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Pre-orders outnumber those of the highly-successful Mario Kart 8 Super Smash Bros.is going to sell a lot of copies, and give the struggling Wii U a sorely needed boost. Just how big of a boost, though? Nintendo is pretty optimistic. Speaking withBloomberg, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime revealed pre-orders for the upcoming fighting game have actually eclipsed those ofMario Kart 8— certainly a good sign. “The launch ofMario Kart 8has essentially doubled our Wii U sales year-on-year,” said Fils-Aime....

Fallout, Metal Gear, Bloodborne The Game Awards, the closest thing the video game industry has to film’s Academy Awards, isscheduled for December 3. With only three weeks until the event, nominees have been announced for the 22 categories. After the usual categories highlighting genres, there are some near the bottom focused on the community side rather than the development side. Three categories are dedicated to eSports, with two highlighting players and one filled with years-old games (and no mention ofRocket League!...

Soundtracks you should be listening to! Welcome back! We’re looking at recent soundtrack releases, and there are a number of big ones this month. We’ve got impressions of theStarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm,Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, andTomb Raidersoundtracks along with a number of great releases from Square Enix, Taito, Gravity, Q-Games, and more. It’s interesting to note this month that many of the releases are “Not for sale,” and are instead limited edition bonuses....

As is Civilization Revolution Even though I enjoyed it at the time,Insanely Twisted Shadow Planetis one of those games that utterly slips my mind. Somehow, despite its marvelous name, I flat-out forget it ever existed. That might change going forward, as the Xbox Live Arcade metroidvania title is now compatible on Xbox One. JoiningShadow Planeton the backward compatibility list isCivilization Revolution, a game I never cared to try but one I feel like I’ve seen regularly pop up as a wished-for addition....

Screenshots out of Tokyo Game Show I keep forgetting that Moon Studios’ platform adventure gameOri and the Blind Forestis coming to PC as well as Xbox One, despite being published by Microsoft Studios. Big thing to forget! My takeaway from Brett’spreview out of gamescomwas thatOriholds up well as a platformer. When a game is this beautiful, it’s easy to be skeptical. Some of these “new” screenshots from Tokyo Game Show look awfully familiar, but I’ll let it slide — too pretty not to....

There’s lots of options if you’re interested Overwatch‘s professional competitive games are done for the season, but this weekend theOverwatchLeague (OWL) is hosting its first All-Star weekend, featuring teams made up from some of the best players in the world. The matches begin in about half an hour and can be viewed onTwitch,Major League Gaming,OverwatchLeague.com, or on cable if your package includes DisneyXD or ESPN3.Events will continue on Sunday at 11:00 AM PDT and can be viewed in the same way....

As you level up inPalworld,you earn Technology Points that can be used to unlock new facilities and items for your base and beyond. There are several new Technology items for every level reached and players will have to decide how they want to spend their points. With so much newPalworldtechnology unlocked with each new level, players will constantly wish for more tech points to spend on these new features. To help you make the decision, we compiled a fullPalworldTechnology List so you can spend those Technology Points and Ancient Technology Points wisely....

Updated: August 02, 2025 We added new codes! Build fancy apartments and take money from people inRent Please Landlord Sim. Decide if you want to be a friendly landlord or kick people out just because you’re able to. Use codes as well to get unique items and Cash to upgrade furniture. If you want to find wealthier tenants, you should useRent Please Landlord Simcodes to earn money and buy luxurious decorative items....

A board game based on the sequel to a video game Steamforged Games, the company responsible for theDark Soulsboard game, has announced a new partnership with Capcom to bring a tabletop adventure based onResident Evil 2. Resident Evil 2: The Board Gamewill be launched viaKickstarterin late Autumn of 2017, although I’m still a little perplexed as to whyResident Evil 2was chosen over the first game. No otherResident Evilboard game exists to my knowledge unless we’re counting thedeck-building game....

The RetroN 3 gaming system tries to do it all. There’s three cartridge slots in this 3-in-1 system: Super Nintendo, NES, and Sega Genesis. And on three of the four sides of the system you’ll find a set of two ports for each system’s original controllers. If you don’t have any of those original controllers, you may play games on the included wireless controllers, which look to be total rip-offs of the six-button Sega Genesis controller....

NEEEEEEERD This is a bit of a strange one: a keyboard review on a video game website. Who would have known? But in my time at Destructoid, I have spoken to just as many developers who are fans of the site as I have general readership. They even put us in their games sometimes. And as someone who not only writes a lot myself, but is also a web developer by trade, a good keyboard is essential in my daily workflow....

Not just a limited time thing or a fad Auto Chess is on the rise, and as is typical of Riot Games, the studio immediately swooped in and started to take advantage of it with their take on the subgenre,Teamfight Tactics. It’s no surprise that given the high amount of polish it’s one of my favorite Auto Chess games on the market right now, especially when you consider that most of the others are still in (rough) beta form....

Brackets can have up to 128 teams It’s a big day over inRocket Leagueland. Psyonix has rolled out update v1.43, otherwise known as the one that adds player-made tournaments and a separate Quality Mode on Nintendo Switch for folks who prefer better visuals over running the game at a steady 60 frames per second. The full multiplatform patch notescan be seen here, but these are the highlights: Players can now create and join Tournaments...