Make coffee…for the dead! In today’s contest you can win a Steam copy ofNecrobarista! We don’t give away a ton of visual novels here. Odd. Let’s fix that! We’ve got Steam copies ofNecrobaristato give away so you can check out this game’s wonderful aesthetic and personal story. Yes! Read Patrick’s glowing reviewfor more info, or just read the press kit info below. Your choice. Discover a tale of mystery, magic, and, depending on who asks, the best/worst coffee around....

Crysisdeveloper Crytek has inked a deal with THQ to develop the nextHomefrontgame, significantly raising the chances of the sequel actually being good. “Homefront‘s unique setting and storyline captivated gamers the world over,” said THQ’s Danny Bilson, expertly neglecting to mention the gameplay. “With Crytek’s industry leading technology and legendary experience in the FPS genre, we’re supremely confident that the nextHomefrontwill deliver that AAA-quality experience that players demand.” Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli believes that his studio can turn Homefront into a “truly blockbuster game....

Gather ’round, all, and I shall spin you a tale…a horrific, mind-numbing tale. It’s calledMortal Kombat II. Yes, once again, it’s Destructoid’s infamous movie night, where everyone gathers together to watch horrible video game movies. Last week,Pokemonwas the filmthat everyone suffered through, and so this week, we bring you a more “mature” film. If you can, hop into Ventrilo as soon as possible! What’s Ventrilo, you ask? Well, it’s a voice-chat software that you candownload hereand thencheck out the forum informationabout how to get onto the chat server....

Xbox 360 owners must wait until September, unfortunately You know what I never had a chance to do at E3 this year? VisitScrooge McDuck’s money bin. Not my fault that iam8bit planted the installation friggin’ miles away from the show floor! Those jerks! Anyway, Capcom has finally announced launch dates forDuckTales Remastered. Wii U, PS3, and PC players can solve a mystery on August 13, but Xbox 360 players will have to wait until September 11 to rewrite history....

Chicken chasers unconfirmed For better or worse,Fableis one of the staple series for Xbox consoles. Since its beginning as a relatively simple action-RPG, it has seen some entries go off in various directions.Fable Legendsis another game that takes the core gameplay and spins it off into something unique for the franchise. Rather than focusing on a single player adventure with highly customizable character progression, heroes inFable Legendsare one of four set characters, and the four venture together to take on more action-oriented challenges....

Gamasutra just posted a tell-all behind the scenes feature onSuper Meat Boyby the game’s creators; Tommy Refenes and Edmund McMillen. They get into the process behing creating Meat Boy (and his original design, the Insideout Ninja), their regrets about the game’s missing Wii release, the specific troubles that went into the game’s XBLA launch, the powers of Steam, the hardships of poverty, and the beauty of uld do well to take a look....

If you want to befriend and eventuallyromanceone of the villagers inFields of Mistria, you’re going to need to bring a lot of gifts to the table. With all of the items in-game, it can be hard to figure out which gifts will work most in your favor. If your long-term goal is to woo Eiland, you have two options. You can give him all of your spare Artifacts, although there’s no guarantee that he will love what you give him (I ran some experiments and he seems to feel at least Neutral about every Artifact I was able to give him), or you can find your way to your heart through his stomach....

Wards are being revised to favor private housing In yet another move to satiate folks who want to buy an in-game house, theFinal Fantasy XIVplayer housing system is changing a bit. But not nearly enough as some may have hoped. As a recap, player housing continues to be a problem.The recent lottery system for the new zone didn’t really go as planned, and big free companies [guilds] snatch up a lot of land, frustrating players who want a private home....

I hope this ends up in a full game Forced perspective is typically used as a camera trick for twenty-year-olds backpacking across Europe when they cleverly think about using an optical illusion to make it look like they are holding theLeaning Tower of Pisa up. Apparently, it can also be used as a slick game mechanic that evokes memories ofPortalin its initial impressiveness. Somewhat akin toSCALE,Museum of Simulation Technologyrevolves around changing the size of environmental objects, though the means through which it is accomplished is quite different....

4K, 60FPS, raytracing It was hardly the surprise of the show, but that didn’t stop it from looking any less sterling. As many expected,Forza Motorsportwas unveiled as part of the Xbox Games Showcase. The one surprise, however? Xbox is evidently dropping the numbering conventions for thisForzagame. It’s simply called “Forza Motorsport.” Racing games always look great and they’re some of the most impressive examples of new-gen visuals. Xbox head Phil Spencer saysForza Motorsportwill hit 4K resolutions at 60 frames per second with raytracing effects on Xbox Series X....

The SNES Classic edition situation ended up being much more favorable than the NES Classic. Not only did stores have more stock the morning of its launch, but the system itself comes with two controllers in the box (the NES Classic had even greater controller shortages, funnily enough). Still, there are some folks out there who maybe weren’t able to get a midnight pre-order or weren’t able to take off work to wait in line before a brick and mortar location opened, and missed out....

Kaiju vs. Titan There has been a lot of good Godzilla news as of late, no matter which version of the big green monster you prefer. Apple TV+ is developing aGodzilla and the Titansstreaming series, theGodzilla vs. Kongsequel wrapped up production last month, andToho confirmedit’s working on a new film set to release in 2023. Unfortunately, we’re going to have to wait months, even years, to see what comes of those projects....

One year after being rebranded It took a long time for me to be comfortable with digital distribution. I held onto my dusty boxes and physical media with grim determination, seeing no reason for me to move with the times. It wasSpace Questthat changed all that. I’d lost my discs filled with the adventures of space janitor Roger Wilco years before, but when I realized that I could simply download every single one of them and start playing them mere minutes later, I started to become a convert....