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Plus: I want to play Ni No Kuni let me play it now please Okay, secret confession — today’s Destructoid Show was actually shot yesterday. Because today, we have to go on a field trip to preview a bunch of games. If the news seems a little less fresh than usual, that’s probably why. In order to further promoteHitman Absolutionand offend everyone in the process, Square Enix released a Facebook game centered around insulting and threatening friends, and in order to promoteTomb Raider, they released a screenshot of Lara Croft getting bit by a dog....

Praise be Prepping a modern-day video game to be played for the first time often involves waiting. Lots and lots of waiting. Your console has to be up to date, and the game disc needs to install, and you can’t forget about the day-one update, many of which are substantial. Double check that you have enough space. Then, after that whole rigamarole is over, you might also have to contend with the publisher’s servers....

Lost Crusade As reported by the movie snoops over atDeadline, MGM Studios has announced that the sequel to its 2018Tomb Raidermovie will no longer meet its March 2021 premiere date and has been delayed until further notice. The latest in a long,longline of movies to have its plans usurped by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,Tomb Raider 2was to see the return of Alicia Vikander as death-defying adventurer Lara Croft, embarking on another dangerous adventure into the darkest corners of the globe....

This week’s episode: The writer’s barely… Gnarly! Hot off of last week’s announcement that the hit animated showTotally Spies!was getting set for a long-awaited TV comeback, publisher Microids has announced that it hasa brand new video game adaptationin the works, set to launch on consoles and PC in 2024, alongside the girl’s TV return. Totally Spies! which originally screened in the very early ’00s, sees World Organization of Human Protection (WOOHP) agents Sam, Clover, and Alex embark on a series of deadly (read: silly) missions in order to protect the free world from a rogues’ gallery of terrorists and villains, while also attempting to balance their death-defying deeds with the upscale Beverly Hills lifestyles....

Get those Devolver games too! New month, new free games. This is the arrangement Amazon Prime members have come to expect, which isn’t a bad outcome considering a lot of those people just signed up for free two-day shipping. Collateral benefits are happy benefits. In January, Twitch is giving awayDandara,Anarcute,Kingdom: New Lands,A Normal Lost Phone, andSplasher. One or more of them pique your interest?Just go claim them nowin case you ever feel like playing them....

Just over 3 years since it was originally released into Early Access,Valheimhas finally received a pretty hearty content update in the form of Ashlands. Officially Patch 0.218.9, Ashlands introduces an all-new fiery biome with a slew of new weapons, armor sets, creatures, buildables, and more. Here are the fullValheimPatch Notes for the Ashlands update that released on April 22. ValheimAshlands new content For players who have completed all the existing contentValheimhas to offer, the Ashlands update brings a bunch of new content specifically around the new Ashlands biome for players to enjoy....

Fusing Weapons inTears of the Kingdomis a key element of coming out on top in combat. While you can find normal weapons in Hyrule, a lot of them are deteriorated with Gloom. If you want to deal large amounts of damage, you need to fuse items together with powerful loot, like a Silver Lynel’s. While Diamond has one of the highest power fuses, the Silver Lynel saber gets just a bit ahead of the competition....

Is there hope? In addition toMega Man Legends 2andMega Man X3,The Misadventures of Tron Bonneis one of the rarestMega Mangames there is. Thankfully, it’s coming to the PSN in Japan, alongside ofMega Man 8(one of my personal favorites), andRockman Battle & Chase(which is only available by way of theMega Man X Collectionin the US). Of course, you can still buy them using a Japanese PSN account. While I’m excited for fellow JapaneseMega Manfans, I’m hoping the PSN scene over in the US shapes up soon....

Err, Midna amiibo to some of you One of the better-looking amiibo that has been revealed is theWolf Link amiibowith Midna riding on his back. The problem is that since its announcement alongside a remaster ofTwilight Princess, the amiibo has tethered to a bundled release of the game. That’s no longer the case, as Wolf Link has broken free from his shackles. Nintendo recently updated itsproduct certificate sitewith a listing for an independent version for Wolf Link....

Rat-a-Tat-Tat Rebellion’s co-op shooterZombie Army 4: Dead Waris now out of the trenches and ready to do battle on PS4, PC and Xbox One. The developer/publisher released one final trailer to showcase the sequel’s chaotic, action-packed universe, where the living stand together to fend off a horde of soldiers that were oncealmosthuman. Up to four players can squad up to take on a seemingly endless march of the undead, ranging from bog-standard zombie grunts and explosive-laden psychopaths to heavily armoured boss characters and even a zombie shark!...

Get shot like it’s nothin’ If you’ve ever played theHaloseries in any sort of competitive setting you’re probably aware of ‘Flinch’, a mechanic where your aiming reticule moves up slightly when you’re hit. First introduced as a replacement for de-scoping, a mechanic where players looking down a scope would be kicked back to their primary aim when hit, manyHaloplayers disliked the loss of accuracy that flinch brought with it. While flinch was meant to be removed forHalo 5in favor of a return of de-scoping, many players of theHalo 5Beta have complained of a flinch like movement in their aiming reticule when shot....

Team Rocket steals all their 3DSes I’ve never paid much attention to the confusing world of competitivePokémon.EV training, natures, actually caring about a Pokémon’s stats… it all confuses me. However, a documentary currently on Kickstarter calledTo Be the Very Bestlooks like it wants to shine some light on the scene and all it entails. The project aims to follow the lives of competitivePokémonplayers Ray Rizzo and Aaron Zheng in the run up to thePokémonVideo Game World Championshipsin August 2015....

What a cool physical take on the mini-game Have you ever become so absorbed in a mini-game or side activity that it starts to overshadow the main game? It can be hard to pull yourself away! The most recent example I can point to isCult of the Lamband its snappy dice game, Knucklebones. This game is compelling enough that players are sticking with it long after they’ve toppled all of the competitors and no longer need extra money earned from bets....