Including a physical edition Slime Rancheris a total cutie. It’s a first-person farming simulator about wrangling slimes and it has one of those well-paced gameplay loops thatkeeps you coming backday after day to tick more items off your mental to-do list. I say that both as a compliment and a word of warning to would-be players. So far,Slime Rancherhas only been on PC and Xbox One. Later this year, it’s coming to PS4....
The eShop is full of gems Nintendo recently revealed a deal for the 3DS eShop that made a lot of people perk up in anticipation: buyShin Megami Tensei IVandFire Emblem: Awakening, andget $30 back in eShop credit. But how could you also ignore the unparalleled charm ofAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, which has caused many people to pick up a 3DS XL regardless? As a result of these two recent events and many requests, I’ve rounded up a selection of solid games to spend your cash on — because with the 3DS, there’slotsof ways you can do that....
‘Organize a little something else’ AlthoughSplatoon‘s regular content updatescame to an end last month, I’m sure Nintendo will be popping in occasionally to spice things up. At a recent tournament for the game producer Hisoshi Nogami confirmed just that, noting there might be another surprise in store for fans. According to a translation, Nogami said something to the effect of, “We announced that updates to the game would end in January but I’m starting to wonder if we can’t organize a little something else....
RememberStar Command? It’s that upcoming mobile game that I called “Game Dev StorymeetsStar Trek”last weekand may have gotten a little bit excited about. In an interview withThree Quarter D/Pad, two guys from War Balloon Games talked a bit more about what inspiredStar Command. As it turns out,Game Dev Story was an inspiration in terms how it was able to provide simplicity, while at the same time letting the player intuitively manage a lot of aspects of a traditionally complex genre of games....
Hey guys! We’re back with a normal episode of The Destructoid Show. Of course, “normal” means “sexy nuns in latex miniskirts with bazookas,” I guess, because that newHitman: Absolutiontrailer is overflowing with that sort of thing. id Software is re-releasingDoom 3with some new levels, along with Doom I and II, and an armor-mounted flashlight. Speaking of terrifying things,Among The Sleeplooks absolutely brilliant and terrifying. CD Projekt Red has announced their next game will beCyberpunk,based on the paper RPGCyberpunk 2020....
Beware of The Blob… Things are about to get a whole lot stickier on PlayStation, as Devolver Digital’s gross sci-fi horror titleCarrionis finally availableto purchase on PS4, following on from its previous release on PC, Xbox One, and Switch in summer 2020. This unique, stomach-churning title has players take control of a terrifying amorphous blob of… matter… as it gloops its way through a clandestine military laboratory, desperately searching for an exit path....
We still have a couple of weeks left before the new year, but it’s never too early to start looking forward to all the new games to come. What’s tickling your fancy so far? This weekend, we still can’t believe thatPokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambitionis not a big prank, we hand out alternative end-of-year awards, theTtWaVremixes keep flooding in, a dating sim about disabled girls is around the corner, and Allistair gets kicked around fordaringto reviewBattlefield 3DLC....
Somehow, it’s been over 10 years sinceVolgarr the Vikingdelivered its brutal brand of hack-and-slash platforming. Now it’sback for another roundof glorious battle inVolgarr the Viking II, which is coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and GOG on June 04, 2025. You can see some of what developer Crazy Viking Studios has learned since releasing its debut game back in 2013 in the announcement trailer below....
What the hell is gay coding? As one of those fellas who likes fellas, I have to feel pretty lucky for the point in human history in which I am being allowed to exist. As an infant of the ‘80s, a child of the ‘90s, and an adult of the aughts and beyond, I have been witness to some of the best and worst of LGBTQ history. My life started in the panic of the AIDS crisis and as I’ve grown up, I’ve seen how quickly society has evolved to be more inclusive of my peeps, taking them from the butt of the joke to the stars of the show....
For those who didn’t know, Iron Lore Entertainment, the maker ofTitan Quest, closed its doors. Well, THQ creative director Michael Fitch isnot a happy bunnyabout the situation, and he knows exactly who to blame for the downfall of the development house. He blames you. All of you. “Trying to make it on PC product is even tougher, and here’s why. Piracy. Yeah, that’s right, I said it. No, I don’t want to re-hash the endless “piracy spreads awareness”, “I only pirate because there’s no demo”, “people who pirate wouldn’t buy the game anyway” round-robin....
These geese are going maverick Yu Suzuki and his studio YS Net are working on a game for Apple Arcade. The crew revealed it asAir Twistertoday, and its trailer is a pretty fun way to kick off the summer of video game news. The trailer kicks off with death and destruction, as infantry riding giant birds fight in battle against robots. The protagonist, Princess Arch, mourns a swan before taking off and leaping the trailer into a vastly different tone....
A great year to go pew pew It’s been a crazy week for news if you’re a fan of classic arcade shmups. The cutesyCottonis getting re-made, TheStrikersseries is getting a new entry, and now M2 has announced that Cave shooterESP Ra. De.will be coming to PS4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan later this year. Speaking in an interview withDenfaminico Gamer,M2 revealed that the frantic 1998 bullet-hell title would be the first title in the “M2 ShotTriggers” series to be released on the Nintendo platform (all previous re-releases have been available on PS4, with a mere couple also appearing on Xbox One)....
S&M witch rides into the night [Update:In a statement to US GamerNintendo has confirmedthatBayonetta 1and2will be leaving the US Wii U eShop on September 19, as well.] A noticehas appeared on the Nintendo eShop pagefor the Wii U release ofBayonettaandBayonetta 2, announcing that both titles are to be de-listed next week, rendering them unable to purchase in future. At the time of writing, the de-listing does not appear to be in effect for the North American eShop equivalent but, as of midnight on September 18/19 (respectively) both titles in PlatinumGames hack ‘n’ slash series will be spirited away from digital sale in Europe and Japan....
