Pokemon Go now available across most of Europe (Update: Including France)

The fever spreads to 26 new countries [Update:Nianticjust announcedPokémon Gois now available for download in France.] Pokémon Gois out now in 26 new markets across Europe, The Pokémon Company has announced. Following the mobile sensation’s release inItaly, Germany, Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom earlier in the week, its reach now includes:Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Switzerland....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Craig Graves

Polytron ‘working with Sony,’ Fez Mac/Linux ports coming

Polytron producer surprised by FEZ II cancellation It was shocking to seeFezdesigner Phil Fishannounce both his departurefrom the games industry and the cancellation ofFEZ II, a project we knew little about but one I really would’ve liked to see come to fruition. The news also came as a surprise to Polytron producer Marie-Christine Bourdua andFezprogrammer Renaud Bédard, who “[learned] it the same minute you did,” according toJoystiq. “The development ofFEZ IIis up to him,” said Bédard....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Mary Alexander

Predator drops cloak and puts up dukes tomorrow in Mortal Kombat X

Those lasers can’t be good for you Predatoronly hunts in tropical jungles, right? We don’t need to be worried about keeping an eye out for his tell-tale shimmer anywhere else? It seems too stressful being constantly on guard against the world’s finest hunter lest we become another skull in his trophy case, just a notch in his bedpost, just a line in a song. Come tomorrow, the roster ofMortal Kombat Xdoesn’t have that luxury....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Darrell Hardy

Preview: Fallout 3 DLC: Broken Steel

Set to arrive in just a few short weeks is the latest in downloadable content forFallout 3, the third DLC pack, calledBroken Steel. Bethesda let us take a peek at the game during a visit to London a couple of days ago, and what we saw will surely have fans anxiously waiting for the May 5th release date for Xbox 360 and PC. You’ve probably heard one of the most notable aspects ofBroken Steelalready: the level cap now extends past level 20 in this update, going up to 30....

July 1, 2025 · 4 min · 841 words · Eric Galvan

PS4 sales hit two million in the UK

Outstrips PS2 sales So, we all know how the PS2 is the fastest-selling Sony console of all time in the UK? Well, not anymore. The PS4 has managed to hit two million sales in the UK this past weekend according toMCV, making it the fastest-selling Sony console ever in the UK. “Reaching the milestone of two million PS4 consoles in the UK in less than 18 months is an achievement we are very proud of” said Fergal Gara, PlayStation UK managing director....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Emily Conner

PS4 sells most consoles in 2015 but all 3 had strong holidays

PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U strong December Aside from revealing the continued dominance ofCall of Duty, the 2015-in-review NPD data also tracked hardware performance throughout the year. Despite the lack of a killer exclusive, PS4 outsold the Xbox One in December, and throughout 2015. Last week, Sonyreported5.7M PS4s sold over the ‘holiday’ (14-05-2025-05-26-2025) for a 35.9M total. At the start of 2015, Sonyreported18.5M consoles sold. Napkin math says 17.4M PS4s sold in 2015....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Brad Dunn

Raise your badger children in Might and Delight’s Shelter

Early gameplay footage Life as a mother badger doesn’t strike me as something that would be particularly easy, but conflict sure does make for an interesting story.Piddeveloper Might and Magic is going where no one to my knowledge has gone before withShelter, a Windows and Mac game due out this year. This has been referred to as a third-person adventure title — one that’s “very much under development.” I kept expected to see “survival” come up, but it’s curiously nowhere to be found....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Lindsay Ortiz

Sega acquires studio Three Rings Design

Sega snaps upThree Rings Design, the studio behindPuzzle PiratesandSpiral Knights.Puzzle Pirates was a fun MMO and Spiral Knights won a Game Developers Choice Online Award for Best Online Game Design. Sega says that this acquisition is part of their move into the digital space. Three Rings Design joins Sega subsidiaries The Creative Assembly and Sports Interactive. For now, the focus will be to continue to supportSpiral Knights.They’ll also continue work on the MMO based on TV seriesDoctor Who....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Debbie Forbes

TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc.

I don’t know how many times I can playOkamiand come up with something to say without feeling like I’m repeating myself. I played it on the PS2, then again on the Wii, and today I played it on the PS3 in its latest incarnation,Okami HD. I suppose it’s a testament to how muchsomeoneat Capcom believes inOkamithat they’re trying yet again to get the game to sell in the numbers that it likely deserves....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Kelly Mclaughlin

The Daily Hotness: Welcome to the Young Scot

Check out everything Destructoid did today A new video series debuted today, and it’s made by a guy who has been around as part of the community for as long as I could remember. Watch as Jamie McGinn sets an absurd goal for himself inTeam Fortress 2in the opening episode. If you like it, give him some suggestions for the future! Otherwise, Conrad and Jordan continued their Daily Spelunks, the Podtoid crew released another episode, Jim did some more playing of Gone Home, the staff in Office Chat talked about gamescom, and all the while Dale has been bringing us a ton of coverage of the European event....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Gina Nelson

The First Descendant: Best Sharen build and loadout

Sharen has become one of the top Descendants inThe First Descendantbecause of her invisibility build. If you want to utilize this for farming reasons or just to main her, here’s what you need to know. Best Sharen mod build inThe First Descendant The following will first be a mod setup that you should put for Sharen. It will requiremultiple Crystallization Catalystsand an Energy Activator so you can maximize mod upgrades and space to put them into your build....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Ronald Diaz

The first hour of Just Cause 3 is predictably wild

See it now, or just wait a week It’s common for media to share the “first __ minutes!” of a new game release, but I don’t recall too many big-name developers partaking in that practice. Avalanche has put up the first hour ofJust Cause 3. If you are concerned that this game starts slow, you needn’t be. The first interactive sequence is Rico literally standing on top of a plane while firing rockets (beautiful, infinite rockets!...

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Richard Davis

The Hum sounds just crazy enough to be an interesting horror game

It also slightly reminds me of Under the Skin, weirdly There’s a new horror adventure in town, and it’s rocking the cryptic title ofThe Hum. The upcoming PC/Mac title is under development using Unreal Engine 4, with additional support for Oculus Rift. In short, this means you’ll be seeing Markiplier or PewDiePie crying themselves to sleep and/or making fools of themselves while playing it. But you know what? I’m still interested and I want in on it....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Danielle Brown