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- Call of Duty: Ghosts update adds Heavy Duty mode
- Brentalfloss gives us Super Mario 3D World with lyrics
- I need this sweet Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES mod
- ThreeA's Metal Gear Ray will cost you $490
- Lara Croft: Reflections is a social card game for iOS
- Halo: Spartan Assault is now available on Xbox One
- Resident Evil 4 invades the original Doom in this mod
- Alcohol makes the gaming industry go round
- Here's how the pop-up adventure Tengami plays
- Contest: Win a Logitech keyboard, mouse, and headset!
- Nintendo brings high-capacity Wii U GamePad battery to US
- Publishers can disable cross-region gifting on Steam
- Review: Borderlands 2: How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day
- Plants vs. Zombies 2 celebrates Feastivus this week
- Steam sale: Borderlands 2 GotY, Shadowrun, Splinter Cell
- PS Plus: Sonic Racing Vita and another holiday sale
- Hardline 004: Yoshi-flavored smoothie
- Vita sales see boost thanks to PlayStation 4
- The Witch and the Hundred Knight summon new screenshots
- Check out Dtoid's first two Honored badges!
- Huge News of the Week: Not Nintendo Enough
| Call of Duty: Ghosts update adds Heavy Duty mode Posted: 23 Dec 2013 03:00 PM PST Call of Duty: Ghosts received an update today across the PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3. A new Heavy Duty mode was added to multiplayer, plus there are new loadouts added to the Infected mode. Five squad points are granted to each soldier at the initial five levels of progression as well. The Sniper Rifles now have a reduction in the flinch benefit with the Focus perk, and the ADS speed has been reduced and further adjusted to the Sniper Rifles. Lastly, Field Order adds 100xp on pickup, there's a fix for unlimited perks, and the invisible exploit has been fixed. This is going to be a great week to play any competitive multiplayer game, by the way. So many people will be receiving games like Ghosts and are going to get their ass handed to them online. |
| Brentalfloss gives us Super Mario 3D World with lyrics Posted: 23 Dec 2013 02:00 PM PST If you follow Brentalfloss on Twitter or Facebook, you may have noticed how obsessed he's been with the soundtrack to Super Mario 3D World of late. I figured it was only a matter of time before he gave it the "what if it had lyrics" treatment, and thankfully this Christmas Eve Eve, he's bestowed this gift upon us. Brent's also been dabbling in composing for games, and while he's not been tied to a particular game as of yet you can check out some of his samples at his composer site. He's also hinted at a collaboration with ProJared and Pat the NES Punk coming soon called SUPER RIFF BROS, which they plan to reveal at MAGfest in a few weeks. |
| I need this sweet Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES mod Posted: 23 Dec 2013 01:00 PM PST Remember that awesome Mega Man NES mod? Creator Ryan Fitzpatrick is back, and this time he's appealing right to my childhood with his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle NES mod. The system features the four radical heroes displayed on the top, and it's all backlit too. Plus, there's four themed controllers based on heroes in a half-shell. There are a ton of photos over on Ryan's Facebook, and you can bid on the console on eBay if you think this is worth a little over $1,000. |
| ThreeA's Metal Gear Ray will cost you $490 Posted: 23 Dec 2013 12:00 PM PST ThreeA has opened up pre-orders for their Metal Gear Ray figure and it's going to cost you an arm and a leg. It's $490. Yes, $490! This thing is a beast though. It comes in at 16.5 inches standing up, with a wing span of nearly 40 inches. Ray comes with a base as it's the only way it can stand up, has fully articulated parts, illuminating eyes and cockpit area, and the Bambaland store exclusive version includes a Liquid Ocelot pilot figure. It's $490 and doesn't even include the 3 AG13 button cell batteries it requires. You have today and tomorrow to nab this during the pre-sale, which opens up at 8PM Eastern tonight. ThreeA opens up pre-sales for its Metal Gear Ray [Tomopop] |
