News:: These Fresh Prince controllers are well...fresh

Now this is a story all about how

These controllers got flipped-turned upside down

And I'd like to take a minute, just sit right here

I'll tell you how these remotes became a tweet to a prince of Bel-Air...

In Kustom Kontrollerz born and raised

On the assembly line is where they spent most of their days

Chillin' as a concept it was pretty cool

It was just shootin' some tweets outside the school

When a couple of hecklers who were up to no good

Starting throwing salt in the neighborhood

It got one dislike and the manufacturer got scared and said 'You're just a concept for now but we'll ask the Fresh Prince of Bel Air.'

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News:: Japan: Valkyria Chronicles 4 for Switch delayed, original game to be re-released on the platform

Sega, at their ongoing Fes event in Akihabara, Tokyo had some mixed news for Valkyria Chronicles fans, regarding the Japanese Nintendo Switch release of the series' latest entry.

The bad news is that Valkyria Chronicles 4 has been delayed on Nintendo's hybrid-console. Originally scheduled for release in Summer, VC4 will now arrive sometime in Fall. A clip of the game running on Switch was recorded by Nintendo Everything, and can be viewed below.

In happier news, the original Valkyria Chronicles game will also be released on the Nintendo platform. So at least, come Fall, Japanese Switch owners will have two great strategy titles to take on their daily commute. Whether this delay will also push back the Western Switch release is unknown.

Valkyria Chronicles 4 is out now on PS4 in Japan. It is currently scheduled for release in the West on PS4, Xbox One and Switch later in 2018, with a recent rumour pointing to October 16.

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News:: 'Sea of Thieves' updates will focus on new maps, not perks

Ask a Sea of Thieves player for complaints and they'll likely have one common theme: there's not enough to do. You can only dig up so many treasures on the same islands. And Rare knows it. The developer has detailed content plans for the first several months after launch, including a shift in priorities. While Rare had talked about adding pets and ship captaincy early on, those features are "on the back burner" as the company focuses on adding more raw gameplay, including maps, enemies and events.

Source: Sea of Thieves

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News:: Is the Destructoid community excited for God of War?

The number one thing any person needs to know, for context on any God of War game, is that Kratos is a murderous psychopath who has carved a path of bloody vengeance. There's a certain nobility to upgrading your plan of revenge from one god, to all the Greek gods of the pantheon, even when it certainly meant the destruction of the environment as we know it. All the more reason for the current 2018 release to be so anticipated, receiving pretty much universal praise, including that of our own Chris Carter.

A lot of people jokingly refer to the 2018 release as "Dad of War". Not only is the gameplay a shift from the original series, but the emotional tone has shifted too. The psychopath Kratos is but a memory and now, in his place, is a mature, weary-looking father, with a son he's trying to raise within a world of the Norse gods. It's kind of a big sell: if you didn't like the first games, why would you care about the new one? But if you enjoyed the first ones, are you down to play a sort of slower-paced version of that action?

I anticipate most games I ask an opinion for are more or less split. The really interesting comments come from the commenters who aren't interested and provide their reasoning as to why. This time, the divide is a bit more skewed. Though I consider God of War a pillar of the PlayStation identity, it certainly isn't a game that has universal appeal. So, with only a few days left before the official release, are the Destructoid community excited for Dad of War?

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News:: Suda would love to see Juliet in Travis Strikes Again, hasn't forgotten Shinobu for No More Heroes 3

In part 2 of our PAX East 2018 interview with Suda51, we get into stuff that only Suda super-fans will probably care about. Among other things, we talk about what Jessica Nigri has been up to lately, James Gunn name dropping Suda on the Guardians of the Galaxy DVD commentary track, how games like Cat Girl Without Salad and other indie favorites were influenced by Grasshopper Manufacture, and how Travis Strikes Again works to give back to those indie developers in earnest. 

We also talk ever so briefly about No More Heroes 3, a topic I've asked Suda about many times over the years. The first time we talked about it, he said the game would star Shinobu and was headed for the Wii U. Then later, while demoing Let it Die, he told me the game would be released sometime in the next 15 to 25 years. In reality, I get the sense that Suda and Grasshopper will make No More Heroes 3 just as soon as they are sure that there is an audience for it. 

So if you want the game, let them know. They're listening. 

