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Usually, we here at Destructoid take game censorship very seriously. Sometimes, however, there are such hilariously pathetic examples of it that all one can do is laugh. China is about as ‘nanny state’ as you can get, but this is ridiculous. For some reason, Chinese authorities have decided that skeletons inWorld of Warcraftare a threat to their communist utopia and as such, issued a decree that all bones are to be covered with flesh....

Action RPG enthusiasts rejoice! Gas Powered Games founder Chris Taylor has mentionedin an interviewwith Eurogamer that there will be aDungeon Siege 3. It looks like Uwe Boll’sterrible moviewasn’t enough to burry the franchise. Unlike previous games in the series — where you lead a party (and loot carrying pack animal) through hoards of enemies — it looks like this latest installment will contain only one playable character. “There will be some things that are very much likeDungeon Siege 1and2, but some things will be simplified....

No sh*t! Nielsen says thatCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3is this holiday’s most-desired game. Telling me that is like telling me that baby corgis eating cabbage is fu*king adorable. I know. You know. We all know this. Nielsen’s list ofthe top 20 games to watchcalls MW3 an expected juggernaut. The game tops their list as they say that it is desired by more than a quarter (27 percent) of gamers. It is already on Christmas lists, I’m sure....

Earlier in the week, Disneyrevealed two teaser postersfor thePrince of Persia: The Sands of Timefilm, set for a May 2010 release. We criticized it, not because of what you’d expect. Jake Gyllenhaal as Prince Dastan looks pretty good, the costume and posereminiscentof the second game in the trilogy,The Warrior Within. And Gemma Arterton (as Tamina… wait, who?) is a pretty woman, and we’re not going to argue that. But the font....

SEGA and High Voltage Software released what should be the final teaser trailer in the marketing push for the Wii-exclusive shooter,The Conduit. It’s dubbed the “Monumental” trailer for a good reason: in the teaser, SEGA shows off a variety of the game’s environments which happen to revolve around Washington D.C.’s finest monuments or landmarks. So, yeah, you’ll see the George Washington pillar of doom and the White House. Also, aliens....

Terrible British “newspaper”The Daily Stargot its hands on a mocked up image of aGrand Theft Autogame based around Northumbria murderer Raoul Moat. Even though theStaradmitted that the doctored image was the “only evidence” it had, the story was still ran the story “RAOUL MOAT: VIDEO GAME, FILM AND BOOK PLANS CAUSE FURY,” as if it were an iron-clad fact. The source for the image was attributed to a number of “games websites”, although we sure as Hell have never seen it....

The gorgeous and brutalDark Soulshas been given a release window of October at Namco Bandai’s Level Up event, with the publisher also confirming a Limited Edition of the game. The Limited Edition will, likeDemon’s Soulsbefore it, feature a fully illustrated guide book. The book was indispensable inDemon’s Souls, and it’ll likely be just as crucial here. In addition to the guide, players will get their hands on a soundtrack CD, a collection of “Making Of” movies and an art book....

You’re going to need a shield inDark Souls, so why not have it be one of your own design? Namco Bandai is holding a shield design contest on theirFacebook pagefrom June 27th to July 28th. Up to three designs can be submitted. Users will vote on the designs to narrow the selection down, and then designers from From Software will hand-pick the final designs from the top ten. The three winning designs, one for each shield template, will be made available asDark Soulspost-launch content for everyone to use....

In case you missedCTZ’s post collecting all the community members’ PAX stories, we thought we’d throw out one more “I <3 PAX” piece to cap off the glory that was PAX ’08. Although the discussion doesn’t contain all the goodness that was experienced, it does give the editors one more chance to gush about the games, drinking, games, and drinking that occurred. Feel free to add your own two cents at the end of the post....

Well, judging from your response yesterday, you really seemed to enjoyour first installmentin theBoy and His Blobvideo series. Today, WayForward Director Sean Velasco will take us through the Swamps level of the game (which he says is one of his favorites). In this level, we’ll see Boy and Blob do a little puzzle solving, and Sean confirms the release window and format for the game (yes, it IS a full retail release and not a WiiWare game!...

I’ve been awaiting the chance to play through the final build ofClive Barker’s Jerichowith some degree of trepidation. You see on a personal level I’ve had rather a lot invested in the game since its announcement. Ever since my teens, Barker has been probably my favorite artist working in any medium, the level of intelligence, wonder, beauty and brutality he invests into his work striking a special chord with me whether the media be print, film or painting....

The release ofDragon Age: OriginsDLC“Return to Ostagar”is indeed nigh — this afternoon EA and Bioware jointly announced that the additional content hits the Xbox 360 and PC this January 5th at a sweet (and low) price: 400 Microsoft Banana Dollars and 400 Bioware Bucks respectively. But where’s the PS3 version, you may ask? It’s expected to trail, hitting in “later” January for $4.99 according to the official release blasted to our humble inboxes....

Have you seenHot Fuzzyet in theaters? No? Okay, go see that first, you’ll thank me. If you prefer watching terrible movies though, we’ve got you covered.Last week‘s crappy gaming movie wasDouble Dragon, and this week it’seXistenZ. I don’t pick them, it’s all up to the Ventrilo crowd. With a name likeeXistenZit’s either the best movie you’ve never seen or something you’ll never want to watch twice. Willing to take that chance with a few dozen other Dtoiders?...