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FromAlchemist Defined— the same artist responsible foryesterday’s gorgeousSonic the Hedgehog 2HD mock-up— comes this equally beautiful rendering of a fictionalSuper Metroidin HD. I hate typing the word “fictional,” as I keep trying to trick my mind into thinking this game is real. Not only does this image look absolutely stunning, but it is depicting one of my favorite sequences in the history of videogames: the final showdown between Samus and the extra powerful form of Mother Brain....

No More Heroesgets more and more screwed up the more we see of it, and I for one thoroughly approve. So far we’ve had otaku buying light sabers from Ebay, arm-mounted rocket launchers, explosive gore and mandatory Wiimote masturbation. Today we can add a boss with a groin like the Death Star – a quality I know we’ve all boasted about having at some point – to that list. In addition to the very special powers of a guy who quite frankly looks like he’s just walked out of anF-Zero GXfetish club, this new shaky cam footage from the Tokyo Game Show brings us a better look at some of the game’s other bosses, Travis taking a pretty heavy but pretty funny pounding on the business end of a grenade attack, some cool saber vs....

Words cannot express how weird I still findYakuza Of The End, Sega’s new zombie-fied take on theYakuzaseries. We brought you pictures,cosplay, and astory trailer, but the biggest question in most minds was “How the hell does this stupid thing play?” And now you’ll know, courtesy of the folks at GameTrailers. They managed to nab the extended gameplay trailer from Sega’sYakuza Of The Endstage presentation. Watch it! I dare not describe it in detail for you, lest I spoil the wonder, but I’ll say this:...

Here at a Q&A session with Team Ico’s Fumito Ueda, he revealed that the non-animal character inThe Last Guardianwas originally supposed to be a little girl. He said that changed his mind for a couple of reasons. The first was an issue of believability. With the character having to do a lot of climbing onto the Trico animal and other in-level surfaces, a young boy would have slightly better grip power than a little girl....

WhenHarmonix finally came outabout word that Activision had been blocking attempts to allow the PS3Guitar Hero IIIperipheral to work withRock Band, we knew it wouldn’t be long before Activision were ready to comment. (They didn’t respond to our initial contact regarding the rumor.) According to Activision, there are always two sides to a story, and this is theirs: To Music Gaming Fans: The recent announcement by MTV Games/Viacom’s Harmonix division that Activision is blocking Sony from releasing a patch and their plea to enable Rock Band software to work with Guitar Hero hardware paints a very misleading picture....

High Voltage Software has sent over an announcement — along with the attached screenshot — that their upcoming first-person shooter for the Wii,The Conduit, has been given a tentative Q1 2009 release window. Jonathan Holmes gave us thefirst lookat the game last month, and I’ve got to say, the visuals that High Voltage Software’s Quantum 3 Game Engine can produce on Nintendo’s little white money printer are pretty impressive. They sure do make a lot of other developers look lazy, eh?...

Musician, gamer, corgi lover — Dale North is a BEAST. It was also his birthday today. Give him some love! Flixist is coming soon, the RetroforceGO! spin-off show needs a new name, Nick checked outDef Jam Rapstar,Donkey Kong Country Returnslooks great and more happened on 09/22/10. Destructoid Originals:Character Studies: Juri DutiBit Transmission episode 13Help us pick a (new) name for the RetroforceGO! spin-off!Flixist is coming, prepare yourselvesDestructoid LIVE: Part ThreeDestructoid LIVE: Part FourLoveSac Speedrun Classic games selected!...

This is just bloody brilliant, as the British would say. The fact that this hasn’t been done sooner (to my knowledge) is unbelievable. I can’t wait to see the end result of the World 1-1 scarf. This makes me want a shark scarf now. Speaking of sharks, has anyone seenPineapple Expressyet? I want that shark shirt from the movie. Nick talks about some XNA games to keep an eye out for, I previewMushroom Menand a bunch of KOEI games, theTop Spin 3contest gets extended, everyone is afraid ofGTA, and plenty more happened on Friday....

Yeah, this has nothing to do with anything. It’s just freaking awesome. You can get the new White Ninja shirthere. Anthony and David Jaffe discuss games on the latest Podtoid, Rey checks outMarvel Ultimate Alliance 2, Jim reviewedScribblenauts,ICOwould have sold better if the cover art didn’t suck and more magic happened on 09/17/09. Destructoid Originals:Podtoid 116: JaffetoidGet your photo into the Dtoid Community randomized logoThe Memory Card .67: Scaling the waterfallOn Assignment: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2...

If you know me, than you know I will never fail you when I say something isthe greatest thing ever. You also know that I love to give you guys plenty ofways toentertainyourselves. One thing Destructoid hasn’t been showing enough love to is the Flash movie and game creators.Sunday Sidequestswill be making a return soon, but that still doesn’t cover the other big spectrum of Flash, the animation and movie side....

Yeah, so Wardrox went to PAX while Atheistium and I did nothing but cry and masturbate. We skipped a week while The ‘Drox was off gallivanting in America, but we’re pleased to announce that The Podcastle is once again lowering its drawbridge and inviting ye of peasant stock to sup ale in our banquet hall once more. Our boy from the North will want to talk about all the fun he had at PAX, but there is also some general Euro news to cover, such as the fact that Ian “O hai I killed two schoolgirls” Huntley is allegedly provided with a Wii while wardens are asked to babysit him....

This week, two thirds of The Podcastle’s cast will be race traitors, as Wardrox is currently festering in New York. Only Atheistium is keeping the British end up for this episode, but luckily we should have plenty to talk about. Among other things, Wardrox went to see Evasive Space, and a writer fromThe Guardianpersonally called me out. Also, Atheistium has probably been playingFable III, so we’ll be talking about that....

Yeah, sorry about that, EA. I just tried to sing “Happy Birthday” in Simlish, but it came out horribly. It’s the thought that counts, right? The Simsfranchise turns 10 years old today. The original debuted on July 05, 2025, and since then has sold over 125 million copies. If that doesn’t impress you, get this: The series has pulled in $2.5 billion, ranking it up there with blockbuster films like theMatrix TrilogyandTitanic....