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Usually, when you think about quests in an MMO, you imagine helping out fellow townies or heroes and performing good deeds. However, inThrone and Liberty, you’ll occasionally help characters that many would deem evil, with A Goblin’s Important Job being one of the game’s first examples. How to complete the A Goblin’s Important Job quest in Throne and Liberty There are three parts to completing the A Goblin’s Important Job quest inThrone and Liberty:...

Explore the weird web, or dive into a retro shooter 2019’sHypnospace Outlawsent players into the sleepy internet, where dreams played out like ’90s internet web pages. Today, publisher No More Robots announced two new games in the same universe: a spiritual sequel toHypnospace OutlawcalledDreamsettler, plus another new game with a little more action. The first,Dreamsettler, looks to be a clear follow-up toHypnospace Outlaw. This one sees developer Tendershoot head into the early ’00s internet, where players take on the role of a Sleepnet Private Investigator....

Undisputed’sEarly Access period will come to a close with its upcoming full release. This debut will include more platforms, giving everyone a fighting chance at the title. So, if you’re ready to enter the boxing ring, here’s everything you need to know aboutUndisputed, including a 1.0 release date, career mode, and roster. When does the Undisputed full release come out? TheUndisputedfull release will debut onOct. 11, 2024. Its Early Access period is ongoing, but only for PC userson Steam....

When we first heard of Nintendo’s DSi, the word was that all DS games were fully compatible with the DSi, save for those that use the GBA slot. One developer begs to differ, as they’re having a bit of an issue with the new console. This developer toldPocketGamerthat it is having trouble making their new game compatible with the DSi hardware. Rumor has it that games are hitting hurdles in the certification process due to these issues....

May lineup detailed First, the good news:PuppeteerandStick it to the Man!, two of the better games featured inthe May lineupfor European PlayStation Plus members, will also be offered next month to those of us in the US. A good start. Then we’ve gotSkullgirls Encorewhich, again, cool. Limbois next, and I quite likeLimbo, but talk about a game many of us have played already. Finally, the Instant Game Collection will addSurge Deluxe, a matching puzzle game for PS Vita, and a bit of sports withPro Evolution Soccer 2014....

There’s no shortage of throwback beat ’em up games, and there’s certainly no shortage of new games being made for old consoles. In the case ofVengeance Hunters, though, developer Nalua Studio has its sights set on a classic platform that doesn’t get as much attention: Neo Geo. While the side-scrolling brawler was developed with SNK’s arcade/home system — specifically the Neo Geo AES, the home console version you might remember as being prohibitively expensive — it also has a date for current platforms....

There are a lot of things I adore aboutCave Story. The visual presentation, the pixel-perfect platforming, surprisingly effective characters; I could go on and on. The music is the aspect ofCave Storythat I’ve spent the most time enjoying, often popping it on while I work but I’ve never heard it like this before. VikingGuitar has just released an album of cover tunes titledMade of Metalwhich includes seriously metal cuts of four tracks from theCave Storysoundtrack, along with a few other tracks....

[Last week, I asked you to write anything you wanted about videogame antagonists. Today’s blog is from meteorscrap,who points to a lesser knownFinal Fantasy Tacticsas an example of a true, developed villain.Want to see your own blog on the front page? Write a blog on thecurrent topic: Integration. — JRo] Video game villains are, too often, throw-away boss fights at the end of a game, with little more importance than being the hardest dude in the game to beat....

Get it this month Another day, another Japanese RPG making its way to PC. Acttil, the US and EU publisher ofRay Gigant, announced today the game is coming to Steam on August 10. This is the second Experience Inc. dungeon crawling RPG to make the jump to Steam this year after NIS America putStranger of Sword Cityon the service in June. Originally a digital-only release for the PlayStation Vita,Ray Giganttells the tale of three groups of Zero-Day survivors fighting to save the world from the threat of Gigants and the titular Ray Gigant....

Is it a ruse to throw people off the scent No, Goku will probably not be appearing inSuper Smash Bros.as a guest character. Before everyone immediately sighs and says “why would he be?!” hear me out. For months fans and even Funimation have gotten in on theSuper Smash Bros.“what if” craze, which became even sillier onceSmashboss Sakurai unleashed the whole “Ultimate” thing on everyone; stating that every character inSmashhistory was in, as well as a number of other guest characters....

Go slice some dudes up If you’re itching to get your warcry on in Paradox Interactive’sWar of the Vikings, its Steam Early Access program starts today. Provided you’re willing to plunk down for the game, you may access an early build right now, and experience the game as it develops. Interested? You can head to theWar of the VikingsSteam page hereand check it out. Executive producer Gordon Van Dyke noted that rather than go for multiple public alphas and betas, the development team would rather just give it up all at once, stating,“We already knew we wanted to do another public Alpha and Beta, and we’d planned to offer pre-orders....

No Goose, sadly There’s a moment in Marvel’sAvengers: Endgamewhere we visit the all-new Asgard, relocated to a small fishing village in Norway. There we discover that not only has Thor become your mate’s impression of The Dude, but more disturbingly,Fortnitehas survived the apocalypse. Is there no escape? Regardless, it seems that Thor – along with his running buddies Korg and Miek – are not the only members of the MCU that enjoy a spot of “Where We Dropping, Boys?...

Both are by a talented Dtoid community member! Today, we’re proudly reintroducing two old school Destructoid shirt designs to our merch store – both of which were designed by Meanderbot; a highly talented member of our own community. The first shirtis a reference to an old Dtoid podcast where there was an oft-repeated plea: “Be Better People.” In hisblog postpromoting the shirt, Meanderbot implies that he felt inspired by this message....