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Stay Out of Trobble Nacon is joining the long list of publishers dropping dates for its own summer live stream presentation. Nacon Connect 2022, which is scheduled to take place on July 7, will feature a slew of reveals, updates, and trailers pertaining to the company’s catalog of upcoming games, accessories, and development projects. “This year, NACON Connect is reinventing itself in its format and will feature even more content for gamers,” said the company in a press release....

Pedal to the Metal Following on from several months ofleaks and rumors, Electronic Arts has finally lifted the curtain on the next entry in its long-running racing game seriesNeed for Speed— As whispered by industry insiders, the new entry is titledNeed for Speed Unbound, and will launch on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X on December 2. As you can see from thestylish trailer above, soundtracked by the dulcet tones of A$AP Rocky,NFS Unboundwill see a return to the competitive and combative street racing vibes of previous franchise entries such as the excellentNeed for Speed Underground....

Well there’s akick in the teeth. Those of us waiting for ever-more elusive JRPGs that aren’t massively disappointing might have to wait a little longer, as Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has stated that the US and Europe won’t be gettingFinal Fantasy XIIIuntil 2010. Although the PS3 version is slated for a 2009 release in Japan, Wada is claimed by Reuters as saying that we filthy round eyes won’t be getting a sniff of the game....

February 14 Remember thatDeep Silver and Atlus publishing partnershipannounced recently? It looks like it’s paying off for Europe already. The former has announced the release date ofPersona 5, which has been “TBA” for weeks now — it’s June 01, 2025, the exact same day as the US launch. Pre-orders are up at various retailers forthe “Take Your Heart” premium edition, and the steelbook launch edition. Say what you willabout Deep Silver in general, but this is a massive step up from Atlus releases in the past, where Europeans don’t even have adateafter the thing is actually out in the US....

The man does come up with great soundbites After weighing in on the backlash againstEA’s latestDungeon Keeperdrama, Peter Molyneux has been talking toPocket Gamerabout how he plans to implement a different kind of free-to-play model for his god game,GODUS. “What we need is a new term,” Molyneux said. “And that term is more like ‘invest-to-play.’ We are tempting people to invest some of their money into a game.” Now whilst our eyes all collectively roll back at the sight of another Molyneux soundbite, he does seem to at least be identifying the problems that is at the root of a lot of free-to-play games, likeDungeon Keeper....

And all future games too SimCityis broken. Players aren’t able to connect to the servers, and without that connection you virtually cannot do anything with the city building game. Fans are rightly outraged, taking to various social media outlets and forums, warning others to not purchase the game. Still, its unclear if DRM is the culprit of if itsbecause the game is too much fun. Fans have also taken to Change,and created a petition askingElectronic Arts to remove the always online DRM fromSimCityand future games:...

Show us the shirt, Phil Xbox head Phil Spencer has been making the rounds as of late. That’s bound to happen when you’re in the middle of launching a new generation of hardware. We’ve learned stuff like:He’s played a good chunk ofElden Ringand is evidently impressed by it;he’s not going to disclose console sales numbers anymore; and, contrary to earlier reports,Xbox isn’t actively pursuing any Japanese studios. This update is far less important than any other tidbit to come out of those chats....

Podtoid hits the Destructoid frontpage every Thursday! Conrad is moving house, so Jon and Jim hold the fort to give us a Podtoid about PAX East, human turds, and an erotic new take on TheDuckTalesgame. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s some hot chat on secret societies, and why Jonathan should become The Predator. We also unveil JonCon East and its Tuna Boxing competition, Trent Reznor resurrects a tired meme, andThe Walking Dead: Survival Instinctisn’t very good....

I’d really, truly like to think that our listeners were disappointed to find that last week was completely Podtoid-free, but I don’t believe that to be the case. More likely than not, you folks probably didn’t even notice — butwhatever. I’moverit. I’ll trick you bastards into loving us, I don’t care how long it takes. Anyway, this week we’re going to be doing a (very, very) quick summary of our favorite GDC moments, along with discussing several random-as-hell news stories....

If you lovePokemonand are a fan of walking, then there is good news for you today. Nintendo has confirmed that the Pokewalker, included in the Japanese remake ofPokemon Gold/Silver, is coming to North America as well. Huzzah! The Pokewalker is a Pokeball-shaped pedometer. A pedometer, if you did not know, is a machine that encourages walking by letting you know how many steps you’ve taken. It is not, as some might believe, a machine for detecting how close Roman Polanski is to your house....

You may be surprised to read this, but THQ’s upcoming PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 game50 Cent: Blood on the Sanddoesnothave much in common with the publisher’s other recent hitde Blobfor the Nintendo Wii. I know: shocking! To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect when I got a chance to sit down for some extended hands-on time with the sequel to last year’s critically panned, but commercially successful action gameBulletproof. I mean, 50 Cent and I haveeverythingin common (although I have only been shoteighttimes), but was there reallyanychance that his new, ridiculous-sounding action game could actually be good?...

She likes shootin’ and lootin’ Which Lara Croft do you prefer? Crystal Dynamics has two versions of her, splitting the iconic character into distinctly different properties. The recentTomb Raiderreboot and the scheduled follow-upRise of the Tomb Raiderpaint Lara in a survivalist light — someone that’s fighting for her life more than anything else. That’s all well and good, but you can’t fault anyone that favors the other Lara; they’re probably just used to her....

I’m told, with increasing regularity, that there are quite a few people who only play PC games they can purchase on Steam. Well, those convenience obsessed folks can now rejoice asResonancemakes its way to the platform. Wadjet Eye’s latest game will be on sale through August 1 and can be picked up for $8.99. The adventure game made quite theimpressionon me. It’s a scientific mystery that’s both reminiscent of the “good old days” of the genre and pushes forward with ambitious mechanics....