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- Sony aiming to adapt its biggest PlayStation brands for mobile
- First 4 Figures is doing a Zelda: Breath of the Wild line, and it starts with the best Champion of them all
- Review: Rain on Your Parade
- Pokemon Sword and Shield is giving out free items again
- WWE 2K22 announced at WrestleMania 37
- Not only does the PS5 not favor game preservation, but certain PS3 games are unable to get patches now
- Sonic Colors may be getting remastered for modern platforms
- Review: Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-
- Join me on my quest to see nipples in BMX XXX
- My PS3 backlog just spiraled out of control and I need to prioritize what to play
- Arcade Archives' Saboten Bombers got its first ever home release this week
- We're a third through 2021 already! Do you already have a GOTY frontrunner?
- Destroy All Humans! remake lands on Switch in June with a £350 collector's edition
| Sony aiming to adapt its biggest PlayStation brands for mobile Posted: 12 Apr 2021 04:00 AM PDT Sony is in the midst of opening a new unit within PlayStation to focus on mobile output - with hopes of converting some of the biggest PlayStation brands for the mobile market. As spotted by VGC, PlayStation Studios is currently in the process of hiring a "Head of Mobile" to work at its Californian studios, with the successful applicant expected to deliver a program of PlayStation mobile titles over the next three-to-five years. The job listing specifically denotes that the studio wishes to its "PlayStation's most popular franchises" adapted for the mobile market - although no specific franchises are mentioned by name. The expansion of PlayStation's mobile division comes at a time of change with the industry giant. The first major overhaul happened at the start of April in Japan, when Sony Japan Studio restructured its entire internal development team, shifting most of its focus and resources toward Team ASOBI and its release Astro's Playroom. This restructure has seen numerous Sony Japan alumni leave the studio for roles elsewhere, with some - such as Silent Hill director Keiichiro Toyama - going as far as to open their own studios. The changes in Sony Japan were followed by an eyebrow-raising report from Bloomberg last week, that claims PlayStation as a whole is set to focus purely on mega-budget, mega-selling franchises going forward. This report alleges that Days Gone's Sony Bend had a sequel request canned, and had some of its team absorbed into Naughty Dog, with the latter assigned a supposed remake of The Last of Us. The Bloomberg report suggests general unrest at PlayStation's new focus, with some developers concerned that Sony is abandoning interest in any of its franchises, IPs, or games that don't rake in multi-millions. Of course, the mobile market is a financially ludicrous one. If the reports of Sony's All The Money mentality is true, then it's likely we'll see future efforts to marry PlayStation franchises such as The Last of Us, God of War, or Uncharted to the mobile scene. From a business, or a "bottom-line" standpoint, this strategy is a no-brainer. But from a creative standpoint, it could prove to be - ironically - bankrupt. PlayStation planning to bring the likes of Uncharted to mobile [VGC]  |
| Posted: 12 Apr 2021 03:30 AM PDT We all know Revali is the best Zelda: Breath of the Wild Champion (before you try to type out your comment, remember how many times you used Revali's Gale compared to every other Champion power), and now he's getting his due in First 4 Figure form. Yep, the company is producing a PVC statue of the old bird, and although it has "no release date" or pre-order page at the moment, it is confirmed to be coming. It was all revealed via a fairly dramatic trailer (for a statue!), which you can watch below. First 4 Figures is actually calling this part of a "Champions Series," so we'll see Daruk, Mipha, and Urbosa at some point (and Link/Zelda are technically Champions). Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been such a massive cottage industry for various companies and the crafting community these past few years. Even if you think that someone has been done, you can probably load out the game, find some far corner of the world, and uncover a new craft. For instance, a Tarrey Town LEGO set would probably go over well. Maybe that's something for the Breath of the Wild sequel to explore! First 4 Figures [Twitter]  |
| Posted: 12 Apr 2021 03:00 AM PDT Millions of California residents like myself are bracing for what could be a very dry year for our state. Water conservation may have to make a comeback in 2021 as our snowpack is below the yearly average, and I honestly can't remember the last time it rained where I live. While I guess I should be thankful to reside somewhere that's bright and sunny nearly every day of the year, I could sure go for some clouds right about now. Especially a jerk cloud, like the one in Rain on Your Parade.  |
