The summer of insanity Welp, here’s another major surprise announcement from Nintendo out of the blue! By way of a quick email with zero fanfare, we’ve learned thatPikmin 3will be hitting the Switch in “Deluxe” form. It’s actually out on October 30 priced at $59.99, and will launch on Switch with “new content, more options for co-op play and a range of settings that make it easier for newcomers to jump in....

Go continues to develop after launch shock I’m always fascinated by developer interviews and retrospectives on popular games, andPokémon Gowas easily the biggest release of the year so far. Google’s Cloud platform was the tech running in the background forPokémon Go‘s launch, and the teamposted an articletoday that explains a little bit about what was going on behind the scenes. The article is a little more technical than I was expecting, but there is some interesting stuff in there....

…because laying your DSi XL down on the table wouldn’t work. Japanese game accessories company Hori is showing off its latest just in time for the release ofTaiko Drum Master DS Dororon! Battle With the Ghouls on the DS. ThisTaiko Drum Master DS: DSi LL Standholds your system, leaving your hands free to get your drum on with those cute little sticks. The stand can be tilted freely and turned to book position, and even holds your drum sticks when you’re done playing....

Mobile marketing analysts Millennial Media has ranked two consoles among their top internet connected devices, saysMCV. Falling right under Apple’s iPod Touch and iPad are Sony’s game systems, the PSP and the PS3. Millennial Media’sMobileMix Mobile Device Index reportfor September doesn’t even list the Wii or Xbox 360, but somehow the PSP beats the PS3, ranking 3rd over 4th? How? I guess the PSP’s Skype functionality helps a bit, but I’m not streaming Netflix or HD movies on my PSP yet....

Following itsmarkedly successful 1.0 release,Ready or Nothas promptly established itself asthego-to SWAT shooter on PC, and with good reason. Now, with plenty of hotfixes already released and more yet to come, the developer Void Interactive has provided information about the game’s first DLC,Home Invasion. At this time, we know for a fact thatReady or Notwill receive at least two separate pieces of substantial expansion pack content. The first is the aforementionedHome InvasionDLC, slated for Spring 2024, which is seemingly going to set the stage for the game’s long-term post-launch production pipeline....

Kids, come over here for a minute and have a seat. No, not on the radiator, you’ll ruin your ass. Over here. Listen. There comes a time when mommies and daddies all have plans during the same week and can’t record. It’s just something that happens. It’s not your fault, and it doesn’t mean we don’t love you. It’s just … well, we have stuff to do. We’ll be back next week, you’re able to still … hey, stop....

Review these Reviews in Review “Reviews in Review” is a new show that releases every week where I will go over the reviews published this week on Destructoid, as well as give a score to the week in general. This week I talked about the reviews forSteins;Gate,Half Minute Hero 2,andPutty Squad. Otherwise, check out the recap of all the reviews that ran this past week on Destructoid below. Make sure to stay until the end of the video too for a DESTRUCTOID EXCLUSIVE interview....

Jack, Ashi, and Aku are back to battle Cartoon Network hero Samurai Jack is readying his blade for his brand new video game adventure.Samurai Jack: Battle Through Timewill launch on PS4, PC, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch August 21. Adult Swim Games recently released a brand new trailer, (as part of IGN’s ongoing “Summer of Gaming” event), which sees the stoic superhero battling his way through various locale including a medieval kingdom, a monster-filled cemetery, a frosty forest and a futuristic city....

Uppers launches in Japan on July 22 Uppers, the latest PlayStation Vita brawler fromSenran Kaguraproducer Kenichiro Takaki, appears to have a new release date. According to a (now removed) listing from Japanese retailerRakuten Books, the action game is coming to Japan on July 14. Marvelous initially planned to release the title on April 21, but announced plans last month todelayits launch date for an indefinite period of time due to discouraging pre-order numbers....

How do you think he does it? XSeed Games has announced that the latest release in its goofySenran Kaguraseries,Peach Ball, will be landing on the PC platform in August, following on from its recent release on Nintendo Switch. Peach Ballrecounts the baffling escapades of a selection ofSenran Kaguragirls who are turned into anthropomorphic creatures after dicking about in a mysterious arcade. The player, armed with the power of pinball, must team up with Haruka in efforts to return our favourite lasses back to their usual doe-eyed forms....

It’s all fun and games until the lawyers get involved Squanchtendo, the VR development studio co-founded byRick and Morty‘s Justin Roiland, is no more. The company will now be known as “Squanch Games.” The studio has only put out one game since its establishment late last year, the bizarre, surrealAccounting.Apparently this was enough to trigger a lawyer alarm somewhere in Redmond or Kyoto, and it’s not too hard to figure out what happened from there....

They’re up to The Island For years now, a small but dedicated team of moddershas been toiling awayto enhance the PC version ofResident Evil 4with crisp new textures. Capcom released a self-described “Ultimate HD Edition” on Steamback in 2014, but it wasn’t exactly an across-the-board revamp — some textures were upgraded, but not everything got the same amount of love. That’s where Albert and Cris come in. The two modders are striving to create the best-lookingResident Evil 4possible, and they just passed a major milestone....

Greetings, Earthlings! It’s been a few years sinceToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groovereceivedits Kickstarter fundingand got into production. Even with aslight delaypostponing their return to Earth, the funky ’90s duo is still trucking along. While a firm release date is still too early to call, developer HumaNature Studios has announced that the revival sequel will be releasing in 2018. Greg Johnson, founder of HumaNature and creator ofToeJam & Earl, said, “We ARE releasing this year!...