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- Green Man Gaming squeezes into sale madness with Thursday deals
- Review: Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires
- Thanksgiving's half over, here's all of Amazon's video game deals now
- The CronusMAX Plus V3 allows interchangeable PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U controllers
- Dragon Quest X is getting a Wii, Wii U, and 3DS bundle in Japan
- PC Port Report: Assassin's Creed Syndicate
- Chrono Trigger's Millennial Fair goes Unreal 4
- Nintendo Download: Cyber Deals
- Watch Skull Kid do his thing in Hyrule Warriors Legends
- Pokemon Picross will launch on December 3
- Two years after its PC launch, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures Wii U is coming to Europe
- Attack on Titan will be released in February in Japan
- Destiny's raid challenges are coming in early December
- Don't go to a Walmart tomorrow: get the Modern Mario amiibo online now
- $289 PlayStation 4 Uncharted Black Friday deal now live (Updated)
- Update: Sony Computer Entertainment UK's boss Fergal Gara hired at Amazon
- Here are Amazon's Black Friday game deals
- Play ice hockey in Rocket League
- The Patriarch returns in the newest update for Killing Floor 2
- Fallout: The Story is recreating Fallout 1 in New Vegas
| Green Man Gaming squeezes into sale madness with Thursday deals Posted: 26 Nov 2015 11:30 AM PST PC gamers aren't left out in the cold this Black Friday, what with the Steam Autumn sale and a myriad of other ongoing sales. Green Man Gaming is squeezing into the "me too" pie with a fresh batch of deals during its week-long "Green Thursday Sale." GMG is currently grouping deals into two batches: one group of daily deals with very good prices and another group of week-long deals that uh... also has good prices. If it's anything like before, we suspect there will be an encore sale of some sort toward the end of the sales event, with most of the daily deals returning. Noteworthy picks today include $13 Evolve (if someone's still playing...), $8.50 The Evil Within, $8 Civilization V Complete, and $7.65 Wolfenstein: The New Order. Of the 13 daily deals from today's batch, about half are at their historic lows. Note that you'll need to create or log into your GMG account to see any of the daily deals. There's also a small 10% off code which will stack with any of the deals below will work on any of the week-long deals. |
| Review: Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires Posted: 26 Nov 2015 08:00 AM PST Back in 2013 when Jim Sterling reviewed Dynasty Warriors 8 and called it a "return to form" for the series, I largely agreed with his review. From its large roster to complex combat system, it featured some of the best fighting-over-China gameplay in the series to date, and for fans there were very few complaints to be made. It was a rather stunning game, you know, for people who like this particular genre. Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires does what every Empires addition does for every core iteration before it, with a pretty similar level of success: take the combat from the last main entry, add some strategy elements, and repackage it into a new challenge. Thankfully, a really strong mainline entry in the series tends to lead to a really strong Empires entry, and this is no exception. 8 was a high point for the series, and this only builds upon that success. |
| Thanksgiving's half over, here's all of Amazon's video game deals now Posted: 26 Nov 2015 07:01 AM PST Maybe my memory fails to serve year to year, but Black Friday seems trickier this year than usual. In an effort to remain constantly relevant, retailers have stretched out their deals over a long period of time rather than saying "Here's everything we're got, go get it!" So, we're caught in an awkward position of trying to figure out if we want to nab a certain offer or if a better one is going to come along mere hours later. It feels like you need to set up a spreadsheet to properly track everything you might want. Isn't that a bit excessive, all the name of "hot deals?" I guess it beats going to the store. Thanksgiving's half over now, meaning that the correct half of you people have already done the whole Thanksgiving shebang. The weird, bad half of you are gearing up for delicious dinner soon. I'm doing Friendsgiving this year and am forced into the late crowd. I'm grumpy because I should already have turkey in my tummy. We'll check in tomorrow with more Black Friday deals because, you know, it's actually Black Friday. Until then, let us leave you with the words that John Wayne spoke to the Pilgrims on the first Thanksgiving: "Happy Thanksgiving, Pilgrims!" |
| The CronusMAX Plus V3 allows interchangeable PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U controllers Posted: 26 Nov 2015 06:00 AM PST For weeks now, readers have been asking about the CronusMAX Plus. With its grand claims of using "almost any controller on any console," a lot of people wanted to know if it worked, especially given the pricey $50 price tag for what essentially amounted to a fancy dongle. After some initial issues, it ended up taking me by surprise at how well it worked. |
