Another expansion dropped today Colossal Order is opening up its city-building simulationCities: Skylinesfor the weekend. It’s free todownload on Steam and playuntil this Sunday, February 21 at 1:00pm Pacific. The game also got anew patch today, and a paid expansion,Snowfall. The former adds rain, fog, a theme editor, bug fixes, and expands the interface for public transportation; the latter includes the winter theme, three new maps, more objects like trams and saunas, and “some twinkle....

I think I need to sit down. You see, I am absolutelyobsessedwith the pinball “Crush” games on the TurboGrafx-16. In fact, I play them each and every night before I go to bed. They are kind of like my nerdy versions of cookies and warm milk. So you can imagine my excitement whenHudsonannounced this morning that it would be releasing a brand new version ofAlien Crushfor Nintendo’s WiiWare download service, complete with Wii-style controls and a five player Wi-Fi score challenge....

We need questions for Podtoid We took a lot of your questions onlast week’s Podtoidafter criticizing Brett for his choice to save space Hitler and otherMass Effect: Andromedachat. So our reserves are low and we’ll need something to fill time this week what with none of us having playedPersona 5. So, comrades, we need your questions, otherwise we’ll just talk about sports and why Mike Pence calls his wife “Mother” and won’t dine with women besides his wife or go to any event that has alcohol unless Mother is present....

gamescom is in full swing and Destructoid is there! Dozens of exciting games are being showcased this year from every major publisher in the world, and we’re committed to bringing you every juicy detail! On top of all this, we’re also anxious to hear your thoughts! Has anything from the conference surprised you? Let you down? And most of all, what’s your favorite game on display? Now’s your chance to be heard!...

As someone who went to E3 back in 2005 when things were still massive only to miss the show in subsequent, low-key years, this year’s show feels just like home. Yes, home to me is apparently thousands and thousands of square feet and jammed with people. Check out this gallery and realize that this is only one of the two halls in the Los Angeles Convention Center that the show is occupying....

June 13 8 PM PDT Final Fantasy XVis for-really-reals coming out injust over three months. That’s still crazy and exciting to me, though I’m hoping the final iteration of combat is more involved than thePlatinum Demo. Square Enix has changed its tune from the radio silence we heard for years to a steady drip of information with Active Time Reports, and the next one is coming the night before E3 proper....

The walled Italian city of Siena wants their city track removed fromGran Turismo 5. They don’t like that their Piazza del Campo is a kart mode track in the game. What’s the deal? It’s quite stupid and nitpicky, as you’ll see here: “You can not use images of Contrade, in this case the flags without authorization,” Anna Carli, CEO of the Consortium for the Protection of Palio di Siena, told Corriere Fiorentino....

[Update: Nintendo of America hasconfirmedwith us that this new model is for Europe only, and currently has no plans to release it in North America.] Nintendo has announced that it’s ditching the Wii this holiday season for… the Wii? A new model has been announced, one that is slimmer, not much wider than the disc slot. The console is designed to sit horizontally, so say goodbye to those stands. Smaller is good news, so here’s the bad news: the new system will no longer play GameCube titles....

In what is aunsurprising move, Sony has cut the shipment allocations to most, if not all, Gamestop chains. Originally, the EB Games in my area was getting 16. Now they’re only getting 10 and can you guess what number I was?! Yep, 16. (Hey Summa, I’m throwing the style guide right out the window for this part!) Ahem FK YOU SONY!!! I JUST GOT A FKING CALL FROM EB TELLING ME THAT THE JERK OFFS AT SONY CUT THEIR SHIPMENT ORDER AND NOW I MIGHT NOT GET IT UNTIL NEXT WEEK OR THE WEEK AFTER!...

Star Trek Onlineis coming, and there are plenty of people out there who have been waiting for it for a long time. The universe ofStar Trekseems perfectly designed for an MMO and it looks like they’ve been putting some serious time into this thing. Plus, with this summer’s revamping of the franchiseStar Trekis back in popular culture’s limelight. In short, there are plenty of Trek fans out there now. For those that want to differentiate themselves from the masses and claim they’re bigger Trekkies than anyone else we introduce to you theStar Trek Online Collector’s EditionandDigital Deluxe Edition....

Evercraft Watch live video from EverQuestNext on TwitchTV Some of the developers from Sony Online Entertainment sat down and livestreamed aboutEverQuest Nextfor almost an hour. If you have any interest in this game, this is a great place to learn a lot. They dive into details, like how it will be PC only for now, how your character will transition fromLandmarkintoNext, how building will work, and tons of other details on how the game will play....

I was a little underwhelmed at this year’s E3 when Nintendo whipped out theMotionPlusattachment for the Wiimote, not because the idea isn’t cool, but it seemed to me that the Wiimote should have been made with this technology built in instead of as a secondary device we would have to plug in. Isn’t motion controlled movement what the Wii is supposed to offer anyway? Nick Haggar, the producer behind “De Blob“, shared somewhat similar thoughts withMTV Multiplayerlast week....

Microsoft has been quiet about a European price cut since it slashed Xbox 360 costs in America and Japan, but it seems that The ‘Soft hasfinally come cleanand announced that Europe is getting the 360 for less this week. The Arcade version will go from €199.99 to €179.99 (£129.00), the Pro from €269.99 to €239.99 (£169.99) while the Elite will now sell for €299.99 (£229.99), down from €369.99. Just like in North America, Microsoft now has the cheapest current-gen SKU in Europe....