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It just sounds ‘warmer’ dude The soundtrack forTransistorcontains some of the coolest, chillest, sit-in-a-dark-room-and-vibe tracks I’ve ever heard from a video game. So while I normally don’t think much of premium vinyl editions, I’m pretty curious aboutthis one. Supergiant Games is selling a very slick looking vinyl version of the OST complete with killer album art and liner notes. There’s still an upside to this news even if you’re broke. Supergiant has updated all digital versions of the soundtrack (Steam, Bandcamp, or its online store) with the single “She Shines” that was releasedback in November....

In what’s shaping up to be the premiere fighter on the 3DS,Tekken 3D: Prime Editionappears to be coming along very nicely. Boasting 40 characters, which far surpassesSuper Street Fighter IV: 3D EditionandDead or Alive: Dimensions‘ roster, the inclusion of a 3D movie and the game running at 60 FPS even with the 3D on all has me thinking this could very well be the best fighter on the 3DS. And that’s saying a lot....

DINO DINO DINOSAURS! Get a ten minute taste ofCall of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex, Nick shows off his amazing gamer skills inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, Rev rants aboutModern Warfare 2, EA not happy with the Wii, theSF IVblanket is fugly and more happened on 11/11/09. Destructoid Originals:Jurassic: The Hunted ‘outtakes’Ten Minute Taste: Call of Duty Modern Warfare ReflexAs promised, New Super Mario Bros. Wii box is fancyPodtoid 124: Gun GoodRev Rant: Modern Warfare 2Attention, everyone buying L4D2: I have dibs on EllisNew Super Mario Bros....

So Egoraptor and JonTron have that gameplay commentary showGame Grumps, right? The above animation is an exchange from their run ofMega Man 7. Long story short, Proto Man is a d*ck. This weekend, we wantyouto hold a NARP in your home town,Indie Nationreturns from the dead,Sup, Holmes?welcomes Anna Anthropy, and Steven Hansen is the new Samit Sarkar. Destructoid Original:Destructoid City Groups and YOU!Indie Nation: To the MoonSup Holmes invites Anna Anthropy to blow your minds...

The only winning move… I escaped the clutches ofClicker Heroesonce, and I’ll do it again. It was my favorite of the time-wasting, dopamine-releasing idle games. It got me real good. Now, a sequel is underway for next year. It’s a substantial step up, visually speaking, and based on the Steam description,Clicker Heroes 2will follow a similar loop: “Kill monsters. Get gold. Choose your gear. Upgrade your gear. Learn talents. Defeat horrifying bosses....

Today,Thrustmaster(real company name) announced a new line of fitness accessories for Nintendo’s amazing title,WiiFit. The accessories are being sold in two different sets dubbed T-Fitness Pro Pack NW and T-Fitness Pack NW to make sure that consumers are thoroughly clueless as to what they are buying just like when they purchased a Wii instead of an Xbox 360. The Pro Pack ($49.99) offers two pockets for Balance Board and accessory storage, a floor mat, ankle dumbbells, headband, cloth, rechargeable battery, and a neck strap for MP3 players....

[Editor’s note: During E3, Destructoidblackmailedrecruited Community member Dexter345 to be our Intern B*tch 2008. Now that he’s finally healed up from all of the abuse we inflicted upon him, he blogged about all of the amazing things he got to experience at E3. — CTZ] I know E3’s been over for a long time now, but it’s been hectic in the world of the Intern Btch, and I’m just now getting to write this....

Details on the surprisingly small team behind this horror game Rounding out ourrecentcoverageof Zombie Studios’ horror gameDaylight, I have a little more from my chat last week with studio creative head Jared Gerritzen and writer Jessica Chobot. With the studio behindBlacklight: Retributionattached to the project, there have been misconceptions about the size of the game’s core team, especially considering that this is an Unreal Engine 4 project. “It’s literally Jessica and about six of my devs working on this,” Gerritzen told Destructoid....

Make alien love, not war! Adam Sessler and Rev3 Games brings two noteworthy turn-based designers together in the same room to chat and hug it out. On one end isX-COM(1994) creator Julian Gollop; the other is occupied by2012XCOMrebootdesigner Jake Solomon. Gollop created more than theXCOMseries. He pioneered turn-based tactical combat games withRebelstarandLaser Squad, and most recently releasedGhost Recon: Shadow Wars(the only 3DS launch title that holds up). WhileX-COMwas later ruined by publisher MicroProse management — which insisted on making the franchise into shooters and rushing annual sequels — Gollop’s other series went unnoticed in the West....

It caused issues for players who didn’t have any previously When the PC port ofYakuza 0works,it works well enough, but there’s an unfortunate lack of consistency. Some players have struggled to make it through certain substories without crashing, others are dealing with stuttering issues, and some unlucky few can’t even seem to get the game to launch properly. It’s a shame to see such a wonderful thing brought down by technical woes....

Videogame development is an iterative process, and games undergo countless changes along the way. In many cases, the final product bears little resemblance to earlier versions, as developers refine their vision and excise features that just don’t work. Supergiant Games’Bastion, one of my favorite games of 2011, is no different. It began life in September 2009, when designer Amir Rao and engineer Gavin Simon set out to build a playable prototype with which they could try to attract interest from developers and publishers....

But still mostly cutscenes With a month before launch, DICE is opening up about theStar Wars Battlefront IIstory campaign. Today’s trailer is our best look at it yet, highlighting both the broad strokes (“What do we do now that our Emperor is dead?”) and the appearance of certain established characters and locations. It’s worth reiterating that this is meant to fall betweenReturn of the JediandThe Force Awakens. The timing here is unfortunate in light of EA’s recentclosure of Visceral Games(which was, up until now, making an action-adventureStar Warstitle), but I’m liking the story premise forBattlefront II....

Failed Bombing mission, explained Call of Duty: WarzoneDMZ is perhaps the most popular game mode that keeps players engaged with new missions and additions each season. While some factions come and go temporarily, like theRedacted factionin Season 4, others, such as theBlack Mous faction, offer missions that stand the test of time. One of their Tier 4 missions is Failed Bombing. Some civilians tried to blow up the statue in the Akhdar courtyard, but it didn’t work out as planned....