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PC Engine Memories Japanese studio Edia has announced that it is currently developing retro compilationTelenet Shooting Collectionfor Nintendo Switch. The compendium features a small handful of shmups that jetted out of developer Telenet Japan in the early ’90s, finding an audience on Sega Mega Drive and PC Engine. The new collection is the spearhead of a project by Edia to archive the works of Telenet Japan, a developer/publisher that produced a huge library of games for the console era’s formative years....

It runs $450 Remember Disney’s D23 Expo? It seems like it was a long time ago, but it’s really just a month in the past. Also, it wasn’t in a galaxy far, far away; it was in California — the land of almonds which require a gallon of water per nut, and crippling droughts. #AlmondFacts aside, one of the cooler things to come out of D23 was the reveal of theDarth Vader PS4Star Wars Battlefrontbundle....

Check out all the things Destructoid did today Hey folks. So I hear that this newAliensgame came out this week. I also heard that a lot of you kind people had less than kind things to say about it. Well, what better way to end your news week than where it began: some moreAliens: Colonial Marinesdrama! First there’s the PC mods that dropped to make the lighting not look like ass, followed by the (good?...

And the man that made me daydream about the stars Today celebrated the birthday of famous astrophysicist, astronomer, and cosmologist, Carl Sagan. To me, he will forever be the guy that could make anything sound amazing, and our world feel so small. There have been many who have tried, but there’ll never be someone who could communicate the wonders of space and science quite like the late, great, Carl Sagan....

Awhile back in an earlier Sound Card feature, we explained thatthe world of videogame music is vast. There’s so many different genres and performance types that’s its pretty hard to keep tabs on them all. Believe it or not, some listeners actually seek out the… well, how should I say this? They seek out theso-bad-they’re-goodarrangements of videogame tunes. A polished, professional arrangement will always impress, but they’ll never make you laugh as hard as some of these parody songs would....

Vin Diesel is just the best As a fan ofPitch BlackandThe Chronicles of Riddick, it’s been a pleasant surprise to see another film based on that world and character come to fruition. I wasn’t holding out for another videogame, however. While this is one of the rare licensed properties I actually want to see get continued support, a third game seemed unlikely at best. There’s no stopping Vin Diesel when it comes to theRiddickIP, it seems....

Sparking Zero’sWhat If? scenarios offer a refreshing, unique take on theDragon Ballseries, paving alternate pathways within its lore. It’s opened the door to many new character storylines, includingGoku, Vegeta, Jiren, and many more. Even if you’ve experienced them all in Episode andBonus Battles, there are still plenty of other alternate storylines that players have created themselves. And, after spending some time with these crafted narratives, I’ve discovered quite a few that could turn into their very ownDBspin-off....

Interrogating enemies inCall of Duty: Warzoneis a useful tactic to locate the enemy team. Like using Caveira inRainbow Six: Siege, a downed player can be interrogated to reveal their teammates’ location. However, right now, the mechanic is causing a game-breaking bug that’s probably not worth the risk. Better to hold off and find those enemy locations the old fashioned way. Interrogating in Warzone can prevent you from swapping weapons According to a recent post from Call of Duty Updates on Twitter, an issue is under investigation where interrogating downed enemy players can prevent you from swapping weapons....

Kind of ironic that after months of delays,Watch Underscore Dogsis finally coming to Wii U with no “Bad Blood,” am I right folks? Ubisoft’s open world trench coater and thelast M-rated gameit will release for the Wii U has been out since May of this year, but is releasing for Wii U at $60 (11/18 in North America, 11/21 in the UK). A few months ago, Ubisoft claimed that the Wii U version would havenone of the DLC, but the Nintendo eShop is listing the Conspiracy DLC, as well as the Access Granted pack that bundles together all of the pre-order content....

Performance is a hotly contested topic in gaming, much like visual fidelity. Some feel 30 FPS is fine, while others aren’t happy unless they get upwards of 120 at maximum settings. The truth is, as usual, smack-dab in the middle, but it’s not entirely straightforward. PC performance is something I’m passionate about, as cheesy as that might sound. In the nerdy, min-maxing kind of way, of course. In case you’ve previously come acrossmy AI frame generation explainer here at Destructoid, this probably sounds quite self-apparent, but the same approach could be applied to a wealth of other related topics, too....

Challenges inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3are required for everything. Weapon challenges, camo challenges, weekly and daily challenges, they’re a massive part of the game. One challenge, in particular, getting barebones kills on enemy operators, is a bit confusing. What is a barebones kill? A barebones kill requires getting a kill using aweapon without any attachments. In the case of the current weekly challenge, the weapon is the Haymaker shotgun. In short, all you need to do is equip the Haymaker on a class, but don’t choose any attachments....

Fresh wounds in The Ringed City have me wondering With the finalDark Souls IIIexpansionout and sleep sacrificed to play it, I’ve been dying a lot lately. And when I’m not repeatedly falling in battle — for instance: during the tense final seconds of the drawn-out duel withThe Ringed City‘s big bad (painful spoilers) — I’m reflecting on all the deaths I’ve endured at the hands of From Software. I’d be curious, afraid, and embarrassed to see an overall count stretching fromDemon’s Soulsup throughDark Souls III, withBloodbornethrown in for good measure....

13 years after release… sort of It’s not every day you see a 13-year-old game get an expansion, is it? Well that’s sort of what’s happening toAge of Mythology: The Extended EditionwithTale of the Dragon. Technically, theExtended Editionactually only came out last year and so it isn’t really the “13-year-old game” theannouncement blog postis claiming it is, but it’s still not every day HD remakes get brand new content, so I’ll allow it....