We were kind of jealous yesterday when we heard aboutEurope’s upcomingGran Turismo 5demoand accompanying contest. Look, someone there is going to get to race a frickin’ racecar. HNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG. Now Sony sends word that we’re also getting the demo, and there’s a just-as-cool contest to go with it. It looks like we’re (US and Canada) getting the same Gran Turismo 5 Time Trial Challenge on the same day, December 17th. In it, you’ll get to give the new physics engine a spin in two variations (stock and tuned) of the lovely Nissan 370Z....

inXile Entertainment has released the second chapter of its new dev diary series, exploring the characters, locations, weaponry, lore and mechanics of post-apocalyptic strategy sequelWasteland 3. Having covered some of the in-game mechanicsin the previous video,this new chapter focuses on the world and its denizens, as inXile studio Head Brian Fargo and head writer Nathan Long take you on a short tour around the catastrophic Colorado, where you and your rag-tag party of Desert Rangers will explore the environment, gather supplies, tackle missions, meet the locals, and hopefully not be left lying face down in the dirt....

I’m down with Heroes of the Storm “MOBA” is often a bad word/phrase in video game circles. As a fan of them since 2005 I kind of just shrug it off though — this genre is here, and it’s popular, guys. Embrace it or don’t play it! My MOBA history has been pretty straight-forward. I dabble in just about everything to see if I’ll enjoy it (much like MMOs), but my “main” games have been the originalDOTA, thenLeague, and now,Heroes of the Storm....

-mrkronohas some ideas for how to fixPokemon Scarlet&Violet. -RoomWithaMoosetalks about the decision to pickSonic FrontiersoverGod of War Ragnarok. -Seymourranks every single video game they played during the past quarter. –Mrkronowonders what’s our time worth in the face of increasingly longer games. –GoofierBruteis back with another “Games that Time Forgot”, with this blog aboutSonic 3D Blast. –PhilsPhindingsdiscusses the similarities between the soundtrack ofFinal Fantasyand Marimba music. –PhilsPhindingsdiscusses the similarities between the soundtrack ofMega Man Xand Jazz music....

… PS3 RPGTears to Tiara IIcame out…yesterday. So, where is the review? [cringe] That’s my fault. It’s busy season here at Destructoid, so I’m wrapped up with multiple reviews as of late. It’s nowhere near Chris Carter’s work level, mind you. But between running this site and getting my review load done, I’mwaybehind. I’ve been playingTears to Tiara IIfor about a week now, but that’s not nearly enough time to finish this super lengthy visual novel / strategy RPG....

Tonight, Konami pimped their release date forZone of the Enders HD Collectionin North America, along with a little added surprise. You’ll be able to pick up the game on October 30th, either in its standard edition or — in a bold move — a collector’s edition. I say “bold” because I think it takes a phenomenal amount of testicular gumption to push a Collector’s Edition of an HD remake for a pair of games which don’t actually seem all that popular....

I dream of Beyond Good and Evil 2 Nintendo may have infuriatingly little to say about its next gaming system right now, but we havecontinuous rumorsto keep us guessing, and Ubisoft isn’t done teasing what’s ahead. Following Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot’scomments about how the NXis “really great” and will “help the industry to continue to grow and to take a lot more casual players back to the industry,” executive director of EMEA Alain Corre says the company has “other surprises” in development for NX besidesJust Dance“that we will announce later....

You two characters are going to Top Gun Namco Bandai have released an expanded E3 trailer spotlighting the adrenaline-pumping, high-flying action of upcoming sequelAce Combat 7: Skies Unknown. The dramatic two-minute ad takes a look at some of the game’s stunning aerial visuals, featuring realistic lighting, clouds and vistas, before plunging headlong into explosive dog-fighting action, featuring expertly-rendered jet fighters, The attention to detail on display isveryimpressive. Skies Unknown’sstory will see conflict arise on the continent of Usea, with morally questionable decisions taken by either side....

Get ready for your screams to once again not be heard in space, Creative Assemblyhas announcedthat they’re working on a sequel to 2014’sAlien: Isolation. Not a whole lot has been said beyond that. This is rather surprising since the possibility of a sequel was previously said to be unlikely due to the “poor sales” of the original. When I say “poor sales,” I want to stress those quotation marks since it reportedly sold 2....

Knights, inns, and multiplayer hijinks Asmodee Digital, which has brought anumber of tabletop gamesover into the virtual realm, has announced it will be publishing two co-op multiplayer games. Innchanted, developed by DragonBear Studios, andEmber Knights, developed by Tiny Titans Studios, will both be published by Asmodee Digital. “As we’re expanding our roster of titles with new worlds to explore and stories to tell, it’s only fitting that these two new games are charming co-op experiences that also encourage more players to join in and enliven the experience for everyone,” said Pierre Ortolan, CEO of Asmodee Digital, in a press release....

Play Anime Live promises news and ‘premiere trailers’ [Update: Bandai Namco’s Play Anime Live stream is about to start andif you link up your Twitch account, you’ll get a free Steam copy ofNaruto to Boruto: Shinobi Strikerfortuning into the show. I nearly let this one slip through the cracks. It’s… it’s been a long summer.] [Update 2: The stream was, in a word, uneventful. You literally didn’t miss anything!]...

I have no idea what I’m doing This month’s bloggers wanted prompt is something we stole. You see, by stealing this idea, you have no idea how truly inept I actually am. By pretending to know what I’m doing, I have clearly used my ill-gotten status to meet such big-time celebrities as Darlington Woolie “Pie Stealer” Madden or Sara from [insert pixel indie game studio here]. This month’s bloggers wanted was inspired by the internal enjoyment we had at reading TheBlondeBass’promoted blogon faking conversational anime knowledge....

Well, that was unexpected We occasionally see multiplayer-focused games go free-to-play when they underperform.EvolveandBattlebornare two recent examples; publisher 2K Games eventually made them free when it was clear that residual sales had dried up, both in an effort raise the active player count and to earn some cash from in-game purchases. Today’s instance is a weird one. With no real heads-up,Bethesda has turnedBrinkfree-to-play. History has long passed overBrink, as it’s an old game without much of an audience anymore....