‘Skippable cutscenes’ [Update:The event is now live: you can get a look at most of the rewards below. Gearbox has re-confirmed that Broken Heart’s Day will run through February 20 at 8:59AM PT.] After running a seriesof what Gearbox is calling “micro-events,”Borderlands 3is about to get some substantial updates. Detailed in a“Community Love Letter” formatfor Valentine’s Day, Gearbox notes that the Broken Heart’s Day event is coming soon (in the February patch referred to as “later this month” in the blog, but confirmed to Destructoid for February 13), and will entail special heart icons floating around your character with “unique effects” like buffs, charming enemies to fight on your side temporarily, or explosive loot....

Not a typo [Update: Koei Tecmo have sincetweeted out confirmationthatWarriors Orochi 4will also be heading West this year.] Koei Tecmo have announced thatWarriors Orochi 4is happening, and is coming to Japan this year. The announcement was made via a teaser video, which you may check out below. The video itself names the game “Warriors Orochi 3” as Western localisations of the series are titled “one game ahead”, so to speak....

Returning or new players might not realize it, given the current state of excitement and glee, but theDestiny 2community has been on fire for the last several months. Spirits and community sentiment were at an all-time low following built-up frustration and what seemed like a constant flow of bad news from Bungie. However, four hype streams and a meaty content update changed everything. Destiny 2has been a wild ride over the last year or so....

I was thrilled last week to see theWave figure of Rise fromPersona 4open for preorder as I’ve been dying to expand myPersona 4figure collection, but apparently it’s not going to stop there as pictures of a bikini version of Rise popped up today. Alter is doing this one, which will be 1/8 scale and come sout this September. No price is set yet, but we should hear about one soon enough....

No specific release window other than ‘later this year’ EA Access is far enough along now that you just knew it was only a matter of time before the program brought inStar Wars Battlefront, especially with one more expansion left to go and the never-ending need to keep its player base flourishing. That game, as well asMirror’s Edge CatalystandEA Sports UFC 2, are joining the Xbox One subscription service’s free-play “Vault” later this year....

That’s with collecting everything Today at EA’s gamescom press conference, BioWare’s Aaryn Flynn talked a bit about how longDragon Age: Inquisitionwould take to complete. The answer? If you dideverythingin one playthrough, it would take roughly 150 hours. Sounds like a lot, right? Well let me break that statement down based on my experiences with the game at a recent preview event. Speaking to Flynn directly, I asked how long it would take for the average person to complete the game if theydidn’tfeel like getting everything....

It’s almost Teddie Time Having released a selection of trailers for the four new characters headed toBlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Arc System Works has announced that this wave of roster additions will arrive as paid DLC in the anime crossover fighter in May. The four new pugilists areSeth fromUnder Night In-Birth,Naoto Kurogane fromBlazBlue,Teddie fromPersona 4 ArenaandHeart Aino fromArcana Heart, the latter being the first character from her franchise to make an appearance in the gorgeous-looking tag fighting title....

Strawberry Fields Forever Everyone’s favorite charming, ethereal, evocative, and controller-snappingly difficult platformerCelesteis now three years old. How time (and Madeline) flies. And to celebrate the birthday of the indie smash hit, original creators Noel Berry, Maddy Thorson, and Lena Raine have released a sequel to the 8-bit title that started it all. Developed during a Game Jam back in the late 2010s, the rudimentary title now known asCeleste Classicinspired the mega-selling 2018 release, which tells the tale of a young woman’s battle to surmount the titular mountain along with her own doubts and fears....

I should write something… Persona 5’shandsome protagonist Joker is a busy kid. In between clearing Momentos of shadows, sitting his exams, and micro-managing his relationships with about ten different women,he’s also found time to show up in Nintendo’sSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate,and Atlus’ upcoming remaster,Catherine: Full Body. In fact, Atlus has released video of the Phantom Thief in action, as he deftly climbs a tower in the block-sliding puzzle adventure. Cheered on by his associates, we get to see Joker utilise the same stealth tactics and acrobatic movements that saw him through his own 100+ hour adventure....

Version 2.0 is here Sorry about this. A new version ofCookie Clickerlaunched todaywith a revamped ascension system, quality-of-life improvements, and a cookie dragon, among many other additions. I’m telling you about it because I am a bad man. But really, stop. Think for amomentbefore following that link. Some of you will have long since freed yourself from the grip of this years-old browser-based idle game. Or perhaps you never saw the appeal in these time-eaters to begin with....

Crash Bandicoot: On The Run Crash Bandicootis officially back. He’s getting another real core entry(that retroactively bills itself as the “fourth game”) and now, a mobile spinoff. The wholeTemple Runformula thing (which has been endlessly used for ages) is the framework, with King (under the umbrella of Activision) at the helm. Previously referred to as “Crash Bandicoot Mobile,” the game is now titled “Crash On the Run.” According to King it’ll have boss fights in addition to the normal running formula, as well as “social, crafting and base building elements” (there we go!...

Devas of Creationis an open-world Roblox game where you can craft items, engage in combat, and much more. Progessing in the game might be a bit hefty, but you can speed it up by purchasing the battlepass. This article will dive in on everything you need to know about the Season 1 Pass ofDevas of Creation. Devas of Creation(Roblox) Season 1 Pass rewards Devas of Creationhas two tiers of battlepass: free and premium....

Time to Assemble? This week saw Square Enix open the doors on its upcoming comic book extravaganzaMarvel’s Avengers, as the third-person adventure offered select players another opportunity to check out the superhero action ahead of its September launch. This latest beta was made open toMarvel’s Avengerspre-order customers, as well as users of certain network providers, such as Verizon and Virgin Media. It is no doubt hoped that allowing players get to grips with the action might help to turn around some of the negativity that has surrounded the game in recent weeks....