Get jealous of Japan with this Project X Zone trailer

If you’re curious as to howthis massive crossover from Namco Bandai, Capcom, and SEGA works, don’t hesitate, and watch the above trailer. Although we already had asmaller two minute sample, this giant new 10 minute blowout showcases a ton of content, from the game’s grid-based movement, to combat involving up to five teammates. As Jonathan Holmes has pointed out in the past, this looks like a more coked out version ofNamco X Capcom....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · John Mathis

Go to Burger King for a heart attack/Nintendo toy combo

I saw a commercial forthis stuffthe other night, but now there are pretty pictures to write about as well. Burger King is upholding the time-honored tradition of coaxing children into obesity with the promise of toys by offering a new range ofNintendo-themed goodiesalongside its Kid’s Meal. There are ten of the little bastards to collect, and according to Burger King, each one does “something awesome.” Unfortunately, none of them can makeCarnival Gamesdisappear from the Wii’s library....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Linda Gardner

Golden Axe II and III are now free on mobile devices

Original updated to Golden Axe collection Golden Axe IIandIIIare now available for free on mobile devices thanks to Sega’s “Sega Forever” line up. Instead of having three separate apps, the originalGolden Axehas been updated to now be theGolden Axe Collection. You’ll have access to all the typical Sega Forever features (Bluetooth controller support, cloud saves, and leaderboards) for the two Genesis exclusive sequels as well as having the complete series on the go....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · Robin Patterson

Grab Infinite Warfare for $1 at GameStop (with a crappy trade deal)

See ya later, WWE 2K17 Looks like GameStop has an abundance of stock on a game nobody really wants. Either that, or it really needs stock of better games, because a new trade offer can net youCall of Duty: Infinite Warfarefor one dollar. This deal, which runs on November 22 and 23, also extends to the Legacy Edition, otherwise known as the version with a good game included, but that obviously raises the price a bit....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Anthony Ruiz Jr.

Heads up, Dtoid! Have you heard of Friday Night Fights?

Game with the Dtoid community! If you’re anything like me, you come to Destructoid for thecommunityjust as much as the gaming news and reviews and whatnot. So why not take the plunge and join in on one of the longest-standing community traditions we have here at Dtoid:Friday Night Fights! Not familiar? Basically, we just get together every week and play videogames online! Fun, right? The way it works is simple:...

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Jamie Arroyo

Helldivers 2 players capture footage of mysterious assailants striking them down

Unlike its predecessor,Helldivers 2does not have three whole races of villainous, anti-democratic enemies to contend against. Notably, the first game’s Illuminate aliens have been suspiciously absent from the galactic playground so far, though some players claim there’s something amiss in that regard. More specifically,Helldivers 2‘s Super Earth has been doing quite well for itself as of late, with anall-new batch of killing implementshaving recently come out, and the ongoing efforts todisperse massive amounts of Termicidein select regions of the galaxy....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Jonathan Johnson

Here’s Richard Garriott playing Shroud of the Avatar

An early walkthrough of the fantasy RPG In this walkthrough of Portalarium’s fantasy role-playing gameShroud of the Avatar, designer Richard Garriott shows off an early build representing three months of work out of an overall 18-month development schedule. While it’s not very easy on the eyes and I don’t expect that to drastically change with the finished game, the mechanics are what we should be here for. Watch as Garriott gets womped by a spider, hacks away at a tree, constructs a chair, sits in said chair, talks about the chair again with a bartender, and then heads off to a dungeon....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Wesley Hill

Horizon Zero Dawn gets another swift patch to fix some bugs

1.02 In case you missed it,Horizon Zero Dawncame out a few weeks ago on PC, and gota fairly quick patch to smooth out a lot of known issuesthanks to update 1.01. Now, Guerrilla Games is moving on to update 1.02, which: you guessed it, brings more fixes to the game. While a lot of our readers have noted that the game is running smoothly for them, it seems like there’s optimization issues and problems for specific rigs: so Guerrilla is course-correcting a bit....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Candace Davis

How to plot a “safe” route in Pacific Drive

Plotting your route inPacific Driveis central to the game, so it may seem like it would be obvious. In a way, yes, it is, in other ways, no, not at all. Here are some tips on doing it. Using the Route Planner The Route Planner is on the West side of your garage. You can’t even complete the tutorial without using it, so I’m going to assume that I’ve said enough regarding its location....

July 4, 2025 · 5 min · 1023 words · Andrew Perry

It’s like this Most Wanted trailer is having a seizure

Hey,remember the awesome videoshowing off a great deal ofNeed For Speed Most Wanted? Well here’s a new trailer that’s made up of a bunch of quick cuts and weird shots. I still recommend watching this as there are a few scenes that show off how great the racing looks, just don’t blink otherwise you’ll miss it. It’s like the editor wanted to make some sick dubstep remix trailer, but forgot to finish it....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Karen Cruz

Kaz Hirai to take over as Sony CEO in April

Mr. Ridge Racer keeps moving up. Kaz Hirai was over Sony Computer Entertainment up untillast year, but got pushed up to VP over the Consumer Products and Services group, putting him in charge of Sony’s entire consumer electronics business. And now he’s moving up to the top, taking over as CEO and president over Sony Corp. in April. Kaz will replace Howard Stringer in April 1, becoming Sony’s youngest CEO. Sony’s business has been dragging ass lately, losing market share to Apple, Samsung and others, and they’re hoping that Hirai can turn it around for them....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · John Lewis

Mario Happy Meal toys coming to UK in January

Mario didn’t get that physique just by eating pasta Nintendo and McDonald’s have a long history of cross promotion, and it appears that the fast food giant will soon be offering Mario toys with their Happy Meals, presumably to coincide with the release ofSuper Mario Run. Nintendo Everything came across apromotional flyerfor employees of UK McDonald’s locations that says Mario and friends will be given away in Happy Meals from January 11 to February 7 next year....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Melissa Bennett

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite’s new content available today

Bucky and Co. join the battle Comic crossover fighting gameMarvel vs. Capcom: Infinitegets a boost in content today, with update 1.05 bringing new costumes, new characters and balance tweaks to the tag-team punch-up. The 2.7GB patch is available to download on consoles now. The updateactuallywent live yesterday, re-balancing various characters — including the much desired Dante nerf — but Venom, Black Widow and Bucky Barnes, aka The Winter Soldier, were not made available for purchase....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Paul Mccann