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Quality Tea Environment Remember “QTE Expert” from the You Arcade inShenmue? You did playShenmuedidn’t you? Not only did the game basically invent and focus on QTE’s, but it even had a mini-game in the arcade that was about as literal a QTE as you can get, pressing whatever button flashes on screen over a black background. That very mini-game is shown off in QTE test footage in thelatest monthly updatefor the long-awaited sequel (but not necessarily final game) in theShenmueseries....

Increased takeoff speed and air control Good news for anyMarvel vs. Capcom 2fans out there who also happen to beSkullgirlsplayers: the game’s Superjumps are taking a step closer to those ofMvC2, at least in the current Beta build. Announced bySkullgirlslead programmer Mike Zaimont in a set ofpatch notesforSkullgirls Encore’s Endless Beta, the Superjump mechanic will be undergoing a number of tweaks that should lead to it more closely resemblingMarvel vs. Capcom 2....

Use Play Coins or G WhenSmash Bros.for 3DS launches in October, players that find themselves concerned with earning the collectible in-game trophies won’t necessarily need to put their noses to the grindstone and work for the difficult-to-earn ones. They can just buy them instead. In a post onMiiverse, Masahiro Sakurai revealed the trophy shop — a storefront where trophies can be bought. It seems as if Play Coins and G are the only currencies that can be used....

It’s beefy Valve has been working in the virtual-reality space with aprototype head-mounted display of its own, and by most accounts, the device provides an experience unlike any other VR demo. The company brought another iteration of the tech to theBoston VR Benderthis week and there are a bunch of photos from attendees for us to gawk at. Not shown in the image above is a desk-mounted camera, used in conjunction with the headset....

[Update:Video has been removed.] The leakedBattlefield Hardline, which isn’t our news podcast, sawanother leak, this time of straight gameplay from the beta (skip to the 4:00 minute mark). Some guy alternates between first- and third-person views on a police motorcycle, crashing out of the police lot before going back in and snagging a loud cop car that they can’t get out of the garage. There’s some shooting at nothing and exploding vehicles before a joyride in a police helicopter....

I’m interested Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky, the newest project from tri-Ace and Spike Chunsoft, looks pretty great. Now, compliments of for latter part of the collaboration, we have a gameplay trailer that shows us a bit more in regards to how things will actually play out. In short, it looks like there’s plenty of JRPG combat to be had, as well as some sleek-looking platforming. While it’s just coming to Japan later this year on PS4 and Vita, I hope that it gets localized eventually....

It’s wild how the smallest of things can whip this community into a frenzy With hundreds of hours logged inStardew Valley, I find myself saying often: “yeah, I can start another farm.” Such is the power of the dew. It helps that it’s run by one of the most affable and approachable developers in the gaming industry right now: as Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone is constantly teasing little updates that are going to come together to form a Justice League-like explosion....

How is this only now a thing? While I prefer the personal touch of hand-picking a game on Steam, gifting it to a friend, guilting them into playing it, and getting annoyed when they never do, there’s an alternative: digital gift cards. Valve is now letting Steam usersbuy digital gift cards(ranging from $5 up to $100) that they can send to people who have been on their friends list “for at least three days....

Join the Level 8 nightmare Capcom has released theStreet Fighter 6demo on Xbox and PC platforms — The trial, which launched on PlayStation last Thursday, is now available to download from theXbox Storeand theSteam dashboard. The demo, much like its PlayStation counterpart, gives players the opportunity to check out a few minutes of the sequel’s single-player campaign “World Tour”, which sees a custom-designed character grit their teeth and hook up with dopey Luke and his annoying friend Bosch on their quest for “Strength”....

Someone’s been drinking l’acqua pazza, ifAquaPazza:Aquaplus Dream Matchis any indication. The wacky 2D fighter, in which you can drop bookshelves on your opponents using a cast that consists of 13 different visual novel and JRPG characters (plus their partners), is out today, November 19, on PS3. You can nab it at retail or download it through the PlayStation Network for $30. You can also check out some of the palette swaps if those do anything for you....

Giant steps are what you take… One of the coolest elements of E3 is often digging out the debut trailers that sometimes fall between the cracks amidst all of the chest-beating of the bigger reveals. Take for instance this debut gameplay trailer for interstellar adventureJourney to the Savage Planet, which is headed to PC and consoles next year. Journeyis developed by Typhoon Studios, a Canadian developer formed byFar Cry 4director Alex Hutchinson and comprised of former Ubisoft and EA devs....

Make sure to add games to your wishlist so you get notified via email Already? Some of us are still recovering from the last major Steam sale. In case you hadn’t heard the commotion, it’s that time of year again. The Steam Holiday Sale started today and will continue through July 14, 2025.Click at your own risk. Highlights from day one includeHitman: Absolution($24.99),Wargame: European Escalation($9.99),Borderlands 2($29.99), thePrince of Persia Complete Pack($12....

Things you should be reading! [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.] Last Saturday you might have noticed the absence of this weekly compendium. Maybe you didn’t notice, but felt a pang in your heart, as if for a moment you knew what it felt like to be stabbed, to have all breath drawn from your lungs and life momentarily pushed into fleeting perspective....