Is Puzzle Arcade coming to XBLA next week? We hope so!

According to its splash page at Xbox.com, the Eidos-published Xbox LIVE Arcade titlePuzzle Arcadeis on its way to Xbox LIVE next week for 800 Microsoft Points. There’s nothing particularly new or special aboutPuzzle Arcade— it’s simply a game where you put jigsaw puzzles together using a number of pre-loaded images (other 35 are included). The game can be played with up to four gamers on the same console in both classic and timed modes where you’ll gain points for quick thinking....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Brittany Wilkerson

Is that Mango Sentinel in my Marvel vs. Capcom 3?

Why yes, yes it is. Following Nick’sextensive poston the alternate costumes ofMarvel vs. Capcom 3, which was only able to cover then-announced characters, the Marvel blog has detailed even more alt outfits for the almost-freaking-here fighting game. Personally, my eyes skipped straight down to the bottom of the page where Mango Sentinel (of Haagen-Dazs and curleh mustache fame) is shown. Can you blame me? Follow through on that first link for the goods....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 73 words · Nicholas Cervantes

It still prints money: Nintendo sold a ton of product last week

I know — the above image is getting old. But when will it stop being relevant? Apparently not this year, as Nintendo has reported that last week was a “historic sales” week for the company and its products. With last week’s Black Friday signaling the start of the holiday shopping season, we were a bit critical ofSony touting percentage increasesduring this obviously booming retail week. Nintendo, however, drops some hard numbers....

July 15, 2025 · 4 min · 717 words · Robert Lopez

Its a big, bad world out there, Link

A while back Nex brought to ourattentiontheZREO projectwhich was started to recreate all The Legend of Zelda series music with an orchestra sound. This is a great project and Nex did a great job of covering these excellent recreations. However I felt he missed one of the finer points of these soundtracks which is theirCD artwork. The ZREO project decided to create a series of cd covers that featured our favorite Hyrulian hero trekking through the vast landscapes of our world instead of Hyrule....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Nicole Warner

Japan gets a release date for Muramasa: The Demon Blade

You may remember my sorrow over hearingMuramasa: The Demon Bladehad beenpushed back to 2009, but the good news is if you can read Japanese (or don’t mind navigating blindly), you can get your hands on the game much sooner, because the JP release date has just been confirmed for April 9th. Not long at all! On the other hand, I wouldn’t be surprised if we hear about a US release date soon, so if you can be patient, you may have this beautiful title in your hands sooner than you think....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Tammy Whitaker

Jeepers, this new Archie game is swell and wholesome!

Believe it or not, I used to readArchiecomics. Y’know,Archie. First created in 1939, continuing today, still adhering to the principles of theComics Code Authority.That Archie. And it’s getting a game. Archie’s Riverdale Run, developed by fXLabs of Hyderabad, is scheduled for release on the PC – and eventually consoles. According to the description, it willfinallyallow players to “assume the roles of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, or Reggie as they explore the town of Riverdale solving fun and challenging missions....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Lance Bailey

Kinect Star Wars gets Force pushed into 2012

One of Microsoft’s premiere Kinect-exclusive titles,Kinect Star Wars, won’t be making a holiday release as originally planned. Microsoft toldOfficial Xbox Magazine UKtoday that it has made the decision to push the game into the new year to reach the title’s “full potential.” The delay applies to not only the game, but theKinect Star WarsLimited Edition console, as well. (That should be obvious, considering part of that package include theKinect Star Warsgame....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Christy Diaz

Last call! Win an Xbox 360 Slim and Madden NFL 11

Destructoid is giving away an Xbox 360 Slim with a 250GB HDD and a copy ofMadden NFL 11this week, thanks to GameStop!Pre-ordering the newMaddenfrom GameStop will get you 20,000 in-game coins to help you create a better football team. That’s not all from GameStop! Each week, GameStop features exclusive content as part of their “Madden Mondays” campaign filled with helpful advice from the developers on the game. Additionally, you can enter the“Madden Mondays” text-to-win sweepstakeswhere you can win a VIP trip for two to theMaddentournament finals event....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · Pamela Taylor

Left 4 Dead 2: Meet the Jockey

As werevealed a few days ago,Left 4 Dead 2‘s latest Special Infected is The Jockey, a small little bugger who jumps on a survivor’s back, and is able to control their movement while tearing them apart. He’s made his public debut at PAX, and now the world at large can take a look at him. He is basically Quasimodo. Our gallery has a few more screenshots of the recently revealed new campaign, “Dark Carnival,” involving zombie clowns and more bunting than you can handle....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Theresa Nunez

Live-action Assassin’s Creed: They couldn’t find a koala to play with?

Assassin’s Creedhas been a debacle for days now. Between theless-than-stellar responseand thechildish vagina worshipsurrounding its producer, one gets the feeling that Ubisoft would rather just forget about the game and move on to creatingSplinter Cell: Splinter with a Vengeance.Remember a week ago, though? Everything was roses and sunshine in the Ubisoft camp andAssassin’s Creedwas the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children. That, of course, was the mindset the above boys had when they created this live-action rendition of theCreedtrailer, so it’s not fair judging them now that the entire house of cards has blown into the fire....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Tyler Valenzuela

Louisiana got it right, now for the rest of us

All over the country, people like Jack Thompson are trying to take away your right to play violent video games. They don’t like that you enjoy oral copulation from prostitutes followed by vicious assault with a baseball bat, and they feel it’s their job to legally keep you from it, even if it’s in a fictional world. The trials and tribulations of what has gone onin Louisianacould prove to be a hotbed of legal precedents in dealing with video games in the future, and the long story of this case can be found after the jump....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 556 words · Julie Stephens

Lucia is no pushover in the Dante’s Inferno DLC

The newDante’s Inferno“Trials of St. Lucia” DLC is now out and as the launch trailer shows us, Lucia is no pushover. In fact, she’s an all around badass. I don’t know, something about a gothic-like woman holding a giant scythe is just … sexy. That’s not all we got for you! OH NO! After the break are a couple of moreDante’s InfernoDLC videos walking you through the game. Act now before thirteen more posts are written thus knocking this post off of the front page!...

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Cody Carey

Mario and Luigi are horrible plumbers

The Mario and Luigi you and I know are great heroes. Thanks to College Humor’s latest videogame skit, we now know that if Mario and Luigi were really people, we’d never go anywhere near them. Really, they’d be two badly dressed men that looked like they could snap at any moment. They’d be messed up on drugs, eating flowers and throwing defenseless turtles all day long. Thankfully, the man that hired the plumbers in the first place writes a really strong complaint letter so we’ll never ever have to worry about them again....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · Luis Castillo