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The time of purification is at hand After acouple of nightswithAnimal Crossing: New Horizons2.0, I’ve figured out my new obsession: Gyroids. My house doesn’t need to look lavish, my island doesn’t need to be a stunner, and I don’t mind that I’m missing a few deep-sea creatures in the log. What I absolutely do need, however, is to collect as many Gyroid varieties as I can manage. After getting my first Gyroid as part of thequest to recruit Brewster(and subsequently construct The Roost), I was already starting to feel the collection urge coming on....

So, it was a bit of slow news day. But we did get to see Nightwing wrecking some dudes. I dunno about you, but I’m still playing Arkham City (going for 100%) and this really doesn’t look like it will help my addiction. I mean Dick Grayson uses Eskrima. Have you ever seen that stuff? It’s pretty freaking rad. Other cool stuff includes Hamza’s quick look atI am Aliveand Samit’s preview of theMass Effect 3co-op....

Best Skull-Crushing The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has released the nominations list for the 2021 edition of itsBAFTA Games Awards, which will be taking place later in March. The Last of Us Part IIhas received a record-breaking 13 nominations – the most any one video game has received since the event’s inception back in 2004. Naughty Dog’s dramatic and violent sequel is up in numerous categories, including Best Animation, Best Music, Best Audio Achievement, and Best Game Design....

Pirate Warriors 4 is taking a trip One Piece: Pirate Warriorsis shaping up to be possibly the most successfulMusouspinoff series to date, as the operation keeps on chugging along withPirate Warriors 4in 2020. Set to debut on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch (it’s crazy how much this one blossomed, as it was originally only available on PS3), Bandai Namco has revealed at TGS that the new iteration will actually deal with the Wano Country arc: a very recent and relevant storyline from the currently ongoing anime....

With optional infinite lives We’re a couple of weeks out from theShadow of the Beastreimagining for PlayStation 4, and Heavy Spectrum has confirmed a much-appreciated unlockable bonus: the Amiga version of the original game. If you could never beat it before, you’ll be able to lean on an optional new infinite lives mode. The studio is also tucking in David Whittaker’s original score as an alternate soundtrack for the new game, plus a “super hi-res” scan of Roger Dean’s painting used for the box art....

The Sims 4’sJuly 1 update has arrived just over a week before the game’s latest expansion, Enchanted by Nature, is slated to launch. Since the expansion pack is all about nature, this base game update is following suit with some beautiful Build Mode additions. The Sims 4 Planting Seeds of Enchantment patch notes Glass walls and Plant on roofs The highlight ofThe Sims 4’sJuly 1 update is the addition of plant roofs and glass walls....

If you haven’t noticed by now, Destructoid attended a Microsoft Showcase event last week where we got to check out their 2012 line-up. We saw a bunch of titles, such as Grasshopper Manufacture’sDiabolical Pitch. I went hands-on with the lovely Tara Long and we ran down what you can expect from the game. It’s a pretty simple to play downloadable Kinect title, but at the same time it is weird as f*ck....

Survival horror hits will rise again in 2019 Just announced by Capcom UK on their twitter page, three classic Resident Evil titles are headed to Nintendo Switch in 2019.Resident Evil 0, Resident Evil 1and the much-belovedResident Evil 4. There are no details pertaining to release window, price or in fact which versions of these titles will be resurrected on Nintendo’s hybrid console, but the smart money is on the PS4 and Xbox One editions of the respective games....

Choosing a school with a 2-star Prestige Level inCollege Football 25‘s Dynasty mode has a healthy balance of challenges. Usually, the schools with a 2-star Prestige Level have decent squads to begin with, so you have a solid base upon which to build. However, the Prestige Level is still not high enough to attract the biggest talents right away. In fact, schools at this level represent what I call an “average pick....

Such a neat concept for a spinoff game Square Enix Montréal’s turn-based strategy titleHitman GOlooks like a decent excursion while we wait for thenext major franchise installmentfrom IO Interactive. It’s coming real soon — first to iOS devices on April 17, followed by an Android launch “shortly after” — for $4.99 / £2.99 / €4.49. Agent 47 has his usual tools accessible but stealth maneuvers play out on a grid, one turn at a time....

Cave Story Good things don’t happen in caves. A best-case scenario has some bats buzzing through your hair. A worst-case scenario? Ummm, bears or dragons or satanic cults. OR, satanic bears riding dragons. Yeah, fuck that. Ubisoft wants to send two people to a cave to promoteFar Cry Primal. There, they will either die or not die (that’s just a fact). At least the contest-organizer is offering a little bit of assistance to swing the pendulum toward the “not die” side....

Xbox’s weird boast for low numbers What notable exclusives graced the PlayStation 4 and Wii U over the past two months?Xenoblade Chroniclesand…? With help fromtheUncharted 4delayand briefRise of the Tomb Raiderexclusivity, the Xbox One had the strongest exclusive holiday lineup (aforementionedTomb RaiderandHalo 5). But, did that mean anything? December sales data is not available yet, but Microsoft boasted today that, “every title in our exclusive 2015 holiday games line-up —Halo 5: Guardians,Rise of the Tomb Raider,Forza Motorsport 6andGears of War: Ultimate Edition— sold over 1 million units....

Nintendo service entering twilight year Nintendo have announced that the Wii Shop Channel will cease to be on August 08, 2025. As of July 29, 2025, users will no longer be able to add Wii Points to their account, ahead of the channel’s eventual shut down at the start of the following year. Previously purchased WiiWare and Virtual Console titles will remain re-downloadable, and the Wii-to-Wii U transfer software will still be functional....