Ever since Ubisoft announced thatSplinter Cell Conviction(along with a number of other titles), would be pushed back until 2010, the European publisher has been trying to assure fans that it’s not because the games suck. Yves Guillemont was quick to point out that the delay was “a question of polish,” and the game’sofficial sitenow declares that the delay was necessary to live up to Ubi’s own ambition. “Splinter Cell Convictionis a very important game for us....

[Editor’s note: Justice and a few other Dtoiders were invited up to Capcom’s London offices to play Resident Evil 5. Read on for Justice’s impressions on the game and to find out if there will actually be a Merchant in the game or not. — CTZ] Last week BunnyRabbit2, McSnow, Pheonix Blood, Mikey and I went to Capcom Europe in Hammersmith to play the review copy ofResident Evil 5for a few hours (two to be precise!...

[Editor’s Note: We’re not just a (rad) news site — we also publish opinions/editorials from our community & employees like this one, though be aware that it may not jive with the opinions of Destructoid as a whole, or how our moms raised us. Want to post your own article in response? Publish it now on ourcommunity blogs.] In case you’ve been living with Buddhist monks in the mountains of China for the past few months, there’s a clusterf*ck down in the Gulf of Mexico involving an underwater oil well erupting and polluting the water....

Work or games? That’s the question that’s been plaguing me this week since I picked upSuper Paper Marioon Tuesday, knowing full well that I have a paper due in a week, several articles for Destructoid and Japanator, and the day to day work of my regular classes. So what did I do? I furiosly wrote 2/3 of my paper in one night, and then have been blowing it off up until yesterday forSuper Paper Mario....

Outspoken Silicon Knights boss Denis Dyack hasrecently claimedthat despite public perception, the consoles of Sony and Microsoft are looking pretty even to developers. We may claim that the PlayStation 3 is a sun-powered God that destroys all with its Blu-ray of death, but according to Dyack, that’s not the case. “Maybe the PS3 has more processing power. The 360 has more available memory. It’s pretty much a net, net,” Dyack explained....

An evil sorcerer, some children, and a slingshot — what could possibly go wrong? That’s the setup for the Zen Studios’ nextPinball FX 2table, “Sorcerer’s Lair,” due out on Wednesday, October 12 via download. I appreciate the mix of bright aesthetics and gloomy subject matter, and really like the look of the cellar mission. Give the first screenshots a look, if you would.

If you caught thefirst “Pitchers vs. Hitters” vignettefor 2K Sports’Major League Baseball 2K10, you will already have seen some of the professional baseball players whom 2K Sports has employed (in addition tocover athlete Evan Longoria) to promote the game. The full list includes these seven young stars: 2K says that these players “will serve as active spokesmen and invaluable gameplay advisors” forMLB 2K10, and that includes starring in these “Pitchers vs....

Man, if you thoughttheZelda-plagiarism accusationswere bad before, I cannot wait until the Nintendo loyalists check this new video out. Yes, it’s time for another3D Dot Game Heroesvideo (after the jump), and this one displays itsZeldainfluence like never before, with music seemingly designed entirely to piss off those who hate the fact that this game is a parody-flavored homage to the classic adventure series. As well as the Hyrulian opening, this new footage also shows off the character editor, as well as what looks to be the very opening section of the game....

Yes! I get to talk about Locomalito’s independent shmupHydorahagain! The response to this super slick, free-to-download gamewas exceptional last time; I’m hoping that wasn’t just some fluke. The game itself rocks — and as an extension of this, the developer’s “making of” forHydorahis quite fascinating. The document goes into the various facets of its creation, including: inspiration, design, sound, and cover art. They even have pictures of a sketch-filled notebook. Gotta have one of those!...

In August,Maurice Tan gave us pretty extensive previewonWargame: European Escalation. Much in the same vein as Eugen System’sR.U.S.E.that came before it,Wargameis a deep real-time strategy game with a focus on epic wars taking place across large immersive battlefields. The difference, however, can be seen in just how much depth and accuracy has been given to this game now that it’s officially free of it’s console-friendly shackles. While the historical events of the game are actually providing a sort of “alternate history” to the Cold War Era between 1975 and 1985 where war actually does erupt between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, everything else about the historical era of the game from the opposing factions to the types of vehicles used in battle are as accurate as possible, with lots of detail given to how they look and sound when shooting....

I’ll come clean and admit it: I don’t usually like Penny Arcade comics. I think their art style is cool, but many times the humor just isn’t there for me. However, there are some real gems that come and pass by my eyes from time to time.This one in particularhad me laughing out loud like a crazed mad man. For those of us with a PlayStation 3 and who have had to deal with the idiotic extra steps of the PlayStation Store, then this thing hits you right at the funny bone — hehe, I said bone....

I’ve sung the praises ofAaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!: A Reckless Disregard for Gravitybefore, but I was then under the impression that the only way to experienceAaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!‘s unique brand of free-fallin’, high score-gettin’, protester-offendin’ gameplay was to prepurchase the game and thus get access to the mammoth, thirty-level preview build. I was wrong: there’s now afree, nine-level demoavailable on Dejoban’s official Web site. You now officially have no excuse not to try this game....

The power struggles and tensions between Activision and Infinity Ward look like a chapter fromA Game of Thrones, but the evil publisher has assuredCall of Dutyfans that they won’t be playing the Lannisters with theModern Warfaredeveloper. “We want Infinity Ward to be Infinity Ward,” says Activision’s David Stohl. “It’s a very specific culture. Recruiting for Infinity Ward – I mean we have had … well, let’s just say recruiting is not a problem!...