[When we’re looking for blogs on a specific topic, we’ll put out a Bloggers Wanted call. Check out the blog prompt, write your own response in the Community Blogs and tag it with the “Bloggers Wanted Essay Response” tag, and you may see your blog promoted to the front page.— JRo] For a lot of us, all we want to do when we come home from a hard day of work is sit down, grab a beer, and play some games....
The February issue of Qore has a solid handful of new offerings, including aResident Evil 5feature, info onGodfather II, and a peek into the digital magic behindThe Force Unleashed, but fans of the Syphon Filter games will be pleased to hear that the purchase of the episode also gets you a voucher good for a download of the original PS1 title,Syphon Filter.Not too shabby. The new episode comes out on February 12th and the offer forSyphon Filteris good through March 31st, so keep an eye on this if you want to cash in on the deal....
There’s no doubt that Activision has been kicking ass and taking names, recentlyovercoming EA to be the top third-party publisher, but now it seems that they have their work cut out for them, as competition for their top franchises are drawing near. Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey thinks that competition for Activision’sGuitar HeroandTony Hawkmay eventually get in their way. Speaking of EA’sRock BandandSkate, Hickey says, “Emerging competition for some of their core franchises, includingGuitar HeroandTony Hawkwill likely prove damaging for growth prospects....
Capcom CEO Haruhiro Tsujimoto, being the boss, is obligated to talk about and promote everything his company is involved in when doing a high-profile interview. He was the most recent guest in Nikkei BP’s “Keyman” game industry interview series. After Tsujimoto made his way through all the game titles he brought up the upcoming Resident Evil movie, the 3D titleResident Evil IV Afterlife. Coming September 10th, it stars Mila Jovovich....
CD Projekt RED is adding nudity to the North American release ofThe Witcher: Enhanced Edition. Recently, the studio announcedThe Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut, a free upgrade as well as yet another full digital release, ofThe Witcher. According to the game’sofficial Web site, it’s “the version of the game our developers originally intended for you to play.” TheDirector’s Cutis essentially the European release. It’s a version that features frontal (female) nudity....
I predict thatCastlevania: Symphony of the Nightwill be the most popular Xbox Live Arcade game to date when it launches (supposedly Q1 of this year). In case you hadn’t heard, it is a port of the PlayStation version and retains all of the original audio while still weighing in at less than 50 MB. But how much will it cost? Videos ofAlien HominidandCatanare after the break. Can you say best co-op ever?...
It’s almost time to quit yer bellyachin’, as Sony hasfinally announcedthat PS3 owners will soon be able to get into their console’s operating system without having to leave the comfort of their game’s universe. An in-game XMB has been on the average PS3 lover’s wishlist for some time now, so it was hardly a surprise that Sony would follow in the Xbox 360’s footsteps and provide one. Yay for all with a black box of Blu-ray!...
Anybody who knows me is aware of my love for plastic junk, especially if its designed to accomodate a Wii remote. Nothing thrills me more than seeing twelve inch golf clubs that weigh an ounce and have a hole in the grip. So, you can imagine that CES is a playground for me. Something I was surprised to have never seen before are these Wii Dumbells from Cyphergroups. Weighing just under kilogram, they’re sold as a pair so you can use both a Wii remote and nunchuk....
Lights, cameras, Action 52I’m acheetahwith a bow who’s only got two movesWalkin’ down the road to the invisible dudeYou ain’t got no excuse since ’92 The Cheetahmen are videogame legends… in their own way. Originally featuring on the unlicensedAction 52compilation pack for the NES, the Cheetahmen were designed to compete against theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesfranchise. Developer Active Enterprises had comics, toys, a TV show, the works planned for their “failed expirement....
The excitement at Destructoid HQ is bubbling like dynamite in my grandma’s toilet, as PAX is just three weeks away! There area ton of people planningon going from the Dtoid Community, and we have a surprise to share with you for all of you guys and gals going to PAX on Friday. We’re going to be busy running around on Friday, so we have a special yob for anyone that’s interested doing something unusual....
[Update: Contest closed! Congratulations tojamesesdadon winning the rare Xbox 360 andComic Jumper! Check your e-mail so we can get you your prize.] Twisted Pixel’sÂComic JumperÂwas released last week on Xbox Live Arcade as part of Microsoft’s month long indie game promotion, Game Feast. WeÂreviewed the hilarious superhero gameÂand thinkÂComic JumperÂis “one of the most distinctive and memorable titles of the year.” Thanks to the awesome folks at Twisted Pixel, we have a one-of-a-kindÂComic JumperÂthemed Xbox 360 plus a copy of the game to givewaway to the Destructoid community!...
Electronic Arts has today announced a pair of special editions to accompany the release of Crytek’s hot FPS sequel,Crysis 2. These special packages shall be known as the Limited Edition and the Nano Edition. The Limited Edition comes at no extra cost and will include a range of special in-game content. Bonus XP, a SCAR Hologram Decoy, a SCAR Weapon Skin, and a Platinum Dogtag will all be unlocked for use in the game....
There have been a number of complaints lodged against EA’s upcoming action title,Dante’s Inferno, mostly because it looks to be nothing like the book, and apparently serves only topiss uponeverything that has ever been written by mankind, ever. Personally, after watching the above video and looking over some of the provided screens, I have to say this — what’s the big bloody deal?I intend to write more on the subject in a full feature, so I’ll just say this for now — anybody who can look at the above footage andnotthink that the scene with pink snappy penis mouths is awesome has lost the right to have an opinion onanythinginvolving pink snappy penis mouths....