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News:: He may be ruthless and crazy, but I don't think I'd mind a world ruled by Kefka

Overthrowing tyrants and restoring peace is a cornerstone of the video game experience. It’s the ultimate power fantasy, one where you alone or you with a small group of friends right the wrongs of the world and cast out the darkness ruining the lives of the people who populate these worlds. It’s then you become a hero to be remembered for all times for your noble deed. Perhaps you even become the new king and rule over the denizens with a kind heart and brave soul. Drop the curtain, roll the credits.

But that’s the end of the game. In the beginning, these worlds are filled with people just trying to live their lives under these conditions. And as cruel as we’re told and eventually shown these rulers to be, chances are life in their court might not be as bad as we’re led to believe. After all, there is still some semblance of society in most games, so people are getting by just fine. In fact, I’m pretty sure I could lead a good long life if I had to live in The World of Ruin ruled over by Kefka.

I know life in a world literally torn to pieces wouldn’t be all sunshine and roses, but is it really so different from where I'm living now? The World of Ruin is defined by deserts, polluted water, burned forests, and barren wastelands. I live in California. All I have to do is drive five hours in any direction and I'll find one or more of those.  I'm always surprised to learn every year that we still have forests left to burn.

The only major difference between my life now and my life under Kefka would be the entirety of my family would probably be dead. That’s bad. However, a lot of people I don’t like, Wes for instance, would be dead too, so it’s really a wash. I’ve always thought the world would be better with fewer people, so as long as I too survive the God of Magic’s wrath, I’ll be like Burgess Meredith in "Time Enough at Last" but without the need for glasses.

You might be saying, “CJ, this is fucking stupid. Kefka is a madman who would kill you in an instant.” That’s true, but I live in America dammit. That’s probably going to happen to me anyway. At least if Kefka murders me, I'll go out of this world hearing his hypnotic laugh, which is kind of the best I could ask for anyway.

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News:: The big Destructoid games hardware fixing thread

We've all experienced that sickening feeling when we're geared up to dive right into our game of choice, and something goes pop. Or boom. Or flashes. Or whimpers. Games hardware, unfortunately, doesn't last forever, and repairs or even full replacements can be necessary at times.

Yet we are all busy people, and we can't always get our repairs sorted out straight away. Sometimes problems are more difficult than removing a couple of screws and nipping down to the local hardware store for a cheap replacement part. Sometimes the solution IS that easy, but we're nervous about opening our pride and joy up, or we're just a little bit shit at this sort of thing – nobody gives you a DIY aptitude manual on your 18th birthday, after all. Unless your dad is Ron Swanson. Finally, it might not even be a case of fixing something that's definitively broken, but instead wondering if we're missing a trick when trying to get a specific function to work.

And Destructoid's strength is its community, right? So, why not put that force for good to work and discuss those niggling problems we've pushed to the back of our mind, or those big repairs that seem to be going nowhere? Let's share our stories and lend each other a hand in the comments section! Who knows – you might save someone from replacing an entire unit or making a costly false move when trying to get something fixed.

To break the ice, I'll share a few of the ongoing problems I have with my weird menagerie of old-ish games consoles and what I'm trying to find the time to investigate. A lot of it could probably be solved with a cursory Google search, but hey, why not cut your teeth on something easy, commenters? Let's go!

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News:: Persona Dancing titles to get Sonic, Yakuza and Virtua Fighter DLC

At Sega Fes this weekend, Atlus announced that DLC costumes from famous Sega franchises Yakuza, Sonic the Hedgehog and Virtua Fighter are coming to their rhythm-action games Persona 3: Dancing Moon Night and Persona 5: Dancing Star Night.

We reported a few days ago on a poll released by Sega asking which of the aforementioned franchises should make a guest appearance in the upcoming PS4 and PS Vita titles. Well, regardless of said poll, it looks like a plethora of costumes representing all three games will be made available for download. Throw your vote away!

P3D is getting a Virtua Fighter bundle, which transforms Mitsuru into the fast-kicking Sarah Bryant and Akihiko into wrassler Wolf Hawkfield, among others. Meanwhile, the hep cats of Persona 5 get Yakuza gear, with Joker donning the sharp suit of Kazuma Kiryu, Yuusuke becoming money-man Akiyama and, of all the fucking people, Ann Takamaki as Goro Majima, complete with hard-hat.

Finally, Morgana gets an amusing Sonic the Hedgehog onesie.

No price or date was given for the crossover DLC. Persona 3: Dancing Moon Night and Persona 5: Dancing Star Night are both set for release in Japan May 24 on PS4 and PS Vita.

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