Soundtracks you should be listening to! We’re back with another round ofNote Worthy! Featured are a number of releases that we’ve talked about in the past, including theBar Oasis Official Bootleg,Code of Princess,Final Fantasy Tribute -Thanks-, andRockman EXE Transmission, along with heavy-hitters likeCall of Duty: Black Ops IIand ZUNTATA’s 25th anniversary album. As always, we’ve done our best to bring you samples from ourDestructoid SoundCloudas well as from the albums’ official websites and even YouTube when possible....

Speakingin an interview with Eurogamer,anonymous developers from beleaguered outfit Starbreeze Studios have revealed thatOverkill’s The Walking Deadstood no chance of being a decent release, with the team expecting the game to tank. In the very candid feature about the recent troubles of the Swedish studio, developers revealed that the co-op shooter was having problems from its early years, where an entire engine’s work was abandoned asOverkill’s TWDwas shifted to Unreal, costing the studio resources and, reportedly, a ton of cash....

Palworldhas seemed like a fever dream since it was first announced, but by some miracle, it’s real. Also,it’s generally pretty good! Most aspiring No-kémon trainers are playing it on Steam and Game Pass at the moment, but you should know the two platforms aren’t equivalent right now. What is the best version of Palworld? As of writing, the Steam version ofPalworldis more recently updated than the Game Pass version. Players on Valve’s platform will see that they are playing version0....

Former Capcom legend to helm Bayonetta studio Japanese developer PlatinumGameshas announcedthe appointment of a new company CEO, Atsushi Inaba. Inaba will take the mantle from Kenichi Sato, who stepped down from the role after serving as the studio’s President and CEO for almost six years. Atsushi Inaba has, in essence, been with PlatinumGames since its inception. Inaba first broke into the industry working with stalwart companies such as Irem and SNK, before finally getting his big break with Capcom in 1998....

Podtoid hits the Destructoid frontpage every Thursday! On this week’s Podtoid, Jonathan invites you all to a PAX Prime Precum Picnic, Boston hosts a Renaissance Faire full of vomit, poison, and filthy oral sex, and Jim takes out his feelings of maltreatment on others. He also recounts his stresses of breaking embargoes and staying awake until the stupid hours. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s plenty of sensual chat aboutDivekick, the big Gamescom nonsense, and at least one other thing!...

Robert Bowling, effectively the industry face of the Call of Duty franchise for the last few years, announced today the resignation of his position as Creative Strategist at developer Infinity Ward. No word yet on what Bowling might be doing next, but it’s going to be a total change in employers, at the very least. In a message posted to his Twitter feed, Bowling noted that this also ends his employment at Activision, ruling out the possibility that he may be moving on to another studio under that publisher’s umbrella or to a position within the parent company....

Play me the song of your people It’s baffling to think that Amanita Design’s point-and-click adventure titleSamorostwas first playable in browsers a decade ago. I can be downright picky when it comes to adventure gaming but, for whatever reason — likely that imaginative art direction — it made a strong impression. The Czech studio has since gone on to make a sequel and the well-regardedMachinarium. I didn’t know there was going to be a thirdSamorostso today’s teaser trailer is a very nice sight to behold....

Hm There is a trend in the film industry of not showing pre-screenings of upcoming movies when the studio doesn’t believe the film is that good. This is an attempt to avoid people reading negative reviews and to get uncertain people into seats before they hear anything. I’m not sure if that really works or not, but some games publishers have been utilizing similar practices in recent years. Bethesda is the most prominent,outright refusingto send review codes until theday of release, but it looks like Sega is now following suit withSonic Forces....

Zenless Zone Zero1.7 is out with new banners featuring Vivian and Jane Doe. Both are pretty solid characters, but have different roles in the team. This article will briefly discuss their abilities and help you decide whether you should pull for Vivian or Jane Doe inZZZ1.7. Vivian and Jane Doe in ZZZ 1.7 Vivian Vivian is a new Ether Anomaly Agent who specializes in dealing off-field damage. She can generate Flight Feathers by using Basic Attacks and Dodge Counters, before converting them into Guard Feathers in her floating mode....

Uh, okay Street Fighter Vis shaping up to be a decent follow-up toSFIV, and Capcom has randomly decided to hype up the Spring 2016 release a bit with a Six Flags cross-promotion, which will see “participating” theme parks host a playable version ofStreet Fighter V. Capcom was a little late with reminding us of this announcement that was made earlier in June, as the event kicks off tomorrow in Vallejo, California!...

Also, Devil May Cry and Sengoku Basara Right now, China’s powerhouse holding company Tenent (who just boughtLeague of Legends) is working with Capcom onMonster Hunter Online, but more may be in the pipeline. According to the game’s producer, he’s interested in specifically working withResident Evil, Street Fighter, Devil May Cry, Onimusha, Dino Crisis, andSengoku Basara. A few of those are usual suspects, butDino Crisisin particular is very interesting, because it’s currently a defunct property (Onimushakind of is too,butOnimusha Soulsexists)....

Naughty Dog President Neil Druckmann has responded to comments published in an interview between him and Sony, showing how his answer was edited down to the point where it misquotes him. Fans and developers alike have been discussing therecent Sony-published interviewin which Druckmann discusses the future of game development. The biggest point of contention is Druckmann’s view on the use of AI, which he appears to be excited about, despite industry-wide backlash to its use and the layoffs of thousands of game developers....

And other things too The new Gamescom trailer forThe Order: 1886has a lot of things in it: Fancy PS4 graphics, Nikola Tesla’s verbal handwringing, a release date of February 20th, 2015, and lots of shooting up Victorian monsters with big guns, but one thing really stuck with me around thirty seconds in: That guy with the beard asked for “an immediate sonar payload drop”, but the dudes in the blimp gave him something called a “Galston” instead....