Halo: Evolutionsis the latestHalonovel from Tor Books. The new book features multiple writers each giving a different story from theHalouniverse. The book is available in stores now and you may win yourself a copy today as part of Destructoid’s25 days of giving contestseries. You have until 11:59 PM CST tonight to enter this contest and one entry per person only. Contest is open to US and Canadian residents only. Five random winners will be selected after the contest closes....

Welcome back to thestage of destinyDestructoid Network Wrap-up. On Destructoid, Leigh gave us all the new Crisis Core trailer. Unfortunately, it was in Japanese and I couldn’t understand a damn thing of it. Luckily, deadpixel gave us a translation of it and saved the day! Also of note, Japanator is back on the list. They still have some hiccups here and there but it’s still the same good old hentai blog....

As you guys know, I’ve been chosen by The High Robot to be one of the lucky few who get to travel to thesunnywarmmoist?mostly temperateclimes of San Francisco for the next week to coverGDC 2K7. We plan on covering the event, sure, but I’ve also got my own personal agenda while there of things I’ve always wanted to do in San Francisco, and I’d like to share them with you today;...

My addiction to the latest iteration of thePokémonfranchise is no secret. After all,I woke up this morning at a vaguely reasonable hour intent upon spending time in linewith unwashed children, their even more unwashed parents and teens who I’m almost positive have only heard the term ‘wash’ in fairy tales and on the backs of well-written Bazooka Joe gum wrappers. As much as I love the game, certain aspects of it completely frustrate me....

People Can Fly, the studio behindBulletstorm, is sick of people saying that it is mindless. Despite the glowing praise people have had for the admittedly brilliant looking title, studio boss Adrian Chmielarz wants people to admit that it makes them think. “It bothers me when people sayBulletstormlooks like ‘great mindless fun’,” rages the developer. “‘Great’ and ‘fun’ I can live with, but how is it mindless?” Chmielarz went on to say that the game has more strategic depth than its market rivals: “There is a hundred times more strategy involved in Skillshot gameplay than in 95% of the shooters out there....

What is it with 2011 and awesome trailers? There was theDead Islandtrailer, theWe Daretrailer(awesome in a different way) and nowDishwasher: Vampire Smile. This trailer is just great and best of all, it shows off the robot zombie sharks I mentioned in the title. Best new enemy of 2011? Totally. I got to play Ska Studios latest and this game is ridiculously violent. The two main characters — Yuki and Dishwasher — make use of an assortment of weapons across 13 levels and 50 challenge stages....

Sony Online Entertainment’sThe Agencyisn’t a typical MMO. SOE describes it as a “fast-paced, action shooter” set in an online environment. Using either a first- or third-person view, players will be charged with killing each other with their created characters (spies) in a variety of deathmatch style modes or in MMO-type instances. Instances are, apparently, engaged similarly toPhantasy Star Online. Players can choose multiple exits to different skirmishes in the game’s central hub....

Ubisoft’s E3 press conference kicked off with Q Entertainment’s Tetsuya Mizuguchi wearing a swanky pair of white gloves while he worked it on stage with his new Kinect-centric game,Child of Eden. Basically, it wasamazing. Hopefully we’ll get some direct-feed footage of it soon, but until then, enjoy the super blurry attached screenshots. Child of Eden, as you may expect, is a lot likeRez. It’s also the first Kinect game to really have me interested — and believing — in the device’s potential....

As Haley’s been telling you, like NOW. Seriously. Go turn on your 360. Titles likeBridge to TerabithiaandThe Fox and The Hound 2are among a growing library of Disney films available for download. We’re not kidding about the “growing” part, either. The list is getting longer by the minute. Microsoft is making good use of its partnership with Disney-ABC Domestic Television in an effort to reach the younger market, but don’t let that fool you....

So, yeah,Mario Kart 3DSis here at E3, and it is EXACTLY LIKEMARIO KART! But don’t take that as a negative thing. If you likeMario Kart, you will love this game!Mario Kart 3DSlooks as great and plays as smooth as all the other entries in the series. There are a few changes, such as the ability to upgrade your kart with new body, wheels, and accessories — as well as sequences that find your kart flying through the air with a hang glider attachment or swimming through the sea with a propeller — but, other than that, not much is different....

Polish gaming Web site Polygamia tells us that theArmy of Twostreet date was broken over there, but that’s not the real news item. Our focus here is on a bit of history that Electronic Arts seems to have missed. When street dates are broken and games sneak out early, less fortunate gamers tend to pay extra attention at those “look at me, I got it early” pictures that the more fortunate share....

Every year, Sony Computer Entertainment America promises that it will be the PSP’s time to shine. Every year, that is revealed as a lie. However, the ESRB has apparently spilled the beans on not one, not two, but fifteen SCEA games that have set their sights on a PlayStation Portable release this year. Among the games revealed are FingerConnection,Homerun Hitters,Love Cupid,Busy Sweets Factory,Charge! Tank Squad!,Music Quiz,One Two Boat Racing,Pile Up Bakery,Pinball Duel,Quiz Animania,Ramen Heaven,Sheep Defense, Shogi,Sweet Reversi, andTonzurakko....

I’ve been keeping a close eye onCursed Mountainsince it was announced, but even more so after I got my hands on it at E3 — as you know if you read my coverage, I believe this game has the makings to be the horror game of the year if the story follows through as much as it seems. Checking out the ESRB website recently, I noticed thattheir listingfor the Wii exclusive title also says the game is coming to PC....