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Poor Yoshinori Ono. The Capcom producer and the man behind games likeStreet Fighter IVand the upcomingStreet Fighter x Tekkencan’t seem to keep a secret. Nearly all of the information for his projects seems to be leaked ahead of time, be it roster details, downloadable content, and more. When asked how he feels about the early, unauthorized reveals, he’s surprisingly torn. “Yeah, it’s an interesting feeling because it’s kind of half and half for me,” he explains through a translator....

And they’re effing hard! Well, maybe not so much in comparison to the levels for the Kid or those Minus worlds, but still — they’re pretty tough. These new Gish levels can be obtained throughSuper Meat Boy‘s Teh Internets stage (unlocked by getting 20 bandages) and are available for free. Team Meat also ran down some of the future level packs, andthey sound dreadful… in a good way. Next month, we’re getting a chapter based on the original flash prototype forSMBand one with remixed levels from the main game....

Super Meat Boy, previously announced for both PC and WiiWare, has now been confirmed for Xbox LIVE Arcade. Here’s the news that might get some Wii owner’s panties in a bunch — it’s coming to Xbox LIVE Arcadebeforeit comes to WiiWare (or PC, for that matter). The game’s controls will remain mostly the same —Super Meat Boyfeatures no motion-specific gameplay movements. The XBLA version of the title will also feature online play, which the WiiWare version lacks....

Take-Two Interactive has posted a profit of $42.6 million for the last 12 months ending October 31 this year. Compare that to the roughly $140.5 million loss over the same period last year, and things are looking up for the publisher. CEO Ben Feder seems particularly pleased that they were able to do so: “We have achieved our goal of profitability in a year without a new release ofGrand Theft Auto....

The console versions ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2launched this morning. Hundreds, probably thousands of retailers did a special midnight release in celebration of the billions of sales sure to come in. If you care a lot aboutMW2you probably stood in line at a said midnight release and rushed home to get to work on the anticipated follow-up. Unless you went straight to multiplayer, you’ve probably already seen thebelowten minutes of footage from the game....

I figured I didn’t have to be too descriptive in that headline to get you to come down here and check out this trailer forNinokuni, which may have ditched its subtitle,The Another World(or Gamtrailers is just lazy). To be honest I also have no idea what’s going on in it since it’s all in Japanese, but that doesn’t stop me from wanting this game more and more. Really, the game could suck to no end and I wouldn’t care as long as I got a chance to touch a cartridge that contained the combined genius of Level 5 and Studio Ghibli....

As always, Koei has plenty of stuff going on at the Tokyo Game Show and as always, it’s left to me to post about it. Here’s a fresh new trailer for Koei Canada’sWarriors: Legends of Troy. This new direction for Koei’s long-runningWarriorsfranchise is being designed specifically to appeal to the West. What we have for you is an undeniably Western trailer, complete with a ludicrously deep voice saying needlessly dramatic things....

Several new bits of online functionality were announced for Gran Turismo 5 today at the 2010 Tokyo Game Show. The My Home online section of the game includes functions like messaging, mail, logs, friend tracking features and more. The entire in-game My Home system will now be accessible via your internet browser in what Polyphony Digital calls Gran Turismo Anywhere. Everything that’s possible in My Home on your PS3 will also be possible in any web-connected web browser....

Just last week we reported on Nintendo’s new Japanese firmware update, which managed to sneak in some flash cart blockeryalong with Facebook functionality. Several Destructoid readers shrugged off the block, stating with confidence that it would be cracked in no time. They were right. Today,Kotakuhas a video that clearly shows that DSi firmware 1.4J has been defeated. An R4 is plugged in and a game is booted in this video where the maker goes out of his way to show that it really works....

I tried to write my own verse in a vain attempt to match the poetic brilliance at work in this poem exalting the might of the mayor of Metro City. It is beyond me. Witness and be amazed. [viaYouTube]

Ben PerLee brought us an awesome interview with Alexey Pajitnov, father ofTetrisand Henk Rogers. Check outthe interview tofind out all sorts of stuff including what their current favorite puzzle games are. Check out the pictures from the KarE3oke party, Chad compared the psychic E3 predictions to what actually happened, the new Monthly Musing topic is up, Jonathan Holmes brought us two more awesome videos, Dale reviewedKnights in the Nightmare, Nick checked outDef Jam Rapstarand plenty more happened on 06/08/09....

Previously on the Destructoid Comic: CyberneticTigerZ bravely steps out of the broom closet that he, Jim, RetroforceGO! and the Failcast crew were holed up in to check that the coast is clear. Suddenly, the roof caves in. Looking up he sees the glowing red eyes of the Destructor-toid staring down, it’s huge metal hand reaching toward him. The hand comes crashing down appearing to crush CTZ. Luckily, CTZ’s armour is designed to withstand such pressure and he survives, though much of his Cyber Organic Tiger Shark suit is damaged....

When the Xbox Live Indie Games Winter Uprising was announced, I got really excited. The Indie Games channel on the Xbox Marketplace is often maligned or, worse, ignored by people due to the misconception that everything on the service is crap. And while it’s true that a good 90% of the titles that go up are mediocre at best, there are some real gems available. So, seeing this group of developers get together and try to change that perception brings warmth to my heart....