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We ought to run a feature on Destructoid called “guess what the Sony advert is trying to f*cking say.” We could also take bets on which class-A drug was being ingested while said advert was conceived. Anyway, this latest in a long line of twisted brainwrongs seems to be aimed at women, although what it’s trying totellthem is anybody’s guess. Sony may be attempting to suggest that inside every fat man is a thin woman....

We’ve got more than a sneaking suspicion that a new Hitman title is about to be announced sometime soon. Talk of the gamedates back to 2009, and late last year a “Hitman 5”showed up on a few resumes. Now the game may officially have a name: Square Enix Europe has recently trademarked Hitman: Absolution. For reference, the words “Deus Ex: Human Revolution”were trademarkedby Square a few months before that game’s name was officially unveiled....

File this one under random, and a good reason you’ll want to buyPinball FXon Xbox LIVE Arcade. Capcom has announced that they’ve teamed with ZEN Studios to deliver an officially licensedStreet Fightertable forPinball FXon November 12. The table features artwork and sound effects from the originalStreet Fighter II, as well as special combo shots and animated punches and special moves. No word on pricing, butPinball FXwill set you back 800 MS Points, and other tables — like ZEN’sRocky & Bullwinkletable — went for about 200 MS Points a piece....

Well, Club Nintendo in Japan. One of the best parts ofSuper Mario Galaxy 2is its orchestrated soundtrack. It’s unbelievably good, so it makes sense that people would want this. But do you know who is going to be first to get it? The Club Nintendo Japan members, of course. While the last Galaxy soundtrack release was only for Platinum Members in Japan, this sequel’s soundtrack will be available to all members for 500 points, or to those who purchased the game for 300 points....

The wholeTekken 6on the Xbox 360 waskind of shaky at first, but now it’s a confirmedyes. It’s too bad that Namco Bandai’s Tekken team is having technical troubles with the Xbox 360 version of the fighter. First off, it seems that fitting the game onto a DVD is an issue. Executive producer Katsuhiro Harada toldX360 magazinethat it has been a “challenge to fit this game onto one DVD and to make sure the data is read at a fast rate....

During today’s EA Press Conference held in Tokyo, we were treated to a glimpse of the very first footage ever shown on a brand new title for the DS. CalledTsumuji(which means “Whirlwind”), the game immediately reminded me in style and tone ofThe Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass— and I mean that as a major compliment. The game places you in the role of a ninja of indeterminable gender (it looks pretty, but could be male — this is Japan-developed, after all) who appears to be on an adventure that will involve puzzle-solving, a bit of platforming and lots of other good fun....

Square Enix has been generous to its fans each year at Tokyo Game Show, handing out sampler CDs featuring music from many of their upcoming games and arrangement albums to those who visit their on-site merchandise store. This year is no different, and theSquare Enix Music Sampler CD 2011 Vol. 6contains many surprises among its twelve tracks. In addition to the standard titles you’d expect, includingFinal Fantasy XIII-2andFinal Fantasy Type-0, the disc also features a track fromBravely Defaultand evenTheatrhythm: Final Fantasy, suggesting an official soundtrack album is in the works, as well as several newly-announced arrange albums such asPiano Collections Final Fantasy I – II – IIIand anEl Shaddairemix album titledElshaddai & The Astrals....

Happy day!Lollipop Chainsawis coming to the US and a bunch of other territories, too. J Ro previewedDiablo III, Jesse talked to Yoshinori Ono aboutStreet Fighterthings, it’s shark week and other stuff happened. You know, just look below you jerks. Destructoid Original:Blizzard is bringing real-money auctions to Diablo IIINew releases: Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet and morePodtoid 161 records tomorrow, give us some askings!Bloggers Wanted: eSportsEvo2k11: Interview with producer Yoshinori OnoLive show: Grab Resistance 3 beta codes on Mash Tactics!...

Freddie Wong loves himself some violence. Spotted on The Awesomer. Dtoid will be at MAGFest, check out what the Dtoid city groups are doing for January, Andrew tells us how 2010 sucked, Conrad debuts his news Indie Quickie series, Jim reviewedLittleBigPlanet 2, Dale tells us aboutRadiant Historia,WoWexpansion sells a lot and more happened on 1/10/11. Destructoid Originals:When and Where: Destructoid’s photo at MAGFestNew releases: DC Universe, Ghost Trick, Prinny 2 & more!...

I think it’s safe to assume that once the final “Summer of Arcade” game (Castle Crashers) hits Xbox LIVE Arcade, it’s straight back to the same filth we’re all so fond of. Case in point: THQ has announced thatAre You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?is headed for XBLA. Details are scant for the time being, but you’re able to be sure that Destructoid will keep you up-to-date with any and allAre You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?...

Metroid: Zero Mission Remaking a game (especially a classic one) is a very risky endeavor. On the one hand, designers don’t want to ruin what made the game a classic to begin with, usually just releasing an almost perfectly designed clone of the original and adding new and improved graphical polish here and there to keep things interesting. But is this visually enhanced approach too boring? Why remake a game just to make it a little bit prettier?...

Hotel Dusk When the Nintendo DS came out it was full of new and exciting features never before seen in a videogame system. Sadly, most of these features — in particular the touch screen and microphone — were not perfected until almost a year after the popular handheld’s release. But once the featureswereperfected, designers found ways to implement some pretty amazing things into their games. While most of these were impressive, some innovations took things to the next level — a level most didn’t even know existed — and completely changed the way people experienced a videogame....

Next week’s Rock Band downloadable content is an interesting mix.A few days ago, we told you about the two tracks taken from Nickelodeon’s made-for-tv film,Speculacular!— Nikko’s “Break My Heart” and “Don’t Tell Me.” Both tracks will cost $0.99 (80 MS Points). If that’s not your thing, don’t worry, you’ll have more choices. Including: Each of those tracks will run you $1.99 (160 MS Points). Additionally, you can pick up the three Thin Lizzy tracks in one pack for $5....