Ubisoft has announced that they’ll be taking ten dollars off the price of theSplinter Cell: Convictionspecial edition package in North America, bringing its price down from $80 to $70. The decision was made when it was discovered that, in a random sampling of units, a number of the included USB drives failed to function. Speaking to Gamespot, a representative from Ubisoft would not say what percentage of the drives are affected....
Looks like anotherdeveloperhas stepped forward and grumbled about Nintendo’s gimped online service, more specifically its moronic friend code system. Square Enix doesn’t want it, and guess what, neither do most of us, if not all. FromCubedviaGameLife: Square Enix vice president Hiromichi Tanaka talked to Euro website Cubed3, and in a (highly paraphrased) transcript of the chat, he revealed that although there are no plans to bring Final Fantasy XI Online (above) to the Wii, they are working on trying to get Nintendo to ease up on the whole stupid Friend Codes thing....
Traditionally, a 20th anniversary with your spouse might come with gifts of fine china or, in the modern tradition, something made of platinum. Square-Enix, on the other hand, likes to celebrate the big two-oh by offering you yetanotherchance to ownFinal Fantasy IandIIon yetanotherplatform: the PSP. Square-Enix announced fairly recently that, amongst a slew of other ports for the handheld en route, the first twoFinal Fantasytitles would make another appearance to mark the 20th anniversary of the series....
Ah, Square-Enix, destroyer of wallets. Another limited PSP you know we will buy. They stop at nothing to rape us of our every dollar and leave us shamed and crying in a corner, I swear. The Star Ocean: Eternal Edition bundle was already announced by our ownDale Northlast month, and now we have pics of the real thing. This is one of my favorites so far, and for 24,840 yen ($216) you get a copy ofStar Ocean: First Departure, the limited PSP and a metallic case....
Earlier this afternoon, Gwinett Technical College’s George Busbee International Center for Workforce Development was transformed. Perhaps if Busbee — a former Georgia senator — were alive today, he would beam with pride as eager wrestling filed into one of the building’s medium sized rooms, many of them carrying their own steel folding chairs. The occasion was the “TNA Bound for Glory Fan Interaction” event, a chance to meet their favorite wrestling personalities (and get your steel chair autographed), chat with fellow fanatics, and purchase TNA merchandise....
Get it while it’s hot! Gas Powered Games released a demo for their upcoming RTS,Supreme Commander,earlier today. Including a portion of the Cybran campaign, a skirmish map, and three difficulty modes, this single-player demo should tide us over until the game hits stores on February 20th. Unfortunately, the demo itself is just over 1GB in size andthe serverI’ve been downloading from is extremely full. As a result, it could be hours before I will be able to test drive what looks to be an amazing game....
Don’t mess with Beedog, folks. Dale hatesFinal Fantasy XIII, Ben reviewedChime, Jim checked outDawn of War II, original Xbox Live support is going down,Sonic 4will be hitting the iPhone,Fable IIIis at its final edit,Monster Hunter Frontiermight leave Japan and more happened on 02/06/10. Destructoid Originals:The Journalism Show: Episode 03Ten things I didn’t love about Final Fantasy XIIIFriday Night Fights: Tracer dart editionFanboy Friday: Tard Head EditionHAWPcast: Super Kawaii Animu Episode GaidenCommunity:Community blogs of 02/05/10Forum of the day:The Destructoid Community social networking circleReviews:ChimePreviews:Dawn of War II: Chaos RisingNews:Rebellion apologizes for Aliens vs....
Seriously. Raphael sucked compared to all of the other Ninja Turtles! I previewed a bunch of Ubisoft titles, we reviewed the newMonkey Islandgame, AX 09 had some awesome cosplayers, merry Bungie day, thePuyo Puyo 7trailer is full of happy and plenty more happened on 07/07/09. Destructoid Originals:How Red Steel 2 focused on the swords instead of the gunsMonthly Musings: I, the AuthorPodtoid 105: Man IslandRetRose Tinted: LOOMRed Steel 2 may have defeated the waggleDemon’s Souls producer: It’s ‘all about the journey’Indie Nation: MoneySeizeCommunity:Community blogs of 07/07/09Forum of the day:Fun games to watch‘...
Shadows of the Damned is out next week and I’m getting pretty excited for it. It’s going to be some good, classic, Suda51 fun times. I can’t dance to save my life, we updated our review guide for 2011, Duke Nukem isn’t a parody, Nick reviewedAlice: Madness Returns,Battlefield 3DLC is going to be free, Bobby Kotick is going to be in a movie and more happened on 6/16/11. Destructoid Original:Podtoid records today and we want questions!...
Aaaaaaaaaaaand welcometo another edition of The Great Retro Quiz!, the weekly feature that puts your knowledge of classic games to the test! thunderous applause This week is all about one of the most influential and highly regarded games ever created:Metroidfor the Nintendo Entertainment System. While I am assuming most of you have played the game close to a million times (“right?” saysChad’s judgmental glare), how well do you remember it?...
[Every Friday, Destructoid will pose topical a question to the community. Answer it if you want!] This is a debate that’s often sparked among game reviewers, because people seem to have such strong opinions on either side of the matter. Should the price of a game be factored into a review? Do lower prices come with lower expectations? Are expensive games held to a higher standard? Those against the price factor argue that it dates a review — prices constantly change, so a review that mentions cost will become obsolete in a few weeks....
This commercial does a pretty good job of entertaining the viewer. The guy that thought to make HD-DVD and DVD players have a dance off should receive a promotion. I can’t exactly tell who won the competition, because the DVD dancer was pretty damn good. But then again, six dancers are better than one in terms of “resolution” and “wow”.[ViaAeropause]
Everything is going to be an iOS game eventually. Just you wait. I knew the world had changed forever when the firstSilent Hillgame for iOS was launched. We’ve learned that both shooterBattlefield 3and classic simTheme Parkare going mobile. EA toldPocket Gamerthat both of the franchises will get an iOS version soon. We have next to nothing in the way of details for either title, but we do know that both will be shown off at Gamescom next week....
