And a possible release date leak Thanks to yet another retailer slip-up, we have new information that a publisher was trying to guard. This time it comes courtesy ofGeekay Games, and it seems as if we now know aboutDark Souls III‘s collector’s editions and possibly the release date. As found byWario64, a listing for From Software’s next title shows both a Prestige Edition and Collector’s Edition ofDark Souls III. Each comes with a statue, the Red Knight for Collector’s and the Lord of Cinder for Prestige....

Demon system is delightfully technical I got a short bit of time with 3DS RPGDevil Summoner: Soul Hackerslast week, giving us the first taste of Atlus’ port of this decade-and-a-half old Japanese Sega Saturn title, coming to North America for the first time later this month. My time with it was really short — just enough to peek inside the box and see what’s going on. Even then, I’m ready to hack into this battle system....

Silver = real money Yes, Activision has gone and done it. In addition to charging $60 forDestiny(more if you bought either Special Edition), $30 for the Season Pass, and $40 (again, or more) forThe Taken King, you’re looking at $130 minimum if you were here since day one — and now, microtransactions are in the mix. Depending on who you ask,Destinyis either a ripoff or a worthy purchase. I’m somewhere in the middle....

It’s hard to believe, butWorld of Warcraftis now two decades old. The original vanillaWorld of Warcraftlaunched back in 2004, and has since then received ten expansion packs with two more already announced and on the way. As part of the 20th-anniversary celebration, another Blizzard title,Diablo Immortal, ishosting an eventto honor the MMORPG’s long history. It would have been awesome to see this event inDiablo 4as opposed toDiablo Immortal, but I’m assuming the recent release of the firstDiablo 4expansion,Vessel of Hatred, played a role in preventing that....

Yeah, this got me As I’ve said in the past, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is a silly brawler that more often than not appeals to people who are more into an all-stars mashup than a serious fighting game, and this upcoming bit of free DLC is no exception. A new trailer from the official Square Enix channel is previewing Orbonne Monastery; that classic location fromFinal Fantasy Tacticsthat pretty much anyone, even those who only played it for a few hours and were turned off by it, will recognize....

Epic Games just sent word that they’ll be bringing their Unreal Engine 4 to next week’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. They are taking appointments to show off their new tech to partners and devs as well as potential partners. I’d bet the few licensees that get in to see this are going to see something juicy as the release says that NDAs are required. This reminds me of a comment made by Epic’s Mark Rein at DICE earlier this month....

Welcome to Mega City FortniteMega was teased recently, and now it’s here! It’s funny how quickly thoseFortniteupdates sneak up on ya. Let’s dig into everythingFortnite Chapter 4 Season 2related, and what makes this season “Mega.” When didFortniteChapter 4 Season 2 launch? Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 launched on March 10, 2023at approximately 7AM ET, following downtime. This was following the end of Chapter 4 Season 1 (slightly earlier than expected) on March 8....

‘Destroy the hell out of it!’ In a whopping 18-minute video released today, Gearbox Software’s Andrew Goldfarb, Aaron Linde, and Randy Varnell discussed the factions and characters in the multiplayer shooter Battleborn, before showing off the first gameplay footage of a five-player cooperative mission from the campaign. In what looks like themission that Abel describedthe other day, we see the battle play out from the perspectives of characters Oscar Mike, Montana, Thorn, Miko, and Rath....

A Solid Snake Sword, playable Sam, and Bladewolf As ifMetal Gear Risingwasn’t packed with enough content already,we now have wordon a few extra bits of content heading to the game at some point in the future. First, there’s confirmation of a side-scrolling beat ’em up VR mission that has Raiden going full fisticuffs, in addition to a Dwarf Gekko-centric mission. The next bit is a DLC weapon called the “Soul Snake Wooden Sword,” that has the soul of Solid Snake embedded in it, and speaks Snake’s voice when you use it (crazy!...

Developer donated $250,000 to children’s hospital Over this past weekend a Twitch streamer named Dawko, a huge fan ofFive Nights at Freddy’s, set up atwitch stream to raise money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. His lofty aim was to try and raise$15,000 in donations.Well, thanks to the game’s developer Scott Cawthon, the young streamer blew miles past his initial target. Donating $250,000 during the stream, Cawthon pushed the stream to becoming the highest number of online donations ever received by the charity during a single streaming event....

It’s almost Christmas, and that means we need an official Christmas song. Who is more festive than Destructoid’s favorite singer/songwriter, Tonetta? NOBODY YOU IDIOTS IT WAS A HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION! Yes, Tonetta has a Christmas song out for all his fans — it’s called Jingle Balls and it’s about as NSFW as Youtube videos can get. God bless that metal man! Speaking of metal men, videogames happened this week. Hit the jump to find out which bloody ones!...

Trial of Archimedes giving you trouble? God of War: Ascensionhas been giving a lot of people trouble over the past few days, but if you play your cards right, it doesn’t have to be a difficult experience — or, say, nearly as difficult asMetal Gear Rising. LikeOnimushaandDevil May Crybefore it, a lot of the game’s edge can be taken off with careful planning of your weapon experience levels, and a few other tips along the way....

[Electronic Arts has provided us with a neatGodfather II exclusive — a blog posting from Jehanzeb Hasan, part of the game’s QA testing team. Hasan talks a bit about thecurveballs thegame throws the player’s way, generating the unexpected and keeping you on your toes. The post will appear on the officialGodfather II Web sitelater this week, but we have the early exclusive for Destructoid readers. Enjoy.] The hour is late and a myriad of babbling voices trickle through the lobby of La Maison Rouge....