Wants his games to be ‘satisfying,’ not ‘difficult’ Speaking to Metro,Dark Soulsdirector Hidetaka Miyazaki said the reception to the game “was really a huge surprise” and that he “did not expect the success at all.” For better or worse, From Software doesn’t hold your hand; most people I know seem to appreciate being given that level of respect as players. “I personally want my games to be described as satisfying rather than difficult,” explained Miyazaki....

The Wayne Rooney Greats of the Game SBC is now live in EA FC 24 Ultimate Team, and he’s the first special challenge of the new promo. The Greats of the Game promo is all about Icons ad Heroes – footballers who attained legendary status before retiring from the game. A bulk of the special cards are available in packs, and you’ll have to be lucky to find them. There’s no such worry with Rooney’s item; just complete the SBC and its tasks to get the card....

Reality isn’t what it used to be I didn’t expect to be this intoWorld of Horror‘s unfinished Steam Early Access version. It’s a rare treat. I’m a huge fan of horror manga creator Junji Ito’s work (I even have hiscat diary!), and I think it’s long overdue for his influence to spread to video games more directly, but I wasn’t sure this was the right time for me to absorb a text-heavy point-and-click RPG....

Updates now live on all platforms It still amuses me that we live in an era where arcade games get patched live. I’m sure for the operators it beats having to order in new boards or replacement chips, then physically install them into your cabinets. Everything’s just a PC nowadays, I guess. Case in point, Arika’sFighting EX Layer,which has just received a new update, bringing the fist-throwing fighter to Version 1....

Thirteen games for the price of thirteen games! It’sFinal Fantasy‘s 25th anniversary this year, and you better believe Square Enix won’t pass up the chance to sell things it’s sold before in celebration. Still, when it’s packaged this nicely, it’s easy to see why folks’ll buy it. Currently slated for a December release in Japan, the Ultimate Box contains all thirteen main games in the series, complete with a range of bonus materials....

I hope there’s a super secret crossover unlock It’s always tough to figure out who makes the cut in an all-stars/crossover game. Koei Tecmo usually does a great job of balancing the old and the new, with the latter usually winning out.Fire Emblem Warriorsseems to be using the same mentality, as they’re leaning heavily intoAwakeningandFates,with some classic characters sprinkled in. You can see for yourself in the intro below, which doesn’t show off much in the way of exposition or actual gameplay, but recaps some of the choices so far....

It’s such good shit Spike Chunsoft has released a new DLC pack for their wrasslin’ simulatorFire Pro Wrestling World.The new add-on, available to purchase now on PC and PS4, adds a quartet of stars from the roster of New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The four new grapplers are New Zealand Switchblade Jay White, the Maori Warrior Toa Henare, former Dragon Gate superstar Takagi Shingo, and finally the Bullet Club’s own Yujiro Takahashi....

Game with the Dtoid community The Destructoid community has been given2,000 weekend beta keysfor the upcoming MMO/FPS/LMNOPFirefall! So here’s a crazy idea:let’s all play it together tonight! Sound like fun?Of course it does!Soclick here to secure yourself a beta key, then hop online and meet up with the rest of the Dtoid community! Hope to see you there! New to FNF? Read this!Each week, a bunch of us Dtoiders get together to play videogames online!...

If you like music, puzzle games, and charity, take note of non-profit publisher OneBigGame’sChime. Developed by Zoë Mode, the Xbox LIVE Arcade title has players covering up a playing field with shapes to connect sound effects from a background music track. When a rectangular block (called a “Quad”) is formed, the sound effect plays, allowing players to “remix” a song with each play. By covering 100% of the playing field, the entire song can be unlocked....

The board is ready Reggie’s coming out of retirement…sort of. Less than a year afterstepping downas president of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aime picked up a part-time gig at GameStop. No, he’s not going to be slinging PowerUp Rewards Pro subscriptions. GameStop is overhauling its board of directors, and that includes appointing Fils-Aime to the board. On Twitter, Fils-Aime writes “The gaming industry needs a healthy and vibrant GameStop. I look forward to being a port of the GameStop board and helping make this happen....

10 runners-up will receive the game on Steam Do you like coffee? Do you like sidescrolling beat-em-ups? Do you have a Sega Genesis (or a Steam account)? Then your mission, should you choose to accept it, is enter this contest to win a copy ofCoffee Crisis. Our friends over at Mega Cat Studios have supplied us with a Sega Genesis cartridge of their caffeinated brawler to give away to one thirsty reader of Destructoid....

Wave 4 is live now through August 26 A new set ofXenoblade Chronicles 3iconsare now available, and all you need to do is log into the Nintendo Switch Online hub and grab them. This set involves chibi icons of the core cast, as well as two “heroes” (side party members). you may pick them up through August 26, at 9:59 JST — at which point they’ll cycle out for something else....

Rockstar has releasedThe Music of Grand Theft Auto Vsoundtrackover on iTunes. The three albums can be bought for $9.99 each, or $24.99 for all three albums consisting of 59 tracks. Volume 1 contains all the original music created by various artists including Wavves, The Creator, and more. Volume 3 features tracks you may have already heard of from artists like Bootsy Collins, Flying Lotus, and more. Plus there’s snippets from all 17 in-game radio stations included....