It may have had some pretty conflictingreviews(and a fair measure of controversy) but that hasn’t stoppedAssassin’s Creedbecoming thesecond fastest selling original IPin games history. In this industry, the only reviews that truly count are those made with people’s wallets, and in the UK especially, it’s a case of two thumbs up and a boatload of cash going Ubisoft’s way. The only new IP to sell faster thanAssassin’s Creedin the UK charts has beenThe Getaway, which is … hahaha … hahahahahahaha … those dumb wankers....

Don’t mess with epic beard man. We reviewedAlien vs. Predator,FarmVilleis really popular still for whatever crazy reason,NBA Jamwill be going multi-platform,Missile Commandis going to be turned into a movie and more happened over the weekend. Destructoid Originals:The Videogame Show What I’ve Done: Aliens vs. PredatorWeekend Destructainment: Just Dance dance-offGames of the week for 02/21/10: MMM MAMA editionCommunity:Wii Fit and Heavy Rain are not that differentCommunity blogs of 02/20/10 & 02/21/10Forum of the day:Why is Virtual Console not part of Metacritic ratingsReviews:Aliens vs....

The Weinstein Company is getting into games with the launch of its new TWC Games label. Naturally, properties will be pulled from The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films to “develop and publish video games for mobile, social, and console platforms.” The press release then went on to list a bunch of movies which may or may not become videogames:Halloween,Scary Movie,Grindhouse, andChildren of the Corn, to name a few. So, nothing too substantial to report on yet, but it was revealed that TWC Games will be parterning with game production company Beefy Media....

The Game of the Wind Behind George R. R. Martin’sA Song of Ice and Fire, Patrick Rothfuss’sThe Kingkiller Chronicleis probably the most well-regarded current fantasy book series. The former has had plenty of games based on it at this point, including agreat board gameand adecent Telltale adventure. So why not getKingkillerin on that action? It looks like things are rolling that way. After a drawn out bidding war, Lionsgate acquired the rights to expandThe Kingkiller Chroniclepast the book trilogy....

Battle Toads Fireshine Gameshas announcedToads of the Bayou, the premiere title of French studio La Grange. So far, we know that it’s coming to Steam, and it has a release window of just 2024. Going through the features feels like I’m going down an indie-game checklist. Stay with me here; it’s a grid-based isometric(check), roguelite (check), deck-building (check), strategy game (check), with settlement building (check). Also, it has pixel-art graphics (check)....

Is the time of crappy plastic peripheral games truly waning?Tony Hawk: Ridemay have felt it could keep things going by giving us a little fake skateboard, but it would appear that the market is sick of all the toys and gimmicks that have saturated the gaming market, with the boarding gameforecast to selljust 13,000 copies on the Xbox 360. These are the NPD predictions ahead of next week’s sales figures, and the outlook is grim forHawk‘s game, whichwe deemed to be quite rubbishourselves....

Health regeneration is always a plus TheJedi SurvivorFortitude perk is a useful one on Cal Kestis’ journey. When equipped, it will regenerate the Jedi’s health by a minimum amount. While the amount of health is less than you might hope, any kind of health regeneration is a blessing, especially if you’re playing the game on a higher difficulty. Here’s where to find theJedi SurvivorFortitude perk. Jedi Survivor Fortitude perk location To spot theJedi SurvivorFortitude perk, you’ll want to head on over to the Forest Array meditation point onKoboh....

Yikes times a thousand [Update #2:Proper manuals that fit both boxes have arrived in the hands of some backers,myself included.] [Update:A representative for Fangamer has responded onthe oversized manual situation: “The English manuals fit the NES-style boxes correctly. Unfortunately, the Japanese manuals were printed at the same size as the English manuals, which don’t fit the Famicom-style boxes. We will be shipping a properly sized replacement manual to everyone who got the JP box+manual (at no additional charge, of course)....

Regardless of whether you are playing on a Steam Deck or a rather old Android tablet, retro gaming is a hobby that you can pick up for free. But what about controlling your favorite classic game? Let’s find out if gaming on a budget can work while also getting an inexpensive Bluetooth controller. Which are the best cheap Bluetooth controllers for retro gaming? 8BitDo Zero 2 If you are looking for the most basic and portable solution on the market, then the Zero 2 by 8BitDo is definitely the best choice....

Pre-order bonus is the base game Yesterday,Fallout 4went up for pre-order on Xbox.com. Generally, this just means people can plop down money for a game that will release later. But, this circumstance is somewhat unique because Bethesda’s offering a digital copy ofFallout 3withFallout 4pre-orders. According toXbox, a code forFallout 3will be delivered seven to ten days after the pre-order is made. For now,Fallout 3can only be played on Xbox 360, but “[it] will be included in backwards compatibility access when made available....

Some records fell, too There was never any doubt thatFallout 4would sell well, but we never had any numbers from Bethesda to gauge its expectations. The publisher just announced how many units it shipped for the game’s launch; judging by those, confidence was running rampant as Bethesda anticipatedFallout 4would sellvery well. In a press release, Bethesda says that it shipped approximately 12 million copies ofFallout 4to meet day one demand. That initial stock represents sales totaling more than $750 million....

Overwatch 2…you okay over there? BlizzCon Online is slated to stream on February 19-20: a format that Blizzard can easily control the messaging for and be shielded from potential “boos” from the audience. But unlike previous shows, there will not be a “premium pass” or anything of the sort that’s required for full access. Instead, on a recent “2020 Blizzard Fireside Chat” video, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack confirms that the event will be completely free....

Everything else is minor outside of the heavy ammo fix Bungie has unloaded patch 1.1.1 into theDestinyworld, which has a number of weapon balance adjustments, in addition toa new reputation window,matchmaking for weekly Heroics, anda fix for the dreaded heavy ammo bug. A few other stealth changes have made it in, too. The most notable ones include a fix for the 4th Horseman shotgun (which is now actually usable), confirmation that the Song of Ir Yut does have the extended magazine not shown in the tooltip, a small (fair) nerf to the Shoot To Loot perk, the guaranteed addition of Exotic engrams to Xur’s inventory, the removal of heavy ammo drops for player kills in PVP, and a system in place that avoids repeated maps for Crucible queues....