Long live the queen If you would have told me a mash-up of kingdom management and Tinder would result in one of the most addictive mobile games released last year, I would have believed you because that combination sounds too amazing to be anything other than epic.Reigns, from Nerial and Devolver Digital, was a massive success moving more than 1.8 million copies. Not bad for a premium priced mobile game. It was named the best game in the App Store in eight countries and was first runner-up in 22 more....

It’s safe to say that the gaming industry’s obsession with live-service titles and microtransactions won’t wane anytime soon. However, the remarkable success ofRemnant 2has shown that there’s still a substantial market for smaller, more contained experiences.Remnant 2‘s sales have been so remarkable, in fact, that the game managed to dethroneDiablo 4last month, skyrocketing to the very top of the July list of bestsellers. This information comes fromMat Piscatella, a renowned gaming industry analyst who often posts sales information on his Twitter account....

It does seem pretty wild that we can now play AAA games on our mobile devices. Gone are the days of having stripped-down versions for portable gaming devices. Capcom has been keen on this idea, andResident Evil 3is the latest title to come to Apple. If you head over to theApp Store, you’ll see the remake is now available to download on your phone or tablet. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can now playRE3on the go....

After a steady stream of leaks followingthe game’s “closed alpha tech test”in late November,Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguedeveloper Rocksteady has issued an official statement urging players to “avoid spoilers where they can.” Rocksteady addressed the situation via theirTwitter account, writing that “it is very disappointing to see details being shared” and asking players to avoid them until the game officially releases on February 2. Check out the full statement down below:...

Reviews for Killing Floor 3 are slowly trickling in, and while our team over at Destructoid seemed to have a blast with it themselves, other websites paint a picture of a game that doesn’t seem to do much differently. It’s a mixed bag across the board, with various scores ranging from horrific to mediocre, as critics attempt to grasp what makes the game tick. But let’s round up what everyone is saying, and then you can make your own informed decision on whether you like it or not!...

We seem to be getting closer and closer to knowing whether Nvidia is planning a SUPER variant of the RTX 4080. While it’s not yet been confirmed to be in development, the supposed new model has been seen on an ID repository site. As reported byPC Gamer, the unannounced RTX 4080 SUPER is now listed onPCI ID, a third-party database that lists hardware info. This particular entry was uploaded a few days ago, showing not only that it’ll be a SUPER rather than a Ti, but that it’ll utilize the AD103 chip....

For new and current players Digital Extremes’Warframeis closing in on its eighth year of operation and it is showing no signs of slowing down. The looter-shooter launched last month on the PlayStation 5, and an Xbox Series X version is in the works as well. However, before that happens,Warframeis making its way to the Epic Games Store, and it’s bringing some goodies along with it. Starting today through Christmas Eve, new and current players who open or sign into an Epic Games Store account and download the game from the service will receive three guns skins modeled after popular weapons fromUnreal Tournament....

Foul Play TheNBA 2Kcommunity has hit back at publisher 2K Games after unskippable adverts materialised within the latest entry in the basketball sim,NBA 2K21. The adverts were not in the sports title at launch, and have popped up one month after release, to the chagrin of many paying customers. As reported by Stevivor, fans spotted video adverts for Oculus Quest 2 hardware that auto-play during certainNBA 2K21loading sequences, as a part of “2K TV” cinematic presentations....

The Knife of Podtoid Faithful listeners, were you faithful in listening toPodtoid 371this week? You need to. We require the utmost dedication and loyalty and trust from you. And we swear we’re not a cult like The Knife of Aristotle, the fake-news-debunking-organization-but-actually-a-cult cult thatPasteexposed earlier this week. (If I disappear, just assume they got me.) As Steven noted last week after we stopped recording, that podcast was my Michael Jordan Flu Game....

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition and Yakuza Kiwami Normally Sony waits until closer to the end of a month to unveil the next PlayStation Plus offerings, but this switch may have been flipped a little early. Right there on the PlayStation website (if it’s not, just refer to the image above and below, captured from it) it listsYakuza KiwamiandBulletstorm: Full Clip Edition. Note that this is list partial as there as there’s roughly six games released per month for Plus members, but these are the heavy-hitters for current generation PS4 owners....

New DLCs, new deals Paradox Interactive has been on a tear this week with sales galore on some of its popular titles and downloadable content from 2016. TheStellarisandEuropa Universalissales have been prompted by new DLC launches just yesterday:Stellaris UtopiaandEuropa Universalis IV: Mandate of Heave. The added content is all on sale if you know where to look. Stellaris Deals: For the bestStellaris Utopiadeal, you’ll need to head over to DLGamer. The France-based Paradox distributor is one of the few digital retailers offering up a deal onSteallaris‘ new DLCat 20% off for a $4 price cut....

Capitalism and Crypto breaks all This weekend saw UDON Comics publish the first issue ofStreet Fighter 6, a new comic that acts as a prologue to the events of Capcom’s upcoming sequel — Issue #1, which is available todownload for free right here, follows the journey of Ken Masters, as he visits the worryingly militant district of Nayshall. Ken is bringing his conglomerate, The Masters Foundation, to the recently founded nation in order to run a lucrative fighting tournament, working alongside the nation’s sinister minister Johann Petrovich, known to most as simply “JP”....

Last month, beloved Dtoid alumnus Ashley Davis kicked off her very own webcomic calledJailbird. You should probably go check it out. The comic is still in the intro phase, but Ashley’s art shines through like it always does. It’s pretty friggin’ adorable. Just don’t tell her that the main character looks like Darwin fromThe Amazing World of Gumball! Total coincidence, I assure you! Today, Dtoider Justice chats with the producer of theTalesseries, Dtoider RenegadePanda is a total slut for “kusoge,” Podtoid keeps on truckin’, Masahiro Sakurai’s Project Sora closes up shop followingKid Icarus: Uprising,The Last Storygets a North American release date, and the Kickstarter for the OUYA console is making mad money....