Don’t think we’ll see Chrono Break anytime soon Owlboydeveloper, Simon S. Andersen, posted a mock-up for aChrono Triggersequel on Twitter today. While this is something Simon did for fun and it’s almost guaranteed to say we’ll never getChrono Break,the whole video is pretty freaking awesome. Simon is one hell of a pixel artist, and this quick teaser, for a fake game no less, really tugged hard at my nostalgia strings. you may check it out below....

WB strikes again I know I shouldn’t be surprised that a WB games PC release is utterly broken, but I’m an optimist at heart. I thought that havingLego City Undercoveron PC would clear up some of the issues present in the Wii U original, not introduce a whole new heap of problems. A post over on Rock, Paper, Shotgun has outlined some of the more pressing issues present with the game, but a quick glance over at the Steamuser reviewswill fill you in on the rest....

Another price drop for the PS3 has been rumored for about as long as the system has been at its current prices. We’ve heardanalysts talk about it,rumors fly everywhereand entire redesigns of the system crop up. Yet throughout it all Sony has staunchly denied that a price cut is coming. Well, here’s some more “evidence” that they are liars.Cheap Ass Gamerforum user Oswald9599 managed to get some shots of a sign at FYE that announces the price cuts....

New kid on the block SNK has dropped its latest character trailer (courtesy of IGN) for its smart looking fighterSamurai Shodown.This week, it is the turn of all-new character and the protagonist of this iteration’s story, Yashamaru Kurama. A former noble samurai, Yahamaru has fallen from grace and now make s living as a shadowy thief known as “The Crow-Billed Goblin” (catchy). Infused with Tengu powers and wielding a razor-sharp sword handed down through generations, Yasahmaru may be an unknown entity in the Samurai Shodown universe, but as we can see from the trailer, it would be foolish to take him lightly...

Outside the main convention halls, I was hanging out with a few members of Dtoid Austin (after having photos taken with some fans of mine which was great because I could pretend to be famous when I am just a blogger) when a very special guest walked by. I had just missed him at E3 and didn’t have my camera when I visited Sega Europe. This time, however, opportunity would not slip past me....

Sleeping Dogswill be getting a few downloadable content packs in the month of October, with the main one being the first story-driven extension pack. Details of what players will see with this particular pack will be revealed at a New York Comic-Con panel. I wonder what it will be, considering how the game ended and all. Other packs you can expect will include the Street Racer Pack that adds more races, the SWAT Pack containing twenty new cop missions, and the Tactical Soldier Pack which gives players the game’s most powerful weapon and armor....

Sony holds true to its word this time In step with previous efforts and vocalizations regarding its desire to make its next console open to smaller developers, Sony has announced support for several independent teams and their games on the PS4. A few of the announced games include Klei entertainment’sDon’t Starve, Ragtag Studio’sRay’s the Dead, the Young Horses’ gameOctodad, and an interesting-looking shmup calledGalak-Z. Naturally, Sony has plans to extend its support in the future....

Just take the wallet and leave, Steam. No one has to get hurt Digital-distribution platform Steam has begun hosting week-long deals, starting with four titles that are 50 to 75 percent off until February 18 at 10:00am Pacific. The games in question are an assorted bunch:FlatOut($1.87),Steel Storm: Burning Retribution($2.49),Alpha Prime($1.25), andKarateka($4.99). Not exactly something to write home about, though I will say that the very notion of week-long deals is enticing....

Capcom has a littleStreet Fighter-flavored surprise for you all this week. It has announced on itsofficial blog sitethatStreet Fighter Alphais coming to the PlayStation Network this Thursday under the PSOne Classics banner. Street Fighter Alpharepresented a change for the series, bringing an all-new anime feel to the graphics and a revamped combo system as well as new characters. It was probably very critically acclaimed and sold well, but I’m not sure because that part of the Wikipedia article is a stub....

Upcoming Survival MMOThe Day Beforehas been delayed again, to the shock of no one.A post on the officialThe Day BeforeTwitter accountconfirmed that thelegal battle over the right to keep the games name, and that the Store Page had been restored by Valve. But the same post also revealed that the games release had been pushed back to December 7 at 10 a.m. PT. Another Early Access Game The post also announced that “since this is our first huge game”, the decision was made to launchThe Day Beforeinto Early Access as opposed to being a full release....

Nintendo of America has announced thatThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Swordwill finally launch on November 20. Took ’em long enough, right? “The game includes a massive, multilayered world that takes players from dark dungeons to a diverse overworld to cloud cities in the sky, requiring a combination of puzzle-solving and swordplay to unlock all of its secrets,” says Nintendo. “Link soars through the air on the wings of a majestic bird while exploring the game’s sky area, providing players with unprecedented freedom of movement as they progress on their adventure....

$70 Pro Controller? Get out of the Mushroom Kingdom! Amidst all of the hype of the Nintendo Switch presentation, let’s break one thing down — this thing is going to be one of the priciest Nintendo consoles yet if you actually look at whateverythingcosts. Now, $300 for the console itself isn’t awful on its own. A lot of you actually saidyou’d pay “no more” than thatso it seems like the Big N hit that sweet spot there....

[Update:Thewhole album is now available on Bandcamp! Download the whole thing (and get a special bonus track), pick it song by song, or just press play and listen to it in-browser.] When we put together theDestructoid Christmas Albumlast year, we never could have predicted how it would turn out. We created it because we thought it would be an amazingly fun thing to do — the Destructoid editors singing Christmas songs!...