Sunday at 2:00, Pegasus Theatre [Update: As requested, I’ve included the full picture in our gallery.] Today.It’s today.You need to get ready for ourDestructoid HUGE panel at PAX todayat 2:00 p.m. in the Pegasus Theatre (2nd floor, Sheraton Hotel). We aren’t (see above image, taken just now), but we will be this afternoon. Jim, Jonathan, Hamza, Niero, Conrad, myself and others are pooping our pants with excitement as we set up the bomb to drop on you later today....

Who is pulling the strings? During Friday’sTHQ 10th Anniversary showcase, the publisher revealed a third title in the warfaring strategy series,Jagged Alliance.The suitably titledJagged Alliance 3is currently in development for PC at Haemimont Games. As you can see from the announcement trailer above, the new sequel will see the return of deep, tactical, turn-based action as players lead a team of mercenaries deep into the fictional nation of Grand Chien — overthrown by a mysterious paramilitary force following the mysterious disappearance of its president....

Striking down with great vengeance Nexon’s rad new fighting titleDNF Duelhas received itsfirst post-release update, bringing a small fistful of important changes to the rule-breakin’ brawler. Now available on both PlayStation and PC, Update 103 brings a couple of much-needed character tweaks as well as adjustments to various modes on PC. First and foremost,Crusader’s reign of holy error is over, (for the most part), as developer Arc System Works has removed the truthsayer’s devastating “Sacred Upper” infinite combo loop....

As prep work for the launch ofSpider-Man 2, I read through the original run ofVenom: Lethal Protector, and rewatched the “Venom Saga” set of episodes in the FOX KidsSpider-Manrun. It was a wild ride. The origin of Venom has been done in many different ways, and once again the symbiote is returning to the video game-verse. Let’s talk about how Venom is handled in the game, specifically as it pertains to Peter Parker, one of the two core playable characters inSpider-Man 2....

More like Final Fishery, amirite? That there is Prince Noctis Caelum, heir to the kingdom of Lucis and sometime fisherman, holding up a fresh catch. Look at that beauty dangling from his fingertips. It looks delicious. So delicious that Noctis’ traveling companion Gladiolus is touching the prince/sometime fisherman’s arm in a probably only slightly sexual way, while Prompto sneaks a peek at Noctis’ well toned buttocks. I wonder what they’ll do with it....

With the launch of Team 2 cards, we have a fair idea about all the available FUT Birthday players inEA FC 25, and there are some fantastic cards. The FUT Birthday promo is a celebration of Ultimate Team, which turns 16 this year. To celebrate the occasion, EA Sports has released some fantastic cards, but also some that are not so great. All things considered, here’s my tier list grading all the cards based on how they perform in the current meta....

What do you think of when you hear the words Pet Simulation Game? I think of petting virtual dogs or feeding a cute little creature when its hunger icon pops up. What I don’t think of is slapping your virtual creature silly. I don’t think of feeding it feces either. But you can do these and many other sick things inPocket Creatures, an upcoming open-world pet-sim for the iPhone. This has to be the most messed up iPhone games ever made....

The walls are shifting Mossmouth’s masterpiece of a platformer is finally coming home. The enhanced version ofSpelunkyoriginally released on Xbox Live Arcade has been dated for July 10, 2025 on GOG.com and Steam. We’ve also got pending PS3 and PS Vita ports on the way, so expect those before too long as well. This has been a sizable wait, but it’ll be so worth it. The day I finally clear Hell inSpelunkywill be one of the greatest gaming accomplishments of my life....

Putting the ‘curse’ in Curse of Osiris It’s always something! Following complaints that Bungiehad lockedDestiny 2players out of previously-accessible content(including some related Achievements/Trophies) with the release of the game’sCurse of Osirisexpansion, the studio has explained how it intends to address this latest situation. Bungie will issue a hotfix tomorrow with these changes: This is an improvement, but you can’t help feeling like most of this mess was avoidable. On a separate note, the team isadjustingthe game-breakingly powerfulPrometheus Lens....

So many hard choices In the Pines – Credits Theme – The Walking Dead: Season Two ‘A House Divided’ by Jared Emerson-Johnson & Janel Drewis OhWalking Dead: Season 2: Episode 2, how crappy you made me feel with every single one of my choices. More so than any other past episode, I was beside myself every time I had to make sweet little Clemente decide anything. And then there was that song from the credits, the cover of classic American folk song, “In The Pines....

Killer Frost and Ares are in Warner Bros. employee Brandon Alexander tweeted out a picture of the full character select screen forInjustice: Gods Among Us, which is set to launch on April 16 (it kind of just snuck up on us, right?). Comic fans will be able to instantly recognize all of the cast, as their portraits are fairly easy to make up (with what looks to be Flash cut off in the top left)....

Following a short but effective delivery of targeted democracy where it counts the most,Helldivers 2players have successfully unlockedthe Emancipator mech. With a quad-autocannon weapons platform in tow, you’d expect the Emancipator to be the most popularHelldivers 2item ever, but there are some issues with that. Certainly,Helldivers 2‘s exciting new mech (it’s yellow!) is the talk of the town, but not in the way anyone expected it to be. Notably, the community appears to be unsure what to make of the Emancipator, generally speaking, as the mech has inherited all the issuesits oft-forgotten predecessorhas had since day one....

Destructoid got to check outSkate 3last week but seeing as how we broughtyou a pretty detailed preview already, I’ll just touch on a couple of things that weren’t covered. Other than the new focus on team play online or offline, the other big part ofSkate 3is that you’re playing to form your own brand. The better you do in the game, the more exposure your brand will get and the more boards you’ll sell....