We’ve mentioned 8-bit hip-hop/electronic artist A_Rival numerous times on Destructoid, and he was hands down one of the best acts atMAGFest Xearlier this month. He managed to pack the room full during his set that started at nearly 3:30 AM, having the majority of the audience join him on stage during his awesome electro/8-bitTMNTremix that brought his set to a close and sent everyone off into the morning feeling pretty good....
PUSH THE BUTTON Spectating a multi-player match can be a lot of fun. Sometimes you pick up on new skills and other times you just need to take a break and watch others crack under pressure. It can fulfill multiple needs, but it does lack something. I guess that something is a room-scale war room, since Introversion Software has just releasedDEFCON VRto simulate just such a sensation. WithDEFCON VR, you spectate matches going on in the regularDEFCONgame from the comfort of your armchair and VR headset of choice....
While the Steam Deck currently dominates the mobile PC gaming world, competitors are gunning for a slice of the action. In addition to theASUS ROG Allyand the rumoredLenovo Legion GO, there’s now another device on the horizon. This one comes to us from Ayaneo. The relatively new Chinese company has already offered its own Steam Deck rivals in the guide of someAyaneo portable devices, and now a new one called Ayaneo KUN is on the way soon....
A new leak apparently shows a brief glimpse of an upcoming battle royale mode for the nextBattlefieldgame, and long-time fans are unsure how to feel. The leak comes yet again from theBattlefield Labsclient, a private test where players can try out and help shape the future of the nextBattlefieldgame, which is currently untitled but assumed by most to beBattlefield 6.Other leaked gameplay videos have shown off the classicBattlefieldmayhem, but this first look at BR is new....
The Witch Hunt is on For acoupleofmonthsnow, the selection of Games with Gold titles hasn’t been too hot. Microsoft had continuously outdone Sony’s choices on PS Plus for awhile, but then Sony seemed to pick things up and provide something other than obscure indie titles. This month, though, Microsoft is coming guns blazing withBayonettaon offer. To sweeten the deal,Bayonettais backwards compatible on Xbox One, so it opens up the classic to a much wider audience....
BREAKING NEWS THAT IS REAL, NOT A JOKE Responding to recent reports ofTitanfall 2‘s promises for a single-player component that is “science meets magic,” co-creator ofThe Stanley Parableand director ofDr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and the Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind HeistWilliam Pugh noted onTwitter: “yeah and I promise that my next game will be a MMO with poetry mechanics, where’s my article????” Pugh then directed to apress releasefor the new project, which is definitely what he is currently working on, as promised, and is by no means me being cheeky and enjoying being at work earlier than usual and having some timezone overlap with the UK....
The day is finally here, folks: after a long entry period and a lengthy deliberation, we’re finally ready to announce the winners of ourBlitz: The League IIcontest, whose prizes included a PlayStation 3! We had two extremely tough choices to make — in other words, there were many hilarious, high-quality videos sent to us. So we thought we’d let you do our work for us andvoteon five finalists instead. Above, you can viewMxyzptlk’s uproarious contest entry (it’s NSFW because of, uh, violence and blood), which Dtoiders determined was theGrand Prize winnerby a wide margin....
Way to take your sweet time Speaking toCNETat CES 2013, Sony Network Entertainment COO Shawn Layden shared the company’s plan to launch a web version of the U.S. PlayStation Store later this month, something that probably should have been available in the region long, long ago. Being able to see and buy what’s on the store without booting up your PlayStation 3 might not necessarily seem like a high priority, but it has become an expected feature of digital marketplaces and will frankly be a good business decision for Sony....
Didn’t even make it two years In late 2014 Square Enix announced the formation of a new subsidiary company,Shinra Technologies. TheFinal Fantasy VII-nodding company name works on two levels, as Shinra’s focus was cloud gaming, aiming to “break the stranglehold of having a fixed amount of hardware resources.” Shinra’s aim was to deliver high-performance games — “revolutionary game experiences” — without users needing computers (or any dedicated hardware) that cost thousands of dollars; instead, far off, dedicated supercomputers would power these experiences that could be played on much less impressive tech....
I don’t remember toilets being in Lucky Charms In today’s contest, we’re giving away Switch copies of something calledRainbows, Toilets & Unicorns. Well, I’ve tracked down a video game calledRainbows, Toilets & Unicorns. I think my work here is done. Wait, it’s not? My job here is also giving games away, so I have to give it away, too? Well, I guess my job here isn’t done just yet. We’ve got some Switch copies of this strange potty-based shmup, so why not take one off my hands?...
The studio is also extending the investigation of issues intoElden Ring The exploits causing problems for the PC versions of theDark Soulsseries will be keeping them offline for a while longer. Bandai Namco and FromSoftwareannouncedthat the online services for theDark Soulsseries on PC will stay offline until afterElden Ringis out. Online services forDark Soulsand its follow-ups on PC wererecently pulled down. This was due to anRCE vulnerability foundinDark Souls 3that can run malicious code....
This should’ve been included from the get-go Darksiders IIIlaunched late last year without one of the series’ staples. The Abyssal Armor, the most powerful gear set in bothDarksidersandDarksiders II, was nowhere to be found in the third game. That’s because Gunfire Games and/or THQ Nordic made the frustrating decision to withhold so that it could be packaged as part of an add-on. Eight months later, the Abyssal Armor has made its way toDarksiders IIIby way of theKeepers of the VoidDLC....
Some hefty changes are coming toWorld of Warcraft Classic‘s Season of Discovery mode that aim to improve playability. These changes include a buff to experience gains, making gold, and ideas for the future of raids. It all starts on March 5 after the servers come back up from weekly maintenance. The most important change is boost in the bonus experience buff, which is raising from 50% to 100%. Inits update, Blizzard states that it wants Season of Discovery to be friendly for players who level multiple characters, or “alts....
