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‘There is no option to switch to third-person view’ Although theStar Wars: Squadronsappearance at EA Play was one of the high notes, we still didn’t get a ton of concrete info out of it beyond a marketing-heavy sizzle reel and a very fluffy “interview” that basically just gushed over how amazingStar Warsas a whole was. Thankfully the team is now allowed to open up a bit, and in addition tothe confirmation that HOTAS rigs would work with the game, we now know a few more tidbits: like the fact thatSquadronsis locked to a first-person view....

Pick a card, any card Fans ofStreet Fighter Alpha‘s Rose andStreet Fighter III‘s Oro won’t have too much longer to wait to see the characters make their grand return. Capcom has announced a new live stream, where the developer will show off both characters in theirStreet Fighter Vform. TheStreet Fighter V: Champion EditionSpring Update will take place on Tuesday, April 6 at 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET / 23:00 BST and will be viewable on Capcom’sYouTube,Twitch, andFacebookchannels....

Team Ninja says that the Wii U is very easy to develop for. In an interview with Nintendo Gamer magazine, Fumihiko Yasuda and Yosuke Hayashi said, “We’re finding it very similar to develop for Wii U as for Xbox 360 and PS3.” That’s good, right? The duo also says that the Wii U hardware is always changing, reminding us a bit of what Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono said about the systemlast week....

Surprise release I didn’t realize how much I wanted to return toThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wilduntil I saw the latest trailer forThe Champions’ BalladDLC. The music, the new outfits, the freakin’ motorcycle… Yeah. You read that right. The add-on releases tonight, as revealed during The Game Awards, and if you “overcome all of [its] challenges,” you’ll earn the Master Cycle Zero for Link. (Does that meanalien invadersare next?...

So the big news of today is that Bethesda, the prolific developers or the Elder Scrolls series and the revival of the Fallout games is making an MMO. A move that will probably surprise no one. I cannot emphasize enough how excited I was for this. Bethesda is probably my favorite developer after Valve, and I tend to be of the opinion that they can do no wrong. Plus, I’m hoping this will get us closer to aFallout-MMO, now that Interplay no longer has the rights to it....

Check out everything Destructoid did today What what WHAT!? I had no idea that Pen Ward’s showBravest Warriorshad already started, much less that it is a web series rather than major network program. I only became aware thanks toHolmes’ interviewwithSuperF*ckerscreator James Kochalka, whose show is roommies withBravest Warriorson theCartoon Hangovercollective. Imagine that! This weekend, Sterling Lyons pours one out for the game studios that didn’t survive until the end of the year,Sup, Holmes?...

The dynamic duo If you long for a buddy to playSouls-like games with, you can live vicariously through this duo-centricElden Ringplayers video. Although it was shared a little while ago (by Florxda on Reddit), a reader recently turned me onto it and I just had to highlight it. For 22 seconds, you get to see twoElden Ringplayers gloriously in sync. They even initiate the encounter at the same time, jump back to react to the first move, and hit them with a dual visceral attack....

With the right conditions This is another peek at the “proper” way to playGhost Recon Wildlands, Ubisoft’s free-roaming cooperative shooter set in Bolivia. A squad of developers works as a cohesive unit, sneaking around a cartel encampment in the cover of a stormy night, and not one person spontaneously rushes in guns blazing. In a real-world scenario, there likely wouldn’t be such precision. Someone would totally screw up (or just plain screw around)....

Gotta go fast (in the best Sonic game) [Everyone welcomeTimothy Monbleauto Destructoid! As you may have noticed, we put out a call for freelancers recently, and Timothy answered that call. Amazingly,they’ve even graced the front page before! –Chris Carter.] Sonic The Hedgehog. One of the most iconic video game characters ever created. He runs at the speed of sound, saves animals from robots, and best of all, he’s colored blue and has been in legitimately fantastic games....

The newSSXis a ways off; we’re talking 2012 here. Apparently EA Sports hasn’t even locked in the game cast yet, and it’s giving that power to you via an online voting process. Over the next three weeks, fans will vote on the officialSSXFacebookpage, selecting from favorites from the franchise’s past. Each week, you’ll be able to select three of four characters who will appear in the game. Here’s the voting schedule: Honestly, as big a fan I am of the series, I couldn’t care less who makes it in....

School of Hard Knocks We are mere days away from the release of the newest title in the belovedFire Emblemseries,Three Houses. In recent weeks, Nintendo has released trailers showcasing the titular places of learning who will turn to you for guidance during a bitter civil war in the land of Beseria. You have ties to all involved, but when steel clashes and the arrows start flying, where will you stand?...

And why are we reporting on FOX reporting it? We all know that Luigi’s menacing ways inMario Kart 8are too great to ignore. That’s why we’vecovered itextensively. Important stuff in the videogame world, really — especially in the days leading up to E3. But, I’m having a tough time figuring out why exactly it made a local FOX news broadcast. Were there no shed fires or senior center going-ons to report that day?...

Rise of the Rajas is out next week It’s nearly 2017, and I’m marveling at the fact thatAge of Empires II HDis getting official new content. Forgotten Empires and SkyBox Labs are putting the finishing touches onRise of the Rajas, a Southeast Asia-set expansion slated for Steam on July 21, 2025. There’s four voiced campaigns, more civilizations (Burmese, Khmer, Malay, Vietnamese), battle elephants, and mangrove forests. It’s a strange but awesome sight to see a game like this running at high resolutions....