That is, if you can remember the name ‘DEMO 120161128’ [Update: TheNieR: Automatademo will also be available for download in North America and Europe on August 05, 2025,according to Square Enix.] Well,NieR: Automatawill be on store shelves come March(or February if you’re in Japan)next year, but that doesn’t mean that you’ll have to wait that long to be able to try it out. That is, if you own a Japanese PlayStation Network account....

When you’re done with the campaign inWarhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, there’s still a lot of work for you to do. Every class has a skill tree to unlock perks at every level using experience gained from PvE and PVP activities. But you can speed the process up. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of things you need to level up inWarhammer 40K: Space Marine 2. Not only do you need to level up classes to unlock new perks and customization options, but you’ve got to grind their weapons too, so you can open up stronger ones with more interesting skins....

That’s a lot of words Strange Scaffold has announced another title in their stable of upcoming games,Teenage Demon Slayer Society. It’s currently onlyannounced for PCand only has a release window of 2024. Teenage Demon Slayer Societybills itself as “a bold new turn-based take on character action games, featuring style ranks, customizable movesets, and cool, endearing characters.” Strangely, my brain can make sense of that salad of descriptors, which is sad, because I get confused when paperwork asks for my address....

More dev time needed WhenBatman: Arkham Knightwas announced back in March, they said we could expect it this year. You know how that goes. Now it’s coming in 2015. Rocksteady showed offArkham Knightat a pre-E3 event a few weeks back. They opened their presentation with the news that they want to extend the development time of their game to ensure that they are “delivering the awesome level of quality that Batman fans and gamers expect....

More information is coming out about how these layoffs will hit Xbox studios Microsoftconfirmed earlier todaythat it will be laying off 10,000 employees. Reports have since circulated about how those layoffs affect studios within Microsoft, including those behind some big Xbox games. Bloombergreports that the Microsoft layoffs have affected workers at both 343 Industries and Bethesda, according to their sources. The scale of the cuts is not clear, but Bloomberg’s report notes that some of those affected include longtime Xbox veterans, who have been at the company for over a decade....

Theatrical action platforming When Digital Reality and Grasshopper Manufacture teamed up forSine Mora, the results were something special. I’m hopeful the duo can pull out another solid release withBlack Knight Sword, debuting very soon on Xbox Live Arcade: June 22, 2025. Either I’ve lost track of the game, or there hasn’t been a whole lot said about it from either studio. Although this is probably more of a niche title, there’s some cause for concern in that respect....

After hotfix 1.0.2.2 Bungie rolled out a controversial patch recently (which wasn’t even that big, honestly, as auto-rifles are still really effective in PVE), and some users are reporting issues with the game after picking up the download. The developer notes that you may have to re-install the game on your console just to clear up a bug or two, at which point you’ll be able to log in as normal....

Help a community member, for science! [Dtoid community blogger TheToiletDuck is conducting a survey, and we thought you might like to help him! –Mr Andy Dixon] I need your help. I’ve wanted to write this blog about the cost of gaming across the world for a while (we’re talking years). I want to find out what it’s like to be gamer whereyou’refrom, and I thought it would be really nice to keep it Destructoid-specific since we’re a worldly bunch....

I need to start up my NG+ file… Dark Souls Remasteredis going down for maintenance today, and when it comes back online, there will be a handful of new bug fixes in the game across all platforms. Notably, patch 1.03 will also “[improve] the security against cheating during online multiplayer.” Some PC players have resorted totaking matters into their own handsby manually backing up their save files and IP blocking cheaters....

Destiny 2‘s Arms Week events celebrate one specific weapon category each time, turbocharging them through the powerful, time-limitedVolatile weapon mods.They can be applied to several weapons from the archetype of the week, giving them a few extra effects. Volatile weapon modsappear at the top of your weapon mod list when browsing the designated weapon category. You can apply them to any gun of that type as long as it has a mod slot, even if it’s old enough not to have an origin trait (shoutout to the OG Palindrome)....

‘We want to get to the full set of 81 iconic characters’ Last year, Koei Tecmo joined with Nexon Korea and XPEC Entertainment to create “Project: Dynasty Warriors,” a mobile release of the celebrated franchise. Well it’s finally here, as earlier this month the trio launchedDynasty Warriors: Unleashed, for bothAndroidandiOS(for once, you don’t have to choose a side). I had a chance to speak to some of the heads of each various studio to get a little insight into the production, and so far, so good....

Something amazing happened at E3 this year. Through a combination of deceit, determination, and pure luck, I managed to capture on video an amazing series of events; a daisy chain of game developers playing each others stuff, all for the first time. It started with a chance encounter with members of Skip Ltd (creators of theChibi Robogames and theArt Styleseries) as they were checking outGaijin games‘ new title,Bit.Trip Core. From there, I personally escorted the Gaijin games team up to the WayFoward office space for an exclusive play test ofA Boy and his Blob....

So I got to meet Royce Gracie at E3 this year, and I wasn’t surprised to find that this long-time UFC Champion is basically a human machine. I felt sort of like a young John Connor fromTerminator 2while talking to him — filled with a bizarre mix of fascination, fear, and most of all, respect. That feeling was accentuated by the fact that he was constantly punching me in the arm while we were talking....