Reminds me a more relaxed Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet MixedBag has announcedforma.8, an action-adventure title about a probe stuck on an alien planet — a dangerous one, at that. Since thisisa probe and not some decked-out warship, surviving will be an ordeal at first. Players start with no weapons but will acquire upgrades as they progress. As you might’ve guessed, the studio is calling this a Metroidvania. I’m feeling the potential here....
The Satellite Scramble takes off on September 15 A newFall Guysseason is taking off this week, and it’s headed for the stars.Fall Guyslaunches Season 2 this week, dubbed Satellite Scramble, goes live on September 15. As you may guess, thisnew season is all galactic. Space-themed variations of other Rounds found in Solos, Duos, and Squads will roll out, as will some new Costumes and Challenges. A mission to repair theFall Guyssatellite can net a few rewards: a Space Bean nickname, some Kudos, a Satellite Explorer nameplate, Space Icons pattern, and a Satellite backpack at the highest tier....
Upon seeingForest Reigns, I was immediately sold on the concept. A (seemingly) dedicated single-player survival FPS set in a massively overgrown version of Paris? Inject it into my veins, please. Thing is, there may be reason to worry aboutForest Reigns‘ future based purely on the developer’s track record. Now, to be perfectly clear, I’m all for second and third chances when it comes to game development. It’s a tough industry to exist in, let alone break through in, and everyone makes mistakes regardless of personal skill and capabilities....
‘You built a fort, didn’t you?’ According to a message greetingFortniteplayers at the start of this week, a new, limited time, playground mode will be “coming soon” to Epic Games’ mega-successful Battle Royale title and could even arrive today. The mode will alter various in-game mechanics to allow player more time and resources to construct bigger and better battlements. Private maps will be available, along with more treasure chests and ammo drops....
Last week, we held a contest to see which community members would join me and a few other staff members in representing Destructoid during our Xbox LIVE Community Playdate on April 13. Here are the winners! These four Dtoid Army Supersoldiers will be joining myself, Conor Elsea, Abel Girmay and Brett Zeidler for an evening on the Battlefield in celebration of our awesomeness. Congrats! I’ll be contacting each of you soon to discuss the details....
WeallrememberBangers & Mash, and nobody can pretend that they don’t. Let us all bask in the nostalgia that we all have for those cheeky apes and their madcap shenanigans. It really doesn’t get anymore zany than this, and you can cram it all up the inside of your winking spicehole if you disagree. Anyway, videogames. We played them. This week, in fact. What fun. Hit the jump for seeing it all about what is inside of it in the it that we have done playing with it and games on the in of it and that....
CD Projekt RED is following through on its promise to stop official support forGwentthis year, but not before releasing one last update. The company announced onGwent‘s websitethat a final update is coming, but the card game’s future isn’t ending. Alongside the balance update is the inclusion of “Gwentfinity,” which hands balance to the player base. The feature’s announcement came last year alongsideGwent‘s sunsetting, so it’s something fans have expected. Not all ofGwentwill be in players’ hands, as CD Projekt Red is employing a skeleton team to manage its infrastructure....
Destiny and Sunset Overdrive will be at the show too [Update:An earlier version of this story stated that Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be at RTX in playable form. It will be at the show, just not playable to the public.] Rooster Teeth’s annual convention takes place from July 4 to July 6 down in Austin, Texas. The con is typically focused on all the original shows they produce likeRed vs Blue, RWBY,and more, but there’s games to play too....
Free title update next week Earlier this year, Capcombriefly spokeof an expansion and new modes that were planned forDragon’s Dogma. The company has since shed further light on the situation, noting that the action-RPG will be given a free title update across Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on December 4 which introduces two extra modes: Speedrun and Hard. The update, “A Trial for Adventures – Challenge Pack,” will offer equipment as incentives for completing either mode....
Now that herrelationship woesare a thing of the past andDots & Daisiesis up and running,Disney Dreamlight Valley‘s newest feathered entrepreneur wants to turn her attention to reinstating the Dreamlight Gazette, including her advice column, Ask Daisy. However, rather than simply offering advice, Daisy is insistent that she needs to go full Daisy to fix the issues presented to her by select villagers, and she obviously can’t do that alone. To complete Ask Daisy, you’ll need to help two villagers in two separate side quests....
There are lots of powerful weapons and loot you can find around the island inFortnite, but many of the best ones are decently tricky to obtain. One of the strongest and toughest to acquire items you can find is the First Blood Medallion. This Medallion is an extremely powerful tool to have at your disposal. It’s one of the hardest items to get across the entire island, though, so you may need some assistance....
One of the most anticipated crossovers coming inFortniteSeason 3 is withFallout, and if you want to stomp your way across the island in a T-60 Power Armor suit, then I can explain how you can get your hands on it. There’s no shortage of crossovers inFortnite, we know that for sure. While we weren’t expecting the arrival ofMagneto toFortnite, we already knew that aFalloutevent was on the way, and now we know that Power Armor is something we can acquire....
Wonder Pick is a system inPokémon TCG Pocketthat allows you to choose one card from a pack that another player has opened. The other player doesn’t lose any cards, and you stand a chance to get a really cool card for your own collection. Just like with the booster packs themselves, you have to rely on Wonder Stamina to let you take part in Picks. you’re able to have a maximum of five Wonder Stamina at any time, and each Pick uses up a certain number of your Stamina....
