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Better than the life I live Last fall, quirky game developer Hidetaka Suehiro, better known as Swery, launched his first Fig campaign to fundThe Good Life, his first game sinceD4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die. It did not go well. The campaignfailed. I meanreallyfailed. Like less than 50% of his lofty $1.5 million goal was met when it ended failed. It was an ambitious campaign for an ambitious game. Rather than let the funding fiasco weigh him down, Swery promised to bring the game back for another shot at crowdfunding on Kickstarter....

Conrad Zimmerman has a list of some of the best videogame deals you’ll find from the big major retailers. Are you ready to Black Friday? Niero has a video of what you missed out on from the Miami NARP, Brad reviewsReistance 2, aResident Evil 5demo is coming soon, David Jaffe goes medieval on NeoGAF, and plenty more happened on 11/26/08. Originals:RetroforceGO! episode 69: Retrofeast IIDiscountoid: Black Friday 2008Video of Destructoid’s Miami Game NARP: Feel like you were there yourself...

R.L. Fine, I won’t R.L. Whine Reading? In my video games? I guess that’s par for the course in a click-and-point title. And, if you’re really twisting my arm, it’s probably a big part ofreadingbooks, too. At leastGoosebumpsis thematically consistent across its words and spooky going-ons. There’s a Dead House, the Monster Blood fromMonster Blood, a living dummy, and so much more. Hopefully we go to Camp Jellyjam. Hopefully we find an abominable snowman in Pasadena....

Welcome to another edition of the Great Retro Quiz!, the weekly feature that puts your knowledge of classic videogames to the test! This week is all aboutDonkey Kong Countryfor theSuper Nintendo Entertainment. I assume a lot of you have played this game — it is the second bestselling game on the SNES after all — but how well do you remember it? Do you know who Cranky Kongreallyis? What the heck is a “Winky?...

For tonight’s entertainment, I present to you “Destructoid vs. Squidbear” by community memberDestructoKitteh. It’s currently unfinished, but I encourage him to resume work soon. I want to see more of Jim Sterling with a chainsaw arm and a “Dafoe”-branded jetpack, followed by magical girl Tara Long! Dale North, Conrad Zimmerman, and Allistair Pinsof continue to be our eyes and ears at the Tokyo Game Show. Back at home, Spencer Hayes shares his interview withJohann Sebastian Joustcreator Doug Wilson, Jim Sterling rounds up reactions to the latestDmCtrailer, Jonathan Holmes delivers more goodies from the New York Wii U event, I reviewRayman Jungle Run, Joshua Derocher reviewsBlack Mesa, andBayonetta 2exists only because of Nintendo....

Developer GSC Game World plans to drop the second follow-up to the originalS.T.A.L.K.E.R.this October in North America. DubbedCall of Pripyat, this upcoming and stand-alone title (thinkClear Skies) will push players deeper into the universe’s story, specifically within the confines of the busted-up Zone center. What awaits people in this place? Hooded old men with magical shields and some sort of pox. A lengthy teaser for the title was released yesterday afternoon....

Job simulator? Whats that? I started to write this first sentence as “Japan is a country where people really love working, so I’m surprised there aren’t more games about working” but then I remembered that RPGs, as much as I love them, are quite a bit like work. Still, you’d expect more actual job simulators.Germany would buy them. Not an RPG is Tricol’sCounter Fightfor HTC Vive. Described as a “work simulation,” this game gives me someYoshinoyavibes, but is almost certainly inspired byJob Simulator....

Fans of HBO’sTrue Bloodwill easily recognize the real-world woman behind Lara Croft’s voice and movements inTomb Raider. Today it was revealed that actress Camilla Luddington was chosen in an international talent search to be Lara’s voice for the upcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 release, which serves as a franchise prequel. The 29-year-old is also the performance talent for Lara, meaning that she’ll do all of the required mo-cap for the character....

Prepare to assimilate. The rogue AI known as Ultron is primed to join theMarvel Rivalsroster next week, and he’s tougher than ever. As part of the ongoingMarvel Rivalsstory, the evil Ultron has stolen Cerebro and evolved into the mega X-Tron as part of the game. According to NetEase, Ultron introduces “an all-new shooting experience” as a Strategist who can provide “consistent healing” to his team. In Dev Vision Vol. 06, Creative Director Guangguang and Lead Combat Designer Zhiyong reveal what’s coming in Marvel Rivals Season 2....

[Last week, I asked you to write anything you wanted about videogame antagonists. Our first promoted blog on our Villains Bloggers Wanted topic comes from 2plus2isjoe, who takes a more abstract approach and discusses multiplayer opponents as modern “villains”.Want to see your own blog on the front page? Write a blog on thecurrent topic: Integration. — JRo] He stands before you, momentarily. That unmentionable bastard with the flaming head, the lurid, gleaming carbine, whatever....

The world ofDragon’s Dogma 2is absolutely massive, and it’s packed with resources and items like Golden Trove Beetles that you might not even realize are incredibly important. From the word go,Dragon’s Dogma 2drops you into a fantastical open-world map so large it will make your head spin. While the main quest effectively directs you between major settlements, there are plenty of side quests and collectibles to get lost with. This includes one I mistook initially for another food resource: Golden Trove Beetles....

Expect simultaneous release on all planned platforms Developer Playtonic Games must be sitting pretty right about now. Two days ago, the 3D platformerYooka-Layleerevealed its official name. Yesterday,it launched a Kickstarter campaignwith a base funding goal of about $270,000. In less than a day,it passed $1.5 million, taking out all of its originally planned stretch goals. After about 24 hours, it is currently sitting at above $1.6 million raised. With the last milestone hit,Yooka-Layleeshould release on all of its planned platforms simultaneously....

…and some other people, too Fatal Frame: The Black Haired Shrine Maidenhas an awful title as well as some decidedly bland box art, but the recent issue ofFamitsuhas revealed some details about the upcoming Japan-only (boo!) Wii U survival horror title that seem intriguing. I mean, it’s aFatal Framegame, It’s gonna be spooky. That girl we’ve been seeing in all of the promotional art and videos? Her name’s Yuri Kozukata, and she’s got a special power that allows her to see people who have been “spirited away” as well as bring them back....