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[Destructoid lets you write blogs on whatever subject you want! The best community authored blogs get promoted and this regular round-up lets you see everything that hit the front page from the previous month.] Good community blogs get fapped (voted up) and mentioned on the regularCommunity Highlightsfeature. The best blogs get promoted, whether for our Monthly Musing series or just being awesome on its own. For February’s Musing theme,My Expertise, we wanted to hear about what you’re really good at when it comes to gaming....

Attendees were surveyed at the last Tokyo Game Show, and from the results it seems that all of the attendees are still stuck in the past, myself and Jonathan Holmes included. It seems that 70 percent of the 1,000 attendees questioned in an exit poll by the General Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA) were still all about their PS2s, picking it as their most-used console. That’s down from an all-time high a couple of years back, when it was at 79 percent....

A new gameplay video ofRetro City Rampagehas surfaced, featuring the game’s Arcade mode. It’s an 8-bit killing field as folks are mercilessly run down with a variety of weapons. In amongst these implements of destruction is the “Ion Tapper AS5” which is completely different from a proton pack, I assure you. I’m so excited for the day when everybody has had the chance to playRetro City Rampagebecause it’s incredibly fun. I just wish we knew when that day would be....

Another Monday is upon us, along with another one of Chad Concelmo’s awesome MS Paint photos. The significance of these events leads to two conclusions. One, it’s time for an newRetroforceGO! Two, Topher Cantler couldn’t make it this week. I know, I know. It’s like having a happyandsad panda at the same time, isn’t it? Well, hopefully all the pandas in your world stay on the happy side of the fence....

The surreal mixing of Hollywood references, real-life political terminology, and sci-fi craziness has long been a staple of Konami action games, but theContraseries takes that special brand of weirdness to another level. In real life, a “Contra” is a member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua in the 1970s. In the Konami games, a “Contra” is a muscular Stallone/Schwarzenegger look-alike who battles jungle aliens while shirtless, sometimes in the 1970s....

Chosen as an introductory game for all owners of Kinect for Xbox 360,Kinect Adventurescould and should be considered the first piece of software for Microsoft’s ambitious motion sensing camera. In many ways its a fleshed out tech demo, a proof of concept for both developers and consumers, the game that shows off just what the hardware is capable of. If you’re purchasing Kinect hardware, you’re gettingKinect Adventures, no questions — it comes bundled with the sensor....

A new game studio appears —4mm Games. Why should you care? The studio is co-founded by Rockstar Games co-founders Jamie King and Gary Foreman, who had a hand in bringing franchises likeGrand Theft Auto,Midnight Club,Max Payne, andBullyto life. Maybe you’ve heard of them? They’re joined by former Image Metrics execs Nicholas Perrett, as well as tech and entertainment industry veteran Paul Coyne. While this might all sound like a lot of “blah, blah, blah” to you right now — where’s the games, right?...

The last few months have been very generous to the PlayStation 2. Despite the 360, Wii, PS3, PSP and the DS all being major contenders in the gaming industry currently, it seemed certain developers weren’t quite ready to abandon the PS2 just yet. And why should they? Old is gold, like they say. We’ve seen the release of several amazing games for the PS2 of late, including, but not limited toGuitar Hero II, Final Fantasy XII, OkamiandBully....

It’s been a while sinceHeavenly Swordwas at the forefront of anybody’s mind, but a new rumor suggests that Ninja Theory’s PS3 launch title is finally getting a sequel and is due to be revealed at E3 this year. According to the gossip,Heavenly Sword 2would be an open-world game, with a variety of weapons to master as opposed to simply one sword. The Heavenly Sword itself would need to be unlocked after these other weapons have been mastered....

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walkeris coming to the PlayStation 3 as part of Sony’s newPSP remaster program. That’s according to the latest gossip from Japan, at any rate. Sony recently announced that it would be giving PSP games a new lease of life by releasing them on the PS3 with graphical upgrades.Monster Hunter Portable 3rdis the first game to have been included, and one can reasonably expect to have a fair few games revealed at E3 next month....

France’sNintendo Magazinehas confirmedRed Steel 3, revealing that the first-person series will become a trilogy despite disappointing sales on the Wii. The game is said to include support for the Wii Vitality Sensor, making a tradition out ofRed Steelsupporting Nintendo’s barmy add-ons. There are literally no more details to be had at this time. I’m really pleased to hear that there might be a newRed Steel, however, since I lovedRed Steel 2and was furious that the Wii audience ignored it, like it does with nearly all good games....

Well, the likelihood ofthisbeing real is slim. Slim… get it? Because I’m talking about the PS3 slim, whichhas beenheavilyrumored fora while now, and the chances of the video below being real are slim… it’s the same word. Come on people, I’m working with comic gold here. Fine, don’t fall on the floor with laughter, but you wait until the internet picks up on this joke. Then you’ll all pretend like you laughed at it when you first heard it....

Today, The Behemoth’s long-awaited Xbox LIVE Arcade titleCastle Crasherswas finally given a release date. Word is that you may ride a shark in that game. That is all: Send your videogame-related news and tips to[email protected]… because, uh, did I mention you can hop on a shark? We’re going to be a bit busy with that.