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What is it about pixels that makes things awesome? Maybe it’s just the retro sensibilities of the hardcore gamer, but despite all the updated graphics and super bloom poly dithering shading thingies we still get all excited when something has only eight squares to it and looks like a pile of vomit. Case in point: takingStreet Fighter IIback in time to the days of the Atari. In this parellel universe that Dylan Hayes has createdSFIIcame out in the early 80’s, when primary colors and scratchy noises were enough to keep us happy....

‘No consoles revealed at this time’ TheStreets of Rageseries holds a special place in some people’s hearts. In an era where some folks didn’t have access to every piece of hardware,Ragewas the Genesis’ very ownFinal Fight. With the exception of some fan projects the series has been dead since 1994, but publisher Dotemu and developer Lizardcube, who collaborated onWonder Boy, are bringing it back withStreets of Rage 4. “No consoles are announced” at this time, but it will feature hand-drawn visuals “from the same team as theWonder Boyremake” squad and will maintain its arcade focus....

If you haven’t had the opportunity to try an episode of Telltale Game’sStrong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive Peoplethen this trailer may entice you. It is a teaser for Episode 5 of the series, titled8-Bit is Enough. It isn’t compelling in the traditional sense – you won’t notice any gameplay, but it does illustrate the humor that is characteristic of the series. The season is finally wrapping up, but the action is only getting more intense....

Oh, and Cortex is in too After getting my PS4 review kit forSkylanders Imaginators, my eyes immediately gravitated towards the Crash and Cortex figures. I could have opted to meticulously make my own character or put on my army of previously acquired toys, but no, I wanted to hang out with Crash again after his cameo inUncharted 4tugged at my heartstrings. And while I initially referred to this crossover half-jokingly asthe “Conkertreatment,”it’s actually much more justified than that fiasco....

The times they are a-changin’ It’s 2009, and I go to my first-ever midnight launch for a game.Infamouswas the next big exclusive game for the PS3, and I was incredibly excited. I was in my final weeks of high school, in the middle of exam season in the UK. I took the game home, unwrapped it, and played all night until around 7 am. I had an exam the following day, but I didn’t care....

By about 50 euros If you’re in North America or Japan, you’ve already enjoyed a pretty hefty price cut for the PS4. I’ve heard (from an admittedly not reliable source) that some towns in rural Oklahoma now build their houses out of PS4s instead of bricks, just because of how cheap they’ve apparently become. Those of us in Europe are still having to pay a bit more for our consoles, but maybe not for too much longer....

Here are some screenshots forCall of Duty: Black Ops. It’s impossible to tell if they’re new or not because all war-based shooters look exactly the same and screenshots are impossible to differentiate from each other. In fact, if they are old, you won’t know. In essence, posting these is a riskless gamble, and on a slow news day like this, that’s a gamble worth taking! In any case, take a gander at these if you love war and guns....

He just can’t get enough of Sony I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: video games are going to take over TV and film in wake of the superhero phenomenon. We already have huge new titles on the way, the most prominent among them being theUnchartedmoviethat hits theaters on February 18, which means its star Tom Holland has been making the press rounds and answering video game-related questions. When GameSpot asked what his dream adaptation would be, he stated that he would want to make a live-actionJak & Daxtermovie, and would play Jak, obviously....

[As originally seen onTomopop] A few months ago, I got a call from fellow Destructoid editorHamza Azizabout an exciting bit of swag he had obtained at a Ubisoft press event. “Rabbids … dressed as Ubisoft game characters!” he rambled between swallows of hard alcohol. Lucky for me, he isn’t a collector, so soon enough I had a set of the coveted rabbids in my greedy little palms. Apparently demand was high once these oh-so-exclusive toys made their way into photographs and onto the net, because theUbisoft art sitehas a clever little banner showcasing all four of the rabbids in question with “coming soon” written alongside them....

Airship Syndicate and Digital Extremes have released the final mid-season update before Season 2 ofWayfinder, titled The Reaver King. The update for the Action RPG MMO brings a trove ofnew content ahead of Season 2which is expected to release later this year. Players with anyWayfinderfounder’s pack can jump into The Reaver King starting today. The Hollow Heart Opens The main story ofWayfinderwill proceed forward with The Reaver King, with four new main quests and three side quests....

Xbox Live Arcade is gettingSine Mora, the shmup from Digital Reality and Grasshopper Manufacture, next month. By way of a community contest to see who could guess the release date, we’ve found out that it’s due out on July 11, 2025. I can’t tell you how many shmups I’ve downloaded only to play them on and off for a few days and leave them sitting on the hard drive, untouched, indefinitely....

A simple dream to kill all gods While there were plenty of people initially skeptical of its tonal shift, there’s no denying thatGod of Warhas really taken off. Although quite a few members of the community had saidthey had no interest, the Quick Posts on Destructoid are, regardless, surprisingly full of praise. Chris Carterloved it, and severalotherDtoidersare alsoshowingtheirapproval. Hell, one community memberpersonally knows one of the peoplewho worked on it. These days, there’s always a concern about spoilers hanging over our heads....

Reboot all up ins Star Trek Online‘s new Original Series-themedAgents of Yesterdayexpansion launches tomorrow, asyou may know. The good news is that, just as with the rest of the game’s expansions, all the missions and progression content will be available to every player for free. The other news – it’s not “bad” news per se – is that free-to-play games likeStar Trek Onlinestill do need to make money, andAgents of Yesterdayis happy to offer a tempting stack of premium spaceships to charge for, including a playable Original SeriesEnterprise, and more than a dozen starships inspired both by the classic designs as well as more forward-looking ships as seen in future timelines explored by the shows, such as the 26th-centuryEnterprise-J model as seen inStar Trek: Enterprise....