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LET ME IN! LET ME INNN! Capcom has started toreveal its itineraryfor the upcoming Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2022 event, which is scheduled to take place next month at Chiba City’s Makuhari Messe complex. In addition to appearances fromResident Evil Village, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection,andExoprimal, Capcom will also be bringing a brand new build of its incoming blockbuster,Street Fighter 6. The new build will differ from that currently being courted at Gamescom, Summer Game Fest, and VS Fighting in that it will feature playable appearances from charactersGuile,Juri, andKimberly, joining the previous demo’s roster of Ryu, Luke, Chun-Li, and Jamie for a flashy roster count of seven World Warriors....

Action samurai romp After a “one more thing” in their Sony Paris Games Week pre-show, they had yet another “one more thing” for their full showcase, which was the biggest announcement yet — a samurai action game from Sucker Punch calledGhost of Tsushima. Yes, the very same Sucker Punch that had previously handled theSly Cooperseries andinFamous, so this is quite literally uncharted territory for them. Check out the below trailer and get a look for yourself!...

Some stories will have gameplay mechanics that inform other eras Want aLive A Livetip? While the game is fairly straightforward (you do a series of individual stories that connect) there’s one big thing you may do to make everything easier:take some breaks, and don’t be afraid to drop in and out of stories. As we talked about in the review,Live A Liveis actuallycomprised of several eras with unique protagonists(with their own sets of skills and equipment):...

Also Jonathan Holmes played Black Ops II haha The Destructoid Show was LIVE today with fanciful fun and magical treasures for everyone, and blah blah something something, I don’t know — it’s Friday why are you making me write these sentences. If you missed it, theWii Ugot announced, and there’s justso muchnewsabout itall over the internet.Call of Duty: Black Ops IIfeatures a bunch of coolcontroller options. There’ssome businessabouttransferring Wii files, andBayonetta 2is a Wii U exclusive, andeveryone’s upsetabout it and Platinum Games had toexplain themselves....

Best of 2013 And now we present the award for best character of the year. The options this year were as interesting as they were broad, and narrowing down our list just to the nominees was painful enough, let alone the brow-furrowing which went into narrowing it down to a victor. And the winner is … The Lutece Twins A pair of smug, trans-dimensionally weary scientists central to the events inBioShock Infinite, the Lutece Twins proved themselves to be the most memorable characters of the year for us....

I’ve never been too fond of “realistic” Mario fan art. I do appreciate the artists’ interpretation of the source material, don’t get me wrong. It’s just that such artwork tends to bring out silly commenters who think Mario’s next game ought to adopt such “edgy” and “hardcore” sensibilities, which we all know deep down would end in disaster. But this number entitled “Hero“? I could totally get behind a character redesign that added thick, luxurious mutton chops that would makeAmbrose Burnsideshave his face out of shame!...

In the early to mid 2000s, it was popular to turn every survival horror game into a movie.Resident Evil,Silent Hill, and… OK, maybe there weren’t that many actually. In recent years, the tables have turned with iconic horror films likeFriday the 13thandTexas Chainsaw Massacre, both receiving video game adaptations. This begs the question, what other horror movies deserve their own game? Horror movies that should definitively have a video game Light spoiler warning for all items ahead....

Lighthearted dungeon looting with friends sure sounds cozy Almost eight years after release,Torchlight IIdoesn’t feel quite as fresh, but the action-RPG hasn’t lost its comfy, easy-to-slip-into edge. It still holds up in 2020. It’s still worth playing even though there’s aTorchlight IIInow. It’s one of those games that deserves a spot in everyone’s PC gaming library. If you’ve avoidedTorchlight IIthis whole time, more than anything, I’m impressed – and you can get it for free, so props to you....

Goofy poster released to celebrate launch date Peacock hasannounced a premiere datefor its long-time-coming TV adaptation of PlayStation’s apocalyptic, vehicular franchiseTwisted Metal— The series is now scheduled to premiere on the Peacock streaming service on July 27. Anew teaserdropped on April 28, showing Anthony Mackie’s character gearing up for a drive into the battlefield. While we don’t see too much other than cars and destruction, the teaser does end with a brief tease of theTwisted Metalmainstay Sweet Tooth....

Pandemic: Year 2 Edition It has been a long and strenuous year, but hopefully, you and your loved ones have made it through as best as you could. It’s not easy living during a global pandemic, in fact, sometimes it’s downright terrifying. Thankfully though we have games and people to play with to get us through. You’ve already heard from the staff here at Destructoid about what we thought were thegreatest games of the year, now it’s time for you the community to voice your opinion for the 2021 game of the year....

Wonder Woman fights alone. Despite arecent job listingbringing up live service, Warner Bros. denies its presence in the upcomingWonder Womanvideo game. It’s no surprise that the mention of live service for a single-player title made people quite upset. Luckily, clarification from Warner Bros. helped ease that tension and reassured them on Monolith’s superhero epic. An army of one-der Woman Almost a month ago, Monolith Studios posted a job listing for a Lead Software Engineer for Gameplay....

Excited gamers looking to play theBattlefield 6open beta test this week were met with a confusing error, myself included. “SecureBoot is not enabled,” the error code reads, and refuses to let you launchBattlefield 6whatsoever. This is obviously a problem, but it’s something that’s unfortunately an intended feature as part of the game’s security. Here’s everything there is to know aboutBattlefield 6Secure Boot, including how to enable it so you can play the game....

A proper NiGHTS into Dreams revival, please Sega has given us a major tease ahead of E3, noting thatthey want to revive “major IPs” as part of a sort of corporate restructuring. We’ve already seen some revivals, a few of which have had success. Just look at the well receivedStrider, for instance. But this strategy seems to be kicking it into overdrive, just like Capcom has been doing with all of its remasters these past few years....