Cblogs of 8/13 to 18-07-2025 -GoofierBrutetakes a look at the forgotten SNES titleThe Great Circus Mystery. -PhilsPhindingslooks for similarities between pop music andTreasure Hunter G. -PhilsPhindingscontinues their ongoing music series with a look at classic RPGFaxanadu. -ChronoLynxxwelcomes the Destructoid community to the weekend with their TGIF thread. Thanks to our beloved community members for all of their awesome contributions to this week’s Cblogs. If you wanna join the HOT TAKE party next week, then head to the Cblogs section, have your say, and you will find yourself recapped on this here front page come Saturday!...

[Editor’s note: naia-the-gamer composes and teaches music for a living, so who better to tell us ifWii Musicactually makes for a good educational tool. — CTZ] Wii Musichas caused a lot of controversy in recent months. Gamers have been enraged with Nintendo abandoning their audience in favor of what seems like a toy, and journalists have wondered what Nintendo is thinking. Miyamoto put a different perspective onWii Musicwhenhe came to preschools in Japanto show the world of music-making to young children....

Ciaccona is an upcoming playable character inWuthering Waves. She will debut in the second half of version 2.3, and the developers have officially confirmed her release date. In this article, you can find Ciaccona’s release dates and countdowns in all four in-game servers. Ciaccona release dates and countdowns on all the servers Ciaccona’s banner is in the second phase ofWuthering Waves2.3, so she will be released onMay 22 at 10am(server time)....

lol Recently, thisgiant PlayStation 4 FAQwent up, shedding some light on some of the console’s capabilities. Of course, what people were looking out for were any disappointments, which included a lack of MP3 and audio CD playback and DLNA for streaming content from PCs to the PS4. Penny Arcade Reportreached out to Microsoft to see if the Xbox One could do what Sony don’t. Rejoice, the Xbox One plays audio CDs....

There’s no consensus on what defines a dark fantasy book, but readers usually know when they’re reading one. Grim atmospheres, antiheroic protagonists, and a more macabre approach to the supernatural are hallmarks of the dark fantasy genre, coming together to deliver an experience that skews closer to horror than fantasy. Dark fantasy refuses to conform to anyone’s standards, meaning the genre’s free to explore a near-bottomless pool of plots, themes, and character arcs....

The console wars were still raging when I was in high school, and while I was onteam GameCube, a good friend of mine was on team Xbox. Maybe not firmly team Xbox, as he wasn’t as close-minded as I was. He loved the short-lived Dreamcast and even managed to introduce me to some PS2 titles that stuck with me. However, his enthusiasm for Microsoft’s first foray into the console market has left me with a lasting affection towards the massive brick of hardware....

We are now in the final month of 2011, and some of you may be wondering whether you’re getting your ten free Game Boy Advance games before the year is out. Nintendo has answered the question, confirming that 3DS early adopters will still be getting their freebies before 2012 rolls in. “The forthcoming 10 GBA Virtual Console titles available for registrants of the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Programme will be available before the end of December 2011,” promised a representative....

French publisher Ubisoft is leaving no stone unturned ahead of theAssassin’s Creed Shadowslaunch, as you’re able to secure merchandise themed around the upcoming release. All the items are exclusively available from Ubisoft’s official website, and there are some interesting items to look over as we wait for March 20. Here are all the items and how much damage they’ll deal to your budget. All Assassin’s Creed Shadows merchandise Ubisofton X shared the official list of items ahead of the release on their website....

As you embark on your adventure inEndless Dungeon, you can unlock and play with eight unique characters, each with special abilities. Here are all the characters and their classes inEndless Dungeon. All characters and classes in Endless Dungeon InEndless Dungeon, there are a total of eight characters, each with their own unique skills and playstyles. Let’s dive into the details of each character and their respective classes. Sweeper – Technician/Crowd Control As a Technician/Crowd Control class character, Sweeper excels in slowing down and controlling hordes of enemies....

Localization finally incoming? Multiple retailers in Asia have posted listings for an English localization of Atlus’Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, all of which reference a launch date of July 27, 2025. Originally released in Japan on PS4 and Nintendo Switch,Persona 5 Scramblesees the famous Phantom Thieves embark on a cross-country tour of Japan, stopping along the way to take names and steal hearts. While all recentPersonareleases have traveled west inrelativelyswift fashion, Atlushas yet to announcean official localization date for this latest venture....

With the scares right in front of their eyes Resident Evil 7is usually a scary game, but even when it’s not scary it’s always tense. The Baker compound is full of untold horrors but those horrors aren’t constantly on the screen. In the moments where protagonist Ethan is alone, there’s an unrelenting sense of dread because it seems as if something terrible is always only seconds away. Yes,Resident Evil 7is a masterclass in atmospheric design....

It’s not stupid if it works WhileBattlefield 2042players are busy voicing their concerns about thespotty state of the gameafter its first weekend of early-access availability, there’s enough space toalsoshare amusing clips and ease the pain with laughter while we wait for DICE to roll out updates. I haven’t seen this trend in-game, but it seems that a certain “crazy enough to work” strategy involving tanks and elevators has begun to take root inBattlefield 2042....

It’s focusing on Cyberpunk and Gwent right now I’m not expecting every big PlayStation 4 release to end up with a patch enabling it to take advantage of the PS4 Pro’s more powerful hardware, but it is surprising to hear that a hugely successful game likeThe Witcher 3— a title that has seen continued post-release updates — will be sitting this one out. Speaking toEurogamer, a representative of CD Projekt RED explained the situation....