The Expendablesis a ridiculous concept, the Hollywood action film equivalent ofSuper Smash Bros., starring (take a deep breath now): Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Lie, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Steve Austin, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, and more. So basically, it’s like your greatest 80s action movie wet dream brought to the silver screen. What more could you want?An 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System-style game based on it, of course! You’ll have to go through Facebook, and obnoxiously “Like” the officialThe Expendablesaccount to play it....

As far as PlayStation Network Updates go, we had a prettygood week last week, but I’m going to have to useHamza’s word “mehtastic”again for this week’s update. TheEyeCreatesoftware is now available, letting you make crazy videos with your new PlayStation Eye. What? You don’t have a PS Eye yet? Oh, well, this 9mb download will do nothing for you. Sorry. I know – you want something to play. Did you getPiyotama?...

Tipsters: don’t f*ck with me, and please don’t throw words like “Dreamcast” and “Saturn” around carelessly. When I hear those words, I instinctively think of my bank balance and begin calculating if I can afford to buy what I am about to hear of. Fortunately, I’ll be able to save some of my money here, as I don’t think I’ll be buying one of these.I will grant the creator an “A” for effort, though....

Karaoke is serious business around Destructoid headquarters. Don’t believe me?We have video proofthat we don’t mess around when it comes to the fine-art of the instrumental sing-a-long. Konami has long brought karaoke to the videogame space, starting in 2003 with the PlayStation 2 release ofKaraoke Revolution. In 2009, Konami is getting serious with an update to the series. One look at the new logo — a sleeker, more space-aged take on the words “karaoke” and revolution” (which youcan see here) — makes this very clear....

You know, during Another Night in Moscow, there was one game that immediately attracted my attention:King’s Bounty: Armored Princess. First of all, there was something really was off about it, especially in its presentation. I mean, the whole screen was a jumbled mess of color, how can this be playable? Then I realized, the game was being put out in 3D, which considering the amount of 3D game content on the market, this alone is worthy of at least some attention, right?...

Sony has today revealed that a website publishing the names and partial addresses of 2,500 consumers was discovered and promptly taken down by the company this past week. The details were taken as part of the ongoingPSN hack situation. The details belonged to users who had entered a 2001 sweepstakes contest, and no credit card information was published alongside them. It would appear that, while unsettling, the publication of these names and addresses have caused no further harm....

There’s nothing worse than a bad case of malaria or being attacked by a mammoth crocodile. I’m guessing since Ubisoft went the malaria route withFar Cry 2, Capcom isn’t going to introduce the disease inResident Evil 5. Then again, I wouldn’t be surprised if that was squeezed into the story. We are talking about a game that has both zombies and screwballs equipped with chainsaws and burlap helmets. To celebrate the impending release once again, Capcom released the new screens below in the gallery....

While my colleagues have been jetting around the world, playingpreview versionsofResident Evil 5and generally having a great time, I had to wait until today before getting my first hands-on experience with Capcom’s latest not-zombie adventure. Technically, I could have done it sooner but I’m a lazy, lazy man and making a Japanese account is too much like hard work. Nevertheless, after hearing people complain about the “new controls” and how disappointing the game is, I started to fear that one of this year’s most highly regarded upcoming titles was going to suffer the fate of other franchises that have made the console jump recently....

Shacknews bringseven more badnews today as a series of layoffshave hit Maxis, the developers ofSpore,The Simsand otherSimtitles. Electronic Arts told Shacknews that: “Often in the video game industry, the size of a studio fluctuates in response to business conditions. In this case, EA has taken action to reduce the workforce at Maxis as we focus the business and focus Maxis.” EA would not say how many people have been laid off, but Shack reports that there was a “sizable exodus” from Maxis....

This week’s show is all aboutContra, and howChadcan probably kick your ass at it. No, really. He’ll try to be modest and say “Aw, you guys,” but it’s no joke. The man is 1337. Anyway, we know you fought over the spread gunwith your friends, you rocked out on the level 1 theme song, and you had your ass handed to you time and again, just like we did. Hit the comments with your questions for us this week, whether they beContra-related or not, and we’ll have a new episode ready for you tomorrow....

I am a fan ofGrand Theft Auto. I am a HUGE fan of Ricky Gervais.Put the two togetherand what do you get? Pure, unbridled happiness, my friends. The politically incorrect comic will be appearing inGTA IV, sharing both his voice, and his motion capture work! Gervais will be found in the Liberty City comedy club, where he will not only be performing material from his recentFametour (great show, get the DVD folks!...

As far as PlayStation move pricing goes, we knew about the stand-alone $49 and camera/game bundle for $99, but we weren’t sure about the contents of the $399 PS3 bundle, as few details were given. Now there’s a rumor that an unannounced $349 version will be thrown into the mix. Gamervision’s source says that the previously announced $399 version will come with the Move controls, a game, a camera and a 320GB PS3....

This rumor comes to us via our ownSnaileb. It looks like some intrepid hacker has taken a look into the code ofMarvel Vs. Capcom 3, and found the names of both Frank West and Doc Ock in the there. Some are taking this to mean that the characters are going to be released as DLC for the game sometime down the line. Of course, that doesn’t mean they’re definitely going to make it as DLC....