With the several announcements we have gotten at the Game Awards, it was all just a lot to take in. From the many awards, celebrity appearances, and world premieres, there’s one game that matched hype levels to that of Monster Hunter Wilds at the end—Marvel’s Blade. Given that we know just a little about the game, isMarvel’s Bladegoing to be an Xbox exclusive? Here’s what we know. IsMarvel’s Bladean Xbox exclusive?...

In a surprisingly well-done interview, Jack Thompson gets his ass handed to him by a Nightline correspondent. Some highlights after the jump, but my personal favorite moment must be on the home page, as Jack talks about his perseverence in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds: JACK:“The most favorite story in the Bible is David and Goliath.” REPORTER:“…But you know how that story ended. He knocked him down with a slingshot [Bully ftw] and beheaded Goliath....

Revengeance. Hideo Kojima showed up to the Spike VGA awards to present his newest game. He flubbed up a bit with some nervous English during his presentation, but finally was able to offer up the first look at the newMetal Gear Rising. Rebooted. Rearmed. Recharged. Rebuilt. Resurrected. Revenge. Return of the Ripper. The trailer was all about the letter “r.” It was also all about cutting. People were cut. In half....

Don’t forget the fruitcake [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch King Foom play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you can be as much a part of the show as anything else.] Merry Christmas! Or … “Happy Holidays” if you’re one of those easily offended types of people. I really wasn’t planning on broadcasting tonight, but, my family and I had a very early Christmas eve get together, and alas, I’m already home and bored, with nothing going on until tomorrow afternoon....

Colorful comic adventure jets off October 26 Square Enixhas releasedthe PC specs for its incoming comic book epicMarvel’s Guardians of the Galaxyrevealing, amongst other tech facts, that PC players will need to find a meaty 150GB of free HDD space for the install. [Update: In the “last stages of optimizing the final game,” the file size will now be “approximately 80 GB at launch,”according to Eidos Montreal.] The weighty file size exceeds that of many other AAA PC titles, though is thankfully still smaller than that of Activision’sCall of Dutyseries — which currently weighs in at around 240GB....

Konami pulls the plug Well, this is awkward.Back in June, Konami gave a group of Metal Gear fans its blessing to produce a free remake of the original MSXMetal Gear. The project attracted a lot of talent, including those who’ve worked on such titles asinFamous,Gears of War, and the team even secured Paul Eiding, the voice of Colonel Campbell. Though after about two months of work, it seems that the publisher had a change of heart and has decided to put a stop to the development....

NBA 2K25Season 8 is live, and there are some amazing rewards for the players to grind out in the MyPlayer and MyTeam modes. Being the penultimate season of the game’s annual cycle, there are several 99- and 100-rated cards and exciting cosmetic items. The full Season pass is yet to be revealed, but we know the release date and some of the highlight rewards. Table of contents NBA 2K25 Season 8 release countdown The release date and time have been known for some time as part ofSeason 7‘s Pass end date....

Happy April Fool’s Day! (Psyche, not really!) That was yesterday. If you’re seeing this today, it means you missed my glorious hand-drawn Faxtoid post for Friday night’s Destructoid Show.Check it out here. Since April 1st is the internet’s annual celebration of telling filthy, dirty lies, I’m not sure what’s real news. Mega Man Universeisactually cancelled, that’s for real. According to their website, JAST USA is going to bedistributing sexy hentai games via Steam— that’s probably not true — and Japanese company Illusion introduced anew handheld devicecalled the 3DL....

I believe in the MC Princess Next month will see the final splatfest take place on Nintendo’s multiplayer shooterSplatoon 2.All roads have come to this, the final standoff – worryingly titled “The Splatocalypse” – between rap-rock duo Off the Hook. Following on from a good two years of awesome (and not-so-awesome) debates. As it’s a special occasion, Nintendo are set to release two commemorative T-shirts in North America to mark the event....

One of which is releasing this year Nintendo’scollaborationwith Japanese mobile giant DeNA will result in one game by the end of 2015 and four more titles leading up to April 2017, according to DeNA West CEO Shintaro Asako. “Nintendo has by far the best gaming IP,” he said at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2015. “DeNA’s expertise is definitely backend.” Asako pointed toKim Kardashian: Hollywood(it’s a video game!) as an example of why this type of partnership can be potent in the mobile space....

Oh, and ‘D’ PAX South is merely three weeks away, and the list of panels and exhibitors has been finalized. This is the third year for the newest PAX, which is held annually in San Antonio, Texas. Along with the panels and exhibitors, the keynote speaker was also announced, and this year’s address will be given by Christopher Perkins, the principal story designer forDungeons & Dragons. Perkins has a long relationship with the founders of PAX, Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, who write and drawPenny Arcade....

One of the complaints commonly leveled against PC gaming is that because of it’s open-platform nature, it can feel like a gamble if a game you bought will actually work, especially if you’re a novice user. Steam has simplified the process of installing and running a game but it’s still not a perfect process. Step in thePC Gaming Wiki 2.0, which aims to make the biggest collection of PC tweaks, tips, and hardware guides on the Internet....

Look at that little bug fly! I’m writing this one as much for me as for you.Yoku’s Island Expressis a platforming pinball adventure that has slipped on and off my radar a few times now. It’s still on track for a Q2 2018 launch on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, and I love the premise of matching pinball mechanics with a more expansive character-filled game world. This latest trailer still has me rooting for it....