Another one bites the dust I don’t know a whole lot aboutThe Secret World, but I do know that it launched with the requisite subscription model that almost every MMO starts with. When sales were lower than expected, developer Funcom decided to go with a buy-to-play model that saw a one time purchase similar toGuild Wars. It looks like the time for that final transition into free-to-play territory is upon us....
HOORAY In aninterview with IGN, Masahiro Sakurai told them that tripping has been removed from the upcomingSuper Smash Bros.title. For the uninitiated, inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, your character had a small chance to trip and fall while moving, which would render you vulnerable to attacks and unable to react for a brief time. It was terrible. Sakurai mentions that they’re trying to strike the balance between the competitive side ofMeleeand the casual aspect ofBrawlwith this new game....
iOS release this spring Good news for adventure fans on the go; publisher Wadjet Eye is bringing its Independent Games Festival-winning adventure gameGemini Rueto iOS devices. It’s due for release in the spring and Wadjet promises a tweaked interface for the iPhone and iPad launch and it looks like we’ll be able to see this version at PAX East. Old-school point-and-click games seem a natural fit on tablets and mobile phones as your interaction with the game is really similar to using a mouse....
I can’t say that I know a whole lot about theYsseries, but it’s really old apparently.Ys Originfirst came out for PC in Japan back in 2006. Six years later it’s being released in English on Steam. It has also been enhanced a little bit to add things like widescreen support. Ys Originmight actually be a good place to jump into the series. It’s a prequel, so it comes first chronologically in the series....
Maybe it will, maybe it won’t Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare‘s tagline is “power changes everything,” and Sledgehammer’s doing its best to explain what that means. There are lots of futuristic enhancements being made, but it’s not likely that any are more important than the exoskeleton. Simply put, the exoskeleton will provide most of that everything changing power, as it allows the player to run faster, jump further, and rip car doors off more gracefully....
World excitedly anticipates paying more money for garbage Aliens: Colonial Marinesis getting downloadable campaign content in the near future, with leaked PS3 trophies revealing all. Stasis Interrupted is the name of the DLC, and it’ll be part of the Season Pass some people actually spent money on. Pricing and details outside of trophies are yet to be revealed, though my guess is it’ll be an attempt to give the campaign an actualconclusion, rather than the vaguely comprehensible non-ending to the pathetic four-hour insult to theAlienslegacy we got in the main package....
First preview Bloodbornebegan all the way back in 2012, long before the PS4 was done. Sony approached From Software, asking them to create a title for their new platform.Hidetaka Miyazaki, the director ofDark Souls, began work right away. Now Japan Studio and From Software are finally showing off what was one of the biggest surprises of E3 2014. We enjoyed a behind-closed-doors showing of what’s sure to be one of the hardest and freakiest exclusive games for the platform....
Today on Destructoid Live we take to the ruff and tumble world of Mexican wrestling and playLucha Libre: Heroes Del Ring. Yes, Jon Carnage Asada, Pico De Gallo and El VENOM will be doing battle with all the rudos and tecnicos this game has to offer, that’s bad guys and good guys for the non lingual folk. So hold on to your mask and join us as we hurricanrana our way into your living room, bedroom, boardroom, bathroom, or wherever the hell you watch us....
Electronic Arts isalleged to be cuttingbetween 500 and 1,000 jobs due toBattlefield 3andStar Wars: The Old Republicperforming below expectations. EA has downplayed the reports, though it wouldn’t deny that jobs have been lost. “There are no lay-offs as such, we always have projects growing and morphing,” said the company.“At any given time there are new people coming in and others leaving. EA is growing and hiring and building teams to support the growing demand for digital games and services....
Max Scoville and I went to the Vita Hill Social Club in San Francisco for a special press showing of over a dozen upcoming PlayStation Vita games. We have a few videos in the works, but for now you’re able to check us out as we went hands-on withResistance: Burning Skies,Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3,Escape Plan, Rayman OriginsandTouch My Katamari. I meant what I said at the end of the video....
Earlier we told you about Bioware’s inclusionof futuristic lesbian alien sex in the upcoming Xbox 360 gameMass Effect, and while most of our readership though that this was “really hot,” Singapore’s media board isn’t digging it as much. Singapore’s Board of Film Censors, which is part of their Media Development Authority, says that the “the game has been disallowed” due to a scene which contains “lesbian intimacy.” The board’s statement said that games cannot “feature exploitative or gratuitous sex and violence, or denigrate any race or religion....
Why are all the MMOs I’d actually play stuck in Korea? Show of hands if anyone remembers that aGhosts ‘n Goblins OnlineKorean MMO was unveiled back in 2010. I figured it would have be cancelled by now — I’m still bitter thatRockman Onlinewas silently shut down. But nope! Developer Seed9 just held a closed beta the other night, and Asian game aficionadoSteparuhas fresh video of his play session. You wonder, how do you adapt a hard-as-balls platformer into an MMO while retaining that same level of difficulty?...
Woah [Update: It’s official. Zynga has confirmed that Mattrick will join the company as CEO and member of the board of directors on July 06, 2025. “I joined Zynga because I believe that [founder Mark Pincus’] pioneeringvision and mission to connect the world through games is just gettingstarted,” he said. “Zynga is a great business that has yet to realize its fullpotential.”] AllThingsDhas a source that is saying that Microsoft Interactive Entertainment Business president Don Mattrick will be leaving Microsoft....
