Coming out on March 25 in North America Electronic Artshave announced that they’llbe delaying the Xbox 360 version ofTitanfall, and it’ll now be coming out two weeks later on March 25 in North America, and March 28 in Europe. Originally planned for a March 11 release, the extra two weeks is aimed at giving developerBluepoint Gamestime to “put the finishing touches” on the game. The Xbox One and PC versions being developed by Respawn Games is still slated for a March 11 release in North America, and March 13 in Europe....

The developer could get poached as part of an ongoing talent rush The creator of theYakuzaseries is reportedly in talks to leave Sega for NetEase.Bloomberg reportsthat Toshihiro Nagoshi is in “final negotiations” to depart the company, where he’s been since 1989. People familiar with the matter tell Bloomberg that the final contract hasn’t been signed yet and duties have not yet been finalized, but Nagoshi would reportedly be expected to set up his own team and create new games....

Here’s a little something that you probably figured would be the case, but didn’t know for sure: Any Xbox LIVE Arcade games that are also offered throughGame Roomwhen it launches this spring will have to be re-purchased for use in the fancy new hub. Game Informer got a response from a Microsoft rep that cites Game Room titles as being “the original versions and not ‘revamped’ like those on XBLA.” Sure, I suppose that makes sense....

No recounts 433 of you, the Destructoid Community, slaved over a hot keyboard in order to vote in our Best of E3 poll. And your winner is… Super Mario Odyssey! And really, it wasn’t even close. In a total landslide victory,Odysseytook 206 of the 433 votes, totaling nearly 48% of respondents. For you numbers nerds out there, that’s 172 votes more than the second-place finisher. I guess you guys are really stoked about a newMariogame!...

Hateno Village, you can finally rest Making open world games is hard. There’s so many variables to account for, so many potential glitches to test: it’s impossible to ship it and covereverything. The most you can hope for, however, is that the game is playable, and Nintendo more than hit that mark withZelda: Breath of the Wild. But players have still found esoteric “hold this item and press these buttons to sink through the floor” bugs, and have been doing all sorts of wondrous things with them....

InBattlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam, only four of the five maps were playable during the multiplayer expansion’s launch. 69 million in-game team actions are what DICE wanted before “Operation Hastings” unlocked, with each of the three platforms getting its own total. Unsurprisingly, PC players were the first to unlock the final map. For those curious on how Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 users are doing, that data isbroken down here. At the time of writing, the consoles are near the halfway point, so give it a few more days....

I hear the drums echoing tonight The team at Forgotten Empires is keeping the real-time strategydream alive in 2015. On Thursday,Age of Empires II HDwill get a new expansion calledThe African Kingdoms. Running down this latest trailer, you’re able to expect to find four fully voiced campaigns for the new civilizations (Malians, Berbers, Ethiopians, and Portuguese), reworked water battles, and a Sudden Death mode. As for new maps, we’re looking at five random maps, eight real-world maps, and ten special maps....

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FIFA Rivalsmight be a more casual and arcade take on the world of football games, but it has a pretty expansive ranked system for players. As of writing, Ranked mode is the only available piece of content you can explore. To take part, you just have to play the game. Winning will help you move up the ranks, while losing will slip you down. If you win (or lose) enough games, you’ll move across divisions....

Wikipedia table doesn’t help make that purchasing decision any easier Earlier today,Cheap Ass Gamer’s Robert Goode pointed out on TwitterthatWatch Dogs‘ Wikipedia pagelisted out every single various edition of the game you could possibly purchase in a handy table that also detailed what piece of content comes with that version. And, well, it turns out there is no “complete” edition of the game you can purchase; not even the giantLimited Edition....

Re-releases or remasters? Bandai Namco, like Capcom, is a master of mining nostalgia. Whether it’s in the form of anime-based games from your childhood or re-releases they have it covered, and a new set of trademarks might be taking things to the next level. Evidently the publisher has trademarked the following “Encore” projects:Klonoa Encore, Splatterhouse Encore, Wagyan Land Encore, Mr. Driller Encore,andGenpei Touma Den Encore. Of note,Katamari Damacy Encore(called “Reroll” in the west) is a remaster that used the same nomenclature....

Only until next year, though [The Kid woke up with some pep in his step. It’s the day he had circled on his calendar, the day he patiently waited for. The goods were free and the goods were good. You gotta cling to the little victories because the big victories might never come. He knew the world could fall apart at anytime, but for just one moment The Kid felt like everything was coming up roses....

You’ve all heard about the outrageous banning ofManhunt 2by the British Board of Film Classification, asannounced yesterday. You should also all be aware by now that European members of the Destructoid community havehad enoughand will soon mount ourofficial responsevery, very soon. The news has lit a fire underneath me, as it has my fellow British editor, David Houghton and between us, you can expect some brand new items regarding the fair and just treatment of videogames in the near future....