Why can’t American TV shows about gaming be like this? Watching adults dress as Pokemon, scream about Pokemon, and get into terrifying amusement park rides (presumably) for the sake of Pokemon is better than 99% of G4’s programming, or any other Western TV channel for that matter. Japan even has an (arguably) betterLumpy Space Princess. Oh, and MOS Burger. I loveMOS Burgerso much. Back to the news, the video here gives us our first look on how to changeBlack/Whiteevent Pokemon Keldeo into his newBlack/White 2form, as well as some gameplay fromPokemon AR Searcherfeaturing that weird new bird form of Tornadus....

There’s also cross-gen multiplayer, and PS5 has a ‘High Framerate’ mode targeting dynamic 4K at 60FPS The sooner developers can come right out with it and confirm their next-gen upgrade plans, the better. For its part, Square Enix is launchingMarvel’s Avengerson PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X this holiday season, and players will be able to upgrade from the PS4 and Xbox One versions “at no additional cost.” Player progress will carry over and, going a step further, there’s cross-gen multiplayer....

It looks likeMechWarrior Onlineis on its way tofinallycome out. The first step is releasing a teaser trailer, and what do you know? Here we finally are teaser trailer in hand. It gives a first look at the view inside the cockpit where the pilot is hitting various switches and buttons to prep his mech for the drop into the battlefield. This is also the first look at the in-game assets, as the trailer was also developed using CryEngine 3....

FPS locked at 60 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, the prequel bit toPhantom Pain, iscoming to Steamnext month, December 18. Will you be able to play it? Appears I’d just be able to, according to thespecs here, if my computer wasn’t blue screening four times a day. Technology is fun and good. Minimum Specifications: OS: Windows Vista 64-Bit or laterProcessor: Core i5 SandyBridge 4Core (4 Thread) 2.7GHz or aboveMemory: 4 GB RAM or aboveGraphics: GeForce GTX 650 or aboveDirectX: Version 11 or above...

Buy D4 right now Every week, Microsoft discounts a handful of Xbox titles as a part of its Deals with Gold program. This week, that sale has a little extra oomph as an additional Microsoft Studios promotion is included. Here’s the full list of Xbox One games available in the Microsoft Studios Sale with their prices for Gold members: There’s also a fair number of Xbox 360 games included in the promotion, some of them available to play with Xbox One’s backward compatibility....

The PlayStation VR2 isn’t natively compatible with PCs, which is a disappointment to some players. Since the headset launched, modders have been attempting to change this, and it appears that a significant breakthrough has been made. Day #232: SteamVR is running on PSVR2 in VR-Direct modepic.twitter.com/cke96cwvt3 Mediator Software revealed that it has gotten the PS VR2 to work in SteamVR. Currently, it only works under a narrow set of conditions....

Which hat to put on. I can toss on my Nick Chester’s singing vagina hat because this is aRock Bandstory or I can put on my Samit hat because it has to do with the Superbowl and FOOTBALL! Nick’s hat is more comfortable, but it won’t stop singing and always wants to playRock Band. However, if I put on my Samit hat I’ll have to watch the Pro-Bowl (shudder). What to do....

Neppew-pew-pew Idea Factory International has dropped a trailer – along with a release date – for the fun-looking retro-inspired shumpNeptunia Shooter, which stars the heroes and villains of the popularHyperdimension Neptuniaseries. As you may see from the trailer below, the cutesy title recalls the classic horizontal shmups of the 1980s, as Noire, Compa, Vert and, of course, Nep-Nep herself battle through six stages of recognisable foes, gathering extra party members and power-ups along the way, all backed by a cute 8-bit score....

Tied to new membership program Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata addressed the fact that eShop games are priced the same as their retail counterparts despite the cost savings of digital distribution. This comes from an investor briefing reported live byNstylesand translated byCheesemeister. According to Iwata, it’s about maintaining perceived value, not unlike why Nintendo retail games are almost never priced down. “We believe download versions have the same value and should be priced the same,”Iwata said....

[This is the third in a series of five guest blogs from OVERKILL Software creative director Simon Vicklund about the forces that stand between you and incalculable wealth inPayday: The Heist, coming soon to PlayStation Network. Stay tuned to Destructoid as we continue this series up to the release ofPaydayon October 18th] Hi again! It’s Simon Viklund of the OVERKILL crew who is back to educate you on the many different virtual law enforcers that will stand between you and the virtual cash/diamonds/gold bars you’re supposed to steal in our upcoming PS3/PC co-op FPS gamePayday: The Heist!...

Enthusiastic game developer and perpetual backpeddler Peter Molyneux has announced that he is leaving the developer he co-founded, Lionhead Studios. This departure also marks his exit from Microsoft Studios. “It is with mixed emotions that I made the decision to leave Microsoft and Lionhead Studios, the company that I co-founded in 1997, at the conclusion of development ofFable: The Journey,” he said in a statement toKotaku. “I remain extremely passionate and proud of the people, products and experiences that we created, fromBlack & WhitetoFableto our pioneering work withMilo and Katefor the Kinect platform....

Retail staff prepare for frustrating shop conversations Head of Xbox and all-round cheeky scamp Phil Spencer has tweeted today that the “plan is set” to announce pre-orders are open for Microsoft’s new console. The Xbox One X, currently set to be the most powerful console available once released, is launching in November of this year at a whopping $499. Regarding the pre-order announcement, Spencer said the company were “Just landing the announce with all the info,” and that it “won’t be too much longer....

Ladies and gentlemen, what you are about to view is footage of perhaps the most dangerous Nintendo fan who ever lived. Whilethe delayofSuper Smash Bros.has affected many of us in different ways, no man had taken it worse than this wretched soul. After this video, in which he promised to be spending Valentine’s Day withMetroid, and desperately declared that Geoffrey the Giraffe has never let his ass down, he left his place of rest, armed only with a plush Yoshi doll and a Wiimote, and raided the local GameStop where he was able to fatally bruise one employee and a small puppy outside before being shot by police....