Rumortoid: A new OutRun game coming from Sega and THQ?

Racing games are not my usual tipple, but I have fond memories of playingOutRunon an arcade machine at Brand’s Hatch with my brother. I think it’s just because it had a girlfriend in the car. For some reason that struck me as a mindblowing innovation. Anyway, this pointless dilly-dallying leads tothe rumorthat Sega and THQ are working together to give us another dose of this classic racer. The OFLC, Australia’s rating board, currently has a listing forOutRunOnline Arcade, developed for multiple platforms....

June 27, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Patrick Campbell

Sony trademarks ‘Entwined’ and ‘Kill Strain’

Give us your best guesses A pair of Sony Computer Entertainment Amercia’s trademarks in the US —Kill StrainandEntwined— have been spotted. Perhaps one or both of them will be announced at E3 in June. Kill Strainis no “Screamride,” to be sure, but I like the sound of these. ParticularlyEntwined. If that name is anything to go by, I’m intrigued. It brings about feelings ofRain,Flower,The Unfinished Swan, etc. — something different....

June 27, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Matthew Alvarez

Super Mario Crossover 3.0 is finally out

Super Mario Crossover, the pixel-for-pixel recreation ofSuper Mario Bros.that features a selectable cast of NES stars, was all set for thebig 3.0 updatethis past June. It was unfortunately delayed a month, but it is now available for your pleasure. Head on down to developerExploding Rabbit’s siteto give the new revision a spin. New to 3.0 are the levels fromSuper Mario Bros. Special, a Japan-only port / remake for the NEC PC-8801 and Sharp X1; a difficulty system that drastically alters level layouts; and more skins for levels and characters to make them look like various other games on the NES, SNES, Game Boy, and so on....

June 27, 2025 · 1 min · 199 words · Connie Webb

Talking about Prom Week and social dynamics

At E3 2012, the section of the show dubbed “Indie Cade” became my home for the week. It was here that I met up with Ben Samuels, one of the designers onProm Week, which is purported to have the most complex social structure of any game ever. In order to complete this gargantuan undertaking, Ben and his team developed an engine to monitor the “physics of relationships.” This is the interview that Ben and I shared about this unique game....

June 27, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · David Cameron

Team Fortress 2sdays: Swishiee is a hero

Captain Swishiee he’s a hero Every Tuesday a bunch of us Dtoiders get together and hop online to play someTeam Fortress 2on theofficial Destructoid server! You should join us! Alright guys, I’m going to drop some knowledge on you. That server we all like kickin’ it on? That nonsense is paid entirely by completely by our community awesome-guy Swishiee. Want to help out? Swishiee made asiteperfectly designed for you to holla atcha’ boy....

June 27, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Andrew Shields

Team Fortress 2sdays: The world didn’t end

Every Tuesday a bunch of us Dtoiders get together and hop online to play someTeam Fortress 2on theofficial Destructoid server! You should join us! It seems like so long ago, but we avoided the apocalypse. That’s right, we haven’t had a good old-fashionedTeam Fortress2sday in quite some time. Fortunately we’re here to help destroy this drought with a fair bit of murder.2013-style. ServerIP: 63.208.142.126Port: 27015 Late MatchTime: 12 AM EST cp_manor_eventsd_doomsdaypl_goldrushcp_dustbowlctf_2fortcp_badlandspl_badwatercp_gravelpitplr_hightowerkoth_viaduct_eventpl_cashworks_prefinalcp_degrootkeepkoth_nucleusctf_wellcp_fastlanecp_wellkoth_kingcp_foundryplr_pipelinepl_thundermountaincp_egypt_finalpl_barnblitzcp_granaryctf_turbinepl_upwardkoth_harvest_event...

