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Every time I hear ‘Corvo’ I swear they are saying ‘Kurva’ Bethesda showed offtwo minutes of gameplayback at Gamescom on a level called the Clockwork Mansion. Now it has released an extended eight-minute look at the bizarre mansion that shape-shifts like a steampunk version of Hogwarts. Frankly it looks fantastic, but I do have some minor concerns. The gameplay itself seems fast, fluid, and satisfying, even if we are still waiting for some stealth-focused gameplay to be shown....

Electronic Arts takes home the prize for a second straight year How time flies!In April of last year, Electronic Arts “won” the worst American company of 2012 award, beating out near-criminal banks and oil companies to achieve victory in The Consumerist’s publicly voted poll. EA has now begun a streak,defending its title in 2013. EA took nearly 78% of the vote thanks to organized efforts from disgruntled gamers, becoming the first company ever to retain its title....

Choice selection of GameChop tracks from 2012 Man, videogame remixer Dj CUTMAN is a showman indeed. Look at that sick armor he wears to his shows! Never seen him perform live? Check out this recording of hisMAGFest 11 set— nothing like being there in the room, but you take what you may get! How would you like to rock those jams on your mp3 player whenever you want? CUTMAN has just uploadedGame Music Record Label, a best-of compilation of various tracks produced in 2012 and released through hisGameChopsnet label....

I’m not much of a fighting game guy — the only move I ever memorized was BACK, BACK, PUNCH… “GET OVER HERE!” — but those of you whoareare in for quite a treat tonight! Not only is King Foom giving out DLC codes for the latest batch ofStreet Fighter X Tekkencharacters onMash Tactics, but FIVE of you are signed up to host the newPersona 4 Arenagame! (Not surprising, since our ownDale Northgave it a 9 in hisreview....

World War Blue In thefirst three issuesof Archie’sSonic the Hedgehog/Mega Manmini-series “Worlds Collide,” Sonic and Mega Man crossed paths for the requisite “hero crossover battle.” In thesecond three issues, they invaded Eggman and Wily’s Skull Egg Zone and mixed it up with the Roboticized Masters, Sonic’s captured friends mechanized to do the evil doctors’ bidding. We’re over the halfway hump and racing towards the final battle as the last of the Roboticized Masters are defeated....

I think that any person of a certain age knows it to be a fact thatNintendo Poweronce had magical powers. The magazine today does not have these powers, it’s just a magazine, but back then it was an amazing doorway into the greatest thing in the world. However, it also had another power; the power topredict the future. In December of 1991 a (theoretically) young man named Jimmy Peterford wrote a letter intoNintendo Powerdescribing his dream system....

Go go Yo-Kai Watch Level-5 is no stranger to Nintendo platforms. While they got their start making fantastic games likeDark CloudandJeanne d’Arc, they shifted over to the DS withProfessor Layton, and saw great success there for many years. But they haven’t really developed much for Nintendo’s console line, only peppering in a fewInazuma Elevengames for the Wii, and aYo-Kai Watchspinoff on Wii U. When asked by IGN, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino seems to be more hopeful in terms of their future on Nintendo consoles....

Gotta fly fast I got to have a wander around EGX 2015 in Birmingham last week, and found myself spending quite a lot of time in the indie section of the show floor. There were games using puppets and door-stoppers, games with big and fancy displays, games that managed to take up entire rows of computers, but there was one game I want to ensure everyone’s aware of:Megaton Rainfall. Sat on a humble two screens in EGX’s Leftfield Collection (or “The narrow, crushing corridor of really, really indie stuff”), and promoted by just one lonely poster,Megaton Rainfalldidn’t look particularly interesting until I sat down to give it a try....

Took them long enough Oh hell yes!Might and Magic: Clash of Heroesis making its way to iPhones and iPads on January 24, with an Android version to follow sometime later. The mobile versionwill be based on the HDversion that was released on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, but you can expect new features like online asynchronous multiplayer. The RPG meets puzzler will run around $4.99 when it’s released later this month....

In development at Frontier I’m not sure where I was on June 16, but I wasn’t here readingDarren’s postaboutPlanet Coaster. In fact, I’m only now learning about the game. It looks like a treat for management sim fans. While Atari is putting out a newRollerCoaster Tycoonthis year,Planet Coasterseems to be the one to watch. Not just because it’s being made by Frontier Developments, the studio behindRollerCoaster Tycoon 3(and more recentlyElite: Dangerous), but because it looks charming....

GungHo sure does like their dragons Sony didn’t spend much time focusing on the PlayStation Vita at E3 this year, much to the distress of the struggling portable’s fanbase. Rest assured, though, there are still plenty of hot games in the pipeline for the system. Ragnarok Odyssey Aceis one such title. An enhanced version of last year’sacclaimed role-player, the updated features include an all-new epilogue and a cross-play version on PlayStation 3....

One of my favorite things about my local arcade is itsPop‘n Musiccabinet. Slamming the machine’s big, illuminated buttons to remixes of classic Konami themes is one of my favorite things to do on the weekend. Most gamers, however, aren’t lucky enough to have aPop’n Musicarcade cabinet near them, not to mention anauthentic Japanese arcade. A PSP controller is a poor substitute for the cabinet’s eight buttons, but fans and newbies might be happy to know that it’s at least an option....

You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for this announcement. This trailer set my nostalgia levels off the chart. The song choice also got me all kinds of excited. BesidesJak and Daxter Collectiongetting a trailer, we put together our 2011 Hardware Holiday guide, over 1,600 gamers were banned fromModern Warfare 3, and so much more happened on 11/21/11. Destructoid Original:Skyward Sword should’ve given us control of its controlsBloggers Wanted: ThanksgivingDestructoid’s 2011 Hardware Holiday Shopping GuideThe DTOID Show: EA lawsuits, NFL Blitz, & new releases...