This series has sold over 5.5 million in Japan Over in Japan, Nintendo’sTomodachifranchise has been a massive hit, wracking up over 5.5 million units in sales. I guess they figured it’s finally time for the series to see an international release, and today the publisher has confirmed the North American localization ofTomodachi Life, set to hit the 3DS on June 6th. The game features Mii characters as they live a second life, and customization as well as open-ended playstyles are two of the central tenets....

Radicool! 46-year old skateboardman Anthony Frank Hawktweetedthis today: “I’m currently working with Activision on a console game for 2015 (along with a new mobile game). I think fans ofTHPSseries will be hyped.“ I’ve looked at that tweet at least 10 times since starting to write this post and just now did I notice that “along with a new mobile game” addendum that was snuck in there. It doesn’t matter, really. It’s hard to muster feelings for things involving Activision and a long-run-into-the-ground series....

NPR is slowly but surely becoming the best “mainstream” media outlet for intelligent and well-meaning coverage of videogame news. Their coverage ofIan Bogost’sCow Clickerphenomena was fantastic, and I still regularly link people to their short piece on theperspective of a young female gamer. A couple of days ago they posted aninterview with Tim Schaferon his past work with LucasArts, his recent success on Kickstarter, and more. This is the kind of thing I’m hoping to do withSup Holmes?...

Wanted game sold well, funnily enough Sega has stated that it is “proactively pursuing” plans to port more “previously released” titles to the PC platform, following the success ofPersona 4 Golden, which launched on Steam in June and racked upover half a million salesin scant weeks. Speakingin a quarterly financial investors’ call, Sega Sammy CEO Haruki Satomi and CFO Kouichi Fukazawa stated that the publisher was not only looking into re-releasing other titles to the Steam platform, but that it was also investigating the possibility of launching futurereleases on PC alongside their console brethren....

If someone is going to take the time to put together aMinecraftLARP and post it on YouTube, then I’m going to take the time to talk about it here. Besides, we could use a break from the whirlwind ofBlack Opsstories for an hour … and not much else is going on right now. They did a terrific job of portraying the sheer terror that comes along with those damned Creepers. Seriously, those guys suck....

Actually is Spoder-Man If you’re a fan of Spider-Man, it’s been a pretty eventful year for you. There was the excellentSpider-Manon PS4, Dan Slott concluded his decade-long run for the character in comics, there’s an upcoming animated Spider-Man movie,Spider-Man: Enter the Spider-Verse,starring Miles Morales that’s coming out in December and looks amazing, and despite him not feeling so good inInfinity War, he stole the show for a lot of people. Truly, there’s nothing that could stop this gravy train from rolling....

Right on Now that Reggie is free from the shackles of PR, he’s allowed to speak his mind. He’s remained extremely professional though! It’s not like he wants to burn any bridges during his fairly active “retirement,” but he’s continued to give us interesting insights into the industry multiple times a year. This newest E3 advice is one that publishers still have time to heed. While E3 pretty muchhasto be digital this year,Reggie tells Gamertag Radiothat it “doesn’t sound all that compelling....

The “extensive similarities” have Riot pushing for damages Riot Games is suing over the similarities it’s found in a NetEase game to its ownValorant. A new suit filed by Riot claims that NetEase’sHyper Frontis a copy of the tactical shooterValorant. As reported on byPolygon, Riot has field suit over NetEase’sHyper Front, which is also a team-based tactical shooter. According to thefiling, Riot claimsHyper Frontis a copy of “substantial parts” ofValorant....

More news on Shin Yakuza coming next month [Update:I mistakenly reproduced an image of winner Eri Kamataki which I believed was the official press photo from publisher Segabut was, in fact, a photo by Famitsu. This was a genuine mistake on my part and is on me as author. I apologise to Famitsu for the erroneous use of their image. I should have researched the photograph’s origin further. Sorry for any distress caused....

May the Force be with You Fledgling studio Dramatic Labs has announced that its graphic adventure gameStar Trek: Resurgencewill no longer meet its 2022 release date — The space opera adaptation will now launch in April 2023 on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms. “Production has been advancing steadily all summer, but we have made the difficult decision to move our release date out of 2022 in order to give the game a final coat of polish, and create a truly immersiveStar Trekexperience,”writes the developer in a statement posted to Twitter....

Names become Numbers As part of yesterday’s Nacon Connect live stream, the French publisher releaseda new trailerfor its affecting and intense-looking release,War Hospital, which is currently in development for PC and consoles. Developed by indie outfit Brave Lamb Studios,War Hospitalis a harsh management simulator that will afford the player the unenviable task of attempting to build, run, and maintain makeshift medical facilities in the throes of World War One. As a British combat medic on the French frontline, with an almost hopeless situation at hand, it is the player’s task to ensure that wounded soldiers are able to receive the care needed to keep them alive, standing, and ultimately, returning to the fight....

[The chat’s over! Thanks to the guys at Paramount Digital Entertainment and Other Ocean for joining us!] We’ve been closely watching the progress ofThe War of the Worldsbecause it looks like terribly good fun. And we have a very special treat to celebrate it’s release today, as Destructoid plays host to a live webcast question and answer session with the development team for the game over at Other Ocean and Paramount Digital Entertainment....

Uhhh Being an amiibo collector is an expensive hobby. But really, limiting yourself to theSuper Smash Bros. line wasn’t all that impossible to do. It’s the other waves that are starting to get out of control, particularlyAnimal Crossing— I have no affinity towards most of those characters. But still, we’re gettingeightthis month, andfourin January. Oh, and it looks like Timmy and Tommy Nook (one figure) were found at a Target kiosk, as an exclusive....