Space ghost pirates grappling to glory [Image by Alex Santa Maria, who wrotean excellent preview forFlinthookover at Techraptor.] Tribute games has a reputation for taking maligned genres and dressing them up with characters who are too fun to ignore. BeforeWizorbhit the market a few years back, the last block-breaking puzzle title to find mainstream success was probablyArkanoid, but thanks to Tribute’s vivid imagination and willingness to take a chance on the sub-genre,Wizorband all of the studio’s games that followed managed to do well enough to keep the developer afloat....

PlayStation 4 launch title sports 25-40 hours of gameplay Jonathan Blow’s next project sounds absolutely massive. TheBraiddesigner and his team are currently putting the finishing touches onThe Witness, an open world puzzle game coming to PlayStation 4 that is reportedly somewhere in the neighborhood of 25 to 40 hours in duration. That’s a far cry from the eight hour campaign Blow envisioned when he embarked on this journey. In a recent update on the PlayStation Blog, the designer suggested the title might just be “the biggest and most-intricate world ever built for a puzzle game....

Nice work, Cheapy D Forza Horizon 2? Pretty damned good, right? Having to buy a car pack to get the most desired DLC car? Not so good. I have strong feelings of my own on that and other DLC topics surrounding the Forza franchise, but I can save my breath as our pal Cheapy D over at Cheap Ass Gamer has it handled in hisopen letter to Microsoft, Turn 10, and Playground Games....

$8.99 until July 2 If you haven’t played the fantasticMighty Switch Force!yet, now would be a good time to start. WayForward hasjust released the game on PC, and it’s the most complete version to date, while also sporting the same gorgeous art style and pixel-perfect platforming. Just like the Wii U version there’s 21 original levels in all with 21 more as “Hyper” challenges, which are basically tougher remixes. Unlike the Wii U edition of the game though, the PC has leaderboards, if you’re into that sort of thing....

Set for June 11 at 10:30AM Nintendowon’t be hosting a traditionalE3 press conference as in years past. Instead the company intends to host smaller events focused on the software lineup for the US market. This we knew, but we were left to wonder what exactly they were going to do. Well now we know as Nintendo has just announced that they’ll be hosting a Come Play With Us @ The Wii U Software Showcase event at their E3 booth....

Enhanced Wii U game will hit the eShop The improved Wii U version ofMutant Mudds, titledMutant Mudds Deluxe, is heading to Nintendo’s console sooner than later as Renegade Kid developer Jools Watshamhas just announcedthat it’s nearly finished, and ready to submit to Nintendo. Deluxewill feature remote/off-TV play, as well as new challenging levels focused around ghosts, and all of theprior add-on contentwill be included as well. I was a huge fan ofMutant Mudds, and enjoyed what I played ofDeluxeat PAX East, so I hope this hits the Wii U eShop soon — the service could certainly use the boost now....

Also, Castlevania: Dracula X While the 3DS is definitely the highlight this week, the Wii U is getting a few games today. The most notable game isCastlevania Dracula Xon the Virtual Console, in addition to99Seconds,Red Riding Hood. On the 3DS we haveSuper Smash Bros. 3DS, which turned out rather amazing. There’s alsoTenkai Knights Brave Battleand aColor Zendemo. There’s also a sale onPoker Dice Solitaire Futurefor the Wii U andJet Rocket IIandTappingoon the 3DS....

The definitive edition bundle is longer a next-gen exclusive It was nice to see Ghost Town Games whip up a two-game definitive edition collection of theOvercookedseries for PS5 and Xbox Series X in time for launch-window buyers, but what about everyone else? What about a Switch version? As it turns out, we’re getting more ports fairly soon. Overcooked: All You Can Eatis coming to Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on June 06, 2025....

Podtoid hits the Destructoid frontpage every Thursday! On this week’s Podtoid, Jonathan is deemed too heterosexual to enter his own home, Conrad hires assassins to eliminate two rude barbarians, and Jim converts to Christianity to help his 2016 presidential bid. Elsewhere, we have another commercial idea for the GameCube and think longingly about our old friend Samit Sarkar. As if that wasn’t enough, we chat about Ragnarok Odyssey, Doom 3, Retro City Rampage, and compare the Wii to politicians....

Can’t wait for the next chapter in theRed Factionfranchise? March too far out for you? THQ has interesting plans — releasing a “Red Faction Arcade” game on Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network prior to the release ofRed Faction: Armageddon. This says THQ Vice President of Core Games (I still can’t believe this is a thing!) Danny Bilson, who in aninterview with CVG, says the title will ship three to four months before the release ofArmageddon....

But does it make PS Now worth it? Deep Silver has just released a whole load of its back catalogue on to the PS Now streaming service. Saint’s Row: Gat Out of Hell,Escape Dead Island,Metro: Last Light,Narco Terror,Risen 3: Titan Lords,Sacred Citadel, andSacred 3are now all available for streaming to your PS3, PS4 or PS Vita. Some of those games, likeMetro: Last Light, are really good. Others are uh… not so great....

Field of Dreams Despite having only been toiling in the fields for a scant week, publisher Marvelous has already released the first update for the Nintendo Switch edition of the delightful and totes adorbs RPG farming simSakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. Available to download now, Version 1.02 cleans up a few of SwitchSakuna‘s frayed ends. Certain locations have received a visual overall, while some missing voice files have been restored. In addition, various balance tweaks and bug fixes have been applied to ensure a tighter and generally more stable gameplay experience on the Nintendo platform....

A freshly launched Japanese website with the URLnewrpg.sega.jphints at exactly that, a new Sega role-playing game. Upon visiting, you’ll see the above image…and that’s about it. A date of August 20th is given over the silhouettes of what looks to be one or two characters. On the right, some sort of wheel spins. Maybe it’s a Ferris wheel?Crap County Fair: The RPG? This is a pretty stupid teaser. It gives us nothing other than “coming soon....