Samurai Rising is a new Final Fantasy-esque action RPG from Square Enix

Lots of Final Fantasy undertones Square Enix has announcedSamurai Rising, which is due out on Android and iOS at some point in the future (likely this year). Before you groan, it actually looks pretty good! It’s an action RPG akin to something likeSecret of Mana, and features a wide variety of classes to mess around with, as well as some familiar designs. This thing just screamsFinal Fantasyin terms of the character art....

June 7, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Jessica Stephens

Sci-fi RPG Ar nosurge out now on PlayStation Vita

Boxed special edition available via NISA Ar nosurge Plus: Ode to an Unborn Staris now available across North America and Europe. As we’ve come to expect of Gust-developed role-playing games, this PlayStation Vita release is an enhanced port of last year’s PlayStation 3 title, which adds free DLC content and extra costumes. The story is set in the same universe asAr tonelicoandCiel nosurge, following a duo that set out to guide their vagrant society back home to Earth after being adrift in space for two millennia....

June 7, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Tiffany Barnes

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero pulls a Final Fantasy XV

Pushed back by about six weeks September has lost another one. In an update posted today on theShantae: Half-Genie HeroKickstarter page, developer Wayforward announced thegorgeous looking gamehas been pushed back by about six weeks. A new release date isn’t expected to be announced until after it has been given the green light by the console manufacturers. Speaking of consoles, if you were looking forward to getting this game on the Xbox 360 or PS3, there is more bad news....

June 7, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Tracy Anderson

Sony clarifies PS4 pricing in Brazil, points to taxes

Here’s how that $1,850 breaks down We were just as shocked as you were to hear that thePS4 would cost about $1,850 in Brazil.Sony sent us a statement from PlayStation Latin America that looks to show all the pieces of the R$3,999 puzzle. It says that they “heard your frustration loud and clear about the PlayStation 4 retail price,” and that they want to emphasize that “it isn’t in the interest of Sony Computer Entertainment America to sell PS4 units at this high retail price....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 523 words · Elizabeth Smith

Splatterhouse on track for an ‘early 2010’ release

Imagine my disappointment when Namco Bandai’s current-gen, third-person reboot ofSplatterhousewasn’t at the publisher’s pre-E3 events. Now picture me crying in the middle of the Los Angeles Convention Center when I was told that it also wouldn’t be at E3. So seriously, where the f**k isSplatterhouseat? Last we heard,earlier this yearthe game was pulled from original developer Bottlerocket. Namco Bandai hastold Siliconerathat the game is being targeted for an “early 2010” release, and is being developed internally by Namco Bandai games....

June 7, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Brandy Smith

Starfield planet scan guide — Should you bother fully scanning planets?

There are so many systems and planets available to explore inStarfield. One of the many things you can do on each planet is use your scanner to survey the landscape. Each planet has its own flora, fauna, resources, and even special points of interest. Scanning a planet will not only give you important information about the planet, but you can also obtain survey data for each planet you fully survey. We’ve put together a helpfulStarfieldplanet scan guide to help you learn everything you can about scanning planets and moons....

June 7, 2025 · 3 min · 494 words · Robin Carter

Technos Japan’s Famicom RPG, Sugoro Quest, is finally getting official translation next month

More good news in the world of tardy translations, Ratalaika Games and Shinyuden are localizing Technos Japan’s 1991 dice-centric Famicom RPG,Sugoro Quest: Dice Heroes. It’s coming February 7 to Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. It’s interesting news coming in the wake ofSuper Technos World: River City & Arcade Classics, as it will feature the Super Famicom’sSugoro Quest++: DICENICS, but won’t be providing a translation. I’m not sure if this news makes that more disappointing or less....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Johnny Chavez

Telltale’s The Walking Dead being reborn as a pinball machine in Zen Pinball 2

Kill zombies using only your balls Not only is Telltale’sWalking Deadseries coming toZen Pinball 2,it’s shambling. Or staggering. Or one of the hundreds of zombie-related puns I thought about using for the headline before deciding to play it straight. But regardless of how it arrives, it’s going to be coming toZen Pinball 2as yet another brilliant alternative to straight pinball. And if this trailer is any indication, it’s going to be pretty fun....

June 7, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · Donald Cook

The best stuff on Destructoid this week [4/19]

Garbage men are so strong [We post a lot of articles here at Destructoid. The endless, ouroboros news cycle has us burning the snake at both ends, which will ultimately push big news, thoughtful original pieces, and all sorts of other great content off of the front page. Check here every Saturday for my attempt to rectify that.] Some kids want to be astronauts or doctors or lawyers or hedge fund managers....

June 7, 2025 · 9 min · 1763 words · Megan Hill

The Daily Hotness: Mutant babies

Allistair Pinsof talked to Twisted Pixel about how horrible they were as babies. Also someone made this photo that freaks me the hell out. Brian reviewedNCAA Football 12, San Diego Comic-Con is going to have some videogames,Kingdom Hearts 3is never going to happen, the 3DS is getting Netflix, Nick checked outResistance 3and more happened 7/13/11. Destructoid Original:Podtoid 158: Salsa SnackLive show: Mash Tactics play Fists of the North StarRetrogazing with Twisted PixelNew Destructoid Episode: 3DS Netflix, Popcap, and Aliens!...

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Robin King

The next big dump of Final Fantasy XIV news is coming on October 18

Still on track for an October patch release Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringerswowed pretty much everyone at launch, but the hype has since subsided a bit as folks have exhausted all of the available content: if you don’t raid, that period came even sooner for you. That’s all about to change soon though, because Square Enix is dropping a customarygiganticpatch on us this month, and the next preview is set for October 18....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Kathy Bryant

The Switch is still scheduled to be skewered by 1001 Spikes

Death by acupuncture at its finest When people argue about game difficulty, most of the time what they’re really arguing about is if said game was properly marketed to the same people who would end up enjoying it.Cupheadlooks like a cute, simple 2D platformer, but it’s actually a tough as nails gauntlet of constant peril. People who bought the game thinking it would be a lightheartedRaymansort of deal were sorely disappointed....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Lisa Sanchez

The Wolf Among Us episode 1 is free on Xbox Live

$10.04 for the season pass! Telltale’sThe Wolf Among Us: Faithis freeright now on Xbox Live. Doesn’t matter if you’re a Silver or Gold member, you can go right ahead and snatch it up for the price of nothing. This is pretty much the best way to figure out if you really want to get invested in the series. Check out the first episode, and if you end up liking it you’ll more than likely want to pick up the season pass that contains all five episodes for $14....

June 7, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Paul Adams