Happy Slammiversary [Update:Sometimes it just goes this way. At the exact minute this article went live,Lizardcube announcedthatStreets of Rage 2‘s star wrestler Max Thunder will be joining theSoR 4roster as part of the incoming Mr. X Nightmare DLC. Check out the new trailer below. Sorry ’bout my damn luck.] Today is the first birthday of the fantastic brawler sequelStreets of Rage 4.Yep, that’s 12 whole months of pavement-pounding, nose-breaking, croissant-eating chaos, as Axel, Blaze, Cherry, Floyd, and Adam take matters into their own hands, treading the mean streets of Oak Wood City to liberate the people from the evil machinations of The Y Siblings....

Deal post from the crew atDealzon. FYI: sales from certain retailers go toward supporting Destructoid. All Sunset Overdrive deals listed below are US-only (sorry everyone else!) We’re less than a week away from Insomniac Games’ big release ofSunset Overdrive. If you’re looking to pick up the Xbox One exclusive on its October 28 release date next Tuesday, this pre-order comparison post will break down the deals. Sunset Overdriveis annoyingly (in our personal opinion, anyway) one of those titles with in-game items that are exclusive (unique to) different retailers when you pre-order....

This can continue Following in the footsteps ofFire Emblemlast week,Mega Manis now the second franchise to have another arrangement revealed for the upcomingSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. Following an old habit of the franchise, the new arrangement has gone back to the frequently referencedMega Man 2. This time the new arrangement is for “Flash Man Stage”, home of the time-stopping robot master. The man responsible for the track is Keiichi Okabe. you may listen to the new song below....

Fully controllable mechsare now part ofHalo 4’smultiplayer mode.Halo Waypoint has the videonow, displaying the Mantis mech equipped with a machine gun, rockets, and the ability to stomp on enemies or vehicles. And like the vehicles, opposing players can board the Mantis, plus a charged up Plasma Pistol will shut it down for a few seconds. Also on display is the return of the map Valhalla, otherwise known as Ragnarok now. A variation of this map has been seen in pastHalogames, all the way back to theHalo: Combat Evolveddays....

Divided we fall If you’ve been struggling to connectTheDivisionto a server, you’re not alone. But don’t panic – Ubisoft has responded quickly to concerns and now confirms all should be back to normal now. As the shooter launched across the world yesterday, all platforms have been struggled to meet demand and connect players to the servers. There were even reports that other Ubisoft games likeRainbowSixSiegewere also struggling to connect....

This might be better than the game Viz Media is bringing over theResident Evil 6prequel manga, titledBiohazard: Marhawa Desire. Weighing in at five volumes, the first will drop in November. It’ll deal with the C-virus before it became a global incident, and you’ll get to see where the outbreak started in Singapore. Chris Redfield will be involved with help from the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance. So yeah, that’s something. While theResident Evilgames don’t always have the best in-house narratives, I really dig the over-arching macro level story, so I may pick these up....

End of a long road I always love it when the creators of a great mod strike out and make their own thing. That’s exactly what the minds behind the excellentXCOMmod,Long War, are doing. The team, now branded under the cheeky name ofLong War Studios, has started development on a title calledTerra Invictawhich is (you guessed it) a strategy game about defending earth from an alien invasion. No shame in sticking to what you know....

While I’m not about to propose the tank-like CRT screens of yesteryear are better than modern-day OLED displays, I do think there’s merit in how phosphors, specifically, render pixels. That’s why I was thrilled to discover someone’s created a set of CRT-style overlays for the Steam Deck. While CRT shaders have existed in some form or another for a while now as part of the ever-popular ReShade injector, getting them to render correctly is a wholly different can of worms....

The future is scary In the first of a series of behind-the-scenes articles on the development of the Xbox One controller,GamesBeatcovers the work that went into the new and improved gamepad. “When we started this program, I went and said, ‘Hey, we need to think about redesigning the Xbox 360 controller.’ The reaction was vociferously negative,” said Xbox general manager for accessories Zulfi Alam. “‘Are you guys crazy? This is the best-in-class controller....

Only on PC Several months ago, Capcom decided to remove R. Mika’s cheeky butt slap from her animation repertoire inStreet Fighter V. Equally cheeky fans have decided to add it back this week. As a mod only on PC,this reddit user(subreddit header NSFW) has re-created the move, which you can restore with the included instructions. Basically it just involves moving a few files around and you’re good. Cammy’s original introduction animation has also been restored....

Masterful This clip really needs to be seen to be believed. I can’t tell how many times thisZelda: Breath of the Wildplayer tangoed with a small army of Guardians on theirMaster Cycle Zero motorbike, but this particular try nails it. Shared on Twitter byPeco, the scene is described as “stylish bike action,” but that doesn’t really do it justice. Peco is running from multiple Guardians (one of the more formidable enemies inBreath of the Wild) in Central Hyrule, and not only manages to juke their blasts, but fight back while driving....

A training mission sim level with an emphasis on parkour One of the three newTitanfallmaps slated to arrive with theExpeditionDLC($9.99, or included in the $24.99 Season Pass) is called War Games. It plays up the virtual world/training simulator theme we’ve seen time and time again in gaming. I’m not totally tired of it, yet. Respawn has detailed War Games in a newblog postthat calls it “one of our most wallrunning friendly maps,” which should be pleasing to hear....

At long last! After leaving us on a cliffhanger for nearly five years,The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SCis finally coming to western shores next week, the localization team at XSEED announced today. The long-awaited role-playing game will be available in English on October 29 for PSP (with PS Vita compatibility) in North America and worldwide on Windows PC via GOG.com and Steam. A European release on the PlayStation Store will follow shortly after the North American launch....