Also,Jackbox Party Pack 8 The Good Lifeis easily the most intriguing Switch game that’s coming out this week. Although Nintendo headlined its eShop weekly report withSmash Ultimate‘s Sora DLC, I’m going in a different direction: cats. This frankly insane mystery involving people turning into animals looks wild as hell and I’m into it, jank or not. Weirdly,there’s no mention/marketing for Swery on the Switch landing site, but his new company, White Owls, is making it....

12 figures will arrive at launch Nintendo has opened up pre-orders for their amiibo figures today, and they are priced at $12.99. According to the publisher, Villager, Fox, Kirby, Marth, Wii Fit Trainer, Mario, Peach, Link, Samus, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and Pikachu are among the first wave of releases. Even though the “New 3DS” can use amiibo functionality out of the box, the figures will not ship or work until the Wii U version ofSmash Bros....

Creating more civilizations wouldn’t be cost-effective Bit of disappointing news for those of you actively playingAge of Empires Online, but nothing can last forever. Excluding some finished content scheduled to hit in the next few weeks,Gas Powered Gameswon’t be adding anything else to this free-to-play title. In a rather candidblog post, it is stressed that the game will continue to exist and actual community and customer support will continue. While bug fixes and balancing may still happen, expect this process to be “slower and, frankly, more difficult for the team....

Fighters rockin’ the retro look. Announced by Capcom today as the Evolution Fighting Championships (EVO) starts its three day fist-fest, the long-awaited “Nostalgia” costumes are coming toStreet Fighter V. The DLC pack, which will be released on July 25, features classic costumes for lunkhead Alex, the lovely Juri (who appears to have sewn on some weird sleeves) and Ibuki, who finally,finallygets her classic ninja garb back. Also revealed was a new “classic” stage, which will return us to Suzaku Castle, Ryu’s beatdown location of choice, fromStreet Fighter II....

It’s always nice when a game presents a sole conceit and executes on it as promised. That’s exactly what you get withONE BTN BOSSES, a single-screen shooter that, true to its name, has you using a single button to dodge and destroy increasingly complex bosses. Games that don’t demand more than a single input aren’t necessarily anything new. There’s the whole sub-genre thatVampire Survivorssummoned into wider popularity, in which players need only move their characters around the screen as they automatically attack in an attempt to survive as long as possible....

Or should that be ‘something isn’t a Ms.’? This week’s Arcade Archives entry features one of video gaming’s most iconic and beloved characters, Pac-Man, as retro publisher Hamster brings Namco’s somewhat odd platforming adventurePac-Landto PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Released to arcades in 1984,Pac-Landsees our pill-popping pal leave the sanctity of his maze and — now sporting arms, legs, and a jaunty hat — stride out into the big wide world. The side-scrolling adventure was based upon Hanna Barbera’s abominablePac-Mananimated show, which was busy boring kids on Saturday mornings....

Or don’t. I’m not your supervisor Steam’s doing one of those things where you can play a game for free all weekend long. Don’t those feel good? Like you’re the beneficiary of some screw-up in the PC game control room. Some schmuck pushed the wrong button and now you’re reaping the rewards. What an idiot, that guy. The reality is less titillating, but equally full of temporarily free stuff. Activision has a promotion where you can playCall of Duty: Black Ops III‘s multiplayer for free this weekend until Sunday at 1pm Pacific....

With the latest weekly reset inDestiny 2, Episode: Echoes’ final story beats have become available. However, players are calling the finale, and the Episode at large, one of the worst “seasonal” narratives Bungie has ever produced. While the Episode only just recently released its conclusion on September 9, early commenters were quick to point out their disdain for what felt like a colossal time waste. Destiny 2‘s Episodes were pitched as self-contained narratives set to replace the previous seasonal model....

(And some building block wizarding game) [Update:PlayStationhas now confirmedthatNioh 2, Heavenly Bodies, andLEGO Harry Potter Collectionwill be November’s PlayStation Plus Essential titles. They will be available to download November 1.] According to billbil-kun, next month will see PS Plus gain access to three new games: Team Ninja’s celebrated action-RPGNioh 2(PS4/PS5), intergalactic gravity challengeHeavenly Bodies(PS4/PS5), and block-based adventureLEGO Harry Potter Collection(PS4). The three titles should be available to download from the first week in November....

Legendary shmup franchise takes to the stars once again Developer Granzella Inc. has finally revealed a release window for crowdfunded shmupR-Type Final 2.As noted in the latest edition of Weekly Famitsu, the interstellar action will blast off on PC and consoles in spring 2021. R-Type Final 2– a pseudo-sequel/remake of Irem’s 2003 releaseR-Type Final– went into development in the summer of 2019,following a hugely successful Kickstarter campaignthat raised almost double its initial target of $400,000 USD in less than a few days....

Blow on the contacts (Don’t blow on the contacts) Though many of us may have played TechnosSuper Double Dragontitle, released for the SNES back in 1992, very few had the opportunity to check out its Japanese counterpartReturn of Double Dragon, the original iteration of the game that never left Eastern shores. Well, if you still have your Super Nintendo, you can finally scratch that itch, that I’m sure has been troubling you for decades as, thanks to enthusiasts Retroism,Return of Double Dragonis getting a re-release this Summer, in actual SNES cartridge form....

Holy Matador! [Update:It’s up now! $9.99. Go, go, go!] I laughed hard at thefeatured comment yesterdayon our story on the mystery game that Atlus would be bringing to the PlayStation Network today. Why? Because Destructoid community member Perro was dead on.Thanks, ESRB! That’s right:Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturneis coming to PSN today. This PS2 is RPG my favoriteShin Megami Tenseigame, even over all thePersonagames. It’s also the game I cram down newSMTfans’ throats — it’s too good to miss....

It’s time to hang up the sails of your starter ship and move on to something new. You have a couple of options after the Rammer Bedar, and one of them is a true team player. Here’s the location of the Sentinel Cutter ship blueprint inSkull and Bones. you may find the Sentinel Cutter ship blueprint for sale at theoutpost of Lanitra inSkull and Bones. Typically, this Sea People trading post isn’t a place you’ll stumble on right away....