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When first announced, I think just about every Nintendo and Mario fan was elated with the fact that the Paper Mario franchise would be making its way over to the Wii. After a bunch of rumors, screenshots,moviesand other teases,Super Paper Mariohas finally made its way to retail. What did we think of it? Hit the jump to find out. Reverend Anthony I really, really wanted to likeSuper Paper Mario. I don’t mean that I was really excited for it (I wasn’t, very) or that I’d overhyped it in my mind (I hadn’t), but I didn’t want to have to giveanother Nintendo gamea sub-6 score and I really appreciated whatSPMtried to accomplish....

Devs show off new area, The Black Cove I haven’t played much of theDivinityseries, butDivinity: Original Sinhas certainly caught my interest, as well as the interest of many of long-time fans. Just yesterday, Larian Studios met its Kickstarter stretch goal forOriginal Sinand revealed some future stretch goal plans. For reaching the $500,000 mark, the developers will now include a new homestead for their characters and party members. The Shelter Plane at The End of Time, as it is known, will also allow players to store items and leave behind unwanted party members....

‘Practice a lot!’ We learned this week that Namco Bandai’sDragon Ball FighterZhas made the cut for the EVO 2018 tournament, which takes place in Las Vegas this Summer. Lots of new contenders are expected to show up for the game’s first major, and it seems one of the Namco’s producers, Tomoko Hiroki, is also swept up in the hype. On a video uploaded to Namco Bandai’sYoutube account, Hiroki thanks fans for supporting the tag-team anime fighter, before apparently announcing that she will be competing at EVO 2018 herself....

Another late, but still great game for PC players Dust: An Elysian Taildesigner Dean Dodrill has slapped aMay 24th release dateon the Steam version of his acclaimed, previously-Xbox-exclusive 2D action game. This is only coming to Windows for the time being, but Dodrill has not entirely ruled out Mac or Linux ports. He’s also confirmed that Games for Windows Live won’t be used; instead,Dustwill rely on Steamworks for achievements and cloud saving, and it’ll be “constantly supported....

The best part about Destructoid (aside from the copious amounts of coke and groupies) is all you people. The second best part (again, excluding the sex and drugs) is that we have a green robot as our mascot. Does Joystiq have a mascot? Or Kotaku? I didn’t think so! When one of you lovely honey bunches decides to whip up a little sumthin’-sumthin’ in honor of Mr. Destructoid, the results are always incredible....

We can get all up in arms about how the Wii should have had one-to-one motion controls since the launch of the system, and how Nintendo will be making a killing over yet another add-on for their little white box that could, but we all know that once Wii MotionPlus hits, we’re going to be waving our arms like maniacs and enjoying games likeGrand Slam Tennis. Or will we? Cue dramatic music....

Ha, those stick arms Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Editionhas an…interesting art style to say the least. It’s not quite chibi, as that would imply cuteness, but this in-game dig at the visuals is pretty damn cute. When getting your portrait drawn in Altissia, apparentlyPocket Editionplays it coy by dishing up a picture of the party based on their console appearance. The team comments on it in a confused fashion, and the blank looks on their little deformed faces only make it better....

Excuse the weird phrasing there, but as Frictional Gameswrites in its latest reportonAmnesia: The Dark Descent, the number of units sold for a digitally distributed game is “actually really hard to pin down.” Excluding the Humble Indie Bundle and Potato Bundle, both of whichAmnesiawas a part of, there have been 710,000 units sold. With those bundles, that figure jumps up to 1,360,000 units. “A slightly pessimistic guess (not far from reality I think) is that 2/3 of every bundle and pack buyer already ownedAmnesia....

It says something aboutGettysburg: Armored Warfarethat while I’ll probably never play it myself, I can get enjoyment from the game simply knowing that such a thing exists. This alternate-reality take on the Civil War is full of zeppelins and dudes with miniguns; I’d be dead on the inside if that didn’t make me happy. The premise is set against a real-time strategy backdrop in which you may jump down to the troop level for third-person shooter gameplay....

I was in college in 2006 whenDead Risingcame out. HDTVs were already not in the majority of homes, but they weredefinitelya rarity in dorms. It was years before I learned what Otis was trying to tell me. There wasa common issuewithDead Rising: the font on subtitles was too small to read on SDTVs. You could often make out what was written on screen, but it would take effort. More effort than you could fit into the timeframe it remained visible....

The First Descendantdoesn’t have much in the way of a compelling story, so players can be forgiven for putting off Bunny’s personal mission. Comprised of equal parts scavenger hunt, Vulgus hunts, and crying, this adventure takes around an hour to complete. For your efforts, you’ll nab a unique cosmetic for Bunny along with a Crystallization Catalyst. Here’s how to complete it in record time. Discover the fate of Bunny’s parents 1....

The Dark Lord fromCastlevaniais the fog’s most diverse killer inDead by Daylight. Dracula is a killer that can shapeshift into several forms, each tailored to effectively hunt survivors. Here is how to counter Dracula inDead by Daylight. Dracula has three forms he can switch between on the fly. Only his Vampire and Wolf form are capable of attacking, while his Bat form is used primarily to quickly cover ground. The general strategy for dealing with Dracula is to keep running....

Know thine enemy Square Enix’ new adventure Forspoken sees New York queen Frey Holland facing down a wild menagerie of twisted creatures and mutated animals, all corrupted by Athia’s smothering phenomena known as “The Break”. And while Frey has fortunately found herself equipped with an array of magical powers, Cheers, Cuff, some of the beasties that she faces will take a little analysis in order to best asses the battle plan....