I have hugged that Prinny suit, dood.We reviewedOnechanbara, Samit checked outinFamous,Nintendo of America screwed overEarthboundfans, thePhoenix Wrightmusical looks amazing, and plenty more happened on 02/16/09.Destructoid Originals:Tonight’s Podtoid was almost a Jill SandwichMonday Mind Teasers: Zoning outCommunity:Community Blogs of 02/16/09Forum of the day:Psychonauts: Great game or Greatest Game?Reviews:Iron Grip: WarlordOnechanbara: Bikini Samurai SquadPreviews:Ether Saga OnlineinFamousContest:Win Akinai Games’ WiiWare title Evasive Space!News:What we needed: LEGO Prince of PersiaOwners complain that Mad Catz Standard Edition Fight Stick’s joystick is stickyCodemasters: Name your kid Jason and win a year’s supply of gamesEnsemble co-founder opens Robot EntertainmentHelghast soldiers invading Home, giving away Killzone 2 demo codesLionhead concepts are from ‘old projects’ no longer in production [Update]Nintendo hints at ‘fun surprise coming soon’ (Update)Despite constant attacks, Dead Rising Chop Till You Drop zombies stand tallRumortoid: ‘Sega Vintage Collection’ titles coming to Xbox LIVE ArcadeMotorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister digitized for Guitar Hero: MetallicaBurnout Paradise ‘Legendary Car Pack’ hits later this weekLegends of Wrestlemania roster is, well, legendaryA guy gets his knob out in GTA IV: The Lost and DamnedRobocalypse sequel coming to the WiiEarthBound Virtual Console release encumbered by legal problemsGrand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned-inspired Avatar clothing availableRumortoid: Conan developer working on zombie game for XBLA, PSNGood music: 7th annual Game Audio Network Guild finalists announcedOffbeat:Left 4 Bed: Post-Valentine PriapismThe important life lessons Left 4 Dead teaches youBritish tabloid photographs thirteen-year-old dad playing Saint’s Row IIPlayboy requests filthy nude Onechanbara pictures, gets themGalleries:Tekken 6 screens start an argument: Will it be better than Street Fighter IV?...

Raskulls finally has a release date! Yes, it’s coming out on December 29 and you’ll be able to play as Mr. Destructoid in the long awaited game. Yay! A downloadableGhostbusterswas announced,Lame Castleis not lame, OnLive’s PlayPack plan was detailed,Super Meat Boytrolls PETA and more happened on 12/02/10. Destructoid Originals:Dtoid Live: Nail’d and loving it Community:Community blogs of 12/02/10Forum of the day:2010 Destructoid Secret Santa Contests:Contest: Win a Blue DSi XL and Golden Sun: Dark Dawn!...

Watch this slideshow first. You’ve just witnessed what might be the geekiest wedding ever to happen. Aidra and Ernest were married in Idaho earlier this month, with the whole event beingKatamari Damacythemed. Really. Groomsmen and bridesmaids wore the headpieces of the princes while the groom and bride were crowned, just like the King and Queens of the Cosmos. They wadded each others’ families into their lives, so to speak. Even the tables were adorned with Katamari decorations....

The oddest thing I’ve seen in the last few weeks — other than the return of a special someone in another new game — is theDragon Age: Origins’romance scene with Morrigan. Watching my character rub and hold the half-garbed wicked witch with his wool thong equipped is an experience, to say the least. But it turns out that Bioware wanted it to be so awkward. Or, at least, planned for both characters to keep their clothes on....

Can you imagine playing a videogame that forced you to remember everything you once learned in grade school? What ifThe Legend of Zeldarequired you to know the order of all the periodic elements before brewing a red potion? What ifContraasked you to enter the first ten digits of pi to access the game’s many bases? Luckily, this doesn’t happen very often, which, while interesting, is probably a good thing. Playing a videogame should be a challenge, but not a near-impossible chore....

If we’re being preposterously basic, videogames are about universes. An unmatchable chance to step into another world and be someone else for a while. It might be fighting against the evil empire or not letting the terrorists win, but there’s always a setting. More often than not, that setting is a horrid place — somewhere you wouldn’t normally set a foot, but is safe to explore digitally. The Capital Wasteland. Wilamette....

I don’t know who the crazy cats at The Tech Game are or how they got a hold of what looks to be the firstModern Warfare 2map pack. But they did, and Activision has proceeded to yank their original video of the “Stimulus Package” add-on, making us think it’s probably legit. Luckily, at the time of writing, there was a backup video on Vimeo. The maps shown are Crash, Overgrown, Complex, Compact, and Storm....

There have been some dumb ideas for party games on the consoles over the years.Fuzion Frenzyis a fine example. Hell,Rayman Raving Rabbidswas a concept so dumb it came back around to brilliant somehow. Somehow, I doubt THQ’s upcomingTruth or Liesis going to be as lucky. It’s a new party game with a unique hook. The game consists of players being asked thought-provoking answers, according to the press release. I guess you’re supposed to guess if people are telling the truth because, with a USB microphone, the game will test stress levels in the person’s voice and determine if they’re lying....

After a long waiting period ofnew game names, rumors, and trademarkswe finally get a peak intoTomb Raider:Underworld– a continuation ofLegend(finally!) which is supported by a brand new engine.Update: I’ve been digging some more and foundthis threadwhich contains more details and facts about the game. Play Magazine has the exclusive: “In the level where Lara explores Southern Mexico, she leaves footprints in the mud, but it’s raining so they wash away. The bodies she leaves behind in combat encounters will stay, however, as will the debris from any destruction she causes,”...

Can you guess what Joe Gamer rented the most last year? Renowned research firm Rentrak (viaEdge) released their hotly anticipated top 10 videogame rental list of 2008. The heavy hitters are basically what I expected, but it’s an interesting hierarchy nonetheless. Check it out: I use to work at a rental store that dealt with both porn and videogames. Our common crowd was the demographic — male in his 20s — which Microsoft has been most successful with....

This past weekend was most certainly a controversial one, but from the chaos ofallegations and treacherycame an actual piece of videogame news — the confirmation ofTwo Worlds III. The confirmation was actually seen in the comments to our post on Topware’salleged blacklisting of European reviewers. Marketing director James Seaman became heavily involved in the comment thread, so it was easy to miss the news, butRiptenspotted that he’d revealed the current plans for the next game....

Ubisoft Montreal is such a tease. On itsUbiWorkshop Twitter account, it’s taken the opportunity to tease an upcoming project with a single image, as seen above. The imagery is reminiscent of itsAssassin’s CreedIP, with a hooded figured standing near a flying eagle. The mysterious man stands in what appears to be a desert, with pyramids and a rising sun in the distance, hinting at an Egyptian location. This “secret project” image also features a emblem which features the letters “AC” on the top; the image itself is also called “Assassin....

Folks in the UK can get their hands-on experience with the highly-anticipatedModern Warfare 3by attending this year’sGAMEfestin September. GAMEfest marketing director Anna-Marie Mason feels that the early interaction withModern Warfare 3at GAMEfest, once again proves that the event is “absolutely the place to be.” GAMEfest 2011 will be held at the Birmingham NEC from September 16-18. With this expo being held well after the U.SCall of Duty XPevent and while only speculation at this point, attendees may be able to try outModern Warfare 3’smultiplayer....