| Pokemon Sword and Shield is giving out free items again Posted: 12 Apr 2021 02:00 AM PDT Over the weekend Nintendo held a Pokemon Sword and Shield Players Cup III tournament, and you can reap the benefits. As is the case with these sort of events, folks can grab a free reward: a Dream Ball. Wait, is that a big deal? Well, sort of! In Pokemon Sword and Shield you can only get one per save file at Wyndon Stadium. The ball makes it more likely to capture sleeping creatures, which can come in handy for finishing the last few entries of your Pokedex. It's not only useful, it's a collector's item for people who are still keen on playing through Sword and Shield. And given that we're going to be waiting until "late 2021" for the Diamond and Pearl remakes, and even later for Pokemon Legends, it's one of the few options outside of legacy games and Pokemon Go. To hit up this promo, just enter the code "DREAMB1GPC3" in the gift section of the menu. It runs through today, so depending on your region, you may have one last chance to snag it. Dream Ball Distribution [Serebii.net]  |
| WWE 2K22 announced at WrestleMania 37 Posted: 12 Apr 2021 01:00 AM PDT This weekend saw WWE hold its annual WrestleMania event in Tampa Bay, Florida. Once again scheduled as a two-night affair, "The Grandest Stage of Them All" saw Asuka battling Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair taking on Sasha Banks, Rapper Bad Bunny perform far better than anyone would've given him credit for, and the WWE invite 25,000 fans into an open-air stadium in a move that remains questionable at best. Alongside the in-ring carnage, 2K Games took the opportunity to announce the next release in its maligned WWE 2K series. A short commercial for WWE 2K22 features legendary ring veteran Rey Mysterio donning his iconic mask while standing under a spotlight. This is followed by a brief clip of in-game action and then the new sequel's title, along with the tagline "It Hits Different".  |
| Posted: 12 Apr 2021 12:30 AM PDT Just recently, we were talking about how great it was that Microsoft actually valued game preservation. The ripples of their efforts to actually allow people to play their old games have been felt for some time, especially when it comes to preserving games as old as the original Xbox platform. But on the flipside, Sony is shutting down entire marketplaces for multiple devices, and now it seems like the PSN's backend is shoddier than we thought. According to myriad users on the forum PSN Profiles, a handful of games no longer patch at all. The games range from Dante's Inferno to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow to Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, all of which currently cannot obtain patches from the PSN. There's 35 known games in all, with a living list that grows by the day. In a few cases this process can lock folks out of DLC they've purchased without the new version to authenticate. It all falls back to the warning signs of digital many years ago. Some companies were tying a lot of content solely to digital releases, and folks were asking constantly "physical edition when?" You've probably seen the chant before and rolled your eyes at it, but if this is the fate of the legacy PSN, it just goes to show you how important preservation really is. This is partly why people praised the idea of putting Witcher III, and all of its DLC, on one self-contained Switch cart. You can find the full list below, compliments of DeidaraTV on PSN Profiles. We've reached out to Sony for clarification on why this may have happened. No Patches for some PS3 games [PSN Profiles] Thanks John!  |
| Sonic Colors may be getting remastered for modern platforms Posted: 12 Apr 2021 12:00 AM PDT Over the weekend, various reports pointed to the possibility of an incoming remaster for Sega's Sonic Colors, following the listing of such a title by a German recording studio. As spotted by Twitter user @Kutairo_, iksample - which provides voice recording facilities for games and animation - listed that it had worked alongside "Sonic Colors Remastered" back in December 2020, though the entry was understandably removed as quickly as it had appeared. This has since been followed by a listing on French retailer Sogamely for a "Sonic Colors Ultimate", with a 2021 release window for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, though this could merely be guesswork - made in response to the iksample leak - by the retailer. It should also be noted that this year is a big anniversary year for the Blue Blur, and as such projects such as this remaster would fit snugly on the calendar. Originally released on Nintendo DS and Wii back in 2010, Sonic Colors was part of an effort by Sega and Sonic Team to re-establish Sonic the Hedgehog as a popular and successful video game brand, following years of terrible releases. Combining 2D and 3D platforming, and with a clearer focus on both Sonic and his ongoing battle with Dr. Robotnik, Sonic Colors recaptured the heart of many long-time Sonic fans and is considered one of the better and more successful games in a dismal period for the franchise. We'll keep you informed if there is any official word on the remaster forthcoming from Sega.  |
| Review: Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth- Posted: 11 Apr 2021 05:00 AM PDT I can’t claim to be intimately familiar with Record of Lodoss War, but then, it’s a little scarce in the West. It started out as a “replay” of a group’s Dungeons and Dragons campaign, then spun out in about a million directions. We previously only got one of the games on the Dreamcast, and, frankly, I’m not sure how this one happened. A lot of the media remained in Japan. Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth is an absolute mouthful of a game that Playism has bestowed upon us. What’s immediately fetching about it is its outward similarities to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Just look at it and tell me you don’t see it. The title character, Deedlit, has practically the same walking animation as Alucard. But mockery is the sincerest form of flattery! No, wait…  |
