The First Contact mission inStarfieldinvolves trying to help a group of colonists who are essentially stuck in the past. What they want and what the people on the planet below them want is entirely at odds, and it is up to you to help them out. You’ll get this mission when you first arrive at Porrima II in the Porrima system. First Contact walkthrough The First Contact mission opens with you getting a hail from the surface of Porrima II....

48 hour giveaway If you’re looking for a new tactical FPS to play, why not giveInsurgencya shot? In a campaign to promote the upcoming sequel,Insurgency: Sandstorm, developer New World Interactive is giving away the first game on Steam for the next 48 hours (give or take from the time of writing). You’ll receive the complete experience and be able to keep it forever! All you need to do is hop on over tothe Steam pageand add it to your account....

It seems like just yesterday that I was writing about a relatively unknown gem that seemed to be taking a certain corner of YouTube by storm, but it was ten months ago, and now I’m here to scream from the rooftops thatThat’s Not My Neighborhas now to Steam for all. Weirdly, the name has been tweaked in the smallest possible way, and the title has come to Steam as ‘That’s NotYourNeighbor,’ but it’s still very much the same game that was previously only available as a direct download from the creator Nacho’s itch....

Tons of previews, screens and trailers coming out of gamescom.DMCandMass Effect 3look freaking incredible. We also haveEscape Plan,Goldeneye: Reloaded,Assassin’s Creed: Revelations,andAll Zombies Must Die, new trailers forAmy,Trine 2,Guild Wars 2,SSX,WildStar, andSims 3for the consoles. Destructoid Original:Gamescom 2011 day-one wrap upCheck out Meetup.Destructoid.comLive show: Mash Tactics with Bastion and Greg Kasavin!The top 25 best (and worst) SNES box art of all timeCommunity:Community Blogs of8/18/11Forum Thread of the Day:Deus Ex Human RevolutionEast Vs....

[Update:Here’s a gameby some of the lads who brought youOctodadand the forthcomingOctodad: Dadliest Catch. Neat!] In the last story I wrote about theAdventure Time Game Making Frenzy, I said that if I had been able to participate in the game jam, then I would have made a point-and-click Noire Adventure game starring BMO. Well, what do you know, someone up and done made that game. It’s calledNoire Time, and it was made by D....

Still working on Phantasy Star Nova, too Tri-Ace (Star Ocean,Resonance of Fate) is currently plugging away atPhantasy Star Nova(out this year in Japan), but the company is also working on a free-to-play title for the Vita,Judas Code, according tothis week’s Famitsu. The gun-action RPG is set to release in Japan this summer. During World War III,a mysterious pillar from space known as “Longinus” eroded the planet, leaving a husk for you to survive on....

Big surprise, right? While it’s become almost expected of Valve to be constantly working on newTeam Fortress 2content, the game isn’t going to continuously change for all eternity. So in that regard, it’s reassuring to hear Valve’s Robin Walker discuss what the team has in store for us. Community Fortress got a hold of Walker recently, asking about all sorts of topics related to the future ofTF2. In particular, the question of what’s on the way now that the Engineer is the only class left received an interesting answer....

Valve has defended its policy of offering insane discounts during Steam sales, responding to Electronic Arts’hypocritical accusationthat such discountscheapen intellectual property. Business development bossJason Holtman said that sales aren’t cannibalizing sales, and have only helped games succeed further. “A promotion is not a policy; a promotion is just a feature to give people more value,” he said. “It’s not as if a 75% offer or a 50% off sale at some point in time cannibalizes a sale that would have happened earlier, it’s just not true....

Junction Point co-founder doesn’t regret time with Disney, interested in mobile space No one is going to dispute that the entireEpic Mickeyfranchise was the Matterhorn of unrealized potential. How much of that was due to developer Junction Point Studio’s lofty ambitions versus Disney’s demands and constraints, I couldn’t say. I will say that the Junction Point team was filled with highly talented individuals, such as studio co-founder Warren Spector. Having spenta day at Magic Kingdomwith the man, I can vouch that his passion is 100% genuine....

While killing enemies and controlling lanes are the main objectives inDeadlock, other objectives matter just as much and are crucial once you step into the late game. One such buff that might not be self-explanatory is the Rejuvenator, and its Rejuvenation Credit buff. Here’s what the Rejuvenator does inDeadlock. What does the Rejuvenation Credit buff do in Deadlock? The Rejuvenation Credit buff is given upon killing the Mid Boss, marked by a small golden symbol in the middle of the map....

Another raid-ready TM More Cinderace TM tech is on the way, so long as you follow this guide. Nasty Plot (TM 140) can be very helpful in raids to keep enemy raid damage down, and it works well with the popular Slowbro build. Here’s where to find it and how to craft it. You can find Nasty Plot (TM 140) in Area Zero OK so this one is a little more complicated than finding other TMs, as there isn’t an exact map location for it (everything is hazy in Area Zero): so we’ll give you a detailed description, as well as visual aides in the gallery above....

No, you can’t pick aFinal Fightwith Thrasher Damnd Who is Thrasher Damnd, the menacing gang leader that we encounter inStreet Fighter 6‘sWorld Tour mode? He looks just like any other upstanding citizen in this strangely aggressive fighting arena of a city, but Damnd is quite the historied veteran when it comes to the fighting game genre. Damnd first showed up in theFinal Fightseries, where he acted as the boss of the first stage....

Japanese Wii owners are about to see some changes as of today. According to the update message sent to Japanese Wiis, here’s what they can expect to see different after the update: On Thursday, 10/23 starting at 7 AM, the Shopping Channel is undergoing maintenance longer than scheduled, and is currently not in service. We apologize for any inconvenience due to this maintenance. With this maintenance, the following changes will be made....