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Namco Bandai is going through its archives to bring back older intellectual properties, but not in the usual way. Rather, these games will be reimagined as free webcomics onShiftyLook, which executive VP and representative director Shin Unozawa is calling “a platform where we can quickly test new ideas and get the community’s reaction to help drive product development.” First up for this grand experiment isSky Kid. Udon Entertainment is responsible for the comic; Jim Zub is handling writing and Jeffrey “Chamba” Cruz is doing the art....

Patch is live now “Secret patch notes” are becoming a widespread phenomenon, and a recent update for the Nintendo Switch just leapt to the head of the pack. Included in the 8.0.0 update, according to several modding communities, is the ability to allow “boost mode” for specific Switch games. Think of all those “Slim” models of previous generation hardware that allow for faster load times: it’s kind of like that on Switch....

Developer Hello Games has finally added fishing toNo Man’s Skyin its Aquarius Update. The update was, as is tradition, launched after a couple of days of emoji teasers on July 01, 2025. This is a feature fans have longed for in the game for years, and we’re all so incredibly happy it’s here at last. TheNo Man’s SkyAquarius Update adds a complex fishing system that’s linked to every other mechanic in the game....

Now you can spend less time tweaking and more time playing Nvidia launched a new application into beta calledGeForce Experience. This handy tool will scan your computer for installed games, including stuff from services like Steam, and optimize the graphics settings for you. These optimized settings are grabbed from Nvidia’s servers and are based on your monitor resolution, CPU, and GPU. Nvidia knows that people don’t want to spend an eternity fiddling around with things like ambient occlusion, anisotropic filtering, tessellation, and all kinds of other things that use made-up words that only game designers and enthusiasts understand....

Play with Me Escape the room, a genre of games about tricky and often obtuse solutions for leaving a place, has never been done better than in the originalSawfilm. It’s the purest distillation of what these games try to accomplish. Hack your own leg off and then you get to escape the room. It’s a devilishly cruel and simple dilemma. Sawseems to have some admiring fans that are keen to pay homage to the movies....

Konami has gone full Flappy Bird If you thought the story surrounding Konami’s falling out with Kojima,P.T.‘s delisting off the PSN store, and thecancellation ofSilent Hillscouldn’t get worse, I have some gross news for you. As of now,P.T.has beencompletelyremoved from the PSN servers. If you don’t have it downloaded on your PS4 right now, you’re not going to get it. This is extraordinarily strange. Normally, when a product is no longer for sale or made available on the PSN store, you can still re-download a copy if you already had it in your library but had deleted the content locally....

Both cover stars just lost embarassing fights When EA decided to split cover star billing onUFC 2it made so much sense. Throw the most popular, then-undefeated women’s MMA fighter next to the most popular men’s MMA fighter. That’s some chip shot marketing. A gimme. Then Ronda Rousey (at the time 12-0) got knocked the fuck out in November by Holly Holm. And it’s not like she was usurped by a powerhouse....

The release of the third installment in the indie action-adventure horror titlePoppy Playtimeis now set for 2024. Originally scheduled for this month, developer Mob Entertainment took to Twitter to announce the delay. According to the developers, Chapter 3 simply isn’t ready yet and needs a few extra weeks to reach the quality they are striving for. A message from Zach and Seth regarding Poppy Playtime Chapter 3 (check the comments also!...

And it’s a proper installment! As many of you guessed, the teaser from this morning was indeed for anewRatchetgame. That title is calledRatchet & Clank: Into the Nexus. Coming off ofAll 4 OneandFull Frontal Assault, the new installment is hitting PlayStation 3 later this year and is said to be a return to the series’ roots — exactly what the majority of us wanted, in other words. And exactly what Insomniac Games needed as well....

I’m ‘Not a Hero’ The “complete edition” re-release ofResident Evil 7is now available for purchase on PS4, Xbox One and PC for $49.99. Along with all previously released DLC, the Gold Edition will include the brand new “End of Zoe” chapter (which is available to season pass owners or as a separate purchase). The belabored “Not a Hero”DLCis now available for free, as well, if you want to jump into the shoes of a returning series veteran....

You can never truly have enough party games on the Nintendo Wii, right? Well, actually … you can. As someone who enjoys a good party-style game on occasion — y’know,WarioWare,Boom Blox, or sometimes evenWii Sports Resort— I’m not completely opposed to mini-game collections. But, there is one caveat. The mini-games need to be enjoyable even after you’ve become accustomed to them, and the game can’t be a poorly thrown together compilation, either....

A couple crafty NeoGAF and GameFaqs users tore apart aPlayStation All-Stars Battle Royaledata file that has unveiled 9 new stages, 8 new characters, and a lot of other new additions. Of course this could all be a hoax, but it’s a very convincing one so far due to picks being reasonable and some accompanying images of these new stages. Until Sony confirms, we’ll have to hope this is real because some of these inclusions are really freaking awesome....

Promoted from our Community Blogs! [I think for a lot of gamers my age,Final Fantasy VIIwas the game that really introduced us to RPGs. Cedi, on the other hand, cut his teeth on our dear friend Mario’s papertastic adventures and learned to love the genre as a result. Why is this blog being posted on Destructoid’s Front Page? Because it’s awesome. Also, because Cedi joined us for this month’sBloggers Wantedprompt! Tell us in the comments which game finally helped you to understand a new genre in gaming!...