’s Pack
Enter the spooky fun world of Hotel Transylvania and meet all your favorite Frankenhomies from Johnny, Frank and Dennis, to sea captain Ericka from the new film. With stunning visuals and humor faithful to the franchise, you’ll laugh your way through your very own monster adventure.Meet a lovable new team of friends
The Impa are at your command! These curious little creatures will follow where you lead and do what you ask. And when you combine the abilities of the bat-like Vampa, digging Wolfimpa, super-strong Frankenimpa and others, you can solve the toughest puzzles and beat fearsome enemies.There’s more to explore
Perfect your Impa strategies and go deeper into the mysterious Lost Islands to discover hidden treasures, secret boss battles and new shortcuts. The ghoulish fun doesn’t stop!
Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard will be available on PlayStation 4 on July 10 and will retail for $39.99.
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