If you’ve had your ear to the ground, then you’re probably aware of the feisty diva of gossip and news who splashed onto the videogame press scene this year.Surfer Girl Reviews Star Warshas quickly become one of my favorite blogs to visit. After breaking the news on three major titles this year (LA Noire,Prince of Persia 4,andBrutal Legend) many of us quickly became glued to her site, waiting for further predictions....

Strength in numbers Real-time strategy titles often feel large-scale by design. There are a whole bunch of units on the battlefield, and the player’s tasked with directing them all simultaneously. Even if there aren’t that many actual parts in the faction, controlling an entire army is powerful by nature. Ashes of the Singularitylaughs in the face of that model. The upcoming RTS from Oxide Games operates under an ambitious mindset: If you’re billing these combat scenarios as epic, let’s actually make them epic....

Their Kickstarter failed to reach even 50% of its required funding A lot of us havefond memories ofMutant League Footballas kids, but that nostalgia wasn’t enough to raise the recent Kickstarter project above the rather ambitious goal of $750,000. In an update given after the campaign was over, the developers noted that they “weren’t going to give up,” and will “keep fighting to get this game to market.” The next order of business is to give out prizes that were promised during the campaign, then they’ll gather some surveys and revise a new plan for the game — from there, they’ll figure out where to take the franchise....

[New releases is your weekly look at all the hot new titles coming out this week.] Alright nerds, your expansion forWorld of Warcraftis out. It was good knowing you. Otherwise,TRON: Evolutionsis hitting stores and hey look at that you can win a copy of the game on Destructoid because we love you and stuff. Neat! What’s looking sw33t to you for this week, Dtoiders? X360:Brunswick Pro Bowling, SBK X: Superbike World Championship, TRON: EvolutionXBLA:Marvel PinballPS3:The Flying Hamster, Alien Breed 2: Assault, SBK X: Superbike World Championship, TRON: EvolutionPSN:Kung-Fu Live...

Podtoid hits the Destructoid frontpage when I remember to post it! On this week’s Podtoid, Jonathan Holmes finally stands trial for perverse rebellion, Gordon Ramsay becomes the Kitchen Gladiator, and the gang discusses censoring itself for network television. Elsewhere, Holmes muses on penis aging, and then becomes a medieval apothecary to cure Olde Boston Towne. Of course, we couldn’t not discussThe Last of Us, and touch uponAnimal Crossing: New Leaf. All that and more awaits thee!...

You have to do it manually So if you buySuper Smash Bros. Ultimatefor Switch soonish, you get Piranha Plant as free DLC before the Fighters (Season) pass comes into play with its five new combatants. The thing is,there’s a little bit of fine print. In short, you have from November 1 through January 31 to register a physical or digital copy of Smash Ultimate on your Nintendo Account. If you’re digital and you linked your account on your Switch you’re good to go....

A new web event forGenshin Impacttakes us on a delightful tour of the new nation of Nathan. In addition to the usual Primogems, however, this web event offers an opportunity to win some brand-new Natlan weapons. Here’s how you can get in on the action. How to participate in Genshin Impact’s Natlan web event The Natlan-themed web event, titled “Off We Go to the Nation of Pyro!” lasts untilSeptember 24and can be accessed via itsofficial webpage....

After that, it’ll be anyone’s guess as to how they distribute it At the top of December, Game Freak held a special event that allowed players to capture a level 100 7-star raid Charizard inPokemon Scarlet & Violet, but it only ran for a few days. Well, you have another chance! The event is back on as of last night (December 15), and will run through the afternoon/evening of December 18 (US)....

Here’s a quick look In case you missed it,Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, a sequel tothe incredibly fun puzzle mashup game from 2017(in the US, at least) was quietly announced as part of a packed surprise Nintendo Direct Mini stream a few weeks ago. Due out in December, this thing is hitting basically every platform known to man: PC (this is the only version not coming this year), PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch....

If there’s one thing you don’t want to do when planning a trip to PAX, it’s waiting around to get your passes. So, consider this your warning to hurry up and lay your ducketts down for next March’s PAX East show in Boston, Massachusetts.Registrations opened up over the weekendand the clock is ticking. The east coast PAX show is smaller, but I wouldn’t count on that being your saving grace while you hem and haw over whether or not to attend....

Have sword, will (time) travel D3Publisher, known for giving us titles likeOnee Chanbara Originsand theEarth Defense Forceseries, has pulled back the curtain on its latest work for hack ‘n’ slash fans to get excited about. After dropping ashort teaserfor the game late last week, the publisher released the debut trailer forSamurai Maidenthis morning. From developer Shade Inc., perhaps best known forGun Gun Pixiesand theBullet Girlsfranchise, the action title puts players in control of Tsumugi Tamaori who, after falling asleep following her history lesson, wakes up in Sengoku-era Japan....

Ahead of the Gamescom 2025 event, Xbox has announced thatHollow Knight: Silksongwill be playable for the first time. A demo version of the game will be available to test out at the Xbox booth featured at this event. Gamescom will run from Aug. 20 to 24 in Germany, with plenty of exciting announcements expected as the event unfolds. The first real look atHollow Knight: Silksong, one of the most anticipated games left for release in 2025, is certainly a big one....

Get to know the people who make great videogames [Update:Thanks for watching everybody! Rerun will be up next week. Enjoy Tim’s video expose’ onDivekickin the meantime.] Today on Sup Holmes we’ll be talking to Tim Rogers,Earthboundanthropologist,football fanatic, game developer, and consummate showman. Tim has done everything in the industry one could imagine, fromcreating commercials forDivekickfor fun, togetting pants from Suda51, to being one of the few, proud men to saythey were a part of Midnight City....