Claims wholeheartedly that Gearbox developed the game Shortly before the embargo broke onAliens: Colonial Marinesreviews, a potential explanation for the game’s woeful quality begun to surface. According to reports, Gearbox Software outsourced the solo campaign to TimeGate Studios (and possibly other studios) and focused only on multiplayer. An interesting development — except SEGA says it’s not true! Dark Side of Gamingquotes an emphatic denial from a SEGA spokesperson who, atCM‘s launch party, confirmed Gearbox had a dominant hand in all areas of development....

Starting in 2018 That was fast. After more than two decades of Sonic adventures at Archie Comics, Sega has decided toend its partnershipand start a new one — with none other than IDW Publishing. SEGA and IDW are thrilled to announce a partnership to bring Sonic Comics to fans new and old. The new series arrives 2018!pic.twitter.com/neT3oAMNUE — Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog)August 04, 2025 Shout-out to Destructoid commenter Austyn Wiles for totally calling the IDW team-up....

Fold up and roll out Paper Mario: The Origami Kingmaintains the recent “action-adventure” style of the series, but there are still a few tips to keep in mind that will help you get rolling quicker. Here are a few easy adjustments you’re able to make in the early game! Hit trees for tons of confetti Although you’ll explore a host of biomes inPaper Mario: The Origami King, many of them will have good old fashioned logs to smack....

Newly free People Can Fly working on an AAA shooter Polish-developer People Can Fly had already earned some acclaim for itself withPainkiller, but I think the Epic-co-developedBulletstormis what really did it. It was ahead of the resurgence of wild, violent first-person shooters and shortly after Epic acquired the independent developer and set it to work onGears of War: Judgment. But Microsoft bought theGearsrights from Epic shortly afterJudgmentand People Can Fly — as Epic Games Poland — went fromGearsto helping as co-developer onFortnite....

The home stretch Uh oh, friends. We’re treading into perilous territory. We’re at the lastthreetwo days and then we’re home free. But, I fear that I may have had you so engrossed in avoiding theSteam Summer Salefor the past week and a half that we’ve run out of activities to keep you entertained. Have you thrown rocks at trains yet? That’s my go-to to swiftly pass the dog days of summer....

Get to know the people who make great videogames [Update: Thanks for watching everybody! Since the stream is over, I put up the Pocket Rumble episode of Two Best Friends up there in their place. Rumor has it a storm is coming…] Capcom recently announcedStreet Fighter V, a game that you’d think a lot of people would be excited about. Instead, the general reaction seemed to be “looks a lot likeStreet Fighter IV, a game that I already bought four times”....

Let’s rock! Well, would you look at that…Guilty Gear 2: Overtureis now available onSteam. Unlike the otherGuilty Gears, this one isn’t a fighting game. While it’s the only numbered sequel in the series, for some reason, it’s something completely different — action-strategy hybrid. Go figure! Guilty Gear 2: Overturewas originally released for Xbox 360 in 2007, but now you can get it on your PC for a cool $12, at least until the launch discount disappears and it turns back into a $20 pumpkin....

Not every series is Assassin’s Creed yet Video games are increasingly expensive products to create. Every generation as graphics increase in quality, the sheer size of teams required to put together new amazing, fantastic worlds grows dramatically. With video games costing so much to produce, it’s no wonder established franchises are annualized and brought back out time after time, ensuring healthy profits for investors. WhileAssassin’s Creedcomes around every year for another round of milking the cash cow, today we’re talking about an entirely separate variety of games....

Hey guys! It’s Friday, so we did one of our LIVE Destructoid shows today. It was fun! Also, we actually had some interesting news. Nintendo announced the new3DS XL, now with 90% more screen. Fans disappointed by the lackluster ending ofMass Effect 3can rest easy (maybe) because BioWare is dropping the Extended Cut DLC next week, which promises to tie up some loose ends.Diablo IIIhas some weird new rules in place, and Hideo Kojima has confirmedMetal Gear Solid 5....

They all float down here Developer Frogwares is currently beavering away at the Nintendo Switch port their gruesome horror adventureThe Sinking City, which launched back in June on PS4, PC and Xbox One. To whet fans’ appetites (pun intended) the dev team has uploaded a trailer of the port in action. For those of you who would like a refresher,The Sinking Cityis a creepy third-person adventure set in the 1920’s, and follows the exploits of troubled private investigator Charles W....

From discounts to freebies As mentioned by Sonylast week, the PlayStation 4 Slim is being discounted back down to $249.99 until Christmas Eve at major participating retailers. But if you’re big-box retailer X, how can you sway gift buyers from retailer Y? Enter discounts and bonuses for the PlayStation 4 Slim bundles. As of writing, we’re spottingthree great PS4 Slim dealsthat are worthy of Black Friday sale price. There’s even a PS4 Pro deal available at GameStop on the exclusiveFinal Fantasy XVbundle....

The sands of time are currently jammed While Ubisoft plans to bring multiple upcoming releases to its upcoming Ubisoft Forward live stream, one title that will not be putting in an appearance is the publisher’s remake ofPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time.In fact, spike trap-hopping fans can put their anticipation firmly on the back-burner, as the twice-delayed title will now not be seeing the sun until at least 2022....

Thanks Ubisoft Mexico [Update:Ubisoft has confirmed to Destructoid thatWatch Dogswill be available on Wii U on November 18.] I know a number of people are still patiently waiting forWatch Dogsto hit the Wii U before they play it. Yep, just patiently waiting…waiting…and waiting. After months of nebulous “we’ll release it when we’re ready” statements from Ubisoft, their Mexico branch may have just spilled the beans. According to a post, “the wait is coming to an end” with a November 18 release....