It wouldn’t be a videogame controversy without FOX News trying to have a ham-fisted, awkward and ill-informed debate about it.Modern Warfare 2has generated all sorts of intelligent and interesting discussion about its infamous “No Russian” level, and FOX doesnotcontribute to that discussion with this embarrassing mess of a segment. Check out the video. The guy they brought in to defend the game loses his train and thought and seems totally unprepared for even the laziest and most predictable arguments, the guy they got to attack the game actually does a better job of makingModern Warfare 2lookgood, and the host desperately tries to spark off aMass Effectstyle wave of panic and fails miserably because he clearly knows nothing of the game and doesn’t know what’s so bad about it outside of “THE TERRORISM!...

This footage is allegedly fromStar Wars Battlefront III. According toKotaku, this was an in-house video shown during a Free Radical meeting in November — a month before Free Radicalclosed up shop.Battlefront IIIis rumored to be in the hands of Renegade, the company responsible forStar Wars Battlefront IIandRenegade Squadronon the PlayStation Portable. Even though the timing sucks, the game looked quite sharp while Free Radical was developing it. The opening doesn’t show much action, but it does reveal some smooth vehicle footage....

This has been one hell of a big week for online gaming. The simple inclusion of predator drones alone inModern Warfare 2‘s multiplayer instantly had me falling in love with an already satisfying experience. The sleek new user interface, the crazy new killstreaks, the fact that there are now so many challenges, you basically get to hear the “F**K YEAH! YOU ROCK” guy screaming/guitar riff challenge completed effect during every match — it’sso good....

Commander Shepard has to assemble the nastiest and deadliest cast of characters around him if he — and the rest of human civilization — is to have a chance at finding out why his race is disappearing inMass Effect 2. The faceless assassin Thane is one of these characters. Add Grunt to the sure-to-be-growing list. Grunt is described as an erratic Krogan whoneverfelt defeat. Like Wrex, Grunt is billed as a strong fighter with a mean streak....

To get you in the mood for the upcomingGears of War 3, Epic Games and Microsoft have announced the release of theGears of War Triple Pack. This special bundle collects bothGears of WarandGears of War 2, plusGears of War 2‘s “Road to Ruin” campaign. In addition to that, the collection boasts 19 extra multiplayer maps for a total of 38 maps spread across both games. All of this comes at what could be considered a rather bargain price of $29....

TheHalo: Reachbeta is here, and we’ve got codes to give away! 25 to be exact. We won’t be giving them away right at this moment, but I wanted to give everyone a heads up on how this will work, and when it will go down. At 4:00 PM Eastern time, is when this will all go down. It’s then that I will post another story which will contain a numbered list of 25 redeemable codes....

A 19-year-old Essex resident has been arrested by Scotland Yard under suspicion of hack attacks and possible connection to LulzSec the mysterious group of self-styled lizards that have claimed responsibility for asignificant number of attacksagainst videogame publishers. The suspect has been named Ryan Cleary and is thought to be a former Anonymous member. “The arrest follows an investigation into network intrusions and distributed denial of service attacks against a number of international business and intelligence agencies by what is believed to be the same hacking group,” said a Scotland Yard spokesman....

I submitevidenceof one man, which I am going to use to paintallWorld of Warcraftplayers as subhuman scumworms who deserve to be shot. This creature owns 36WoWaccounts, plays them at the same time on 11 computers, and goes on solo raids. He can’t even make friends in avideogame. TheWoWnutbag goes by the name of Bradster, leading me to believe it is our very own Brad Nicholson. The 36 accounts costs him $5711 in subscription fees: “Not bad considering I’m looking at it like it’s a hobby and there are more expensive hobbies out there thanWorld of Warcraft....

Destructoid readers should no doubt be aware of Luc Bernard’s gameEternity’s Child. The designer — who isactive in the Destructoid community— has for awhile now been documenting the title’s development quite publicly. Originally conceived as an Xbox LIVE Arcade title,Eternity’s Childwill eventually be finding its home on the Wii via WiiWare and PCs by way of Valve’s Steam service later this year. The developer was kind enough to send a preview build of the game my way, which contained two levels that will eventually make it into the final product (Bernard is hoping for about 20 in all)....

Pilotwingsis back, and… well, it’sPilotwingsin 3D with Miis on Nintendo’s Wuhu resort island. Who’s arguing, right? Earlier this week I got my first hands on with the franchise revival,Pilotwings Resortfor the Nintendo 3DS, and it’s exactly what I’d hoped for: a colorful, enjoyable series of flight challenges that brought memories of joining the “Flight Club” for the first time flooding back. Pilotwings Resortfor the Nintendo 3DS includes the same events you loved — all three of them: plane, rocket belt, and hang glider....

Right now it is 11:23 p.m. on Friday night, and being a totally extremely cool person I am home writing, but I can already tell you that I will probably get no sleep until this post actually goes live at 2 p.m. on Saturday thanks mostly in part to1Up’s 2009 list of 101 free games to play. Who in God’s name has this much free time on their hands? I write about games for a living and I couldn’t get through all of these....

You made a bet with ushere at Destructoid, and I take it me in specific, since I wrote the article. That bet was thatCivil War: A Nation Dividedfor the Xbox 360, would get a rating equal to or higher than a 7.5. Well, some of the ratings have been coming in, so let’s take a look: Average onGameRankings: 58% Average onMetaCritic: 54% IGN: 5.0 out of 10.0 Gamespot: 5....

Hey, you! Yea, you! Do want to make money quick? Do you want women, power and fast cars? Do you want to be snorting cocaine off a hooker within the next six weeks? Well, if you’re Lil’ Poison, Arjun Mehta or Lim Ding Wen, you’re able to’t do those thingswe promised youthis past weekend. However, you can still buy all the candy you want. Videogames are full of people who want to make money off their favorite hobby, andYahoorecently featured a group of them, focusing on just how amazingly young some of them are....