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On this week’sSup Holmes?we have the one and only Phil Tibitoski from Young Horses (developer of the brilliant, award winning freeware titleOctodadand it’s upcoming sequelOctodad: Dadliest Catch) to talk about the today’s most bizarre and disturbing trends in gaming. From fans forming activists groups to demand that developers change their games to meet the will of the audience, to devs charging $20 for on-disc DLC, to PBS claiming thatSuper Mario Bros....

Welcome to another exciting edition of Team Fortress 2sdays! Every Tuesday, a bunch of us Dtoiders hop online and playTeam Fortress 2on theofficial Destructoid server; you should join us! Ever play on a server full of Snipers? Yeah, we totally did that last week. Hit the jump to see if this week will suck just as hard! ServerIP: 63.208.142.126Port: 27015 Early MatchHost: YOU!Time: 8 PM EST Late MatchHost: Mr Andy Dixon (Steam: Mr Andy Dixon)Time: 12 AM EST...

You wanna get nuts?!? After some slight marketing confusion last week,Batman The Telltale Series Shadows Editionhas popped up for purchase on various digital storefronts, published by LCG Entertainment, now the owners of the Telltale Games catalogue. TheShadows Editionincludes both previously-released seasons of Telltale’s Batman adventures –A Telltale SeriesandThe Enemy Within. The ten episodes of choose-your-own-adventure style action are all present and correct, along with a new filter option that presents the game in a monochromatic “noir” style....

Growing up, I played a lot of puzzle games, but I didn’t have much love for them. This is because my mother loves puzzle games, and I probably didn’t like them much because it was one of the genres she could beat me at. However, the experiences I had playingYoshi’s CookieandKirby’s Avalanchewith her have left me with somenostalgia for the titles. I don’t actually play them much, but they feel good to my soul, at least....

Preview a couple of episodes before the full game launches on Steam in September The lo-fi horror game scene is lighting up, and even as the short and often experimental games accumulate, I don’t think we can have too much of a good thing. A new PS1-inspired psychological horror experience calledThe Fridge is Redis making the rounds witha demo on Steamahead of a full launch on September 27. It’s worth a look!...

The Switch version will be a great entry point to the series Nintendo of Japan released a new gameplay overview video forPikmin 3 Deluxethis week, and while it’s not the most substantial update for folks who have played the original version on Wii U (another exclusive bites the dust), if for no other reason, you should watch it to see some super cute illustrations. I wasn’t so sure I’d want to pay sixty bucks forPikmin 3again with theDeluxeversion on Nintendo Switch, but the closer we get to its October 30 launch, the more this double-dip feels inevitable....

Roadhog is under the microscope again After a stint on the PTR, the gunslinger Ashe has now properly joined theOverwatchroster. You’re probably up to speed on Ashe’s repertoire given her recent debut at BlizzCon, but just for kicks, here’s the short of it. She has a headshot-friendly semi-automatic rifle. Her Coach Gun can give enemies a nudge off a cliff or help launch her up for better sightlines on, say, shield users....

All games within any given sub-genre can be hit or miss, but anime-based games are on another level. Even when you get into something purely for the love of its source material, it can be tough to find a gem that truly shines. For every decentDragon Ball Zfighter there are dozens of forgettable entries. No matter how much you loveNeon Genesis Evangelion, you know deep down the Nintendo 64 game only appeals to hardcore fans....

Unless you’ve already played Recently, NeocoreGames releasedThe Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cuton Steam, a compilation of the three games in the series. Past titles have varied in quality; thefirst gamewas good but buggy, thesecondwas a solid step up, and thefinal gametook several steps back in design. While the inner workings of the games varied throughout the series,Final Cutkeeps everything standard all throughout. Seeing as the last one was easily the worst of the three, this had me quite nervous....

The morale: Don’t pirate games. OK, sure, we won’t … Spotted on Kotaku. Random Robot Intermission: Robot Love. Really goofy, but LisaNova is a hottie. A really funky glitch fromTwilight Princess. Thanks TheGoldenDonut! Elite Gamer, it’ll destroy your relationship with your girlfriend … LIKE ALL VIDEOGAMES!

Edith won’t remain exclusive What Remains of Edith Finch, the critically acclaimed game from Giant Sparrow, will finally be making its way over to the Xbox One on July 19. The title has previously only been available on PlayStation 4 and PC. PublisherAnnapurna Interactiveput out a new trailer to celebrate. What Remains of Edith Finchfalls into the oft-reviled category of walking simulator, but it’s one I enjoyed a lot. You play as Edith, the last member of the Finch family, as you explore their family home in Washington....

Wile E. Coyote heads to Hyrule We’re now three days intoThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which has certainly seen a lot of players dive into the latest Hyrule adventure. A big part of this new entry is construction: being able to build and break things in equal measure thanks to the Ultrahand power. Unsurprisingly, everyone has built some weird, weird stuff with it. Cars and planes seem almost banal compared to what I’ve seen....

If you’re one of the many players who logged intoCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3today and found out you’re now level 1, you aren’t alone. Social media users everywhere reported their accounts have been reset. The officialCall of DutyUpdates Twitter account has already responded, stating the developers are working on a fix. The MW3 level reset issue is being addressed According toCODUpdateson Twitter, the level reset issue inModern Warfare 3“appeared overnight....