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Ready your bank accounts, folks — the time has come. Today through the 29th, Steam will bebringing out daily dealsthat are going to be awfully hard to resist for a lot of us. Here’s today’s line-up: And then there’sthe gift packs, which kind of explain the hilarious/terrifying header image. Kind of. you’re able to get an eight-pack ofDeus Exfor $11.99, six copies ofR.U.S.E.for $149.99, theHalf-Life 2ten-pack for $19.99, and six versions ofBorderlandsfor $39....

Streets of Rageis without a doubt one of the best ways to punch punk-asses in the face ever created. The problem with it is that the urge to punch punk-asses in the face can hit you at any moment and at any time, but evenupdated versionsofStreets of Ragecan’t be at your fingertips at any point or at any time… until now. You all saw that coming didn’t you? I have to work on my surprises....

The newest in the Suikoden series is going portable, making an apperance on the Nintendo DS asGenso Suikoden Tierkreis. According to Famitsu,Tierkreisbegins after the final fight of the 108 Stars, where only four heroes remain. You’ll play as a member of a peacekeeping group, fending off monsters and baddies attacking your village. While exploring the mountains near your village, you come upon a strange light, which marks the beginning of this new story....

Dragon Age: Originsis an RPG-ass RPG. As such, the first ten minutes of the game aren’t packed with playable action; rather, developer Bioware orients the player with the game’s universe and its biggest problem: a new blight. The vicious Dark Spawn are invading Fereldan again, threatening to bring humanity to its knees. As with the last blight, the Grey Wardens are prepared to kill the aggressors and unite the peoples of the continent....

I’m sure nobody saw this one coming. Koei opened up its press conference today with a brief teaser forDynasty Warriors 6: Empires, the obligatory strategic add-on forDynasty Warriors 6. Officially announced for the PS3, Microsoft has not yet received approval from Microsoft, but an Xbox 360 release is more than likely. Little else has been revealed, but if you’re a follower of theDynasty Warriorsgames, you won’t need to know anything else....

An outstanding 226 games were submitted to the 11th Annual Independent Games Festival, so you know that the finalists are nothing short of spectacular. If you’ve been keeping up on your indie games-related news, you will surely recognize a few names from the nomination list. In the past, we’ve given lots of love to titles likeZeno Clash,Cletus Clay, andCarneyVale Showtime, but it would be more than wise to see what all theother nominated gamesare about, too....

Have you watchedInceptionyet? If you haven’t, drop everything and do it now. Otherwise, here’s a funny skit about the movie. As seen onThe Awesomer. So Hotness is smaller than normal, obviously due to the site outage all day. Sorry for all the issues, kids. We should be back in action proper. Do yourself a favor and check out ourLimboreview as we think everyone should pay attention to this game. Destructoid Originals:Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’: Gears of WarNew releases: Limbo, Trackmania and not much elseTop ten videogames that don’t star a Ben Affleck-type guyCommunity:Alternate Reality: Instant historyCommunity blogs of 07/19/10Reviews:Limbo...

Jonathan Holmes believes No More Heroes coming to the Xbox 360 and the PS3 is a victory for the Wii. Is he right? Get a taste ofBattlefield: Bad Company 2, Conrad reviewed a Wiimote gun add-on, Dale checked out some iPhone games, take a look at our Black Friday round-up, Blizzard is teasing something and more happened on 11/23/09. Destructoid Originals:Offload Studios brings my ModNation Racer to lifeNew releases: Bit....

The latest video from Sierra’sWorld in Conflictshows uswhat we all alreadyknow — real wars suck but videogame wars are fun as hell! Sure, it is just the a CGI trailer (I’m a sucker for CGI trailers) but it has really raised my interests in the game now.This trailer is the intro to the New York City battle and also reveals that New York City will be a location in the game....

There are certain instincts that a gamer picks up through years of playing which have become so ingrained into our minds that they’re pretty much taken for granted. For instance, the moment we see a room full of ammo and a save point, we know a boss fight is just through the door. Similarly, if we suddenly find ourselves in a wide open space, we prepare for the ambush that is so obviously coming....

For the love of God, cover your glowing red spot! So you aspire to be a roadblock in the path of every hero, a hulking shadow that ominously hangs over the hopes and dreams of normal people, the guy that makes babies squall at your very approach. I know you. You’ve turned many a pleasant gaming experience into objects being hurled at the TV and flurries of muttered obscenties. You, the videogame boss — you are so often the bane of my existence....

[Editor’s Note: We’re not just a (rad) news site — we also publish opinions/editorials from our community & employees like this one, though be aware it may not jive with the opinions of Destructoid as a whole, or how our moms raised us. Want to post your own article in response? Publish it now on ourcommunity blogs.] “Bey, old boy,” I thought to myself as I lay down the shovel, “sometimes we get swept up in evil without realizing it....

[Editor’s Note: We’re not just a (rad) news site — we also publish opinions/editorials from our community & employees like this one, though be aware it may not jive with the opinions of Destructoid as a whole, or how our moms raised us. Want to post your own article in response? Publish it now on ourcommunity blogs.] During my 48 hour binge ofWay of the Samurai 3, I ended up with only a few “roll credits” endings, against several “You suck at games/don’t we have a cool death screen?...