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Woe in the Snow United Label, in association with indie outfit Polygon Treehouse,has announcedthat the mysterious folklore-themed adventureRokiwill be venturing on to PS5 and Xbox Series X later this month, following on from its PC and Nintendo Switch release in the fall oflast year. The next-gen port will launch digitally on October 28. For those new to this stylistic tale of exploration, courage, and peril,Rokiis the story of a stranded young girl, Tove, who must brave the frosty, snowcapped wilderness of a forgotten world on a quest to find her long-missing family....

Reynolds will spend entire movie clipping into a wall Video game movies based on actual games generally suck, but oddly movies about video games, but not based on one,turn out pretty good (ignore Rick’s opinion, it was good). So I’m semi-excited to hear that Ryan Reynold’s has signed on to play a background character who realizes he’s in a video game in Shawn Levy’sFree Guy. Sounds a bit likeWreck-It Ralphmeets every movie that has ever used this plot device....

[Update:God damn it, SEGA! We have been asked to take this video down because apparently it’s wrong or something. Because I am nice and honorable like Jesus Christ, I am complying. Apparently a better trailer is coming next week. It better shit gold!] Here’s the debut trailer forShinobi 3DS, which has quite easily shot up to the top of my 3DS “DO WANT” list. The video pays tribute to the series, starting with 1987’s debut title and ending with this nostalgic portable trip....

Hot ninja tag-team action Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for the next installment in its animated movie seriesMortal Kombat Legends. Headed to Blu-ray and streaming services at some point in the future,Snow Blindis the third film in the series, following 2020’sScorpion’s Revengeand 2021’sBattle of the Realms. Snow Blindwill focus on one ofMK‘s most noble heroes, the blind swordsman Kenshi, presenting the origins of the martial arts master’s journey to be one of the most feared and most formidable foes to anybody on a Wi-Fi connection....

Out of all the titles shown at Gamers Day, the most-talked about game of the show was the upcoming PlayStation Network exclusivePAIN. When I tried to describe it to someone tonight, I broke it down as such: Think Gary’s Mod meetsBurnout, but you know, with a human and some mimes.Let’s put it another way:PAINis the kind of game they’d play in the movieIdiocracy. But the thing is, that isn’t a bad idea, it’s merely a good example of the simple pleasures the game brings about....

They also talk about doubling down on DLC While publishers like Ubisoft are dragging their feet when it comes to the Switch (the only thing out and on the horizon are old ports), others are going in two feet first. One such company is Square Enix, who announced multiple games during the Switch’s launch stream (new and old), and is poised to release the covetedSeiken Densetsucollection on the platform later this year....

Well, not gameplay content, anyways Unlike some of the addled fringe elements of Destructoid, I do not partake in amiibo. Recent Nintendo releases likeSplatoonandYoshi’s Wooly Worldhave locked certain gameplay bits behind Nintendo’s line of collectable dolls. That won’t be the case withStar Fox Zero. Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto toldKotakuthat, “In terms of being able to unlock content, I don’t really want to go down that path. For this game, I think of it more as, for people who have the Amiibo, they’re going to get a little something extra and that’s how I’m planning on it with this game....

Well beam me up! The best part of the recentStar Wars Battlefrontbeta was the incongruity and anticlimax of seeing iconic characters like Luke Skywalker and Daddy Vader die on the field of battlesquished by an AT-AT. Can’t wait for it to happen to Leia, Han, and Palpatine. The PlayStation Blog has apostdetailing the newest Hero/Villain characters. Looks likethe datamining effortswere right. Leia one-hit kills troopers with her blaster and is, “very much about support play, buffing team members, and holding positions....

Crunchy The Alps aren’t the only place with a hella lot of fresh pow. Alaska’s got it too. And you may make first tracks next week. Ubisoft’s adding a free new location toSteep. On February 10, players will be able to shred through the Alaskan wilderness on a snowboard. Or calmly float through it while paragliding.Steeplets you pick your poison like that. We don’t know much about the Alaska setting quite yet....

Sup Holmes every Sunday at 4pm EST! [Sup Holmes is a weekly talk show for people that make great videogames. It airs live every Sunday at 4pm EST onYouTube, and can be found in Podcast form onLibsynandiTunes.] [Update: Thanks for watching everybody! The rerun should be up soon. In the meantime, here’s EGX trailer for Poncho that hints at the underlying melancholy.] Today on Sup Holmes we welcome Danny Hayes of Delve Interactive to the program....

It’s a DMC joke! Every Tuesday a bunch of us Dtoiders get together and hop online to play someTeam Fortress 2on theofficial Destructoid server! You should join us! I swear, you get a hair cut and all of a sudden the internet hates you. It seems these days that everyone is getting their hurrs did and Team Fortress is no exception. Valve announced that they’re removingseveral hatsfrom the game. That means that you’ll be unable to get these hats by crafting or via drops....

Dying LightSeason Pass holders got their first taste of DLC today with the release ofCuisine & Cargo.It adds two missions to the game, both taking place in buildings sealed since the first days of the outbreak. You’ll get to visit a restaurant that was once patronized by the affluent, and the loading bay of an abandoned rail stockyard. For now, only those who purchased the pass have access as this DLC is not available for separate purchase....

Right now, Terminal Reality, the group behindBloodRayne,is holding an eBay auctionfor one of its monitors, which is autographed by the staff. Now, what’s so great about the monitor? Terminal Reality Inc. is selling one CRT monitor autographed by every member of the development house.The item pictured is an actual monitor our development team used in the creation of many of our games and characters – such as Vampire VixenBloodRayne,the Demon fromDemonik(as seen in the movieGrandma’s Boy), The Rock as Alex Secks inSpyhunter,Charlize Theron asAeon Fluxfrom the game of the same name,Roadkill,4×4 Evo,Fly, and many other titles....