Now you can be just like Noctis & company Upset you still can’t playFinal Fantasy XVuntil the end of November? Wouldanother mobile versionof a mini-game found in Eos be enough to tide you over? Coming soon to iOS and Android isKing’s Knight: Wrath of the Dark Dragon. The vertical scrolling RPG shooter is a popular mobile title in the world ofFinal Fantasy XV.King’s Knightisn’t an original game but a remake an NES title that actually predates theFinal Fantasyfranchise....

Denuvo anti-piracy tech has often been a sore point for gamers, especially on PC. However, many of you will be pleased to know that MachineGames’Indiana Jones and the Great Circlewill not be shipping with the offending DRM software when it launches on December 9. This was confirmed by publisher Bethesda in a post on X recently. The message seems to be a reply to a now-deleted comment from a user, prompting the studio to say thatThe Great Circle“does not include Denuvo....

San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsomrecently proposedthat larger stores should be charged a fee for selling soft drinks that contain high-fructose corn syrup. This was proposed in attempts to trim the figures of his city’s residents, and the money raised would go to anti-obesity programs. We’ll agree that non-diet soda is a devil to a gamer’s waist line, but hitting stores with surcharges isn’t gong to help anything, and soda addicts will continue to drink them....

Rage against the machines Sometimes you have to look backward to get excited about something in the future. Brazilian developer JoyMasher hopes you’re willing to do that forBlazing Chrome. After spending half an hour with the game, I’d say anyone who pines for those old-school run-and-guns should bother getting excited for this. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug, and its wonders work a couple of different ways. The most-realized effect is that people put on rose-tinted glasses for the comforts of their youth; years later, sometimes it holds up and sometimes it doesn’t....

‘With help from fans’ Some of my favoriteOverwatchplays usually involve Tracer, many of which have come from Nenne of XL2 Academy (the academy team of New York Excelsior). There’s at least one of those in this “top 10” video roundup from the Overwatch League, which showcases some of the best plays of the 2018 season. As a reminder the inaugural season is done, all four stages are complete, and now it’s onto the playoffs and grand finals....

Update prevents players from using third-party software which led to data loss Gearbox Software has issued a patch to the Xbox 360 version ofBorderlands 2today which addresses an issue caused by players who had been using third-party software to modify elements of the game. Borderlands 2 players on Xbox 360 wereencouraged late last monthto play in private games with friends to protect them from users of the software. So, good news, you’re now free to enjoy Pandora in the company of total strangers (likely yelling obscenities) and know that your game data is probably safe....

The first of the two announcedCastlevania: Lords of Shadowsdownloadable content packs has been delayed, Konami has confirmed. “Reverie” — which has Castlevania lead Gabriel returning to Carmilla’s Castle to kill some ghouls — has been pushed back to March. “Our apologies for the delay, but it’s going to be worth it” is the message on the game’s officialFacebookfan page. Last week, Konami’s David Coxrevealed on Twitterthat they had “just finished” the content, and that it would “be a couple of weeks at least in submissions....

Let freedom ring with a shotgun blast Replying to a fan on their official twitter, naughty developer Devolver Digital have succinctly noted that 2015’s pixelated platform-shooterBroforceis headed to Nintendo Switch. Already available for PS4 and PC,Broforceis a side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun title featuring a cast of hundreds of thinly-veiled action superstars, such as Rambo,Die Hard’sJohn McClane,Alien’sEllen Ripley and many, many others. This team of heroes, collectively known as Broforce, battle through waves of enemies, attacking from all directions, while saving captive prisoners....

Best of 2012 Congratulations once again to Telltale Games, asThe Walking Deadis our Game of the Year. It also won our bestmultiplatformtitle of 2012, and more importantly, you the community voted for it as your favorite game of 2012 in our Community Choice Awards. Here are all the rest of our Best of 2012 categories so you can find out exactly what game won this year! This was the first year Destructoid expanded our award process, and you can be sure you’ll see our awards bigger and better in 2013....

Killer Instinct is in Last year’s EVOwas one of my favorite events of 2013, and now we have the lineup for EVO 2014, courtesy of Mr. Wizard onthe iPlayWinner’s podcast stream. The lineup consists ofUltra Street Fighter IV,Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3,Killer Instinct,Injustice: Gods Among Us,King of Fighters XIII, andBlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma. Wait, where’sSmash? Well, the EVO crew “still has room forSmash,” but they’re in discussions with Nintendo to have it featured in 2014....

Get ready for another rollercoaster of emotions, because the next full romance visual novel fromClannadandKanondeveloper Key has been announced. The studio’s new game is titledanemoi(viaGematsu) and so far we know some of the main staff members behind it. Kai is directing and writing the scenario, with Yuu Nijima, Hasama, and Shun Sayuki joining in on writing duties. Kai has worked on a bunch of Key projects, including scenario writing forClannad,Air, andKud Wafter, among others....

You gotta dust her the right way It has been 20 years since everybody’s favorite Half-Genie Hero sashayed her way onto the Game Boy Color and into our hearts. FromPirate’s Curses, toRisky’s Revengesand evenSeven Sirens, there’s no denying that the magical gal and her fellow Scuttle Island denizens rank among the most likable, cheerful, and enduring characters of modern gaming. To celebrate her 20th anniversary, boutique outlet Limited Run Games has opened pre-orders on this delightful statue....

The rollout of characters forDead or Alive 5continues with two new fighters: Helena Douglas and Lisa Hamilton. Team Ninja says that both sport a new look, style, and techniques. Also boobs. Helena is an opera singer that will go all windmill on your ass, and Lisa is a scientist that uses the lucha libre style of fighting. You’ll see in the above video that Helena wears what every good opera singer should, including lacey hot pants and lace up heels....