The trailer everyone is talking about,Dead Island. Haven’t watch a trailer like this for a game that gave me the chills in a long time. Sure, it doesn’t tell you what the game is all about, but I did get to preview it and you can readup on my thoughts. We checked outGemini Wars, Dale is living large in Japan, Hollie chatted with Alex Verrey from Mad Catz, Jim lovesDynasty Warriors 7so much and more happened on 2/17/11....
Voice messages aren’t ready yet It’s Monday morning and I cannot handle Major Nelson’s unbridled enthusiasm for the Xbox One’s new “What’s on” channel, a collection of “curated links to popular videos, games, movies, TV shows, and more.” Clearly this is a man who draws his energy from lost souls. Today’s update also enhances party chat with icons that show your connection and microphone status, and gives Achievement notifications proper descriptions so you won’t need to dig into the Achievement app to see what exactly you just earned....
New rules ‘created confusion and frustration’ For many streamers, Twitch is not just a place to broadcast content. It’s a major source of income. Some creators build up huge communities that are dedicated to watching their channel, and this can lead to a successful career. However, the Amazon-owned streaming platform has once againbecome the subject of online controversy. Namely, there’s been a change to its ad policy, which has not proven popular....
Four multiplayer maps plus another zombies level Call of Duty: Black Ops IIowners on the Xbox 360 have had access to theVengeanceexpansion for a couple of weeks now. So what about PlayStation 3 and PC players? Your vengeance will be had starting on August 1. The expansion includes four multiplayer maps, one of which is a re-imagined adaptation of the Summit map from the originalBlack Ops. Plus you’ll get another zombies expansion, called Buried....
I don’t say ‘very important’ in all caps often “Slow news day, huh?” someone typed into the comments bar, mouse hovering over the submit button. “What does this even have to do with videogames?” another was seconds away from chiming in. Many more followed suit, each and every giving pause to reconsider their contribution to the cutest thing on the Internet that day. One by one they all realized that the video they just watched was too adorable to sully with negativity....
YOU decide who takes home the crown! You’ve watchedall the press conferences. You’ve readall the news. Now it’s time to sound off with your favorite game of E3! We’ve reported ondozens of awesome gamesover the last few days, but only one is destined for the coveted Destructoid Community Choice Award. Choose wisely! For a refresher of much of what’s been announced, click below for recaps of all the major press conferences (or just visit ourE3 hubto see it all):...
Cram this art down your gullet TheSonic/Mega Mancomic crossover series “Worlds Collide” is well underway, and it’s like I’m back in elementary school. Just seeing these two blue titans together on the same page is enough to make me go over the moon. And those comic covers are so tasty, I wouldn’t mind using them as iPhone wallpaper. There’s just one problem: They’relitteredwithpeskylogosandpublisherinfo! Archie colorist Matt Herms has answered my prayers by uploading clean art of the covers he’s worked on tohis deviantART page....
Sorry, no T-shirt for you Keiji Inafune won PAX Prime 2013, no contest. If you attended PAX and didn’t go to his panel, you missed out on being able to personally witness thebiggest middle fingerto ever be waved in Capcom’s general direction. Of course, news ofMighty No. 9‘s Kickstarter announcement spread around the web faster than lightning, but only panel attendees could snag one of the limited numberedMightyT-shirts. I myself walked out with #505 (was kind of hoping for #404, to be honest)....
Sega has announced today that their upcoming real-time strategy title,Universe at War: Earth Assault, will support Games for Windows Live. This is a bold move for Sega, making them the first in a sea of skeptical third-party publishers to support Games for Windows Live. The game, which will also be released on the Xbox 360, will support cross-platform play as well. For the Xbox 360, game’s devleoper, Petroglyph (Star Wars: Empire at War), will be building a control scheme from the ground up....
Quicker access to friends list, party chat on by default [Update:Turns out today’s Xbox One update has been delayed tolater this week.] The first major Xbox Oneupdate is availableas of today that addresses things like seeing the battery power indicator for your controller, the ability to connect USB keyboards, and more things you just figured would be there by default. More updates are coming for the console in early March, just in time forTitanfall’srelease....
Well, it’s not as if anyone didn’t see this coming. Japanese gaming Web siteDegenki Onlineis reporting that next week, playable Yoda and Darth Vader will be available asSoulcalibur IVdownloadable content on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 respectively. Available in Japan on October 23, Yoda will set PS3 owners back 600 yen (about $6), and Darth Vader will cost 360 gamers 400 MS Points ($5). These are prices for the Japanese DLC only, and while no North American or European release has been announced, we’re sure the pricing for both pieces of DLC will be in line with one another when it is....
As we approach 2024’s spooky season, Wizards of the Coast is ramping up its Secret Lairs. We’ve already got an entire haunted house set on the way withDuskmourn, but now there are more and more side sets to collect, like thisChucky Secret LairDrop. TheSecret Lair x ChuckyDrop is the perfect complementary set forDuskmourn. As players explore this haunted house realm withinMagic: The Gathering, they’ll encounter all sorts of horrors that would spook a normal person in any setting....
Please stay with us at Microsoft Thanks to an excerpt from a newMinecraftbook published onWired, we’re finally starting to get a bit of an inside look at what happened at Mojang when Microsoft was in the process of purchasing the company. Perhaps the most interesting thing revealed is that Microsoft was so eager to keep Mojang staff from leaving as soon as the company was bought out, it offered to throw an absolute fortune at every employee....
