Refuses to confirm or deny any Xbox rumors Followingan earlier controversy of stunning proportions, Microsoft hasissued an official statementconcerning employee Adam Orth’s public sentiment that always-on DRM haters need to just “Deal with it.” The company apologized for his comments, but refused to acknowledge rumors surrounding an upcoming Xbox with online requirements. “We apologize for the inappropriate comments made by an employee on Twitter yesterday,” said the Xbox platform holder. “This person is not a spokesperson for Microsoft, and his personal views do not reflect the customer centric approach we take to our products or how we would communicate directly with our loyal consumers....

Emphasis on mobile gaming ‘sunk’ the first attempt Kickstarter has brought new life to dormant game properties and concepts, and I was among those excited to see headlines aboutMutant Football League. Until, like many of you, I got to the part about the project being geared toward mobile with other ports (i.e., the ones we actually wanted) arriving at a later date. What a disaster that turned out to be....

We have our hands on a new video for Radical Entertainment’s violent sandbox conspiracy adventurePrototype. In it, we get to hear a bunch of people working on the comic book tie-in give the game a massive, sloppy verbal blowjob. Which is fair enough.I’m not sure if I’m too excited for the comic, but the actual game is definitely looking like it could fulfil its potential. I’ve never expectedPrototypeto be a masterpiece, but if it can provide some solidly gruesome entertainment, that’s all one could ask for....

Triple platinum When it was revealed thatPlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundswould make its console debut on Xbox One, it was easy enough to predict incredible sales numbers.The most popular game in the world is coming to a more accessible platform. It doesn’t take much insight to assume that’s the formula for a success story. And it has been so far! Xbox revealed today thatPUBGended the year with 3 million Xbox One players (not all necessarily purchased copies, but the vast majority surely are)....

MadWorldis something of a polarizing game, with some players enjoying the old school, blood-soaked brawler, and others feeling that it wasn’t all it could have been. In any case, the game didn’t sell very well at all, and publisher Sega has only one explanation — it shouldn’t have been on Wii. “Critically it got a lot of acclaim, but commercially it wasn’t the success we wanted it to be,” admits Sega’s Mike Hayes....

Updated: June 08, 2025 We looked for new codes! Brush up on your math and count your lucky stars because it’s time to play someBuckshot Roul…I mean,Spindown, with people who want to live as much as you do. Count how many real bullets and blanks there are, use the cards to turn the tide, and BANG! For this game, you need to rely on your tactics and luck, but you may useSpindowncodes to get some classy cosmetics and emotes to make sure your opponents never forget the game they play with you....

Wielding the big savings bat Target started off an “Early Black Friday” preview sale yesterday, with deals running through Thursday night (today). Generally these type of sales are decent but nothing to write home about, but their “video game preview pick” is legitimately hot. Target is offering dirt cheap Black Friday-level pricing on two recent Triple-A releases. If you simply can’t wait until Black Friday, we don’t think you’ll see any better deals until later this month on eitherBattlefield 1orTitanfall 2....

The truest form of Choose Your Own Adventure I think by this point it’s pretty clear that my favorite thing about games is how they can tell stories in whole new ways. Usually that means games that put narrative design at the forefront, with cinematic cutscenes or branching storylines that let you choose how the characters move forward through the plot. One type of narrative design I don’t think about as often as I should, though, is the idea of emergent storytelling in games, which has been around for years....

LFG? Look no further! We’re mere hours away from theOverwatchservers going live(4:00pm Pacific!) and our office chat has now shifted from silly goofs to serious, in-depth chatter about Blizzard’s team-based shooter. We’re chomping at the bit, here! If you’re of a similar mind, this might be a good opportunity to hash out your account name and platform of choice with fellowOverwatch-playing Destructoid readers. Go on, mingle. Maybe even hook up! This game is at its best when you’re rolling with teammates who can complement each other’s moves, and hey, the XP bonus for playing in a group doesn’t hurt either....

Throne and Libertygoes live officially on October 1, and you may play the new title with the traditional keyboard and mouse, or with a controller. It’s important to understand the full set of controls that will be available in the game. This will help you to be aware of all the options that you have, and use them well in a tough battle. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the full set of controls and keybinds....

Shipping and handling included Totally Reliable Delivery Serviceis one of those names that should be in scare quotes — or at least half of it should.“Totally Reliable” Delivery Serviceis more accurate because hahaha nothing about this clumsy-ass bear is reliable at all. There’s a new contender in the ridiculous physics mayhem genre.Totally Reliable Delivery Serviceis all about getting a package from Point A to Point B and watching everything go off the rails in between....

Buona Sera There’s a good chance that we’ll be fragging Locusts and rolling into chest-high walls a bit earlier this year than we thought. Microsoft has stealthily moved the launch window forGears of War 4up by a month or two. As reported byGameSpot, Microsoft is now saying thatGears 4will release in “Fall 2016.” Previously, it was set for “Holiday 2016.” The two might seem synonymous, but the former smacks more of September or October, while the latter is more fit for November or December....

Grand Theft Kart? In a crossover no one expected, Nintendo joined forces with Ubisoft to bring us one of the year’s most talked about games,Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, which plays like a dementedXCOM. Aaron Linde of ArenaNet recently tweeted a question in light of its success. Hey, thinking about Mario + Rabbids got me thinking: if you could make any game with a Nintendo IP, what would you make?...