Not saying we should 86 this order, but, hoping there’s more to it I finally playedThe Order: 1886, Ready at Dawn’s upcoming PS4, monster-filled, alternate-London-history third-person shooter here at Paris Games Week. I still really want to like it. I like a lot of things about it. Well, mainly its aesthetic, both the technical marvel and the filmic look. But I was kind of bored playing the game. Maybe it didn’t help I lacked story context, starting somewhere a few chapters in....

A week later, I finally posted my detailed impressions of Nerdapalooza 2012. Long story short, it was amazing. Especially Bit Brigade, are you kidding me? Good gravy, they were incredible! Elsewhere this weekend, Fraser Brown chats with the folks at Paradox Interactive,Sup Holmes?welcomesThomas Was Alone‘s Mike Bithell, and Holmes wants to set the record straight on what exactly the Wii U GamePad is and is not. Destructoid Original:Paradox: Past, present, and futureGreat music acts rocked Nerdapalooza 2012 so damn hardSup, Holmes?...

Canned in 2008 Eight Dayswas a pretty ambitious project. So ambitious that Sony canceled it in 2008 after debuting it in 2006. The gist was that it was going to be the biggest open world game of that era, set across eight different US states and a clock based on real time, with two distinct storylines. While it could have been another generic sandbox title, this new set of concept art — which has recently surfaced online by way of artist Benoit Godde — looks pretty killer....

In an earnings call last week, THQ CEO Brian Farrell noted that the publisher’sUFC Undisputedfranchise, which burst onto the scene last year when the company shipped 2.9 million units ofUFC 2009 Undisputedworldwide within six weeks of launch, failed to meet expectations this year. Last month, a THQ spokesmanblamed the success ofRed Dead Redemptionfor the sales slump: THQ planned for growth, butUFC Undisputed 2010shipped 2.7 million units — 200,000 fewer copies — in the same period this year....

We’ve got two more pay-what-you-want independent bundles for the PC. One of them is available now, and the second one will be available next week. Both of them have some excellent games in them, and they support indie developers and charities, so go grab them! Right now you can snagThe Indie Galawhich includesZombie Shooter 2, inMomentum, Hacker Evolution: Duality,Saira,andYour Doodles Are Bugged. If you grab this by 22:00 GMT, December 7th (which is tonight) you will getZombie Shooter 1,Hacker Evolution: Untold, bonus doodles forYour Doodles Are Bugged, and the theme song forZombie Shooter....

PS4 port coming to Europe, Americas Hey hey hey, thatValkyria Chronicles Remasteredis leaving Japan. The PS4 version of Sega’s beloved PS3 turn-based strategy game has been confirmed for release in Europe and the Americas this spring. It’ll run you $30 (or $45 Canadian). “Pre-orders and limited first run copies in the Americas come in the collectible ‘Squad 7 Armored Case,'” Sega’s press release notes. Yeah, that’s right: we’re getting metal for free, baby!...

Every class can deal damage The remaining classes for the upcoming MMOWildStarhave been revealed — the Medic and the Engineer. The former is described as an “ultra-high-tech close range hybrid healer” with the ability to do damage, and the latter’s specs and playstyle hasn’t been fully explained yet (although I’m guessing they’ll play some sort of support role). More information on both classes is coming soon (December 11th), including a video on the new classes later today....

Our review is coming later this month I’ve played MMOs with smaller zones thanXenoblade Chronicles X. The scale here is absolutely breathtaking, and a mite surreal once you realize that you’re playing on the Wii U, where the development team couldn’t evenoptimize the game on a single disc. Here’s a few thoughts after spending a ton of time with the experience. Xenoblade Chronicles Xstarts off with a straight-forward premise: humans have been pushed off Earth by aliens in the future, and only one “ark” is said to have made it to a far off new planet....

‘PSN, PS Vita and well beyond’ Last week we learned Adult Swim Games had picked up and planned to publishRain World,among other cool games. I have beenunfettered in my enthusiasm forRain World, which stars a slugcat who goes around stabbing other weird creatures, and unfettered in my hope that it would end up on Vita. Well, the team hasannouncedRain Worldfor, “PSN, PS Vita and well beyond.” The more systems it can release for, the better....

It looks like you don’t have to worry aboutDarksiders IIand the ability to play it entirely on the GamePad, as developershave informed Polygonthat the game is compatible with said feature. Evidently this feature was left out of a few preview builds, but now we know the whole story. In addition to theincludedArgul’s TombDLC, the follow-up DLC packs are heading to Nintendo’s Wii U online platform for sale, so no worries there either!...

Up, over, and gone! Do you guys remember theJustice League Unlimitedepisode “Epilogue”? It officially wrapped up the story of Terry McGinnis several years following the end ofBatman Beyond, and it might be the best episode ofJLU, hands down. Fan service at its finest, indeed. Next question: Is anybody clamoring for a proper epilogue toSonic Underground? Of the three AmericanSonicseries, it was easily the least beloved. Sonic gained a brother and sister named Manic and Sonia (all voiced by Jaleel White, including the girl), and they traveled the world in search of their mother, the deposed Queen of Mobius, all while fighting Robotnik’s army with the power of music....

The true voice of gaming sings clear Dale North is one of the best singers in the world. The fact that Dtoid was lucky enough to have him as a writer, and later, as an Editor-in-Chief for so long is delightfully puzzling. It’s like if you came home one day to find thatAimee Mann was your new housekeeper. Though he’s moved on from Dtoid, Dale will never move on from videogames, or from music....

Cities in Motion 2is city building game where the only thing you’re building is the transit system, like roads, trains, buses, and so on. Buildings get placed automatically, players just have to focus on making sure the citizens can get around the city in order to make money. ThisCities in Motiontakes place in the modern era, with a new night and day cycle based on 24 minute increments. Players will now have more control in how they can control their transit system....