| Join me on my quest to see nipples in BMX XXX Posted: 11 Apr 2021 01:00 AM PDT BMX XXX sounds like a terrible idea on paper. It’s technically a perversion of the Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX series, which itself is a perversion of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Acclaim decided that they weren’t making enough money on their "sort of okay" series, so they decided to add the only thing that could possibly bring them more attention: tits. BMX is, after all, the most erotic of sports. It basically boils down to a lot of straddling in fancy and inventive ways. I like breasts as much as the next woman, but this came out while I was in high school, and even then it sounded like a cynical attempt to make sales with controversy. Of course, this was also at a time when I was trying to maintain the illusion that I wasn’t interested in flesh of any kind, so I would have passed it up anyway so that no one would discover my dark secret. Now I’m an adult and I can explore my interests without having to worry about getting “the talk” from my parents. So, I’m going to take this game -- one that I’m probably going to hate -- and see how long it takes me to see a nipple. That is, after all, the main bullet point of this game. Also, I don’t count nipples that are visible through tops. You don’t get bonus points just because you don’t wear a bra.  |
| My PS3 backlog just spiraled out of control and I need to prioritize what to play Posted: 10 Apr 2021 09:00 AM PDT With Sony cutting off access to the PlayStation Store on PSP, Vita, and PS3 later this year, some of us have been exhaustively combing through recommendation lists to whittle down which digital games we want to grab before we're no longer able to purchase them. As I've covered before on Destructoid, it's a needlessly drawn-out process. I'm nearing the end of this arguably ill-advised project — I hope! For me, half the battle was just going through my Download List and getting everything I already owned situated on my PS3 and PlayStation TV. That step wasn't strictly necessary (the store cutoff date is for making new purchases, not the ability to download your stuff), but it helped me organize my thoughts. Along the way, I've dabbled with PS1 Classics I always intended to play, I've messed with a few out-on-a-limb titles, and, to be honest, I've fallen head over heels with PixelJunk Monsters again. If you're in the tower defense mood and the 2018 sequel didn't cut it, my goodness does the original still hold up. I'll likely continue down this "play everything and nothing" path for the near future.  |
| Arcade Archives' Saboten Bombers got its first ever home release this week Posted: 10 Apr 2021 07:00 AM PDT Hamster has decided to ramp up the silliness and the rarity when it comes to this week's Arcade Archives release. Now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, NMK's single-screen platformer Saboten Bombers has been made officially available for home consoles for the first time ever. Released in Japanese arcades in 1992, Saboten Bombers sees 1-2 players control anthropomorphic cacti, running rampant through 50 levels of reckless, explosive-tossing chaos. The aim of the game is to take out each stage's weird cast of enemies - including insects, killer fruit, plants, and giant boss characters - while ensuring our spiky friends stay a spine's length from danger. Oh, you also need to collect slices of cake for bonus points and extra lives. Sure, why not? And just in case things already sound a little too sensible for you, each stage takes place against the backdrop of a house interior... or a tropical paradise... or a picture of kittens. Incredibly silly stuff from a wonderful era of game development, where arcade designers - especially in Japan - often just threw anything at the wall to see what would stick. Check out the fast-paced, infectiously dopey action in the video below, courtesy of YouTuber arronmunroe. Saboten Bombers is available to download now on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.  |
| We're a third through 2021 already! Do you already have a GOTY frontrunner? Posted: 10 Apr 2021 05:00 AM PDT Cblogs of 4/2 to 4/9/2021
-Seymour rates every single game they played in the first quarter of 2021. -Dinoracha shares their thoughts on a big story moment in Dragon Quest XI. -Kerrik52 reviews Tales of Berseria as a part of their Traveler in Playtime review blogs. -Siflox Gaming reviews the current version of Fortnite. -Black Red Gaming shares a list of four games they thinks everyone should play. -Moths explains why Monster Hunter is now the only series they buy at launch.
-Taterchimp shares a list of their Top 10 food. -Exber reflects on the first year they started blogging on Destructoid. -ABowlOfCereal shares their balancing ideas for Guardian Tales. -Queen of Philosophy opens this week's TGIF open community forum.  |
| Destroy All Humans! remake lands on Switch in June with a £350 collector's edition Posted: 10 Apr 2021 04:00 AM PDT THQ Nordic has announced that it will be bringing its remake of old-school blow-'em-up Destroy All Humans! to Nintendo Switch on June 29, following its 2020 release on PS4, PC, and Xbox One. The publisher also revealed the existence of two high-priced collector's editions, which will release exclusively in Europe and the UK.  |
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