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Something borrowed, something bruised Tomorrow’sFire Emblem Heroesupdate is all about wedding dresses. The mobile game’s new crop of Special Heroes introduces four costumed characters dressed in white, as part of a limited “Bridal Blessings” event. The Bridal Blessings characters — Caeda, Charlotte, Cordellia, and Lyn — will be available from May 30 through June 13. “Here comes the bouquet,” reads the accompanying Bridal Blessings trailer, setting the tone for a bizarre ninety seconds of wedding dresses and battle slogans....

Microsoft is happy to advertise thatForza Motorsport 4features the return of award winning composer Lance Hayes. Lance’s music inForza 3was apparently quite well received, as the soundtrack won an award from G4 TV, being marked as one of the 10 best electronic albums of 2010. Fancy. Lance Hayes has produced 19 different tracks for use throughout the games interface and races, clocking in at over 100 minutes worth of content. Lance is apparently known for being a diverse composer, and it sounds like some of his stuff is my style (acid jazz makes an appearance inForza 4....

After the crushing disappointment that wasInfinite Undiscovery, I really am in desperate need to fill the JRPG hole left in my life— and so far Square Enix isn’t helping. The JRPG behemoth has another chance to get our attention this year, withThe Last Remant, due for 360, PS3 and PC in November. Havesome screens. As is typical of Squeenix wares, it’s all looking very pretty, but I am definitely more skeptical after being burned byUndiscovery....

But not quite able to ‘seal the deal’ yet Just because the Time Pieces were recovered, didn’t mean Hat Kid’s work was done. The wonderful little mascot platformerA Hat in Timegot significant post-release support in the form of a couple of add-ons:Seal the DealandNyakuza Metro. They’re currently available on PC and Switch, but not PS4 or Xbox One. A Hat in Timedeveloper Gears for Breakfast hasn’t yet taken its timecard and punched out....

Alpha to begin ramping up in late May Total Annihilationlives on in our mindseven if we don’t have many new entries in the genre to capture that certain essence of strategy gaming. Thankfully, we do have Uber Entertainment and its Kickstarter-funded, appropriately-titledPlanetary Annihilationto help ease the pain. This video represents a special milestone for the project: a cohesive, if still early look at gameplay. The promise of what’s yet to come (glorious battles, namely) has me excited more than the tech emphasized here....

As straightforward and fun asHelldivers 2might be, at its core, this is a live service as well. Though it doesn’t fall into the same trappings assome other live service games,Helldivers 2‘s season passes aren’t completely straightforward. They areknown as Warbonds, andthere are some quirksthat players need to keep in mind. We’ve hinted at them in our earlier coverage ofHelldivers 2‘s currency system, for example, but a deep dive is well deserved in this case....

Try it out before the April release [Update:Codes expired! Thanks for playing!] Our friends atTrion Worldshave hooked up Dtoid with 2,000 closed beta codes for their upcoming MMO shooterDefiance! If you recall, this game isn’t just based on the upcoming Syfy TV series, it’spartof it. Talk about the potential for a unique experience! And thanks to Destructoid, you can now try it out for yourself before the game releases this April....

The pre-patch event returns If you played the pre-patch period beforeWoW Dragonflightactually came out, you’re already familiar with the concept of Primal Storms. If not, no worries! We’ll explain them in full here. Primal Storms will pop up all over the world map To get to the point where you can participate in Primal Storms, you’ll need to finish the campaign, then open up the forge inthe Bottled Essence/Spark of Ingenuity storyline....

Marvel Rivalshas an array of unique achievements you can finish to claim special rewards. Many of these tasks are fairly tricky to get done, as is the case with the Mutant and Proud! achievement. Luck plays a huge role in how easy or hard this quest is to complete. Finishing all achievements is crucial if you want to earn all available rewards, though, so you need to get to work on this one....

There are plenty of secrets to find inBlack Myth: Wukong, and the first area, Black Wind Mountain, possesses a very interesting secret indeed. This is how to get to the Ancient Guanyin Temple. How to get to the Secret Ancient Guanyin Temple in Black Myth: Wukong To get to the Ancient Guanyin Temple, you need to find and ring three bells that are hidden throughout the Black Wind Mountain region. The Ancient Guanyin Temple is an older version of the standard Guanyin Temple that you find early in the game....

There are some interesting trophies to unlock inThe Precinct, and the Career Limiting Move is one that will require you to drive a vehicle and park it in theChief’s Space. You’ll come across plenty of vehicles asyou level up as an officerby gaining experience points. This will unlock new police cars to utilize, but for this objective, you may use any vehicle. Park in the right spot, and you will be awarded a new achievement trophy....

The movies that made us the way we are Flixist has been around since 2010, but for many regular Destructoid readers you’re just getting to know us. We’re glad you seem to like us for the most part, but… do you really know us? We’ve had a bunch of new writers (some drawn straight from the community) come on board and share their own weird, bizarre sense of style and self with the internet....

We finally have details on the bonus content that you’ll get with theICOandShadow of the Colossuscollection when it hits shelves on September 27. There’s a full selection of bonus video content that I’m sure any fellow fan of Team ICO’s works would eat up. The five behind-the-scenes bonus videos explore everything from early concepts for both games to interviews with production staff. Included in the mix is an early concept for a never-released game called NICO....