On Android and iOS Developer Hipster Whale hit it big withCrossy Road, and for good reason — it’s a fantastic little mobile game. Now they’re back withPac-Man 256, which sees the iconic character in an endless runner format, wacka-ing his way to the top of the screen for coins, power-ups, and points. It’s pretty much the same scheme asCrossy Road, which is to say that it’s a fair way of doing free-to-play....
ThePlayStation Vitais still a very short while away in North America, but don’t worry — the firmware’s flying thick n’ fast! We’re up to 1.60 for anybody rocking a Japanese import, and it’ll give your a machine a few extra toys on February 8. The Maps Application is the biggest addition. It’ll also feature a GPS, because those things are in everything nowadays. If you’re not into cartography, Video capturing tools have been added to the Photo app....
Yikes Rimewas a pretty decent game. I dug what the team was going for, and although the puzzles weren’t nearly as impressive as its aesthetics, it was worth playing through. That sentiment doesn’t include the Switch edition sadly, as Tantalus Media, the studio involved with the port, have been having myriad issues with it, begging the question as to why it was released in the first place. Even a full month after the fact, there are issues with the port that will likely never get fixed....
Do you really need that amount of space though? It’s about to get crazy when it comes to storage solutions that can fit on a fingernail. SanDisk just released their Ultra 400GB microSDXC model, which, you guessed it, holds 400GB of storage — and works on Nintendo Switch. While a lot of people would consider it overkill, I actually think it’s a decent option if you buy tons of retail games digitally and want something you may stick in the Switch and forget about for its lifetime....
PC port joins console editions Good news for PC shmuppers today, as City Connectionhas announcedthat Cave shmupAkai Katana Shinwill be arriving on Steam on December 15, in alignment with its previously announced re-release on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. As we have previously reported,Akai Katana Shinoriginally launched on Xbox 360 in 2011, itself a remaster of Cave’s great 2010 arcade release. In typical Cave fashion the dazzling shmup features adrenaline-pumping, bullet-hell action, a beat-heavy soundtrack, and a melodramatic storyline that features a put-upon people, sick of being sacrificed to the titular totem, rising up against their oppressors in a bid for freedom....
Unless we forget or something It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating our 100th episode of the Destructoid Show, and yet here we are, two and a half years later with 420 shows under our collective belt. I guess time reallydoesfly when you’re high! (On job satisfaction, of course.) To celebrate this milestone, we’ll be doing the same thing we do every Friday afternoon at3:30pm PST– throwing on some god-awfully tacky clothes and regurgitating the latest video game news while nursing our pre-weekend hangovers....
TheSims’25th anniversary has brought in all the nostalgia as the belovedSims 1andSims 2make their epic return to the EA shop. Rumors regarding their re-release have been floating around for quite some time, and now Simmers can finally rejoice with the official announcement. Experience the delightful retro-ness of the original that started it all inThe Sims 25th Birthday Bundle. The pack also comes with one of the most highly-regardedSimsgames of all time:Sims 2....
A long weekend of streaming for charity With the spookiness of October past us, it’s time for Extra-Life’s international game day! While Extra-Life never limits when people can help raise money for children’s hospitals by streaming games, November 3rd is the often touted game day, where visibility for Extra-Life will be at its peak so encourage the most streaming and donations. I’m happy to say last year’s four or so participants has increased to seven!...
If you have been waiting forWuthering Wavesto give you a nice fix of gacha-fueled adventure, then you don’t have much longer to wait for it to release. Developer Kuro Games has finally revealed when exactly we can dive into Wuthering Waves and start trying to save the world. The game will also launch with more than just the default adventure, as there will also be Banners and events for us to obsess over....
If you’ve playedWarframefor a while, then you know the game is chock full of numerous systems that are barely explained. The tutorial doesn’t do a horrible job explaining the mechanics, but it avoids many deeper systems while going very surface-level with others. One such mechanic affects how you use your melee weapons if you havethe right build. Here’s what the Tennokai system is inWarframe. How does the Tennokai system work in Warframe?...
The Tusk Thumper Doma is the strongest variant of the Grineer roaming tank enemies inWarframe. Unlike the Tusk Thumpin’ challenge in Nightwave, the Walk Without Rhythm one tasks you to kill the Doma variant in the Plains of Eidolon. If you are having trouble spawning Tusk Thumper Doma specifically, here’s how. Tusk Thumper Doma locations inWarframe To spawn and find the Tusk Thumper Doma inWarframe, the enemy level in the Plains of Eidolon has to be around level 40 and higher....
Coming to Steam Early Access this November The idea of replicating human consciousness within a computer program has fascinated me since I was first introduced to the concept. Living on, existing only in cyberspace without the need for a meat body seems like a logical final step in science fiction’s version of human evolution. Wales Interactive looks to be exploring exactly this idea in the spiritual successor to its first-person sci-fi adventure,Master Reboot....
A disturbing trip back to the ’90s Console Warsauthor Blake J. Harris hastweeted a pagefrom an old internal Nintendo of America Character Manual about Yoshi that, well, just read for yourself: “Yoshi, properly known as T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas, had been held captive in an egg until Mario (homo nintendonus) bopped along and rescued him. Instantly, the young dinosaur and the plumber became fast friends. Together, they set out to rescue Yoshi’s dinosaur pals from the wickedness of Bowser....
