Infection! Man, Infection is great. I remember when my group of friends used to manually play it before it was officially a “thing,” and when it became a thing, we played it even more. 343 Industrieshas confirmedthat it may return toHalo: The Master Chief Collection. I wonder how long it’ll support this game — a long while, I hope, since it’s basically the marquee Xbox One title at this point....

So… Dale was bragging that he got to playSimCityat gamescom. That’s pretty awesome. It was my personal game of show for E3, and the stuff I saw there was impressive. After the exceptional disappointment that wasSimCity 4, it’s nice to finally see a worthy successor. So… I can’t wait, and now I know I don’t have totally rose-colored glasses. Destructoid Original:Art Juice: The Romney-Obama Vine WhipLive show: Dust: An Elysian TailArtists Wanted: Role Reversal recap and your next topic!...

FIFA 21 once again meanders back into the top spot It’s been a very quiet fortnight in the UK Charts scene. So much so that Electronic Arts’ football simulatorFIFA 21has returned to the number one spot for seemingly the bazillionth time since its October 2020 release, while several older PS4 titles have also returned to the Top 20, thanks to various price discounts in recently re-opened UK high street stores....

I believe there hasneverbeen a better time to be a fan of rhythm games. This is thanks to a resurgence of gameplay styles inspired by earlier waves of rhythm-based classics, weaving tried-and-true designs into contemporarysystems. If the first wave includes titles such asPaRappa the Rapper,Dance Dance Revolution, andGuitar Hero, and if the second consists of games likeHatsune Miku Project: DIVAandRhythm Heaven, then we’re seeing a callback in this third, current era withScratchin’ Melodii,Bits and Bops, andMelatonin....

U-G-L-Y, you ain’t got no alibi Have you playedYoshi’s Island? Have you playedYoshi’s Island DS? Yoshi’s New Islandis just like them. Only with a poop art style. And stiff animation. And giant eggs. Back when the game was revealed months ago, I thought the graphics looked really bad. Seeing them up close has done nothing to change my mind. I get that Nintendo wanted to recreate the children’s coloring book design of the SNES original, but it just doesn’t work with 3D models....

Time to step into the rink Ubisoft’s extreme sports competitionRoller Championsis finally rolling out. The competitive team sports game will go live next week on May 25 as a free-to-play title. The action kicks off on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, as well as Xbox Series X|S and PS5 via backward compatibility.Roller Championswill also be coming to Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, and Amazon Luna, though it’ll be at a later date....

New screenshots, new feature announced Vanille is back. Or awake. InLightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII,Vanille has risen to find that she now has a gift that lets her hear the voices of dead people. See, I always knew she was kind of weird. Square Enix says that she’s now called the saint, and lives under the Order’s protection in Luxerion. You’ll see some of Vanille’s new get-up in our gallery of new screenshots, but you’ll also see a glimpse of a new online feature forLightning Returnscalled Outerworld Service....

Happy birthday, you rat This weekend only, you may travel to the Land of the Rats for free. That’s not a bad deal considering roundtrip tickets to New York City would cost at least a couple hundred. Acclaimed rodent extermination simulatorWarhammer: Vermintide 2isfree to play on PCthis weekend. The gratis weekend is in celebration ofVermintide 2turning a year old today. Anyone who’s down for a good rat bashing can also pick the game up for 60 percent off ($12) on Steam....

They can… they can do that? We’ve seen so many video game adaptations ofWarhammer 40,000over the years, but this one still caught me off-guard.Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadronis a third-person aerial shooter about Orks. Players will “fly Dakkajets, Burna-Bommas, and Blitza-Bommas, equip them with an array of guns, bombs, and missiles, learn special maneuvers, and unleash [their] dakka to conquer a galaxy riddled with ancient enemies.” The campaign spans 20-some missions, and you’ll also take on ground targets....

Season 3presents one ofCall of Duty’sbiggest update drops, thanks to the implementation ofWarzone Mobile. There is plenty of new content to look forward to, such as new maps,weapons, and the return of Rebirth Island. Here’s when to expectMW3andWarzoneSeason 3 release time. MW3 and Warzone Season 3 release time MW3andWarzoneSeason 3 launches onApril 3, 2024, at 9 AM PT/ 12 PM ET/ 11 AM CT. A preload will likely be available the night before to prepare you for its release....

The Normandy’s finest TheMass Effect Legendary Editionis out today, letting first-timers and old veterans go cruising back through the Milky Way aboard the Normandy. But it’s not just about the end destination, but the journey, and the friends you make along the way, right? Mass Effect‘s squadmates became, throughout the trilogy, as integral as Shepard themselves. Garrus was a rogue C-Sec agent-turned-sniper Batman, Wrex goes from mercenary to leader, and even the cold, guarded super-biotic Jack grows and lets people in over the course of the games....

For all of its general cheese and B-movie dialog,Resident Evil 4is a pretty sincere survival horror game, with the remake toning some of that OG cheesiness down even more. But now that you’ve read the title of this story, I’m willing to bet a few of you won’t be able to take Capcom’s iconic series seriously after this. Over on YouTube,eli_handle_b․wavhas answered the question no one asked (but probably should have): what happens if you put Leslie Nielsen intoResident Evil?...

OK, I’ve finally stopped doing cartwheels long enough to tell you that Microsoft has not only released another list of cars to be featured in the upcomingForza Motorsport 2, but that the folks over at Gamerscore Blog haveconfirmedrumors of a downloadable demo coming to Xbox Live. No details yet on when it will be available, but if you’re like me, the game’s May 15th release date seems like a long time to wait, and anythingForzathat I can get my hands on until then will be promptly gobbled up like a freezy-pop in the desert....