| Lara Croft: Reflections is a social card game for iOS Posted: 23 Dec 2013 11:00 AM PST There's a new Lara Croft game and it's a ... social card game ... for iOS. Well then! The game sees you adventuring through lost worlds, collecting valuable artifacts, battling enemies, and going against other players. There's a collection aspect for gaining new weapons, and you can steal artifacts from other players while having to protect your own at the same time. Reflections also features live boss battle events where you can work with other players to take on the bosses. The game is out right now for free on the App store in Australia and New Zealand, and a worldwide release will be coming shortly. |
| Halo: Spartan Assault is now available on Xbox One Posted: 23 Dec 2013 10:00 AM PST Halo: Spartan Assault is now available on the Xbox One, one day earlier than planned. The Xbox 360 version is still coming out January 2014. The twin-stick shooter was originally released for Windows 8 phones and PC, but now it's out for the new Microsoft console because lord knows they need some games in a bad way. It's also priced at $14.99, double the price of the original release BECAUSE REASONS! |
| Resident Evil 4 invades the original Doom in this mod Posted: 23 Dec 2013 09:00 AM PST Just in time for the holiday break is this wonderful Doom mod that lets you play the game as one of the characters from Resident Evil 4. Play as Leon, Albert Wesker, Krauser, Ada Wong, or Hunk and all in third-person view. The mod can be grabbed here. Merry Christmas! |
| Alcohol makes the gaming industry go round Posted: 23 Dec 2013 08:30 AM PST Technically alcohol makes the entire world go round. Still, it's a very big part of the gaming industry. You know all the preview events we get to attend? Open bar. Always. In fact, a couple of the games Mr. Destructoid has appeared in is thanks in part to alcohol. And such is the case with Telltale in how they got to make Tales from the Borderlands. Well, alcohol and the fact that The Walking Dead was such a gigantic runaway hit. "We were backstage at the [2012] Spike VGAs," Steve Allison, senior vice president of publishing at Telltale Games, told Polygon. "And Gearbox was sitting at table one and we were sitting at table two -- we were there for The Walking Dead. We got to talking a little bit, and I don't remember when it the night it became, 'we should do this thing," but it happened over a few cocktails. "We could have easily left it and chalked it up to too much tequila, but we followed up when we got home. And they remembered the conversation. The Borderlands universe has so much story potential, all those great characters. There's a narrative there in Borderlands 2 but it serves a certain purpose, and we can serve a difference purpose with it for fans of the franchise." Gearbox was onboard for the idea, and once The Walking Dead Season 2 and The Wolf Among Us start to wind down, we'll be hearing more of the Borderlands and The Game of Thrones project. Check out the full Polygon interview to see how Telltale is approaching the Game of Thrones game too. How Telltale teamed up with 'Game of Thrones' and Borderlands [Polygon] |
| Here's how the pop-up adventure Tengami plays Posted: 23 Dec 2013 08:00 AM PST Not all point-and-click adventures force us to piece together seemingly random objects in a specific context in order to progress, but I'll always have memories of puzzle logic that even at the time didn't seem quite so logical. A more straightforward or otherwise minimalistic approach has always felt ideal to me, which is why I'm looking forward to Tengami, that game from ex-Rare staff which is visually reminiscent of a pop-up book. "The first trailer did a good job at showing the game's atmosphere, calm and tranquil nature, as well as showing off the beautiful art," writes developer Nyamyam. "It didn't explain how you play Tengami very well. With the new trailer we wanted to focus more on showing people how you interact with Tengami's pop-up book world and give a glimpse at some of the puzzles you encounter." And it's looking quite nice, I have to say. The game will be out first on iOS early next year, followed by PC, Mac, and Wii U releases at a later date. After watching the trailer, I'm not sure if I want to fall asleep or go meditate. |
