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It looks and feels like Crash It’s good to seeCrash Bandicootback in the saddle again. After a long hiatus, the mechanics ofthe remaster trilogyproved thatCrashcould not only be relevant in the platformer space, but the boisterous sales also proved people wanted to see him succeed. Destructoid had a chance to try out a playable build forCrash 4: It’s About Time, and I have to say, as aCrashfan: things are looking up for the October-bound platformer....

Battle royales dominate the first-person shooter genre, so some fans expectXDefiantto bite the bullet and follow the rest of the herd. In 2017,H1Z1sparked what would become a meteoric rise in battle royale popularity.Fortniteeventually took over that mantle, and then other studios entered the fray and put their unique spin on the genre to varying degrees of success. Seven years later, there is still a demand for more innovations to the tried-and-true formula, including calls forXDefiantto join in....

While most of the Warcraft Direct was…well…direct, Blizzard did end the show with a bit of a teaser: Player Housing is finally coming toWorld of Warcraft. The brief 44-second teaser showed a character walking into his home, with the walls adorned with the head of Onyxia, a Mechanical Shredder statue, and other various items from the popular MMORPG before taking a drink from a mug with the words “Home sweet Home” on it....

There’s still quite a bit of work to do Recently I had a chance to chat with Yacht Club Games’ David D’Angelo, who shared a bit about some upcoming updates toShovel Knight. As a recap we’ve recently acquired the freePlague Knight campaignin addition to the $13co-op and Custom Knight amiibo functionality, but there’s still quite a bit of free content planned. D’Angelo notes, “In terms of what’s next, we still have Body Swap mode, Specter Knight’s campaign, King Knight’s campaign, and Battle Mode....

But there’s a few bugs to squash [Update:Players have been reportingvarious bugs with the PS4 version across the net. While I didn’t encounter any of these in my roughly 20 hours of testing outside of the ones mentioned here, it’s important to be aware of them.] Ryu and the gang are back yet again folks for another go at your wallet. The good news?Ultra Street Fighter IVon PS4 is legitimately one of the best releases yet, which is now available digitally for $25, clocking in at 14GB....

They’ve got more than just the meats Sometimes the neatest promotions come to the places that you don’t necessarily want to frequent.Cupheadcontinues on its march toward international conquest with a fast food crossover that’ll leave you remembering that, oh yeah, you actually love curly fries. Arby’s kids meals now come withCupheadtoys. They’re extremely thematically appropriate too, as they feature heroes launching projectiles at the big bad bosses. Here’s what it looks like in action:...

Dye Hard [Update:The officialDead or AliveTwitterhas posted a statementregarding the maligned hair colour change system, which reads as follows: “Dear fans, we hear and acknowledge your disappointment behind our roll out of the new hair color feature forDoA6. We greatly appreciate your feedback, and are working towards a solution that helps to mitigate this issue and will share our plans in the coming days. We apologize for our misstep, and are working hard to resolve this situation....

Be it Tactical Turmoil or Havoc Warfare, Assault Rifles are some of the best guns you must use for your loadouts to pack a punch inDelta Force. However, choosing the best ARs can take time as there are a bunch of them present in the game. Right now in theAlpha Test, there are over 40weaponsto choose from, out of which 13 are assault rifles alone. While some have higher rates of fire, others are proficient in better control and handling....

Back in December, the social deduction phenomenonAmong Uscrossed over with Vampire Survivors.The result was a surprisingly fun (and cheap) DLCcalled Emergency Meeting that launched on every available platform….except Switch. Thankfully, that’s changed as of this week. Poncle confirms that the Among Us DLC and Adventures are now live on Switch Thanks to a tweet from developer poncle, we have full confirmation that Emergency Meeting and Adventures are live on Switch....

Oh gee I wonder what it could be Seems slightly strange to have a teaser countdown for a game we already know is coming, but that’s exactly what Beamdog seems to be doing with its already announced newBaldur’s Gategame. The website is showing a countdown that is scheduled to end in 10 days. We know the game, previously dubbedAdventure Y, isn’tBaldur’s Gate 3and is instead anew game set betweenBaldur’s GateandBaldur’s Gate 2....

Here are 97 deals for you to check out It’s 2017. Advertised “Black Friday” sales don’t have to accurately mean the day after Thanksgiving, but rather now refers to a fuzzy end-of-November time of the month. It’s the same in the PC gaming market as many retailers have launched their Black Friday sales on (and even prior too) Thanksgiving Thursday. Below are the top six PC gaming sales going on at the moment from digital retailers (more to come as they pop up)....

I was lucky enough to bump into Mike Roush and Alex Neuse of Gaijin Games at E3 while shopping for bananas. I was even luckier to find that they had a work-in-progress build ofBit.Trip SAGA(the 3DS collection of all six critically acclaimedBit.Triptitles) in their pocket. “F*ck bananas,” I told them. “I need to play this thing, like, yesterday.” So I played it, and here’s what I thought. Bit.Trip SAGAis a relatively straight port of the sixBit....

Cblogs Recap: Week 8 –Gamingnerdtakes an in-depth look at the many generations ofPokémonfor its 25th anniversary. –Gamingnerdwrites aboutThe Legend of Zeldaseries in celebration of its 35th anniversary. –Kerrik52deep dives into his backlog and shares his thoughts on several of those games. –Eggs&Brewsterjrshares a list of his Top 10 gaming regrets. –ABowlOfCerealshares a possible move set for a Shantae/Risky Boots combination inSuper Smash Bros. –ChronoLynxxopens this week’s TGIF open community thread....