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When games have an option for stealth, I will often go that route in lieu of the “blow everything up” method. When games focus on stealth, as withMark of the Ninja,Gunpoint, or the upcomingParadise Lost: First Contact, then I take notice. There is something about sneaking past enemies unawares that is more satisfying in some ways than murdering them. MemLeaklooks to be another interesting stealth game, with the twists that it is not as much stealth action as it is stealth strategy, and that players control a squad rather than a single character....

[Update:You can find the elongated video version at the bottom of this post, which provides the fullMetroid Dreadsequence breaking context. It starts around 1:36.] You up for someMetroid Dreadsequence breaking talk? Of course you are! Spoilers for a boss below! So it all started last month when folks found this special mechanic for the Kraid boss fight. If you manage to snag bombs before battling it, you can bomb the corner of the room and use a device to zoom into Kraid’s belly button, damaging it....

$1 for three months of Game Pass Ultimate is hard to beat Xbox sure knows how to slash prices for big holiday promos, and Black Friday 2019 is no exception. Microsoft is taking $150 off the top for Xbox One X console bundles and $100 off Xbox One S systems. From November 24 to December 2, theconsole dealsare: There are a lot of different bundles with a lot of different gamesfloating around, so it’s up to you–the Black Friday discounts are across the board....

Less Pikmin 2, more Pikmin 1 In a ratherinteresting interview, legendary game producer Shigeru Miyamoto has stated thatPikmin 3will be more in-line with the “stressful” nature of the first game than the relaxing second. Miyamoto states that he didn’t agree with the decision to makePikmin 2easier, and wants gamers to feel stress from time to time. The result of the change was a less strategic game, that Miyamoto doesn’t want to repeat forPikmin 3....

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3has broken entertainment records across the board, making over $775 million worldwide within five days. The previous record was set by Black Ops at $650 million. Records have been broken on Xbox Live as well, with over seven million hours logged into the game during launch day alone. 3.3 million users logged on at once on November 8 to break Xbox Live’s record for most concurrent players....

I’m hoping for further tracks based on Twelve and Skullomania Bajillion dollar-making music star Nicki Minaj is set to release a new single (Do you still call them singles?) which references one of gaming’s most iconic and strongest women of all time,Street Fighter’sirrepressible warrior, Chun-Li. In a posting on the Hip-Hop princess’ official twitter, Minaj revealed the title of the track along with a date: Thursday at 10:00PT/13:00ET. Accompanying the slight message is a great photo of the award-winning artist busting out Chun-Li’s trademark hair buns....

Masks for days Payday 2developer Overkill has had long-standing plans to take the game’s bank-robbing ways to current-gen consoles. This new trailer serves as confirmation that those ambitions are finally coming to fruition sometime in June. Actually,Overkill detailedwhat it’s callingPayday 2: Crimewave Editiona bit more than a month ago. As to be expected, it’s benefiting from all the technological enhancements that come with upgrading from legacy to current-gen consoles: improved framerate, higher resolution, better textures, and so on....

But it’s probably going to happen anyway Destiny, as a franchise, may as well be called “The Monkey’s Paw: The Game.” Having followed the development of the franchise since the alpha, I can attest to rocky decision after rocky decision from Bungie. I originally came away from the vanilla version ofDestinythinking that Bungie had no idea how to run a live service game long term, and nearly seven years since the launch of the original, I’m still of that mindset....

Our review ofDouble Dragon: Neonis coming, slowly but surely. The impressions of those on staff who have played it, though, aren’t all that positive. But even if the game itself isn’t hot to trot, the soundtrack is bloody brilliant. It ought to be, because it was composed by Jake “virt” Kaufman, whose magic touch has graced such titles asShantae,Contra 4, theMightyseries,andRetro City Rampage. Some folks have been acting pretty dumb regarding the music, thinking that it has somehow lost its way because now there arecheesy 80s vocals....

Sonic spin (that wheel) Sega have announced a release date forSonic Forces – The Vinyl Cutz, a cool looking soundtrack collection for the distinctly averageSonic Forcestitle, that launched last year,crushed under the weight of the superiorSonic Mania. Even with the painfully uncool use of a “Z” instead of an “S”,The Vinyl Cutzis a really neat-looking double LP album, featuring translucent coloured vinyl, sharp sleeve art and a leaflet featuring lyrics and credits....

Media Molecule, the makers ofLittleBigPlanet, are now part of the PlayStation family. Sony Computer Entertainment has just announced that they’ve acquired the developer of the hit PS3 title. For those that would question why Sony would buy up a company that only made one game, the EU PlayStation Blogmade a listof every awardLittleBigPlanethas won. It’s quite impressive when you see it all together. Nothing really changes for the gamer, Sony says....

Playable now through Steam Early Access Double Fine has a space-themed sim game in the works, and its origin can be traced back to the studio’s Amnesia Fortnight game jam last year. While the concept of running a space station is still in tact,Spacebase DF-9has been “overhauled from the ground up.” It’s available right now for Windows, Mac, and Linux onSteam Early Access. The animations are underwhelming in their current state, but I like the sound of this....

And only six kerbals died for it Happy Tuesday! I guess I wasn’t the only one excited about the whole, landing a rover on a moving comet thing, seems as though our very own TF2 guru, Shadow, was impressed as well, and he has a few words on it, as well asKerbal Space Program! Take it away, Shadow! So I’ve been out of the science loop lately, but apparently some guy in a sweet ass shirt landed a probe on a comet and then bounced it into safety on its landing gears....