Guest starring lewd-loving Gal*Gun girl Some poor shlubb recently went off on a well-known indie game publisher for putting outMinit, stating that — among other things — the game’s retro graphics were evidence of its irrelevance. To me, that’s sort of like saying that the acoustic guitar is “retro” or irrelevant.” Neither are exactly state of the art anymore, but neither of them ever went away. Bands have used the acoustic guitar on a pretty consistent basis since the dawn of pop music, and there has never been a time when there wasn’t at least one or two popular games on the market using pixel art....

For England, James? Experience Points is a series in which I highlight some of the most memorable things about a particular game. These can include anything from a specific scene or moment, a character, a weapon or item, a level or location, a part of the soundtrack, a gameplay mechanic, a line of dialogue, or anything else about the game that is particularly noteworthy and/or awesome. This series will no doubt contain spoilers for the games being discussed, so keep that in mind if you plan on playing the game for the first time....

Falling, free falling The frenetic platformer royaleFall Guys: Ultimate Knockoutgoes free-to-play and adds some new platforms today. The Free For All season is live now, andFall Guysis officially launched forNintendo SwitchandXbox consoles. News of this updatearrived last month, revealing Mediatonic’s gameshow-style competition is coming to new platforms. With today’s update,Fall Guysis now free to play on all platforms. It also has cross-play across all platforms, so the party doesn’t stop when you swap over....

Look at all of those birds! Tonight is the night Electronic Artswill unveilBattlefield 4, and in typical gaming industry fashion, leaks have gotten out ahead of time. Much better than mere details about the new game, we seemingly have three genuine images to obsess over. Does this appear to be the leap in visual fidelity that you were expecting? The detail in the soldiers’ clothing is impressive to me, but something tells me we’ll want to see the game in motion before casting judgment....

Should Terra Battle do well, Mistwalker could develop a dancing game next Destructoid recently caught up withFinal Fantasycreator Hironobu Sakaguchi to discuss Mistwalker’s next project,Terra Battle. The title is a role-playing game that draws inspiration from the tactical board game shogi (also known as Japanese chess). Sakaguchi is renowned for his work on RPGs, but has interest in developing titles outside the genre we most closely associate with his name....

With every character Straight from the horse’s mouth, we’re getting a demo forFreedom Planet 2very soon. It’s called “Sample Version,” and will feature every playable character. What started life as a Sonic fangame now has a life of its own, and based on the viewcount of this one-day old trailer, there’s already a decent amount of buzz behind it for a self-published indie release. Plus, it’s only been one year (and a day!...

Revelator update As luck would have it,Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator– literally got an update the day after I left Japan. Version 1.02 is now live in Japanese arcades, and with it, it brings fan favorite Jam, alongside of some overall tweaks. I had the chance to play the previous build with Johnny and Jack-O Valentine, and I was pleasantly surprised with how well they work. Jack-O in particular is a pretty awesome take on Faust, with a number of different unique mechanics and abilities....

While out causing havoc around the realms, you may stumble across a few helpless Shades. A prompt to “compel” them will appear next to them, but you’ll need a specific tool to keep them from wallowing in their sorrows. Here’s how to compel Shades inHades 2. How to unlock compel in Hades 2 you may compel Shades with theTablet of Peace, which requires fivePsycheand five Silver. Psyche should be easy enough to find, as it is often given as a reward....

EachTekkenin the series is usually a landmark for console generations, with its spectacular graphics and superb game design, and that’s certainly the case withTekken 8.With its stunning lighting, entertaining new Heat system, and crisp netcode, this entry is certainly going in the right direction with its closed network test. Get your fists ready if another test or the full game arrives soon. There are many reasons why I can’t wait for the next battle....

No surprise here: Electronic Arts has confirmed that the upcoming game-based-on-a-movie-based-on-a-bookHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Princehas been delayed. The game will ship alongside the film’s Summer 2009 release. The news follows the delay of the film, which was originally slated to hit theaters this November. With the film essentially in the can, the move was made to guarantee another successful summer blockbuster hit for Warner Bros., who sold a few tickets forThe Dark Knightthis past season....

Donkey Kong LEGO Country LEGO and Nintendo are hoping kids go bananas this year as the LEGO Donkey Kong sets have been revealed to the public. The latest expansion to the LEGO Super Mario line features several familiar faces from theDonkey Kong Countryfranchise. Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and more monkeys are going to be swarming your living rooms very soon. Here’s a list of all the LEGODonkey Kongsets you can buy on August 1....

And the link to watch it As you may have heard, Square Enix is having yet another Active Time Report event that will provide updates forFinal Fantasy XV. It’s set to air on April 21 at 21:00 Japan standard time (7AM ET the next day). You can watch the stream hereat that time, and in addition to expectations for new information, the channel will be focusing in on the Uncovered event that happened a few weeks back....

Look at my horse, my horse is amazing Previously we had a glimpse of Quiet’s escapades with thefull versionof theMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Painteaserposted earlier this week. Now feast your eyes on this 21-minute gameplay demo straight from TGS 2014. In the video, Quiet and Snake are infiltrating an outpost in what looks to be a jungle biome rather than the desert, and we finally get to see more of Quiet in action....