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These are the 2012 Olympic mascots. What the f*ck are these things supposed to be?! [ViaGeekologie] Nick and Dale have a hard life, Joseph reviewedDead to Rights: Retribution, Sonic 4has been delayed, there is nowNo More Heroes 2themed lingerie and more happened on 05/20/10. Destructoid Originals:E3 2010… here we come!EMBARGOED: My time at Pre E3 as a non-judgeKids born after 1998 are better at Pokemon than youCommunity:Community blogs of 05/20/10Forum of the day:E3 2010 WishlistReviews:Dead to Rights: Retribution...

Pokemon. Gotta catch them all … AND THEN GO TO HELL! Dale chatted with Aaron Greenberg about the latest NPD data, Keighley gave us a preview of the VGAs, Dale reviewedSilent Hill: Shattered Memories,Jim revisitedKane & Lynch, the Soldier is winning the war inTeam Fortress 2and more happened on 12/11/09. Destructoid Originals:READY TO FRIDAYAaron Greenberg on NPD, Modern Warfare 2, and Halo ReachGreenberg: Modern Warfare 2 sold more than NPD’s 4....

If you’ve ever tried out some of the XNA games currently being lined up, then surely one game in particular would have caught your eye. If you’re a reader of taste, that game will beThe Dishwasher: Dead Samurai.If you’re an arsehole, that game will beJelly Car. Regardless, it is James E. Silva’s violent 2D action game which is coming to XBLA, and I can’t wait. Silva has beenspilling some new detailsconcerningDead Samurai, including the promise of a rhythm game, which he fully admits is based on his ownGuitar HeroandRock Bandaddiction....

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Final boss battles are significant for many reasons, mainly because game players desperately want to see their character’s long journey come to a satisfying end. Sometimes these battles aresoimportant, that I would go so far as to say they can even make or break a game. A beautiful, fulfilling adventure can come to a screeching halt with a rushed, poorly designed final confrontation....

[Every Friday, Destructoid will pose topical a question to the community. Answer it if you want!] This week has undoubtedly been dominated by the 3DS price cut and the considerable fallout that’s followed. As such, this week’s Question can only be about one thing. Nintendo itself has acknowledged that the 3DS did not perform as expected, and theslashing of $80from its MSRP within the first six months of its lifespan only confirms a pretty bad run....

If you can’t wait until Friday for the arrival ofKillzone 2, try downloading this newbrowser-based Web gamethat accurately recreates the thrill of gunning down Helghast with the simple use of your mouse and an itchy trigger finger. The game looks, sounds and playsexactlylikeKillzone 2, eliminating the need for the full PS3 title. As you can just see from the above picture, the Web game is graphically indistinguishable from the retail release....

Anew reporthas marked the UK as the market with the largest growth in the third quarter, suggesting that it will be a strong territory this Holiday season in spite of the current economic climate. While often treated as a second-class citizen by publishers, the United Kingdom has once again shown its importance as a market, with a 15% growth in the third quarter as opposed to the USA’s 8%. One analyst believes that sales in the UK will reach “unprecedented heights” this season....

In a story on the unveiling of Brett Favre as thecover athlete forMadden NFL 09, I linked an interview that GameTap did with one of the game’s lead designers, Phil Frazier. In thatinterview, Frazier boldly proclaimed thatMadden 09features “the biggest graphical improvement we’ve ever had year-to-year in Madden” (console generation jumps notwithstanding). Sure, it’s easy to be cynical and assume that this is another empty promise, but we’ve happily been proven wrong this time around....

Visceral Games is following suit by auctioning some seriouslycoolDead Spacemerchandiseto help aid the American Red Cross’ recovery efforts in Japan. Much of this gear is coveted enough already, but then they went and autographed it all. Those of you with deeper pockets than I will want to give the full-size replica Plasma Cutter a good hard look. Similarly, the original script forDead Space: Extractionis quite the catch.

If you’re still not excited aboutThink & Feel‘sBlood of Bahamut, publisher Square Enix is trying to remedy that with a new gameplay trailer, titled “Special Trailer Vol. 4.” That’s probably some sort of garbled translation of something way more bombastic in Japanese, but I guess you take what you can get. Since I wasn’t aware that there were three other Special Trailers, I took the liberty of embedding all four below the jump....

Have you seen a golden wrench in the wilds ofTeam Fortress 2? I haven’t, but I don’t play that often and only 100 of them were handed out to totally random people. Not everyone was very happy about that, and cries about the game not being as much fun with the golden wrenches around went out. One of these golden wrenches went to WiNGSPANTT and he surprisingly agrees with all the complaints despite the fact that the golden wrench does nothing but aid him....

[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.] As Mega64 shows us, anything can happen on Halloween. Happy Halloween everyone! Indulge in the candy tonight. After the break, Sagat asks if we would like some cornflakes. Then the Rabbids fail to get to the Moon yet again. Next, it’s Baby Cakes’ “Role Play Tournament (Be Aggressive)”....

More Nintendo news has come out of the GameStop manager conference in Las Vegas. You know, the annual event that makes the Hell of working at GameStop actually worth it! Wii Fit Plusis on its way and will be replacing the currentWii Fitconfiguration in favor of the new Plus-ness. The bundle will be out on October 4th for $99.99 and will include new exercises, new yoga activities and new games. Players will also be able to customize their routines, so they can focus on just specific areas of their body....