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Exclusive news straight from Suda’s mouth Grasshopper Manufacture just turned 20 years old, so this morning I gave Suda51 a copy of No More Gentleman and a birthday cake while I sang him a song. He seemed touched. Video of this once-in-a-lifetime event is coming soon, but in the meantime, here’s a scoop that we scored from Suda as he was eying that delicious frosting. When asked if there is any exclusive info that Suda could give us aboutTravis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, Suda shocked us all by revealing that outside of the action-based parts of the game that are being demoed at PAX East, there will also be some story-focused “adventure mode” sequences for both Travis Touchdown and his rival Badman, detailing their efforts to search the real world for more games to bring back to their Death Drive Mark 2 console....

‘We’ve done a ton of testing on reliability’ Valve recently announcedthe Steam Deck, and the internet has been ablaze with takes. Like most things Valve I’m in “wait and see” mode, as several provisos have come out beyond the initial reveal that might not make it the “Switch Killer” a lot of people hope it will be. Speaking of the Switch, the comparisons are going to be natural due to the similar look of the device, and Valve is already talking about preventing Steam Deck drift....

Segmented weapons that you build over time were a staple of the N64Turokgames.Turok: Dinosaur Hunterhad the Chronoscepter,Turok 2had the Nuke, andTurok 3: Shadow of Oblivionhas the Personal Singularity Generator (PSG). Now, where do you find the pieces? Right off the bat, note that much like previous games, there is one part of the PSG in each of the chapters. There are five chapters, there are five parts. Thankfully, becauseTurok 3is a lot more linear than its predecessors, you don’t really need to go out of your way to find the parts....

Play this adorable puzzle game In the madness that is E3, it was easy to miss the release ofYoshion the Wii U Virtual Console forthe special price of $0.30, but lo and behold, it happened. For those of you who never played it,Yoshiis an NES game that was actually created by the now legendary Game Freak, the creators ofPokemon. It’s a charming (yet simple) little two-player puzzle game that resembles the many “match” titles that flood the market today, but with a twist — you have to “sandwich” creatures in eggs to create adorable Yoshi creatures....

Podtoid 358 People do dumb, silly, and strange things all the time. Sometimes they do it out in public. Now that everyone carries a little, inconspicuous camera with them, is it okay to snap a quick picture of these dumb, silly, and strange things? That’s just one of the talking points on this week’s Podtoid. To be honest, I don’t even remember which side I took. Darren took like 15 years to edit this episode....

A fantastic way to watch horror as a kid — that you definitely didn’t hear from this website — is anime. Parents won’t suspect these beautifully animated stories for kids to hide some of the most messed-up stuff you can imagine, but we all know that they sure can. Let’s look at the best outings in the horror genre that we got by the hands of Japanese Animation. Elfen Lied Elfen Lied has arguably the most famously gruesome opening in the history of anime....

This intentionally boring game is someone’s dream come true At this point, I’m convinced you could make a simulation game for any niche on this planet. On one end, we’ve gotMicrosoft Flight Simulator–a jaw-dropping recreationthat lets you fly planes around the world above eerily accurate landscapes and cities. On the other end, there’sAirplane Mode. I simultaneously can and can’t believe something like this exists. Airplane Modeis a video game that simulates flying–but as a passenger....

New project from ex-RedLynx staff impresses Whoa. I almost missedBADLAND, an “atmospheric side-scrolling action adventure” that’s being designed for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch by ex-RedLynx (Trials Evolution) developers Johannes Vuorinen and Juhana Myllys, but I’m so glad I didn’t. Admittedly, things start off a bit slow — if still very pretty — but the collectible items quickly make this footage compelling. Mechanically, I’m reminded of a mash-up between the Lantern Run mode inInsanely Twisted Shadow PlanetandLocoRoco, if that makes sense....

Rayquaza ex is a tricky Pokémon that has the potential to be a powerhouse, but seems to struggle to fit into many decks we make forPokémon TCG Pocket. Despite its energy-less typing and move use, most decks we have tried to fit it into haven’t seen much success. Its challenging, not impossible—but I should preface that in my testing this morning, it was definitely a very difficult deck to play with no matter what you put it into....

Valve has paid out $57 million so far To date, some 1,500 users have earned a collective $57 million from Valve for creating custom in-game content for titles likeTeam Fortress 2,Dota 2, andCounter-Strike: Global Offensive. Up until now, only the company’s titles have supported this kind of payout, but that’s changing. Chivalry: Medieval WarfareandDungeon Defenders Eternityare the first third-party games to have “revenue-generating” curated Workshops. It’s taken Valve this long to face “the sheer number of challenges required in order to scale to a global audience of creators and players....

And it’s coming back bigger and better than ever Shmup specialist Degica Games has announced that fantastic space shooterCrimzon Clover: World Explosionis getting set to let rip on PC this winter. The fully rearranged arcade hit blasts off on Steam in December.A demo is available right now, so you don’t even have to wait before checking out the pulse-pounding action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKvKCQ3b89g Developed by Japanese outfit Yotsubane,Crimzon Cloverhit the arcade scene in 2011 during one of the shmup genre’s many renaissance periods....

If you’ve been putting off yourDestiny 2: The Final Shapepreparationsuntil now, it’s time to put things into high gear at long last. Notably, Bungie’s just announced thatallof the game’s Brave weapons now drop at substantially higher rates, giving you a better shot at farming them. For those who aren’t in the know, Brave weapons are the snazzy new kit that’s been added to the game as part of the freeInto the Lightinterim DLC, which has successfully served its role as a lead-up toThe Final Shape....

‘See you next year!’ Not if I’m dead E3 2019 is still going on today. Can you believe it? It feels likeSquare Enix really kicked it off on Mondayand Nintendo’s Tuesday streamwithBreath of the Wild2was the mic drop. Our own CJ Andriessensnapped this photo on the way into the busy show floor today: E3 2020 will take place on June 9 through June 11. Let’s plug that into our handy calendar and…oh yeah, that’s a Tuesday through Thursday arrangement, just like always!...