Fortnite‘sChapter 5 Season 3: Wreckedwas off to a rough startas many players felt alienated by the bigger focus on vehicular combat. Things got even worse when some players began wondering if premium cars offered more advantages than free ones, and someone proved the doubts right. Credit for the discovery goes to Tiktoker Nickeh30, who easily proves in the video below that some of the cars you can only get by spending V-bucks offer much greater protection to their drivers:...

First hands-on In upcoming online Vita action RPGFreedom Wars, you are sentenced to a million years in prison. Not a typo. In fact, everyone in this messed up future world is born with a million year sentence. But you can work that sentence down by taking on missions to rescue captured civilians from an attacking alien race. But mess up on that mission and your sentence goes back up. Actually, this world is so strict that if you run you’re technically breaking the law, and that can increase your sentence....

GDQ’s sisterly spin-off returns! [Update:As the curtain fell on another awesome week of speedrunning excitement, Frost Fatales 2023 raised an amazing $151,614 USD for The Malala Fund. Congratulations to all runners and organizers for another highly engaging and entertaining week of gaming! If you missed out on any of the action, never fear, as you’re able to now check out all of the Frost Fatales 2023 runs, on-demand, viathe GDQ YouTube channel....

It’s best seen in motion During an Unreal Engine 4 presentation at this week’s Game Developers Conference, Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford came on-stage for some tech talk about what’s powering “the nextBorderlandsgame.” As you can see in thearchived footage, he’s quick to point out that the work being shown “is not a video game, it’s a technology demonstration,” but theBorderlandsname came up throughout. In a not-so-subtle tease, Pitchford also spoke about hypothetical physics differences for locations other than Pandora, and acknowledged the fact that the character shown in this tech demo is a “production asset” whose face was intentionally obscured to keep her identity a secret for now....

No heroes allowed in VR Oh my gosh, there’s anotherWhat Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!?game in the works. I don’t know how that keeps happening, but I’ll continue to play this wacky series, even if itdrifts awayfrom the monster-breeding dungeon simulation of the original PlayStation Portable title and its sequel. Acquire is embracing the niche appeal of these games by building this new entry for PlayStation VR, but I think it could be pretty cool in practice....

Sony has announced that HORI will be bringing a keyboard and mouse peripheral to the PS3 this November. Further details can be found on a listing for the device atGameStop.com, where it’s up for pre-order for $99 and will be arriving November 1st. Now, as a someone who personally prefers the mouse and keyboard setup to a good ol’ controller, I’ve already tried to plug in a mouse and keyboard into my PS3 for science and was surprised to find that they work perfectly fine....

During yourAtomfallplaythrough, you’ll find helpful leads to direct you toward the main quest. Sometimes, though, it’s fun to sidetrack and locate underground items like lunchboxes and caches to aid you on your journey. While some are scattered around the map, most are only accessible using a Metal Detector. The Metal Detector’s main purpose is to find underground collectibles you’d never encounter. These items can also hold crafting materials and other valuables, making them worthwhile to locate....

When I say nothing scares me, it may sound like I’m projecting a macho attitude about horror. But what I really mean is,nothingscares me. When you don’t have amonster in hot pursuit, or sometangible focal pointfor fear, your imagination can really run wild. Well, nothing is after you inPools, and that’s what keeps me on edge the entire time. Poolsis a game heavily inspired byThe Backroomsand other examples of liminal horror....

Yep, that Jay Z. And he’s not only adding to the soundtrack. 2K says that he’ll “lend artistic vision” to upcoming b-ball titleNBA 2K13as its Executive Producer. The 14-time Grammy winner and part-owner of the Brooklyn Nets will lend his vision and style to the game. 2K Sports says that he will oversee the look and feel of the game, down to its menus. Of course, the artist will provide music for the game....

Rap stars Jay-Z and Eminem will contribute their popular songs toDJ Heroand will also contribute on a special branded version of the game. Their version will include an “advanced version” of the game’s turntable controller, which also has a metal traveling case that converts to a DJ-ready stand. If that wasn’t enough, this version also includes two music CD compilations featuring works from both artists. “A DJ has the ability to use music to control people’s emotions and is responsible for the entire vibe of a room, a club or a party,” said Jay-Z....

Theeight-minute clipfrom a purportedMortal Kombatmovie that surfaced earlier today has set the Internet ablaze with speculation as to what exactly the footage could be. A live-action teaser for the nextMortal Kombatvideogame? A leaked clip from the “upcoming”stuck-in-development-hellMortal Kombatfilm? It’s actually neither of those things, according to actress Jeri Ryan, who played the part of Sonya Blade in the video and gave out some background details on herTwitter: Okay, so… Mortal Kombat....

It’s been a decade since the original Killzone arrive on PlayStaton 2, and Guerrilla Games has seen fit to commemorate the milestone “with the people who made it all possible” — the fans. Sure hope you guys like downloadable content! Guerrilla is rolling out a bunch of celebratoryKillzone: Shadow FallDLC over the next month. The studio has a new expansion pack out now, (free to season pass holders) giving you “unprecedented” personalization options, including new character and owl skins, additional voice packs, extra player card icons, and even customizable crosshairs....

Tuesdays onMash Tacticsare now designated as the ‘New Release Showcase’. Kicking off the first of many to come, King Foom is playing Konami’s immortal hack ‘n’ slashNeverDead. Can Foom keep his head in this adventure through dismemberment? Get yourHighlanderreferences at the ready, and tune in to check it out for yourself. Mash Tactics airs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDestructoid’s Twitch TV channel. Watch King Foom play a variety of games, each day with its own theme....