As you progress throughDonkey Kong Bananzaand start to unlock the various abilities and skills at your disposal, it might feel daunting at first when looking at the vast number of options available. But you shouldn’t as nothing is better than the Sonar ability. While the thought of getting more health or strength might sound appealing, your main focus in getting new skills is to find new Bandium Gems. Most of these are hidden in the Earth’s surface and are a pain to find....

It’s hard to believe, but the release ofUnreal Tournament 3is nearly upon us. The game whose engine has powered countless next-generation titles will finally be seeing a PC release on November 19. Epic and Midway threw a launch party at the hip San Francisco night spotMezzanine, and Destructoid (in the Voltron-like form of Hamza, Husky, Tiff, and myself) were in attendance to frag some fools, down some drinks, and eat some sake-drenched chicken....

I’d like you to try to remember the simplest and most repetitive game you’ve ever played. Okay, now get ready to relegate that game to second place, because that dubious honor now belongs toBanana. I’m talking about a game where you simply click on the still image of a banana as many times as you can. No, I’m not talking about a game such asCookie Clickerwhere repeatedly clicking on a cookie will bring you new results fordayson end....

From wrestlers to panda-suit-wearing sociopaths When assessing a publisher’s impact on the industry, we tend to focus on the highs rather than consistency. THQ was anything but consistent, putting out Nintendo DS shovelware, rushed licensed games, and taking part in one of the absolute worst games of all time withMohawk & Headphone Jack. And yet, THQ occupies a warm place in our hearts. Those three letters represent some of the best times we had with games of the past decade, bringing unknown studios like Volition and Relic into the limelight....

Toplitz Productionshas announcedthat the next in theDynastyfranchise of games will beVampire Dynasty, developed by Mehuman Games. It’s not expected to hit Early Access until late 2024, but they’ve provided a cinematic and gameplay trailer for an early look. TheDynastyseries of games is a growing series of simulator titles that includeFarmer’s Dynasty,Medieval Dynasty, andSengoku Dynasty. There’s usually a different developer on each one, which has yielded some mixed results. I dug through the press release and found that Mehuman is a small Polish studio founded by developers from Movie Games Lunarium, who created the very NSFWLust from BeyondandLust for Darknessgames....

In what is an odd and pretty funny surprise,Vampire Survivorsis getting anAmong Us-themed DLC. TitledEmergency Meeting, the DLC sees the survivors teaming up with theAmong Uscrewmates and fighting alien hordes. WhileAmong Usis nostranger to crossovers, especially with other indie titles, Emergency Meeting marksVampire Survivors‘ first crossover DLC. It’s expansive too, adding eight playable characters, 15 weapons, and a new stage called Polus Replica. As with the base game and other paid DLCs, Emergency Meeting is pretty affordable at $2....

The Way of Winter brings fresh challenges inOnce Human, and Hot Rock Ore is an essential resource to find if you want to survive the harsh nature of the cold. As you explore the cold lands, you’ll want to withstand the drop in your body temperature, and Heatium is extremely useful for that. It allows you to keep yourself warm for an hour, and you may then explore the land for different resources without having to bother about freezing yourself to death....

Love it or hate it,Call of Dutyis here to stay, maintaining the long-standing tradition of releasing a new title every year; a tradition that goes back two decades.Black Ops 6represents the next iteration of Activision’s money printer, which will also put a big smile on Microsoft’s face after the company bought the franchise in 2023. Add onto that, “Blops 6” will beavailable on Xbox Game Pass at launch, and you’ve got yourself an unstoppable profit-making formula right there....

Right back to the original rumors In all of its messaging around the next generation of Xbox, Microsoft has spoken broadly about a machine that’s capable of impressive feats. Ray-tracing, framerates up to 120fps, 8K resolution support, lightning fast load times thanks to an SSD — all of these are things that Xbox boasts. However, it turns out that this might not be applicable toallof Project Scarlett. According to a new report fromKotaku, Project Scarlett is an umbrella codename that encapsulates two different consoles....

Coming really soon One of the most pleasant surprises of the year hit mobile phones in January.Dandy Dungeon: Legend of Brave Yamadaremains one of 2017’s best mobile games and I’ve played basically every day since first downloading it. The game is the brainchild of Yoshiro Kimura, who is probably most well known out west forChulipandLittle King’s Story. I didn’t really expectDandy Dungeonwhen it first hit the Android Play Store mostly because I was still waiting for Onion Games’Million Onion Hotel, a mobile game that has been in development for at least three years....

So, a demo for Telltale Games’CSI: Deadly Intentwent up on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace recently.Get it here, if you want. I don’t know how I wasn’t aware that this was something Telltale was working on, but man. Total shock to me. Anyway, the real reason why I wanted to post this is due to a message longtime community member Professor Pew sent to me after I noticed he was playing the game (you dirty Achievement whore):...

While completing Gohan’s main storyline inDragon Ball Sparking Zero, players can embark on an alternative scenario in which he is the warrior chosen by Zamasu, thus giving birth to Gohan Black. But although you can fight this new variant on multiple occasions during the story, is it possible to unlock Gohan Black as a playable character? And if so, how? Here’s whether or not you can unlock Gohan Black inDragon Ball Sparking Zero....

Are you a charitable female that resides in the greater Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina? Are you free on the night of December 9th? No, I’m not trying to pick you up — I’m trying to hook you up with anEpic Gamesprogrammer. If you meet the above criteria and you’d like to have dinner with an Epic Games programmer, then you’d better get out your red dress and your high heels....