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I know of one way they could have madeThe Legend of Zeldaseries better: Corgis! They put a dumb ass horse in their instead, though. The above picture makes up for that mistake. Look, it’s a Welsh Corgi dressed up as Epona! This comes fromOCD: Obsessive Corgi Disorder. The Corgi’s owner says: We recently went to a convention with our adorkable corgi Kali. She dressed up as Epona fromLegend of Zelda. And yes — she’s a tailed pemmie and loves to chase her tail!...

[As originally seenon Tomopop] If only I could. Thisetsy wonder itemhas already sold out, but oh how wonderful it’d be to have in my bed. Cuddling up with this cute plushie is a much for anySilent Hillfanatic. Knowing Colette, though, she’d steal this from me. Either her or Dale North. I know they’ve been practicing their filching skills recently. And so, as you lay in bed at night, clutching Robbie tight, he’ll be sure to protect you from whatever flayed dogs may try and rape you with their ant eater-like tongues....

David Jaffe likes to make games about maniacs in cars shooting each other with rockets. He’s not what you’d consider a deep and philosophical soul, nor will he be winning awards for epic game narrative. He’s absolutely fine with that, however, since he’s apparently sick of what he deems “artsy fartsy” game industry attitudes. A fan told Jaffe on Twitter that he’d take gameplay over narratives any day of the week, and that he didn’t have to justify himself on that front....

WATCH THE LIVE STREAM RIGHT NOW! Destructoid is doing it again! We’re going to be playing games for 24-hours straight and we need you to support us all the way through it, community! We’re going to be playing all sorts of games and doing all sorts of fun activities, all detailed below. On top of all that, we’re going to be giving away a ton of games, shirts and all sorts of other swag....

I’ve been a pretty big fan ofDance Centralsince the first time I saw it at E3. Take a look at mypreview, and you can tell I think the game is pretty damn fun. Built from the ground up for the Kinect device,Dance Centralis quickly becoming the flagship title for Microsoft’s magic camera, as well as yet another polarizing game between hardcore and casual gamers. I had a chance to chat withDance Central‘s Project Director Kasson Crooker, and we bantered a bit about building the game, addressing dance culture, the impact of downloadable content (don’t expect weekly downloads likeRock Band), and a bit more....

It was only a matter of time until I hit the IndieCade area of the E3 showfloor. After spending some time with the three high-profile titles I was looking forward to yesterday (Mirror’s Edge,Left 4 Dead,Fallout 3), it was time to go back to my indie-loving roots and see what the community came up with. I started withIbb and Obb, an unassuming game being demoed by a very friendly Dutchman named Richard Boeser....

As I’ve mentioned before I’m a big fan of The Creative Assembly’sTotal Warseries; heck, I still fire upRome: Total Waron a pretty regular basis. This is why I was pretty excited to see some more of the latest in the series,Empire: Total War. There might not be nearly as many screens here as there were in some of Sega’s other releases, but everything that’s here is looking pretty good. The shots of navel combat especially caught my attention....

Kicking off the first part of Microsoft’s ‘exclusive only’ portion of their press conference, Cliff Bleszinski and Donald Mustard announcedShadow Complex, a new Metroidvania style game coming for XBLA. While we found out the existence of this title earlier today from theleak on MS’s website, we know have a lot more details about the gameplay. Aside from regular staples of the genre like double and triple jumping and hookshots, they also mentioned a kind of ‘foam gun’ that you’re able to use to create platforms and staircases to access previously unreachable areas....

Asyou just saw, Nintendo recycled parts of their 2008 E3 press conference. They also announced some new games including an amazing looking newMetroidtitle. Sadly, it won’t be on the show floor this week. Here is what Destructoid will be seeing though on the Wii and DS: Wii: • New Super Mario Bros. Wii™• Wii Fit™ Plus• Wii Sports Resort™• Sin and Punishment™ 2• Endless Ocean™ 2• Line Attack Heroes™• Span Smasher™...

Looks likeMass Effect 3isn’t the only “hardcore” title getting Kinectcompatibility. Looks like inGhost Recon: Future Soldier, you can customize every weapon in the game, including the internal components, with over 120 unique weapons available. You can use Kinect to operate the customization tools, using both voice controls and motion controls. Motion controls give you the feel of creating the gun yourself, while voice controls quickly get the job done. Shout out “randomize” and you can get a gun put together randomly....

In an unprecedented move, Electronic Arts has announced that they will be releasing another game in the ever-exciting World War II first-person-shooter series. Building on the key tenets of the franchise including historical accuracy and authenticity, Medal of Honor Vanguard will ship to stores in March 2007 under the EA(TM) brand for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, as well as the Nintendo Wii(TM). Note the “as well as the Nintendo Wii(TM)” thrown in there at the end....

The term “motion control” is starting to make me feel slightly queasy, not least of all because the industry has flocked to it and considered it the future of gaming, when we’ve been doing nonsense like this since the mid-nineties. Electronic Arts has been more than happy tojump on the bandwagon, declaring that motion controls will take half the market. EA CEO John Riccitiello believes that games will have an even split between waggle and traditional controls, at least stating that proper controllers won’t be obliterated by things like Natal: “My guess is that where this ends up is: motion controllers end up with half the market....

Are there anyTotal Warfans in the audience? A demo containing two missions fromEmpire: Total Warrecentlypopped up on Steam, and the series is looking as epic as ever. Taking the role of the British Empire in the demo, you’ll fight the American Army in the “Battle of Brandywine Creek” as well as the French Navy in the “Battle of Lagos.” SinceEmpire: Total Warincludes real-time naval battles for the first time, it’ll be interesting to take the second scenario for a spin....