As a series,Alone in the Darkhas a bit of a tainted history. Its first title is credited with creating the feel of the Survival Horror genre and is a landmark game. From that lofty peak, however, what started it all has produced one mediocre sequel after another and has been consistently outshined by the likes ofResident EvilandSilent Hill. And let’s not even talk about the Uwe Boll film adaptation. Eden Games aimed to change all of that this year by giving the old property more than just a new coat of paint....

Hey Destructards, the new episode of The Destructoid Show is here to rock the ass off your Monday blues. In this episode, we discuss the latest news about the 3DS, specifically it’ssucktronic battery life, and how Nintendo’s beensecretly working on 3Dfor like a decade now. We also talk aboutGearbox’s postponementofAliens: Colonial Marines,big bushy beardsinElder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and howBayonetta’screator isterrified of women. We’re also holdinga contest to give away gigantic beanbag chairs, and you’re a nitwit if you don’t want one because they’re magical....

It’s Friday, and time for another video ofDeus Ex: Human Revolution. You know what it is. This time, Adam Jensen is showing off the three different main approaches in the game. Kicking it with in the aggressive mode, kicking it in the stealth mode, or even being adaptive; which approach will you take? Whatever you choose, it looks like it will be fun, fun, fun, fun!Deus Ex: Human Revolutionis out on August 23rd in North America, and the UK release comes three days afterwards....

(Editor’s Note: I realize Colette usually handles these arts n’ crafts type posts, but she’s spending the week on the Champs-Élysées educating French orphans on the dangers of intrauterine devices. Those lil’ rascals manage to stick those thingseverywhere! — Nex) If you ever needed proof that the gaming generation is growing up, you need look no further than thisSuper Mario Bros.clock. It combines the subtle elegance of the Mushroom Kingdom with the timeless time-keeping of a wall clock, and in doing so, it cements the idea that our generation is very capable of shopping for groceries, dressing ourselves, and raising children of our own without resulting to foot-burning as a means of discipline....

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Dungeon Siege IIIis getting a demo and it’s coming fairly soon. How soon, exactly? Well, read this article and find out, you silly sod! The first system to get the demo will be the Xbox 360 on May 31. The PS3 and PC will have to wait a week, unleashing the demo on June 7. That’s slap-bang in the middle of E3. Always makes me think a publisher’s trying to hide something when it pulls an E3 release....

I’ll say it right now:Kinect SportsisWii Sports…for Kinect. That’s hardly a bad thing, asWii Sportsis pretty awesome. Plus, it’s being developed by Rare. In fact, a man from Rare was right on hand to demonstrate exactly how enthusiastic you can be when stirring up a crowd of avatars to do the wave, or how to act when running a virtual 200-meter hurdle. By that I mean “run in place a bunch and jump up and down a lot”....

Still trying to forget about its past fall fromgrace, EA is looking to further expand the reaches of its empire inJapanthrough a few well-placed acquisitions and partnerships of “mutual benefit.” You know, the typical stuff that all developers and publishers dream about at night. This follows on the heels of their investments inChinaandKorea, which may have raised a few eyebrows. However, before lighting the torches and rounding up the Calvary for a good old fashioned gnashing of teeth and hatorade jam session, I invite you to ponder over what EA Asia’s president Jon Niermann had to say during an interview with the Financial Times:...

If you’re into movies at all, then you’ve no doubt heard about James Cameron’sAvatar. It’s being hyped up as the movie event of the century and like any potential blockbuster, a videogame is being developed on it. Unlike most typical videogames based on movies,Avatar: The Gameis a prequel and sets up the events that take place in the film. Ben PerLee brought us a preview ofJames Cameron’s Avatar: The Gamefor the Wiiwhich is a little different than the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 version of the game....

Seeing as howFar Cry 2tells the story of one man trying to uncover the location of aruthless arms dealerin strife-filled Africa, it would be easy to imagine the game as a lone-guerrilla sort of experience. That’s clearly not the case, though, if therecently revealedachievements are anything to go by. I count seven achievements that require you to assist, or be assisted by, your buddies. Clearly Ubisoft didn’t want players to traipse across the savanna experiencing human interactions that only involve bullets and big explosions....

While watering his virtual crops, an anonymous member of the Destructoid staff (who doesn’t want to be outed as aFarmVilleplayer) stumbled across this absolutely amazing picture, proving thatFarmVilleis actually good for somethingotherthan giving housewives the ability to annoy the everloving sh*t out of me. As you may see, Dtoider VampireChrist turned his farm into an awesome tribute toFinal Fantasy. Yes, he’s made Kefka and his friends entirely out of FarmVille crops....

[It’s not a theme about hating stuff in videogames without a blog about Sephiroth. — CTZ] Final Fantasy VIIwas the first proper RPG I’d ever played. I think my favourite game prior to that was probablySonic the Hedgehog. That kind of lets you know how little experience I had at that point with story driven games. The idea that a game could contain such a compelling story with characters you actually cared about wasn’t something I had really expected, I certainly didn’t expect that a game could make such an emotional connection with me....

It was inevitable, but it’s good to get it confirmed, right? Koei Tecmo’sDynasty Warriors-style take onFist of the North Starhasbeen confirmedfor release outside of Japan. Although Koei has yet to issue anofficialannouncement, a newspaper interview with Koei Tecmo CEOKenji Matsubara stated implicitly that the publisher has plans for a worldwide sale. This is the same interview in whichMatsubarastated that his beliefthat the game will sell at least a million copies in Japan alone....