North American release for Bugs vs. Tanks! and The Starship Damrey looks likely It looks like Level-5’sGuild02compilation might be headed for western shores.Siliconerahas reportedly uncovered US trademarks forBugs vs. Tanks!andThe Starship Damrey, indicating a possible localized release for the games. For those unfamiliar,Guild01brought high-profile Japanese developers like Grasshopper Manufacture and Yasumi Matsuno ofVagrant Storytogether for a game jam that resulted inCrimson Shroud,Aero Porter, and, my personal favorite,Liberation Maiden. Sadly, one of the games may not be making the jump across the Pacific....

Also available at retail on Xbox One Microsoft has hadProject Sparkin beta for months now and if you aren’t quite sure what it is, this video is a quick way to get up to speed in time for today’s launch. Essentially, it is a game about making games and playing other people’s creations. It’s out now forXbox OneandWindows 8.1. WhileProject Sparkis free to play (expect monetization), there’s also a retail “Starter Pack” priced at $39....

Best of 2014 [Image credit:Mike Lambert] It’s impossible to pinpoint exactly what it is that makes for great narrative design. It’s just something you know when you see. It’s more than an outstanding story (although, that’s certainly a requisite). It’s the melding of game mechanics with narrative to create an experience that’s elevated beyond those two parts individually. But, the thing is, there’s no formula to ensure it’ll work in perfect harmony....

The First Templaris a cooperative action adventure title being developed by Haemimont Games, the same studio that brought usTropico 3andAbsolute Power. Set in the late 13th century, the game follows a French Templar and his companion, a female noble who has been declared a heretic by the church. The player is tasked with uncovering the mysteries behind the Templar Order, all the while getting wrapped up in a grand conspiracy surrounding the secret of the Holy Grail....

Starting today and lasting until March 1st,Redboxis giving you the chance for a free day of gaming. All you have to do is go totheir websiteand reserve the game you want to play. Keep in mind you will only be getting the first day free, so if you want to hold onto the game longer it will cost you $2 a day. This isn’t a bad deal, so long as you don’t keep the game sitting around for a week or two....

The best-written Borderlands game I can’t stress enough how goodTales from the Borderlandsis. It made thenumber one spot on my personal game of the year listfor 2015. It’s probably the most densely comedicBorderlandsgame and one of the most sharply written Telltale games. As a fan of both, I was immensely impressed. For any who eschewed the series as episodes released digitally, there’s adisc-based version out todayon PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One....

Resident Evil The Real attraction coming soon Universal Studios Japan — or as the cool kids in Japan call it, USJ — will open up a limited-time attraction this summer that will have guests using a model gun to fire at zombies and other creatures. This “Resident Evil The Real” is an attraction that will be held in the Palace Theater, in the New York area of the park, saysKotaku....

Deck your halls [Tired of getting those weird holiday cards from your incarcerated uncle, Jerry, that he stuffs with crude drawings made with the end of a toothbrush handle and shoe polish? Let MeanderBot send you a Christmas card you can actually be proud of! Last year’s card is still proudlybrandishedon my fridge. Join the club! – weslikestacos] [Update: Straight from the man himself! CostSince I have to order in sets of 25, and I’ll certainly have extras, I’m not going to require payment for a premium card....

Too busy right now It’s a bit weird for me that we’re getting a newXenoblade Chroniclesgame in the first year of the Nintendo Switch. Barring any unforeseen delays, we’ll be returning to this wonderfully expansive sci-fi world once more before the end of 2017. I thoroughly enjoyed the original game on the Wii and was fascinated byXenoblade Chronicles X, but I know with the latter game there was a lot of frustration with the localization....

And that title is what happens when I start running out of ideas. I’ve always wanted a jetpack. I think that’s a pretty universal desire. I don’t think I would even be able to pilot such a thing, let alone keep from vomiting into my helmet from motion sickness. But that’s what we have videogames for, to live out our fantasies. While visiting Capcom at CES, after checking out the realDark Void, I was given an opportunity to put the DSiWare “prequel” through its paces....

Sometimes I like to get long-winded with these posts, but not today! Nope, I’m going to save my breath for Podtoid when I get to talk to my BFFs Steven and Darren. Us three chuckleheads should have a lot to discuss likeMass Effectand how the pizza Darren eats in Mississippi is very cheap but also not very good. We can’t do it alone, though. We need some content from you. What burning questions are on your mind?...

Extra Lifeis a charity event started by the fine guys at Sarcastic Gamer in 2008. With the help of over 100 websites and 12,000 donors, Extra Life has since gone on to raise over $300,000 dollars in charity money for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. In the past, Destructoid has helped out with this goal, last year raising$6,000 for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. Already, thanks to the Destructoid community led bymanasteel88, we have raised $500 dollars during the G3 event!...

Not to be completely overshadowed by thePlayStation Vita(too late!), the PlayStation Portable has some good news today as well. Namely, sales. Did the headline ruin it? Yeah — the handheld that’s still hanging on there has seen 70 million units sold worldwide as of June 15, 2025. Also, there are 3,200 UMD-based games now in existence. If you could kill a man with UMDs, that’d be enough to do it with!...