Valorant9.05 patch is here and the new update has buffed a couple of Agents and weapons. It also includes some map updates for consoles and here’s a complete rundown of the patch notes. Update 9.05 has buffed Astra after a long time and Chamber has his Rendezvous radius increased. Ares has also been buffed where it performs better while crouched. Omen has some new voice lines for Viper, Clove, Iso, and Vyse....
Sorta Steam Machine Update 5/12:GTA V is now 20% off with a new coupon code. See details below: It feels like we’ve been writing about GTAV PC deals forever. Its almost as if the game has been delayed time and time again. Hmm… On Tuesday next week, Rockstar’sGrand Theft Auto Vfinally grace the PC platform. For the budget conscious, there are two deals from two retailers, with pre-order discount up to25% off the list price....
Tressa for best girl Octopath Travelerhas held onto positive public opinion for a couple of weeks now, of course the most exciting of hot takes being: “Why is this pixel game $60?” But, this being a Nintendo Switch game, the community on Destructoid has excitedly been sharing opinions and screenshots since release. Many people love the characters, of which there are eight to take for a ride. Others, like me, see past the pixel art and are continually blown away by what else is on display, the dynamic lighting, the fading backgrounds and foregrounds, and man oh man whatever is happening when you spend BP....
World of Warplaneshas been going strong for a while now with its alpha version — some 600,000 people signed up to participate — but it’s getting to be that time for the next phase. Wargaming.net is preparing for a closed beta, which will commence next Thursday, May 31. Those would-be players who put their names in the running for theWorld of Warplanesalpha but did not get accepted are going to be prioritized over everyone else for the beta....
Which is currently outsold by PS3 Although Microsoft managed the Xbox 360 situation in Japan, the Xbox One’s fate is less clear. Just a few months agoit was outsold by the PS3, and it seems as if the only answer Microsoft has is exclusives with big-ticket Japanese developers. One such game isScalebound. Just this week, Xbox Japan marketing manager Masashi Inoue, when asked about the potential ofScaleboundto boost Xbox One sales, noted, “Oh yes....
The freebie is a Ubisoft title, of course We’ve mentioned this briefly in the weekend deals roundup last weekend, but the sales event is noteworthy enough for its own post. Until March 28, all Xbox Oneswill be $50 offat most major retailers (think: Best Buy, Target, Walmart). If you must get an Xbox One in the near future for upcoming exclusives such asQuantum Break… then this is as good of a time as any....
Great games converge on another great game You already look stylish when you’re slicing and dicing inGhost of Tsushima, doubly so when you’re hacking away in black-and-white mode. Add to the aesthetic by infusing your samurai warrior with Kratos, just as Kurosawa intended. Sucker Punch has brought some of PlayStation’s all-time great games toGhost of Tsushima: Legends, the co-op focused multiplayer mode (that’s surprisingly really good). Until January 15, you can unlock outfits fromBloodborne,God of War,Horizon Zero Dawn, andShadow of the Colossus....
And developer dev kits Kickstarter promises or vague hints, years after many campaigns have buckled under them, are still messy as hell. The Wii U really threw a wrench into things after crashing and burning, leaving many developers who previously promised/teased Wii U editions to either swap to Switch or abandon Nintendo entirely. A few, miraculously, dealt with tough porting issues and squashed bugs to eventually meet their goal and deliver —Yooka Laylee‘s long-delayed Switch port is a most famous example....
Ooh, there’s an arcade stick Nintendo’s big presentation about the Switch isThursday night, but first, more leaks! Images of unannounced Hori accessories for the console have startedsurfacing online, some of which are utilitarian and expected (carrying cases, a charging station, stands) and some of which are exciting (an arcade stick, aZeldaskin that seems to suggest a March 2017 release forBreath of the Wild). Most of the photos are of printed product sheets, but a handful of the shots are high-res and in color....
As a Dragoon main I love it Arcade Arms is at it again, forging real life versions of digital weaponry. This week they tackled the Gae Bolg, the Relic Weapon of choice for Dragoons in the MMOFinal Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Check out the video for some in-game footage of the weapon, as well as a demonstration from a really big dude who looks like he could walk on the set ofGame of Thrones....
Also, happy belated 25th, Final Fantasy! In all the bustle of theMega Mananniversary celebration, we failed to mention thatFinal Fantasyjust turned 25 as well! Yep! On December 18, the very day afterMega Man‘s birthday! Ah well! It’s a big enough franchise that it doesn’t need our added support. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t deserve a little recognition in the form of song! “Ballad of the Mages” is a puppet music video by brentalfloss, which already makes it super awesome....
Dual sword wielding demon hunter shown If you buyBloodstained: Ritual of the Nighton Xbox One or Windows 10, you’ll be able to interact with your friends on other Microsoft-owned platforms. Revealed at Microsoft’s gamescom press briefing, we also got our first glimpse at a brand new character, who is as of yet unnamed. We do know he’s a dual sword wielding demon hunter who can utilize Japanese spells while hunting demons....
Square Enix’ dramatic RPG series returns to mobile There’s a brand newBravely Defaulton the way, but perhaps not in the fashion that franchise fans would hope. Square Enix has announcedBravely Default: Brilliant Lights, a free-to-play mobile title currently in development for iOS and Android platforms. While details on the new title and its narrative remain under wraps,Brilliant Lightswill be the first mobile game in the franchise since 2017’sFairy’s Effect.The new game is expected to feature characters and locations from Square’s series of critically acclaimed Nintendo 3DS and Switch titles, in a storyline that will see worlds collide....
