Here’s one last bit of news to come out of this evening’s event hosted by Konami.Silent Hill: Book of Memorieswill have its demo released in North America next week. Europeans received access to the demo, available on PSN,earlier this week. This still leaves two whole weeks for anxious deliberation over whether or not to buy the full game, which arrives October 16. I like me a good action game and I don’t usually mind if it’s cooperative....

Netflix accidentally spilled the beans If I was a studio bigwig — a promotion I’ve been passed over formanytimes now — I would’ve been hesitant to greenlight aSonic the Hedgehogseries before 2020. Then, after thesuccess of the movie, I would’ve tripped over myself rushing to greenlight it. Being a bigwig means you have to analyze market factors, and the people demand moreSonicin their markets. Netflix is giving the people what they want....

Yes, you read that right. Sega has announced thatSonic Unleashed, for someinfernalreason, deserves its own downloadable content, A patch has been released for the game on Xbox 360, which paves the way for this new DLC which is available for download now. Hurry before they’re all sold out! The downloadable content consists of a level pack for the Chun-Nan region of the game, and will include special “hard mode” challenges and a range of brand new levels — four speed run stages, and two Werehog stages....

Halloween Splatfest Now this is a Splatfest worth getting behind. Nintendo will thrustSplatoonplayers into the familiarpirates versus ninjasdebate just in time for Halloween. The stage is set: 9:00pm Pacific on October 30. The ensuing 24 hours of online battles will determine a victor. Going forward, the multiplier for wins during Splatfest is 6x, not the usual 4x. Something to keep in mind if your team loyalty leans more toward the probable winner than personal taste....

“A major contribution” A brand new Square Enix financial report(for the fiscal year ending May 18, 2025) calls outFinal Fantasy XIVin a front and center fashion: and things are looking good for fans of the series. Not onlydid the next expansion get a soft confirmation recently(amid comments that the game would continue for at least a decade more in theory), but the company citesFinal Fantasy XIV: Endwalkeras a big reason why there was an uptick in their games division, noting: “Net sales and operating income rose YoY with a major contribution from theFinal Fantasy XIVexpansion pack launched in December 2021....

I’d be stuck in these handcuffs forever I haven’t spent much time with PlayStation VR because there has yet to be a game to really pull me in. While the games have seemed cool, I never truly felt like I was fully immersed in another world like much of VR’s advertising promised me. ButStatikchanged all of that. After I got some hands-locked time with it at PAX South, I couldn’t stop thinking about how cool it was....

Get to know the people that make great videogames Last time we hadRami IsmailofVlambeeron theSup Holmes, he and his studio were probably best known forSuper Crate Box. Since then, things have really exploded for the studio.Ridiculous Fishingtook the world by storm on iOS, whileLuftrouasersis poised and ready to blow up on PS3, PS Vita, Mac and PC. It’s been a long road for the two man team, and I happy to say that we’ll be joined by both of them this afternoon for a online live stream chat for all to cherish....

Sweet, sweet flames Even having now seen gameplay footage ofLittle Infernothanks to this latest video, I’m still not entirely sure what is going on in this Wii U and PC game from Tomorrow Corporation. As expected, you burn various things — in what look to be specific combinations? Again, I’m not feeling confident. Either way, it’s a pyromaniac’s dream and the premise is certainly unique. I’m still eager to see what the deal is....

Get your affairs in order… Well, we all had a good run. We attacked, we defended, we all did our very best. Sometimes you’re the spawn-peeker, sometimes you’re the spawn-peekie. Either way, it is now over for all of us, from Bronze rank through Champion. Kiss your loved ones goodbye and prepare for The Last Ride… …The Tachanka rework is now live inRainbow Six Siege. That’s right, after years of meandering in one spot – bucket on his head, turret in his hand – Lord Tachanka is finally going mobile....

Check out everything Destructoid did today So, just about everyone watched the premiere ofAgents of SHIELDlast night. 11.9 million people tuned in to the new series, and I was one of them. And I loved it. I think it did a great job of introducing us to the new characters, bringing back familiar faces from the background into the foreground, and hinted at tons of fanboy stuff. I’m just hoping it lasts…unlike some OTHER Joss Whedon shows (yes, as I am singing about in this fan-made video above, parodying P!...

Oh hey there, Destructoid. I didn’t see you come in. I was just watching this evening’s episode of The Destructoid Show, starring myself and Mr. Jim Sterling. Oh, and Max makes an appearance, too… Iguess. First up on today’s agenda, Square Enix is set to reveal anexciting new IPat their PAX Panel on August 27th! Of course, it still won’t be as exciting as Destructoid LIVE, taking place at noon on August 28th in the Unicorn Theater....

Welcome to Cloudbank In my eyes, Supergiant can do no wrong. Everything they release is a banger, they have some of the most talented developers working in all of the games industry, and by all accounts they have really good labor practices.Hadeshascontinued to get the lovethat it so rightfully deserves, and while its massive success has introduced a score of new players to the studio’s work, that also means that there are tons of fans out there who haven’t yet checked out the rest of their catalog, which needs to be remedied immediately....

Welcome to video game quote history 101 Some of today’s video games far surpass the most successful movie blockbusters in terms of writing. That hasn’t always been the case, however. You probably know that, as movie fans who don’t care for games have never missed a chance to slam the medium’s once rather generalized shortcomings in terms of writing prowess. Still, that didn’t prevent video games from coming up with some — sometimes accidental — short literary masterpieces....