It’s our last Destructoid Show episode of 2012, so filling in for Max today is Adam Sessler, whose name I am in no way ashamed to peddle so long as it drives views to this post! (Plus, who doesn’t love a good predictions episode?) Today we break down our predictions, hopes, and gaming resolutions for the year 2013. We also discuss the addition ofmultiplayertoTomb Raider, take a look at the newgameplay videoforDMC: Devil May Cry, and try not to laugh at theOUYA’s dev kit unboxing video....

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! If you’re not busy preparing a fancy evening for yourself or your significant other, why not take fifteen minutes out of your schedule to enjoy yesterday’s Destructoid show? After pulling an all-nighter to get a bunch of reviews out, Dale North was kind enough to hop on Skype with us to talk all about thePlayStation Vitaand its biglaunch line-up. On the second half of the show, Max introduces us to the cool retro mobile gaming peripheral8-Bittyafter gushing over theMGS3: Snake Eater 3Ddemo coming later this week for 3DS, while I investigate some ofLollipop Chainsaw‘s more “fashionable”pre-order bonuses....

Bhikkhuni gets Steamy The latest horny anime game from theSenran Kaguracreators,Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni, is coming to PC (Steam, specifically) on June 20. CJ originally reviewed thePS Vita version, which he found to be an alright, if kind of tired action game. The PC version is “fully remastered” at 1080p and 60fps. Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni($30 normally) will be 10% off during the first week. you may also drop $40 to get the game plus all the DLC....

Valve has broken further new ground for their digital distribution service,Steam, with the addition of software applications other than games. Six items are currently available for purchase, includingGameMaker: Studio,ArtRage Studio Pro,CameraBag 2,3DMark Vantage,3D-Coatand3DMark 11. In a press release today, Valve gave further details on the addition of moreproductiveforms of software, stating that many of the launch titles already take advantage of Steamworks features such as automatic updates and cloud storage. Users ofGameMaker: Studioare even be able to distribute their creations on Steam itself, which is pretty damned awesome....

Speaking with Valve’s Jeri Ellsworth, Engadget found out a little more on the company’s hardware division. It seems the short-term goal is “To make Steam games more fun to play in your living room.” Right now, they’re concentrating on expanding the team, so “prototyping is almost secondary,” says Ellsworth. Valve is trying to figure out a hardware solution to the problem of controllers acting as a barrier for would-be players, whether that be due to their inexperience or even unwillingness to use a mouse and keyboard in the living-room setting....

Call of Duty Black Ops 6is now live, and we have confirmation about when Season 1 will begin. Like all the recent COD titles, the upcoming shooter’s live content will be divided into seasons. The start of the first season also marks the integration of Warzone into the new title, so the date is of prime importance. Till now, Activision has remained tight-lipped about when the new season will go live....

Appropriately, it’s all taking place at the Microsoft Theater Yesterday,we wrote about the sprawl of E3events as the week’s timeline gets longer and longer. There’s a different kind of sprawl too, though. There’s the physical sprawl of several different publishers holding their festivities outside the doors of the Los Angeles Convention Center. That’s a trend that at least one more company will partake in for 2018’s show. Xbox has announced its E3 2018 plans, and they include a move across the street....

Take on Sire Denathrius One of the best features to come toWorld of Warcraftin recent years is the “raid finder” (LFR). In short, anyone can dive right intoWoWraids in LFR form, with the caveat that the rewards are often lessened, the difficulty is lower, and the raid itself slowly unlocks in “phases.” As of today though, you don’t have to wait for that latter hurdle. Right now, the Castle Nathria raid is fully open for LFR business....

Soon ™ [Update:Capcom confirmed the news this morning — Ed will appear soon with the Capcom Fighters Network Beta from May 11-14 on PC and PS4. You can watch his debut trailer below.] While the PlayStation Storeexcitedly spoiled Ed already, an official image from theStreet Fighter Vwebsite (which is now pulled) has confirmed him with reckless abandon. In all likelihood he’s completed, we’re probably just waiting on final balance changes and play testing...

But you’ll still need to be aggressive There are shields inBloodborneafter all, SCE Japan Studio has confirmed toIGN. Well I’ll be. Shields will seem like a comfort toSoulsplayers who haven’t yet experienced the faster, in-your-face action ofBloodborne, but know that you won’t want to get too comfortable: “if you’re always standing back and guarding, you’ll die very quickly,” said producer Masaaki Yamagiwa. “We wanted these encounters and battles to be so intense that if you just stand and wait, you’ll get overwhelmed and killed right away,” he explained....

Also, ‘strip portraits’ for male characters as well as the women! Infiltrate virtual Akihabara inAkiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed, an upcoming brawler that XSEED Games has gone to great lengths to localize properly. XSEED announced today that beat-the-pants-off-of-your-enemy Akihabara simulationAkiba’s Tripwill feature dual audio tracks in English and Japanese. And yet, I’m sure people will still feel the need to come to blows over whether the sub or the dub is better....

Turn EVERYBODY into the Original Odd Couple So, you’ve already filled up yourAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsisland, and although you may be living in total squalor, why not share that disarray with your fellow villagers? As part of this morning’sAnimal Crossing Direct,Nintendo announcedHappy Home Paradise— a paid DLC update for the cutesy Switch social sim — launching November 5. Happy Home Paradisegives players the opportunity to share their design ideas with a menagerie of residents, all looking for their own piece of island nirvana....

DIVE! DIVE! Retro games publisher Hamster has something a little different and a little special for this week’s release, as Irem’s attractive shmupIn the Hunthas returned for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Originally released in arcades in 1993, (and appearing later on the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation),In the Huntis a horizontally-scrolling shooter set within the claustrophobic confines of the deep blue sea. After a terrorist organisation known as the D.A.S. (Dark Anarchy Society) flood the planet by melting the polar ice caps, a resistance force creates a powerful battle submarine, the Granvia, to fight its way to the D....