A real stunner Most of the time, character skins serve to change the aesthetic of just the character. Rarely, though, they change the aesthetic of the whole game. Insomniac has confirmed that the suit from 2018’s Academy Award-winningSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseis one of the new skins inSpider-Man: Miles Morales. It’s more than just a neat nod to the best piece of superhero media in years. It alters the flow ofSpider-Manon PS4 and PS5....

Big Poke Balls! Big prizes! I love it! Pokémon X/Ylaunches on October 12, so to psych players up, The Pokémon Company is running a fun little event from now until the launch date. On Destructoid and several other sites across the net, you’ll find a Poké Ball hiding somewhere, and if you click on the Poké Ball, you’ll be taken to a special page that asks you to enter a secret code....

3DS version probably edging out PlayStation 4 I don’t know if you know this, butDragon Questis kind of a big deal in Japan. Like, a real big deal. It is to Japan what heart disease is to America. On Friday, the latest entry in the series,Dragon Quest XI, dropped and more than two million players picked it up in the first two days. Officially 2,080,806 copies were sold for the 3DS and PlayStation 4....

Capcom is invading TGS with all sorts of ferocious beats this year.Lost Planet 2got a new trailer, andFrank Westlooks pretty vicious as well. Not to be outdone,Monster Hunter Triis also on hand, with a new trailer and plenty of fresh screens and art. The company’s sales booth at the event seems to be stocked primarily with merchandise from this franchise, including a certaindope-ass cat hoodythatI hope Dale remembers to bring mewhen he comes back....

A worthwhile investment The Witcher 3: Wild Huntcost CD Projekt $81 million to develop. That’s a decent amount of coin. But, the publisher is already seeing the fruits of its investment, as the company’s latest financial report shows it’s in the black by $62.5 million for the period. CD Projekt announcedThe Witcher 3‘s cost in the embedded YouTube video (as reported byGameSpot). The $81 million — 306 millionzłoty, the currency of Poland —includes both development and marketing expenses....

‘Zombies in Spaceland’ At the Call of Duty XP event, one fixture stands out the most — Zombies in Spaceland. Not only does it house demo stations for the upcomingCall of Duty: Infinite Warfareminigame, but a full-on laser tag arena as well. It’s almost like…Activision knows that its zombie mode is huge or something. Since Actvision shut down any requests to capture footage for Zombies in Spaceland, you’re going to have to deal with good old fashioned writeups for a little while outside of the reveal trailer above — which you should totally watch for context....

It’s just one of six stops Hey, you have thatTrials Fusionseason pass yet? It’s your ticket to keep riding your cute little bike across absurdly dangerous locales. The first guided tour takes place later this month, and there may even be some murderous squirrels along the way. On July 29, RedLynx is releasing theRiders of the RustlandsDLC forTrials Fusion— an add-on that trades the futuristic cityscapes of the core game for desolate industrial environments across ten new tracks....

Starting in July, a new hero will be released every single month in Marvel Rivals. Because of this, the last new hero before the upcoming change, Ultron, may be the last one that gets as much focus as he has received. Ultron released inMarvel Rivalsjust over two weeks ago on May 30, meaning players have had ample time to try out the new Strategist character. A flyer, burst-damage dealer, and powerful healer, he can do a little bit of it all....

What mellows you down easy? Life is stressful, which is a phrase I hate saying because it reminds me of all the stressful things in my life. We’re living in crappy times, and many of us are in crappy situations. Thankfully, things are starting to improve for me, but every day is a constant battle. I’m not trying to turn this into a competition, though. You all know how it is....

The next multi-expansion saga ofWorld of Warcraftkicks off next month and, as always, a new expansion means a pre-expansion patch. Some ofThe War Within’sfeatures (including Warbands) are arriving later this month ahead of the expansions August 22 launch.Blizzard’s recent blogposthighlights some of the additions, and they’ll be here before you know it. Pre-expansion patch date and additions The pre-patch goes liveJuly 23, and the coming features will be available whether or not you’ve pre-purchasedThe War Within....

They’re live until June 6 at 6PM PT Out with the old and in with the new. That’s the motto going forward forNintendo Switch Online digital rewards, which are constantly changing each month.Splatoonhas been cycled out, and now it’s time forMario Kart 8rewards to shine. The way it’s rolling out is gradual, with two new icons debuting each week of the month. For each set ofMario Kart 8rewards, there’s a “cup” icon, on top of a character....

More on the new characters I’m team Oddsock forever. It’s just a super cute dog sack. I love it. I could take or leave the rest. Particularly a bird that makes platforming irrelevant. I guessLittleBigPlanethas always been creativity and co-op first, platforming second. Anyways, there is a lot ofSonic Boomsort of talk of distinctive silhouettes in thisbehind the scenes lookat the creation of new playable characters, which needed to be distinct, but not so distinct that players couldn’t trick them out in all sorts of patterns and clothes....

The summer getaway just got way bigger Today is April 1, or April Fool’s Day. Many game studios arepublishing jokes and fake-outsof potentially cool ideas that aren’t happening, but some are actually adding neat ideas. Thankfully, that’s the case forA Short Hike, which has a multiplayer mod out today. A Short Hikedeveloper Adam Robinson-Yushared the mod on Twittertoday. DubbedA Short Hike 99, this is a PC mod that lets players on Steam, Itch, or GOG set out on their hiking adventure with friends....