But will they be watching? At first,Prey for the Godslooks very similar to a crafting-heavy survival game a laRustfiltered through someNever Alone. But that’s only the first part of the trailer.Prey for the Godslooks beautifully nihilistic, a story that appears to be just as much about the indomitable human spirit as it is being abandoned by a force you never truly understood in the first place. There’s a lot I like about what this game’s selling, especially the “kill your gods to save the world” angle....

Evolution for evolution’s sake Gears 5takes risks, more than just dropping the “of War” from the title. There are structural changes so that developer The Coalition can sincerely call this the biggestGearsgame ever. In service of that goal, it works.Gears 5feels huge at times. But, in service of feeling like aGearsgame, sometimes those changes are too much.Gears 5strays from its roots and that’s commendable. But there’s also a cognitive dissonance when the formula feels different from what we’ve come to expect fromGearsover the past 13 years....

Gawrsh, this one took a while Kingdom Heartsmeans a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For some it’s the first real JRPG they played, as they were drawn in by promises of Disney and entered the gateway ofFinal Fantasy. For others, it’s a journey they embarked upon nearly two decades ago that begged to be finished. For me, it’s…complicated. I’ve completed every game in the series but absolutely do not love them all....

Rime and Reason Rimetakes place in aquiet, mysterious world(thatjustmighthave a hint of danger!), containsno spoken dialogue, starsa young boy and hismystical animal companion, andhas an ambiguous storythat will be left up to interpretation. When the boy jumps, his arms flail about like he’s trying to fight a million bees at once. There’s a little bit of platforming tied into environmental puzzle solving. It’s a very familiar game, is what I’m getting at here....

Frogwares’ latestSherlockadventure has gone gold Sherlock Holmes’ next virtual mystery is arriving soon after all. Developer Frogwares has announced thatSherlock Holmes The Awakenedhas gone gold, and will go live for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch on April 11. Pre-orders are going live on storefronts today with three editions. The standard edition will run $39.99 on all platforms. Deluxe, meanwhile, will net you some side quest packs and additional outfits for $10 more, while the premium rolls in a digital artbook and soundtrack for $54....

Beta release planned for 2017 Freedom Planet 2is a thing that’s happening, indie developerGalaxyTrailhas announced. As the follow-up to what began aSonic the Hedgehogfan game, “Freedom Planet 2is all about advancing and evolving our style into something truly distinguishable,” GalaxyTrail says. “The originalFreedom Planetwas modeled as a tribute to Sega Genesis platform games. We’ve learned what works and what doesn’t, what’s fun and what’s frustrating, what we should expand on and what we can afford to lose....

Check out everything Destructoid did today I’ve listened to this song dozens of times sinceBorderlands 2released last year. Well, I’ve listened to the first couple minutes of it, on loop, while I left the opening sequence playing while I went and did other stuff. Now I can listen to a cover of the full song, performed by the bandRexonand sung by somebody dressed up as Lilith! The Internet is a magical place....

The boy who cried Guardian Holy hell thatLast Guardianfootage was something right? We all laughed, cried, and collectively became excited. Then it was delayed into oblivion, and put into development hell despite the fact that we were reassured every six months that it was “still real” and “still coming.” And here’s another one of those, this time from Edge Magazine. In Edge’s latest issue, out today, new gameplay details have been shared, but most notably — a 2016 window has been confirmed....

Tutti Fruity, what a cutie During this morning’s Nintendo Direct presentation, the studio revealed the details of the nextSplatoon 3splatfest, which will be taking place in the popular and super messy team shooter in mid-July. The new splatfest, which is perfect for the summer season, focuses on delicious ice cream, and asks players which is their favorite flavor chosen from the trinity of Vanilla, Strawberry, and Mint Choc Chip. There’s no sign of Neopolitan, so you may’t cheat, and Rum ‘n’ Raisin isn’t on deck, so I guess I’m out....

Plus, there ain’t nothin’ wrong with driving a minivan It’s always an accomplishment when marketing teams are able to fit in so much stupid in just around 30 seconds, but this new commercial forVenomand ESPN might just take the proverbial cake. Depicting ESPN personalities Why did these ESPN dudes pull this disheveled dude to be a new mascot? Judging from their absolutely terrified reactions, they had no clue that Tom Hardy was about to transform into a freak of nature that looks like its made out of tainted Silly Putty....

More free-to-play on the Vita You really can’t get enough match-threes on the Vita, right? Right?! Well too bad, becauseTreasures of Montezuma: Arenais heading to the Vita later this year in Europe, and it’ll have a story mode in tow. All in all it looks like a typical match-three game that’s match-up based, similar to Puzzle Quest pitting you against various monsters and other foes. So yeah, not exactly a system seller, but there is an audience for these types of games, and they lend themselves well to the portable arena....

Pew pew pew pew pew pew pew! It’s funny how the Needler is sort of iconic with respect to theHaloseries. Back in the days of the originalHalo, it was almost exclusively used as a way to humiliate an opponent, since it was typically so easy to avoid being hurt by it. Despite theexpanded fiction’s attemptsto make the weapon seem imposing and destructive, it’s just difficult to make slow-moving, glowing pink crystals intimidating....

Well, here’s something you don’t see too often. Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates have let us peer into their world, sharing the first (albeit very early and off-screen) footage ofBloodstained: Ritual of the Nightin action. What’s the kicker? The famed producer is providing commentary and giving feedback to the onlooking development team. The video depicts Igarashi play-testing an “incredibly early animation sample” while discussing his initial impressions with character designer and artistYuji Natsume....