| Dragon Quest X is getting a Wii, Wii U, and 3DS bundle in Japan Posted: 26 Nov 2015 05:00 AM PST Another year, another lack of Dragon Quest X in the west. Square Enix has added insult to injury recently too, as it just announced a new Japanese bundle that includes the Wii, Wii U, and 3DS versions of the game. So if you've been wanting to try it out, now is probably the time to do it. I really hope that "announced" NX version (that was subsequently denied by the publisher shortly after) is coming west eventually. I suppose that depends on whether or not the NX tanks. |
| PC Port Report: Assassin's Creed Syndicate Posted: 26 Nov 2015 04:00 AM PST Assassin’s Creed has had a rough time on PC. Not only did the very first game control poorly, but later both the third game and the infamous Unity both had a glut of technical issues, bugs, and suffered with very poor performance on PC. As much as I love the series, its PC ports have been pretty arse. Even when ignoring the port problems, last year’s iteration was a major low-point. On every platform it was buggy, Arno was a total prick, the combat was heavily balanced against you with an emphasis on ranged weapons that you simply couldn’t counter, and the co-op play felt like a complete afterthought just rammed on in there. I’ve played and enjoyed every single main game, and I did enjoy Unity as long as I forgot it was an Assassin’s Creed and could ignore people's faces suddenly going missing, but it was still ultimately a massive disappointment. So how does the latest installment, Victorian-based Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, compare to its less than impressive predecessors? Surprisingly well on PC, as luck would have it. |
| Chrono Trigger's Millennial Fair goes Unreal 4 Posted: 26 Nov 2015 03:30 AM PST There's been a lot of Chrono Trigger talk recently, much to my delight. Between the recent Did You Know Gaming video and the Chrono-like Ikenie to Yuki no Setsuna, things have been pretty lively lately. YouTuber praetus has brought the conversation back, with a full recreation of the Millennial Fair in Unreal 4. I think it looks pretty great. Whenever I hear that tune or even see that setting, it makes me want to play Chrono Trigger again. Between my multiple playthroughs and the time skipping mechanic, I've seen that area so many times, and it hasn't overstayed its welcome yet. |
| Nintendo Download: Cyber Deals Posted: 26 Nov 2015 03:00 AM PST Well, this is an awkward digital Thanksgiving dinner. Nintendo sent over the main courses for the available 3DS and Wii U eShop downloads today, and they're rather paltry. Wii U will see Konami Krazy Racers and Cutie Pets Jump Rope, with the 3DS getting Pet Hospital. Yep, that's literally it today. In the meantime, you can check out Nintendo's "Cyber Deals," which include 50% off in some cases. Nintendo sales are kind of weird, because I'd imagine that most of the audience would have bought its big releases at full price already, knowing that they hardly ever drop, even years later. There are a lot of gems on there though, like Pikmin 3 for $40 (the local co-op and versus modes are amazing), Return to Dreamland for $13, and Tropical Freeze for $35. |
| Watch Skull Kid do his thing in Hyrule Warriors Legends Posted: 26 Nov 2015 02:30 AM PST One of my most anticipated new features of Hyrule Warriors Legends, an expansion of sorts for the original Warriors, is Skull Kid. The new attacks shown in the video look amazing, and include moon abilities, as well as a fighting style featuring Tatl and Tael at his side. As a reminder, if you buy the Legends 3DS edition that launches next year (January in Japan, March in the west), you can import Tetra, Toon Link, the King of Red Lions, Linkle, Skull Kid, and trident Ganondorf into the Wii U version. |
| Pokemon Picross will launch on December 3 Posted: 26 Nov 2015 02:00 AM PST Pokemon Picross was kind of announced out of nowhere on a recent Nintendo Direct, and it didn't have a set date outside of "December." Thanks to a recent site listing though, we now know that it will hit on December 3 on 3DS in North America and Europe. It'll come packed with "over 300 puzzles," and players can catch Pokemon by solving them, which in turn make other levels easier to play. I usually skip out on every other Picross game or so, and I think I'm due for another one. Pokemon Picross [Nintendo] |
| Two years after its PC launch, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures Wii U is coming to Europe Posted: 26 Nov 2015 01:00 AM PST Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures was a pleasant surprise for me, but unfortunately, Europe still hasn't gotten the Wii U edition of the game. It looks like it will finally hit on December 10, according to a listing at Nintendo. We reached out to developer Freakzone Games to confirm whether or not this is accurate, and it has confirmed it! Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation is still in development for a release at some point, and I'm definitely interested to see if they address some of the issues with the first entry. Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures [Wii U eShop via Nintendo Life] |
