Vending machines are coming Come May 7 Patch 9 will be deployed inFallout 76, and it’ll come with more bug fixes and some big, welcome changes. The standout is easily player vending machines, which will allow folks to use their C.A.M.P.s (home bases) as a way to sell goods for profit. It’s a very MMO-like concept that’s been used in games likeUltima OnlineandAion. To use it, you’ll basically just select stuff from your stash and choose the price: that’s it....

Hm As we know the PTR is a fickle thing, and so are the whims of users against the design intentions of a game’s creators.Overwatch‘s team, even for Blizzard, is more open to suggestions from the community than the average project, and it seems like they backpedaled on a recent balance patch after fans rallied against it. Ana was set to geta huge nerf across the boardin an effort to have her be less dominate in both casual and pro play, but some of that has been pulled back....

Huh, I wonder who this DLC character is for… The rumors and whispers were true. Just announced by Ludosity and GameMill Entertainment (via IGN), Jim Davis’ legendary Monday-hating, lasagna-scarfing, Odie-booting cat is joining the roster of platform fighterNickelodeon All-Star Brawl—yes, the mighty Garfield will be free to download for all players from December 9. As you can see from the trailer above, Garfield is bringing his pie-tossing/newspaper smacking antics straight from the classic comic books, as well as his smartly-dressed toe-tapping routine from the opening of beloved TV showGarfield and Friends....

This weekend in NY Are you going to be at New York Comic-Con? I always go, but this is the first year I’ll miss in a very long time. I’m totally bummed. Have fun for me! I’d recommend that you head over to Capcom’s booth on the show floor this weekend. They’ll haveStriderplayable for the first time.It looks great, but I had some concerns when I played it in Tokyo last month....

Promoted from our Community Blogs [Destructoid userMothsis here to suggest that the world could use more games likeSimon’s Quest, and for as bewildering as it can be evenwitha well-laid-out walkthrough, I can’t say I disagree. It’s a strange gem, one that sticks with you. -Jordan] I recently replayedCastlevania II: Simon’s Questfor the first time in years. Coming into it a little older and a lot more pretentious, I was struck by what a special kind of game it is....

It’s a good day for fans of action/platformers — an updated version of the indie freeware classicCave Storyfinally hits WiiWare today. With updated visuals, new modes, and familiarCave Storygameplay, it was a “must have” as soon as it was announced. Developed by one man, Daisuke Amaya, over the course of five years, the game was originally released for PC back in 2004. In order to bring to game to a more mainstream audience (as well as get a quality update the game deserved), Amaya (who goes by the nickname “Pixel”) teamed up with indie developer Nicalis to bring the WiiWare game to life....

RED Christmas Netflix has releasedthe first teaser trailerfor its upcoming seriesThe Witcher: Blood Origin— The series, which will debut on the streaming service from December 25, will serve as a prequel to its smash-hit show, which is itself upon the books by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The Witcher: Blood Originis set around 1200 years before the arrival of legendary figures such as Ciri, Yennefer, and, of course, Geralt of Rivia himself, and will tell the story of the fabled “Conjunction of the Spheres”, the moment when the worlds of man, elf, and monster first collided, leading to a bold and dangerous new era for man and beast alike....

Corman at ya THQ Nordic continue to announce fresh wares this week, with the news that cataclysmic 2005 adventureDestroy All Humans!is being remade for the PS4, Xbox One and PC. The remake is being handled by Black Forest Games. Set in the heyday of 1950’s Americana,Destroy All Humans!puts the player in control of a single alien, Cryptosporidium 137, as they run amok on planet Earth as the spearhead of a global invasion by their race, the Furons....

It’s out this week on Switch I have such a soft spot for Arc System Works and Toybox Inc.’s little ecosystem simulation gameBirthdays the Beginning. It justgets me, y’know? Fiddling with terrain levels to create seas and mountains that in turn affect climate change and spur new life is my kinda laid-back jam. Today marks the arrival of the Nintendo Switch version,Happy Birthdays, and I figured it could use whatever extra push I could give it....

Oh, Drag Mode, so nice of you to return I remember playingNeed for Speed Worldduring its beta days. The free-to-play racing MMO certainly had me hooked for a while, but then something happened; I’m not even entirely sure what it was but it was enough to make me no longer play it. I had a nice time with it, but didn’t think it would really take off. Well, it seems that I was wrong because fast forward to today andNeed for Speed Worldis now celebrating 20 million registered users by introducing Drag Mode back into the franchise — Drag Mode was last seen in aNeed for Speedgame six years ago....

Sitting at home wondering what kind of box the PlayStation Move is going to come in? Yea, neither was I, but now you know if you live in Europe. If you’re at all excited about picking Move up this is one less step you have to suffer through while you’re at the store. Now you will know the exact box and art to look for when you get there! Never say Destructoid didn’t do anything for you....

This is silly. You show me this, you tell me that, and then you tell me it’s coming in October. That’s a dick thing to do, Turn 10. I really like you guys, but you just can’t throw these shiny things up in my face and expect me to be patient. This week at E3 I got to sit down and hear Turn 10’s Dan Greenawalt barf out a constant stream of feature reveals and refinements forForza 4in a behind doors meeting....

Finally, a game that gives kids one less reason to want to leave the house. Electronic Arts has announced thatEA Playgroundwill be shipping for the Wii and Nintendo DS on October 23 (or November 2 for Jim Sterling and the rest of Europe). Developed by EA’s Canadian studios (eh?), the title features a number of recess-centric mini-games, including dodgeball and slot cars. Wait … I didn’t have slot cars in my playground!...