Replenishing stock So there’s a few things I’ve been picking up on since really getting into thePokemon SwordandShieldendgame.250-strong Pokedex? Ha! It’s 360 now: I basically just need cross-game exclusives, which I’ll get from my copy ofShieldsoon enough. Here’s another endgame tip that’ll help you evolve a few more creatures. Very early on in the game you’ll head to one of your first gym battles in “Stow-on-Side,” a desert mountain town just north of Route 6 (make sure you get your kicks)....

Quick, I need a subheader before I board “Why do all Polish names end in ‘ski?’ Because they can’t spell toboggan!” That’s Mr. Schmidt, my high school AP US History teacher, slinging a tried-and-true one-liner at me. Despite actually being Bulgarian, Makedonski might as well be Polish as often as people make that assumption. Still, I’d laugh at Mr. Schmidt. Maybe it wasslightlyracist, but the joke landed in a mid-sized midwestern city....

[Update: I’ve randomly chosen a winner — congratulations, Raukon! Be sure to check your Destructoid private messages for more info. Enjoy the bugs!] Look at this thing D3 Publisher sent me to promote the July 5 release ofEarth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. It’s a survival kit with… edible bugs? Yeah, thanks, but no thanks! I want to give this thing away to one “lucky” reader. You’ll get everything you see in the video, minus the insect repellant towelette that I used....

It looks Unreal Want to take a gander at the most impressive empty room you’ll see all day? It’s Hyrule’s Temple of Time, and technically it’s not completely empty. The Spiritual Stones are hanging out where they’re supposed to be, and the Master Sword even makes an appearance. It never fails to be neat watching people use new tech to recreate stuff from classic games. But, if you’re impressed by this, think of what Nintendo could do if it took a crack at it....

Inmy reviewofSteamWorld Build, I lament that it doesn’t leave much room for deviation or creativity. In a strange diversion for the genre, it feels like a very linear experience. However, there are ways to optimize your buildingexperiencethat you may miss, so here are some tips. Services must cover an area, but warehouses mean production can be anywhere The main objective of the town-building portion ofSteamWorld Buildis to make your citizens happy....

NoWarzoneloadout is complete without a weapon capable of engaging in gunfights with enemies up close. With that in mind, here is a list of the best SMGs ranked. SMGs must check off a few boxes to be considered worth using inWarzone. First and foremost, time-to-kill speed statistics separate the contenders from the pretenders. In close-range gunfights, speed is everything, and weapons have to be able to take down enemies quickly. Additionally, the best SMGs have large magazines, which make it easier to take on multiple enemies at once, and you don’t want a weapon with too much recoil....

Punctuation matters. Also, by the time you read this, I’ll be catching a late showing ofThe Secret World of Arrietty. Finally!Today, Patrick Hancock did aWakfuinterview, positive reviews forSSXandShin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2went up, Tara Long went all Richard Simmons, and the awful, unwanted subset of the gaming community made the rest of us look bad in their quest to champion sexual harassment. Destructoid Original:Wakfu interview: Haikus, griefing, and outlaws, oh my!...

Happy Friday, folks! In case you missed it, The Destructoid Show went live earlier today, and in addition to giving out four codes forWaveformon Steam, we also covered a metric shit-ton of news that happened recently – some good, some bad. First up, it was announced thatFEZwill be releasingon XBLA for 800 MS points on April 13, effectively ruining any debaucherous plans I had in store for that week. THANKS A LOT, PHIL FISH....

What a Hot Topic Yesterday, Namco Bandaitweeted outan ominous “big announcement” reveal forDark Souls. Seemingly realizing that maybe raising expectations isn’t a great thing to do, it then tweeted “don’t worry, it’s not about the game.” Right after everyone speculated on aScholar of the First Sin60fps console remake of the original game. Well, it definitely isn’t. The big announcement is…clothing! It’s a new clothing line, and not in fact anything excited or related to the possibleDark Soulsboard game we saw recently at GDC....

The trailer forThe Last of Uswas debuted at tonight’s Spike VGA show, and it looked fantastic. This is the reveal for Sony’s secret project, for PS3. In the trailer, a young girl and an older man are shown working together in an abandoned building to fight off strange human-ish attackers. They looted one man for bullets after killing him, and were quickly approached by some very strange beings soon after. It all looked dark and brutal — just how I like my games....

Although it’s a hugely successful and much-beloved game,Fallout 4sometimes gets criticized for its continued scaling back of more traditional role-playing elements. It’s these elements that arguably made the series such a cult hit in the first place. Since Bethesda took over for the third installment, it definitely feels like things have slid into more action than straight-up RPG. Of the laterFalloutgames that have come about,New Vegasis almost universally considered the bestin the series....

Goths always be late to the party Bandai Namco has announced that its nocturnal RPGCode Veinwill not make its initial 2018 release date. The tough-looking anime adventure has been delayed until next year. In a statement released by the publisher, Bandai Namco stated that the pushback will allow the team to fine tuneCode Veinin order for it to “exceed fans’ expectations” upon its eventual release. “Code Veinhas received an enormous amount of positive feedback from eager fans over the past nine months,” said Eric Hartness, Vice President of Marketing....

So this is what it was really like TheCode Name: STEAMreveal was an interesting experience. Destructoid’s Dale North was on hand at Nintendo’s developer roundtable in Los Angeles Wednesday night, and none of us were sure what he’d see at the behind closed doors presentation. And then Nintendo finally unshrouded its latest intellectual property, a steampunk strategy game where Abe Lincoln tasks you with killing aliens. The information was conveyed back to our war room as quick and accurately as possible so we could share the exciting news with all of you....