The trashiest outfits on the show floor This month will mark my fourth year writing for the main page of Destructoid. It’s been an amazing ride and I’ve been able to have a lot of fun meeting developers and publishers from around the world to talk about a hobby we all love. But until this weekend there was one aspect of this job I’d never been able to do before. EGLX marks my first gaming convention and it’s been a bit of an eye-opener....
And 100% Fewer JRPGs Welcome back to Comments of the Week, where everything’s made up and the points don’t matter! I’m your host Fuzunga, and this week we’ve got tons of great comments compressed for your viewing pleasure. Duh: Bringing Missingno into Pokemon Sun and Moon will bork your game EVO 2017 Championship lineup revealed You know what? This idea is so good I’m going go boycottArmsif they don’t do it....
10 Steam-y keys up for grabs [Update:Contest over! Winners have been PM’d their codes.] Those sexy devils at Devolver Digital have given us 10 codes forShadow Warrior: Special Editionto hand out to lucky Dtoiders! To sayI cameaway impressed by Lo Wang’s hefty offering wouldn’t even begin to do the game justice. It features some of the most satisfying swordplay I’ve ever experienced outside of my own bedroom, gorgeous graphics, and more juvenile potty humor than you can shake your stick at....
For those with deep pockets There’s no special holiday discount or gimmicky sale for this week, but Best Buy has made available thecheapestXbox One Elite Wireless Controller to date by dropping refurbished units down to only $79.99. This is a historic low for the pricey controllers — refurbished or new. The controller is only available for shipping and not for store pickup. Which means this is coming from Best Buy warehouse and not being stocked at local big-box stores....
Should really be ‘Death Cubed’ Most modern puzzle games feature one unique mechanic, introducing it plainly at first but building on it over time.Braidhad its time manipulation.Portalhad its… portals.Death Squaredis a little bit different. If there’s one idea tying all ofDeath Squaredtogether, it’s that nothing is ever quite the same. A lesson learned in one level may be useless (or even counterproductive) in the next. Its greatest consistency is its inconsistency....
As we announced last week,The Last of Ustook home ourGame of the Show award for E3 2012. And unlike in years past, we went all out with our E3 awards by expanding to a total of 18 categories. We tried to cover all the major areas, from best console game, best PC game, best indie, best tech, and much more. After much deliberation, we can finally reveal the winners of each category today, including ourCommunity Choice winner....
C-jeff’s ‘A Thousand Bridges’ coming through your CB radio Ubiktunehas impressed us in the past with itschiptune bundlesand its various otherpublished albums. As it turns out, the founder of Ubiktune Dmitry “C-jeff” Zhemkov is not just the Ubiktune founder;he’s also a member. C-jeff’s newest release isBig Steel Wheels, a faux ’80s soundtrack, with rock riffs inspired by the originalTransformersmovie. The album features some well known artists providing support, including Grant Henry of Metroid Metal on guitar and Disasterpiece providing some voice work....
The Diogo Jota RTTK SBC is now live inEA FC 25, and you can add a brand new promo card to your Ultimate Team squad. Jota marks the start of the Road to the Knockouts promo, which is back with a bang in the new game. EA Sports has also releasedTeam 1of special cards, but you’ll need to rely on your pack luck to find one of those items. There are no such worries here – the card is guaranteed as long as you complete the challenge before it expires from Ultimate Team....
That’s a global count Square Enix has announced that in the roughly three years it’s been around,Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Rebornhas garnered six million players globally (that number excludes free trials). To celebrate, players with subscriptions that are no longer active can log in for free starting July 25 until August 30, allowing five full days of play. TheXIVteam just dropped a massive update in 3.35, which includes the Deep Dungeon (a nod to the area inTactics) mechanic — which basically amounts to random dungeons with massive rewards in tow....
Floors Have Teethis a Roblox game based on horror survival. The game starts with you meeting your friend Bob in his apartment and eventually leading yourself to do some horror quests. In one of these quests, you will find a radio, which is a key part for unlocking the cells filled with trapped NPCs. This quest might be a bit difficult to complete, so to help you with that, here is a comprehensive guide to how to complete the Radio quest inFloors Have Teeth....
Age of Conan: Unrated, a digital re-release of 2008’sHyborian Adventures,isbringing sexy backthis summer. Funcom is doing what many MMO developers have found success in: turning a once-retail game into a free-to-play title. Premium subscriptions will be offered, naturally, but they are completely optional. There’s an overview of how the content is split up between paying and non-paying customersover here, if you’re curious. Just the other day I watched James Earl Jones fire a snake with a bow (!...
Gotham City Impostorshas been wooing fans over with free updates for some time now, and the fun isn’t about to stop just yet. Set to launch tomorrow,Impostorsis nabbing afree Arkham Asylum map. This might be old news for PS3 fans of the game (as the map launched by mistake last week), but for others, it’s a perfect opportunity to boot up your digital copy again. The game itself is a decentTF2clone, but I just couldn’t get into it....
With an extra helping of FMV cheese TheGRIDseries is going in a different direction with the next game,GRID Legends, which launches in 2022 across PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. For better or worse — that depends on what you want from your racing games — there’s a silly and dramatic FMV vibe to the story mode, a self-described “underdog tale” with an “eclectic cast.” GRID Legendswas revealed with a trailer during the EA Play Live 2021 stream....
