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After people found out that some of their favorite little games suddenly featured potatoes yesterday, today Steam has those games on sale — individually or as a ‘Potato Sack Pack.’ All games below are 50% off, and you can snatch up the entire pack for 75% off the total retail value (€34.47/$38.65). No clue until when this promotion will last, but you’re probably best off getting it over the weekend. You can gift spare copies of games you already own, plus you get aTeam Fortress 2potato hat — that becomes available after April 5th — if you have all games on your account!...

Arecent gender studyof MMO players has produced some strange results. University of Delaware Prof. Scott Caplan has been working with Sony to studyEverquest IIplayers, where he found that 40% of them were female. Women are apparently more dedicated than men when it comes to Sony’s MMO, spending more time on the game per day than their male counterparts. The most amusing part of the whole thing, however, is the statement that a high number of bisexuals areEQIIfans....

I admit, I was completely wrong about the Wii. All those jokes about it being two GameCubes taped together was totally way off. The Wii is next gen and it can produce next-gen graphics and situations. I fully admit that I have now been put in my place and I shall dine on crow tonight.Watch this videotaken fromSuper Paper Mariothat has finally forced me to shut up about the Wii being inferior....

Michiru Yamane is a musical badass. Her track record is almost untouchable. She’s best known for her work on many of Konami’s best franchises. The scores forCastlevania: Symphony of the Night, Suikoden IIIandIV,Pro Evolution Soccerand more are on her resume. Now she addsupcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 fighterSkullgirlsto it. “When I first heard about this project I was very excited, since this is my first time working with an American developer,” said composer Michiru Yamane....

Okay, so this isn’t my joystick. Sadly, I don’t feel confident enough to show mine to the internet. Jason Torchinskyis definitely confident enough to show his — it’s huge!BoingBoinglinks us to a video of Jason’s 15-times scale Atari 2600 joystick, which is now on display atFelt Club XL. And, as you’d expect from something so geeky, the unwieldy controller actually works with the Atari 2600 console. According tohis Web page, Jason’s joystick has been around the block....

Get your serious face on for the 3DS Slide Pad. Get all mad and serious. I actually wasn’t mad when I walked up to the lovely Capcom attendant at their TGS booth today. She handed me the Slide Pad to feel for myself. Know that it’s not as bad as some of you all are making it out to be. Sure, it’s big and ugly, and you need to stick a battery in it like it’s 1986, but it feels good in the hand, and it’s not nearly as heavy as I thought it would be....

Today the Destructoid staff sangs songs of cheers and Christmasness. It was very touching and adorable and sweet and then Jim made it weird. Speaking of Jim, Sega sends him the best gifts ever. We got naked on Destructoid Live, win an Xbox 360 controller with transforming D-pad, we ran you through theDead Space 2demo,Zelda: Skyward Swordis over half finished and more happened on 12/22/10. Destructoid Originals:Someone forgot to sign my SEGA Christmas cardThe Destructoid Christmas AlbumDestructoid beanies back in stock!...

Dark Soulsjust looks ridiculous. We checked outSaints Row: The Third,Silent Hill HD Collectionwill also be hitting the Xbox 360,Zelda: Skyward Swordarrives this November, we previewedDMCand so much more happened on 8/17/11. Destructoid Original:Podtoid 163: Jonathan Holmes’ Hospital of MonstersSeven days of the Super Nintendo!The DTOID Show: It’s game trailer MANIA! Community:Community blogs of8/17Forum thread of the day:Lollipop ChainsawEast vs. West: We’ve got the empire Previews:Preview: WWE 12Saints Row: The Third is the definition of a fun gameGive yourself a giant penis in Saints Row: The Third...

Oh DANG! Florida is the place to be if you want to party with gamers. Check out Destructoid & Friends post for a schedule of events for the next few months including deets on Destructoid’s three year anniversary party.Conrad checked outFat Princessat CES, Xbox doesn’t want the Blu-rays,Ghostbustersgame release gets dated,Burnout Paradiseis getting some awesome DLC later this year, and plenty more happend on 01/09/09.Destructoid Originals:RetroforceGO! Episode 74: Great retro boss battlesIndie Nation #46: SpelunkyDestructoid & Friends gaming calendar – Florida & Texas editionFriday Night Fights: We’re back editionArt Attack Friday: herms85Community:C Blogs of 01/09/09Forum of the Day:Your game ideasPlaying With Others: Awakening a dormant gamerCES 2009:Fat Princess impressionsQ&A with Sucker Punch on inFamousStreet Fighter IV Mad Catz controller cracked openNews:MS: Customers don’t want Blu-ray XboxCommand & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising has a long name, also announcedSony ‘probably’ announced Home too earlySOCOM: Confrontation patch is liveWarriors Orochi Z coming to PlayStation 3, sort of disappoints meBayonetta is all about the climax and the sexy smoothnessWeapon of Choice speed run contest challenges you to move fast for prizesMLB 2K9 features list looks promisingThe Week in Rock Band DLC: Lenny Kravitz four-pack, two Harmonix bandsLeft 4 Dead figurines rockCommander: Viral marketing for a WiiWare title, Bit....

That’s an actual Warhammer 40K figure. He comes from a set calledPlague of Zombies. Now that needs to be made into a videogame. Like, right now. Today saw Jim open up theWarhammer 40K: Space Marinecollector’s edition, learned whatDead Islandis really like, got a wishlist forStarcraft Universe, caught one ofThe Baconing’sproducers on Mash Tactics, and heard some guy with hair and a redhead talk about stuff on a new episode of The DTOID Show....

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Lost Odyssey It is that time again. After twenty weeks of celebrating the most amazing and memorable videogame moments of all time, thesecond“season” finale of The Memory Card has finally arrived. Not to worry, though: like last time, this feature will be back before you know it. I have actually known for weeks what videogame moment I was going to use for this particular installment. Since this is theseason finale, I wanted to focus on a moment that was extra dramatic and emotional — one that truly affected me in unexpected ways....

In a big-budget videogame, most of the memorable moments (alliteration!) occur during the game’s extended action sequences or over-the-top boss battles. And there is nothing wrong with that! I will always love mybattles with the HydrainGod of Waror mynuclear explosionsinCall of Duty. These moments are what make big-budget games stand out! But once in a while, it’s nice to be surprised by one of these triple-A titles. It’s nice to encounter a moment that is just as memorable, but in a much quieter, much more unique way....