Much to my own chagrin I really can’t help viewing the competition between Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo to make their respective consoles the most popular as anything but a war; a naval war in fact, complete with epic warships and ragged flags flying from the mast. It is in this imaginary war of mine that Sony, with the announcement of details regarding their PlayTV service, has possibly dealt a crushing blow to their enemies....

Cigarettes and killers make the world go ’round The Silver Casemakes one hell of a first impression. It’s jarring and obtuse, switching between clunky first-person exploration segments, long stretches of dialogue, and short spurts of full motion video at a moment’s notice. Its story, too, is erratic and complicated as it switches between gruff-ass detectives chasing a serial killer and a chain-smoking reporter’s investigation into the same man’s troubled past....

‘Boss fights that will make you pee a little’ Destructoid alumnusSean Careywould not shut up aboutTilt to Live, for about a year straight. As an Android user, I would just tune him out, thinking I would never get an opportunity to care about the iOS exclusive. This week,Tilt to Live 2: Redonkulousshowed up on theGoogle Play store, bringing it to the mobile gaming master race. Judging by the trailer above, it looks like a pretty fun little experience....

While the PlayStation 3 had undeniable jewels such asDemon’s Souls, Infamous,andDark Souls, it’s hard to compare the console to its older sibling, the masterful PlayStation 2. The PS2 was home to a library of classics we still can’t seem to stop remastering or porting, and while the PS3 certainly delivered later in its life, it wasn’t until the PlayStation 4 that we saw a more consistent life cycle of irrefutable classics....

BARE KNUCKLE The arcade beat-em-up genre was very strong in the ’80s and ’90s. Enter any arcade and you were bound to find at least 10 machines from different developers all in a row.Golden Axe, Ninja Gaiden, Final Fight, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,The Simpsons— there was no better way to get people to plunk down more quarters than by taking a popular franchise and adapting it into a beat-em-up. While Capcom may have reigned supreme, Sega was no slouch in that department....

You’ve already waited this long, what’s one more year? Earlier this year,Xbox Germanydecided to give console owners some hope by announcing thatFinal Fantasy VII Remakewould be released on the Xbox One. Square Enix quickly issued a statement saying it had “no plans for other platforms.” Clearly, those plans have changed. As seen on the official Square Enix store, the box art forFinal Fantasy VII Remakenow sports a “Play First on PS4” tag with the text: Timed Exclusive until 3/3/21....

Jordan and I have been waiting impatiently forBattleBlock Theatersince it was first announcedan eternity ago, so we wasted no time in firing it up for the second sortie in ourCouch Campaign. Today, we present our first foray into the colorful platformer filled with cats, traps, poop jokes and mystery. It’s a lot like our day-to-day lives, when you get right down to it. Can’t get enough? Can’t blame you. We are charming sons of bitches....

As you create yourDragon’s Dogma 2character, you’ll come across the naming screen. While you’ll find a spot for your regular character name, you’ll also see options for a moniker or secondary name, which comes into play if you have an inappropriate name. What is a Moniker inDragon’s Dogma 2’scharacter creator? Dragon’s Dogma 2monikers are character nicknames or secondary names you use if your initial chosen name is inappropriate or offensive. While having a regular, safe name won’t pose any issues, creating one the game’s system deems unsafe will cause your moniker to become your primary name instead....

Destiny 2has a lot of differentcombat buffsyou can get depending on your build. So many in fact that it can sometimes not display them all, seeing as there are only four buff slots on the left side of your screen. This is great since it means you’re getting a ton of free bonuses, though what they do isn’t always clear. Here’s what Frost Armor is inDestiny 2. What does Frost Armor do in Destiny 2?...

THQ and Mitsubishi are teaming up to hold a sweepstakes with a really sweet grand prize: a 65″ Mitsubishi 3D HDTV and a 3D-enabled copy ofde Blob 2. The grand prize winner will be announced on February 22, right alongside the release of the game. The TV is pretty badass. I saw their offerings at CES this year and really wanted to take one home. The prize set has 3D visuals and sound....

Them bones With theLink’s Awakeningremake freshly revealed, this revelation is all the more relevant. Found on reddit and collected by user Mr_Muckacka, it seems as if theZelda: Breath of the Wildleviathan bones (read: random skeletons you can find in the overworld) line up with actual characters from previousZeldagames. All three whales are, from top to bottom: Levias (Skyward Sword), the Ocean King (Phantom Hourglass), and the Wind Fish (Link’s Awakening). They’re found in Death Mountain, the Gerudo desert, and Hebra respectively....

‘Remove the Eververse’ [Update:The onslaught continues. It’s been roughly two weeks and every day, almost every single topic on the official forums is filled with “down with Eververse” posts. It’s very rare that you see this kind of momentum, and Bungie has hit back with vague promises to address various things in 2018.] It’s crazy to see this many people united against loot boxes. Bungie’s reputation seems to be irreparably damaged, even more than it was withDestiny 1— with the implementation of the latest “free” event forDestiny 2, The Dawning....

Curiouser and curiouser… A cult platforming classic has returned to the Steam platform some five years on from its initial disappearance.Alice: Madness Returns, the second title in the twisted American McGee’s Alice series, was pulled from the Steam platform by publisher Electronic Arts back in 2016, but was quietlyreturned to the PC platformthis past weekend. Developed by indie outfit Spicy Horse and originally released back in 2011, (yep),Alice: Madness Returnssees our gothic heroine tumble down the rabbit hole once again, spells in tow and rusty carving knife, (or “Vorpal Blade”), in hand....