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Do you like dragons? Dig ages? Love faces? Adore books? OH FOR GOD’S SAKE WE’VE GOT A MOTHERSHITTER OF A TREAT! Electronic Arts is bringingDragon Age Legendsto Facebook, which is sure to make fans vomit blood out of their armpits with delight. “Dragon Age Legends blends accessible and engaging tactical combat with compelling co-operative gameplay perfectly suited for social networks, making for a unique offering on the platform,” says the EA spiel....

Thanks for making yesterday’sFIFA 09giveaway such a phenomenal success, folks (mostly bluexy and Atlas, but everybody helped)! We’ll probably run that kind of contest in the future, since the response from you all (for a soccer game) was so overwhelming! Anyway, in case you haven’t seen theupdated post,power-gloveswooped in and took the prize. Congratulations! Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and today is the last day of our week of EA Sports game giveaways....

Many parents, like most people, are stupid and don’t understand many things about the real world. In a bid to help them figure out what’s best for them and their kids so they don’t have to, the British Board of Film Classificationhas launcheda new Web site. Parents BBFCis aimed at educating the drooling public as what the age ratings mean and what content may or may not be suitable for their slightly less intellectual offspring....

If you haven’t been following thesituation, all you need to know is that the North American demo ofUncharted: Drake’s Fortuneended up being region locked (which is not normally the case for PlayStation Network demos), and PS3 users from Europe and Japan were not pleased to find that the 1GB+ download wouldn’t work on their system. The PlayStation blog eventually caught “fire,” and hundreds of angry replies directed at Naughty Dog were posted....

It would appear that theF.E.A.R 3‘s co-op mode is a little more competitive than you might think. This new trailer details how the Pointman and Paxton Fettel will be able to attain scores and outdo each other. Things like this make me wonder just how much this game intends to stick to its original sense of atmosphere and horror. A competitive co-op mode doesn’t strike me as particularly scary. It’s going to have to be really good to make up for the inevitable atmospheric trade-off, as the creepiness wasF....

This is an ad for free-to-play MMOTales of Fantasy. It’s focused on fairies and, to be honest, I’m a little creeped out by it. I guess I’m just having a difficult time figuring out who an ad like this is designed to target. The fairies are really sexualized, as opposed to being alternately cutesy orthe vicious, awful creatures that they truly are. And I think I have a hard time figuring out the gender most likely to find such a thing appealing....

“Running into a burning building” can be found on my ever-growing list, “Things I Will Never Do Because I’m a Pussy.” I understand and respect the role of firefighters, whether they’re braving a blaze to save the life of a child or getting a cat out of a tree. But I think I left my balls somewhere, because I can’t seem to man-up enough to run into someone’s flaming home....

When Microsoft and Square Enix revealed thatFinal Fantasy XIIIwas heading to the Xbox 360, it was made somewhat clear that the latest main entry in Squeenix’s venerable RPG series was to remain a PS3 exclusive outside of America and Europe. Well, just in case anyoneabsolutely cared, Taiwan will also be getting a version for the Xbox 360. Now … when I saw this story, with its grandiose headline of: Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 Asia Version Announced!...

Last night, I partook in some St. Patrick’s day festivities, but the real highlight came at the end of the night, where I watchedBreakin’on Netflix with a couple of Dtoiders. It’s an amazingly bad movie with crazy dancing that is the greatest end to any night. Besides that, this week was Destructoid’s birthday! How did you celebrate? I celebrated by putting up a heartfeltc-blogabout my start on the site. You should check it out!...

You demandedSuper Street Fighter IVlast week, soSuper Street Fighter IVyou shall receive. I’m not really sure what it is you want from me, since I don’t even own the game. I can appreciate it from the sidelines, but can’t handle fighting games for a bunch of reasons. Mental well-being, the inability to remember even the simplest of combos, and the extreme dislike of constant failure are high on that list....

Ask yourself this question: Would I like to playIcoandShadow of the Colossusin high-definition on the PS3? If you answered anything other than “yes,” I’m not sure I know how to communicate with you. For the rest of us, we are not alone. Fumito Ueda, the genius behind these modern day classics, would like to see Team Ico’s previous games get treatment not unlike theGod of War Collectionreleased last year. Speaking with Kotaku, Ueda had the following to say about the prospect:...

We have little doubt that Rockstar has provided some quality radio listening forGrand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony, which was just made available today for Xbox 360. But if you’re looking for something a little different, our friends atGamertag Radio have something for you. WGTR is a “pirate” hit-hop radio stations were put together by Gamertag Radio’s Petrocc, along with Wrekonize and DJ Idee who created a mix just for the show....

Despite the growing disparity between consoles and PC, as well as the rapid rise of mobile gaming, brick-and-mortar retailer GameStop maintains that the console market is still the backbone of the industry, and shall continue to be for the foreseeable future. “We continue to believe that the console is a strong platform and will continue to be the gold standard,” said president Tony Bartel. “People will begin to digitally download first a lot more downloadable content....