The polarizingKingdom Heartsfranchisesucceeded in winning the joy and ire of many fans and non-fans recently by taking part in anHD remix project, which includes the originalKingdom Hearts,Chain of Memories, and movies from358/2. The problem is,Kingdom Hearts II, one of the most beloved games in the franchise (if not the most next toBirth by Sleep), was nowhere to be found. After being pestered by pretty much everyone, Nomura told Famitsu that “it would be unusual if there wasn’t [an HD remake of2]....

‘Oh come on, she’s 10,000 years old’ The 1995Mortal Kombatmovie is great. Straight up. While I won’t deny that some of its CGI effects have aged somewhat hideously, and the film ducks the brand’s trademark violence in order to bag that all important PG-13 rating, Paul W.S. Anderson’s adaptation of NetherRealm’s flagship fighting series is a fun riot, and deserving of its long-standing reputation among many as the best video game movie to date....

How many will you see coming? This fall, the incredible JRPG seriesPersonawill celebrate its 25th anniversary. That’s 25 straight years of demon-fighting, school dating, hard dancin’ action. Publisher Atlus has launcheda brand new websiteahead of the exciting celebration, teasing a number of incoming projects that will highlight the stylish and super-coolPersonauniverse. “As of 2021, thePersonaseries has sold over 15 million copies worldwide,” reads an on-site statement,as translated by Gematsu. “To all our fans that have supported us for so long, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts....

Hey, look! It’s another infuriating goddamned illustration from Ashley Davis! I’m going to kick her in the ovaries. This week, the (ironically)full, original castconsisting of Tiff Chow, Aaron Linde, and Jim Sterling finally came together to talk aboutsexism in videogames. Our topics of discussion included: -A sonnet, a Spore, and an outtake –Do girls have better things to do than play games? –Muscled, hardass male protagonists: just as sexist as Lara Croft types?...

I’m real anxious to see how this turns out There’s a newPokemon Legends: Arceustrailer, and it shows off more ofthe Hisui region, as well as more of the game’s vibrant cast. Oh, and a Darkrai bonus promo. So the main purpose of this trailer is to show off the game’s cast and start acquainting us with the upcoming region. While we’ve already heard plenty about the Galaxy Expedition Team, we get to meet the Diamond and Pearl clans (hey, appropriate!...

Go buy it, fools! You know how Nintendo is known for never reducing the price of their first-party titles until years later undera re-release line of games? Well, this week is one of those extremely rare cases where a retailer is significantly reducing the price of a Nintendo game, and a huge one at that. All week until this coming Saturday, 27-05-2025, you’re able to nabThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Swordforonly$19....

Not quite the market leader Game capture devices have gotten easier and easier to use with each passing year. What once was an elite craft is now easily accessible with the right unit, as it’s as simple as plug-and-play functionality. Recently I had the chance to test out theElgato HD— a device that I now use on a weekly basis for all my recording needs. So how does the Roxio Game Capture HD Pro compare?...

Sierra (is back) On-line If you’d asked me to make a prediction for gaming in 2021, I wouldn’t in a thousand guesses have dropped chips on this one. Roberta and Ken Williams, founders of adventure gaming developer Sierra Entertainment, have announced their plans to develop and release a brand new game in 2021, which will be the duo’s first release in over two decades. The Williams’ new game, tentatively titledThe Secret,is expected to feature the classic Sierra style that the husband and wife team pioneered with a huge catalogue of adventure titles throughout the ’80s and ’90s....

Some of the year’s best PC games Tomorrow at 3:00pm Pacific marks that time of the year when a bunch of people share their opinions about Spike’s game awards show on Twitter. A few of us here at Destructoid will also be partaking in a related ritual —watching the festivities while inebriated. If it’s purely the games you’re interested in, here’s an interesting little development. Steam hasdiscounted VGX nominees, includingPapers, Please($4....

While gathering up artifacts inStarfieldstarts out as a fun activity, it soon becomes quite serious. Not only do you have the unfolding mystery of the universe to try and deal with, but people start trying to kill you, and eventually, a full-scale attack is launched on the Lodge and the Eye, the two places most representative of Constellation’s efforts. Should you defend the Eye or the Lodge? While this might seem like a pretty straightforward choice, there is a major story change tied to it, as one of your companions will die....

Despitemy own initial skepticism,STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobylis shaping up to be thetour-de-forcethat both the developer GSC Game World and the franchise’s fans deserve. The November 20 launch date is seemingly set in stone, too, with pre-order goodies now finally shown off. As exciting asnews aboutSTALKER 2‘s mod-kit and A-Life handlingmight be, who wouldn’t get thrilled by a fancy new gun skin? Notably, while we have known for quite a while now that there’d be a snazzy set of pre-order bonuses available to those who pre-purchaseSTALKER 2, the specifics have been fairly hazy....

There’s something to be said aboutSTALKER‘s modding community: it perseveres, no matter what. Even when the IP was in limbo, people kept making awesome mods such as the fully open-world and sandboxCall of Chernobyl. ThoughSTALKER 2hasn’t had anything like that up until now, that’s all changing. As strange as it may sound, none of theSTALKERgames have released with a proper, full-featured sandbox mode. Sure,Call of Pripyathad post-campaign content if you played your cards right, but that was an exception to the rule....

Sorry, ‘New Journey+’ [Update:You can find the full patch notes here, which detail a few extra patch notes like accessability options. The full list of changes has been added below. The gist is that text scaling is in, and more demanding sections like button-mashing portions (which some people can’t handle on a regular basis) can be skipped or simplified.] Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderhas remained strangely dormant since its mid-November 2019 launch, as EA didn’t manage to figure out a way to stuff in microtransactions or multiple bits of paid micro-DLC into it....