That’ll be a helluva lot of hearts stolen Atlushas released a variety of sales figuresconcerning the many titles set within the sexy ‘n’ stylishPersona 5universe — The figures are spearheaded by the recent release ofPersona 5 Royalon PS5, PC, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch platforms, which have helped to push the brand’s sales through the roof. Since its October release on the aforementioned platforms,Persona 5 Royalhas shifted one million units in total....

Henry Cavill to star as the grey-haired rogue Asreported by Deadline, Netflix’s TV adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s fantasy series,The Witcher, will be arriving exclusively on the platform by the end of the year, which puts it ahead of itsoriginally penciled 2020 release date. The series stars Henry Cavill – ofMan of SteelandMI: Falloutfame – as Geralt of Rivia, monster hunter for hire and lecherous Lothario. Readers here will obviously be aware of his gory and sexy antics via CD Projekt RED’s excellent series of RPG titles....

Last Orders… Sukeban Games has announced thatN1RV Ann-A,the highly anticipated follow-up to cult classicVA-11 Hall-A, will not meet its previously announced 2020 release date, and has been rescheduled to the vague release window of “when it’s done.” The popular indie developer announced that it intends to focus on the promotion of some of its other upcoming projects, though Sukeban reassured fans that production on the cyberpunk sequel wouldnotfalter as a result of this, merely that the marketing aroundN1RV Ann-Awould be a little more subdued for the foreseeable future....

Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays! Good morning, festive friends, and welcome to a double dose of Whatcha Been Playing? Y’see, for many years, yer boy Moyse has written “Happy Holidays” posts for Christmas morning. But, this year, December 25th falls on Saturday! And that’s Whatcha Been Playing day! So I decided the best course of action was to combine the two, offering all y’all happy festive wishes from Destructoid while maintaining my triple-figure Saturday streak....

This popular Pokemon is easy to find Ah, Mimikyu. The source of endless amounts of fan art and crafts. It’s easy to see why Mimikyu would be so popular, especially after learning about its dark nature and terrifying indescribable true form. Well, you’re able to get this mysterious and cute creature inPokemon Scarlet & Violet, and it’s not going to be a tough to find it. Here’s how to get it....

These are the things I will pass on Creative mediums are powerful tools, especially video games. Most of us are already intimately familiar with that fact. I mean, you’re on a video game website, you probably wouldn’t be reading this if you weren’t interested in video games. Yet other outlets cycle between praising and demonizing them. It’s obvious thatthis site and its community are always pro-games, but we support them for so many reasons we’d be here all day if we just put those reasons into a listicle....

Box office round up It’s the week beforeStar Warsand that means no movie is really dumb enough to open up over the past weekend just to have its second-week box office destroyed by everyone seeingStar Wars. As such the box office sucked and there’s nothing much to talk about so I’m going to give away thisStar Wars: The Last Jediprize pack we’ve got instead. Included in the pack are two Fandango cash vouchers to see the film (worth $21 each, which should get you into the movie in most formats), a cinch bag for carrying stuff that needs to be cinched, a t-shirt for when you need to go out in public, some temporary tattoos for when you want to temporarily be a bad ass, and a mini-poster for when you want a poster but you don’t want to to be too big....

Valentine’s Day is coming up, you know! Not to discredit any of the other fine games sitting in Steam’s ever-shifting “New & Trending” section, but when I hovered overWith Youand saw a pair of funky one-eyed blobs with lanky legs, I was intrigued. I mean, it’s the age-old cyclops appeal. I can’t say no! When I noticed the magic words “co-op campaign,” I wasdoublein. The fact that it’s a free game — which also goes for theItch....

It’s been a wild ride followingPokemon Scarlet & Violet, rife withupsanddowns. But with theIndigo DiskDLCaround the corner, it appears Game Freak is hyping up the end of Generation 9. Fittingly, trainers can grab Dialga and Palkia in this month’s next Tera Raid event. As many Pokemon fans know, Dialga and Palkia are the cover legendary Pokemon forPokemon Diamond & Pearl. Perhaps newer fans know these monsters from the more recentBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearl,but we don’t talk about those games....

YO HATERS! STEP OFF! In what may very well be the greatest news of 2013 thus far, D3Publisher has announced apartnershipwith Cartoon Network to publish games based on the greatest television program about a pair ofretro-gaming slackerswho still live like it’s the 80s.D3 most recently handled the distribution of the WayForward-developedAdventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!, and all parties are hoping that some of that same magic will carry over to Cartoon Network’s other prime time giant....

Nearly here! RememberFantasian? I wouldn’t blame you if you forgot about it! Mistwalker, the studio behindBlue DragonandLost Odyssey— two absolute classics — is releasing a new RPG on mobile devices soon. Wait, don’t go!Fantasianlooks like a legit JRPG romp, one that will free them from theirTerra Battleroutine they’ve been in for the last seven years or so. If you want to see some footage,check out the below video at the 1:16 mark....

Always be inking Random littleSplatoon 2tournaments are happening throughout the year, especially leading up to a showdown at this year’s E3, and that includes the recent Inkling Open qualifiers this past weekend. Just several days ago in one heated match the Beard Bois and team Komodo battled it out in Turf War, and the score came down to….0.1%. Yep, it was that precise. To sort of clarify things mostSplatoonevents don’t typically run Turf War games in favor of other matches....

Future plans allegedly leaked by hacker group [Update:In a statement issued to numerous news outlets, Bandai Namco has confirmed the ransomware attack, and is now investigating to ascertain the extent of the data stolen. “After we confirmed the unauthorised access, we have taken measures such as blocking access to the servers to prevent the damage from spreading,” writes Bandai Namco. “In addition, there is a possibility that customer information related to the Toys and Hobby Business in Asian regions (excluding Japan) was included in the servers and PCs, and we are currently identifying the status about existence of leakage, scope of the damage, and investigating the cause....