Come watch the show for a chance to win a copy every hour! [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch Rick ‘King Foom’ Olson play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you may be as much a part of the show as anything else.] Do you miss the golden age of point-and-click adventure games? Have you been dying to see the latest take on the genre byDouble Fine,that set the crowdfunding world on fire?...

Wii U System Update 5.3.1 Mario Kart 8has definitely passed the honeymoon test. It’s still a staple with my group of friends, and the sheer number of tracks will likely ensure that over time, it will be my most playedMario Kartever — that’s not even including the 2015 DLC. Recently though the game had some issues with the YouTube enabled Mario Kart TV function, which completely stopped a lot of users from uploading videos....

Four levels, six challenges As you may have heard,Mighty No. 9was delayed recently into 2016. As an apology of sorts, backers will be able to access an “exclusive trial,” which will run from September 15, for a full month on PC. It will include four levels, one of which hasn’t been playable before, and six challenge mode stages. Additionally, thepreviously displayed stageswill have new enemy placements, on top of a visual upgrade....

We’d be fine without it, all the same In a recent appearance on Smosh Games (interview starts at 4:35), Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto touched on a range of topics, including the future ofF-ZeroandPikmin. The famed designer gave aconcise updateon the latter series — “We will continue to makePikmingames,” he said through translator Bill Trinen — but as forF-Zero, well, it’s complicated: “We see a lot of other designers who are kind of making more traditional racing style of games,” he began....

Video game and general graphical technology is advancing so fast, that it’s tough to keep up with it. Now, Nvidia has announced that the latest version of its Deep Learning Super Sampling (or DLSS) is on the way, and it’s already going to support some modern titles. Details can be found on Nvidia’swebsite. The long and the short of it is: DLSS 3.5 is due to release sometime this fall. It represents the next stage in Team Green’s upscaling AI tech, with a recent video from the company explaining just how it’s better than previous iterations....

Pokemonhas always diversified the ways you’re able to explore its world, withPokemon TCGbeing one of them. During today’s Pokemon Presents, the company revealedPokemon Pocket, an upcoming new way to enjoy the trading card game. AlthoughPokemon TCG Onlinealready exists,Pokemon TCG Pocketwill introduce new elements that’ll appeal to players who aren’t particularly invested in the competitive side of things and take more delight in the artwork of the cards. The game will allow you to open digital packs and feel the excitement of discovering what new cards you’re able to add to your collection on your mobile device....

The giant Pokémon play a big role in your journey There are big Pokemon, and then there are Titan Pokemon. Gigantic, power Titan Pokemon play a key role in one of the main routes ofScarletandViolet. The Titan Pokemon are the main encounters for thePath of Legends,one of three storylinesinPokemon Scarlet/Violet. Once you’ve gone to school and met Arven, you’ll have the info you need to set off on this journey....

WhenBethesda announcedPreyduring last year’s E3, those who had been following thetroubled developmentof the series were confused. Some history: the first game was about Tommy Tawodi, a Cherokee mechanic who was abducted by aliens and had to fight his way out of a massive spaceship called the Sphere. ThePrey 2that was being developed back in 2008 was about a futuristic bounty hunter living in a post-Sphere world. This new game with the same name showed a man waking up, suiting up, and repeating the same day over and over again à laGroundhog Day....

Which gaming network is nicest? Every now and then,I stumble upon somethingwritten by somebody else that I find interesting enough to share withyou, my lovely readers. They needn’t be written by developers or pundits, either. Take, for example,this humble postfrom an N4G user — an argument that PlayStation Network is better than Steam. “Most people who come across this, will most likely disagree,” concedes the writer. “I mean Steam has great holiday sales, cool free games, and memorable games from earlier gens....

Smaller world. Bigger battles Aftermonths of beta testing,PUBG’sthird map will finally be going live on regular servers. Called “Sanhok”, the map will be a much smaller take on the sub-genre thatPUBGpopularized last year. The reduced size should make for shorter, more intense matches that keep the action going instead of boiling down to prolonged waiting games. An updateover on the Steam community forumis also promising performance updates to the game. Curiously, one of the highlighted features is a graphic for the “PUBG Global Invitational,” which I’m pretty sure won’t make the game run any better....

If you’re already planning out your travel for 2012, mark down that QuakeCon 2012 will take place on August 2-5 this year. It takes place in Dallas, Texas, at the Hiltone Anatole Hotel. QuakeCon is always the world’s largest LAN party, and a great place to see thecoolest/strangest computersand the even stranger collection of files within them. If you’re not a LAN kind of gamer, Bethesda will be there to give attendees the first chance to play upcoming titles....

Every single one Titanfallis getting quite thebuzz factor from fans and media alike, and it appears as if a number of scammers have taken the opportunity to put up a bunch of fake betas. Apparently there are enough of them for Respawn to makean official statement on the matter, noting that “all” betas are currently scams. So whatever you do, wait for the official word from Respawn itself before signing up for anything, and stay tuned at Destructoid for the latest!...

60 FPS confirmed SNK’s great feudal fighterSamurai Shodownwill finally make its Nintendo Switch debut – in Japan at least – on December 12, as reported by yesterday by Weekly Famitsu. The article also confirmed that the Switch port will run at a full 60 frames-per-second and support single Joy-Con support per player, so you can Ippon with a buddy on the go. Far more surprisingly, Early purchases will include a digital download of Neo Geo Pocket Color titleSamurai Shodown!...