Also working on ‘next-gen, blockbuster franchise’ The team behindMetal Gear Solid HD Collection,God of War Collection,ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, and the PlayStation Vita port ofPlayStation All-Stars Battle Royalesays it is“currently bringing a Sony classic to current game systems.” That’s our cue to freak out and list every possible game we’d like to see receive such a treatment. And … go! Bluepoint Games also states that the studio is “teaming [its] technical expertise with an industry leading developer on a next-gen, blockbuster franchise....

–Niorgoes back to looking at Brazil’s culture of gaming with this look at a Brazil-made indie platformer. -Lord SpencerreviewsWild 9as part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series. -Lord Spencerwrites a report on Retro Sanctuary’s Top 100-91 games as part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series. –STUNADlooks at the cosmetics market inValorant. -Black Red Gamingcontinues his coverage of this year’s online E3 events with this look at this IGN-centric event. –Exberdoes a gaming report on the second (COVID-affected) quarter of 2020....

Ubisoft has revealed the dates for the open beta of civilisation-management titleAnno 1800, which launches on PC April 16. Set at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution,Anno 1800challenges players with building cities, workforces and a prosperous economy, providing luxurious 19th century living for your citizens. The open beta requires no pre-purchase or registration, interested parties have only to download the client when the beta goes live. You can then dive into a world of taut balance and management....

Work in Progress arena fighter brings in top talent [Update: It turns out thatSkullgirlsco-creatorAlex Ahad is also working on character designs forCombat Core. Is that a crossover I smell?] Most of the time when Destructoid posts something about therevival of a old Capcom franchise, someone chimes in about their desire for a newPower Stonetitle. I don’t blame them. It is a bit strange that the series died off so quickly, after having giving us two relatively successful games anda serviceable anime series....

Welcome to the jungle, we’ve got fun and frames Crytek has released a new trailer for its upcoming actionerCrysis Remastered, focusing on the technical features working under-the-hood of the Nintendo Switch edition to provide players with the most immersive experience the platform can handle. The two-minute video – featuring gameplay footage captured directly from the Switch – specifically highlights aesthetic elements such as dynamic lighting, depth-of-field, destructible environments, bending vegetation, gyroscopic aiming, voxel-based G....

M-M-M-Monster Squad Sony Interactive Entertainment just can’t stop teasing theDemon’s Soulsfanbase with mouth-watering footage of its upcoming PS5 remake. Following on fromlast week’s trailer,SIE and Bluepoint Games has releaseda 12-minute State of Play video, showing off the incoming fantasy epic in crisp, 4K resolution. Narrated by SIE creative director Gavin Moore, the video gives the fanbase its first lengthy look atDemon’s Soulsfor PS5 in action. We get to see our hardened protagonist picking their way through grim and familiar surrounds, offering sword-assisted head-ectomies to a nightmare gallery of beasts and monsters, culminating in a momentous battle with the Dirty Colossus, which frankly sounds like something you’d ask for in a shady establishment....

Destructoid is taking on Machinima once again, this time in the free-to-playTribes: Ascend. Destructoid.TV’s King Foom, and associate editor Ryan Perez will be leading the charge with our community team made up of the winners from theplaydate last month: Arttemis, dndmatthew, Holopoint, Jahok, and UncleAlty. The match will be streamed live by Hi-Rez Studios, Destructoid, and Machinima on each of our channels, all of which can be viewedon one page right here....

[Editor’s note: What you are about to read is a true story of an industry veteran and loyal Destructoid reader who has been in the business for some time. Names have been left out to protect the identity of those involved, but everything said here is the true experience of this tester. — Robert Summa] Most everyone in the gaming community is aware of the long hours put in by developers and testers....

What’s next? The players will decide One of the most enduring aspects ofEVE Onlineis just how impactful the playerbase is on the day-to-day goings-on of the game. Although developer CCP Games guides players along it’s ultimately up to them to shape the future of the world; whether it’s through meta analysis or plain old brute force. So far, the Triglavian Invasion (read: a mysterious new force with wicked technology that players can steal) storyline has been one of the more riveting recent arcs for the game, purely from a narrative perspective....

The show is coming along My eyes are all melty and I’m dying to dig intoSmash Ultimate, but let’s take a moment to recap the major video game news fromThe Game Awards 2018. There were some genuinely surprising moments. For instance: a newMarvel Ultimate Alliance… developed by Team Ninja… for Nintendo Switch. I sure didn’t see that coming, and even if I somehow did, it looks better than I would’ve expected....

Something might be coming forGTA 6on March 25 — at least if the internet’s theory about Game Informer turns out to be true. It’s pretty normal at this point forGTA 6fans to hold on to any hint of possible news, especially sinceit’s been over a year since the game’s first trailer dropped. That trailerconfirmed a Fall 2025 release windowand that the game would come to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar and Take-Two have also all but confirmed that aGTA 6PC version will come later....

EA claims 1.7 million more subscribers since transition to free to play model That’s hardly theWorld Of Warcraftfigures that EA would have been aiming for but once again, it shows that going free-to-play isn’t necessarily the death-knell of an MMO. On the earnings call, Gibeau also mentioned that new content would be coming every “six weeks or so.” Whilst I played the beta ofThe Old Republicit didn’t grab my attention. It would be interesting to get back in and see what the free-to-play hooks are like first hand....

Klei Entertainment wants to give away theShanksoundtrack for free! The catch is that theShankdevelopers want to see 1,500 new people like their Facebook page before they give anything away. Until they’ve reached their goal of about 3,000 new fans, they’ve gone ahead and released one of songssoundtrack for free, which youcan grab here. 1,500 more fans? That shouldn’t take long at all. Go do your duty Dtoiders and like theShankFacebook page!...