| Contest: Win a Logitech keyboard, mouse, and headset! Posted: 23 Dec 2013 07:30 AM PST Our friends at Logitech have just hooked us up with a beautiful bundle of PC gaming goodies to make one lucky Dtoider very happy this Christmas! Included in the crate of awesome is a G602 wireless gaming mouse, a G430 7.1 surround sound headset, and a G710+ mechanical gaming keyboard -- a combined retail value of over $300! To win, just tell us whether you've been naughty or nice this year in the comments below! (Unlike Santa, both nice and naughty boys and girls are eligible to win.) Limit one entry per person, and you have until this Sunday, December 29 at 11:59pm Pacific to enter. Contest is open to anyone in the U.S. Good luck! And don't forget, our Huge members get automatic entry into all contests (as well as a bunch of other awesome perks). It's pretty great! |
| Nintendo brings high-capacity Wii U GamePad battery to US Posted: 23 Dec 2013 07:00 AM PST Nintendo's high-capacity battery for the Wii U GamePad has been available in other regions, but it's only now being sold to gamers in the United states. Priced at $32 (shipping not included), this 2550mAh battery is said to provide eight hours of use, up from the standard GamePad battery's promise of three to five hours. I've always found it to be closer to three than five in practice which is just low enough to be a regular nuisance. Wii U GamePad High-Capacity Battery [Nintendo] |
| Publishers can disable cross-region gifting on Steam Posted: 23 Dec 2013 06:30 AM PST It appears that Valve will now allow companies to restrict their games on Steam from being gifted or traded to users in different regions. The AllowCrossRegionTradingAndGifting flag has been found in the database entry for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance on Steamdb (it's a "no.") This is a major disappointment for folks simply wanting to give a game to their friend, but given the price and content differences between regions, it's no surprise that Steam users have been using region-free game trading/gifting to their advantage. It is worth pointing out that this does not affect retail keys and as of now only applies to South America and Eastern Europe. (Steam) Publishers to crack down on cross-region gifting/trading [NeoGAF via RPS] |
| Review: Borderlands 2: How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day Posted: 23 Dec 2013 06:00 AM PST Borderlands 2 has had quite the long tail of content for a noncompetitive first-person shooter. Since its release a bit over a year ago, it has seen two additional characters, four story DLC packs, two level cap increases, widespread release of previously retailer-exclusive content, dozens of new cosmetic customization options, and most recently, the series of holiday-themed Headhunter missions. Like T.K. Baha's Bloody Harvest and The Horrible Hunger of the Ravenous Wattle Gobbler, How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day takes place in a single new area and consists of only a couple of missions. Where Bloody Harvest was centered around Halloween and Wattle Gobbler focused on Thanksgiving, Mercenary Day features a Christmas theme. With it comes a very Borderlands take on snowmen, carols, and the spirit of the season. |
| Plants vs. Zombies 2 celebrates Feastivus this week Posted: 23 Dec 2013 05:30 AM PST Ever since getting partway through its final world, I've been ignoring Plants vs. Zombies 2 -- but Plants vs. Zombies 2 has not been ignoring me. Those push notifications haven't compelled me to return yet, though PopCap's plans for the game during Christmas week might. The five days of Feastivus lasts from December 24 - 28. Each day, there will be a special holiday level in PvZ 2 with unspecified prizes. The super cute promotional video above has me curious enough to at least check in on the first day. I hope the levels are as well put together. |
| Steam sale: Borderlands 2 GotY, Shadowrun, Splinter Cell Posted: 23 Dec 2013 05:00 AM PST A few of today's Steam deals are steep enough to tempt me into buying games I wouldn't normally have much if any desire to own. A familiar trap, yet one I continue to fall for. Daily deals:
The flash sales are Dead Space 2 ($4.99), Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Ultimate Edition ($10.19), Brutal Legend ($1.99), and Cities XL Platinum ($5.99). The community choice winner is Solar 2 ($1.99) and the current vote is between Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Chivalry: Modern Warfare, and Fez. I have a feeling the latter will take it, but let's all go for Brothers. |
