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We’re excited aboutLeft 4 Dead, and if we had time, we would play it on both the Xbox 360 and the PC. At the same time, if possible. Also, if the rumored PS3 versions comes to light, we might buy that, too. Just in case something happens to our 360 and PC copies. But how about on the Nintendo DS?Australia’s Office of Film and Literature Classificationis listing a version ofLeft 4 Deadfor Nintendo’s handheld, and if this turns out to be an actual product, our minds are blown....

Those crazy guys behind the sex adventure gameBoneTownhave released a trailer forBoneCraft. BoneCraftis an upcoming fantasy/sci-fi game parodying the famous Blizzard money-makers. The game will have elf prostitutes, horny orcs, and drunken space marines. Being a fan of theLeisure Suit Larryfranchise I get a kick out of this stuff. Perhaps there may be an appearance by a troll version of Ron Jeremy. For all you over-18 dtoiders,BoneCraftwill be out later this year; get your fap tissues ready....

Street Fighterfans have known about Oni for a while now. In fact, Dtoid is one of the few places you can still see some of the initiallyleaked videos of Oni and Evil RyuinSuper Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, as Capcom ripped down most of those vids from Youtube. Maybe they’ll be less harsh about thatOni footagefrom here on out, as the character was officially announced in Japan today. We still don’t know exactly who Oni is, which is definitely part of the fun here....

If you’re anything like me, you’ll spend a few hours of each day rounding children with epilepsy up and sitting them in front of a strobe light until they start to resemble screaming, crying vibrators. The British government, however, doesn’t seem to find epileptic fits quite so amusing and hasput pressure on game developersto screen their games for images and effects that could cause them. Conservative MP John Penrose submitted the motion in Parliament and has been backed by dozens of his fellow slimeballs … um … politicians....

I’ve gone on record more than once over my distaste for MMOs, butEVE Onlinehas always been an exception, an asterisk slapped on an otherwise lengthy list of games I’d sooner rip my toenails off than play. Its single-shard, trulypersistentpersistent world is a theater of daily struggle in which command of the assets and locales that make the whole damn thinggoare in constant ebb and flow. The politics are heavy, the alliances necessary, and unlike any other game, what you do inEVEhas an honest impact on the world that surrounds you....

I have never playedPhalanx. The SNES/Sharp X68000 computer game was never something I had the pleasure of playing. Beyond the fact that it’s a space shooter I know absolutely nothing about it. Normally in this situation (it happens) I do some research on Wikipedia or another 100 percent reliable internet source and then come out talking like I knew it all along. However, I’m not going to ruin the greatest mystery in gaming just so I can impress you....

We’re gonna try to talk aboutGod of War IIItonight without going heavily into spoiler territory. Shouldn’t be hard given the fact that so very little of the game can actuallybespoiled, but hey — if things get rough, we’ll do a specialspoilertoidepisode later this week. No matter what happens, though, we’ll still need listener questions. Hit the jump and supply them, if you would.

Highlights include: – Make sure to get your hands on a copy of the 1997Street Fightermovie for next week’s episode – The above art was made by Luke Barnard – Destructoid community lovefest – The joke that isn’t a joke – No after-show conversations because the show was so damn long to begin with The best question this week came fromDarth Kupi, because it gave us all a chance to vent and make jokes at someone else’s expense....

Continuing the trend of the week, Majesco has revealed their E3 line-up. They’re only showing six titles next week and one of those games is sure to be a giant hit with retro fans. I cannot wait to check outa boy and his blob. The game is absolutely gorgeous and looks like so much fun. The only problem here is that I’m going to have to punch out Chad in order to get to play this next week....

Hell hath no fury like the combined might of PS3 and PC owners. The long-running controversy overCall of Duty: Black Ops‘ alleged poor quality on anything that isn’t an Xbox 360 has reached a head with UK pressure group Gamers’ Voice taking this issue to the government with a formal complaint. Gamers’ Voice accuses Activision of using PS3/PC players “like game testers” and calls Black Ops an “unfinished” piece of software....

Escape Planwas announced for the PlayStation Vita at the Sony press conference at gamescom, but not much information was really divulged.Escape Planis a puzzle game in which two rather odd-looking characters must attempt to escape from an elaborate prison filled with all kinds of dangerous and devious traps. We were invited to come and find out more about the monochrome world that this game takes place in and it’s one to keep an eye on....

Kart racers are perhaps the most immediately shunned genre in all of gaming. Its unpopularity only rivaled by the colossal success of theMario Kartseries. It seems that sinceMario Kart’sinception, everyone else has been copying the template and received tepid results at best. Jimmie Johnson: Anything with an Engineis the latest challenger to the throne. While it certainly copies theMario Kartformula (a comparison the devs do not shy away from), it tweaks the how-to-make-a-kart-racer blueprint to offer people a little something different....

Nintendo is sending out a Professor Layton lookalike to four major cities across the United States. Why? To give people free stuff! Tomorrow, the Layton will be somewhere in Minneapolis from 11AM to 1PM. If you spot the Layton, approach him and he’ll challenge you into solving some puzzle. Solve it and you could win a copy of the newProfessor Layton and the Diabolical Boxor a Nintendo DS system. Layton will also be visiting: At 10AM on each date Layton is making an appearance, theofficial Web sitewill have a clue giving you an idea as to where exactly Layton will be appearing....