It’s science It has been known for 20 years now: Charmander is the right choice. For one, its tail is on fire. For two, it’s a lizard, which is better than a turtle or a whatever Bulbasaur is supposed to be (some sort of gremlin, probably). For three, it evolves into a dragon. You can’t beat that. But those are all very feely reasons to pick Charmander during the first visit to Professor Oak....

I would’ve played this Boss Key Productions, the developer responsible forLawBreakersandRadical Heights,closed its doors yesterday. It was a sad day — as it always is when these sorts of things happen — but this one felt a little more unfair. The studio only got to release one game andit was legitimately good. It just never found an audience and that’s all she wrote. Boss Key founder Cliff Bleszinski noted that he’s going to take some time off work to reflect....

Iron Banner is back next week Destinyjust got a brand new expansion, and of course, more events are on the way. The Trials of Osiris PVP mode that’s been running since May of 2015 is back, and although we aren’t sure what map it’s going to feature (it’s just one standard arena the whole weekend), it starts today at 10AM PT. In other PVP news, Iron Banner (read: a juiced-up event with better rewards) kicks off on Tuesday at the same time....

Promoted from our Community Blogs! [Here’s part two of Dtoid Cblogger AboveUp’s fun new MS Paint project for the community! –Mr Andy Dixon] Two weeks agoI asked the people of Destructoid to open up MS Paint and draw their favorite game covers. I have to say, you guys are amazing! Like seriously, this is a thing we should do more often! See if you may guess the games! long john...

Another Tuesday and another terrible gaming movie.Last weekit wasWing Commander, this week it’sDouble Dragon. What’s Dtoid Movie Night? It’s as simple as watching a movie online with a bunch of others and making fun of it, and it starts every Tuesday night at 10 P.M. eastern standard time. Here’s how to join us. Firstdownload Ventrilo, then gank the login infoherein our forum. Install Ventrilo, make an account, grab some food, login, and you’ll see about twenty of us talking in various audio chat rooms....

Not the mama! In another Kickstarter heartbreaker, it seems as thoughThe Stomping Landis stuck in the tar pits. After avery successfulcrowdfunding campaign in June 2013 totaling $114,060, it was released on Steam Early Access almost a year later in May 2014. Although there have been several updates for the game since then, no content or patches have been added since October. In a forum post last month,The Stomping Land‘s lead artist Vlad Konstantinovannouncedhe had temporarily frozen all work on the game due to losing contact with lead developer Alex Fundora....

There was another… who came before you… he was a hero and your brother and my son… He fought the darkness… the darkness won… This September, Archie will publishMega Man #17, kicking off a new arc that officially introduces the Red Bomber himself, Blues a.k.a. Proto Man. I’m excited, you’re excited,Ian Flynn is excited, I’m making bean dip and throwing a kegger. It’s about to go down, son! The story will detail Proto’s creation and his reasons for parting ways with Dr....

Two Broken Hill maps incoming It’s great to see free maps in a multiplayer-centric game likeEvolve, but — there justhadto be a but — timed platform exclusivity? Considerably less good. When the maps Broken Hill Mine and Broken Hill Foundry debut on March 31, they’ll only be available for Xbox One. Following that initial release, PC and PlayStation 4 players will be able to download the pair on April 30....

Say, ‘fuzzy pickles!’ Experience Points is a series in which I highlight some of the most memorable things about a particular game. These can include anything from a specific scene or moment, a character, a weapon or item, a level or location, a part of the soundtrack, a gameplay mechanic, a line of dialogue, or anything else about the game that is particularly noteworthy and/or awesome. This series will no doubt contain spoilers for the games being discussed, so keep that in mind if you plan on playing the game for the first time....

Every patch forFinal Fantasy XIVbrings a lot of new items to collect and use, and patch 7.1 is absolutely no exception. Along with new gear, minions, and mounts, there are also a lot of new furnishing items up for grabs. The furnishing design team seems to have decided that we need more modern furniture pieces, and I, for one, am not complaining, but this doesn’t mean there isn’t a selection of traditional pieces within the additions....

The man who istrying to stopAssassin’s Creed III‘s releasehas been introduced to the wrath of gamers, with his book being torn to pieces on Amazon. Link is a story about experiencing the life of a descendant through a virtual machine, a premise that writer John Beiswenger believes was stolen by Ubisoft. Following the news of Beiswenger’s lawsuit, gamers discovered theAmazon listing forLinkand began to publish a number of 1/5 reviews. The book only had one review yesterday, but today it’s at twenty — sixteen of those are one-star diatribes....

Yay Gravity Hammers! Hammer Storm brings three free new modes toHalo 5: Guardians, as well as a new map, new weapons, and a load of new REQ goodies including new assassination animations, weapon skins, loadout weapons, emblems, visors, and armour. If you enjoyed Grifball back in the day (and why wouldn’t you, it’s awesome), you’ll be delighted to know that, along with Assault and Fiesta, it’s making its return. Yay for Gravity Hammers....

As one of Sony’s premiere games-as-a-service, it’s a bit of a given thatHelldivers 2would come with its own integrated battle pass/season pass of sorts. That’s where the game’s Premium Warbond feature comes into the picture, but it’s not all too obvious how to purchase it! Notably, even though youcanpurchase separate customization options inHelldivers 2(and they’re cheaper than the industry standard), the game’s main progression feature is its Warbond. Both the baseline and the Premium Warbond come positively loaded with weapons, cosmetics, and Super Credits (the premium currency), to the point where you won’t be hard-pressed to interact with additional purchases if you don’t want to do so....