Nintendo Download: The Good Life

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....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Ronald Ramirez

Nintendo’s amiibo figures priced at $12.99, pre-orders are live

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....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 80 words · Paul Olson

No more new content planned for Age of Empires Online

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....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · Steven Williams

Nostalgia DLC heading to Street Fighter V

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....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Maria Pham

ONE BTN BOSSES is the most confident Steam Next Fest demo I’ve played so far

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....

May 17, 2025 · 4 min · 715 words · Shannon Conrad

Pac-Land joins the Arcade Archives, but something is seriously amiss…

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....

May 17, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Stephanie Romero

Play some free Black Ops III multiplayer this weekend

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....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Miss Jessica Walker

Players are touting Episode 1’s ending as one of the worst in Destiny history

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....

May 17, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Matthew Owens

PlayStation Plus November games: Nioh 2 and Heavenly Bodies

(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....

May 17, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Jeffrey Ballard

R-Type Final 2 will battle the Bydo Empire in spring 2021

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....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Emily Barrett

Return of Double Dragon getting a SNES cartridge release

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....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Lisa Johnson

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne is available on PlayStation Network today

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....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Jeffrey Carroll

Skull and Bones: Sentinel Cutter ship blueprint location

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....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Emily Smith