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Check out everything Destructoid did today We had some lovely Ubisoft-coverage this morning. Hamza previewed the fascinatingChild of Light, a JRPG from the minds behindFar Cry 3. It uses the same engine as the gorgeousRayman Legends. So too does the title from theRayman Legendsteam,Valiant Hearts, a story-centric World War I game. Wonderful stuff! Today, Jim and John brought us glowing reviews forKillzone: MercenaryandThe Wonderful 101, Hamza pet dogs with the PlayStation 4, we kicked off two contests you can enter (one let’s you — international readers included — win a PS4 or Xbox One game), Jim played moreOutlast, and more!...

The Destructoid Show is currently giving away five 750 GB Seagate Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid Drives for your gaming laptop! Not only are these incredibly fast and quiet, their large capacity makes them the perfect gaming companion. To enter, just upload up a YouTube video explaining why your gaming laptop needs a hybrid upgrade, and submit it as a video response to today’s Destructoid Show episode on Youtube. Thene-mail usa link to your video by Sunday, July 22 at 11:59pm PST, and we’ll announce the winners on next Monday’s show!...

Coming to PC and next-gen consoles Starward Industries has announced a new sci-fi adventure title, which is currently in development at the Polish studio for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X.The Invincibleis an intergalactic first-person thriller,inspired by the 1964 novelfrom renowned author Stanislaw Lem. InThe Invincible, players will take up the role of an interstellar scientist, who wakes up on the planet Regis III to find their entire crew missing. Using retro-futuristic technology and keen wits, it is up to the protagonist to search for and discover the fates of their missing crew members, while surviving the increasingly hostile environment of Regis III and its occupants....

Developer Free Range Games and publisher North Beach Games have announced thatThe Lord of the Rings: Return to Moriawill finally arrive on Steam and Xbox Series X/S onAugust 27, 2024. This launch will coincide with The Golden Update, which adds crossplay, a sandbox mode, and so much more. I playedThe Lord of the Rings: Return to Moriaat launch and am excited to dive into the game anew on Xbox Series X/S, especially with crossplay functionality....

He’ll hold your beer At the end of this new (nearly) minute-long look at Netflix’sCuphead Show, the video’s end says it’s “coming soon.” Hopefully this is one of those cases where “coming soon” means “coming soon” and not “releasing at an undetermined future date.” I am in love withCupheadand I am also in love with the little bit of this show we’ve seen thus far. Today, we got a couple more peeks at finished animation alongside an introduction to a lot of the talent who’s making it happen:...

What a horrible night to have a curse This feels vaguely familiar, doesn’t it? A somber trailer punctuated by an eerily haunting, soft-spoken song.Gears of Warstruck gold with this approach many years back with the “Mad World” trailer. The Order: 1886‘s attempt doesn’t quite achieve the same effect that Epic’s video did. No surprise there; not many trailers do. Still, it nails that contrast between potential peril and “it’s about to go down” that ensures audiences that this night won’t be so silent....

PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers are getting Yakuza, Trials of Mana, and more It feels strange to callMonopoly Madnessa hidden gem, but it is. Take a chance on it. Here’s the full lineup, which some of you might find disappointing. New games joining the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog on June 21, 2025 It’s going to be interesting to see what a “normal” month ends up being for the PS Plus Game Catalog....

Size Five Games’ steampunk burglar sim is easy on the eyes Size Five Games, previously known asZombie Cow Studios(the studio behind the twin-stick edutainment STD shooterPrivatesand point-and-click adventure titles such asTime Gentleman, Please!), has released the debut trailer for its upcoming stealth-action gameThe Swindle. Described as a “Steampunk Cybercrime Caper,”Size Five’s Dan Marshall says he likes to think ofThe Swindleas “a stealth game for the rest of us.” The developer elaborates by adding:...

Over 40 theaters in the US will livestream Sony’s E3 press conference Over the years, the big press conferences at E3 have evolved from the long and boring business presentations to the large crowd-pleasers (or disasters) that we see today. More and more, the folks running these events are upping the ante to see who can win over the audience. Now, with more eyes on the publishers than ever before, Sony is taking things to a whole new level by bringing the experience of E3 to theaters....

I mentioned the game-themed movie project “Your Friends Close”a week ago, where I said I hoped it would “become a mix of a (game) designer couple’sWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolfmixed with some Godard and Wes Anderson influences.” The indie movie’s writer and director, Brock Wilbur and Jocelyn Kelvin, told me this week that it was a pretty accurate description, so that should make those of you who watch good movies a little bit more excited....

Yixuan is an upcoming playable character inZenless Zone Zero. She’s expected to be released in version 2.0 with a new Specialty and Attribute, and her entire kit from the beta has been leaked. You can find more details about Yixuan’s leaked abilities in this article. Yixuan kit in ZZZ leaked Here’s all of Yixuan’s abilities inZZZ, as perleaks shared by New Eridu News Stand: Special Attack Yixuan’s Special Attacks have the following effects: Agent Record | Yixuan"Once you enter these gates, leave your worldly concerns and formalities at the foot of the mountain....

[Update:Since the launch of the trailer two points have come to light. Firstly, there is no Online mode at all, only Training and local VS. Secondly, only two hours of playtime are allowed from the demo’s activation.] SNK has announced that it will be releasing a demo for its upcoming steel-clashing fighting gameSamurai Shodown. The demo will launch in Japan, on both PS4 and Xbox One, May 31 and will be available until June 20, ahead of the game’s official launch a few days later....

A few are crazier than Melee being jettisoned I’ve been followingEvofor a while now and have personally reviewed nearly every game announced for the main stage this year: 2019 is a huge shift for myriad reasons. It’s not just the fact thatMeleeis missing: there’s a lot to unpack here. Shall we? Samurai Shodownis back, baby. I know a lot of people were expecting “noMelee” to top the list but really, SNK’s comeback kid tale after faltering for years is worth looking at....