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Climb the tower one more time Whenever there is a Nintendo Direct, mini or otherwise, I always hop over to theJapanese Nintendo YouTubechannel to compare, seeing if any titles were announced over there that were absent in the North American presentation. Sure enough, there were a few games we didn’t see on our side of the Pacific. Not going to go into all of them, but easily the announcement I’m most excited about is the factShiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fateis coming to Switch....

Sick and tired of being sick and tired Nintendo’stireless Masahiro Sakuraiisn’t so tireless after all and is, instead, a human being who needs better working conditions. TheSuper Smash Bros. creator has already said that he probablywon’t make anotherSmashbecause, “all the effort in the past to stretch out, keep pushing myself, and provide all these extra merits wound up tightening the noose around my neck in the future.” In hisWeekly Famitsucolumn, picked up byKotaku, Sakurai again discussed how development on the latestSmashwore him to the bone....

‘PlayStation All-Stars who?’ – says Sony Leaked e-mails have revealed that Sony Pictures wants to make movies based on various videogame series including many Nintendo properties such asMario,Donkey Kong,The Legend of Zelda,Pokémon, and oddest of all,Super Smash Bros. Wikileaks has begun hosting the leaked e-mails from last year’s Sony Pictures hack, and some interesting tidbits are starting to surface. It looks like Sony had been trying to court Nintendo to get the rights to do movies based on many of its properties....

Trust only in the Force At long last, Respawn and Electronic Arts have lifted the veil onStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. At Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, the developer took the stage to detail exactly how it’s approaching the next video game take onStar Wars. Respawn founder and CEO Vince Zampella started with a high-level overview, calling is a story-driven game that’s about being a Jedi. The biggest pop from the audience came when Zampella said “There’s no multiplayer, and there are no microtransactions....

It makes sense, since it’s nearly everywhere else Ronimo Games is hard at work withSwords and Soldiers II, but that doesn’t mean they’re done with its predecessor. The developer has just announced that in collaboration with fellow Dutch developer Two Tribes, that they’re bringing over the originalSwords and Soldiersto the Wii U. It’ll feature the same game with “high-res HD graphics,” GamePad and Wiimote support, and multiplayer functionality involving the second screen....

Call of Duty‘s multiplayer may be fun, but let’s get real for a second: Killstreaks make zero sense. Jim reviewedBatman: Arkham City, there’s “no room” for aSpace Marinesequel,The Binding of Isaacgets a massive free update,Final Fantasy XIVis still on its way to perfection (and PS3), and more happened on 13-07-2025. Destructoid Original:Friday Night Fights: The Pink Knight!Payday: The Heist’s Long Arm of the LawJust how evil is ZeniMax?The Question: Is Arkham City’s ‘Catwoman Pass’ too much?...

Happy Wednesday, duders! I didn’t get a chance to say my classic opener on the show today, so I figured I’d save it for you guys. How’sthatfor generosity? Tonight on the Destructoid Show’s Variety Hour, I provide details for thefirst DLC packforAssassin’s Creed: Revelationsand chastise THQ for giving PS3 ownersthe shaft, while Max talks about howpopularSkyrimis and then puts on his Captain Obvious hat to report on the latestnext-gen console news....

As you play throughElden Ringyou will come across all manner of strange items. Sometimes, you’ll meet an NPC who asks you for something odd, and you need to track it down. Either way, the life of a Tarnished is never a simple one. The Eye of Occultation is one such item, but we’ll tell you everything you need to know. Where to find the Iris of Occultation To get the Iris of Occultation, you will need to visit the Fort of Reprimand, where it can be found in the dungeon....

You’ve seen thisMonster Hunter 4trailer before, right? It’s the sameconcept footagethat was shown during Nintendo’s pre-Tokyo Game Show conference in September. I’m sharing it again in light of some new information out of thelatest Iwata Asksroundtable discussion. While the bulk of the talk concerned the upcomingMonster Hunter 3G, Nintendo head honcho Satoru Iwata pressed Capcom director Kaname Fujioka for deets onthe next bigMonHun. Fans who have seen the trailer, myself included, might have thought the on-screen action was too scripted to be an actual battle scenario and was constructed for the sole purpose of building hype....

It’s out on October 8 The time has come? Rumors have been pointing ata “new Switch model,”most notably the “Pro,” being announced every month for the past few years, but Nintendo is seemingly on it today with the “Switch OLED model.” It’s real, but it’s not the “Pro” you think it is. Here’s the gist. It sports a “vibrant 7-inch OLED screen,” with a “wide adjustable stand,” a wired LAN port on the dock, 64GB of internal storage, and enhanced audio....

The Waifu Wars is back You know you’re in for a better year when you go through two Falcom-themed months.Zwei: The Arges Adventurecame out onWednesday, and XSEED’s PC port ofThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IIis unleashing its glorious S-Craft on a special day. In other words, you’ll get to spend Valentine’s Day with your favorite female party member. From the looks of it, the people who played the firstTrails of Cold Steelon PC dealt with a similar waiting period to those who went through the original PS3 and Vita version....

Would’ve been better than Virtual Bart I’m sure The main press conferences of E3 may be done and dusted, but there’s still all sorts of cool tidbits and tales coming out of ongoing events such as E3 Coliseum and Nintendo Treehouse. Take, for example, this story of aSimpsonsvideo game that never was. Speaking to host Aaron Bleyaert on the topic of “favouriteSimpsonsgames”, series producers Matt Selman and J. Stewart Burnsdivulged the existence of aMario Party-style Simpsons title that was in production, but never completed....

Excellent for making stamina-replenishing food If you happen to take on one of the longest side quest lines inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, then chances are you’ll need some Courser Bee Honey. This is one of the more elusive food items in the game, as you can’t just find honeybee hives all over Hyrule. Where to find Courser Bee Honey inTears of the Kingdom When undertaking theGreat Fairy Fountain quest line, you are going to need some Courser Bee Honey....