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Psycho killer, run run away Double Fine took to new crowdfunding/investment platform Fig for the development of a sequel to the belovedPsychonauts. The project reached itsfunding goal of $3.3 millionfive days before the close of the campaign before closing out today with a total of $3,829,024 raised. Roughly half of that figure comes from regular “backers” giving money ($1,954,524) to the project for rewards (including a copy of the game at release) like traditional crowdfunding platforms (Kickstarter), while the other half ($1,874,500) comes from “investors....

That’s a lotta cheaters According to statistics revealed by developer Bluehole and the Korean PUBG Cafe board, Battle Royale instigatorPlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundshas banned a whopping 13 million users since June 2017. The majority of booted players were kicked for the use of cheat tools, a common problem among many online competitive PC titles. The numbers are dropping, however, andPUBG’smost recent patch set live new in-game tools designed to pick out the sneaks using Aimbots and other such hacks to gain an advantage over the rest of the island vying for that important sole survivor spot....

Word has it thatEnsemble Studios, the developer ofAge of Empiresand the upcomingHalo Wars, will be shutting down after the game ships. All non-essential personnel (which is to say, everyone not working on teh Haloez) have been handed pink slips, and the rest of the team has been offered incentives and sent into overdrive to complete the project. Seeking more information, sources close to Destructoid have told us that this decision comes not from Microsoft Game Studios, but directly from the parent corporation....

At The Game Awards 2024, Ryu Ga Gotoku has given a look atProject Century, which seems to be a rather over-the-top period piece. I know what you’re thinking, but it looks pretty distinct from theYakuza/Like a Dragonseries, even if it seems to be in the same genre. There’s not a whole lot to go on in the trailer. It takes place in 1915 in what looks like Tokyo. However, it’s heavily industrialized and seems to have a lot more Western influence, implying an alternate history....

Grab a mop and get sloppin’! Hey there, cool friends! I’ve got moreIndigo Prophecycoming to you, but right now I’m having a go at pulling my own little YouTube channel up by its bootstraps and experimenting with things. What yummy fun! Here, I playViscera Cleanup Detailfor your amusement. I am calling my short, one-off gameplay videos “Squirty Plays” because the name made me smile at 3am this morning. I’ll regret it later, but for now, enjoy the squirt!...

Replays, recover matches, and more Blizzard’s Community Manager Kevin Johnson detailed some of the new eSports and multiplayer features fans can expect inStarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. New tools include the ability to watch match replays in groups, and a new custom interface for eSports tournaments or video casters that lets them dictate how information is presented. Players can also watch a reply, and then jump into the replay they’re watching to play through the match again....

All grown up Telltale has shared artwork forThe Walking Dead: The Final Seasonand detailed its plans for PAX East. The festivities kick off next Friday, April 6 at 12:30pm Eastern with a first-look panel (viewable here) that will reflect on “Clementine’s journey so far and take a sneak peek at how it all ends.” The studio is also hosting a post-show alongside some folks from Skybound. That’ll start at 2:00pm Easternon Twitchand the developers “will answer more questions about the upcoming season....

Plus how the studio will appeal to a wide audience with its Fables story As a bigFablesfan, I’m pretty happy, if not relieved, thatThe Wolf Among Uslooked great based on my hands-on time with the game. Adaptations of other mediums into games tend to be as bad as adaptations of games into movies, yet Telltale pulled it off again after its successful run withThe Walking Dead. I spoke with lead writer ofThe Wolf Among Us, Pierre Shorette, and he shared with us how they’re going about appealing to a wide audience with their story....

Launch is just three weeks away Around two years ago at the Develop conference in Brighton, I played a short demo for an indie game calledThat Dragon, Cancer. Sat by myself with a set of headphones on, I slowly explored the hospital room of a father and his young son. His young son was dying, and the father felt powerless. The demo, while short, was incredibly powerful and put the game on my most anticipated upcoming releases calendar....

Call of Duty: Short Bus From Hell Wednesday means a new Destructoid Show and a new Destructoid Show means news about video games, or something. Some new details forCall of Duty: Black Ops IIhave been revealed, specifically the ZOMBIES mode, which sounds like it’s being given the love and attention it deserves. Also a bus. Playstation 3 owners are getting the last threeAssassin’s Creedgames bundled together as“The Ezio Trilogy,”and aMass Effect Trilogyis being released for all platforms, and yes, this includesME1on PS3....

For roughly three decades, LEGO has been a powerhouse in the video game world. Fans of the line of interlocking plastic bricks have seen titles for computers and gaming consoles alike release throughout the years, each finding their place in what is now a vast LEGO gaming catalog. However it’s no stretch to say that not allLEGOgames have been created equal. There are several that have taken this toy-gaming crossover to heights previously unimagined....

The Shrimp: Because smaller size matters, too Mechanical keyboards are a staple of gaming these days — their tactility, durability, and customizability are perfectly suited for all of our gaming and aesthetic purposes. I personallyprefer controllers, so I avoid gaming on a keyboard when I can, but as a writer, having a clicky-clacky keyboard scratches an itch in my brain that nothing else can. I love a full mechanical keyboard given the writing thing, but for gaming purposes, the left side is really all you need....