The first few Dragon Balls can be acquired today Well, the teaser was sent out, and now the time has come:Dragon Ballis enteringFortnite. Here’s how theDragon Ball x Fortniteevent works. Currently, Epic has implemented two big items into the mix: you may find these items either throughspecial vendors(Bulma at Kame House on the far east of the map in the island formation),“Dragon Ball” vending machines(marked on the map), or throughcapsules, which appear on the map like supply drops....

I know what you’re thinking. “But Tara, the year’s only half over!” Well yes, technically that’s true, but it doesn’t mean we can’t stop and take a moment to gather our thoughts on this year’s video game releases, does it? …Okay fine, you caught me. Max and I were down in Anaheim for VidCon on Friday and this sounded like as good a topic as any for a pre-recorded episode. When you think about it, though, a lot has changed since the beginning of the year....

Described byXbox Worldas being “significantly bigger than any episode of the original game,”Alan Wake’s American Nightmarewill have a hub structure to its locales. Fans of Wake have, apparently, taken his disappearance and supposed return to mean that he is the killer Mr. Scratch. Given my love ofCandyman, I can dig it.American Nightmareis said to fill in the story gap for Alice and Barry, and introduce powerful weapons — rifles, a nailgun, and a crossbow, to name a few....

Ta-Daaa! NIS America has released a short, bizarre new trailer for the upcoming western release ofThe Liar Princess and The Blind Prince, a cute-but-creepy adventure title headed to PS4 and Nintendo Switch in 2019. In the video, The adorable Liar Princess offers her sightless partner some food on their dangerous journey, ’tis the season for gift-giving, I guess. Already available in Japan,The Liar Princess and The Blind Princecombines visual storytelling with basic puzzle-solving and action-adventure, as the lycanthropic young princess guides the prince through a monster-filled forest in hopes of finding a cure for his sight....

The latestupdate from EAabout the mysterious Project Rene is here, and with it has come a huge amount of controversy. It’s been revealed thatThe Sims 4is going to remain the focus of the series and that Project Rene, widely believed to be the codename forThe Sims 5, will instead be a multiplayer game. If that news doesn’t fill you with confidence about the future of the life simulation series, you’re not alone....

Batman: Arkham CityGame of the Year Edition is coming out next Tuesday, and as a little reminder Warner Bros. put out a new trailer showing off some of the voice talent do their thing. As shameful as it is to admit, I missed getting my hands on the newBatmangame the first time around. Needless to say, I’m definitly going to make up for that with the re-release. The Game of the Year Edition will include alternative skins, Catwoman, Nightwing and the Robin downloadable content,the new Harley Quinncontent, theBatman: Year Oneanimated movie and the worst cover art you’ve seen for a game sincePhalanx....

It’s been an amazing week so far atDtoid.Tv, and we’re not done yet! Join us onMash Tacticstonight, as we’ll once again be hosting a part of Destructoid’s weekly gaming get together,Friday Night Fights. Get ready to fly, ski, and shoot the evening away in one of our favorite, free to play FPS’es,Tribes Ascend. In addition, thanks to wonderful peeps over at HiRez, we’ll be opening up our very own, private, custom Destructoid server tonight!...

Olá, como estás? It doesn’t matter if you are currently learning Spanish or just want to test your knowledge; we are here to help you get today’sSpanish Wordleanswer. First, we advise you to give it a try by yourself, but if you get stuck, don’t hesitate to look at this article for help. Rules here are simple—you have six attempts to guess the hidden word in Spanish. If you have only one attempt remaining and aren’t close to the answer, check this guide for some hints....

The Roomdirector and star of upcoming game seriesThe Tommy Wi-Show, Tommy Wiseau, has stated that he’d “absolutely” like to direct a film based on a videogame property. During our exclusive interview with him onPodtoid, he applauded the technical achievements of games, and their value as artistic properties. “Sure, this is the thing, you have to be open-minded. Entertainment’s changing, constantly,” he told us. “As you guys know … from 35, to HD, to ‘Super-HD’ [as] I’m calling it right now....

AsAssassin’s Creed Shadowsapproaches its March 20 release date, players need to make sure their platforms are ready to run the game properly. The first thing is knowingwhenAC Shadowsreleases in your region and platform, which is a challenge in itself since launch times vary so drastically. Then the other important thing to keep in mind is performance differences between consoles. For example,Assassin’s Creed Shadowswill run at better visual quality and frame rates on the PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X compared to the standard PS5 and Xbox Series S....

There must be some unwritten rule in the games industry that says that North America should never get the console color choices the rest of the world does. What is that? USA is a huge country, filled with lots of people that like to spend money on games. Japan gets limited edition consoles every month, it seems like. I still have the same ugly George Foreman Black PS3 from launch day....

Hearthstone, Overwatch, HotS and more.. Today, Blizzard will be live-streaming from Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. The Reveal Ceremony is set for 5pm GMT on August 23. That’s 12pm EST and 9am PDT. (The start time already changed by an hour once before, so stay sharp.) A whole host of games and reveals are expected for the event. We’ll likely see further info onHearthstone’s Fireside Gatheringfeatures, the new character joining the ranks ofHeroes of the Storm, a new co-commander forStarCraft II, as well as a brand newOverwatchanimated short, and a closer look at new map Junkertown....

The ctOS Threat Monitoring Report in action Ubisoft has a neat littleWatch Dogs-flavored video for your perusal. The clip is from an outside perspective, assessing the threat level of the game’s anti-hero Aiden Pearce. Specifically, it focuses on the surveillance of Pearce during a typical in-game mission. I really hope this big-brother shtick doesn’t get old like ten hours into the experience. I mean, we get it — everyone is watching....