Today we’ve got a few new items on theMinecraftfront, which means I have yet another excuse to write more about a game some of you are probably sick of hearing mentioned. One of these days we’ll convert you to the cause. One of these days. First up, biomes! Biomes are being introduced as part of the Halloween update, and designer Markus Perssonhas posteda test video of what they currently look like....
A while back, wereportedon a DVD playback-enabled Wii that was originally supposed to debut in Japan in 2007. The improved system never touched consumer hands that year, and it looks like it is not going to be around anytime soon.IGNis reporting that Nintendo is putting the brakes on the supposed system. At a stockholder meeting yesterday, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said, “With supply constraints continuing worldwide, the priority is on the current model....
[Once again, it’s me.Be sure to read me this time!Droobies post here is a special occassion, since we want to give some more stuff for the community. There’ll be a metric f***ton of stuff coming later in the year too, but here’s a chance to grab some PAX swag.THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL DESTRUCTOID CONTEST. If droobies screws the whole thing up and doesn’t send you prizes, there’s nothing we can do....
Sweden-based Southend Interactive recentlystarted showing offits upcoming Xbox LIVE Arcade titleIlomilo, and if you enjoy impossible, charming worlds in your videogames, you’ll definitely want to take a look. It presents the classic puzzle game scenario of two characters who have to work together to progress in a visually striking, cube-filled land. After watching the debut trailer, I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing aboutIlomiloI don’t like. Seriously....
Forgive the less-than-classy use of space up there. I didn’t want to stretch the above screenshot to fit Destructoid’s header size requirements, and other than decorating the borders with as many pictures of my own face as I possibly could (which I was too lazy to do), Japanese girls with big boobs is all I could come up with. Of course, that made me feel like a jerk for leaving out the other 50% of the population, so I threw an alternate version of the image in our gallery....
To my knowledge, the firstArcaic Sealed Heatfootage appeared today, and did so with a bang. A trailer, Japanese TV spot, a CGI scene, and two gameplay videos have stormed the Internet, andASHseems poised to make a strong contribution (maybe the strongest) to analready-solid DS RPG line-up(I’m looking at you,FFIVandDQIX).Let’s go ahead and get this out of the way:ASHlooks amazing. The CGI is absolutely stellar, as is the real-time gameplay. It’s too early to tell, butASH‘s production values are some of the best I’ve ever seen on the DS and seem to blowFinal Fantasy IV DS‘s out of the graphical water....
Seasons change, people die, taxes come andHalomakes money for Microsoft. These things are facts of life that will never change, so it should come as no surprise that Microsoft is building up 343 Industries, the Microsoft Games Studio that is now in charge of the franchise. The companyrecently posteda plethora of new job postings pertaining 343 Industries andHaloitself. While some of the jobs mentionHalo Waypointothers seem to be hinting at a new project that relates to theHalouniverse....
Earlier today I ran a story aboutActivision not attending E3, and running its own separate event during the week of the expo. With no further details, we were ready to sit back and wait on news, but I just got contact from one of my insider sources (I have a few. Not many, but a few) who has revealed the reason for Activision’s departure — it’s leaving the ESA. The Entertainment Software Association is the videogame industry’s trade association....
Whoa — stop the presses. (I always wanted to write that.) Activision changedModern Warfare 2’slogo. The image above is what Activision’s, er, slightly different version of the highly anticipated game’s logo. You can see the old busted up joint in the gallery. So what’s different? There isn’t so much blur in the new logo. I know what you’re thinking.But that’s so stupid, Brad.Well, it’s not. Before Activision stepped in with this brilliant makeover, I wasn’t able to read the old logo....
Could Rare be looking to bring their latest Xbox 360 creation,Viva Pinata, to Nintendo DS? At this point in time, it’s actually looking like a possibility. Speakingwith 1UP, Microsoft Game Studios VP, Shane Kim, had this to say: AKameoor aViva Pinataon a DS makes a lot of sense in a lot of ways from a franchise perspective. I think it’s fair to say that we’re going to continue to invest in that property [Viva Pinata]....
French Amazon.comhas outed yet another PlayStation 3 bundle, this one packed with Guerilla’s upcoming shooter,Killzone 3. The game will come wrapped with a 320GB Slim PS3 console, which gives you plenty of room to store all of the potentialKillzone 3downloadable content in the pipeline. Sony hasn’t officially announced the bundle for any territory, so it’s unclear whether it will just hit Europe or if we’ll see it in North America as well....
The idea ofDissidia: Final Fantasyis probably more entertaining than the game will be (Jim’sreviewwas less than exuberant), which is why I’ve held off on picking up a copy for myself. Today may be the day, as Amazon has the series-spanning button-masher at a43% discount. That means it’s $22.98 if you didn’t want to do the math yourself. Of course, it’s their Deal of the Day and will only be available at that price for twenty-four hours or until they run out of stock....
American McGee. McGee. McGeeeeee! Isn’t it just fun to say it? McGee (which also fun to type) has confirmed that his Chinese-based studio, Spicy Horse, is currently working on an Unreal Engine 3 powered “big publisher, multi-platform, twisted tale project.” In a post on hisofficial blog, McGee is looking for everyone from a producer to a junior programmer, so maybe it’s time to start polishing those resumes. No further information is given on the title, but one can speculate that this project will find its home on either the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, if not both....
