LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: This just in! I have been corrupted by videogames and amnota douchebag! I was just outside the FOXTOID offices buying a coffee from a vendor on the street when an old woman accidentally bumped into me as she was trying to navigate the bustling crowds of people. When she hit my arm, she unwittingly made me spill some of the hot drink on my new Armani suit....
The Nintendo 3DS is officially due togo down in priceon August 12, but if you head to Walmart, you’ll be able to get the discounted $169.99 system early. It’ll be reducing the price on Tuesday, August 9. The rogues among you might have already guessed the implication of this, as savvy customers will now be able to get a cheaper 3DS and qualify for Nintendo’s “Ambassador” initiative, which was set up to reward early adopters who paid full price....
[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.] The second episode of Machinima’s new series, Critical Flaw, went up not to long ago and it sees the two main stars playingModern Warfare 2with Jesus. As it turns out, Jesus is a big fat cheater. What a jerk. First up after the break isTeam Fortress 2in real life....
So you’re sitting there, pwning n00bs inHaloon Live and all of a sudden, BAM, here comes Satan himself. Actually, he had good reason to come. You inadvertently made a bet with him while you were in the middle of your shit talking. So now it’s you versus the Devil. The odds? If Satan wins, he gets to keep your soul. If you win, you get to fck him in the ass....
Most every game that hits the shelves attempts to tell some sort of story. Whether it be a tale of a captured love, who lies in a faraway castle, or one of revenge, striking down those who cursed your family. Some games attempt to achieve more, by having the player experience the story, and feel as though they are an active part of what is going on. Whatever the case may be, there is still the all-important cutscene....
SighPerhaps we shouldn’t run any contests under the guise of sports — maybe then, we’d get more than a (baby’s) handful of entries. People, we must confess: we figured you would be willing to go above and beyond for a chance at a PS3, especially with all the great games available for the console this season (MotorStorm: Pacific Rift,LittleBigPlanet,Resistance 2). But obviously, we were sadly mistaken in our overestimation of your desire for a free videogame console....
I have been a very big fan of theWitcher 2since its release and I was very disappointed to learn that the Xbox 360 version had been pushed back to Q1 2012. Yet CD Projket Red has been hard at work and until my non-PC gamnig friends can join me in my love forWitcher 2, its newest update is set to keep us all very happy indeed. Not only do I get to interview the cute guy from CD Prjoekt Red, but I learn about the new “Dark” difficulty level and Arena mode, the brilliant price tag that CD Projekt are givingWitcher 2 2....
I’m not going to lie. I was so lost when trying to playViva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise. It’s not my type of game at all, and I felt like a fish out of water trying to play it in the time allowed. So instead of a normal hands-on deal, I’m just going to lay out some of the new features that thisViva Piñatawill have: Hit the jump for the really awesome LIVE Vision integration and the new real-life card system that I was actually able to understand and go into much greater detail on....
We did a little digging and couldn’t find an official release date anywhere, so this may be the first hint thatCastlevania: Symphony of the Nightfor Xbox Live Arcade could come to Xbox 360 users within the next couple of weeks. According to this posting onXbox.com’s Calendar of Eventspage, it seems as if Microsoft is already planning an event for the game to take place on March 26 — which of course means the game would have to be released before then....
Make some noise folks,Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2is almost here. By the time August rolls around, the follow-up to the downloadable brawler will be available for all the cool platforms: PlayStation Network, Xbox LIVE Arcade and Steam. Below the fold is a new teaser — which just so happens to announce this information — for your viewing pleasure. The teaser features plenty of combat and aggression. There’s door smashing, vigilante busting and even a glimpse of a few unique superpowers....
Americans, give yourselves a pat on the back, for it’s you that the busty Naomi Kimishima (as above) has to thank for her current line of work inTrauma Team‘s forensics department. As you may know fromDestructoid’s preview of the game,Trauma Teamcovers six action-packed branches of the medical profession: Surgery, Diagnostics, Endoscopy, Orthopedics, First Response, and Forensics. According toa roundtable discussionplaced on the Atlus website about the game’s features, suggestions from Atlus USA influenced the development of that last mechanic....
Look, it’s not you. You’re great. It’sStarcraft II. It just thinks that maybe you two should have some distance for a while. Blizzard will be taking theStarcraft IIbeta servers offline on May 31st. Once down, they’ll be making some software and hardware changes over the course of the next several weeks before bringing it all back online again for their final phase of beta testing. Then they’ll be up for a couple more weeks before the game launches on July 27th....
If you’re wondering where the hell those 20 freeRock Band 2tracks that were supposed to be released on November 4, wonder no longer. They’re coming. Just not, you know, right now. According to a post by Harmonix’s Sean Baptiste on the official Rock Band forums, codes were going out (via email) last night, slowly but surely. That was yesterday, and today is today. And today the story is a bit different....
