You know what makes a lot of money? Music games. Even in 2009, a year in which music games saw a 46% drop in sales from 2008, DJ Hero became the highest-grossing new IP across all genres. It’s a game that was being called a failure in the weeks after its release, and some today even suggest that its sales have been modest. Yet for the companies that make music games, the cash continues to roll in....

HAHAHAHAHA! Samit previews some Atari games,Castle Crashershas had over 250,000 downloads, a couple of newMega Man 9bosses were revealed,Mirror’s Edgegets dated, and plenty more happened on Thursday. Thursday Regulars:Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin: ???RetroforceGO! records episode 60 tonight: Rhythm games (Retro Limbo #1) Originals:Watch me on COIN-OP TV tonight! Destructoid Reviews:Warriors Orochi 2 Previews:Atari NYC Media Day: Hands-on in the kitchen withWhat’s Cooking? Jamie OliverAtari NYC Media Day: PETA doesn’t want aDeer Hunter Tournamenthands-on, we doKonami NYC Media Day:Castlevania Order of Order of Ecclesiafeels like homeKonami NYC Media Day: On tour withRock Revolutionfor the Nintendo DSDemo Jimpressions:Fracture...

Andrew Kauz was able to hold an exclusive interview with Tommy Wiseau, director of the cult filmThe Room, as seen onour sister site Flixist. Wiseau talked about Mars and Andrew signed Wiseau’s ball. So much credit to Andrew and his superhuman ability to keep from uncontrollable laughter in the face of some impressive “what is this I don’t even.” Move on, next question. Today, Jonathan Holmes talked to women about video games, Conrad Zimmerman provided an interesting counterpoint toJim’s recent videoabout online passes, several editors gave their first impressions of an early build of Windows 8, and reviews forResident Evil 4 HDandXoticwent live....

All this week, Destructoid counted down the top 50 games of the decade. The final ten went up today and it’s overall a pretty good mixed bag of games. What did you think of the list? What do you think was missing? Nick reviewedTony Hawk: Ride, Dale sawHAWXfor the iPhone,Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walkeris coming in May, become the Nintendo 64 kid and more happened on 12/04/09. Destructoid Originals:Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin: Left 4 Dead 2Friday Night Fights: Rogue Warrior editionThe Top 50 Videogames of the Decade (#10-1)Fanboy Friday: Blueway EditionCommunity:Community blogs of 12/04/09Forum of the day:POKEMON THREAD!...

At least, I think they will. I’m not much on gaming headsets — I don’t play PC games and I’m quite content with my TV’s speakers — but Hamza seemed really into these new headsets coming from Turtle Beach. I tried out a few, and I admit, they were pretty spectacular, bumping the game’s audio into my ear drums in 7.1 sound, which amazes me considering that all the speakers for each ear are so close together....

The Light of the Darknessis a work-in-progress Metroidvania indie game project led by Brazilian Fernando Rabello. Although already in development for some time, there isn’t a launch date yet defined, partly due to the craftsmanship involved and partly due to insufficient funding to get the game ready. Artistically speaking, the game’s visuals are pretty good! Actually, really awesome at times. They strike me as something likeActraisermeetsOdin Sphere. But despite the great graphics there are some camera movement and animation issues, apart from some other minor technical problems from what can be seen on the trailer....

If any Podcastle episode will get us sued, I think this is going to be the one. Considering that I’ve been behind schedule all day, I’ve no time to do the usual show notes, so I’ll just say that any number of games industry people could get offended by this episode. Especially Peter Molyneux. Anyway, I shan’t keep you. As always you can check us out on iTunes, or you can gostraight to the Podcastle pageto stream or download the bugger....

You might not want to learn the context in which today’s headline was said. I’m not sure if the quote is included in the show because I’m in a hurry and it’s still downloading, but either way … it’s nasty. We had much to discuss on this episode of The Podcastle, and I’m going to pretendthat’sthe reason why it was so late. It had nothing to do with us sitting around our houses and wanking for the past few days....

Do you know who Eric Chahi is? If not, then it’s time to bone up on your gaming history. Chahi was the lead developer onOut of this World(known asAnother Worldin Europe and Japan), one of the most under-appreciated, influential games of the 16-bit era. Suda51 (No More Heroes), Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear), and Fumito Ueda (Shadow of the Colossus) have all declared publicly thatOut of this Worldis one of the greatest games ever made, and that without it, they wouldn’t have created the games that went on to make them famous....

This is an ad forde Blobin Japan. No really, it is.Jim shows us ten games that keep PETA awake at night, Colette reviewedThe Last Remnant, theSAWgame has been cut, there’s aDragon Questballet, and plenty more happened during the weekend.Weekend Regulars:Weekend Destructainment: EXPLODING TESTICLESBest of the Network this weekAchievement Unlocked:X-Blades, The Maw, L4D, PoP, andLOTR: ConquestDiscountoid:MGS4under 10% of 360 and other amazing bargainsGames of the week for 12/07/08: Weird name for an angel editionThis Week in the Community: IRCartel in the houseOriginals:The Podcastle episode 24:Mirror’s Edgeis rubbishTen videogames that keep PETA awake at nightHey, dickheads!...

As seen on Weekend Destructainment: TheOneUps cover theSuper Mario Bros.theme. So good! We look back atMass Effect 2, Josh brought us a Q&A forFront Mission Evolved,Deadly Premonitionis good I guess, Ben checked outBass Pro Shops, you can win a trip to PAX East, PSN IS DOWN OMG and more happened over the weekend. Destructoid Originals:Postpartum Impressions: Mass Effect 2Weekend Destructainment: YEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHBest of the Network this weekExclusive Q&A: Front Mission EvolvedDeadly Premonition is blatantly better than Heavy RainThis Week in the Community: The family treeAn education in gaming: Gnomon School of Visual EffectsGames of the week for 02/28/10: Ed Gamble editionCommunity:My Expertise: CollectingGrand Auto Thiefman teaches you thingsCommunity blogs of 02/27 & 02/28Forum of the day:The free mmo threadReviews:Review: Deadly PremonitionPreviews:Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt lets you shoot animalsContests:Win an-all-expense-paid trip to PAX East thanks to Two Worlds IIStrike a pose, win rare Muscle March-themed WiiGod of War III contest series — Week 1...

It begins! The Witcherseries has been somewhat cursed when it comes to consoles. It seems that any and all attempts to get the first game on a PS3 or 360 all but evaporated, and now the console version ofthe sequelis being held back by legal dickery. Due to the spat between Namco Bandai and CD Projekt REDover distribution rights,The Witcher 2for Xbox 360 has been pushed back to 2012. However, the team is confident that the delay will be a good thing overall, because it allows RED to “polish the title to perfection, so that the game offers an ideally balanced, fantastic experience to gamers....

If any of you care, twonew outfitsfor Lara Croft inTomb Raider: Underworldare available. At the very least,Podcastleco-host Atheistium is excited. The rest of you, I doubt you’ve rushed to the nearest Xbox in anticipation. The DLC is free, and features both the classic Lara costume and her updated wardrobe fromLegends. Wereviewedthe game a few weeks ago, where it got a stellar 5.0 and was criticized for doing nothing but disappoint and frustrate players....