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FIFA 10has launched in the UK and, unsurprisingly, it’s shot straight to the top of the chart. Not only that, it’s become the second most successful videogame of all time in the country, beaten only by the launch ofGrand Theft Auto IVlast year. Halo 3: ODSThas been demoted to number three, leavingProfessor Laytonin its second slot. Otherwise, there’s nothing major to report. All the usual suspects are in attendence, since the British public apparently isn’t sick ofWii SportsorGuitar Heroyet....

Let’s hear it for the UK and their support of videogames!The Daily Telegraphis reporting that more money was spent on videogames in 2009 than on films. In the twelve months to the end of September 2009, a whopping £1.73 billion was spent on videogames data company GFK Chart-Track says, but only around £1 billion was spent on movie tickets and £198 million spent on film titles released on DVD and Blu-ray....

At the end of a four hour marathon session on Friday night,Backlogconcluded3D Dot Game Heroesand saved the kingdom of Dotnia. I found it to be a fun and challenging little romp, though a bit of a drag towards the end. Also, I think that staring at those chunky pixels for so long has had an effect on my vision. I am seeing some weird sh*t, man. Or perhaps that’s just the theme for Series 23 ofBacklog; “Don’t believe your eyes....

We have moved into the voting phase of The Saxxy Awards, Valve’s way of gettingTeam Fortress 2players to flood YouTube with many a short video. A considerable number of them may be pure trash, but there are gems to be found. Thankfully, thevoting system is set up smartly. Pick a category, and you’re presented with a pair of videos. Then, you vote on the better of the two — potentially flagging any outliers along the way — and you’re given more content to comb through....

For some reason I’m more excited aboutWar in the Norththan most other games in the coming months, and the only other person I know who seemssimilarly excitedis Liam. There’s just something about kicking back and action-RPGing your way through yet anotherLord of the Ringsgame, listening to the familiar movie tunes, turning off your brain, and going “Ohh, this is that thing they briefly mentioned in the book!” The Barrow-wight Lord depicted in this trailer is a boss in the Barrow-downs tombs, possibly a lord, finally confirming decades of speculation about a Barrow-wight boss potentially making an appearance in a LOTR-related piece of interactive entertainment....

The console-exclusive action RPGWarhammer 40,000: Space Marinehas understandably upset a portion of dedicated PC fans who have bought Relic games on PC for years. Who can blame them for wanting what looks to be an intriguing new installment in a series full of great fiction? Talkingwith bit-tech, Relic’s confirmed that it has taken the all too familiar stance of “if the demand is there, we will consider it.” There iscurrently a petitionthe studio is aware of, but at the time of writing this, it doesn’t exactly have a lot of signatures....

As early as last year, Midway has gone as far as to admit a new, Unreal Engine 3.0-poweredMortal Kombattitle is in the works. While details have been scarce, that soon may be coming to an end. A countdown has appeared onNoob.com, a Web site registered toMortal Kombatco-creator Ed Boon — so what’s next? There’s not much to go on, other than the fact that the Web site’s logo bears the iconicMortal Kombatlogo....

Does the Red Rings of Death plague know no bounds? It’s even making CheapyD’s baby cry! Oh noes! Also, this video made me realize that Tai is going to be set for life when it comes to videogames. Thanks, redzie!Aaaaaaannndd welcome to WeekendDestructainmentGO!, Destructoid’s number one Destructainment. Welcome to episode, ummm, March 1st 2008! I’m your host, CTZ and joining me after the break is what the Oscars would look like if it were a videogame....

Only three people live in my house, and I can’t even figure out who left the cap off of the milk last night. Needless to say, my skills of deduction and logic leave a bit to be desired. Perhaps whenUnsolved Crimeshits the Nintendo DS this fall, I have a chance to bone up on my detective skills. As a rookie New York City detective, players will investigate the disappearance of an aspiring model....

Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess!developer Mediatonic has revealed its next PlayStation Mini title,Who’s That Flying?!today. (Get it? “WTF?!”) The game is said to be a mix of side-scrolling shooter and tower defense, with players taking of the role of a creature known as the “Guardian of Earth.” You’ll use a hyper-powered laser arm to save the citizens of this fair planet across 15 levels.WTF?!will feature a story mode, along with “infinite mode” levels, and a challenge mode with 25 trials to overcome....

Papercraft can, at a glance, seem like the simplistic kind of crafting that Japanese teenagers may enjoy whilst listening to their iPods, but thedetail and depth of the objects you can makecan yield amazing results. Take the startlingly tiny recreations created by Fx Console: from the DS to the PS2, each is painstakingly recreated by hand at roughly 1/9th the size of the real thing. The DS papercraft measures in at 1....

Activision boss Bobby Kotick has dropped a huge bomb on Sony today with a few statements concerning their support for the PlayStation 3 and PSP. In short, the world’s largest third-party games developer doesn’t like their attach rates for Sony’s consles and is threatening to withdraw support. “I’m getting concerned about Sony; the PlayStation 3 is losing a bit of momentum and they don’t make it easy for me to support the platform....

The headline to this article may look very redundant — after all, saying that anAliensgame is based onAliensis like sayingCall of Dutyhas some guns in it, right? Not quite. Director Adam Tierney makes a good point about licensed games that aren’t really based on their licenses, and promisedAliens: Infestationwon’t go the same way. “When I say based onAliens, I mean BASED ONALIENS,” he said. “This isn’t just an action title that happens to feature Xenomorphs....