Celebrate Friday the 13th on Cinco de Mayo Instead of slashing teenagers, everyone’s favorite camping buddy will now be fighting against theMortal Kombat Xkrew. NetherRealmhas confirmedthat Jason Voorhees will join the fight on May 5, but only for those players who purchased the Kombat Pack season pass. Anyone without the season pass will have to wait another week to play as the ’80s horror icon. NetherRealm has been quiet about Jason since hisMortal Kombat Xreveal in March....

RIP Yikes! This Switch tax likes to creep up on us. Wait, the Switch tax? Yeah, it’s that thing that makes Switch physical copies $10 more expensive because of the need to use a cart instead of a disc. It’s happened several times in the past (and it’s even been taken back once), and at the moment, Rockstar is joining in on the Switch tax revolution. As listed on their official site, the “HD rumble, touch-screen, and motion control” features exclusive to the Switch will basically run you $50, as opposed to $40 for the other editions (digital will be priced at $40, as is the case with other Switch tax situations)....

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Lightwas one of my favorite games of 2010. It came out of nowhere, and at first I was completely skeptical of the oddly isometricTomb Raidergame. After actually giving it a shot, I walked away pretty impressed, especially after reskinning it withtwo of my favorite video game anti-heroes of all time. If you don’t have a 360, PS3, Steam account, OnLive account, or iOS device on hand, you’ll be able to share my experience this Fall inside Google Chrome....

Campaign, too This includes all the multiplayer DLC and the complete campaign mode as well as the 4K upgrade patch. If you find yourself digging the game, you will also be able to pick it up for 20% off during this promotion. You’ll just need to download the client from the Xbox One dashboard and you’ll be all set for when the promotion goes live. PlayHalo 5: Guardiansfor Free This Weekend with Xbox Live Gold[Xbox Wire]...

When is the ‘Handie Talkie’ making a comeback? Are you a Motorola Moto Z smartphone user who is having trouble playing those damn video games? Well Motorola has you covered (kind of) with their brand new Moto Gamepad Moto Mod. The gamepad isavailable now for pre-orderand will be going on sale August 25. But here’s the catch: it’s exclusive to Verizon Wireless. Admittedly, I forgot Motorola even existed. But this gamepad mod does looks solid — at a cost of $79....

Also,Kao the Kangaroo Once again we’re in the pre-“E3” mode, asMy Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventurehits the Switch tomorrow, May 27. To give you an idea of what kind of game it is, here’s a marketing bullet point: “Two players can put on a fashion show, herd bunnies, and more!” I kind of need to know what “and more” means! Another cute mascot-ey game is arriving too, asKao the Kangarooarrives on the Switch eShop on the same day....

I wish these were official/standard The Switch practically begs for custom storage solutions given how unique the hardware is (and its software carts!), and there’s plenty available. But these mini Nintendo Switch game cases,found by Rakueru on Twitter, are something else. If you recall,some folks came up with homebrew creationsroughly four years ago, but weren’t selling them directly. So theseare actually from the Etsy seller Kustom3DGermany, but they’re currently sold out, so make sure you favorite the store if you want them....

PAX is onlyONE WEEK AWAYand everyone is just excited beyond belief. So many of you are going, and we can’t wait to hang out with every single one of you. In fact, we want to get you guys and gals attending PAX on the front page while we’re at it. More on that in a bit. First things first: if you are going to PAX and would like to meet up with Destructoid, RSVP by commenting on this post with what days you’ll be in Seattle....

We’ve mentioned theUbiktunenetlabel a few times over the past year when discussing virt’sFX4, the FM synth super compilationSOUNDSHOCK 2, and coda’s retrotastictracer. The netlabel has become well known for releasing some stellar digital albums for free, but it has at times charged for full length or physical copies of some of their offerings. But even if you only have nickels and dimes in your pocket, today you can still have the royal treatment courtesy of Ubiktune....

Love that art Debuting in thenew Comiket 89 trailer,Imarisuinnocently showed up as part of the compilation. It kind of flew by me at the time, but the game’s site has been updated recently to include a demo, so you may check out the awesome pixel art for yourself. It features typical bomb, shield, and charged shot mechanics, but it plays fairly well. Hopefully the final version will get localized at some point....

References to possible new feature found in Steam file The ever-watchful NeoGAFhas stumbled across evidencethat Steam may be adding the ability to lend your games to other players. Can you imagine? User Grief.exe found the following lines in the steamui_english file: “SteamUI_JoinDialog_SharedLicense_Title” “Shared game library”“SteamUI_JoinDialog_SharedLicenseLocked_OwnerText” “Just so you know, your games are currently in use by %borrower%. Playing now will send %borrower% a notice that it’s time to quit.”“SteamUI_JoinDialog_SharedLicenseLocked_BorrowerText” “This shared game is currently unavailable....

No Great Tusk or Iron Treads for you Pokemon Scarlet & Violethave seenan absolute whirlwind of bug-related issuessince launch. However, this past weekend may mark one of the lowest points for the games yet. First, Pokemon Home integrationwas prematurely announced and then swiftly recalled, with the note that support would be added “soon.” Then, within the same 24-hour period, dedicatedScarlet & Violetplayers found that all Tera Raid events scheduled for this weekend were completely pulled....

Oh, happy day. For those of you who adoredParappa the Rapperas deeply as I did, this will come as thrilling news. Majesco has made an annoucement that they have formed a partnership with New York artist Rodney Alan Greenblat and game designer Masaya Matsuura (the peeps behind the originalParappa) to create a new Wii exclusive rhythm title. Jesse Sutton, Majesco’s CEO, seemed very enthusiastic about the project, saying: “Masaya Matsuura and Rodney Alan Greenblat are industry visionaries whose legacy was built on crafting groundbreaking, genre-defining entertainment experiences that everyone can enjoy....