A company named House of Anime is selling game knock-offs on Apple’s App Store now for $0.99. They somehow managed to get around Apple’s tight approval process to offer games calledPokemon Yellow,YuGiOh+andDigimon+. Wow! If these huge names made it past Apple’s filter, look for myMass Effect 4clone on the App Store next week. The description forPokemon Yellowsays that it is “just like the original.” Sure it is. While the only screenshot shows that it looks like Pokemon, the current review rating sits at 1....

Slaying monsters in all sizes Saying that Capcom’sMonster Hunterseries has a passionate and loyal following would be a massive understatement. For nearly 10 years,Monster Hunterhas captivated gamers and inspired many imitators. After months of keeping western fans in suspense, Capcom announced the release ofMonster Hunter 3 Ultimatefor North America. Now just a month away from its release, Destructoid got the chance to sit down and talk with Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, while getting our hands on the Wii U and 3DS versions ofMonster Hunter 3 Ultimate....

Black Ice As classics such asThe ThingandAlien vs. Predatorhave taught us, people get hurt when the temperature goes down.Rainbow Six Siegeis already about hurting people (killing them, in fact!), so the game’s first free expansion will just ensure that everyone gets the smackdown that’s comin’ to them. Ubisoft is running a post-launch campaign forRainbow Six Siegethat’s largely predicated on free maps so as to not fracture the user base. The first of four content packs releases today withOperation Black Ice, featuring the map “Yacht” and two new operators: Buck and Frost....

If you pre-purchase If you’re committed to playing throughResident Evil 6and haven’t picked up a copy already, the PC version looks like the way to go, and not just for the potential mods. Capcom used a three-tier pre-order system on Steam, which essentially offered more bonus items as more people pre-purchased the full game. This week, the third tier was reached. As a result, those whopre-purchase the game for $39.99prior to release on March 22 will get the following extras: the digital artbook and soundtrack, a free copy ofResident Evil 5(orDevil May Cry 4for non-Games for Windows Live territories,says Capcom), and the DLC Season Pass....

Solid, flashy, but not perfect I spend most of my time doing one of two things: writing about games for you lovely lot, or playing games so I canthenwrite about games for you lovely lot. Because of that, keyboards are important to me, and finding one that has the durability and comfort for typing while also having the responsiveness and extra features for gaming can be tricky. With that in mind, I’ve spent the last week using the Corsair “STRAFE RGB MX Cherry Silent....

I swear to God Japan has it made when it comes to the DS library. I was just running in circles and babbling aboutEcorisyesterday, and then this video fell in my lap thanks to aredheaded tip goddess. It is gameplay fromRiver King: Wonderland, a fishing sim title due out in December of this year in Japan.So, what’s the object of the game? As in previous versions, you are on an quest to catch the elusive master fish, the River King....

Did you pre-order at half price before it was announced? 11 bit studios allowed people to pre-order its new, unannounced gamewith only a teaser trailerto go off of. In exchange for this leap of faith, the developer offered a tempting discount of 50 percent. The mystery project was revealed today, and as we probably should have expected, it’s a direct sequel to the popular “tower offense” gameAnamoly: Warzone Earth. Anomaly 2once again has players controlling troops on the battlefield rather than defensive structures, this time in the tundra — with mechs!...

Last orders, gentlemen Sega and Numskull Designs have opened pre-orders on a brand new statue, styled after Ryo Hazuki, the denim-rockin’, forklift-drivin’, nose-bustin’ protagonist of iconic RPG seriesShenmue. The statue stands 10 inches in height and depicts Mr. Hazuki during the famous Heartbeats bar fight sequence from the 1999 Sega Dreamcast classic. Poised atop the remnants of a smashed table, Ryo is set to leap into action against the next barrage of layabouts foolish enough to stand in the way of his cross-country quest for vengeance....

Bummer The digital revolution has its conveniences. For instance, I tend to jump into FPS games randomly, playing a few rounds before moving on to the next one. Being able to do this instantly is great, and I don’t necessarilyneed to ownthe disc for a lot of these games. But the digital era has an ugly side of course, most notably the fact that you don’t really own your media — so I do curb my purchases a bit....

You gotta be squiddin’ me [Update: We’ve spotted all theSquid Girlgear in the U.S. build of the August update. Thanks, Nintendo! Please doRanma 1/2next.] Ever sinceSplatoon‘s characters were first announced, I’ve been seeing comparisons between the girl squid and Squid Girl from the manga seriesShinryaku! Ika Musume. It seemed natural that these two series would eventually team up, and it’s finally been confirmed that a Squid Girl outfit will be added toSplatoonin this week’s update....

Children are our future Okay, I have to say,Catacomb Kidsis such a great title. This is a roguelike platformer for those of us still eager to eat these games up, one in which children venture into the fortress of an ancient sorceress who was locked away some 500 years prior. She’s essentially legend at this point, but all manner of creatures have made these catacombs their home. “The goal is to make a game that is streamlined but not ‘simple’; a system where basic elements interact to create complex outcomes and stories,” writes developer FourbitFriday, who has worked as a pixel artist and animator on games likeEpic Mickey: Power of IllusionandAdventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don’t Know....

Watch Winona Ryder do her best Zangief impression When it comes to niche genres, they don’t get much smaller than the “games featuring Winona Ryder” subsection of your local mom-and-pop video store. Other than a few small roles invariousBeetlejuicegames from the 1990s, she’s basically a nonentity in the world of interactive fiction. She did have a bit part in theStranger Thingsmobile appthough, which was definitely a step in the right direction....

Six million downloads on first day alone Temple Run 2, which was just releasedfour daysago, has already been download over 20 million times on theApple App Store. Six million downloads occurred on the first day alone. The game became the number one free app within eight hours after release, and is currently sitting at the number two spot in the Top Grossing App category. Holy Batman that’s impressive. Here’s some more crazy statistics: People have already played over 210 million sessions ofTemple Run 2, which equals over 1,775 years of total gameplay time....