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A single 8MB file for a 28GB game Oh Konami, why do you do these things? Do you not know people are mad at you for recent events? Do you not know people have been avidly awaitingMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Painfor years? How do you continue to fuck up, time and time again? How? This time, Konami has managed to give a huge “fuck you” to any PC gamer who has an unstable connection or incredibly low Internet allowance....

I was feeling nostalgic, so I decided to check if one of my favorite Flash films of all time was ever uploaded to YouTube. Sure enough, it was! If you haven’t seenDuckTaleZ 3, it’s pretty much the greatest thing ever, and you need to watch it if you want to be cool. It’s a fairly lengthy movie, with a second partright over here, so get a bucket of popcorn ready and prepare to have your mind blown....

The Titanfall copy is digital Microsoft has confirmed the existence of aTitanfallXbox One bundle, which will drop on March 11th for $499.99 in the US. It comes with a digital copy of the game, a “standard” Xbox One Console and Kinect sensor, a “standard” wireless controller, a “standard” headset, and one month of Xbox Live Gold. In other words, there’s nothing really special about this “for a limited time only” package other than the free copy of the game, since the Xbox One itself isn’t branded in any way....

Knuckle Up It appears that Electronic Arts is preparing to step into the Octagon once again, as a PS4 listing forEA Sports UFC 4has been leaked byPS4 Patches, a website that tracks game updates uploaded to the PSN database. As spotted by Gematsu, PS4 Patches discovered a new entry titled “Magnum” which, upon further investigation, contains a game icon for theUFC 4“Community Feedback Environment”, thereby leaking the existence of a new entry in EA’s MMA simulator....

Error code NP-2244-2 Some gamers are unable to redeem their voucher for thePlayStation Vita Mega Pack, a ten-game compilation released in Europe that was bundled with an 8GB memory card, reportsCVG. It seems that the redemption process is always met with error codeNP-2244-2. The problem is made even more annoying knowing that the Mega Pack is also included with Wi-Fi Vita systems in a separate bundle. How terrible would it be to get the handheld and not be able to play?...

Some studios would have kept it in Grinding Gear Games and Digital Extremes are getting a lot of clout forPath of ExileandWarframerespectively, and a lot of the reason for that is respect for its playerbase. A situation involving the latter popped up recently as a result of a NoClip documentary, which spoke to Digital Extremes GM Sheldon Carter about a specific wildly popular microtransaction. WhileWarframemakes its mark with cosmetics and a free-to-play scheme, every so often any given community has the sentiment that a line has been crossed....

Japanese Mickey is the best Parents, if your kid enjoyedDisney Magical World, you may want to break out your wallets, because the sequel hasFrozenin it — like every other post-Disney property tends to do. Other included properties areLilio & Sitch, Little Mermaid,Peter Pan,Aladdin,Alice & Wonderland, Pirates,Winnie the Pooh,Beauty and the Beast,Aristocats,Pinocchio, andNightmare Before Christmas. As I’ve said before, the first game was a fun enough littleAnimal Crossing-like experience, with a small focus on dungeon crawling, so I might check this out if it’s localized....

Help choose March’s PS4 game Last year, Sony let users vote on which game they’d like to see show up as a PlayStation Plus freebie. Most of uswent withGrow HomeaboveArmelloorZombie Vikings, and so it was. That promo, Vote to Play, is going to return for the subscription’s March game lineup. The race is between the time-trial platformerAction Henk, the twin-stick shooterAssault Android Cactus, and the muscularBroforce. Now, we can’t actually cast our ballot yet — the polls open on Tuesday, February 9 for active PS Plus members — but that gives us extra time to talk it out....

Call of Duty’sdouble XP events are the ultimate opportunity for boosting XP, whether you’re chasing Prestige ranks or unlocking weapon attachments. These events often appear without warning, leaving players scrambling to prepare. To help you keep track, here’s when the next double XP weekend hits forBlack Ops 6. BO6 Double XP weekend release date According to theBlack Ops 6Event page, the next double XP weekend beginson May 8. It will likely conclude around May 12, giving you a few days to gather as many experience points as possible....

The song remains the same Microsoft’s Phil Harrison wants to be clear on Microsoft’s plans for the Xbox One. Speaking toGamesIndustry International, Harrison said the company’s “long term vision hasn’t changed at all.” The Xbox One as a digital television, sports, games living room machine is still a concept that Microsoft is driving. We recently learned that the Kinect sends out enough infrared signals that it can thenact as a controllerfor whatever other electronics you own through voice commands....

They really want you to buy stuff Best Buy really, really wants to makeBlack Friday / Cyber Monday in Julya thing. Today it launched a one-day only sale on tons of stuff. While it appears to be a repeat of Friday’s sale, the retailer actually sweetened the offers on quite a number of goodies. Noteworthy deals include a one-yearPlayStation Plus card for $40and a fairly decent Xbox One bundle offer where you score a controller and receive a $50 Best Buy gift card (about $110 in additional value – gift card shows up in cart)....

Add some co-op chaos to your next gathering Everyone has finally made it to your party, but you need something to get the night started. Suddenly it occurs to you — of course, you should play a party game! But there are so many out there, which one should you choose? Well don’t worry, it’s our jobs here at Destructoid to know which games are most likely to make your party a hit, and so we’ve compiled them into a nice, neat list here for you....

In case you hadn’t heard,Modern Warfare 3sold a few copies; roughly 6.5 million on day one alone. That’s $400 million and yet another launch day record for the entire entertainment industry. Yeah, they done good. So what’s a company to do with record breaking profits on this, the day of our veterans? Make a charitable donation of course. The publisher has made a $3 million donation to theirCall of DutyEndowment (C....