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Video game adaptations have a harder job than most TV shows. While they come with an audience built in, game-inspired series have to do more than simply appeal to fans of the original medium. They’ve got to attract longtime fans and lorehounds, all while simultaneously telling a story that can be understood by the uninitiated. While the task is difficult, it isn’t impossible. TheFalloutTV show has shown itself to be a perfect example in this regard, earning praise from critics,Falloutfans, and general viewers alike....

It should come as no big surprise thatDestiny 2: The Final Shapeis shifting the game’s whole Power Level system around by a fair margin. Broadly,The Final Shaperepresents a streamlining ofDestiny‘s core Power systemto make things easier to understand, and it’s extremely promising stuff. Bungie’s goal forThe Final Shapehas been to simplifyDestiny 2‘s Power system and make it way more flexible than it’s ever been before. Players should therefore find it much easier to keep up with the game without excessive farming, all the while still enjoying the classicDestinyPower grind if they choose to do so....

The Wishfield Journal event is underway inInfinity Nikki, offering up the chance to find complete tasks to earn valuable rewards like Resonance Crystals and a card background. There are five days of events to come, and the first of these is Whimstar Collection. Whimstars are collectibles inInfinity Nikki, and are used to unlock perks, Ability Outfits, and bonuses on the Heart of Infinity skill tree.There are a lot of them to find, but the Whimstar Collection only requires you to find four specific ones....

With the release ofGrand Theft Auto V Enhancedon PC, Rockstar is also running a free Karin S95 giveaway onGTA Onlinethough it appears to be bugged at the moment. Here is how to fix the Karin S95 money glitch inGTA V Online Enhanced. How to get your money back from the Karin S95 bug In order to fix the Karin S95 glitch and get your money back if you have lost it, you will need tocontact Rockstart support by opening a support ticket....

My Hero Ultra Rumbleallows players to take control of their favorite heroes and villains fromMy Hero Academia. With a roster of 18 playable characters, the game provides a variety of currencies that players can use to unlock them. Among these currencies, Hero Souls are particularly valuable and can be challenging to obtain. Here’s how you’re able to get Hero Souls inMy Hero Ultra Rumble. How to get Hero Souls in My Hero Ultra Rumble InMy Hero Ultra Rumble,you may earn Hero Souls by obtaining duplicate items....

ANickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2Game Pass debut would be fantastic to have. The service does lack fighting games; here’s what we know. Can you playNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2on Game Pass? Xbox Game Pass won’t haveNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2launches on November 7.There have been no confirmations given by either Xbox or the publisher GameMill Entertainment at this point in time. The original gamehas never made it to the subscription service either, so it’s unlikely the sequel will buck that trend....

15,000 gold or $9.99 Greymane has hitHeroes of the Stormtoday, entering the arena as the only Worgen character — the werewolf-like race ofWarcraftfame. After an afternoon of giving him a shot though, I’m not super jazzed about fitting him into my normal rotation. His main gimmick is that as a human he operates as a ranged combatant, and in Worgen form, as a melee fighter. Every single one of his abilities is modified towards each style, like his Q, which throws a cocktail or swipes in a cone at enemies for human and wolf respectively....

The short-game debate Designer Hideo Kojimahas respondedto concerns overMetal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes‘ length following aGame Informerpreview. A standalone prologue to 2015’s full-fledgedMGS V: The Phantom Pain,Ground Zeroesissaid to havea “core story mission” beatable in under two hours, which didn’t sit right with some considering its $20-$40 price tag depending upon where and how you buy it (last- or current-gen, digital distribution or physical). On Twitter, Kojima made his case, saying: “Ground Zeroesincludes the main mission alongside five Side Ops....

Geoff Keighley hosting live panel with Kojima to showcase new content It’s looking like gamescom 2014 will be a pretty exciting show. With many of the big hitters set to unveil their new products, we’ve certainly got a lot to look forward to next month. Now, we’ve got another publisher ready to pull out all the stops and showcase some of its finest stuff.Metal Gear Solidfans have been chomping at the bit for some new info, and Konami and Kojima Productions are ready to deliver via livestream....

(Backcombed Rambo woman in heels does not appear) Believe it or don’t, there are still plenty of old-school shmups yet to join Hamster’s enormous Arcade Archives release. At least this week’s sees one more knocked off the list, with the arrival of Konami’s ’80s hybrid-shmupA-JAX, now available to download on Nintendo Switch. Released in arcades in 1987, (before making the leap to home computers under the title Typhoon),A-JAXputs players in the pilot seat of a “Tom Tiger” helicopter and a “Jerry Mouse” jet fighter (I don’t know either) as they fire-and-forget their way through alternate vertically scrolling and into-the-screen shmup sequences....

Costume Quest and SOMA are next You know the drill by now. Epic has free weekly games, you’re able to nab them if you want. You can claim them if you want to play them, if you think some day you might want to play them, or if you’re pretty sure you’ll never play them but you just like an ever-growing library. You do you. This week, it’sLayers of FearandQUBE 2....

As a new week starts, it’s once again time for “Multiplayer Monday” onMash Tactics! Today, King Foom is harkening back to an old personal tradition of playingLittle Big PlanetandLittle Big Planet 2with the viewers. WithLBPbeing a veritable playground of creative absurdity, it’s a sure formula for good times. Tune in, or join in with your own custom Sackboys, game types, and levels. Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDestructoid’s Twitch TV channel....

Psht, what is this, … Smash Brothers?! [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch King Foom play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you can be as much a part of the show as anything else.] Happy Monday peeps! Hopefully you all had a great weekend, and a great Thanksgiving, … if that’s a thing you celebrated, of course....