Posts

As is tradition, Hello Games’ Sean Murray dropped the news and trailer for theNo Man’s SkyOrbital Update, having posted emojis for the past few days to tease it to fans. I feel as though I say this withevery update, but theOrbital UpdateforNo Man’s Skyreally is one of the biggest overhauls the game has seen in terms of scope and changing areas that players see the most. It’s also the update that probably addresses the most-requested feature from fans since before the game’s release: Starship customization....

What a nice surprise! We at Destructoid loveSuperhot. We loved the PC edition. We loved it on console. And I personally adored the VR version, especially with proper Oculus Quest touch remotes. Now it’s coming to Switch. The developers (Superhot Team) have waffled over releasing it on Switch for some time, and now during the Gamescom Indie World Showcase stream, it’s confirmed.Superhotis outtodayon the Switch eShop.

The expo will return with a reduced capacity It’s been almost two years since the last PAX West due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but with vaccines rolling out, in-person events are looking a lot more possible. It’s been confirmed today that PAX West will return for an in-person event Sept. 3 through 6. PAX West will be held again in the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. ReedPop said in a press release that detailed health and safety guidelines will be released in the leadup to the show, and that PAX West 2021 will run at a reduced capacity....

Still zero explanation for the game itself While the Internet at large still waits for Randy Pitchford — oranybody— from Gearbox to come clean and explain what went wrong withAliens: Colonial Marines, the studio CEO has decided his best course of action is todisplay contemptfor those who felt cheated when they bought his stinker. AnumberofTwitteraccounts, which were onlyset up recentlyand seemspectacularlypreoccupiedwith Gearbox and Gearbox products, are lavishing Pitchford with praise forColonial Marines, and they are now the only people worthy of his time....

My new go-to headset Over the past year or so, I’ve acquired a decent amount of headphones. Some of them have fallen by the wayside, some of them relegated to certain devices, and a few have become decent “catch-alls” for most of my needs. Seeing as the Siberia Elite was my first introduction to SteelSeries, I had high hopes. Thankfully, it didn’t disappoint, and I now have a new catch-all solution for my headphone needs....

Corgi fighter? Kotaku(well, Superannuation) did some digging and found that there is an unannounced Harmonix Xbox One Kinect game that probably is laying in some desk drawer somewhere. Their lead level designer,Rob Stokes, had a listing on his LinkedIn profile. Remember hearing about aHarmonix game that needed a combat designer? I’d fight a bitch to find out what that was. Maybe that was the canceled project. I have an old friend that works at Harmonix....

It needs casual ones too Now thatSuper Smash Bros.has been out and about for quite a while on the 3DS and Wii U, it’s time to start looking at the big picture. Sakurai recently spoke to Japanese magazineNintendo Dream, and opened up about his thoughts on the series. He talks a bit about patches, his personal plans, and where the series may be headed, but the most interesting tidbit pertains to the actual fanbase....

‘Skullgirls is bigger than any individual’ The license holder forSkullgirls, Autumn Games,has distanced itselffrom the game’s original developer, Lab Zero Games, following an exodus of staff from the latter company. The resigning staff all cite an inability to continue working within a culture of toxic behavior at the independent studio. Several Lab Zero team members resigned from their respective roles at the studio yesterday, taking to Twitter to explain their actions....

Only on PlayStation 4 Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessnessis heading west this summer, Square Enix announced today. Before then, the role-playing game will debut in Japan on March 31 for PlayStation 4, followed by a PlayStation 3 port on April 28. Of course, since other countries embraced current generation platforms more quickly than Japan, the publisher only plans to release the PS4 version internationally. For more onStar Ocean 5, you’re able to check out ourinterview with producer Shuichi Kobayashi....

Starfieldis closer to officially supporting Nvidia DLSS as Bethesda announced it will go into Steam Beta next week. The company stated on X (Twitter), “This update will feature Nvidia DLSS support with frame generation, display and HDR controls for supported systems, and other optimizations and improvements.” Since the update is going into Steam Beta, it means while publicly available, it’s not officially out yet. Bethesda even calls for users to leave feedback so it can be polished before the full release....

Bethesda has seemingly struck gold withthe all-new driveable buggy, which released as part of a free new Gamescom update forStarfield. REV-8 is proving so popular, in fact, that it’s effectively taken over the game’s biggest subredditandit already has a few cool mods to have fun with. As a long-time mainline Bethesda fan, I feel like it’s pretty important to note that the release ofan actual driveable non-hat vehiclein one of the studio’s RPGs is monumental stuff....

DreadXP and Akabakahave announcedthatSucker for Love: Date to Die For, the sequel to 2022’sSucker for Love: First Date, is coming out on February 14th. That’s Valentine’s Day for you romantics out there. The release date was actually announced last week as part of The Indie Horror Showcase, and I have absolutely no idea how I missed it.Sucker for Love: First Date, if you recall, held a prestigious position as one of “Zoey Handley’s Top 10 Picks of 2022....

Doing games quick in the summer This video may be just more than 50 minutes long, but I managed to have quite a few nostalgic flashbacks to my youth in that short time. I played the hell out of it as a kid. And that was very correct of me, because after all,Super Mario Worldis the best platformer in theMarioseries. Watching three speedrunners at Summer Games Done Quick 2014 play it at the same time is a treat....