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Everyone’s favorite Batman [This week’s interview is with one of Dtoid’s most prolific Qtoid posters and habitual Photoshoppers, ZombZ. Keep it up, Moyse, and shoot him a message if you want to be a part of this outstanding community tradition. ~Strider] Hello again, Destructoid! The kinkiest interviewer on the block,Chris Moyse, returns with the 2nd of myCommunity Interviews. Firstly, I’d like to thank you all for your wonderful support and feedback last week....

Promoted from our Community Blogs! [Destructoid turns seventhis Saturday, and all month long Dtoiders have been sharing their favorite memories from their time in the community over in ourCblogs. Here’s a wonderful story from former Dtoid staffer Jesse “Tactix” Cortez.Share yours now!–Mr Andy Dixon] Hey everyone! Long time no see! It’s been a while since I’ve written anything on here, but you must know that I’ve never really left your side for a second....

Spice, Spice, Baby Video game fans of a certain age will well remember the majesticDunevideo game adaptations of the early ’90s, excellent strategy titles that paved the way for Westwood Studios’Command & Conquerseries. Well, it is time to get your house in order once again, as publisher Funcom has announcedDune: Spice Wars, an all-new RTSheaded to PC in 2022. Much like the Westwood Studios classics,Dune: Spice Warswill see players take command of one of the many ordained houses, before laying siege to the desolate yet highly valuable mining planet, Arrakis....

We knew this day would come At the Game Horizon conference, Epic Games VP Mark Rein warned of the looming free-to-play console storm, reportsJoystiq. “The next-gen consoles are going to be fully embracing the free-to-play and these IAP-type business models,” he said. “So in case you don’t know that I’m putting that out there. Sony and Microsoft are both going heavily in that area. I’m telling you what they’re telling developers,” explained Rein....

One of the primary complaints people have of Nintendo’s new portable, the DSi, is that the Game Boy Advance slot was removed. Aside from removing the ability to play the huge library of GBA games, it also prohibits the use of many nifty Slot 1 devices. Now we hear that a DSi prototype had the GBA slot included, but it was yanked due to size reasons. D’oh! AndriaSanggives us the English version of the latest “The CEO Asks” column from Nintendo’s Japanese pageTouch-DS....

SHENANDOAH RIVERRRR The Post-Apocalyptic West Virginia Board of Tourism has approved temporary measures in hopes of sending people in droves to the irradiated wasteland of Appalachia. Or maybe it was Bethesda. Yeah, definitely Bethesda. This weekend,Fallout 76is free to play on all platforms. From May 14 until May 18, anyone can hop intoFallout 76and have full access on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. That includes the recentWastelandersupdate, which adds NPCs, a revamped mainline story, dialogue choices, and a reputation system....

Where are my SRPG peeps at? Those of you that have played strategy game classicFinal Fantasy Tacticshave been left wondering if character Ramza Beoulve died at the story’s resolution, in the final battle. According to the game’s writer and director, Yasumi Matsuno, he didn’t! After leaving us hanging for a billion years, Matsuno had this to say on Twitter last month: He is not dead, alive properly. He would have started another adventure in the land of Another....

Complete with a Hideo Kojima signature For the person who has everything,there’s this: a nearly 63-inch-tall, half-scale statue of Kojima Productions’ Ludens mascot. Sideshow Collectibles has opened pre-orders for the luxury item ahead of an estimated Q1 2018 ship date, and at $2,000 a pop, understandably, only 150 are being produced. Yes, yes, this beast of a statueisimpractical. The main reason I wanted to post about it was 1) I’m still obsessing over the newestDeath Strandingtrailer, particularly after readingthat great piece aboutChildren of Men‘s increasing relevancy a decade later, and 2)I mean just look at those juicy EVA thighs!...

For racing game enthusiasts, the highly anticipated release ofForza Motorsporton PC and Xbox Series X/S is just around the corner. Gamers eagerly anticipate an immersive experience withForza Motorsport‘s vast car collection. However, before you can hit the virtual tracks, it’s essential to ensure that your PC meets the necessary system requirements to run the game smoothly. Here are theForza MotorsportPC system requirements to run the game. Forza Motorsport PC system requirements Here are theofficial system requirementsto run the game on your PC:...

The first in a series of seven “microtitles” for iOS; new shmup slated for 2014 ROTOLLA, the puzzle debut from Prior Games — composed of key members of Digital Reality which co-developed2012’s amazing shmupSine Mora— is now available on iOS for iPad and iPhone.ROTOLLAis a falling-block puzzler that blendsSuper HexagonandTetristogether to create a unique game, where the player rotates the blocks and match colors, as a soundtrack by Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hillseries) plays....

Discover the truth behind death in June The stylish Nintendo DS adventureGhost Trick: Phantom Detectivegets its second lease on life this summer. Capcom has locked in a June 30 release date for theGhost Trickremaster on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam. Originally released for the DS back in 2010 and brought to the U.S. in 2011,Ghost Trick: Phantom Detectivewasconfirmed to be getting an HD remasterlast month. It’s well-deserved, asGhost Trickis definitely one of the gems of Nintendo’s dual-screen handheld....

15-minute preview of the arrange album ROCKMAN HOLIC On December 19, yetanotherMega Mantribute album will be dropping in Japan. EntitledROCKMAN HOLIC, it is a 16-track collection of vocal arrangements that spans the entire Classic series plus a couple ofXnumbers. I recently shared thebadass music videofor the track “X-Buster,” and towards the end of the video, you hear a very familiar voice reading off the release details. That is Masako Nozawa, the voice actress best known for playing Goku — both young and old — in every incarnation ofDragon Ball....

Call it a doggy treat If the country roads take you home to West Virginia, Dogmeat might be homeward bound. Bethesda has opened the doggy door to the potential of a future update that would addFallout‘s most fetching companion. Now thatFallout 76has NPCs, companions, and a lived-in world, some people are already wondering what’s next. In areddit AMAwithFallout 76project lead Jeff Gardiner and lead designer Ferret Baudoin, user AzarianCouncil asked “Are pets coming soon?...