Slamacow, mathematical, etc. Adventure Time, that delightfully trippy Adult Swim cartoon masquerading as primetime Cartoon Network material, is receiving a brand new game in the form ofAdventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom, due out November 2014. WayForward is taking the development reins for the third time, introducing a top-down action-adventure and puzzle-solving setup this time around instead of a dungeon crawler or platformer/RPG. Finn and Jake will be playable characters who explore the Nameless Kingdom, a previously unexplored region of the Land of Ooo (convenient!...

PC port announced for superstar throwdown Breaking: It has been one hell of a busy week forTNNT‘s favorite news reporter April O’Neil. In 24 hours, the Channel 6 superstar has been revealed as a playable character in not one, but two video game smackdowns — originally in Dotemu’sTMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, and now in GameMill’sNickelodeon All-Star Brawl! Also newly announced for the roster is the hugely unnerving CatDog, the twin-headed pet who starred in the late ’90s animated series of the same name....

Japanese site hints at second Season Pass A Japanesegame schedule post, pertaining to Bandai Namco’s excellentTekken 7,casually makes mention of a second Season Pass, seemingly implying that a new wave of characters and/or features are on the way to the successful sequel. The scheduling post makes mention of an upcoming “Welcome Price” for the main game – no doubt some kind of price reduction to help a new wave of players come on board for the title’s second year – but also goes on to mention the “second Season Pass that hasn’t been announced yet”....

Ash Echoeswas released worldwide in mid-November, and it offers a robust set of character choices. When you’re just getting started in the game, the characters you pick won’t matter much. But like everygachaon the market, you’ll want to stick to the following list to use your resources in the best fashion possible. That will help you build up a decent squad and use your in-game resources to build characters with the best long-run potential....

David Cameron, leader of the British Conservative Party and Gordon Brown’s biggest challenger for the position of Prime Minister todaydetailed worrying plansfor a rather sinister sounding “social covenant,” a society where we combat crime and violence by essentially pretending it doesn’t exist and by blaming it on things like films, music videos and, of course, videogames. Because it’s never a criminal that commits a crime, is it? A disc of some kind is always the one that picked up the claw hammer and beat a child to death with it … right?...

There is nothing quite like giving an enemy player a shotgun to the face inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3andWarzone. The shotgun is the ultimate close quarters weapon in both titles, and the Lockwood 680 is one of the best in its class. For those trying to perfect their game, here are the best Lockwood 680 loadouts for bothMW3andWarzoneso you can dominate short-range encounters no matter the game or mode....

As most of you know,Borderlands 2released earlier this week. Heck, you are probably playing it right now! Look out! A Skag! Whew, that was close. Nice shot! We wrote a ton of great features to celebrate this big, exciting release, so we thought it would help to round them all up in one, easy-to-locate place. It’s been a crazy week, especially with TGS in full swing, so thought this would help all youBorderlandsfans out there....

Dante Must Deal Hunt Sony is back on thePlayStation Store flash salecircuit. The latest sale in North America is all about PS4 games, and it’s your chance to nabThe Sims 4for eight bucks. Do I needThe Sims 4? Not really. Am I tempted to buy it at that price even though I may never touch it? Absolutely. Deals are the death of me. On a more serious note, you should strongly considerDevil May Cry 5($39....

There’s a countdown timer onLionhead Studios’ website. It seems that the website will see a refresh in a few days, but the text also hints that “other surprises are coming.” Right now it’s just a red button (hint?) and a timer. Counting ahead from the given time, it seems that the counter will end during next week’s Game Developers Conference. We know that Lionhead’s Molyneux will be in attendance, as he will be co-hosting a panel later in the week....

The zombies might eat your brains soon The Escapisthas dug up a recently added entry to theSteam Databasefor the upcoming standalone version ofDayZ.The entry just shows the name being added as “DayZEarly Access“, and that’s about it for right now. It’s enough to make a good guess that we will in fact see the first-person zombie game come out soon as an Early Access game on Steam. This isn’t terribly surprising, but it does mean that a release is getting closer....

From Seattle in recent years In case you haven’t been paying attention to one of the biggest eSports tournaments of the past seven years or so, Valve has been runningDota 2‘s International event for a while now. It kicked off in Cologne, Germany back in 2011, and every subsequent year it’s been held in Seattle in either July or August. That changes in 2018 though, as Valve has moved the tournament to Canada....

Xbox green, amiibo, nipples and more [Maintenance note:Just a little weekend site upgrading madness, please let us know what you think of our new photo gallery system! Also, you can now surf Destructoid via SSL though somenon–httpselements like comments will be blocked. It might help some of you with strict workplace tech environments reach the site. -Niero] The show floor opened today! It’s filled with people trying really, really hard to get plasticPersona 5bags....

If you’re on a lookout for a guaranteed promo card inEA FC 24Ultimate Team, the Make Your Mark Team 2 Upgrade SBC could be a great option to consider. For a reasonable price, you’ll earn a special pack, which only contains Team 2 items of the ongoing Make Your Mark promo. The only similar alternative is a store pack, which is far more expensive than what it will cost to complete this challenge....