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We were so thrilled by the considerable amount of positive response tothe first episode of Bit Transmissionthat we’ve decided to record a second one. Shocking, I realize. Take a deep breath or pop a couple Valium and you’ll be fine. This weekend, Colette, Holmes and I will get to talking about what we would like to see developers do with Microsoft’s motion controller, Project Natal. There will also be some discussion ofHeavy Rainand we just might get a little bit excited for the impending release ofMega Man 10....

Remember that sweetblack Wiithat Japan was able to purchase last summer? You know, the one Europegot their hands onback in the fall? Well, once again, the oft-ignored North American sector of the games market is finally going to get to have something cool that the rest of the world has already become bored with. Typical. We’re practically becoming Australia over here. Kotaku is reporting that they’ve heard from multiple sources within the retail industry about a new Wii bundle suspected to appear in stores next month....

Bloodraynewas Uwe Boll’s magnum opus. He had a phenomenal cast (including Sir Ben “Gandhi” Kingsley), a backstory ripped from a video game about time travelling, Nazi, lesbian vampires and a ton of (possibly laundered) investor cash and hestillmanaged to screw it up. Due to Mr. Boll’s extraordinary incompetence in the field of filmmaking,Bloodraynehas beennominated for six Razzie awards. The Razzies, for those who don’t spend all their waking hours onAin’t It Cool News, are the yearly awards that celebrate the worst of the worst of the excrement that Hollywood pushes on an unsuspecting public....

Braidis a pretty terrific game as far as platformers go, and anyone gaming primarily on a PlayStation 3 will soon have the chance to see what all the fuss is about; cause for celebration if I’ve ever seen it. First up is the North American release, which is happening on November 12. Or, using my new method of telling game release dates, it’s coming out on the Thursday afterModern Warfare 2hits....

I can only assume the editor ofThe Telegraphtented his trousers with perverse glee when he realized that Rockstar was re-releasing the “violent”Bully, as it gives pundits and plebsthe chance to whine and moana second time about this controversial game that “glorifies” bullying. The game was originally calledCanis Canem Editin the UK to combat this kind of pathetic whining the first time around, but withBully: Scholarship Editionhitting current gen consoles in March, developer Rockstar Games has decided to go Hell for leather and call it by its proper title, the title it should always have had, since crooking a knee to political correctness is a dangerous and ill-advised action....

Blizzard, or at least their community manager Tseric,very subtley announcedthatThe Burning Crusadeexpansion forWorld of Warcraft, has, in fact, gone gold. The joyous shouts of people all over the world who have given up bathing and regular social interaction in favor of this MMO were only matched by the pained cries of the murloc population for whom this expansion guarantees another few years of rampant slaughter and bad jokes about their “accent”....

Over on the Xbox Live Marketplace, a new prop has appeared in the Avatar Store. You are now able topurchase an RC replica of the Makocraft used to cart Commander Shepherd and crew around the surface of alien worlds inMass Effectfor a measly 240 Microsoft SpaceBucks. I think it’s been pretty well-established that buying items for your Avatar is a moronic use of your money, but I’m sure these things will sell just fine....

Thefirst detailsofCall of Duty 5: World at Warhave been unveiled by way ofgamesTMmagazine. Among the revelations are the introduction of co-op and vehicles, as well as squad-based gameplay. The game will be released on the PC, Xbox 360, PS3, and also the Wii. The Wii version is said to be developed by another team within Treyarch, and it will support the Wii Zapper (do you need to do much to support a small plastic holster?...

Here in the USA, the practice of console manufacturers producing packaged bundles for retail is generally reserved for major first-party accessory launches and the winter season where gift exchanging can put their boxes in more homes. In Japan, there seems to be a new bundle or other arriving on a monthly basis. This go around, Sony has partnered up with Konami on a “Castlevania The Lord of Shadow Value Pack.” As you might guess, the box contains a PS3 (160 GB) and a copy ofCastlevania: Lords of Shadow....

For those of you who have followed Destructoid for over a year, you might be familiar with Anthony Burch and his legendary status on this site. Between hosting Podtoid, Rev Rant and writing reviews, features and other articles, he was one of Destructoid’s most prolific and talented writers. As a fan of the site, I was sad to see him leave for a job at Gearbox in Dallas, Texas. Since then I’ve wondered what he has been up to, beyond continuing his hilariousHey, Ash Whatcha PlayinandAnthony Saves the Worldvideo series....

Comments of the Week is a feature where we scour the front page, community blogs and forums picking out comments. The ones that make you think, the ones that make you laugh and the ones that make you cry (but also laugh), and consolidate them into an entertaining package for the viewing pleasure of you, the Destructoid community. Mark your calenders! Comments of the Week will be coming at you every Sunday at 12:30 CST, ensuring you follow your Sunday morning rituals with a healthy dose of comment recap goodness, just bursting full of electrolytes and friendly bacteria!...

A music composer has made the first mention of a sequel to Rockstar’s notoriousBully, claiming he is working on the music to a new addition of the school-based rebellion simulator.Shawn Lee composed the music for the original game, and recently said in an interview that a follow up is on the way. “It looks like I will be doing the soundtrack forBully 2in the not so distant future,”claims Lee. Bullysold reasonably well when it was released on the PS2, and eventually re-released on the Wii and Xbox 360 asBully: Scholarship Edition....

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