Whet your appetite for Deception IV with this PS2 Classic Traptis coming to PlayStation Network next week, according to the latest episode of thePlayStation Blogcast. A spiritual successor to Tecmo’sDeceptionseries, the strategy action title initially released on PlayStation 2 back in 2005. Players take on the role of Allura, a princess accused of murdering her father. On the run from a band of assassins, the exiled maiden is forced set a series of deadly traps to defend herself from her pursuers....

Another Brick in the Wall Microids, who will not stop until every single classic franchise has made a comeback, has announced that Taito’s famous bat-and-ball classicArkanoidis getting set for a comeback in 2022, with the arrival of the all-newArkanoid: Eternal Battle.The announcement was accompanied by aslick, electric teaser trailer, which you can check out below. “We are very pleased that Microids, a company we trust, will be releasing a modern version of a popular title that Taito released 35 years ago,” said Taito director Masakazu Suzuki of the project....

It was previously scheduled for the ‘second half’ of 2019 Nintendo has posted an updatedrelease schedulefor upcoming Nintendo Switch and 3DS games. One easy-to-miss change affects the untitled “all-new core series Pokémon RPG.” Originally announced for thesecond half of 2019, the mysterious Switch game will now release in late 2019. I kind of just expect newPokémontitles to release in November at this point, so in my mind, this isn’t a huge shift....

Check out everything Destructoid did today I totally dug DrinkBox’sGuacamelee!whenI previewed itlast month. Now that it’s out, Jonathan Holmes hasour full reviewof the game, which he has lavished with high praise, in case you didn’t believe me. I do have shifty eyebrows. Thanks to an assorted, month-longPlayStation Store sale, you can score the game (for both PS3 and Vita) at an even cheaper price. Might want to consider it if you like fun....

The Avengersare storming the box office this weekend but they’ll soon be bringing the fight to the pinball arena in the new “Avengers Chronicles” pack of tables forPinball FX2andZen Pinball 2. In the above video, we’re treated to the first look at the main event, the table based on theAvengers: Assemblemotion picture. The table features special balls representing each of the members of the superhero team and missions which must be accomplished using them....

Or, more likely, for those who talk to strangers Xbox is less than a month removed from itslatest big update, the one that reconfigured the dashboard and the guide button. Microsoft’s method in recent years for improving the Xbox One has been intermittent major updates bolstered by a steady stream of smaller changes. Next up is one of those less substantial revisions. In a post onXbox Wire, Microsoft outlined what’s next for Xbox One....

Debuting next weekend in Los Angeles A show as creative and visually arresting asTwin Peakscould have alotof fun in virtual reality. As teased today, there’s going to be aTwin Peaks VRexperience from Collider Games, Showtime, and David Lynch. It’s planned for an eventual release on Steam for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Attendees of next weekend’sFestival of Disruption, which runs from October 13 to 14 in Los Angeles, will get a first look at the VR experience....

Here’s a full five minutes of over-the-top, moody, guitar-heavy animated Pokemon action. It’s the first English languagepromotional trailerforPokemon Black Version 2andPokemon White Version 2, and it shows off a bit of the story for the first time. Really, though. Guitars on top of guitars. The battle scene near the end of the trailer? Mad licks! And the very end is so insanely epic that I will be air gutaring for the rest of the day....

“Bite a little bit of me, you’ll see why!” could have been so wrong in a completely different context, but in aSuper Monkey Ballmusic video, it feels oh so right. Sega has released this bizarre and completely uplifting music video forSuper Monkey Ball‘s upcomingBanana BlitzHD re-release, which really needs no introduction. This series, born in 2001, sees little cute monkeys rolling around in balls,Marble Madnessstyle, trying for high-score clear times and arcade-like power-ups....

Poncle, the developers ofVampire Survivors, has revealed the Chilling Update, which is set to drop “in a few weeks” according toa trailerposted by the developer. How to unlock the Chilling Update content The trailer — which is less than a minute in length — asks the viewer if they’re “tired of working the dairy plant,” and if so, they should “cool down in whiteout.” This update unlocks a brand new overworld to playVampire Survivorsin; the overworld looks just like a winter wonderland, only with a lot more autonomous, floating skulls and ghouls than I’d care for....

Wii-kly Update Two WiiWare Games and One Virtual Console Game Added to Wii Shop Channel This week’s additions to the Wii™Shop Channel will have players setting their sights on a wild variety of targets. From solid walls to wriggling fish to fierce samurai warriors, you’ll face plenty of fresh and unusual challenges as you master these distinctive games, each featuring an inventive twist on a proven formula. You’ll also notice the ongoing expansion of both WiiWare™and Virtual Console™offerings, bringing you the best of what’s new along with classic titles that hold fond memories....

Wargroove 2, the sequel tothe top-down strategy gameWargroovereceived a brand new trailer and a release date in today’s Nintendo Direct. According to the new trailer,Wargroove 2is set to release next month, on October 5. Thetrailerspends some time highlighting the game’s story, which involves a set of “mysterious new factions” that players must contend with.Wargroove 2allows players to “command the land, sea & sky” in their pursuit of total victory. Also, the trailer takes a moment to focus on “supercharged grooves,” which are akin to final blows that are unique to each Commander, including “Powerful Form,” “Raise Dead,” and “Chain Reaction....

Oh, yeah, for sure, dude This isn’t spoilers for me, because I’vealready played throughthis bit, but this JapaneseThe Last Guardianpromotional trailer condenses (quite a bit!) the intro into about six minutes, then includes some extra cool shit with evil terracotta-ass motherfuckers and some birddog-on-birddog action, all to a track that sounds ripped fromNi no Kuni.The Last Guardianis coming out, totally for real and everything, December 6. For a much quicker briefing, check thisvery pretty CG trailer....