Almost as much blood as in DOOM As QuakeCon 2015 is currently underway in Dallas, Texas, it’s worth looking back to last year’s event. In particular, a blood donation drive that took place over the course of the event has brought us some good news this week. This year’s convention goers were told by Bethesda’s Vice President Pete Hines that QuakeCon 2014 attendees donated enough blood to save 320 lives. That’s a lot of blood....

Quantic Dream, a company that usually makes one game every five years, has revealed via self-styled gaming messiah David Cage that it has not one, but two new projects in the works. So, that’ll be why the studio has apparently completely abandoned the idea ofHeavy RainDLC. “We currently work on two very different projects,” promises the European director. “Often, after a long and challenging project like Heavy Rain, it is difficult for the team to get excited again about a new idea....

Useful for that SNES Switch Online crossover With the dawn of the SNES Switch Online app, now seems like a good time to remind people that Nintendo has a bunch of official instructional manuals up on their site to use and peruse. Although theseNESandSNESarchives are meant for the Classic Edition (Mini) hardware releases, there’s a lot of crossover, especially in regards to the recent SNES Switch Online rollout. You can find manuals for the newly minted Switch Online gamesSuper Mario World, Super Mario Kart, Link to the Past, F-Zero, Super Metroid, Star Fox, Yoshi’s Island, Kirby’s Dream Course,andSuper Ghouls’n Ghostshere....

Pose for the fans Not too long ago, I asked you all if you were getting sick of Nintendo’s near constant release of crossovers. The answer was a resounding “Nope!” Excited reactions toSuper Mario Maker’s multiple crossovers have worked to back up that “Nope!” When you guys “Nope!” you “Nope!” for real, and I love that about you. I wonder how you’ll all take to this most recent case of Nintendo-based intellectual property in-breeding?...

What do you mean you’ve never heard ofRide to Hell? It’s that game … you know … that one game … with the thing … and the thing on the thing with that thing. Okay, so I’ve not heard ofRide to Helland nor has anybody else at Destructoid. Was there some clandestine meeting held beyond our reaches where they decided to design a game with lots of motorbikes and low quality graphics?...

Sam’s Club, home of the mindblowing dual-boxed Fruit Loops and Frosted Flakes combo, sends word that they’re up to their launch day hijinks again. It seems that theRock BandandSuper Smash Bros Brawlmidnight launches were a huge success for the company, and now they’re looking doing even more for the next high-profile game release. You already know thatMario Kart(Wii) comes out on April 27th. I see it there on your calendar. As before, many Sam’s Club locations will be open at midnight to sell the title....

Sony UK boss still recommends preordering Edgeprobed Sony UK boss Fergal Gara on the PS4 launch, trying their best to get some hard numbers out of him. He wouldn’t give on that (they’re still working that out), but he had plenty to say about the launch window. He’s speaking for the UK territory specifically, saying that there is going to be “ample stock” for the first two to three months — the launch window....

But will be expanding more into mobile, tablet and online titles Square Enix has been a bit of aNegative Nancythis year, specifically when it’s come to sales. Although it shifted quite a few copies ofSleeping Dogs,Hitman Absolution, andTomb Raider, as well as garnering quite a bit of critical success to boot, it’s been in the doldrums thanks to the company’s ludicrous expectations. Despite Square Enix’s moping in regards to sales, and its continuing expansion into the mobile gaming market, US and Europe CEO Phil Rogers isattemptingto allay fears that the company will cut its PC and console losses and run in a blog post clarifying the future of the company....

A fan-favorite given her high-speed gameplay, Joule is also one of the most technical hunters inSupervive, as even a single mistake can spell your doom. But believe me, she is worth the risk. Here’s how to play Joule inSupervive, the best build for her, and her best teams, no matter if you are playing Squads, Duos, or Arena. Joule’s Kit Explained Before learning how to play her, it’s a must that you first understand how Joule’s kit and in particular, her Static Charge passive work, as the latter is the foundation of her gameplay and enables her main weapon....

Check out everything Destructoid did today I have a confession to make. I miss the Xbox One’s DRM. Not because I liked it, but that it made choosing between Xbox One and the PS4 so much easier. Now that it’s gone, I’m finding myself seriously considering purchasing an overpriced system, and sticking with an online service that acts as nothing more than a multiplayer pay wall. Today,Max Payne 3finds its way to the Mac,DOTA 2is available to all without a beta key, GOG....

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimwas announced at the Spike Video Game Awards this weekend. This is Bethesda’s follow-up to the 2006 Game of the Year,Oblivion. The award show audience (and our audience!) exploded with applause and praise when it was announced.Skyrimis less than a year away, set to launch on June 23, 2025 for PS3, Xbox 360 and Games for Windows. We all want to know more about the game. Information is coming, says Bethesda....

Coming…eventually Minecraft Dungeons isn’t the only title in the seriesthat will see big changes in the future, as this past weekend’s Minecraft Live stream confirmed that the original classic is getting a fairly massive update. Although the nextMinecraftpatch has been in the works for a while, it now has an official name: Caves & Cliffs, and it does exactly what it says. Both caves and mountainsides will get significant biome upgrades, with the former seeing multiple new varieties (lush/dripstone)....

The newThe Texas Chain Saw Massacrevideo game invites you to choose between the two factions present in Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic. One of the teams is composed of the cool hippie teens we see trying to survive in the film. The other is Leatherface’s family, a hungry bunch hellbent on eating the hippies. Who are the good guys? There may be no way to tell, but I’ll be giving the hippies the benefit of the doubt and sharing a few important survival tips for anyone trying to avoid a grisly death....