| PS Plus: Sonic Racing Vita and another holiday sale Posted: 23 Dec 2013 04:30 AM PST The PS Store update for tomorrow will mark the introduction of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed into the Instant Game Collection. This freebie for subscribers is specifically the PS Vita version of the rather amazing kart racer, and Metal Sonic and the Outrun track are being thrown in, too. Make some time this week to nab this, if you've got a Vita. As for the holiday sale, I hope you're in the mood for more indie games:
Unless my eyes deceive me or there's been some sort of mishap, it looks like both versions of Hotline Miami are free for PS Plus members right now in the US. Huh. PS Plus: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Free for Members [PlayStation Blog] |
| Hardline 004: Yoshi-flavored smoothie Posted: 23 Dec 2013 04:00 AM PST Hamza got back from vacation just in time to chat about a bunch of Nintendo announcements on this week's Hardline, including a Dynasty Warriors-style Zelda game and NES Remix. The gang also shared its thoughts on Steam Early Access titles like the DayZ standalone alpha blowing up the charts, PAX's so-called Diversity Lounge, and this messy YouTube Content ID situation everyone is on about. Also, smoothies. Due to some technical issues with the recording, the audio-only episode isn't up on the usual feeds yet -- but you can still subscribe on iTunes and RSS. With Christmas falling on Wednesday, we won't be doing a new episode this week. Happy holidays! If you were one of the people to ask about timestamps, we do have those now thanks to our gracious producer Bill Zoeker. Find those in the YouTube description. |
| Vita sales see boost thanks to PlayStation 4 Posted: 23 Dec 2013 03:30 AM PST The launch of the PlayStation 4 has greatly influenced PlayStation Vita sales, according to Sony. After the PS4 launched, PS Vita sales saw a 68 percent increase, followed by a 65 percent increase the very next week. Ben Law, Sony's senior product manager, revealed that, "PS Vita sales wise we are continuing to see strong week-on-week growth since our latest campaign kicked in." The campaign Law is referring to was launched around the same time as the release of the PS4, and focuses heavily on the Vita's cross-functionality features (such as Remote Play). To those who have recently bought a Vita, what convinced you to do it? PS4 boosts Vita sales [MCV] |
| The Witch and the Hundred Knight summon new screenshots Posted: 23 Dec 2013 02:30 AM PST NIS America has released a new batch of images for The Witch and the Hundred Knight unto the world, and you can look at them with your eyeballs right now if you want to maybe. The swamp-dwelling PlayStation 3 action role-playing game is slated to arrive in Europe on March 21 and in North America just a few days later on March 25. |
| Check out Dtoid's first two Honored badges! Posted: 23 Dec 2013 12:00 AM PST A couple weeks ago we tasked you talented Dtoiders with designing an awesome badge for the Destructoid community. After an intense round of voting amongst the staff, Dtoider Pepe Thunder's design (above right) was declared the winner! Thank you to everyone who submitted designs, and congratulations to Pepe! We're also happy to unveil the Legendary badge, as designed by the Honored staff. You can see it in the header above on the left. Can't wait to have both of these sewn directly into my skin! The fine folks at Honored are in the final day of their IndieGoGo campaign, so please go check out their progress. Expect to see more designs soon! |
| Huge News of the Week: Not Nintendo Enough Posted: 22 Dec 2013 11:00 PM PST Hello Huge Members! Guess what? Something has happened! DH Not W host Caitlin Cooke has left for a two week holiday retreat, leaving us in a bit of a pickle. How do you shoot a video show staring Caitlin Cooke without a Caitlin Cooke to star in your video show? As with all things, technology provides for us. It holds us in is loving embrace, keeping us safe from the harsh realities of life. With technology, we can all be as wonderful as Caitlin Cooke. We just need to believe. Thanks again for watching the show everybody! If you like it, hate it, or just want to get your name read on the next episode, send your mail to HolmesSupHolmes@gmail.com, and tell your friends to do the same. We want you in our lives. |
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