Right, so we never covered this when it was first announced which is ridiculous since we absolutely love PAX here at Destructoidbut registration is open! 3-day pass will cost you $60 and daily passes are $35. Not only does the everyday gamer get to play games way early, but PAX is also home to the largest gathering of Dtoiders. Thanks for that, Mike and Jerry. This year’s PAX is taking place from August 26-28....
Good call MercurySteam is best known its work onCastlevania: Lords of ShadowandMetroid: Samus Returns, but there’s also the overlookedRaiders of the Broken Planet, the studio’s ownonline sci-fi shooter/brawler hybrid. The game launched last September, and as we approach its one-year anniversary, big changes are on the way: it’s going free-to-play on August 23 and rebranding itself asSpacelords. Why the new pricing model? Even without knowing the game, you probably know the answer....
Guess I should unpack my PS5 It’s a huge week for Ubisoft’sRainbow Six Siege. Not only is new seasonOperation Neon Dawnnow live in-game, but the intense multiplayer shooter isnow available for downloadon PS5 and Xbox Series X, launching a brand new generation of door-kickin’, smoke-poppin’, hostage fuzin’ action. Operation Neon Dawn brings with it Team Rainbow’s first prosthetic-wearing operator: Thailand’sApha Tawanroong, better known by her call-sign “Aruni.” The 2-Speed 2-Armor Defender brings the high-tech Surya Gate to the battlefield, an intelligent laser fence that attaches to doors and windows, destroying enemy projectiles and providing more than a slight burn to any Attackers crossing its threshold....
“We are acting in good faith and asking for good faith.” Quality assurance workers at Raven Software are ending their strike. The group, which had been striking for several weeks, is ceasing their work stoppage following a vote to unionize last week. Raven’s QA testers had been on strike inresponse to the sudden announcement of layoffs. The group announced last week that it hadheld a successful vote to unionizeunder the Communication Workers of America (CWA) as the Game Workers Alliance (GWA)....
Who wants More-dor? Monolith releasedLord of the Hunttoday, the first add-on pack forMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. Yeah, the $10 DLC has a lot of the stuff you’d expect: new nemeses, new challenges, and even some guy named Torvin the Dwarven Hunter who hopefully goes on about the tricksy, filthy hobbitses. But, as okay as all that sounds, it can’t hold a candle to the inclusion of the Wretched Graug — a mountable monster that pukes toxin all over your enemies....
It’s literally Ski Safari with Finn and Jake What do you get when you cross a super mathematical show with the mobile gameSki Safari? Well,Ski Safari Adventure Timewould make sense, and that’s just what is launching today on theGoogle PlayandiTunesmarketplaces. It’s basically the first ever instance ofAdventure Timemerging with an existing brand, which is a sign that Finn and Jake are getting places financially. I had a chance to play the game myself over the weekend, and I have to say, it’s a decent runner....
Unlimited rental program costs $20 per month or $45 for three Sony is finally pulling the trigger on a PlayStation Now subscription service. Starting next Tuesday, January 13, PlayStation 4 users will have unlimited access to a catalog of over 100 PlayStation 3 games at $20 a month or as part of a three-month package for $45. A free seven-day trial will also be available when the program goes live, which should give interested parties an opportunity to take the streaming service for a spin if they haven’t already....
PSN cards unaffected Following speculation from Twitter guru Wario64, Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed to multiple sources that it will no longer be stocking digital codes for games at retail outlets. The initial newsfrom Wario64this weekend came from a scan of a GameStop employee memo that stated Sony would be ceasing the sale of full game download codes to the chain starting on Aug 04, 2025 (the start of the fiscal year)....
It’s a win-win, really The description ofStreets of Roguereads like a video game buzzword checklist. Despite this, the RPG stealth co-op roguelike released into open alpha today actually looks like a game that might be able to do all of those genres justice. Unlike a lot of kill-or-be-killed roguelikes out there,Streets of Rogueaims to embrace different play styles and characters and give players the freedom to complete missions however they see fit....
You’ll want to make use of the Flashlight Helmet My urge to dive intoSubnautica: Below Zerois steadily rising, despite the lack of a finished story. The Early Access oceanic survival game just got another update,Arctic Living, which adds a few new handy tools like the Flashlight Helmet, the Mineral Detector, and the Booster Tank, an upgrade that lets you jet forward underwater. In other words, a bunch of stuff to make exploration even more enjoyable....
If you live outside of the US So the free-to-playTap My Katamari – Endless Cosmic Clickeris finally available on Android and iOS devices, pending you live outside the US, but hopefully that will be remedied soon. Since I haven’t played the game, all I’ve got to go by is the above video and the game’s description: “You are the Prince, tasked by The King of All Cosmos to restore the universe and its stars....
Do you remember how awesome it was to get your first PC or console? Yeah, it was pretty sweet. You guys should post pictures in the comments of yourselves as kids with your early gaming rigs. Today we have a new episode of The DTOID Show that talks about Mass Effect coming to iOS, reviews ofNeverDeadandIron Brigade: Rise of the Martian Bear, impressions ofDOTA 2, Gotham Impostorsgets 100 DLC items, a giant platypus attacks Boston, the Olson twins announce their presidential run, the 3DS drops to $150 at GameStop, and McDonalds is actually good for you....
Tell me you can’t hear Sepiroth’s theme looking at that burning image We only have a few short months to go for the first part of theFinal Fantasy VII Remake, and many years to go until it’s finished. For now, we’ll enjoy what we have. Square Enixjust dished out new screens for the game, and all of them are worth a gander. Interestingly we’re given a closer look at Roche: one of the new characters in the remake....
