There’s no better feeling than topping the leaderboard in the game of your choice, but if you want to send kudos to one of your teammates, then you need to learn how to send High-Fives inXDefiant. Not only will it make you look like a nice and friendly gamer, but it can also help you complete theHigh-Fivist Trophy, which is necessary if you want to get 100% completion inXDefiant. Unfortunately, Ubisoft doesn’t really explain the High-Five system very well, which is why I’ve put together this guide to help you out....

Evolution AND Revolution Sega has announced a tentative release window for its evolutionary strategy title,Humankind. Originally scheduled to launch sometime this year, Amplitude Studios’ game of city, people, and culture-building will now launch on PC and Stadia in April 2021. Interested parties are able to pre-orderHumankindright now, and will receive a 15% price discount, as well as a selection of in-game bonuses for doing so. TheHumankindDigital Deluxe Edition includes a download of the game, a digital soundtrack, a unit and tech tree PDF poster, theNotre DameDLC expansion, and an exclusive set of decorations and avatars....

I’d like some Predator in everything, to be honest If you see a tell-tale shimmer inMortal Kombat Xcome June, you should be concerned. It only means that the perfect hunting specimen is after you, and there’s a good chance that death is mere seconds away — even for the fearless likes of Reptile and Scorpion. That is, if a recent rumor proves true that Predator will be added toMortal Kombat Xas a downloadable character....

A surprising but welcome late addition After fans of NetherRealm’sInjusticemade noise about it not being part ofEVO 2013‘s eight-game lineup, the fighting game tournament will now feature the excellent DC Universe fighter, according to EVO lead organizer Joey “Mr. Wizard” Cuellar who announced on podcastWakeup SRK Live. Players competing inInjusticeat Road to EVO events will be treated the same as finalists in the other official titles in regards to placement and points acquired....

More RPG elements are in After weeks of retooling, developer Casual Bit Games has announced that action platformerInsanity’s Bladewill be hitting the PC on September 1st. The developer has informed Destructoid that instead of being presented in a 16 stage “hack and slash” format, it is now an overhauled 26 stages with hidden levels and side quests. There’s also an item menu now, as well as unique items for different players, and new content like extra bosses....

The power of the weather in the palm of your hands Its been almost four months sinceAnimal Crossing: New Horizonswas released and while some of you might still be playing diligently each day, my attention for the game has started to wane. Add to this the fact that some people are starting to go back to work and the amount of time that you have to fish, hunt, or do anything in the game might be limited....

Ahsoka Tano shows up, in Lego form It is May 4, the designated day for all thingsStar Wars. And on this May The Fourth, Warner Bros. Games and TT Games are releasing two new DLC packs forLego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. As part of the day’s festivities, the newLego Star WarsDLC brings characters fromThe MandalorianSeason 2 andThe Bad Batchinto the Lego universe. They’re arriving on all platforms today and are available for purchase separately, or included if you bought the Character Collection Pack....

Just John Hammond your way to riches When I first booted up the beta build ofLet’s Build a Zoo, I had humble ambitions. Safariland, as I had named my establishment, would be a family-friendly park. Our first enclosure held tiny little rabbits, graciously offered to Safariland by another zoo in Australia. And then I got the opportunity to buy a hippooose on the black market. Things kind of spiraled from there....

Key & Peele: No comment Late last evening, news of a truly tragic nature started to make its way across the internets: Jedi master and lion-deity Liam Neesons was hanging up his certain set of skills, once and for all after his next filmThe Commutercomes out. He’s reached the official age needed to get an AARP card, 65, and is just too fucking old to make action movies any more, you guys....

Oh yes, it is time for the newAmazing Spider-Mangame onMash Tacticstoday! If you’re as big a Spider-Man fan as me, you’re excited to see if this game lives up to the fan-projected promise of being as good asSpider-Man 2on the GameCube, Xbox, and PlayStation 2. King Foom is going to dive headlong into the streets of New York city, and take the webs for a good swing. Tune in to check out the neogenic action!...

Pants-filling horror adventure to expand to new platforms Jasper Byrnehas announced today that a port of his side-scrolling horror adventure,Lone Survivor, is currently in development for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. The new release is being developed by London-based Curve Studios (makers ofFluidity), who currently plans to also add French and German language options. Lone Survivoris a creepy, creepy game but it’s one that does not play as well with controllers as I might like, which is why I’m pretty excited to hear about a console version in the works....

Gal-Ag-Ah? Following on from last week’s addition of Taito’s iconicBubble Bobble, Hamster has got another pioneering classic lined up for that Arcade Archives, in the form of Namco’s legendary shmupGalaga,now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Launched in 1981 as the sequel to the genre-definingGalaxian, Galagais one of the most instantly recognizable titles of the formative years of the arcade. Players control a lone ship, piloting through the stars and taking on the invading forces of Galaga....

Some familiar faces will be making theirWitcherdebut The third season of Netflix’s version ofThe Witcheris in production. Netflix recently revealed more ofThe WitcherSeason 3 cast, this time focusing on some fresh-but-familiar faces. Four new cast members have been confirmed forThe WitcherSeason 3, in roles across the Continent. Robbie Amell (The Flash), Meng’er Zhang (Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings), Hugh Skinner (Fleabag), and Christelle Elwin (Bloods) join the lineup this season....