Marvel Rivalslets players link their accounts to Twitch and Discord to snag a bunch of freebies. If this is something you want to get some cool in-game items, this is what you’ll need to do for each platform. How to link your Marvel Rivals account to Twitch To link yourMarvel Rivalsaccount to Twitch, follow the instructions below: Once yourRivalsand Twitch accounts are linked, you are good to go. you may now view participating Twitch streams to get in-game drops like skins, sprays, and other rewards....

There’s water type and Pikachu charm merch too Today, Japan announced several new menu items coming tothe Pokemon Cafe(and Pikachu Sweets window), including bothfoodanddrinkchange-ups. Let’s go with the food first: the chain is adding a Pikachu BBQ curry plate, “inspired by Pikachu’s summer vacation.” Locations offer up “three different facial expressions” for the dish. Then there’s “Eevee’s Mineko Ala Mode,” which is a set of side dishes focused on sweets (like cookies and wafers)....

Sing along! The launch trailer and opening cinematic forPainkiller Hell & Damnationis dark and pretty dramatic, but it’s set to to a strangely upbeat song, “Painkiller,” by Siri Svegler. This odd mix works well together. I’m sure I’ll be singing the song for the rest of the day. The PC game is out now, on Halloween, which is perfect when you consider itssetting and story. TheSteam pagefor the game is currently showing that preorders are still open, with the unlock happening later today....

How’s the DLC? SSX(2012) is one I’ve been meaning to go back to. I liked it well enoughat launch, and it was nice to see EA acknowledge the series again, but for whatever reason it just didn’t grab me quite like the others. It didn’t have that exact right feel I was hoping for, and as a result lacked staying power. Given the current lacking state of snowboarding games, though, I’m in the mood to latch onto something, anything approximating these absurd experiences....

Andrew Morrish’sKingswaylooks like a good time. It’s a fantasy role-playing game set within a familiar but probably-legally-distinct-enough faux operating system, and this trailer nails that vibe. Things like your health and mana status, inventory, and even the world map are laid out across popup windows that you can poke and prod to your heart’s content. Cool, right? It’s coming to PC this summer with a helping hand from Adult Swim Games....

Life By Youhas once again shifted its Early Access date, only this time without a new release window in sight. The life-sim game was set for an Early Access launch on June 4, but that has since been pulled due to the additional need for more development. The Deputy CEO of Paradox Interactive, Mattias Lilja, madethe announcementand indicated that this shift was a difficult choice. “After much consideration, we regret to announce that we have decided to retract Life by You’s Early Access release date, previously set for June 4th....

[Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch King Foom play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you may be as much a part of the show as anything else.] Join us tonight onMash Tacticsfor another evening filled with multiplayer shenanigans. We’ll once again be firing up someCall of Duty: Black Ops II, and playing a few rounds with the live crowd during the duration of the show....

Color me skeptical One of the most immediate, widely held, and legitimate concerns surrounding Xbox One’s Kinect was the very realistic potential for Microsoft to abuse the data collection. It’s not much of a stretch, given that it’s recently been revealed that the tech giant turned over email and Skype information to the NSA. Don’t worry though; Microsoft says you can quell all of those fears, as it won’t use Kinect data malevolently....

Believe it If you’ve missed out on any of CyberConnect2’s Naruto fighters last gen, then now’s the perfect time to jump on them.Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacymay be a hell of a name to swallow, but it’s also offering a hell of a lot. The collection offers all four mainlineUltimate Ninja Stormtitles —Ultimate Ninja Storm, Ultimate Ninja Storm 2,Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst, andUltimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto —with all DLC, remastered visuals for the older titles, and twelve minutes of anime....

Nintendo’s been doing great since the release of the Wii and it seems their ambitions are still growing exponentially by the day. In a recent press conference with the Korean media, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced plans to localize Nintendo’s systems in the country. A localized version of the DS Lite is scheduled to hit Korean retailers on January 18 next year, and Nintendo also plans to release the Wii in the Asian peninsula sometime in late 2007....

Currency can make or break a Free to Play title. If everything is gated behind the “real money” currency, you’re going to be paying out your ass to afford what would have otherwise been a simple $15 subscription fee. Likewise, if everything behind the “free money” currency (which earned through constant play) is super expensive, the developers can drip feed you basic content with a cap while you potentially become addicted and eventually spend “real money” (or worse, limit your play to force you to spend money to keep playing)....

Berserk, too! Metal Gear Risingdirector Kenji Saito currently has his hands full with the upcoming release ofTransformers: Devastationthis October. But what’s next for him and the rest of Platinum Games? Well, if Saito had his druthers, he’d be working on an adaptation ofKill la Kill. Or maybeBerserk, he said in response to a fanvia Twitter. Violent, over-the-top anime and Platinum Games? Yes, please. That seems like a match made in heaven....

On this week’s edition of Podtoid, the trio discuss holiday activities inspired byHellraiser, Willem Dafoe’s cure for cancer, and the truly annoying thing about gay bestiality websites. If that doesn’t sound like the best videogame-themed podcast ever, then you’re probably a nice person with a kind heart. Plenty of game discussion is to be had, however. We talk about the fiscal results for Capcom and Electronic Arts, the joys ofDead Space, and the shared hype for an upcomingAdventure Timetitle....