Pay for the DLC, beat him in a showdown, and you’re good to go In a fun twist that feels straight out of Sakurai’s “anything goes” playbook, if you settle your score with Sephiroth in a one-on-one showdown inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, you’ll unlock him early – as early as today, even. TheFinal Fantasy VIIfighter isn’t officially releasing until June 10, 2025. To play the Sephiroth Challenge (and unlock him, the Northern Cave stage, and nine sweet tracks ahead of schedule), you’ll need to have paid up....

In a move to fight piracy, and seemingly in an attempt to cultivate a culture of people who desire to buy their SCEA games new, Sony is bundling a PSN registration voucher for all UMD-based copies ofSOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3. This afternoon,IGNis reported that this vouchermustbe redeemed through PSN if players want to take the fight online in the competitive and cooperative components. Users who download the game via PSN will skip the process, as it happens in the background....

State of Decay 2has secured a June 25, 2025 launch for Xbox One and Windows 10. That still-a-ways-out release date is to be expected given that we haven’t heard much about the co-op zombie survival title as of late, but the price point is a nice surprise. The game will run $30 normally, and there’s also a $50 Ultimate Edition with early access on May 18, two add-on packs when they become available, and a digital copy ofState of Decay: Year-One Survival Editionfor Xbox One....

Travis is live! Suda51 will be hosting a two-hour longTravis Strikes Againstream next week. While being broadcast in Japanese, the stream will have an English interpreter for non-native speakers to understand. The broadcast will go over some new details about the game ahead of its Jun 29, 2025 release. As for what these new details might be, Suda is teasing a huge reveal for the event. I’m not sure what else can be learned about the game, but I’m a little interested to find out....

After gathering all of their strength to protect their companions and the nation of Jinzhou, the Rover finally becomes able to control the abilities of the Crownless. Needless to say, the new form is a sight to behold and pushes our protagonist forward as the current best Havoc DPS inWuthering Waves. But how should you build the Havoc Rover? To all looking to show the depths of their newfound power, here’s the best Havoc Rover build inWuthering Waves....

It’s like being at PAX East, but without all the fart smells and cosplay Howdy, partners! In a special collaboration with the city slickers over at Devolver Digital, we’re gunning for a five-day-long series of live game streams on ourDestructoid Twitch accountfeaturing some of the rootinest tootinest unreleased Devolver-published indie games this side of the Rio Grande! First up, is a Destructoid exclusive, as our live-streaming desperados take a shot at the latest work-in-progress build (featured at PAX East 2015) of Farmer Gnome’s upcoming Wild West-themed top-down shooterA Fistful of Gun!...

If you haven’t played it, it’s basically a mini rendition of IV Assassin’s Creed Rogueis a missing link of sorts with the series proper. It’s considered a mainline game, but it was only ever released on consoles for the PS3 and Xbox 360 at the end of their lifespans. Because of that timing, a lot of people didn’t get to play it, or barely even heard of it after it launched — that likely will change after the open secret HD version hits....

Best of 2012 Although some might argue that 2012 featured less must-have games than the last few years, those titles that did stand out from the pack were damn good, and it was difficult whittling down the very best to just a handful of nominees. Even without exclusives, there are some brutal competition for best multiplatform game of 2012. Even harder, of course, was deciding upon a winner, but democracy has won through and given us the best of the mercenaries, the fairweather friends, and the games that like to spread it around a bit....

Don’t think it means Skate 4, though The Good About-Video Games Writer in me says that I should pack this standard fare news post full of cool skateboarding terms like kickflip, grind, and elbow pads. Doing so demonstrates a familiarity with both video gamesandskateboarding, and you can’t help but respect that kind of well-rounded individual. I am a fountain of knowledge. But, some other part of me says that I shouldn’t even try because I already wrotethe perfect skateboarding headlinetwo summers ago....

How long until Platinum? Although it wasn’t nearly as popular the second time around,Twitch Plays Pokemonmoved on fromRedand switched toCrystalat the start of this month — only to complete it late last week. We’re looking at roughly 20 days per game completion based on the sample size so far. The group is now working their way throughEmerald, and they are now including a “current party” bar at the bottom to show the current group composition....

The Doctor will see you soon After an unfortunate delay, we have a release date for the console point ofTwo Point Hospital, that will finally be open for business on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on February 25, following on from its PC release earlier this year. Set in the Two Point Digital Universe (that I’ve just invented),Two Point Hospitalis a management sim that tasks players to maintain the efficient management of the titular care centre....

From Steam keys to PS3 deals It’s PC gamer sales weekend as multiple retailers are discounting over a thousand games for Lunar New Year. You’ll findGrand Theft Auto Vfor $24(Rockstar Social key, mind you);BioShock: The Collectionfor $16, andMortal Kombat XLfor only $9. In the new title department,Resident Evil 7isstill 33% offif you pick up a copy at GamesPlanet which brings the global Steam key to only about $40. This weekendFor Honoris running another beta and if the dedicated server issue (lack of one) doesn’t phase you, the best PC pre-order deal is20% off at GMG(which also includes the pre-order bonus)....

The irony. A day after I post an article about how miserable “fans” shouldshut their mealy mouths, here comes the Sonic Furry Brigade to ruin everybody’s day. In what is perhaps one of the mostpatheticfanboy petitions I’ve ever seen, a group is urging people to buy the originalSonic the Hedgehogon the day ofSonic 4‘s release, as a show of protest against Sega’s franchise reboot. The group, having only seenseveral secondsof leaked, unfinished gameplay, now declares thatSonic 4is notexactlywhat they want out of a game, and are buyingSonic 1in a bid to show Sega that they basically just want a remake and not a new game at all....