Retro blaster reaches stretch goals Not too long ago wefeatured an articleaboutXeno Crisis, a brand new Sega Mega Drive title being developed by British studio Bitmap Bureau. The game just closed itsKickstarterthis week and, in the final 48 hours, reached the total required to secure ports for PC and Nintendo Switch. Xeno Crisisis a top-down shooter in the vein of games likeSmash T.V., Alien BreedandThe Chaos Engine. It features one or two space marines runnin’ and gunnin’ their way through space colonies, that have been overrun by an alien menace....

I wonder why Shaq doesn’t have a free throw special move Shaq Fuis one of North America’s legendary kusoge. Shaqfu.com is actually a site dedicated toacquiring all copiesof the game to keep out of the public’s hands, and there’s a counter site forsavingcopies of it. It was made fun of on the internet before people making ridiculing bad games was common practice. It’s one of those fighting games that came out in the wake ofStreet Fighter IIto cash in on the genre’s popularity....

But no Nicholas Rowe? For mystery fans, Frogwares’ long-runningSherlock Holmesseries has provided many, many hours of deep, brain-teasing mystery – albeit with a little jank now and then. And it looks like the Elementary is set to continue, with the reveal of a brand new title,Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, which is headed to current and next-gen platforms in 2021. As the title suggests,Chapter Oneis a prequel of sorts and will rewind the clock back to Holmes’ formative years, telling the story of how a deeply troubled but supremely astute young man would become the greatest detective in the world....

As part of theYacht Club Presentsstream, Yacht Club has announced thenext DLC updateforShovel Knight Dig. TheWicked WishesDLC is free and will arrive alongside a slew of balance and bug fixes sometime this Summer. TheWicked Wishesexpansion has you enter Hoofman’s Guild Hall to rub elbows with other elite adventurers and rise in their ranks. It includes new missions and challenges, relics and buffs, bosses and music; the whole nine. If you’re unfamiliar,Shovel Knight Digis the roguelite spinoff to 2014’sShovel Knight....

Nom. Indie developer Behind the Stonehas released a launch trailerfor its cartoonish adventure gameSir Eatsalot, which arrives on Nintendo Switch tomorrow, January 9. The side-scrolling title sees the titular knight on a quest to save the Kingdom of Gluttingon, which is under attack by evil witch Hysterica. As Sir Eatsalot, players will venture through the kingdom, solving puzzles, engaging in mini-games, and enjoying encounters with a cast and friendly and not-so-friendly citizens....

What’s your longest time spent playing one game straight? Mine is…well, the length of the longest JRPG that I’ve reviewed for the site. I marathon those because they’re all 80+ hours long. Maybe there’s a world record for the longest total time spent reviewing nerdy games. I should check. PopCap Games are going for a live Guinness World Record attempt for the Longest Videogames Marathon Playing a Card Game later this month, and it’s all for charity....

‘E3 was only half the story’ Last we heard, Sonywas preparinga “slew of updates and announcements” for Paris Games Week. So, about that… let’s just say it’s going to be an eventful Monday morning. At 8:00am Pacific, we can expect “an introductory livestream featuring 21 game updates, including seven all-new game announcements for PS4 and PS VR,” according to Sony. Then, at 9:00am, the media showcase “will give you an exclusive new look at the next wave of huge PlayStation titles....

Didlast month’s fancySTALKER 2trailerreally make you want to play the game, too? Well, tough luck, because we’re getting one more pushback, as per the developer GSC Game World’s official announcement. The silver lining is that it’s notthatbig of a pushback, all things considered. As of now,STALKER 2is slated to release in late-ish November due to GSC Game World needing a few more months to polish up the “unexpected anomalies” that have cropped up along the way....

While many videogame characters are beloved around the world, there are a handful that are reviled by a large majority of the gaming population. And, to be honest, “reviled” may not even be strong enough a word. I know some characters that will result in near riots of anger if even mentioned. Some of these hated characters I agree with — I will easily grab my torch and pitchfork in violent protest as well!...

There’sTetrisclones everywhere, right? Well, not on iTunes. The free cloneTrisis being pulled after its creator found out that the The Tetris Company isn’t digging his version. Noah Witherspoon, the free game’s creator, received a letter from Apple, who passed the word along from The Tetris Company. They told Witherspoon that he should either settle the “dispute” on his own or face legal action, according toOpposable Thumbs. “The trouble is, I’m a college student, and not an affluent one,” Witherspoonwrote on his blog, “and I simply do not have the time, energy, or resources to fight this battle right now....

Rockman: Power Battle Fighters I used to play hours ofRockman: The Power BattleandRockman 2: The Power Fighterswith a good friend of mine. As two of the only co-op (or two player for that matter)Mega Mangames ever made, this lesser known fighting game series, along with the secret minigame inMega Man 7, fulfilled the fantasy of playing as someone other than Mega Man for once and fighting Robot Masters from multiple games....

But to what end? [Image by Steam userMirkoW] I’m not so sureDark Souls IIIplayers will ever see a satisfying conclusion to the game’s ongoing and still-disappointingpoise stat saga, but there is a curious new chapter. With the next patch dropping on Friday for all platforms, From Software is tweaking a bunch of values, fixing bugs, and also setting the table for theAshes of AriandelDLC. But then there’s this bullet point, which jumps right off the screen:...

I am returning to the ghost realm oooOOOOooOOOoo Hey folks, I’ll keep this brief. I’m sorry to say, effective immediately, my role as video handeyman here at Destructoid is coming to an end. It may not come as a huge surprise, as I’ve kind of faded into the background this year. A large part of that has been my efforts behind the scenes to guide and caress our new video SweetBoyz, Jed and Mike, into their roles here, and catching up our Old Uncle SugarBear, Jonathan Holmes, on what’s hip with the YouTube scene these days....