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100% more experience until Shadowlands’ pre-patch update With everyone packed-in due to the pandemic with nothing to do and plenty of competing products to choose from, Blizzard has been rolling out promotions with various titles to try to keep people interested. Heroes of the Stormhad a timewhere every hero in the game was freefor instance, and back in late March Blizzard gaveWorld of Warcraftplayers a huge experience buff (100% more) for the main version of the game (read: notClassic)....

You really can’t call yourself a game platform until you’ve got aBombermantitle, and Hudson is all-too happy to provide Nintendo’s DSiWare with the required goods.Bomberman: Blitzwill be a bite-sized downloadable version of everyone’s favorite terrorist simulator, and will earn the distinction of being one of four or five DSiWare games worth a sh*t. It looks simple, yet functional, which is really all you need from a game like this. It’s incredibly hard to muck up aBombermangame, so I feel confident in looking forward to this one very much....

Free through Aug 06, 2025 Free Lives’Broforceis a run-and-gun game with a parody-filled cast of action movie heroes. Indianna Brones, Rambro, Snake Broskin — the list goes on. It’s all too perfect, then, that this team has collaborated withThe Expendables 3for a free promotion game. This isThe Expendabros,out now on Steam. All told, there are seven playable characters based on the film and ten missions. Pretty dang cool. Even if you aren’t intoThe Expendables, this should be a good taste of the full-fledgedBroforce....

Sledgehammer announces its WWII-era shooter, and addresses the current situation at Activision Blizzard Today, Sledgehammer Games officially revealed its upcoming entry in theCall of Dutyseries,Vanguard. And as part of the media tour, its studio head also addressed recent events and allegations against Activision Blizzard. Shown in a trailer today,Call of Duty: Vanguardwilltake the series back to World War II, with the player forming Task Force One in a campaign across four theaters of war....

Amidst the flurry of Steam Next Fest demos,Codename: Ocean Keeper from RetroStyle Games emerges as a standout, blending underwater mecha action with the survival challenges ofVampire Survivors. Quite the exciting twist, and one that brings with it an interesting new take on the action survival roguelike genre. At first glance,Codename: Ocean Keeperentices with its premise, merging the allure of ancient horrors with the futuristic focus of underwater mech combat. Players assume the role of a pilot tasked with navigating treacherous undersea environments teeming with monstrous creatures....

[Update: A winner has been chosen! Congratulations to Michael Hayes, as chosen by Sean and Wicked Smart Kids! You can see his winning response below. Michael, we’ll be contacting you with information on how to pick up/receive your passes, so please check your Destructoid private messages!] What do you want to be when you grow up? Sean Baptiste made a list — comedian, rapper, spy — and he’s trying it out for the world to see in a documentary seriesWhen I Grow Up....

Last week,Famitsu revealedthatDead Risingwas being ported over to the Nintendo Wii. With such a bombshell announcement like that, you’d think that this would have been announced at E3 last week … Anyway, Capcom just sent over the official word announcing thatDead Rising: Chop Till You Dropwill be coming to America sometime this Winter. The Wii version will have new features including waggle controls, aResident Evil 4Wii aiming system, a streamlined story, and an improved saving system....

6.81 balance patch is here! TheSpring Cleaningupdate forDota 2, which seemingly was announced a little bit earlier than Valve wanted, is now live on the main client of the game. A metric butt-ton of bugfixes are included, along with new chests and balance changes. The 6.81 balance update has some great changes, especially for Zeus and Jakiro. you’re able to expect my thoughts on the patch soon-ish! The chests also hint at two new characters, according to people who know the originalDotA....

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retributionis getting a new Dark Angels Space Marine chapter as a playable multiplayer faction through DLC. But from the sounds of it, it’s more of a cosmetic makeover for the Space Marines than something good. Tactical Marine, Scout, Assault Marine, and Terminator squads all get a Dark Angels look, and the Force Commander will be replaced by a Dark Angels Company Master. Vehicles will also get a new visual look to distinguish them from the default style....

Magical RPG to be made a little more spellbinding The delayocalypse of 2020 continues, as Koei Tecmo has regrettably revealed that its fantasy JRPGFairy Tailwill not meetits expected March release date.Citing a desire to further polish visuals and gameplay,Fairy Tailwill now launch in the west on PC and consoles June 26. “I am truly sorry forFairy Tail’sdelay, and the inconvenience caused to our fans, partners, and stakeholders who are looking forward to this title,” said Producer Keisuke Kikuchi in a press statement....

Here at Destructoid, weloveit when our readers do the work for us — case in point, this week’s fake game idea. Conceptualized and Photoshopped by forumiteBFeld13, it’s calledChocobitch Tales(as in, “Is Wayne Brady going to have to chocobitch”). BFeld’s description is as follows: You play as a chocobo, raised on the tough streets of Harlem. Growing up surrounded by crack whores, you are taken in by a loving pimp, who teaches you the rules of the streets....

When the “Fortunes Pack” add-on forFar Cry 2was announced, everyone gave it a once-over and said, “whoa, that’s kind of neat.” Then they saw the price tag for the downloadable content, and that was the end of that story. Major Nelsonbrings us the good news that the Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week is none other than the “Fortunes Pack” for 400 Microsoft Points. I would argue that the silenced shotgun alone is worth the price of admission, but you also get two other weapons, two vehicles, and four multiplayer maps too....

InFields of Mistria, there are a lot of Villagers and many of them can be romanced. While the heart cap is currently set to four, it’s a good idea to reach this maximum level with your chosen future spouse, and that requires gifts. Juniper, the owner of Mistria’s bathhouse-turned-cover-up for her experiments on unsuspecting residents, is one of manyromanceable characters. She’s feisty, speaks her mind, and dresses to impress. But what gifts does she like?...