Eat folks for the greater good Destructoid recently caught up with the folks atGaijin GamesChoice Provisionsto check out the studio’snextBit.Tripgamecompletely new project,Tharsis. The turn-based strategy game follows a team of astronauts on a mission to Mars. Of course, things quickly go awry for our intrepid heroes, because nothing good ever happens in space. An asteroid strikes the vessel carrying the explorers, which proves to be quite the problem. Fires erupt all over the ship....

Daisuke ‘Pixel’ Amaya tells all Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya (Cave Story,Kero Blaster,Ikachan,Guxt) has a unique style that would be hard for anyone to convincingly counterfeit. His music, visuals, stories, and designs complement each other in ways that allow them each to take the spotlight when necessary, while remaining unified in a common purpose. It’s similar to how a master storyteller may use vocal tone, script, hand gestures, and facial expressions in unison to create a whole that is larger than the sum of their parts....

Up until recently, many core gamers were pretty down in the mouth about Electronic Arts. Here recently, it seems that they’ve turned things around, and their EA Partners program is like icing on the cake. With today’s announcements of cooperation with both Epic Games and Grasshopper, it seems that the sky is the limit. We hear that a newHalo-specific studio may be in the works, Japan is selling out of Xbox 360s, Ubisoft is being sued for millions, and much more on this busy Thursday....

Our Dream Today we honor the life of the late, great,Martin Luther King Jr. Besides giving many of us a day home from the office, we look back at a man that pioneered the African American Civil Rights Movement, and all helped changed human rights forever. Although things in the world are still far from perfect, it’s amazing to look back at how much they’ve changed since the 60s. As we look around at the awesome things floating around the Modern Method Network today, let’s not forget all the people that gave everything to ensure all the freedoms we enjoy today....

Mass Effect More A new entry in theMass Effectseries, developed by BioWare’s Montreal studio, is currently playable. Not by us outside the studio, of course. BioWare Edmonton and Montreal general manager Aaryn Flynntweeted, “Great time playing the next Mass Effect game in Montreal. Ambitious. Beautiful. Fresh but recognizable. And fun!” An interesting little tease when we know little beyond the fact that itdoesn’t involve Commander Shepardand that weshouldn’t call it“Mass Effect 4,” to which I propose, “Mass Effect More....

Don’t freak out yet At the Arc Revolution Cup in Toushinsai 2017, tournament champion (and Shadow Ken player) Reni asked series director Kazuhisa Wada whether or not anotherPersonafighting game would happen because a new entry would “make [him] really happy.” Wada’s response was extremely vague, saying “It depends on [BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle]“. The problem with the statement was the vague Japanese phrase used. It could have been interpreted in one of two ways....

An Oculus port With all of theissues Oculus is having, and thesufficientsales for PSVR, are we entering an era where developers start to port over their projects and favor the latter over the former? It’s too early to tell, but for now, we’re gettingSteel Combaton the PS4 in Japan. Released in August of 2016 for the Oculus Rift, the Colopl-developedSteel Combatwill hit the PSVR tomorrow (maybe “today,” over there by the time you read this!...

You just need to log in to grab the Community Appreciation Package Outridershas had its ups and downs, like any loot-based game. It’s in a really weird spot, where Square Enix insisted before it came out that people shouldn’t expect a long-term “live service game,” but some folks can’t help but make those comparisons when looking at the core game loop. LikeAvengersit exists in a limbo of sorts, where people want more content for it, lest they move to new things....

Shame I missed the first 41 Tokyos Tokyo 42,a sexy looking gameinspired by classics likeSyndicateand the originalGrand Theft Auto, still doesn’t have a release date for 2017, but at least we now know which platforms it’ll appear on. Developer SMAC Games and publisher Mode 7 announced today the colorful open world game will be released on the PS4, Xbox One and PC. To celebrate, a new trailer was released with never before seen footage....

MythicOwl has officially revealed itsupcoming delivery game,Truckful. While delivery may not sound exciting (it does to me), this one has you competing with bouncy physics similar to, say,Moving Out. There are also hints of deeper mysteries. Probably not, like,dangerousmysteries.Truckfuladvertises itself as a cozy delivery game, after all. However, the trailer has the truck diverted into a dark forest where some sort of sinister creature lurks. I’m only speculating here, but I’m guessing that, eventually, you have to deliver the creature’s stuff....

Studio behind Assassin’s Creed IV and more The sweltering, tropical city-state of Singapore is home to one of Ubisoft’s branch studios, Ubisoft Singapore. This is the studio behind the naval combat segments ofAssassin’s Creed III, and those went over so well that they’re now working on several aspects ofAssassin’s Creed IV‘s open-world gameplay, including the water tech,underwater exploration, naval battles, andawesome shark harpooning. We had the pleasure of visiting Singapore to learn more about this studio, its staff, and the fascinating city itself....

Minecraft’s1.21 update introduced the mace, a melee weapon that gets its uniqueness from damage that directly scales with fall damage. Not only can you use it to eliminate fall damage altogether in some cases, but using enchantments like Breach lets you shred through some of the game’s toughest enemies. How to get the Breach Enchantment in Minecraft you’re able to find the Breach enchantment in an enchanted book or through anenchanting table....

Super Meat Boywasn’t the first game to make instant death a central gameplay theme, but it’s certainly one of the best examples of how to effectivelyemploy that design. If the game had life meters and regenerating health, I doubt that it would be as exciting and potentially terrifying as it is. Though it’s not a horror game by any stretch, there is no denying thatSuper Meat Boyhas plenty of scary jumps, death machines, and bloody disasters....