Strategy series to return to PC this fall As the old saying goes “If you want war, prepare to war with the war,” and warfaring games should certainly start preparing, as publisher Sega and developer Relic Entertainment have announced that the new sequelCompany of Heroes 3will be sounding the order to battle on PC on July 16, 2025. This third mainline entry in theCompany of Heroesseries will offer up four playable factions and two single-player experiences, set against the backdrop of World War battles waged in Italy and North Africa....

The new Hive faction is cold as ice On a stream today, Bungie and Vicarious Visions detailedWarmind, the Mars-centric expansion forDestiny 2. It’s due out in just two weeks — on Tuesday, May 8 for $20 — and spans a few key additions. There’s a new horde-mode-like endgame activity called Escalation Protocol, which has players teaming up to survive waves of Hive forces and, despite the simple premise, sounds like something I could really get behind as a lapsed player....

Sun rays are bad! Didn’t you know? The government secretly created videogames to keep people inside and away from the sun after all. Still, you sometimes have to leave the the house for things like candy brain fuel. Lucky for you, Destructoid shirts have been designed to protect 50 percent of your body from the sun. Add ina beaniefor 20 percent more protection and then cover your body with ourstickersandpatchesfor 356 percent protection!...

Welcome everyone to the 40th installment of Destructoid (the show). In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Max and I were forced to film this episode 3 days early. So instead of the daily dose of news nuggets, we thought we’d give you a Top 5 rundown. Mine is a list of the top 5 Android games, which consists mostly of me whining about how terrible Android games are. You know what’s not better than Android games though?...

It’s been a long time coming, but it’s finally here, and we’ve finally been able to set our eyes on actual gameplay.SimCityis back and it hasneverlooked this good. There are some huge changes to the formula as far as online connectivity is concerned, but the core gameplay seems to be as deep and involving as ever. Visiting this newSimCitywas like coming back to a town you grew up in. Familiar, but changed....

The Ultimate Succession Challenge 2 SBC is now live inEA FC 25, offering you yet another chance to get a free pack. EA Sports has been lately releasing plenty of fodder challenges, and they can be completed quite easily. The latest SBC is no different, and you should have the fodder required to complete it. In return, you’ll get a pack with player items, and with some luck, you may find promo/walkout items from it....

The Levi de Weerd SBC is now live inEA FC 25, and you’re able to complete a simple challenge to earn yourself some bonus rewards. Like every fodder challenge, this SBC is pretty easy to complete. You should be able to complete the challenge with the cards that you already have in your Ultimate Team squad. Let’s take a look at how you can complete this challenge, and what rewards await you....

Around and around we go At theBristol Games Hubin South West England, Eidos president Ian Livingstonedoled out lessonsto both industry newcomers and industry vets. But it was his choice words to Kyoto giant Nintendo that raised eyebrows. “Nintendo should have their IP on every platform,” Livingstone said, repeating the same “Nintendo should go third party” mantra we’ve heard ad nauseam over the past decade. “Otherwise a whole generation of young people will miss out on their games....

Back to the sandbox In 1992, Electronic Arts releasedDesert Strike: Return to the Gulf —a shoot ’em up that had the player control an Apache helicopter. The game was a commercial success and is fondly remembered by many. As game publishers tend to do when a game is fondly remembered,Desert Strikemay be making a comeback. Last week, EAfiled two trademarksrelated to theDesert Strikename. EA hasn’t weighed in on the IP in any other capacity, so we’ll have to wait to find out what its plans are....

If you’re an EVE Online fan and you’re excited about CCP Games’EVE Frontier, we have some great news. To show some love during Valentine’s Week, CCP Games will offer a free trial for everyone to check out gameplay and enjoy early access during the Closed Alpha state. This trial, as you might have already guessed, will be open to all, albeit with a few requirements. EVE Frontier free trial dates The free trial period will be available for all starting February 14 and will be open until February 24....

The PAX party you’ll want to be at After the success of last year’s Fangamer VERSUS Attract Mode party, they’re returning with the bigger and better version, set for this weekend during PAX in Seattle.Fangamer X Attract Modewill feature hot new games from 17-BIT (GALAK-Z) and CAPY (Synchroma), music from Danimal Cannon, Super Soul Bros, andvirt(he’ll perform some cuts fromDuckTales Remastered), and art (see our gallery) from a ton of talented artists, including our friend Ashley Davis....

Final Fantasy symphony comes to Denmark This year, the very first live orchestrated game music concert by the London Symphony Orchestra took place in the form ofFinal Symphony. The concert is the latest critically acclaimed concert by the Merregnon Studios and the 10th anniversary production, featuring music fromFinal Fantasy VI,VII, andXwith arrangements by Jonne Valtonen, Roger Wanamo, and even Masashi Hamauzu. Now the team is gearing up for more dates in 2014, and will be heading to Denmark for the very first large-scale videogame symphony to be held in the little Scandinavian country....

A report came out today comparing the revenue of handheld gaming devices to that of mobile devices. Done by mobile analytics firmFlurry, the study finds that a great shift has taken place over the past three years. Between 2009 and 2011 (with the last two months of this year being projected based on data from previous years) mobile game sales have gone from 19% to 58%. Nintendo DS game sales have dropped from 70% to 36% while those of the PSP have gone from 11% to 6%....