Weekend PC deals: Chivalry, Batman, Sonic, more

War of the Roses also free to try this weekend GamersGate always has alot of offers every weekbut some of the standouts this weekend are theTwo Worldsfranchisewhich has 70% off its price, and Rocksteady’sBatman Arkham AsylumandArkham Citywhich are both half price. Meanwhile, Amazon has Telltale Game’sPoker Night At The Inventoryfor just $2.49. GreenManGaming has a good selection of weekend promotions, includingChivalry Medieval Warfarefor 50% off, as well as two great SEGA bundles including aSonic The Hedgehogbundleas well asSEGA retro bundlewith plenty of Genesis and Dreamcast titles....

May 13, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Janet Hansen

Why doesn’t Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 have as much blood n’ guts?

To the anguish of splatter fans, it has been noted in the past thatNinja Gaiden Sigma 2‘s gore has been considerably toned down when compared to the original Xbox 360 release ofNinja Gaiden 2. Quite why the title, which is still M-rated, has lost some blood in the transition from 360 to PS3, was unknown. However, Team Ninja hascome out to justifyits decision. “Each game has its own concept and withNinja Gaiden 2, the focus was on extreme violence,” explains producer and director Yosuke Hayashi....

May 13, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · David Garza

Writer Tom Jubert (FTL, Binary Domain) to write the story for Subnautica

Just do Help! I’m A Fish!: The Game Despite a little bit of wee coming out whenever I get too deep, I really do like Unknown Worlds’ early access survival gameSubnautica.Until now, the development team have been debating over how exactly they’ll handle the game’s story. They were unsure whether to have an actual scripted story campaign, or just make a sandbox and allow for players to do their own thing....

May 13, 2025 · 2 min · 283 words · Anthony Collins

Xbox 360 Spring Showcase: Peter Molyneux talks about Fable 2 and bird poop

LikeGears of War 2, Fable 2was only being demoed out to everyone in attendance at the Xbox 360 Showcase. Peter Molyneux is on hand and gives us a small preview of the game. He first goes into detail on the story ofFable 2. It’s Peter’s goal to make the story for the game one of the most dramatic stories ever told. The game starts off with an FMV cinematic sequence. The opening focuses on this cute little bird as he flies through theFable 2world....

May 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1158 words · Alison Rodriguez

XCOM 2 rebels against dad with Anarchy’s Children DLC

$5 DLC out today I’ve always been…a ‘lil twisted (winky face smiley) and nowXCOM 2lets me express this dark side of my personality with the “Anarchy’s Children” DLC, a $5 aesthetic pack that “features more than 100 new exotic soldier customization options.” It’s also included as part of the $20 Reinforcement Pack. “XCOM soldiers can now sport styles that are downright deranged including menacing new hairstyles, face paints, armor, helmets, masks and more....

May 13, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Keith Webster

3D Dot Game gets Western launch trailer, pants get wet

Squee!3D Dot Game Heroesis totally happening in the West thanks to Atlus, and there are a great many of us at Destructoid who couldn’t be happier. A brand new launch trailer for the Western release of3D Dot Game Heroeshas been sent out way, and you can feel free to glance at it with your eyes right now. I simply cannot help laughing at the shamelessZeldareferences in this game. While many havebecome enragedby what they view as a rip-off, I personally find it extremely funny....

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Brittany Williams

All Lollipop Chainsaw costumes to be available worldwide

Recently, we’ve been gawping ata lot of alternate costumesinLollipop Chainsaw, which have ranged from cute to questionable. Whether you find Juliet Starling’s wardrobe entertainingorexploiting, you’ll be able to get them all outside of Japan, with the game’s official Twitter confirming international availability. “All outfits will be available in all countries,”Tweetedthe official account. This includes costumes based onHigh School of the Deadand other Japanese shows, alongside some ridiculously revealing bikinis. It’s not clear exactly how many of these costumes will be packaged free with the game or carry a separate price tag....

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Melvin Fuller

Be a kitchen wizard with the Power Mitt

Videogame style + baking = cool times happy family The Power Mitt is the newest product from the good people atFangamer. Use it to instantly transform yourself into a high-tech virtual warrior prepared for hot-things in a motion controlled real life game of adventure. Earn actual life achievements like successful baking edible, nonpoisonous, nonhazardous things and then eating what you have baked, this time without badly burning your hands and arms....

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Steven Duncan

Deadly Premonition: Director’s Cut on Steam Greenlight

PC … in the coffee Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cutis eyeing a PC release viathe wondrous passage of Steam Greenlight. At last, computer gamers can experience the delirious delights of Agent York Morgan and his hunt for the Raincoat Killer. Excited? You better be, youwasp’s dick! The Steam version of the game promises exclusive, PC-only downloadable content, along with all the enhancements found on the PlayStation 3 version of the game....

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Nancy Collins

Here’s over 20 minutes of Evolve’s Kraken

Cooperative multiplayer gaming evolved When I think about the multiplayer games that I really enjoy, one immediately comes to mind: Turtle Rock Studios’Left 4 Dead. In a sea of samey competitive multiplayer titles, something about that particular game really worked for me. It stressed the importance of teamwork and watching each other’s backs in the face of overwhelming odds. So, needless to say when I first heard rumors about the studio’s newest project after leaving Valve, it had my full attention....

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 193 words · Michael Hernandez

How DOES Darth Vader pull pud?

Podtoid 336: Dark Vader Cranking Off If you have phantasmal “force” magic, whywouldyou manually crank off ever again when you could get a ghost handy, tickle your own prostate and force choke yourself all at the same time? Especially if you have cold mechano-hands like Darth Vader. The real question is if Vader has a dick anymore or if he also lost that to the lava. These are the important inquiries we considered on the latest Podtoid after innocently beginning a conversation about the crew’s favoriteStar Warsvideo games....

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Johnny Hunt

Hyrule Historia to only get 4,000 Limited Edition copies

Dibs on one We all knew that Amazon would be carrying the upcoming localization of Hyrule Historia, but what we didn’t know is that Dark Horse will be printing a Limited Edition version. Sadly, this special edition willactuallybe limited at 4,000 copies. In case you’re wondering what’s new, the only real discernible difference is a special faux-leather cover with the Gate of Time on it, as well as gold-tinted pages. It’ll cost you $69....

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Kyle Ramos

Labyrinth Legends going free for PlayStation Plus

And a Hot Shots Golf sale Labyrinth Legendsis an overhead action-adventure game from prolific PlayStation Network developer Creat Studios (Mushroom Wars,Cuboid)that will joinPlayStation Plus’ Instant Game Collection tomorrow. This is exactly the type of game I would willingly try for free and hey, if I like it enough to spend more time, that’s terrific. As forHot Shots Golf, theOut of Bounds Complete Collectionwith add-ons likeGod of War‘s Kratos as a playable character is set to go on sale this week....

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Thomas Garcia