Podtoid hits the Destructoid frontpage every Thursday! [Thanks to SirTobbii for the image!] It’s a brand new year, and Podtoid is back with a brand new world of delights! We kick off with Jonathan’s newest persona, Freaky Constantina, we learn how to properly get crackheads to clean up their habit, and we officially form the Foot Clan of Boston! As if that wasn’t enough, Willem Dafoe tackles a town of spiders in his latest movie role....
I was watching the Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich Champions League semifinal (some videogamer, right?) and during one of the commercial breaks, up popped themuch-malignedPrototype 2trailer. You know, the one with Johnny Cash’s cover of “Hurt”? Well, I hadn’t noticed before, but at the bottom, there’s a quote from a publication whose name I didn’t catch saying thatPrototype 2is a “gore-drenched masterpiece.” That’s where my mum’s interest was piqued. My mum noticed this and asked “Why would a game want to be gory?...
Despitemixed reviewsand an angry outcry from fans, Capcom has today announced thatResident Evil: Operation Raccoon Cityjust sold over two million copies worldwide. The game was sitting at around 1.7 million sales when Capcomhad its financial callearlier this week. Of course, time will tell how many of those people genuinely enjoyed the game, and how many regret impulse buying a product just becauseResident Evilwas on the cover. As one of the folkswho actually enjoyed it, I’m not disappointed at its success....
Inspired by Starbuck Remember Meis an exciting new title Capcom plans to publish this coming June, and put together by Paris-based developers Dontnod Entertainment. The intriguing cyberpunk adventure follows Nilin, an elite memory hunter who traverses the city of Neo-Paris 2084 in hopes of bringing down the evil corporation: Memoreyes. We caught up with theRemember Mecreative team at Anaheim Wondercon 2013 to get some insight into this unique universe, and learn what went into designing the character of Nilin....
Talkin’ bout cash money. Dollar bills, yall! Come on, now. Valkyria Chroniclescame out on PC yesterday. It was a good day. Especially if you’re Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.Money, money, money, money… Money! Sega was proud to announce the amazing strategy role-playing game “forced its way to the top of the Steam download charts,” at least for a short while. As of press time, the title still resides amongst the top three best-sellers on the platform, behind only Sega’s ownFootball Manager 2015and this year’s strain of theCall of Dutyvirus....
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On August 8th, 2010, Valve filed for the trademark “DOTA” in anticipation of their latest title,DOTA 2. Just over a year later, thefinal stages of this processhave arrived. The US Patent and Trademark Office is ready to give Valve the DOTA trademark and all the rights therein, but not everyone thinks this is the right decision. With the close of BlizzCon and the continued production of games likeBlizzard DOTAforStarCraft II, someone is going to have to answer that question very soon....
Good morning, Airan Sin & Punishmentis a fun topic for quite a few reasons. The most important is that it’s a joint effort between Nintendo and the legendary developer, Treasure. If you’re familiar with Treasure, you know you’re in for a captivating trip. There’s also the fact that it was a Japan-only release during the N64’s sunset days. Thankfully, it was later localized on the Wii and Wii U Virtual Console....
It’s dangerous to go alone after all This will be the millionth time I’ve said it, but mods are a treasure. They allow folks to tweak their favorite games even if they don’t have the ability to code a project from the ground up, and have given so many people joy over the past several decades. That goes double for this upcoming project “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Online....
Pantsu Printing Problem This week saw the Western release of cult upskirt-shooterGal*Gun 2, although a weird printing error may leave you wondering what barrel-blazing title you have actually picked up. First posted by Twitter user@Luke_Balicki, the cover sleeve for the Nintendo Switch edition ofGal*Gun 2has the artwork for Natsume’s steampunk blasterWild Guns Reloadedprinted on the reverse. This is a baffling situation as the two titles aren’t even from the same publisher, having nothing in common outside of both games featuring the word “Gun” in their title....
‘We want to focus on Switch’ According to an interview with Game Informer, Square Enix is eager to developer original Switch titles if the upcomingOctopath Travelerdoes well. Tomoya Asano, division executive at Square Enix, confirmed this to Game Informer, saying, “IfOctopath Travelerdoes well and this is something that appeals to fans, we want to focus on Switch. Please pick up the Switch if you want to play games likeOctopath Traveler.“...
And possibly more, you tourist Most everyone who is interested inStar Wars Battlefronthas a good idea by now if they’re buying it. Theopen betalast month served as a nice test run in that sense. We’ve all had an opportunity to see what we’re getting into. While it’s not exactly indicative of the quality ofBattlefront‘s final product, EA DICE released a short 30-second clip showing off the four planets. They’re dazzling. Note that the video’s not made up of gameplay footage, but it is in-engine capture....
Perhaps the studio that revivedKid Icarusflew too close to greatness,Andriasang reportsthat Project Sora has melted away after the release of its first and only game. According to itsofficial website, the developer closed up shop on June 30th with the webpage itself set to disappear at the end of the month. The Nintendo subsidiary was originally founded back in 2009 following the release ofSuper Smash Bros. Brawl.Its leader,Kirbycreator Masahiro Sakurai, resigned from Nintendo’s HAL Laboratories four years earlier but continues to work for the platform holder under the banner of his personal freelance design company,Sora Ltd....
