Highly reminiscent of Kirby It’s one thing tolooklike a Super Nintendo title, butJack the ReaperfromDream’s Bellchecks all of the right boxes: style, sound, gameplay, and even the opening cinematic feel like the mid-’90s in concentrated form. Thiswork-in-progressWindows title stars a chibi reaper who can change abilities not unlike Kirby.Grab the extensive demo here! You’ll be glad you did. While there are some pending issues — most notably, the movement doesn’t feelquiteright to me — this is worth checking out in its current state and should be worth watching as it progresses further....

Square Enix has announced the release dates for two of its most anticipated music releases of 2012.Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distancewill receive a three-disc soundtrack release on April 18th, featuring music by series veteran Yoko Shimomura and Square Enix staff composers Takeharu Ishimoto and Tsuyoshi Sekito. You can check out a sample of the series theme, “Dearly Beloved” on theflashy websitethat Square Enix has created solely for the soundtrack. Secondly, while I know some out there wonder why Square Enix is still putting outNieralbums, I can tell you that it’s some of the best music Square Enix has released in years and is considered by many game music enthusiasts (myself included) to be the best soundtrack of 2010....

A newLife is Strangeis cause enough for excitement, but developer Deck Nine caught everyone unawares by revealingLife is Strange: Double Exposureisbringing back the first game’s protagonist Max Caulfieldfor a new murder mystery. you’re able to learneverything you need to know about its release and plot here, and below you’ll find a breakdown ofLife is Strange: Double Exposure‘s multiple special editions and how you can pre-order them. AllLife is Strange: Double Exposureeditions and how to pre-order Standard Edition The standard edition forLife is Strange: Double Exposureis exactly what you’d expect....

You can play a free pre-alpha build now The newUnreal Tournamentis going to look gorgeous onceEpic and the communityare finished working on it. Last I saw of the project, it had only just become “a game,” and now here it is making real good use of Unreal Engine 4. According to Epic, the map shown in this video, Outpost 23, “sets our visual bar for where we would like to seeUnreal Tournamentcontinue moving forward....

Lost Odyssey free until December 31 With the advent of the Games on Demand service for Xbox 360, multi-disc games were not available for purchase digitally. While this initially might have been due to file size restrictions with Xbox Live marketplace (Arcade games were originally limited to 50 MB!), some titles eventually made their way to the Xbox Live marketplace (Max Payne 3andL.A. Noire). RPG fans were saddened that some of their favorites never showed up, but now bothLost OdysseyandBlue Dragonare now available to download on an Xbox 360 (or Xbox One, since they are both backward compatible)....

LoveSacis holding theirsecond annual LoveSac Speedrun Classicstarting on September 29 and it was up to the Destructoid community to decide which four games would be playable during the tournament. The votes are in and the four final games will be: The prizes for the competition have also been announced. The first place prize will get the Pwnage Sactionals Movie Lounger +Plus, Pwnage PillowSac Package, $250 Lovesac.com Gift Card, Melting Controller T-Shirt, PowerGlove Trophy....

It’s been long enough since the successful Kickstarter for2 Player Productions‘Minecraft: The Story of Mojangthat I’d forgotten the documentary never came out. The original proof-of-concept videowas pretty good, but I’ve admittedly grown more than a little burned out onMinecraftas a cultural phenomenon. According to the studio, who is alsoworking on a series for Double Fine, the film will be available in “early December” of this year. Eurogamer quoted director Paul Owens as saying that “December 7th is the aim,” although they apparently haven’t yet “settled on the exact date....

Let’s do the time warp again… NetherRealm Studios hasjust released a new story trailerfor their upcoming fighterMortal Kombat 11. The trailer gives us a glimpse at the sequel’s time-busting plot and features appearances from many yet-to-be-confirmed characters. As the mysterious Kronika lays out her plan to use the sands of time to warpMortal Kombat’sreality, we get to see characters such as Kotal Khan, Cassie Cage, Jacqui Briggs and Erron Black, alongside already revealed stars Sonya Blade, Kabal, Skarlet, Raiden, Scorpion and, amazingly, TWO versions of Johnny Cage, what a tag-team!...

On May 22 for the anniversary event Overwatchis getting another new deathmatch map, good news for those of you that dig that particular mode. It’s called Petra, and it was shown off during last night’s Overwatch League festivities. The thing is we won’t have to wait long for it, as it’s debuting with the second annualOverwatchanniversary event on May 22. Petra is modeled after an excavated city, and will feature a host of indoor and outdoor zones, as well as a multi-tiered setup with broken bridges....

It seems suspect, but perfect emulation isn’t easy Last week, Nintendo revealed that SNES games were coming to the 3DS eShop. Great! Except for the fact that they’re not onlynotCross-Buy supported, but they also won’t even run on the old 3DS. Speaking to Game Informer, Nintendo clarified this point a bit: “As previously announced, New Nintendo 3DS has an improved CPU, which enables Super NES games to run on the system with quality results,” Game Informer was told by a Nintendo representative....

Also,Tales of Symphonia Remastered Following that big Nintendo Direct and the surprise release ofMetroid Prime Remastered, even more games are on the way.Theatrhythm Final Bar Lineis the big one, and should be relevant for quite some time with DLC songs that span Square Enix’s lengthy history, and dip into multiple IPs.Oh look, we have a review for it! Tales of Symphonia Remasteredis going to be a big deal for many other RPG fans, as isDigimon World: Next Order....

Man, Bethesda can’t get break. Xbox 360 Users are still reporting problems withFallout 3’s‘The Pitt’ downloadable content that released earlier last week. An official posting on theBethesda blog, indicates that players are complaining of freezing issues, which is slightly better thanthe rainbow-soldiers and fat exclamation marksthat early downloaders were greeted with after the content was uploaded onto Xbox Live. The post makes it clear that Bethesda are on the issue. “We’re working with Microsoft to get a version of ‘The Pitt’ that corrects the aforementioned freezing issue,” the post reads....

Future Pok?mon music releases on the way Have you been rocking out to the music ofPokémon Xand/orPokémon Yfor the last month? Does it creep into the back of your mind like a cheerful itching sensation, urging you to open your 3DS and continue catching them all? Then get your wallet ready, as Nintendo has released thePokémon X & Pokémon Y Super Music Collectionon iTunes today. Containing 212 tracks and running three and a half hours, the collection includes all of the music from both versions of the recent 3DS release and bonus songs from the originalPokémon BlueandPokémon Red....