You use your DS for everything: playing games, learning languages, making music, conversing with friends… drawing dicks. Why not use it to chart the heavens? A new Japanese DS title calledHoshizora Navi(Star Sky Navigator) charts the night sky, helping you identify stars and planets and other heavenly beings. It’s not a game so much as a geeky tool.Siliconerasays that this tool charts 9,300 stars, planets, suns, and moons from 1900 to 2099....
With whom do you stand? Nintendo has released a typically emotional trailer for upcoming RPGFire Emblem: Three Houses. The new preview not only lets us hear the characters speaking in their English voices, but also reminds us of the release date: July 26. InThree Houses, players will begin their dramatic tale teaching bands of promising young students at a trio of universities (the titular “Three Houses”) based in the land of Fodlan....
More precision for mobile play Love it or hate it, the mobile gaming scene has grown considerably in even these past few years. With that comes more variety of games to play, but let’s be honest, there’s plenty of genres where a touch screen just wont cut it. Among other companies, MOGA realizes this, and is aiming to cut itself a hearty piece of the pie with its MOGA Pocket and MOGA Pro controllers....
‘We can never get rid of that’ One of the earmarks of Xbox’s biggest shooters is the inclusion of local cooperative play. BothHaloandGears of Warhave had split-screen options tracing all the way back to their respective franchise’s origins. Developer 343 Industriesomitted split-screenfromHalo 5last year, and the decision was met with an overwhelmingly negative response.Gears of War 4won’t suffer that same fate. In an interview with Game Informer (and as reported on byGameSpot),Gears of War 4head Rod Fergusson confirmed that the game will have local co-op via split-screen....
As long as it’s not ‘Zilla Nowthisis a crossover that just makes sense. Passion Republic Games, the team behind this summer’s sleeperGigaBash, announced it’s working with one of the world’s oldest movie stars. Though details are extremely scarce,GigaBashis collaborating with Godzillaon “something really special.” Outside of the trailer below, that’s about all we have to go on. Does this mean Godzilla is coming to the game as a DLC character? It’s possible....
Whale tale While I’m not sure it’ll have the sticking power of aDownwellorSpelunky, “the beautifully chaotic platformer roguelike”GoNNERis still a good mix of unique art direction, cool head-based powers and weapons, and arcane secrets to figure out as you slowly get better and farther into the game. It’ll run you $10 on Steam and GOG, or $13 for the Press Jump To Die edition, which comes with the soundtrack. [Disclosure: Hamza Aziz, whom I worked with here at Destructoid for many years, now works atGoNNERpublisher Raw Fury....
A matter of clarity Another day, another lawsuit levied towards the gaming industry. This time around it’s Google on the defensive, as plaintiff Jacqueline Shepherd has fileda class-action suitagainst the industry giant over alleged misleading comments regarding its Stadia cloud-gaming service. The suit, originally filed back in October 2020 and moved to a New York federal court last week, alleges that Google, alongside developers Bungie and id Software, stated that the Stadia service would feature 4K resolution support, but did not walk back or correct this statement once it was openly reported that Stadia was upscaling several titles from resolutions such as 1080p and 1440p, rather than offering “true” 4K resolution....
Turning 20 this year,Half-Life 2is held aloft as one of the greatest first-person shooters ever made. While the 2004 game still holds up visually, a team of modders has been hard at work giving Valve’s classic a bit of a spit-shine. At CES 2024, theHalf-Life 2RTX Remixproject released a new trailer, showing the work that’s so far gone into the Nvidia-powered graphical improvement. In this instance, we get to see what Ravenholm looks like in all its shiny glory....
Discounts and a card back Blizzard has kicked off the Winter Veil event inHearthstone, which basically amounts to a few tidbits of fanfare, and a sale. The gist is that through January 6, you’ll be able to pick up 50 classic packs for $50, at $1 a pack. Newcomers can use this to boost their starter deck, and veterans will no doubt pick up tons of Arcade Dust to create other cards....
Best I can do is 40% off Update 10/9/17: On the eve of release day the deals are timider. Best is 25% off for Gold Edition. We’re going to file this one away as a crazy good deal – and a semi-hidden one at that. For a limited time you may pick up the PC Steam copy ofMiddle-earth: Shadow of Warfor up to 40% off. That’s only $36 and change for the sequel to one of the top games of 2014....
Dead by Daylight‘s Blood Moon event temporarily transforms the game and adds new mechanics and items to master that will help players unlock cosmetics and, of course, earn Bloodpoints. However, understanding how Droplets and Blood Zones work isn’t the easiest thing in the world, especially while you’re chasing prey or being hunted down in a dark part of the woods. The Blood Moon event adds Droplets and Blood Zones into every Trial inDead by Daylight....
As you playOnce Humanand introduce friends to the game, you may occasionally encounter situations where you spawn in different worlds. Swapping servers can solve this situation, but doing so is more challenging than pressing a quick world switch button. Here’s how to change worlds inOnce Human. How to change worlds inOnce Human There are three ways to change worlds inOnce Human: Finding a teleportation tower is the easiest way to change servers without losing progress....
While resources aresomewhat commonin the early game ofHades 2, the grind only gets more time-consuming and difficult from there. Some resources only show up in specific places, while others show up in batches of 1-2 a run while you need a dozen. It gets tough, but those rewards are so, so worth it. Here’s how to get Marble inHades 2. Where to get Marble in Hades 2 Marble is found exclusively inTartarus, the fourth zone of the mainHades 2run....
