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And why can’t this get an HD remake? [Narrated by Josh Picard] Growing up, I had a friend who wasveryinto theStar Wars Customizable Card Game. He carried two binders with him throughout the fifth grade: one for his school work and one for all of his cards. I don’t know if he actually played it with other people — I certainly didn’t know of anyone else at school who was into it — but he loved to break that binder out at lunch to show us all the new cards he’d bought over the weekend....

Starfieldis one of thebiggest game releases of 2023, and, with its inclusion on Xbox Game Pass on day one, it will probably be one of the most played games of the year too. Theexpansive universe thatStarfieldis offering, complete with companions, bases, and planetary exploration, looks ripe for some multiplayer fun. So willStarfieldhave multiplayer support? Why won’tStarfieldhave multiplayer? Unfortunately, for co-op and PVP lovers,the answer is no. Despite its massive world,roster of companions, andmultitude of features,Starfieldremains an entirely single-player experience....

SinceXDefiant first launched, players have been begging for Team Deathmatch to be added as a game mode. An overwhelming wave of demand worked, as Ubisoft finally confirmed its addition. Ubisoftconfirmedthat Team Deathmatch goes live as a new game mode on June 21 at 10 a.m. PT. Playing the objective is fun and often rewarding when it leads to a victory for your team. However, sometimes, when you log on, you would rather turn your brain off and strictly go after enemies....

8-bit aural delights No sound chip is as ubiquitous as the Ricoh 2AO3 found in the NES and Famicom consoles. 5-channels wide (usually only four were used), the sounds of this 8-bit microprocessor were cemented into the brains of anyone who was in the room with it. Some of the most enduring songs ever produced in video games got their start on that unassuming slab of plastic and silicon. Today, when someone wants to make a video game soundtrack sound vintage, they parrot the tones of the Ricoh 2A03....

Into the sea of deals If there’s one good thing about being a PC gamer, it’s that major gaming publisher catalogs often goes on sale throughout the year. So if you’ve been itching for a particular title that you never got around to playing, chances are high that they will be on sale for 75% off sooner rather than later. This week, the publisher in question is Ubisoft and as of writing, we’re seeing over 110 games on tap....

TheGenshin Impact5.5 update has released a bunch of hidden achievements. Some of them require you to perform tasks in the overworld you’d normally not do, making them easy to miss. Furthermore, unlocking them will give you Primogem rewards. Here are five hidden achievements you may have missed inGenshin Impact5.5. 5 Genshin Impact 5.5 achievements you may have missed The Purest Heat After completing theIs “Intensity” Really the Key? quest, return to the hot spring southwest of Fallingstar Fields and activate all the Phlogiston Spouts by closing the Geothermal Vents using Plunging Attack or Tatankasaur’s normal attack....

Despite having a direct sequel,House Flipperis still getting updates and DLCs. The latest of these is theDine OutDLC, adding rental opportunities, tablecloths, and perhaps most importantly, recipes to collect and make. Cooking up a storm might seem like an odd choice of activity in a building renovation game, but creating meals using the Universal Cooker is a solid way to gain experience and unlock new Skill Perks. It also adds a touch of realism to restaurants and homes, allowing you to put actual food on the table so that an environment looks a lot less sterile....

In All Star Tower Defense X, there are multiple ways to enhance the power of your units besides leveling them up. One way to do that is by unlocking their Hidden Potential. However, since this mechanic can be challenging to understand at first, we prepared the following guide onHidden Potential skill trees in All Star Tower Defense X. Table of Contents All Star Tower Defense X Hidden Potential Skill Tree Explained After you reachplayer level 18, you will be able to access theHidden Potential skill trees of your 5-star and aboveunitsinAll Star Tower Defense X....

RJ Palmer is something else Just last year we learned that RJ Palmer, also known as “arvalis,” got to contribute to theDetective Pikachumovie. They had been known as the “realistic Pokémon person” for some time, which in turn led to a gig outside of their normal Ubisoft San Francisco duties. Not one to deny their roots, Palmer recently took onSobble: one of the newly revealed Pokémon from the recentSwordandShielddebut trailer. It even has the completely lost face and everything with the semi-cloaking chameleon motif to boot!...

The best part of writing for a video gamewhos-a-whatsitslike Destructoid is that I can get away with completely ignoring what’s going on in the world of gaming in favor ofbaby ducks! Kotakumanaged to swipe an e-mail (that you can find after the jump) recently issued to employees by the molemen who rule EA’s underground Los Angeles campus from subterranean caves, and instead of the perfunctoryMadden-thisandinhuman-servitude-thatthat these e-mails usually consist of, today’s topic was all about baby ducks (and the requisite duck humpin’ that created the babies)....

Letting the player draw her own difficulty curve [Destructoid likes to invite game developers to write editorials for us from time to time. Their opinions don’t necessarily represent Destructoid as a whole, but they sure are interesting. Here is a fun one on howFire Emblemhandles difficulty scaling from Anna Anthropy, the developer ofFrog AssassinandDys4ia.] I want to introduce you to my boys. This is Marcus, Old Marcus, and Seth. They’re from theFire Emblemgames on the Game Boy Advance: from left to right,Fire Emblem(the first game in the series to get an international release),The Binding Blade(the gameFire Emblemis a prequel to) andThe Sacred Stones....

Would you pay today for a hamburger tomorrow? Or six months from now? Opponents of the Season Pass, get ready to have your day all sorts of messed up, as 2K Games and Irrational have announced thatBioShock Infinitewill sport one. Three add-ons have been announced as DLC, totaling $30, which you may get for $20 with the Pass on the day ofInfinite‘s launch. If you buy the Pass, you’ll get access to the Early Bird Special Pack, that has new gear, gun upgrades, and gold weapon skins....

Please stick to the commons and the blues that you’re used to [Update:A patch released in November added the option to grind three purples. Therefore, this is not as useless of a bug as originally thought.] Anyone that plans to hop around the moons of Pandora today might want to take some care when playing around with the Grinder. The January 27 update toBorderlands: The Pre-Sequelhas an unforeseen bug that causes the game to crash under somewhat unique circumstances....