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Built right in Listening to music while you’re playing games?Psssh.That kind of stings to think about as an aspiring videogame musician. But I get it. I’ve done it. Racing games have me reaching for my own music collection all the time, as do puzzle games. And if you want to be really cool you’ll listen to soundtracks from other videogames while playing games. Steam gets its own music player. It pulls from your collection on your hard drive as well as your Steam Soundtrack downloads....

Announced at BlizzCon Live at BlizzCon, right before the opening ceremony, Blizzard confirmed the existence ofthat rumored Lucio cereal: Lucio-Oh’s. The company is partnering with Kellogg’s for a December 3 launch just as we learned back in October. As per the leak, it’ll come with a “loot boost,” with two extra loot boxes per level for three levels. That’s it! This is just a confirmation of the “Sonic Vanilla” cereal that we knew about already....

Try and tell me otherwise We are less than a week away from the launch ofThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a game that has been in development since around 1895. It’s been a long time but in a few short days, we’ll all finally be able to see just what this team has been doing sinceSkyward Swordand finally figure out why they missed the initial launch date by more than a year and a half....

Tragedy strikes close to home The Nintendo 2DS is a sturdy little piece of machinery. It eschews the gossamer hinges of its stereoscopic predecessor, and in their place vaunts a strong, unified, monolithic frame. Though abandoning the clamshell design makes the tartine-esque portable far less prone to snapping in two, the alteration invites a whole new array of potential concerns. Such a catastrophe befell a member of the Destructoid family this week when a young girl dropped her system down a flight of concrete stairs, resulting in a shattered screen....

Tony Hawk has talons of steel and a beak that can pierce souls Remember when Tony Hawk’scatering guy screwed upand accidentally announced a newTony Hawkgameon Instagram? Unsurprisingly, the game’s been officially confirmed by Tony Hawk himself now via Instagram. The post is a video by skater Rob Wootton, parodying the time-honoured tradition of the games’ character select screen being full of people who are either drunk or on a boat (seriously, why can’t they stand still for five seconds?...

Well, a few of them! I know, I know. The first month of 2016 is halfway done and I’m still writing about 2015. Well it was a damn good year for games,okay? Back off, Mom. Instead of talking about my top picks from last year, I’m going to tell you about my favorite moments from last year, in no particular order. I’m sure I’m forgetting something that I loved, but this list is fairly representative of sequences that amazed or surprised me in some fashion....

Yahoooooo? So, how about those May 2023 Switch Online offerings?WithZelda: Tears of the Kingdomtaking the world by storm, it would make sense if Nintendo completely forgot about them, but late last night we did indeed get an update: and we’re gettingnot one, not two, but threeMarioGBA gamesfor the Switch Online + Expansion Pack catalog. Are theseMarioGBA games worth playing? As someone who owned all three on the GBA when they came out: kinda!...

[For her monthly musing, Shodan takes another approach I didn’t even consider, and ponders the ‘reality’ of the cast of Heavy Rain, and how we know nothing about their actual backgrounds. AgainstHeavy Rain‘s realistic backdrop, the characters seem like they’ve been pulled out of nowhere and brought forward into real life, and that’s something Shodan is envious of. — JRo] I turned 25 last month. Had I any friends, I’m sure I’d have copped a lot of the unfunny quarter-of-a-century jibes, but what can I say?...

To the Batmobile Grab your batarangs, cattle prods, and… erm… magical stun bullets, as Warner Bros Montreal has releaseda new updatefor its DC Comics-inspired adventure,Gotham Knights— Now available for free on all platforms, the Heroic Assault content drop adds new co-op action for our caped vigilante force. The new update consists of two all-new standalone gameplay modes, both focusing on multiplayer mayhem for heroes Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, and The Red Hood....

No big surprise here Anyone that knows anything about the videogame scene in Australia is well aware that the land down under has strict content regulations and often times outright bans titles. Yet another videogame has been deemed unfit for the outback, at least by one retailer. Target of Australia sent out amedia releasetoday stating that it would stop carryingGrand Theft Auto V. In the memo, Target GM of corporate affairs Jim Cooper stated that the decision was made on the heels of widespread concern from the community about the content of the game — specifically its depiction of violence toward women....

It ends on November 12 Originally theWorld of Warcraft Classicdemo (which provides two zones, one for each faction, for levels 15-19) was just going to run for roughly a week’s time directly following BlizzCon’s opening ceremony, but the timeline has been extended through several days. It’s not ending at 10AM PT on November 12. Community manager Bornakk took to the forums to announce the news: “It’s been awesome seeing all the excitement building around WoW Classic and the play-at-home demo we released as part of the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket....

2K Games has announced the obligatoryBorderlands 2special editions. Yep, two of them! Both a Limited and a Collector’s edition will be waiting for your wallets on September 18. Let’s find out what you’ll get for your coin. TheDeluxe Vault Hunter’s Collector’s Editioncosts $99.99 and will net you a Marcus Kincaid bobblehead, an art book, a sticker set, Pandora map, digital comic download code, and bonus in-game content. For $149.99, however, you could get theUltimate Loot Chest Limited Editionwhich includes all of the above, plus a scaled replica of red loot chest, steel book case, “Creatures of Pandora” ID chart, lithograph postcards, Sir Hammerlock’s field notes, Pandora cloth map, and a numbered certificate of authenticity....

Festive sweaters conquer all You know what I got for Christmas last year? Try nothing. You know what I’m getting for Christmas this year? You got it. Yet here they are, the good folk of theSplatooncommunity, bitchin’ about sweaters and socks. I’dkillfor sweaters and socks. In fact, I have numerous times… This weekend saw the U.S. fight it out in the final Splatfest of 2017. Completely dropping the ball on doing the obvious “Naughty vs Nice” topic, Nintendo’s arena-shooter asked its fans which was the best-worst gift you could find under your Christmas tree: Sweaters or Socks....