The Future is Now Reporting in theOfficial Gazette, long-time video game developers SNK, who have been walking the razor’s edge in recent years, announced that the period of Summer 2016 to Summer 2017 wasveryprofitable for them. Sharing their latest financial report, theFatal Fury-helmers announced that sales for that period amounted to 4.281 billion yen, a billion yen higher than the same period one year earlier. In addition to this, SNK turned a net profit of 3....

Space-Ships [Update:And it’s been confirmed thanks to a Nintendo Direct! It’ll be out on Jul 16, 2025] A mysterious new logo is being shared online this morning, purportedly an as-yet-unannounced new project in the popular fantasy franchise, Star Ocean.As reported by RPGSite, a banner for a “Star Ocean The Second Story R” was first discovered on the support site of IP owner Square Enix. Originally released for PlayStation in 1998,Star Ocean: The Second Storyis, as the name suggests, the second entry in the action-RPG series, which won over fans with its sci-fi/fantasy storytelling, myriad paths and conclusions, and very heavy emphasis on dating mechanics between multiple characters, allowing players to essentially dictate both narrative and gameplay through the pairing (or not) of relationships....

Strategy lives on Real-time strategy fans got something new to look forward to today.Stormgateis a new free-to-play RTS from Frost Giant Studios, with a beta coming in 2023. During today’s Summer Game Fest stream, a cinematic introduced the world ofStormgate. The two factions shown so far seem demonic on one side, and futuristic human resistance on the other. A little of Terrans vs. the Forces of Hell, so to speak....

With Neverwinter behind it TERA Onlinehas been doing very well since it debuted on Steam this month, because according to the publisher, it’s now the most played MMO on the platform. It’s leading the race of “all-time peak concurrency on Steam,” right ahead ofNeverwinter, Rift, Archeage,andElder Scrolls Online. Ouch to that last one. Even though I got tired of the grind after a while, I enjoyedTERAeven back at launch as a paid MMO because of the fun combat system, so it’s great to see it thriving on Steam....

So… occasionally, I do videogame comedy music under the name Insane Ian. This video is a snippet from a medley of videogame parodies I released in April. My wife sings this part (clearly, I mean, I can’t sing like that). But enough about me and my wacky music. Stuff happened on Dtoid on the first day of August, such as two new modes revealed inRE6(play as zombies? Eff yes!), a review of the remake ofLa-Mulana, a preview of the newPokémon, and more....

And that’s okay, actually We already got newgameplay footageofTom Clancy’s The Divisionat Microsoft’s press briefing this morning so for Ubisoft’s own conference, a CG trailer was shown. That’s happened with a couple games now, funnily enough, but at least Aisha Tyler is bringing it. With the game not releasing until next year, there’s atonmore for us to hear about until then. I’m hoping that unlikeWatch Dogs, I don’t get burned out on the promotional cycle forThe Division....

Few headlines have been more satisfying to write than this one. Mistwalker’sThe Last Storyfinally closes the book on the long-running localization saga on August 14, when XSEED brings it to North America. Yep, we’ve got a date. XSEED made the announcementon Twitter, where it also revealed it would be giving away soundtrack CDs as a pre-order bonus. It’s been years since the game wasoriginally revealed, and thewill they/won’t theydrama concerning Nintendo and localization has been quite an adventure....

[Every Friday, Destructoid will pose topical a question to the community. Answer it if you want!] Perhaps the most controversial story this week wasthe announcementby Nintendo of America that it was not planning to bringXenoblade,The Last StoryandPandora’s Towerto its territories, despite an extensive campaign by gamers under the banner ofOperation Rainfall. Nintendo has not given an official reason, although it has always hidden behind localization costs and financial viability in the past....

A Vita pouch and a charm Although it’s only been announced for Japan so far,Amazon has a pre-order listingup forOdin Spherepackage for 3,298 yen, and it looks great. In short, it comes with a PlayStation Vita pouch, lens cloth, and a material (potion) charm. It’s important to note that this does not include the game, and is merely an extra. I hope we get to see cool extras like this overseas — it’s been so long sinceOdin Sphere‘s release, and wouldn’t mind picking up some of this stuff....

Honk! Untitled Goose Gameis, without a doubt, one of the most charming games of 2019 where you play a goose that steals things for fun. It launched earlier this year on Switch and PC via the Epic Games Store but is now available for PS4 and Xbox One at a discounted price. For Xbox owners, it’s also been added to Xbox Games Pass. For PS4 owners, there is afree themeavailable starting today featuring the horrible goose and all the stuff he collected from that little village....

Treyarch have officially stopped working onModern Warfare 3‘s Zombies mode, with their focus moving to the 2024Call of Dutyrelease, believed to be titledBlack Ops Gulf War. Zombies has long been associated with Treyarch, as they were the first developer to bring it toCoDall the way back in 2008 withWorld at War. The team have continued developing the mode throughout their releases, but changed convention in 2023 when they worked on Zombies for Infinity Ward’s release....

Like most games these days,Uncharted 2: Among Thievesis gettinga special edition. However,unlikemost games these days,Uncharted 2‘s special edition cannot be bought in stores. It can only be won. TheFortune Hunter’s Editioncomes with exclusive downloads, a collector case signed by the Naughty Dog team, an art book and an “exact” replica of the Phurba Dagger Artifact, complete with display stand. Quite the luxurious set, I think you’ll agree. If you want to get your filthy, undeserving hands on it though, you’ll have to keep your ear to the ground and wait for Sony to make an offer....

Billions and billions of SCARs Call of Dutyis a cultural phenomenon; we all know that by now. Still, the numbers that the franchise puts up are staggering. Not only does the series make truckloads of money, but it also consumes countless man-hours of time. For me, the most striking piece of information in the graphic below is the number of respawns that players have experienced in online multiplayer: nearly 2 quadrillion....