PvZis already a great mobile game, but a new update brings the iOS titles much closer to including everything found in the full PC and Mac originals. Both the iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch versions ofPlants vs. Zombieswill get new modes, options and minigames up the updates. Some of this content is freely available, while other bits much be earned through gameplay, or purchased through microtransactions. Brains! The iPad version gets 3 new game modes, 4 new mini-games (Ha!...

You aren’t tired of these comic covers, are you? Oh, is this still a thing? You’redamn rightit’s still a thing! Just attempt to get me to shut up about Archie’sSonic/Mega Mancrossover! you’re able to’t and won’t! When Chris Carter wrote about those16-bit coversof “When Worlds Collide” Part 6 and 7, what he actually shared were the variant covers. The regular covers that you’ll find on newsstands were only just unveiled yesterday....

Akin to gambling China has just passed a new regulation pertaining to video games with microtransactions (specifically, loot boxes), and it’s a pretty interesting law that could eventually find its way overseas. As translated by NeoGAF user chillybright, this law will begin enforcement on Jul 09, 2025, and will govern loot boxes, which are basically a form of gambling. Publishers will be required to give players information about them upfront, including draw, quantity, content, names, and properties....

Shovel Knight! Oh heyBitSummitis happening again! On its fourth go-around the event will take place at the Miyako Messe on July 9-10, and will feature a number of indie developers. As previously announcedthe newBack in 1995portwill be present, as will several well-known games likeRunbowandShovel Knight. Of special note isnew Kersploosh, a sequel to a prettylow key, but fun 3DS eShop game. As a reminder,Shovel Knightis being published by Nintendo in Japan, and was just recently released on June 30....

There will be a trial period after launch, though Right out of the gate, Nintendo spoke briefly about online play on the Nintendo Switch during its presentation this evening. While specifics were sparse, there’s one big detail: a price tag. Players will be able to engage in online multiplayer, invite friends, chat, and set play appointments in compatible Switch games using an application on their smart device. Following Sony and Microsoft, the Switch’s online will be a paid service, beginning in the fall of 2017, but users will be able to try it for free in a trial period after launch on Jun 23, 2025....

Just a little longer Persona 4 Arenawas supposed to come to Europe back in August, butthat didn’t happen. Instead, Zen United, the title’s distributor, announced an indefinite delay. And while there still isn’t a definite release date, they seem to be making progress at least. Zen took toFacebooktoday and let fans know that they are preparing to submit the game to Sony and Microsoft for approval. The company currently has a finished copy of the PlayStation 3 version and one for the Xbox 360 doesn’t sound too far behind....

It was going to happen eventually The PlayStation Vita has finally been cracked into like a big ol’ nut, and homebrew is on the way. Usermode Vita Loader iscurrently in the works(viaNeoGAF) thanks to developer Yifan Lu. Based on a recently discovered exploit, only a few lines of code have been written so far, and further developers are being sought to get it done. One developer hasalready expressed fearsthat the PS Vita will now become a hotbed of piracy, butYifan Lu promiseshis exploit can’t be used to run “backups” of games....

Deus Ex: The Gall [Update: An impending update forThe Fallwill allow the game to be played on jailbroken devices. “We did not state clearly that the game would not support jailbroken devices and so we will be switching this off via an update, so that all the supported iOS devices will be able to play the game in the near future,” Square Enixtells Joystiq. “We feel it’s the right thing to do in this situation and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused....

It wasn’t hard to fall in love with Konami’sTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Timewhen you were eight years old. The brawler allowed you to pick your bipedal turtle of choice and smash through a few memorable locales plucked from the television series. But eight-year-olds can also fall in love with Twinkies and Power Rangers. Most twenty-somethings leave those silly feelings behind. Ubisoft Singapore recently repurposed the arcade title for Xbox LIVE Arcade....

I had all but forgotten aboutScott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Gameuntil this past weekend when I was attempting to find something appropriate for my four year-old sister-in-law to play. Not the selection we went with, but seeing it in my list of games gave me the itch to give the title another run through. Now I have a little more motivation, as the Xbox Live Arcade release of the comic brawler will receive DLC for the first time in nearly two years on August 19....

[Every now and then, Dtoid shines itsSpotlighton a games-related artist, event, or place we’d like to share with you guys. Basically, we think this is awesome. Do you think it’s awesome?] I don’t often discuss music with fellow game enthusiasts because we rarely see eye to eye. The music scenes that have become associated with games, like nerdcore and chiptune, don’t speak to me at all. They fetishize an era I barely grew up in, making me wonder when an artist would come that would fetishize the stuff I love....

There’s some good stuff here Devolver Digital and Steam are making it easier to part with your money this weekend. The newest sole-publisher-focused Steam sale highlights Devolver games, and there are some real bangers up for grabs. Let’s get weird. Downwellfor a measly $1.49? Yep, better grab that.The Talos Principlefor $10? That seems worth it too. Also, there’s a whole bunch of highly regarded games all sitting in that $3 range....

It just couldn’t come together as a side project Too good to be true, I worried, when first hearing abouta spiritual successorto theBanjo-Kazooieseries that was to be made by former Rare staffers. “Mingy Jongo.” Perhaps that name still rests in your memory. I had forgotten the project was happening, and that’s for the best, unfortunately. News of the game’s demise came out of anAsk Me AnythingwithBanjo-Kazooiecomposer Grant Kirkhope over the weekend....