Plus a trip for two around the world There’s a big competition revolving aroundKinect Sports Rivals, where the grand prize winner can win up to $10,000 in cash plus a trip to one of four destinations around the world: Bora Bora, China, Machu Picchu, or the Swiss Alps. Runner-up winners will also receive cash prizes, all the way down to 11th place. The Kinect Sports Rivals World Championshipbegins when the game officially releases on April 8....
Would you Adam and Eevee it? Following onfrom yesterday’s newsthatPokémon Sword and Shieldshifted 1.3 million physical copies in Japan, The Pokémon Company has proudly announced that these latest entries in the legendary collect-’em-up franchise have succeeded in selling six million global units their release week. A little over two million of these sales came from North America during the first two days of launch This number represents the highest ever week-one sales on the Nintendo Switch platform, makingPokémon Sword and Shieldthe fastest-selling Switch title to date....
MoreSmash, some other stuff The original plan of providing amiibo figures for everySmash Ultimateroster member succeeded. Well, untilDLC threw a wrench in the works! Although Nintendo is still pursuing this lengthy goal, not all of the figures are actually out yet, and may not even all come out by the end of 2022. Here’s a great big 2022 amiibo recap. So first up in “spring 2022” is the nextSmashwave, which will bring the amiibo count up through Steve/Alex....
Starting this Friday Well, Nintendo finally did it: they acknowledgedMelee. In a weird way, that is. As you all probably know (since I cover nearly all of them), Nintendo has been running weekly events forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatefor over a year now, which includes anything from micro-tournamentsto spirit events. This week they’re doing something a little different: honoringMelee. The event is called “A Tribute to Melee,” and will run from this Friday for three days....
‘For current and next-gen consoles’ Six months ago,Sega teased out a brand newSonicgame. All we saw was the ol’ ‘hog running, with a mysterious symbol at the end. Well, the cat is out of the bag thanks to tonight’s Game Awards announcement.Sonic Frontiers,the long-rumored name, is confirmed. Here’s the kicker though: some of the ancillary rumors surrounding the project were also confirmed directly by Sega today. The game is described as “the iconic franchise’s first ever open-zone-inspired gaming experience,” which highlights the new open world nature of the upcomingSonictitle....
As we were all getting hyped by the possible announcement of the PS5 Pro on Sony’s September 10 showcase, some have noticed that many top US retailers have raised the price of the DualSense by $5. some DualSense controllers have received a $5 price increase (price change on Best Buy)https://t.co/1Jo4u3EPlepic.twitter.com/FJe4QDfb9M These retailers include PlayStation Direct, Best Buy, and Target. The price hike affects every color of the base PlayStation 5 controller, which was already being sold for a very hefty $70....
Hot off the game’s announcement at Gamescom, NCsoft brought a huge showing ofWildStarto PAX. Tara Long was there to get her hands on the game and tell us her impressions. She tells us about the character/class she chose, the 140 character limit on quest descriptions, not having to backtrack to quest-givers, being able to double jump and a bunch of other things you’ll want to check out. The two aspects ofWildStarthat really interested me were the sort of dynamic quests and the art direction....
If by “perfect” you mean “terribly fallible.” We can all be a little more perfect by wishing Brett ahappy birthday, though! Today, the affable Allistair Pinsofrounded up some totally flattering E3 memories from Dtoid staff, Hamza previewedMetro: Last Light(it looks cool!), a trailer for the survival-horror gameAmong the Sleepmade me glad I have an excuse for not playing it (terrible computer runs nothing; it looks frightening), and more! Destructoid Original:Team Fortress 2sdays: Get back to work....
Get to know the people who make great videogames [Sup Holmes is a weekly talk show for people that make great videogames. It airs live every Sunday at 4pm EST onYouTube, and can be found in Podcast form onLibsynandiTunes.] Eric Ford was working in game development back when he was still in college, but not in the way that you might think. He wasn’t just another kid fooling around with Flash or GameMaker in his spare time....
What Can Be Done? As many know, I am an unapologetic supporter of the horror genre. It allows for us to all feel one overwhelming emotion together in unity, while also telling a complex or surreal story with hidden themes and deeper messages. Personally, I feel it is the only genre that can deliver on all it is expected to, no matter what medium it is being created for whether it be television, film, literature or gaming....
24 years of anime adventure Over on that social media hive of activity, Twitter, publisher Bandai Namco has very proudly announced that theTalesseries of RPGs has hit an impressive milestone of over 20 million worldwide sales. The original title in this long-running series,Tales of Phantasia, launched for the Super Famicom in Japan way back in 1995. Since then, theTalesseries has grown into a global brand, expanding onto multiple platforms across numerous generations....
Well, I think it does anyway After a trailer accidentally went up too early, and then was pulled, and was then mirrored and shared and Streisanded all over the place, Ubisoft has nowofficiallyreleased yesterday’s leaked trailer forThe Division. The trailer offers over three minutes of action, giving us the most detailed peek yet of the in-game environment and combat, including information into how the NPCs of game are banding together to rebuild society....
While I think it’s a bit early to be announcing anything, Midway has revealed that they will be releasing an exclusive PC collector’s edition forUnreal Tournament 3this November. This collector’s edition will come in the expected limited edition tin hard cover, and will ship with an art book containing fancy pictures of vehicles, characters, weapons, and environments. But wait … there’s more! The limited collector’s edition will also ship with a bonus DVD full of extras, including: Unreal Engine 3 Toolkit Video Tutorials (Silicon Knights, are you paying attention?...
