(In honor of the upcomingRally to Restore Sanity/March to Keep Fear AliveI shall deliver all the news this weekend twice: First the sane way, and then the fear way. It’s the weekend, I get to do stuff like this (I hope… please don’t fire me). Sane:Thesefull release of theZeldagames’ soundtracksseem to be pretty popular (more so than I thought they would be) so it brings me great pleasure to let you know that one of the greatZeldasoundtracks is now up in the form ofA Link to the Past....

Ubisoft was kind enough to release a pile of screenshots today for the not-far-offDriver: San Francisco. The gallery includes a selection licensed cars, running from the police and other shenanigans. Launch the gallery below to check them out for yourself. The game looks beautiful and the shift mechanic sounds like a really interesting idea; the100+ licensed carsisn’t that bad of a touch either. The game has been plagued with a bit ofcontroversyanddelaysin the past few months, but with the release just around the corner I’m getting quite anxious to check outDriver: San Franciscofor myself....

If you love fake bass guitars, live in the UK and fancy pre-ordering theGuitar Hero World Tour“super bundle,” then all your fantasies are about to come true. Activisionis offeringa free official bass peripheral for any bundle pre-orders made at any retailer. Activision’s UK and Ireland marketing boss David Tyler is calling the offer of a £50.00 bass “the biggest pre-order incentive the industry has ever seen.” Guitar Hero fans can pre-order the item from a store or online, and Activision will make sure you get a shiny toy instrument....

I like theAssassin’s Creedgames, I do, but how many clusters of brainless guards does Ezio have to dispatch before his target, generally a high-ranking Templar, realizes that these thugs and soldiers won’t win. Seriously, watch this trailer. HE CASUALLY REACHES BACK AND STABS A GUY IN THE SKULL. As a matter of fact, Ezio’s target in this video puts it quite well: “Could it be that you are every bit as deadly as the legends say, or am I in charge of an army of drunks swinging sticks?...

Sega has issued a batch of brand new screenshots today, revealing a number of alternative forms that players can acquire inBayonetta. The titular hero will have the power to transform into a bird, a dog, and a flock of bats that may or may not be carrying bombs or something. It also appears as if she can summon tiny little hairy skulls. This game is insane. As well as the official screens, a number of alternative costumes for Bayonetta have also been discovered andposted onlinefor all to see....

Many of you that woke up this morning and checked your Xbox 360 to see if thatBioShockdemoever finished downloading may have noticed a nice suprise: the demo forBeautiful Katamariis now available. This thing went up so fast that there’s even a typo (‘itssize’ is missing a space) in the download description. North Americans can nab this 432mb demo this morning, provided that their “Active Downloads” list isn’t still backed up and that they have enough hard drive space left....

Custom cakes rule.This World of Warcraftcake was created byArs Technica.comforum member, River-Wind’s friend for her boyfriend. Did you get all that? I didn’t lose you, did I? Good. The cake is so good that the baker even detailed the wooden shield with wood grain. Now that’s talent. Expect to see pictures of this cake to be all overWarcraftsites for the next couple of weeks. [ViaDigg.com]

Valve has begun accepting sign-ups for theDota 2beta. You can get yourself put on the “I’m interested. Give me one of those codes!” listover here. That link is also where you’ll find information about the impending gamescom tournament, including the schedule, how the teams are being matched up, and more. The timing is going to be crazy for those of us not in Europe, but I’m pumped to hear the broadcasters spout off phrases I don’t understand, regardless....

The bunch responsible for graciously giving the worldBionic Commando: Rearmedhas founded a studio of its very own: Might&Delight. Is that an amazing name for a company or what? As the tags for this post probably gave away, I’m more than a little pumped to hear this fabulous news. Based out of Stockholm, Sweden, Might&Delight “will continue to explore the wonderful collaboration that led toBionic Commando: Rearmed.” Thestudio websitedoesn’t tell what their first project under the new name will be, but we are given a small hint....

BoingBoing brings uswordof one of the very few flaws in 2K’sbelovedBioShock, the presence of an insidious DRM scheme within its PC release. While the article begins with the amazingly bias heading of “2K’sBioShockis easily the most overhyped game so far this year“, it does manage to raise some interesting points regarding the completely overlooked issue of what sort of content protection crippleware 2K managed to inject into its magnum opus in both Steam and retail box versions of the title....

Just when things couldn’t get worse for Sony, it looks like karma has yet another surprise in store. According to several members of theAVS Forums, Blu-ray copies ofThe Prestigeare starting to rot like oldStar Warstoys. Identifiable by little spots underneath the surface of the disc, the mould renders an unlucky copy unplayable in a manner similar to the rot that has befallen certain Laserdiscs, CDs and DVDs in the past....

A while ago,Brütal Legenddeveloper Tim Schafercalled Activision CEO Bobby Kotick a prick, following the former publishers attempts to block Electronic Arts from releasing his game. Today, the flame-maned demon prince of videogames has hit back, and he’s hit Schafer where it hurts — the work ethic. “Tim Schafer. The guy comes out and says I’m a prick. I’ve never met him in my life — I’ve never had anything to do with him,” explains the nefarious businessman....

I meant to post this yesterday, but was trying to recover from partying with thePure Pwnagecrew, a recovery which consisted mainly of me rubbing my many sore spots, holding my stomach and groaning, all the while telling the blatant lie; “I’ll never drink again.” Do stay tuned to Destructoid for an exclusive PP interview from Lord Houghton. In the meantime, here’s a video that’s sure to satiate your need to be even more pitiful and geeksome than you are right now, as you learn how to build your own LEGO link in all his 8-bit glory....