June 27, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · James Russell

Trails of Cold Steel III and IV are coming to PS5 in early 2024

Two of Falcom’sThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold SteelRPGs are about to find a new home. NIS America announced plans to bringTrails of Cold Steel IIIandTrails of Cold Steel IVto PlayStation 5. Those looking for a new platform for these will be able to pick up the two-in-one collection in early 2024. While we wait for a concrete date, you can see both in the announcement trailer: Developed by Nihon Falcom,Trails of Cold Steel IIIfirst launched on PlayStation 4 in Japan in September 2017....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 265 words · Eric Mckinney

Where to find the rooftop garden in Jedi Survivor and how it works

It’s at the top of Pyloon Saloon The rooftop garden is one of several extracurricular activities you can mess around with inStar Wars Jedi: Survivor. Here’s where to find it. Double-jump to the top of the saloon, or walk up the stairs to access the rooftop garden Several hours into the gameafter you meet up with some old friends at the Pyloon Saloon, you’ll unlock the rooftop garden. Said garden is actually on top of the saloon itself: which you can access via double jumping on the side of the building directly to the roof, or walking up the stairs after entering the front door of the saloon....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Andrew Kelley

Who is Cindy Moon in Spider-Man 2 – End Credits Explained

Insomniac’sSpider-Manuniverse has been a huge hit with PlayStation and comic fans alike. The team has adapted the source material with aplomb and provided their own spin on various decades-old characters to boot. Here’s a quick breakdown of the after-credits scene inSpider-Man 2for PS5, and what it could mean for the universe. Just who is Cindy, and what happens in theSpider-Man 2post-credit scenes? Credit scene 1 After Peter Parker’s struggle with both Venom and his best friend Harry’s emotional homecoming, he decides to hang up the tights for a bit and let Miles take over as a full-time Spider-Man....

June 27, 2025 · 3 min · 473 words · Johnny Stanley

You can nab the first Fallout 4 update on Steam

I thought you’d be bigger Bethesda has released a beta version of the firstFallout 4update on PC, and if you were expecting a bunch of sweeping changes and bug fixes, well, give it some time. New Features Fixes To try the update, right click onFallout 4in your Steam library, choose Settings, then Betas, then pick Beta Update from the drop-down menu, and click OK. The download should initiate. I’m on the PS4 version, so I can’t speak to these improvements yet....

June 27, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Edward Ellis

(Update) Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate announced for PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch

Aren’t these characters tired of all the fussin’ an’ feudin’ [Update:Koei Tecmohas confirmedWarriors Orochi 4 Ultimatewill arrive in the west in February 2020 on PS4, PC, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Ultimate will be available as a standalone release or a paid upgrade to the vanilla edition of the game.] Following a leak from Amazon Japan yesterday,the new issue of Weekly Famitsuhas officially revealed thatWarriors Orochi 4 Ultimateis in development at Koei Tecmo, with a PS4 and Nintendo Switch release planned for Japan this December....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Douglas Walker

4A Games pushes Metro Exodus up a week

Now releasing Jun 16, 2025 Bundle up! We’re heading across a snow-bound land full of irradiated monsters and limited supplies with which to fend them off.Metro Exoduswill hit PC, PS4, and Xbox One a week earlier than expected. “We had previously delayed the release date to ensure 4A Games had the time to deliver their ambitious vision for the game, but now we’re delighted to confirm thatMetro Exodushas gone gold and we are able to bring the release date forward to February 15,” said Deep Silver CEO Klemens Kundratitz....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Thomas Cain

After several delays, Fallout 76’s massive Wastelanders expansion is nearly here

Here’s the launch trailer Well, it’s finally happening. After an E3 2019 announcement thatFallout 76was going to be completely overhauled in theWastelandersexpansion to give people what they’ve always wanted, NPCs, everyone who kept their copy or bought the game digitally was waiting on that savior patch. And they kept waiting. And waiting. Wastelanderswas delayed several times in fact,including a very recent one week delay. But now Bethesda is finally ready to unleash the expansion, as the April 14 release date seems fairly firm following its codification in the launch trailer below....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Renee Jones