I’ll never grow tired of shooting stakes Painkiller Hell & Damnationhas been out on PC since Halloween, just long enough that I had forgotten console versions of the no-nonsense first-person shooter were ever announced. They were, and according to a new update from Nordic Games, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gamers will have to continue waiting until July 03, 2025. “We have been working around the clock to bring the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game in line with the quality and standard of the PC game,” explained production and business development manager Reinhard Pollice....

“Where are you going?” ~ David John Matthews, songwriter With a fresh coat ofwhite stuff on the ground, and a bevy of new games on display, the feeling is just right in jolly old New England for the annual Penny Arcade Expo East. This year, we have our young, talented writers running around the show floor actually working, while the old beige man will be spending the bulk of his time representing Destructoid on not one, not two, butfourpanels (listed below)....

May 5 worldwide The stories behind some games are just crazy. What began life as a direct sequel toPreyhas now been rebranded as some totally different, yet still somewhat cool looking, sci-fi game. I’m not sure whyPreywas chosen for this kind of experiment, but Arkane Studios has made some solid games in the past. With all that said, anyone looking forward toPreywill be happy to know that the game is launching this year on May 5....

Despite the fact that it was advertised I’m currently working my way throughGuilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus Rfor review (which came out yesterday for the PlayStation Vita), and I came across a major issue: there’s no online play. Despite the fact that online modes were advertised in a prior trailer for the Vita version of the game, it appears as if the capability is nowhere to be found — a fact that has beenconfirmed by developer Arc System Works....

Focus features has released the long-awaited teaser trailer for Robert Eggers’ reimagining of the vampire classic,Nosferatu. It’s absolutely spine-tingling. Though the teaser threatens a vampiric threat capable of consuming an entire town, theThe VVitchandLighthousefilmmaker is promising more atmosphere and harrowing character moments than all-out vampire hunting action. Genre fans will be glad to see that, much like the classic Francis Ford Coppola adaptation ofBram Stoker’s Dracula, Eggers’Nosferatuseems to blend elements of new and old filmmaking such as CGI and miniature work to come up with uniquely unsettling imagery....

Standard release only available via download Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash, the upcoming summer-themed shooterSenran Kaguraspinoff, will be jiggling onto PS4s this summer. While no finalized date has been confirmed yet, XSEED has also announced that only physical copies of the game will be part of a limited edition which they have appropriately titled “No Shirt, No Shoes, All Service Edition.” The impressive limited edition, meant to celebrate the series’ five-year anniversary, will come with the following goodies:...

The long-awaited update is ‘making very good progress,’ according to ConcernedApe While fans have understandablygrown impatientwaiting for the much-laterStardew Valley1.5 mobile update, the game’s creator assures us that it is still on the way. In the latest status check, Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone said on Twitter that 1.5 may be ready before the end of 2022 — a far-off ETA, for sure, but something to latch onto at least. “The 1.5 update for [Stardew Valley] mobile is making very good progress,”he tweeted....

I stand corrected.Thisis the weirdest story of the weekend! If you read Joseph Leray’s “Nordic New Wave” feature from the other week, you ought to be familiar withJohann Sebastian Joust, a game using accelerometer-powered controllers and no video screen whatsoever.Swordfight, by developers Kurt Bieg and Ramsey Nasser, taps that same social aspect by requiring a pair of modified Atari 2600 controllers and nothing else. Here’s what you do: strap the controllers around your waist, tie your hands behind your back, then use the protruding joysticks to try to press the other person’s button....

Husky and I braved a haunted prison to get you this interview onDementium II. Watch as we talk about the game and escape with our lives from getting electrocuted. Ashley gave us some last-minute Halloween costume ideas,Left 4 Bed 2was released, theGod of War III Ultimate Editionwas revealed,Army of Twogo trick or treating and more happened on 10/30/09. Destructoid Originals:Ten Minute Taste: Uncharted 2READY TO FRIDAY: Yay Halloween!Top 20 Horror movies would make great games part 1Video interview: Dementium IIFriday Night Fights: Originality editionEight last-minute Halloween costumes for gamersdTunes Editor’s Week Day 10: Ashley DavisArt Attack Friday: Omar-DoganFanboy Friday: Tin Foil EditionCommunity:Left 4 Bed 2: The raunchy sequel to Left 4 BedCommunity blogs of 10/30/09Forum of the day:Dragon Age Origins...

Sony seems pleased with the outcome The Last of Ushas sold over 3.4 million copies worldwide, becoming the fastest selling new title in the PS3’s lifespan. Not bad for a console-exclusive fresh IP released at the tale-end of a generation. And a horror game, too! It’s almost like the focus-tested opinions of major publishers aretotal bollocksor something. In any case, Sony seems quite pleased by the figure, which includes both Blu-ray and digitally downloaded versions....

It’s totally ‘Ubee-soft’ How do you pronounce Ubisoft? You can get an official look inside this issue directly from employees — near the end, founder and CEO Yves Guillemot coyly states that “you can pronounce it the way you want.” It’s all “feel good” marketing drivel, but Ilegitimatelywant to know how people pronounce it as it’s always a lingering question in my mind. Now, I have an excuse to start that conversation....

Folks not finding $550 down the back of the sofa Update:Ina statement to GamesIndustry.biz, Sony says that it has not cut production/manufacture plans for its upcoming PSVR 2 hardware. GI.biz did not note whether Sony commented on whether or not the company has readjusted its sales projections. “[We are] seeing enthusiasm from PlayStation fans for the upcoming [PSVR 2] launch, which includes more than 30 titles such asGran Turismo 7, Horizon Call of the Mountain, andResident Evil Village....

two new DLC characters, premiering at TGS Man,Virtual Onseems to be getting everywhere these days!Senko no Ronde 2was never going to set the scene aflame but it’s carving a niche for itself and its good to see that the developers are still very keen to keep it updated and healthy. The latest news is that there will be two new characters available as DLC. Temjin fromVirtual Onand the Valken fromAssault Suit Valken, better known in the west as the SNES gameCybernator....