Bright Memory: Infinite trailer has wicked Battle Angel Alita vibes

By Gunnm, this looks cool FYQD-Studio’s hyper-kinetic action titleBright Memoryonly just left Early Access, but that hasn’t stopped the developer from revealing its second chapter,Bright Memory: Infinite, currently in development for PC and consoles. Bright Memory: Infinitewill see players step back into the highly skilled shoes of operative Sheila, a top agent of the Science Research Organization, as she patrols the airborne “Land of Sky,” investigating strange phenomena and the shady organizations that hope to benefit by exploiting them....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Larry Floyd

Check out Smash Ultimate early at these select malls

Smashing Nintendo is bringing back the “Nintendo Switch Holiday Experience” this year to select malls around the nation. Along with the chance to check out some hot Switch exclusives, you’ll also be able to playSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateroughly one month before everyone else! The other demos included at the mall kiosks will beMario Kart 8 Deluxe,Overcooked 2,Super Mario Party,Nintendo LABO,Just Dance 2019andPokemon Let’s Go PikachuandEevee. The tour will begin on November 10 and run from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Monday through Thursday, 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Friday, 10:00 am to 9:00 pm on Saturday and 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on Sunday....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Tina Armstrong

Contest: Win Dragon Ball Z games and tissue box!

[Update] Contest closed! Winner is Hunter Hill! Thanks to all that entered and to Namco Bandai for the wonderful prizes. The correct answers have been bolded below! Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2was released earlier this month for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and sees the Z warriors battling villains in yelling matches! To celebrate the latest release, Namco Bandai has given us a few treats that anyDBZfan would love....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Andrea Day MD

Criminal Girls 2 delayed in North America

European release date is unaffected It’s a sad day for North American PlayStation Vita owners with a fascination for the sexual punishment of scantily-clad anime girls. NIS America has recently confirmed that the up-and-coming BDSM-themed JRPGCriminal Girls 2: Party Favorswill be delayed in the U.S. According to Gematsu, NIS has claimed that the reason for this change in release date relates to manufacturing delays, and that the European release date is entirely unchanged....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Danny Horn

Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless heads west this fall

Even more hell to pay this fall The animated, lively strategy RPG seriesDisgaea‘s latest entry is coming to the west this fall. NIS America announced today thatDisgaea 7: Vows of the Virtuelessis coming to PC, Switch, PlayStation 5, and PS4 in the west this fall. In this latest entry, the realm of Hinomoto has fallen under the control of a tyrannical force. Fuji, an “empathy-averse warrior gone astray,” and his compatriots will have to band together and take it all back turn-by-turn, square-by-square....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 283 words · Tracey Howe

DriveClub has been officially delayed to ‘Early 2014’

Well, that’s disappointing It’sno longer just a rumor—DriveClubis officially delayed until “early 2014,” as confirmed by Sony today. Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida gave a perfectly reasonable explanation for the delay, noting, “We understand that the delay is disappointing news, but can assure you that the reason we have made this decision is to ensure that whenDriveclublaunches, it will realize the next-gen racing vision.” Contrastwill be offered instead ofDriveClubin the form of a PlayStation Plus bonus, so it’s not a major loss for non-racing fans....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Brett Schmidt

EA FC 25 Rafael Marquez Dreamchasers Hero SBC solutions

The Rafael Marquez Dreamchasers Hero SBC is the latest challenge inEA FC 25to offer a guaranteed promo card, and you can obtain it quite easily in Ultimate Team. To do so, you’ll have to complete all the tasks of the new challenge before it expires from Ultimate Team. This task will help you to figure out the cheapest solutions for obtaining the new card. Table of contents EA FC 25 Rafael Marquez Dreamchasers Hero SBC tasks The Rafael Marquez Dreamchasers Hero SBC has three tasks, and here are the requirements....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Kaitlin Jones

Facebook and Palmer Luckey are parting ways

Whether or not it was voluntary is unknown Come April 1, Oculus VR co-founder Palmer Luckey will no longer be a part of the business he helped create. Parent company Facebook has confirmed that this is Luckey’s last week at both Facebook and Oculus. The story was broke byUploadVR, which was given this quote from Oculus about Luckey: “Palmer will be dearly missed. Palmer’s legacy extends far beyond Oculus. His inventive spirit helped kickstart the modern VR revolution and helped build an industry....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Howard Davis

GameStop is so screwed

The players and their power have gone elsewhere Things continue to get worse for the once-mighty video game retailer GameStop.For a long time now, net sales have been dropping and net losses have been piling up. That trend snowballed during 2019’s holiday season. Today, GameStop postedfinancial resultsfrom the nine-week holiday sales period. Compared to the same time in 2018, sales decreased by 27.5 percent. A dip was to be expected considering that GameStop has been closing stores this year in hopes of cutting costs and righting the ship....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Jeffrey Hernandez

Gears of War 4 adds cross-play in competitive multiplayer

But only in social play, not ranked At last year’s E3, Microsoft’s big focus was Play Anywhere gaming. That’s the initiative that’s rooted in the mindset that people can play first-party Microsoft games on both their Xbox or PC; the transition should be seamless. But,an interview with 343 Industriesrevealed a key detail: Play Anywhere doesn’t necessarily mean play with anyone. Cross-play isn’t something that Microsoft promised as a part of Play Anywhere, but one of its studios is trying it anyway....

June 9, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · Ashley Salas

Glove skins come to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

What’s next? When I think ofCounter-Strike: Global Offensive(and, at this point, Valve more generally as well), I think ofmonetized items. You too? Well, here’s another! Valve has introduced cosmetic glove skins as well asSteam Group Lobbies, a way to group up and play with friends, in a recent update. All told, there are 24 glove skins to acquire, and they’re available inGlove Casesas rarities. In other words, best of luck getting the one you want (much less any at all) without it being a hassle....

June 9, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Bonnie Rich

Hades 2 Early Access Patch 2 brings balance changes and many reworks

The second Early Access patch forHades 2has arrived to the slam of a Volcanic Strike. It brings many changes, from full weapon rebalance to Aspect reworks and more. Some Daedalus Hammers have been replaced, and the final fight may be less annoying. Or, maybe not? Developer Supergiant Games dropped theHades 2Patch 2 notesyesterday. Many changes are pretty hefty, meaning you’ll probably experience a noticeably differentHades 2from here on out. All five weapons got buffed, which is great....

June 9, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Christopher Martin

Hands-on with Assassin?s Creed IV: Black Flag

A pirate’s life for me TheAssassin’s Creedfranchise has seen some pretty bizarre events occur. From off the wall historical conspiracies, conducting time travel by way of DNA, and ancient precursors looking to destroy humanity; it’s amazing to see how they manage to up the ante with each game. Even after the third numbered entry’s seemingly conclusive finale, Ubisoft have got no plans to stop their best selling franchise now. Just prior to Gamescom, Ubisoft invited Destructoid out to their San Francisco office to play the latest build ofAssassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag....

June 9, 2025 · 8 min · 1515 words · Brendan Nash