Illaoi is one of the eight characters that’ll kickstart2XKOwhen she launches in closed beta on PC on Sept. 9 and is one of the roster’s more unique fighters due to her moveset and her use of tentacles on screen to land devastating blows. I’ve always found the character fascinating, and a recent trip to Evo allowed me to spend time with the champion’s designer, learning what drives her and the challenges of designing and developing her moveset....

[Editor’s note: Say hello to Keith Swiader! He’s joined our New York preview coverage team and is starting off with some previews on upcoming Sega games. — CTZ] TheYakuzaseries will see another release next year on the PlayStation 3 withYakuza: Dead Souls, a zombified spinoff in which four of the series’ characters face off against endless hordes of the undead. Sega is very excited with what they have inDead Souls, and after experiencing it myself, I can’t say that I blame them....

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed the waves R.E.P.O. has been making on Steam, so much so that it even got the Roblox community riled up. EnterRETAK., a fresh game that’s based on he same monster-fighting, item-hoarding and jump scare-inducting mechanics everyone knows and loves. But why waste time looking for every monster when you can just use myall monsters inRETAKEguideand impress your mates in-game? Table of contents How to Find All Monsters in RETAKE Guide Before you dive deeper into our all monsters in RETAKE guide, it’s important to note that you won’t get the same number of monsters as you would in R....

New Wing prepares to take Flight. Airplanes. Long-time publisher Bandai Namco has announced that it has partnered with Japanese studio Ilca to form a brand new development division, monikered Bandai Namco Aces. “With the recent remarkable growth of the global game market, the demand for more high-end games is increasing,”wrote Bandai Namco Aces on its new website. “On this basis, in order to deliver high-end games that exceed the expectations of fans around the world, we have decided to establish a new company to strengthen our capacities to develop games with hyper-photorealistic expression....

The inclusion of multiplayer inBioShock 2strikes me as unnecessary, but I’m willing to give a chance to anything that looks fun. Taking a peek at this new trailer, the fun factor is certainly promising to rear its beautiful head, and I’m quite pleased that the effort was made to tie it into the game’s universe so that its inclusion makes sense. What do you think? Will this threaten to cut into yourCall of Dutytime, or is the lure of Plasmid-themed chicanery not enough to convince you?...

–Dragonfan010thinks of a few ways Nintendo can improvePokemon‘sraids. –Black Red Gamingranks the games in theMetal Gearseries, starting with the first one. –Christos Chatzisavvasshares his disappointment regarding the PS5 reveal. –King134340reviews the remake ofThe Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. –Scrustleshares some thoughts regarding the Switch port ofDevil May Cry 3. –Ctg867will never playHalf-Life: Alyxdespite being a huge fan of the series (on account of it being VR exclusive), but he is fine with that....

Help us look to the future As ouresteemed founder has revealed, online advertising as we know it may dry up in the long run, so in the near future we will be accepting reader donations to keep Destructoid, Japanator, Flixist, and Tomopop exactly as you know them: 100% independent and free. We will not be pay-walling anything you already get for free from us. Instead of a paywall, we believe readers can help us fund EXTRA content that we couldn’t viably create before....

RPCS3 emulator is coming along nicely It seems like a remake or remaster of FromSoftware’s breakthrough hit,Demon’s Souls, won’t be happening anytime soon. So why just sit around and wait for inevitable sadness when you’re able to emulate the game at 4K? TheRPCS3 emulatorhas made real strides in recent months, but seeingDemon’s Soulsin 4K at 30 FPS is just incredible. This is a game that had some ugly performance issues on original hardware, but those are mostly a thing of the past....

Raids have always been by far the strongest aspect of Destiny While the vast majority of my crew has quitDestiny 2, I’ll at least be starting up again to see what theForsakenexpansion has to offer. If it aligns withDestiny 1‘s lifecycle it’ll fix quite a bit, but there’s so much still wrong with the sequel that’s not on the development roadmap that I’m still fairly cautious. One thing that has me hopeful is this debut footage of the “Dreaming City,” the new raid location forForsaken....

You and I are going to have a showdown The overlookedDiRT Showdownis now free on theHumble Storefor the next two days. While the game isn’t exactly groundbreaking or packed with loads of content, it does basically replicate the style ofBurnoutwhile providing some neat diversions in the form of an open-ended, goal-orientedTony Hawk-style side mode. I love “Joyride” and all of those random objectives, even if Codemasters copy and pasted one entire area fromDirt 3intoShowdown....

He likes warm hugs The announcement ofDonkey Kong Country Returnswas a huge moment for me. It was one of my first E3s, and I was there at the Nintendo conference when the crowd went wild over it. Having been dormant for many years in terms of “main” games (spinoffs were still going on at that point but the last real entry wasDK64in 1999), the series was due for a comeback, and and Retro Studios was the developer to do it....

Updated: July 01, 2025 We checked for codes. Could you defeat a windmill in combat? The only way to find out is by playingKnight Save Princess Simulator. Prepare your lance and your loyal steed and test your skill in this Roblox clicker game. Countless enemies are blocking your way towards glory, so it’s wise to have a backup. The best way to progress in this game is by redeemingKnight Save Princess Simulatorcodes....

Our earlier coverage ofHalo 4focused on the game’s single-player campaign, which looks to be a step in the right direction and especially worth getting pumped up for if you are a long-time fan of the franchise. Today, however, we have three separate videos which are all centered around the multiplayer component ofHalo 4. The first, shown above, covers “Infinity.” This will serve as the hub for your personal Spartan-IV, in addition to the game’s competitive and co-op modes....