…but she’ll settle for a hug Nintendo is famous for frustrating some of their diehard fans. The irony is, those fans are only frustrated because Nintendo is doing a lot of things right. Itmay not let us buy a lot of their products, and it oftentakes its time with releasing the games we want, but the fact that we want those products and games in the first place speaks to Nintendo’s skill at maintaining its relevance....
Trade-ins looking likely for the next generation Sony has gone on record as saying the PlayStation 4 will not block used games, becoming the first of itself and Microsoft to dismiss rumors of console-locked discs. Shuhei Yoshida spilled the beans in aEurogamerinterview, though apparently he may not have been supposed to. “Yes. That’s the general expectation by consumers,” said Yoshida, when asked if he agreed customers have a right to own the discs they bought....
‘We think we’ll be ok’ While Sony’s shiny new PlayStation 5 hardware is now out in the open, many owners are quickly finding that modern video games – with their avaricious desire for storage space – are fast filling up their SDDs just a scant week after launch. But in a recent interview with The Telegraph, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan stated that Sony is unconcerned about the issue, confident that the PS5’s storage capacity is adequate for most players....
I’ve been waiting for this. I know what I picked for my top games of the year, but I wanted to see what the top five nominations were when the votes from my peers were tallied up. Here they are: Are you surprised by any of those? You shouldn’t be! I kind of wishDead Space 2was on the list, but otherwise I have no complaints. The VGAs have also revealed the most anticipated games of the year....
The market is moving on There comes a point in every console’s life cycle where we all collectively decide the party is over. Some people start filing out around midnight. Others will disappear later on. Eventually it’s just one guy trying to keep the night alive, even though the sun is rising and nobody else is around. The PlayStation 3 isn’t quite there yet, but it’s getting close. And Square Enix is slowly edging toward the door, trying to make its escape as soon as possible without being impolite....
Asreported by VideoGameChronicle, Square Enix confirmed at a recent press event that their upcoming live service game,Foamstars, uses some assets generated by AI. This follows aNew Year’s letterfrom the company’s president, Takashi Kiryu, that stated the company would more aggressively pursue the use of the technology. VGC askedFoamstarsproducer Kosuke Okatani about AI, who elaborated on the game’s usage of it. According to him, most of the game was created by humans, but “0....
You can also file for divorce Stardew Valleyis worming its way back into my life. News of abeta updateput the farmer-life sim back on my radar last week, and in the days since, I realized that its soundtrack is accessible through Spotify. I’ve been chilling out to those songs, particularly tracks like “Winter (Nocturne of Ice),” ever since. Now that the update is ready for a final release today, it’s time to return to my mess of a farm....
Get to know the people that make great videogames Today on Sup Holmes we welcomeJake Elliotof Cardboard Computer (Kentucky Route Zero,Wikipedia Vs. Predator) to the program. Jake’s been creating games and “artware” for years, but it wasKentucky Route Zerothat really put him and partnerTamas Kemenczyon the map. Jake and Tamas’s most recent release is calledThe Entertainment.It may be the first videogame to see simultaneous release on Oculus Rift, standard computer display, and paper and ink....
You may rememberMaré Odomoas the artist behind the adorable yet touchingPokémon-themed comicLetters to an Absent Father. He has finished up anotherPokémonproject, only this one is less comic-y and more “I want all the badges”Adventure Time-y. Over on the nope Clothing store, you can pick up a full set of eight Kanto Gym Badge pins. LapsedPokémonfans will remember these as the ones you collect inRed,Blue, andYellow. Each badge is one inch wide and glows in the dark, and the set costs $15....
Every Tuesday a bunch of us Dtoiders get together and hop online to play someTeam Fortress 2on theofficial Destructoid server! You should join us! Here at the Destructoid offices (the alley behind the pizza place) there has been much discussion of expanding our line of Dtoid brand video game hangoutz ™. Originally there were only the Friday Night Fights. Then we implemented theTeam Fortress2sdays DLC. Now we’re wondering if you guys would like different events on different days....
A look back at 25 years of PEW PEW PEW Exactly 25 years ago today, my favorite videogame hero of all time was born. Exactly 25 years later, my passion has never been stronger. He may have had some rough patches in recent times, but I’ve never forgotten the joy he’s given me. For my finalanniversary celebration feature, I partnered up with LBD “Nytetrayn” ofThe Mega Man Networkfor a massive list of 25 “mega” moments inMega Manhistory....
Shin-chan on Switch and PS4 Did you ever playAttack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale? Released nearly a decade ago for Nintendo 3DS as part of Level-5’sGuild02compilation, the game is a slice-of-life adventure about a young kid named Sohta who’s just moved to a small town where giant kaiju fight every Friday. Its developer, Millennium Kitchen, found inspiration for the title from its flagship franchiseBoku no Natsuyasumi, a somewhat popular slice-of-life series that saw a string of releases in Japan throughout the aughts....
Oh hey, it’s the box art forTwo Worlds II. And, if I’m not mistaken, the white-eyed creepy guy is posing with the girl for some unintentional hilarity. Also attached in the gallery is a nifty rebate form. Using said form, pre-orderers can get $10 back and a “Yeah, I like to kill” t-shirt on top of whatever retailers themselves are offering for fronting the bill early. Perhaps most important of all, it was confirmed that the mage class can summon bees inTwo Worlds II....
