Despite the fact that Square-Enix has been my favorite publisher for a very long time, I am seriously starting to believe that Atlus is about to usurp them, if only for the incredible regard they show fo rtheir fans. Case in point: members of the Atlus Faithful email list (which I am a proud part of) just got an email announcing the reissue ofPersona 2: Eternal Punishmentfor the PS1, along with a bonus CD, for $39....

Platinum Games is known for its roster of hardcore, unforgiving, sometimes brutal games, andBayonettaitself was promised to be a “sadistic” experience. Curious to find out just how hardBayonettawill be (as opposed to how hardBayonettamakesme), I asked Platinum producer Yusuke Hashimoto how the team is currently approaching the upcoming game’s difficulty levels. “BecauseBayonettais a game for action fans who are looking forward to a real challenge, we paid the closest attention to the adjustments for attack and defense,” he explains....

FHM recently conducted an interviewwith Dave Willis, co-creator ofAqua Teen Hunger Force, on the upcoming gameAqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am. Dave goes into the the background of the game, the fighting style (your enemies will actually be quiet when you attempt to play golf), how closely he worked the developers to make sure it has theATHFfeel and a few other things. The best part of the interview though has to be when Ryan Murphy, the interviewer, asked Dave this:...

BioWare writer David Gaider has upset people for daring to portray a gay character as anything but a flawless beacon of brilliance inDragon Age 2.A petition for his firing has started up online, inspiring acounter-petitionin support of him. Despite recentlystanding up againsta homophobicDragon Agefan, Gaider stands accused of negatively portraying gay people by having them lose friendship points if your character spurns their advances. Apparently, portraying somebody as being upset over rejection reinforces the stereotype that “gays are unable to be normal people and think [about nothing but] sex....

I don’t know what it is about Activision-published games, but they seem to have a habit of being terrible on PC.Call of Duty: Black Opsis the latest PC port to utterly fail, with a number of frustrating problems reported across the Web, not least from pretty much everyone I personally know who’s played it. I have since dubbed the gameCall of Duty: Lag Dropsand I am clever for doing so....

While Sony Online Entertainment was content with producingEverquesttitles for years, Blizzard doesn’t intend on following in their footsteps. Speaking withWired, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime confirms that their next massively-mulitplayer-online adventure will not be set inWarcraftuniverse. “We’re not trying to replaceWorld of Warcraftwith this new MMO,” he says. “We’re trying to create a differen massively multiplayer experience, and hopefullyWorld of Warcraftwill still be going strong when that one is released.”...

You have to simplylovepointless bureaucratic bitching, don’t you? If you’re able to’t remember the Advertising Standards Authority, they are a group based in London who pulls videogame adverts after receiving huge strings of up totwelvecomplaints a case. In the past they have bannedBurnout,Kane & LynchandStrangleholdadverts, and now they’ve gone afterCondemned 2commercials… commercials that aired when the game was out, back inApril. A staggering NINE complaints were received about the once long-forgotten ad, and so the ASA has heroically swooped down on Sega’s ad and slapped it with a ban:...

As you all know by now, the PlayStation 3 has itsvery own blog, which for the most part is used for Sony employees to say “oh hai guyz.” Recently, however, the CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, Jack Tretton, has put virtual pen to virtual paper in order to virtually state the virtual obvious – Sony needs more games on the PS3. I personally hadn’t noticed, but apparently there aren’t many games worth playing on that particular console right now....

The big reveal at CES 2011 wasn’t a PlayStation Phone, iPad 2, next generation Xbox or anything like that. It was candy. Reese’s Minis, to be exact. They seriously had a timed reveal in the main walkway of the main hall today here at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. There was a large covered cart that was marked “do not open till July 13, 2025” in the main hall, and orange shirted workers stood guard there....

All over the world, Dtoid community members gather to hold NARPs (No Apparent Reason Parties) to get to know each other outside of the internet. Well, the community team here at Destructoid wants to make it a bit easier for everyone to gather and have made a page atMeetup.destructoid.com! On this site, you can make a profile and keep track of the major community gatherings planned by Destructoid. Events such as PAX, Magfest, and the EuroNARP will be planned on this site that has features such as a calendar allowing for an easy way to see what’s going on....

With the highly-anticipated launch ofMadden NFL 10only a week and a half away, it’s high time for you to familiarize yourself with the game if you haven’t done so already. To that end, you can go through twenty screenshots of the four teams in the AFC East division (Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins) in the gallery below. After the jump, there are two trailers for your viewing pleasure: one for the AFC East, and one for the AFC South (Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans)....

Everyone should enjoy this, but musicians will appreciate the technical skill displayed here. Tam freakin’ kills it. you’re able to check out Tam’s blog (Japanese), CD releases and more athis webpage.

Coming this week forSid Meier’s Civilization Vis new DLC. On March 3 for Windows PC you’re able to nab the Civilization and Scenario Pack: Polynesia for $4.99 and the Multiplayer Map Pack. In it you’ll get the Polynesian civilization and a new scenario, Paradise Found. Here’s 2K’s description of Paradise Found: “Players take on the role of one of the four great Polynesian kingdoms as they strive to become the dominant culture in Polynesia....