Meet Curtis the Lumberjack The man who has forever cast a dark stigma on my name, Wil Wheaton, has joined the cast of Double Fine’s upcoming point-and-click adventure gameBroken Age. Picking up the axe as Cutis the Lumberjack, a character brought back to the game largely in part from fan feedback on the game’s forums, the video above gives a sneak peak at just what kind of paranoid wood chopper Wheaton’s character is going to be....
Financial writer paints doom and gloom everywhere Financial writer Jay Yarow of Yahoo paints a dismal picture of The ‘Soft — one that suggests it cannot stay in the game console business. In an editorial titled, “Steve Ballmer’s Nightmare is Coming True,” things are made to look rather bleak indeed. The article raises ten points to indicate Microsoft is in a bad way. From the threat of the iPad to the suggested failure of Windows Phone, it would seem the company has lost traction in every department....
PlayStation Now you see me Sonydelivered detailson its Gaikai-based game streaming service, PlayStation Now, at CES. This PlayStation Access overview sums up the most useful tidbits we know about the service at this time, According to Dale, it already works well, albeit in thecontrolled CES environment. Some takeaways: Sony is starting PlayStation Now on PS3 and PS4, with Vita and select Sony Bravia access to follow. Ultimately, we will see PlayStation streaming to tablets and phones, including non-Sony devices....
Promoted from our Community Blogs! [Enter the anti-Badger. –Mr Andy Dixon] Note: The Wombat could be anyone — a Destructoid community member, a gaemz jurnalizmer, even some random Dutch guy. They could be just one person or Legion. You’ll probably never find out who they really are, which is a thing I typed for no other reason than to keep up with the joke. Welcome The Wombat to Destructoid everybody!...
Wuthering Waveshas a pretty big map, and in the traditional style for this type of game, a lot of it will be dark when you first start playing. The good news is that it will be covered with structures known as a Resonance Nexus to help you out. The Resonance Nexus is an easy way for you to get additional map information and get a vision of everything you might be missing....
BitLife’sthird seasonal scavenger hunt, the Seven Deadly Sins Hunt, has officially begun. From July 19 until August 4, you’ll identify all seven sins and complete hidden objectives to finish the hunt. Finishing the scavenger hunt gives you a cosmetic prize, making it a fun little side quest between weekly challenges. Here’s a list of hints and answers for theBitLifeSeven Deadly Sins scavenger hunt. BitLife Seven Deadly Sins scavenger hunt guide BitLife’sSeven Deadly Sins scavenger hunt has seven objectives representing each sin....
‘Oi just lav the oceun… its sew viry pritty’ Today will see four more classicFire Emblemcharacters don their swimsuits and hit the shores, as part of theongoing Summer eventin Nintendo’s mobile-battle,Fire Emblem Heroes. Arriving at the beach today areArchanea’ssorceress Linde and whimsical Tiki,Fates’archery-proficient Prince, Takumi andFire Emblem’soverall second-best girl; noblewoman Camilla, also fromFates. Each character receives fun new Summer gear to sport during their respective beach brawls. A new paralogue chapter “A Sketchy Summer” is also being made available....
It was originally tied to a Twitch drop Close to launch, WB Interactive held a cross-promotional campaign forHogwarts Legacythat involvedwatching Twitch footage for item drops. While it was fairly easy to acquire most of said drops through viewing anyHogwarts Legacycontent, there was one big asterisk:Merlin’s Cloak. Unfortunately, Merlin’s Cloak was directly tied toofficial Twitch streams from the developer, so it’s been a little hard to come by if you weren’t following WB social channels....
From the women who brought her to life WithBioShock Infinite‘s impending release, Irrational and 2K are showing off how the team created Elizabeth, Booker’s enthusiastic companion. It’s always interesting to see how many people are integral to the creation of a single character, and how much work went into making her — hopefully — believable. Actress Courtnee Draper details the challenges of bringing her to life just with her voice, while Heather Gordon, who gave the physical performance for Elizabeth, explains how she had to tell the character’s story through movement....
Time is on your side Modus Games has announced an approximate release window for its delayed but charming looking adventureCris Tales. The time-hopping RPG, which did not meet its initial November 2020 release date, will now arrive in July on PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Stadia. A new overview trailer gives us a fresh look at Dreams Uncorporated and SYCK’s magical world of spirit and adventure, as young time mage Crisbell and her newly met companions journey through the kingdom of Crystallis....
Look at that grass! We can finally get the release-date news forCrysis 3behind us. The latest installment from Crytek will be targeting PC and consoles on July 16, 2025 in North America, and February 21 in Europe. The studio also brought out some new images, which look pretty terrific, though that’s hardly a surprise for the series at this point. Additionally, the studio’s parternship with director Albert Hughes (From Hell,Menace II Society) was discussed....
Coming to PS3 and Vita Tecmo Koei has dropped the official date forDeception IV: Blood Tiesfor North America this morning: June 25, 2025. This follow-up to the PlayStation classicTecmo’s Deceptionis coming to PS3 and Vita — traps and deaths and all — comes with full Cross Play and Cross Save support between the two platforms. Yes. The Vita has some touch screen functions to set and activate traps, while the PS3 version will let you upload combos or challenge other players’ combos online....
Feature creeeep [Update:So this is odd. “After much debate and thinking,Midora‘s development will resume soon. A Kickstarter update explaining why and Early Access news are coming soon.”] Midora, a crisp-looking action-adventure title from Epic Minds, is now on hold. The $73,470 raised through Kickstarter “was never enough to begin with,” according to the game’s director Mhyre. The project has ballooned beyond its original scope to what Kickstarter backers could rightfully call worrying new heights....
