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The Witcheris one of those games that has been on my play list forever. Still haven’t gotten around to it, but in spite of that fact I’m really excited forThe Witcher 2. Weird, right? I better get around to the first one, right? Thanks to Big Download we get our first developer diary for the game and those diary making devs are bragging about the game’s impressive engine. There’s a lot of technical junk in this nine minute, subtitle filled video, but I can sum it up pretty easily thanks to my vast knowledge of and education in technical junk....

At Joypolis If you happen to reside in Japan, Sega is holding a 25th Anniversary Sonic celebration on June 25 that you could feasibly get into. It’ll be held at the Tokyo Joypolis, and will not take the place of the event that’s already happening in San Diego on July 22 in the US. At 14:00 JST the main event will start, which will be streamed through various channels and feature Sonic developers....

Soon ™ Although developers referenced it, one of the most incredible things aboutSteam Spy(read: a now-defunct third party public-facing data aggregate) was how useful it was as a consumer. If a developer wanted to lie and say their game was selling “amazingly” and that “everyone should get in on a huge community” they could do it — nothing is stopping them from hyping something up on empty promises. But with Steam Spy you could, through at least some sort of metric, and say “hey, maybe this game isn’t selling like hotcakes,” and you’d know if the matchmaking system would be dead in a few weeks (case and point:Battleborn)....

Pick one: Ubisoft or Sega Deals brought to you by the crew atDealzon. FYI: sales from certain retailers go toward supporting Destructoid. We’re about a week and a half away from Ubisoft’s next big releaseFar Cry 4. The game is priced at the standard $59.99, but if you’re a PC gamer looking for a pre-order discount, the Uplay key gotprice-slashedthis weekend in GMG’s “VIP” sale. You’ll see the discounton this pageafter you’ve logged in or created an account if you don’t have one....

There’s not many games included in GOG.com’s weekend promotion but boy are they good ones. There’s50% off EA god games, including titles likeDungeon Keeper,Populous,Sim City 2000, andSid Meier’s Alpha Centauri. There’s some real classics there, so I’m tempted to pick up the whole bundle for $17.94. Origin have thankfully started highlighting special offers and right now they’ve got50% off a lot of gamesand DLC, includingDead SpaceandDead Space 2,Medal of Honor,Mirror’s Edge, andBulletstorm....

It’s a whole new world for Mario and his kart-racing pals.Mario Kart Worldis coming soon with big improvements to the racing franchise for the Nintendo Switch 2. Mario Kart Worldsupports up to 24 players in any given race, plus new modes such as Knockout Tour, which is a battle royale-like experience where four players are eliminated at a time until one winner is victorious. There’s a world map made up of different courses, and when you finish racing on one, you can drive to the next to keep the fun going....

New content and modding features arrive in this update TheWorld of Horrorreturns for more run-based frights. Panstasz’s retro horror RPGWorld of Horrorgets a big update today with ‘The Ceaseless Curse.’ If you haven’t got around to it yet,World of Horroris a run-based horror RPG that mimics the style and interface of older systems. Its retro aesthetic melds with its horror, taking inspiration from the likes of Junji Ito. Stuck in the city of Shiokawa, you have to solve local terrors that plague the town and fight evil as a greater cosmic horror inches ever closer, spelling out impending doom....

“Journey” A newWorld of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classictraileris out on Blizzard’s YouTube channel, and it comes from an unlikely source: a fan and content creator. Fresh off oftheir unofficial Black Temple trailer in 2020, Blizzard decided to give Hurricane a shot for an official trailer spot. It showcases the encroaching threat of the army of the dead nicely, while showcasing a ton of in-gameWrath of the Lich Kingexpansion locations that are fitting for an after-the-fact re-release trailer....

Fortnite is kicking off its “OG” season, which returns to the original Battle Royale map. Of course, players will still be able to don their premium skins and fight Spider-Man as Goku, and you’ll sport all of the modern conveniences and quality of life upgrades like sprinting and mantling. Here’s a full picture of how the OG season will evolve over time. What guns are coming back to OG Fortnite?...

The FUTTIES EVO Elites Cup is now live inEA FC 25, and it’s time to use your evolved players to complete the latest objective. After trying out something new, EA Sports has gone back to an older format as far as the latest cup is concerned. There are multiple tasks to complete based on using your best evolved items. Let’s find out what you need to obtain all the rewards....

There comes a time in every gamer’s life when you are tempted by the dark side of console commands.Starfieldmakes it easy because Bethesda’s Creation is just fun, I guess. If you don’t want to spend hours leveling up different perks and skills, you may just do it via the power of console commands. How to use console commands Console commandsare very simple to use. Open the command console by hitting the tilde (~) key....

No Wii U because of the install base? [Update:Yacht Club Gamessays the listings aren’t confirmedat this time, but they are “still looking into it.” We may very well see it in five months and forget they ever deconfirmed it. It happened before when the developers forLife is Strangesaid their second episodewasn’t delayed, andit was subsequently delayed.] According to a trio of Best Buy listings,Shovel Knightis going physical on thePS4,Xbox One, and3DS....

‘Ambitious’ releases pushed back to next year Bethesda has announced that two of its biggest upcoming releases will no longer meet their penciled-in 2022 release dates. As of a delay announced today, Bethesda Game Studios’ space operaStarfieldand Arkane Austin’s charismatic monster-hunting adventureRedfallare now both expected to launch in the first half of 2023. “The teams at Arkane Austin (Redfall) and Bethesda Game Studios (Starfield) have incredible ambitions for their games, and we want to ensure that you receive the best, most polished versions of them,”wrote the publisher this morning on Twitter....