The Democracy Space Station was one of the most exciting new developments inHelldivers 2‘s ongoing galactic war. A potent semi-mobile enhancement platform that can buff Helldivers wherever they go sure sounds great, but it’s a bit of a wet noodle in practice. Worse, even, as it’s downright punishing. As theDSS was slowly ramping up its engines and the community invested heaps of resources into it, the expectation was that it would massively improve our combat efforts on whichever front it was deployed on....

Small additions In addition to the all-newStarCraft-based Medic support character, the newestHeroes of the Stormpatch brings in a few other quality of life additions. The UI is now re-tooled to provide more information to the player, which includes a better buff and health layout, as well as an indicator for healing fountain use. Also, thank goodness, the loading screen has been updated like every other MOBA to show player information and party composition....

Hopefully you heard us last week take advantage of the slow season to weigh in on some of themost underrated gamesof the last generation (and left your own in the comments). We’ll be delving similarly into the memory mush on today’s podcast as we talk about some of the worst games we’ve had to review. Leave us some questions in the comments and we might read ’em on air, from life advice to video game stuff to something neat you want to share....

Inventory management is a necessary evil in survival games, and when you’re getting started withEnshroudedyou won’t make it far with your backpack alone. Without any backpack extensions equipped, you’ve only got 24 slots for storage. There are 16 more slots on your action bar, but even with those I burned through my space pretty quickly. I suppose if I didn’t pick up every rock, bug, and blade of grass in sight I’d have an easier time of it, but where’s the fun in that?...

The Lighthouse Key location is one of the final mysteries you’re able to solve inAlan Wake 2. It’s earned at the end of an arduous quest, and you may find the journey more rewarding than the destination. You get the Lighthouse Key as one of the final rewards for discovering every Cult Stash location inAlan Wake 2. And there are more than just a simple handful of these “treasure boxes” in the game....

Could this be a Ghosts of Mars sequel??? Sci-fi/horror mastermind John Carpenter (The Thing,Escape from New York… uh,Ghosts of Mars?) told Game Informer thatDead Spacewould make for a great film and he’d make for a great person to direct it. “I maintain thatDead Spacewould just make a great movie because you have these people coming onto an abandoned, shut-down space ship and they have to start it up and something’s on board....

‘Come on Lara, you can do this…’ As reported by movie moguls Deadline, MGMhas secured a directorand release date for the sequel to 2018’sTomb Raider,a film adaptation of Crystal Dynamics’ video game reboot. The second film in the newTomb Raidercanon will be directed by British director Ben Wheatley, who was behind the lens for 2011’sKill Listand 2015’sHigh-Rise, both excellent films. Wheatley has an eye for black comedy, conflicted characters and strange, shocking violence, so should be well-suited to the newest cinematic exploits from Ms....

We have two more classic Bond films appearing in007 Legendsnow with the announcement thatLicense to KillandDie Another Daycoming out of gamescom. With this announcement it’s pretty clear that the game will feature a movie from each actor to play Bond leaving the last film to show up in the game to be one of Sean Connery’s. ConsideringFrom Russia With Lovehas already been turned into a game itself, I’m going with eitherDr....

[Backlogis the ongoing quest to ridConrad Zimmerman’scollection of unfinished games. As voted on by the Destructoid community, Conrad plays each game from start to finish live onDestructoid’s Twitch.tv channelevery weeknight at 8pm Pacific] Blocky goodness awaits us again tonight as I put a little more time into 3D Dot Game Heroes. We’re heading through the water temple shortly which should land us right around the halfway mark on the game. I’m having a lot of fun playing through it and not dying nearly as much as I expected to, though I was running into a bit of frustration with accidentally dropping into pits....

Bring on the vintage RPGs Inspired by role-playing games likeUltimaand theMight & Magicseries,Numantian Gamesis working on its first project,Lords of Xulima. It was just recentlygreenlit on Steam, and has passed its goal onKickstarter. Lords of Xulimais an RPG with a third-person isometric camera, but in combat, the view switches to first person. This mix of classic styles sounds like an interesting combination, and I will be paying attention toLords of Xulima’sdevelopment....

You’ll just need to spend a lot on parts Some creative genius made his own Metal Gear Rex out of freaking LEGO. It’s huge, weighs six pounds, features numerous working parts, and did I mention it was huge? Screw buyingThreeA’s official Metal Gear Rex figurefor $500! You can just make your own after spending $900 on parts … oh wait. Still, if you’re willing to spend that muchthen check outthe instructions and see all the parts you need in order to build your own awesome version of Rex....

Since its reveal earlier this year,Mortal Kombat 1has been unveiling itsstar-studded cast, one big name after another. Between J.K. Simmons reprising the role of Omni-Man from Invincible to John Cena being confirmed as Peacemaker, the roster is looking to be fierce in terms of both fightersandtheir actors.Warner Bros. Games revealed one more member of the cast in September: Megan Fox, ofTransformers(2007) andJennifer’s Body(2009) fame will be playing the role of Nitara inMortal Kombat 1....

‘I’ve been considering an animated film for many years now’ Among massive discussions regarding Nintendo Labo and several other upcoming key products in Nintendo’s repiotoire, a recent Corporate Management Policy Briefing with the Big N brings to light answers to a few burning questions — for one, why did Nintendo choose Minion studio Illumination to host Mario’s first movie? Well, taking the qualifier that “[they’ll] call it quits” if they can’t make “something interesting” in the end, Miyamoto explains himself rather well in the briefing, stating “I’ve been considering an animated film for many years now....