Finally! If you haven’t heard, there arethreeShantae projects in the works by WayForward — two new original games, and a PC port ofRisky’s Revenge. One of those new games,Pirate’s Curse, is set to his the 3DS at some point, and according to their Kickstarter, it’s “nearing the finish line.” We’ve been waiting a while for this one, so that’s good news. Elsewhere,Risky’s Revengeis a go for Steam, and apparently this will be a “Director’s Cut” of the game, taking the “best parts” of the original game and bits of the iOS version to make it the “best version yet....

I sure died a lot EA will address “balancing” issues with that Walker Assault mission inStar Wars Battlefront. Responding to a fan who asked if they “sucked,” community manager Matthew Everett confirmed unsuccessful Rebel attacks were more likely to be as a result of a “balancing issue within the beta,” rather than players just being… well, a bit shit. — Sledgehammer70 (@sledgehammer70)May 14, 2025 Not everyone agrees. Some feel a rebel failure is more in keeping with the canon of the story, but lead multiplayer designer Dennis Brännvallalso stated that he thought the mode was “too tough,”and that DICE will “make changes based on the feedback and data....

Who’s on first? But if I’m here…and you’re here…who’s driving the boat?! Tetsuya Nomura is directing theFinal Fantasy VIIremake, and he’s already talked about ways in which it will differ from the 1997 originalaside from just the visuals. Nomura is also hard at work onKingdom Hearts III. If you were surprised to find him taking point on this project, you’re not alone. Talking to Famitsu, viaKotaku, “Actually, quite a while ago, [Nomura] tried to start up the project [to remakeFFVII], but at the time it didn’t come to fruition....

Compared to years past, the Nintendo Treehouse Live stream following its highly celebrated Direct was a lowkey event this year. No surprise announcements, just some in-depth looks at a few of the games we’ll be playing over the next couple of weeks and months. We found out Dread, got a great look at theAdvance Warsremakes, and saw some of theMonster Hunter Stories 2demothat’ll be available for download later this month. If you watched the stream live, there’s actually a game that didn’t air with the rest of the titles....

Who send all these babies to fight? Happy Tuesday! Not much going on this week. So, who’s excited for (insert game here)? That’s pretty much all I got. Oh, if you’re bored, you can go andadopt my avatarfor PAX this year, or you canwrite your own blogand have someone take your avatar to PAX with them. Neat, huh? So what is TF2sday? Every Tuesday, a ton of folks from all across Destructoid hop on to the community server to play, talk, and shoot each other....

Upcoming PS3 titleToki to Towa(the cool kids call itTokitowa) is sofantastic lookingthat I’m desperate to see more of it. Unfortunately, the hand-drawn RPG had next to no presence here at Tokyo Game Show 2012 outside some promotions for the soon-to-be-released musical single from the game by Japanese artist May J. The song, titled “Rewind,” may not be up your alley if you’re not into J-pop, but it’s still worth watching for the tons of game footage it contains....

Psychopathic wife not included NetherRealm Studios have unleashed The Atom on their DC Comics fighter,Injustice 2. Atom is the first character from the Fighter Pack #3 DLC, to be followed by Enchantress and the Teenage MutantHeroTurtles at a later date. The Atom, alias Dr. Ray Palmer, is an molecular physicist who has mastered the ability to grow and shrink at will, a power he himself developed using discarded star matter that landed on Earth....

My Valentine’s walk of shame [We post a lot of articles here at Destructoid. The endless, ouroboros news cycle has us burning the snake at both ends, which will ultimately push big news, thoughtful original pieces, and all sorts of other great content off of the front page. Check here every Saturday for my attempt to rectify that.] I’m hanging out with acool cat named Picoand acool dog named Charliesomewhere on the French Riviera andencroaching jellyfishtoppled the wifi last night so that’s why this post went up later today....

The Chinese Room is in a hard way right now. TheDear EstherandEverybody’s Gone to the Rapturedeveloper holds a spot in video game history for being one of the earliest and most well-known creators of the “walking simulator.” But The Chinese Room is tired of making those kinds of games. Burnout and boredom are serious issues but financial problems are exacerbating the severity of it all. In a lengthy report fromEurogamer, it’s said that The Chinese Room has gone dark for now....

This post brought to you in by the severed hand from EA, FedEx for dropping the package off at Nick’s house, the Starbucks coffee that the FedEx driver drank, the American Eagle clothing the person at EA wore while packing the box with the severed hand and Communism! We learned seven things about Tokyo Game Show 2009, we gave you an exclusive look atSuper Meat Boy, Conrad reviewedKatamari Foreverand theDead Rising 2shirt would have been so awesome without the rules listed on the back of the thing....

I’ll be honest, Daedalic Entertainment’s upcoming adventure gameThe Dark Eye: Chains of Satinavonly caught my eye because of the beautiful handdrawn graphics in the screenshots, and the above teaser video. While the video doesn’t actually tell us much in terms of story or gameplay, it does show that it won’t just be flat 2D graphics you’ll be moving a cursor over. No matter how fancy the HD artwork is in any adventure game, it’s always nice if things move around a little to add life to the environment....

Live today, January 12 Back on June 02, 2025, Game Freak developer Junichi Masuda teased a little Easter egg for theDiamondandPearlgames that involved his birthday. Coaxing fans into playing on January 12, the powers that be put in a special diamond dust weather celebration of sorts to honor Masuda. That diamond dust Easter Egg is back inPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearl. All you need to do is have your clock set to January 12 (or log on today, of course) and go to Snowpoint City....

Including a few free add-ons, with plans for more to come As much as I love the originals, I didn’t end up getting the 2019 re-releases ofDoomorDoom II. I thought about it, though! And today–thanks to a new update adding 60 FPS support, quick saves, a better 4:3 aspect ration option, and add-ons likeTNT: EvilutionandSigil–I’m thinking about it again. As a quick refresher, Bethesda releasedDoomandDoom IIon Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, and Android....