It’s been so long since the trial forThe Dishwasher: Dead Samuraiwas released that I can hardly remember any of the specific things that made the game so much fun to play. But, I do recall the feeling of pure exhilaration it caused me to experience, which is why I’m so damned excited to play it. In case you forgot,Dead Samuraiwas developed by one man, James Silva, and is proof that XNA is a viable development platform....
MERLIN DURL, in a GAME. WHAT could be BETTER?! Hey gang, welcome to the party. And by “party” I mean “Destructoid Show.” I’m sincerely sorry for any confusion I might have caused by referring to it as a “party.” Today, we talked about aFallout–related Tweet. Then, the totally gnarkillCyberpunk 2077trailer. Following that, there’s the controversialTomb Raidermultiplayer and the laughableThe Walking Dead: Survival Instincttrailer. Also, that game is coming toWii U. Finally, we discuss theRazer Edge, which has a manlier name than “Project Fiona” but is still sort of a strange product....
The Xbox One continues to grow The Xbox One has added a ton of features since launch. While it was once a barren piece of hardware, it can now do quite a bit of stuff, including a heap of multimedia playback options. The February update has just been detailed, and my favorite part is the “Game Hubs” concept, which is a lot like the 360’s beacons. Basically it’s a central area where you may see who is playing a certain game on your friend’s list, as well as leaderboards, clips, broadcasts, and top players....
Rushin’ through the classics Video game masterpieceSuper Mario Bros.is more than 20 years old [correction: 30 years, math is hard], but the very best attempts at playing it have all been fairly recent. The past two years have brought about manynew world record speedruns. In fact, last month was when many of the fastest times were recorded. However, the absolute fastestSuper Mario Bros. has ever been played was yesterday. Speedrunner Darbian cleared the game in 4:57....
Buy ALL the little Kirby toys! you may never have too manyKirbyfigures, and thisKirbyTsumu Tsumu set includes 5-10 figures of Kirby doing what he does best: being freakin’ adorable. The tiny Kirby figures can be stacked on top of each other, and if you try hard enough, maybe you can even throw all 10 on top of each other for a Kirby tower. For 2,376 yen this Kirby set can be yours, along with a warp star....
Line up a sneaky shot, and fire away Whether it’s due to one-hit kills, crazy attack combos, or annoying minions, if anElden Ringboss is enough of a pain in the ass, honor goes out the window. A win is a win. While I take a few weeks to recharge and either roll a new character or dive into New Game+ with my bloody dex build, I’m living vicariously through other players’ mischief — and it’s been a blast....
As one of the mosthighly acclaimed retro/boomer shooters on the marketright now,Ultrakillhas proven time and again that it’s not going to stop one-upping itself until it wraps up its Early Access stint, at the very least. The Full Arsenal update doubles down on this notion. The title “Full Arsenal” plainly tells us what this update is all about: theweapons. Following the previous major content update,Violent Night, the developer Hakita is now adding even more content toUltrakill‘s rendition of the seventh layer of hell....
Dollar dollar bills, ya’ll Ending years of litigation, the Delaware Supreme Court has ordered Viacom to pay Harmonix Music’s former owners $300 million in owed bonuses, money from when Viacom still owned the studio. You may remember that Harmonix was bought by the multimedia conglomerate back in 2006, when the music game craze was still in full effect. In the original terms of the buyout, Harmonix’s owners were promised bonuses based on the company’s financial performance once they had been acquired....
If they were to cut the price, it would be a Virtuix Omni slash The Oculus Rift has been getting a lot of press lately, afterOculus VR was purchased by Facebook. But that (orProject Morpheus, if you prefer) is only one piece of the virtual reality puzzle that will hopefully soon be constructed in my living room. While those headsets may take care of the stereoscopic visuals and head tracking, the tactile feel of actual movement is best handled by theVirtuix Omni....
Six months of waiting hasWarzoneplayers champing at the bit for Ranked Play to be added to Urzikstan, but anticipation has devolved into frustration and doubt. Modern Warzoneasked players if they would be disappointed if Ranked Play wasn’t added to Urzikstan this year, and frustrated community members voiced their frustrations in the comment section. It also didn’t help that CharlieIntel added more fuel to the fire byreportingthat the devs spoke about adding the game mode in January, but have been radio-silent since....
Or, The One Where Kyle Leaves Games get perfect 10 scores from time to time. It’s not often, and it’s usually only the truly special ones that reach this peak. Those games clearly meant a lot to the reviewers who played them. But, on occasion, those of us who aren’t tasked with reviewing something just can’t quite agree with the fact that it got a perfect score. That’s okay. Reviews are subjective and opinions, so it’s natural that we don’t always see eye to eye....
He who controls the Red Dust controls the universe Many different end-game features are available once finishing the campaign ofDiablo 4. While most are focused around PvE, there is actually a mode based around PvP. The mode is called Fields of Hatred and allows players to engage in PvP against each other when in the specialized area. With this new feature comes new systems and currencies, like Red Dust. So what is Red Dust?...
A community blog by NinjaSpeed [Destructoid readerNinjaSpeedhas been thinking about what could (and should) be next for superhero games, and I’d play any of these what-ifs. Especially aStreets of Rage 4-style X-Men game. –Jordan] We live in an amazing era for superheroes. The Avengers, Black Panther, Wonder Woman, and the like have transcended into cinematic phenomenons. At this point, film studios are digging deep into the wells of comic books with characters like Shang-Chi and the Eternals....