| Attack on Titan will be released in February in Japan Posted: 26 Nov 2015 12:00 AM PST By way of a new trailer from Koei Tecmo, we now know that Attack on Titan will launch in Japan in February of 2016. It'll be released for the PS3, PS4, and Vita platforms, but what's particularly notable is that this is the first time the developer has created a game primarily for the current generation. Instead of crafting PS3 first and upscaling, the opposite was done in this case. While footage was scarce at launch, this new trailer gives us a good idea of what to expect. All of the usual suspects are here (including Levi), and there's plenty of Trost fighting, as well as forest battles and hub world activities. |
| Destiny's raid challenges are coming in early December Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:45 PM PST After weeks of waiting, there's finally some info on Destiny's raid challenges. Apparently in early December, they will be available for normal and hard mode, and will buff a different boss every week with a new strategy to deal with. You'll be able to see the boss that has been altered before you enter the raid by way of a skull on the Director screen, which will impact both difficulties. They aren't giving any details, but hint that the single-pool strategy for Golgoroth may not work out so well. I think I have an idea of what to expect here, I just hope the rewards are actually worth it. Weekly Update [Bungie] |
| Don't go to a Walmart tomorrow: get the Modern Mario amiibo online now Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:00 PM PST Recently, Walmart tried to tempt folks into walking into a store and picking up one of "at least" 21 Modern Mario amiibo, but don't do that -- instead, just pick one up casually online. Why are these such a big deal? Well, they were previously exclusive to a Wii U console bundle, meaning you needed to buy a whole new system to get one in the US. In Japan and other countries they're fairly common, and importing them will only run you $15 to $20 or so, max. Either way, they're here officially in the US now. Modern Mario [Walmart] |
| $289 PlayStation 4 Uncharted Black Friday deal now live (Updated) Posted: 25 Nov 2015 10:15 PM PST Update: Deal is now live! Looks like they've added in more stock as quantity sold is now at 65% instead of 90%. If you've been eyeing the Black Friday priced $299 PlayStation 4 Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Bundle, the deal is already live early at retailers such as GameStop, Walmart, and Amazon. But if you really want that extra savings (because its Black Friday after all), you can knock another $10 off plus save on sales tax for most states if you purchase from Antonline at eBay, where the same PlayStation 4 Uncharted bundle is going for only $289.99. The deal won't be live until 11/26 at 6AM Pacific, about two hours from writing. If this all seems familiar to you, this is because the deal is from the same retailer that offered up the head-start Black Friday price last Thursday. And as with last time, there will be 2,500 units available at the reduced $289.99 price tag. Problem is, now that we're in Black Friday frenzy mode (yes we know it's still Thanksgiving Thursday), the deal will most likely sell out fast within an hour or two. As Antonline is an authorized Sony retailer, you'll be receiving the full PS4 warranty. Shipping is of course free and sales tax is limited to only California and Georgia, presumably where Antonline have physical locations and warehouse. Your best bet in grabbing a unit is to pre-fill your payment details in your eBay account (plus getting your PayPal account sorted out). If you're looking at this post much later in the day and the deal looks to be sold out, apology in advance. But you can still try one of the many retailers above for the $299 price, or I duno, wait for some magical Cyber Monday deal which will blow all of our brains out because the savings are so amazing. Or not. Black Friday game deals from Dealzon. Sales help support Destructoid. |
| Update: Sony Computer Entertainment UK's boss Fergal Gara hired at Amazon Posted: 25 Nov 2015 10:00 PM PST [Update: Gara has now been appointed as "Director of PC" at Amazon, according to MCV] Sony Computer Entertainment UK’s boss Fergal Gara has stepped down from the position, so he can “pursue a new professional venture,” according to MCV UK. Since becoming the vice president and managing director of SCE UK in 2011, Gara has been responsible in part for the success of the PlayStation 4 in the UK, which is currently the leading console in the country. SCE Europe’s CEO Jim Ryan spoke of Gara highly: “Fergal is an extremely talented leader, and in his four years managing the UK business has significantly strengthened the brand and made countless contributions to our success… He has also served as a key member of the European Executive team, helping to steer PlayStation to even greater heights. We are extremely grateful for his dedication and for the legacy that he leaves… I have complete confidence that Warwick [Warwick Light, general manager of the Nordics, East and South East Europe at SCE, who will be replacing Gara starting August 10] is the right person to replace Fergal in the UK role, and his 20 years of service to Sony has been marked by outstanding performance.” In talking about his own departure, Gara said: “I have had a fantastic time leading the PlayStation business in the UK and Ireland over the past four years. I am very grateful for having had this opportunity and I want to thank my team who have been amazing and, of course, Jim, for his support along with the wider PlayStation family who have helped make this period as successful as it has been… I wish Warwick every success as he takes on the UK and Ireland business at this exciting stage.” SCE UK boss Fergal Gara has resigned [MCV UK] |
