Also, TNT Racers, Picross e3 The Wii U is getting a trio of Virtual Console games today in the form ofFinal Fight 1-3, and I have to say, pretty much all of them are worth looking at — especiallyFinal Fight 3, which is my favorite of the bunch. Nintendo is also running a promotion where if you buy anyFinal Fightgame you can get 50% off select fighting gameslikeStreet Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting....

Sonic Youth and Swans on the soundtrack? Win! Aside from videogames, music is my other big passion in life, whether it’s just listening to it, going to gigs or reading about various bands or periods in music history. So when I got a message from the developers ofNo Wave, a short point-and-click adventure set in New York music scene of the very early 1980s, I was immediately intrigued. A game with early Sonic Youth, Swans, and The Boys Next Door on the soundtrack?...

Pocket Pair has released an update for the popular creature-catching gamePalworldthat removes the ability to summon pals by throwing Pal Spheres on the ground. Creatures will now summon automatically next to the player when a summoning ball is activated. Although the game maker has not issued a statement regarding the changes, it seems highly likely that the move was taken as a result of the ongoing patent legal battle with Nintendo and The Pokemon Company....

I’d expect nothing less Persona 4: Dancing All Nightis still slated for a Western release in 2015, but it’s headed for Japanese Vita owners on June 25. I’m eagerly gobbling up every single scrap Atlus tosses out until the official release, so checking out the box art for the Japanese version has been a real treat, especially since it’s just as colorful and busy as I had hoped. This is just the standard edition’s art, so it remains to be seen what the Crazy Value or Premium Crazy Box editions will look like, but I’m happy with this cover as-is....

I noticed you didn’t pay for online Nintendo has always been searching for a way to solve the “getting kids to pay for online” problem in thePokemonseries, and they found their answer with thePokemon Bankapp. For a few “measly” clams (oysters?) a year kids could pony up and store their creatures online, but now they have to submit to a higher authority: Switch Online. About that, a new message has appeared at the very bottom of the newPokemon Sword & Shieldsite that has people buzzing: “Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for some online features....

Get Decidueye for unlimited baby owls Yo Destructoid, it’s ya boy Tim “The Poké-man” Monbleau,filling in for Chris Carterwith an important PSA. I know y’all can’t sleep until we report whether the newest 7-Star Raid Pokemon can breed or not, and I’m here to deliver you the good news. Decidueye can, in fact, lay eggs. Here’s what you need to do. Bring Decidueye and Ditto to a picnic Just like with Greninja and Cinderace, you can get a Rowlet egg by bringing Decidueye and Ditto to a picnic....

After completing the prologue quest inKingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Henry and Sir Hans Capon find themselves in the town of Troskowitz, looking for a way to attend a wedding Lord Von Bergow will be attending. You’ll have to decide between helping the Blacksmith or the Miller in order to attend the wedding. Should you choose to help the Blacksmith or the Miller? I would choose to help the Blacksmith over the Miller....

Incendiary SNK has partnered with Tencent subsidiary TiMi Studios to create a new entry in the legendaryMetal Slugseries. Currently running with the temporary title ofMetal Slug Code: J, this latest entry in the run ‘n’ gun franchise is now in development for iOS and Android devices. A teaser trailer, which you can check out below, depicts recognisableMetal Sluggameplay, albeit with 3D-modelled characters, rather than the series’ traditional 2D sprites. The action itself seems snug though, with frantic eight-way gun-play, explosive vehicles, and swarms of enemy soldiers being disintegrated....

A pleasant surprise Today’s update forStar Wars Battlefront IIis the big one. It’s the one thatoverhauls how progression worksin multiplayer (gameplay-affecting Star Cards are unlocked through gameplay) and alters loot crates so that they only contain cosmetic items like emotes. But there are some surprises, too. All of the game’s current heroes and villains — and their individual ships — have been unlocked. You can save your credits. “With all characters now having a Unit Level, we don’t want to limit anyone’s chance to progress as we change the way you interact with these characters,” the development team said....

The four year anniversary is next month Stardew Valleyis proof that staying power is real, even if you don’t hold a “live service model” over people’s heads, or wage a clandestine PR war against your players.As revealed by creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, the game just hit 10 million sold. 10 million! Although that number doesn’t contain any platform breakdowns (it’s currently on PC, PS4, Switch, Vita, Xbox One and mobile devices), it’s a huge jump from the previously reported 2019 figure of six million sold....

Can you feel that energy? That sudden spike of crazy in the air? It can only mean that E3 2012 is right around the corner. Destructoid will be in Los Angeles once again, attending the biggest gaming show of the year! We’re going to be bringing you around the clock coverage, with livestreams, news, previews, photos, interviews, original videos, and everything else imaginable. All you need to do is just keep an eye on the front page ofDestructoid, or just bookmarkour handy E3 page....

We are just a fortnight away from the launch of the unnerving horror adventureThe Medium. In order to give the willies to those looking forward to Bloober Team’s newest foray into the darker side of reality, the publisher has released an ambitious live-action trailer, ahead of The Medium’s January 28 release on PC and Xbox Series X. The short film was produced by award-winning animation and effects studio Platige Image, and was envisioned and written by Academy Award nominee Tomasz Baginski, with director Pawel Maslona picking up duties behind the lens....

During a recent interview meant to answer questions aboutGrand Theft Auto 6, Take-Two Interactive’s CEO delivered a scathing rebuke to the enduring opinion that video games might inspire their players to commit violent acts. As one of the “video gamers” mainstream media seems to fear, I found his bluntness refreshing. Strauss Zelnick is confident GTA 6 won’t drive people to commit copy-cat crimes As part of the hype for the upcoming release ofGTA 6, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick sat down for an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box program (the interview’s paywalled, so I’m getting a lot of my information fromVideoGamer, who covered it) The discussion touched on a few interesting subjects, including how the company has dealt withthe new administration’s tariffs on overseas importsand the publisher’s stance on using artificial intelligence in game design....