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Set aside 10 minutes of your morning to tune in It may not be the full Nintendo Direct fake Twitter accounts have been teasing for the past several weeks, but I guess it’s something. Nintendo announced late Sunday night that it will broadcast a Direct Mini showcasing games coming from its development and publishing partners. From the tweet below, it looks like this will focus solely on previously announced titles. However, as this is the first in what will be a series of Partner Showcases, we could see brand new games revealed in future installments....

You foreigners might be finding it hard to care about the Japanese RPG in these so-called enlightened days of game design,but developer imageepoch cares. It’s gonna fight for those fans left in the cold by your disgusting genre apathy! They’re not just doing it for themselves, but for you filthy foreigners’ sake, as well. Unfortunately, imageepoch’s has little in the way of a presence on your filthy foreign soil. Thankfully, NIS-America does, and it also has a long history of catering to fans of all things Nippon....

As much as our own Jim Sterling would like to distance himself from the label, what Destructoid and other game sites and blogs do istechnicallygames journalism. However, when it comes the hardcore investigative research that your mind conjures when you hear the word “journalism,” we’re all sadly slacking. However, when someone goes out of his or her way for some in-depth videogame reporting, you can always guarantee that the findings will be fascinating beyond belief....

Redeemable on Steam and Origin It’s chaos on the Humble Store right now, from theHumble Mobile Bundle 4to Double Fine’sAmnesia Fortnight 2014to Devolver Digital’s bundle for IGF chairman and all-around terrific human beingBrandon Boyer. Here’s one more:a weekly saleon PopCap games. It’s pay-what-you-want pricing forPeggle Deluxe,Bejeweled 3,Bookworm Deluxe,Escape Rosecliff Island, andFeeding Frenzy 2 Deluxe. Paying $6 or more addsPlants vs. Zombies Game of the Year Edition,Peggle Nights, andZuma’s Revengeto that list....

Now it’s onto the stretch goals Yesterday,we told you aboutPillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, a new CRPG from Obsidian that would only happen if people were willing to fund it before development. Well, people were certainly willing to fund it before development. Like the originalPillars of Eternity, the sequel quickly surpassed its crowdfunding goal and will enter production as a game that’s definitely happening. Deadfireactually has bragging rights over its predecessor....

Just in time for some fist-throwing betas Sony Interactive Entertainmenthas announcedthat it will be holding a free trial weekend for its PlayStation Plus service this coming weekend. Players can enjoy some of the benefits of the PS4/PS5 paid subscription service free of charge between Saturday, December 18 and Monday, December 20. There are, however, some caveats. The free trial appears to mostly pertain to playing multiplayer titles, so players will not be able to download any of the PlayStation Plus “free” games nor the PS5 PlayStation Plus Collection....

Eternal Darkness successor indefinitely postponed following failed Kickstarter Shadow of the Eternalshas been placed “on hold.” Following a trio of ill-fated crowdfunding campaigns, the spiritual successor toEternal Darkness, Silicon Knights’ acclaimed GameCube classic, is being laid to rest, at least for the time being. The studio behind the project, Precursor Games, appears to be in the process of disbanding. Having self-financed the unsuccessful project for more than a year, most of the development team is “taking a break” to pursue other ventures....

Remastered compilation of R-Type and R-Type II R-Type Dimensionsreleased several years ago on Xbox Live Arcade and hey, it’s back in the news with a PlayStation Network version coming to PS3 later this month. Cool. This is a package combiningR-TypeandR-Type IIwith bonuses, including (optional) new high-def graphics, Infinite Mode, and a level select, to name a few. It’ll be out June 18, 2025 for $9.99. It’s disappointing to hearR-Type Dimensionsisn’t also coming to PS Vita, as that usually seems to be the way....

Online multiplayer support is coming in a free update before 2021, and some levels in Sackboy are ‘co-op only’ Online multiplayer support has been a thorny issue forsome games recently, and the same can be said forSackboy: A Big Adventure. While Sumo Digital is planning to support local and online co-op by the “end of 2020,” at launch, only two- to four-player local co-op will be included in the PS4 and PS5 game....

Get thee behind me We’re just a fortnight out from the launch of the super stylish-lookingShin Megami TenseititleSoul Hackers 2, which will launch on PC and console platforms come August 25 — and while the demon-hunting adventure hasn’t hit the streets yet, Atlus is already getting its DLC machine in gear. On launch day, multiple paid DLC packs will be made available forSoul Hackers 2, comprised of additional music tracks, in-game costumes, extra in-game currency/items, and — perhaps a little more egregiously — a full alternate story chapter featuring a super-cool new devil summoner, Nana....

Finally, a justification for all that plastic Today, Nintendo finally unveiled some more details forthe upcoming September 1-4 “Nintendo Live” expo in Seattle, Washington: and there’s a crazy curio buried in that memo. While the customary competitive events forSmash, Mario Kart 8,andSplatoon 3will commence as normal, anamiibo tournamentis also happening. Here’s the full schedule of all of the events being held at Nintendo Live Gaming tournaments: Note the curious addition of “Super Smash Bros....

Defending champion bows out of tournament In news that shocked the fighting game community, TheStreet Fighter VCapcom Cup 2016 champion, NuckleDu, announced on Twitter that he is unlikely to return to the event to defend his title. NuckleDu (Du Dang) claimed victory at the event last December, automatically qualifying him for entry at the 2017 tournament, to be held in Calfornia on the weekend of December 8. Du has partaken in the CPT events throughout the year, collecting enough CPT points to place him third in the global rankings....

Danger zone So I am flying through these big girders all like “NEEERRRRRMMM” and I just BARELY managed to grab a single repair kit before the asshole behind me pumped my rear engines full of missiles. I transform my Vector and flip around and fire off my cannon and “BOOM,” fucking blow him to pieces and just barely win the match. This is a typical description of my time spent withStrike Vector EX, a game all about piloting a boxy looking metal rig around an arena across several multiplayer modes and multiple maps full of health power-ups and blowing up other boxy looking metal rigs in an environment full of even larger boxy looking carrier ships made entirely of girders and caution tape....