Sure, I grumbled aboutBioShock 2, until I saw the brief trailer from yesterday, which turned me into a glowing, excited child on the spot, despite my inner cynic. I had a flash of insight — the game could actually be good. It could be rubbish too, but I like to lean on the positive side. 2K Marin’s Charles Shechbeck commented on the trailer with some vague, mysterious words today: “BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams is part of a prequel and at the same time is a sequel, so you’re kind of close on the interpretation of the trailer....

‘We can’t make any promises’ During its Tokyo Games Show presentation, Capcom noted that upcoming gothic horror titleResident Evil Villagecould potentially arrive on PS4 and Xbox One, alongside its PC and next-gen brethren. “WhileResident Evil Villageis being developed specifically for next-generation consoles and PC, we’re looking into delivering the experience on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well,” said a Capcom producer during the stream. “We’re looking into it but we can’t make any promises, however we will do our best to bring a top-tier survival horror experience to current-generation consoles....

Free-to-play gaming, folks The newestManagame in the series will be no more, come March. Square Enix has announced thatRise of Mana, the free-to-play game that hit the mobile and PSP circuit will end its service at that time. Evidently not enough money was to be made from the venture, so after a consultation, they decided to end it. Currently it seems like the game will just shut off in March, but Square Enix is “investigating” whether or not they can alter the package so that people can acquire it in some way or another (likely a retail release)....

Countless young children disappear every day in the world, are the victims of abuse and crime, and see their short lives ended by vile scumbags, but when one is pretty, female and white, then the media start to take notice and sensationalism begins. Madeleine McCann, a British toddler of just four years of age, went missing several weeks ago at a Portugese resort when her parents left her sleeping alone to go and have lunch elsewhere....

There was a time whenThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Swordmight have been a button only affair, with nary a motion control in sight. ButLegend of Zeldaproducer, Eiji Aonuma, explained to Official Nintendo Magazine that hecould not imagine going back to classic button controls now. The control scheme fromSkyward Swordis likely to continue in future titles. The Wii U controller doesn’t seem to fit the bill, not on its own anyway, but I could imagine it being used for things other than direct control....

$70 for the cart would be more like it Remember when games used to launch on the SNES and Genesis for $70? Cartridges were expensive, guys! I know I boughtShadows of the Empirein 1997 for about $75, so the whole argument of games being more expensive now a days is baloney. Thankfully,Sonic Maniaisn’t following every nostalgic trend as Sega has announced that the standard edition of the game will be $20....

It’s suggested that Sony intends to close the PSP and PS3 stores on July 2 and the Vita store on August 27 Long-term access to digital and even physical video games is one of those concerns that might not necessarily matter day-to-day for the average person, but without intervention – without ongoing preservation efforts – it’s likely going to sneak up on a lot of people. What happens when a digital storefront gets taken down?...

Meteoron is one of the most powerful sorcerer spells inDragon’s Dogma 2, if not the maximum utmost. It can absolutely annihilate enemies big and small, and it’s given to you by a little girl. This happens after the quest, Spellbound. To get you on the path to catastrophic damage fast, here’s how to get Meteoron and where to start the Spellbound quest. Where is the Spellbound quest location? Spellbound begins north of Melve in an easy-to-miss cabin called Eini’s House....

Europe’s most important result since Brexit Europe’sSplatoon 2community fought it out this weekend in the arena-shooter’s latest Splatfest showdown which featured, of all the topics, whether the end of your toilet paper should hang at the front, or the back, of the roll. In what should come as zero surprise to anyone. “Hanging from the Front” came out on top, taking a whopping 72% of the votes and just pipping over 50% in Solo play....

And there’s a lot of competition When Tanya joins theMortal Kombat Xcast tomorrow, I think she’ll bring with her my favorite Fatality I’ve seen so far. It’s simple, elegant in a way. You know, as elegant as you can be while creating a person-sized cavity in someone’s chest. But, it’s the way she does it that’s so graceful. Look at the way she casually picks out the heart mid-swoop. Check out how she coolly discards the entrails hanging over her shoulder....

I’ll be quite honest with you — before I played it today, I have never paid much attention to Konami’sNinety Nine Nights IIeven though I was generally aware of its existence. After all, our own dear Jim Sterling refers to the series as “the poor man’s Dynasty Warriors”. Not sure what I should think about that type of description! I did not play the first game for a reason: at a glance it looked pretty much like a generically pretty action RPG, and while those can be solid sometimes, it’s not really what I’m looking for personally....

This biggest contest in Destructoid history is officially underway. For this week’s contest, if you get the best score inTanked Up, you’ll win $300. For full details, check outthe contest post. Giant Robot is holding a videogame art show in San Francisco, Extra Life charity earned over $100,000,LittleBigPlanetgets a new release date, the new new E3 is revealed, and plenty more happened on 10/20/08. Originals:Giant Robot presents: Game Over: Art of the Gamer GenerationExtra Life/SingSterling: It was tricky to rock a rhyme, but we rocked it...

At least we’re getting a compilation next year While any given year forMega Mancan be a dire situation, there’s at least something on the horizon for the 35th anniversary:theMega Man Battle Network Legacy Collectionin 2023. Of course, the Mega Man 35th anniversary celebration is mostly centered around merch for now. As reported by Rockman Corner, the “first collaboration” for the 35th anniversary of the Blue Bomber is…an expensive t-shirt line. In a partnership with Japanese company Avirex, Capcom is putting outMega Mant-shirts, which will run you about 45 USD (as Rockman Corner points out, there’s international shipping)....