| Here are Amazon's Black Friday game deals Posted: 25 Nov 2015 09:00 PM PST Amazon has detailed what games will be discounted during its upcoming Black Friday promotion. While prices have yet to be disclosed, what we do have is a list of the games that will be on offer over the course of today, tomorrow, and Saturday, as well as other hardware and peripherals. To check out the details, head on over to the Amazon.com. New deals will be added throughout the day, and do note that the deals last only as long as quantities do. |
| Play ice hockey in Rocket League Posted: 25 Nov 2015 08:00 PM PST Psyonix has confirmed that from December 14, you'll be able to jump into the Winter Games event, Snow Day, in Rocket League. The ice hockey-inspired playlist (well, it's a puck instead of a ball) replaces the Mutator Mashup and will run until January 4, 2016. In-game drops will be appropriately themed and include an Xmas Rocket Trail, Blitzen Topper, Christmas Tree Topper, Sad Sapling Topper, Santa Topper, Candy Cane Antenna, and Holiday Gift Antenna. Your chances of snagging one will be rarer than As with all Rocket League, this DLC - and the Chaos Run pack - will be free. Rocket League’s December event has ice hockey playlist, Santa hats [VG24/7] |
| The Patriarch returns in the newest update for Killing Floor 2 Posted: 25 Nov 2015 07:00 PM PST The final boss of Killing Floor was an utter nightmare. Called The Patriarch, he was a giant mutant armed with a minigun and a rocket launcher, and if that weren't enough, he could also turn invisible, run away and heal himself. While I’ve been killed by him more times than I can count in the original game, up to now he hasn’t made an appearance in the early access sequel, Killing Floor 2. Finally, Tripwire has detailed the next major content update for Killing Floor 2, and with a name like Return of the Patriarch it’s probably pretty plain to see what’s going to be included. Yeah, the Patriarch is back. He’s a bit bigger and a bit more mutated, but he’s most definitely back. Alongside the Patriarch, the update will bring:
That’s a pretty damn substantial update. As much of a bastard he is, it’s nice to see the Patriarch make a return to Killing Floor. He’s one of the more iconic baddies of the series, and his absence has felt kind of weird up to now. Poison-thrower Hans is great and all, but nothing can beat the giant minigun-wielding mutant guy. Plus having a 50/50 chance of either boss appearing will certainly shake things up a bit. Return of the Patriarch will be added to the game in December. Killing Floor 2’s next boss revealed: the Patriarch is back [PC Gamer] |
| Fallout: The Story is recreating Fallout 1 in New Vegas Posted: 25 Nov 2015 06:00 PM PST There are plenty of people who’ve been introduced to the Fallout series thanks to the recently released Fallout 4. That means there are also plenty of people who might like to go back and play the older games to see how far it’s come. Let’s be honest, though: Fallout 1 is a very difficult game to get into these days. It came out 18 years ago after all, and it's nothing like the more recent releases. Well don’t worry, as Fallout: The Story is a mod for Fallout New Vegas currently in development aimed to recreate Fallout as accurately as it possibly can while retaining the modern gameplay of Fallout 3, New Vegas, and Fallout 4. Usually when these mods are announced, we have to wait years and years for there to be any sign of progress. This time it seems as though they’ve already made quite a fair bit of headway in the project: two of the Vaults are 100% complete, and work is progressing on other settlements like The Hub, Necropolis and Shady Sands. They’ve even managed to port the navigation system of the older games into New Vegas. Fallout wasn’t a continuous open world back then. Instead, there was an overworld map and nodes indicating major settlements. The Story includes this system as well as the random encounters and events it included. The video up top shows the very early portions of the game, where the Vault Dweller must leave Vault 13 to find a replacement water chip. The voice acting is uh… not great (thanks, copyright laws), and making an isometric map explorable in first person feels kind of weird, but otherwise it seems like a pretty dang faithful recreation of the Fallout I remember. Best of all, this mod only requires New Vegas. You can pick that up in the currently running Steam sale for dirt cheap. And you can get the original Fallout too if you want to compare it to the mod. You might need a bit of jiggery-pokery to get it to work on modern systems though. You can follow the development of the mod over at Nexus, or on the developer’s Youtube channel, which shows way more of the mod than just Vault 13. Right now it isn't available for download, but considering how much work has already been pumped into the project I wouldn't expect an incredibly long wait. |
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