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Where did the underscore go? The PC port forWatch_Dogs, on release, barely managed to run. It was missing graphical features found on consoles and looked nothing like the initial trailer shown in 2012. Not much of what Ubisoft had claimed about the port was present and an “extreme” texture option was locked away behind code. It took months of patches to finally get into a working state, but it still haunts the publisher as one of the worst bait and switches of its history....

Fifth expansion releasing this fall It’s now possible to pre-purchase theWarlods of Draenorexpansion forWorld of Warcraftahead of its release “on or before” June 22, 2025, Blizzard has announced. My expectation is that it’ll be out much before then — the company has been saying fall 2014 for a while now. Included inWarlords of Draenor‘s cost — $49.99 for the standard edition, $69.99 for the digital deluxe — is a boost to level 90 for a single character, available for use immediately following your purchase....

Tile-based deductions It’s been quite a time for both strategy games and narrative-driven adventures over the last few years. So when the demo for NIS America’sProcess of Eliminationpopped up the other day, its premise grabbed my attention. On the surface, it’s a blend of the two, combining puzzling strategy with a traditional visual novel format. After playing the roughly two-to-three hour demo, my curiosity is even more piqued. WhatProcess of Eliminationactually plays like is a little difficult to dissect at first, but that loosely knotted-together genre blend is what makes it compelling too....

It’s so tiny! One of the coolest pieces of console tech in recent memory, thePS Vita TV, is now out in Japan. For those of you who haven’t heard of it, it’s pretty self explanatory — for $100 you’ll get a tiny unit that can play Vita games on your TV via a Dualshock. It’s a neat little piece of hardware, mostly due to the low price, and the potential to put a dent in the rise of the Android console market....

I think I finally figured out whyRaskullsis so appealing me. The name, look and characters remind me of one of those affordable, miniature, collectible toy lines from the nineties.Monster in my Pocket, Mini Boglins, Bad Eggz, etc. You could easily putRaskullsin that list and be none the wiser. However,Raskullsis instead a videogame, and judging from the world’s first gameplay trailer, it’s a game that could be among the hottest XBLA titles this year....

I was all set to hunker down, order some pizza, turn off all contact to the outside world, and power throughRayman Legendson the Wii U’s launch day. Then I found outit wasn’t a launch title— fair enough, Ubisoft, I can wait. But today, we have even worse news:Rayman Legendsisnow delayed into “Quarter 1 2013.”Nuts. Regarding the delay, Ubisoft told Videogamer.com, “We’re happy that fans are excited about the game, and we are taking the time to make sure we deliver a game that lives up to and hopefully exceeds their expectations....

A continuation of the story Capcom is lining up twoResident Evil 7add-ons for December and I cannot wait. Both of them take place after the main story.Not a Herowill send players after Lucas Baker, so expect plenty of traps and taunting. It’ll also let us punch the shit out of the Molded. That’s real good. Meanwhile,End of Zoeintroduces a new character, Joe, who Capcom calls a “mysterious outdoorsman.” The trailer itself implies much more than that, but I’ll leave you to it....

[Tune in toSaturday Morning Hangoverevery Saturday at 10am Pacific for the latest Xbox Live Indie Games, co-op play and assorted hijinks. Hosted by Conrad Zimmerman, Jordan Devore and the lovely Katrina. We have a couch! Come join us live on Destructoid’s Justin.tv channel!] This weekend onSaturday Morning Hangover, we were fortunate enough to be joined by Michael Herbster of WayForward to play and talk aboutBloodRayne: Betrayal.Many a fancy lad was slain as we talked about the inspirations for this new take on the dhampyr femme fatale, her possible future and reflect on some of the games from WayForward’s past....

Also, new video shows Matrix realm Cyberpunk role-playing gameShadowrun Returnsis now available for pre-purchase onSteam. $17.99 for the standard version or $31.49 for the deluxe version, which includes a soundtrack and an eBook (PDF) that contains short stores related to the game. Both versions are discounted by 10-percent, during pre-release. Still no official date, but developer Harebrained Schemes is sticking toits June window. In addition to this update, Harebrained recently releaseda videoshowingReturn‘s Matrix realm where cyberpunks connect to do cyberjunks....

Updated: July 29, 2025 We added new codes! Sprunki Plusis all about finding the right tune. you may create beautiful music, or you’re one of those edge lords who saw suffering Sprunki and had to go straight for Phase 2. Hey, I won’t judge as long as you’re having fun. you may unlock new tunes withSprunki Pluscodes. The developers might even add mods that you can implement or Obbys that you have to complete for goodies....

Product pages have just gone live on Steam for both the regular and Digital Deluxe versions ofDragon Age: Origins, and it looks like those who pre-order from Steam will be getting a separate bonus item, the Wicked Oath ring, in addition to the Memory Band preorder bonus being offered by every retailer. The Wicked Oath ring boosts your combat and damage abilities, and looks like it will be great for melee based characters....

‘Some stages took over a year to develop’ I think people are starting to realize thatSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatereally is “Ultimate.” It has pretty much every bit of content from the entire history ofSmash, and I can really see Nintendo just portingUltimateat some point to the next system given how much effort went into creating it. Masahiro Sakurai,Smashboss and fountain of youth finder, shared a little extra info with Famitsu on just how grueling the process was....

The new footage suggests a repeat of Deadly Premonition 2 The long road leading up to the release ofThe Good Life, the next game fromDeadly Premonitiondirector Swery, doesn’t feel like it’sgetting any shorter– but it is. A bit. The game is now being published byThe Irregular Corporation(Murder By Numbers) and it’s aiming for a summer 2021 launch. This latest footage looks further along than our last check-in, but the frame rate isstruggling....