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Happy birthday, Niero and Dtoid! Destructoid turned nine today! Can you believe it? This lovely place full of incredible people has been doing its thing for nearly a decade, and it’s not slowing down anytime soon. We can keep this wonderful, crazy community alive and thriving for years to come! Destructoid has had nine great years of entertaining features, heartwarming stories, creative videos, zany podcasts, impressive community blogs, amusing forum threads, and all kinds of awesome stuff....

Way to go, Microsoft Microsoft’s Matt Bootyaffirmed earlier todaythat digital publishing policies on Xbox One would be no different than they were on Xbox 360. Any hope that Microsoft would right the ship that hasinconvenienceda goodnumberofformerXBLAdevswent down the drain after we learned that indies still won’t be able to self-publish their wares. Never mind that just about every other viable platform gives them flexible options, because Microsoft is having none of it....

Those doors were right! So far the reception to Super Nintendo World has been relatively positive from attendees: but a common complaint I’ve seen is that they wish it was bigger. Well that’s getting fixed soon thanks to the Donkey Kong Universal expansion. Announced by Universal itself, Universal Studios Japan’s Super Nintendo World park will be expanded by “approximately 70%” (!) to accommodate the new character’s themed area, which is set to open in 2024....

Returning heroes back for another round Fire Emblem Heroesmay be frustratingsome of its long-term supporters lately with a number ofmoney-making controversies, but the battle goes on regardless. As such, Nintendo has released a new trailer revealing thatFire Emblem: Awakeningsprotagonist Chrom is coming to the mobile battler as a new Legendary Hero. Chrom is the prince of Ylisse, where he also serves as Captain of the lands elite guard, known as “The Shepherds....

With a response from Microsoft One of the biggest criticisms ofForza Motorsport 5was the career progression system and its over-reliance on microtransactions to advance at a reasonable rate. It was such a deal-breaker for some that Turn 10 reversed its ways and didn’t include them at all inForza 6. The developer said that the only way they’d be added is if “players asked for them.” Well, that apparently happened, asForza Motorsport 6has introduced a“Token” systemover the weekend....

Cryogenic Boogaloo Frozen Synapsetook turn-based strategy and upended it with simultaneous action, and to this day there isn’t much else like it (except maybe the American football-esque offshootFrozen Cortex). There isn’t much to the announcement ofFrozen Synapse 2; all we have are the screenshot above, a music track bynervous_testpilot, and the vague description that it will be open world. That’s the part I have a little trouble wrapping my head around....

Harmonix and MTV Games have revealed the full on-disc soundtrack forDance Centraltoday. It’s also been confirmed that downloadable content for the game will be available day-and-date with the game’s launch on November 4. Be sure to check outour exclusive, up-close lookat one of the game’s tracks, Dirty Vegas’ “Days Go By.” Harmonix and MTV Games have revealed the full on-disc soundtrack forDance Centraltoday. It’s also been confirmed that downloadable content for the game will be available day-and-date with the game’s launch on November 4....

It’s surprisingly easy Playdate devices are starting to ship out, and although all owners are gettinga 24-game “season 1,”there’s more out there. Here’s how to sideload Playdate games and a few links to get you started. That’s it! The .pdx file is actually just a folder containing the game itself, but you can upload the .zip directly to your Playdate account and access it from the cloud. The sideloaded titles will be under “my games” at the bottom of your game menu....

Snug as a bug in a treacherous dungeon Hollow Knight‘s Kickstarterenjoyed a healthy beginning, keeping up a pace to hit the base funding goal of $35,000 AUD well within its run. For the final week of the campaign, developer Team Cherry has released the above trailer. Now it is setting its sights on stretch goals, and it has already knocked out the first two: additional areas and quests to explore....

One ofFortnite’sbest ways to find new weapons is to open treasure chests. While regular treasure chests can give you quick access to a few guns or consumables, rare ones are where your powerful weapons lie. Fortunately, there’s one easy way to find several during every match. Where to find rare chests in Fortnite Rare chests are guaranteed to spawn in any weapon bunkers that appear during yourFortnitematches. After around three Storm circle phases, they’ll blare their sirens and open their doors, unveiling the contents within....

Meet your new companion NoFire Emblemgame would be complete without meeting some form of cute quota. Sommie, your new series companion, fills that role nicely. Don’t worry though! Sommie isn’t high maintenance and is a completely optional part ofFire Emblem Engage. They also won’t follow you around and annoy you to death. Here’s how to locate Sommie and what they actually do in-game. Where to find Sommie in the Somniel Sommie is a little dog-dragon-pet (and optional mechanic) that can be found shortly after you enter the Somniel hub area....

Fifth Android-centric bundle For the next two weeks, theHumble Bundle with Android 5(have there really been that many?) will offer pay-what-you-want pricing onBeat Hazard Ultra,Dynamite Jack,Solar 2,NightSky HD,Super Hexagon, andDungeon Defendersplus all of its DLC. To get those last two, you’ll need to beat the average purchase price, which is under $6 right now. Although this has an Android hook to it, Windows, Mac, and Linux versions of these games are also included....

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels of all things First, a quick thank you to Destructoid readerlunarwhalefor bringing thisSuper Mario Bros.: The Lost Levelsspeedrun to my attention. I naively thought I’d watch a minute or two, tops, right before going to bed, but ended up sticking through to the trippy Fantasy World finale. No regrets. While this isn’t the most impressive speedrun to come out of Awesome Games Done Quick 2015, it has something better: heart....