Weekend Destructainment: I’m just playing the Wii!

[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.] The Daily Show checked out the latest Internet craze, Chatroulette. The whole skit is pretty hilarious, especially the videogame gags. We’re still not over the whole Epic Beard Man craze as evidence by the first video after the break. Then check out the Sonic and Lady Gaga remix....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Susan Brown

Wendy’s to include table-top PAC-MAN games in kids’ meals

There’s old school, like PAC-MAN, and then there’s really old school, like table-top gaming. Mix them and you have the bonus item in Wendy’s kids’ meals. Wendy’s has teamed up with Namco Bandai to promote our favorite yellow pellet muncher and celebrate his 30th anniversary with these new toys. There’s five table-top games to collect: PAC-MAN Maze Craze, PAC-MAN Tag Game, PAC-MAN Hide and Seek, PAC-MAN Dash Game and PAC-MAN Bowling....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Julian Myers

Will Microsoft ditch spacebucks for real money?

In a recent interview with Game Informer, Xbox Live General Manager Mark Whitten was asked about the possibility of Microsoft dropping the points-based system for sales of items on the Live Marketplace for real-world currency. Think he avoided answering the question? You bet your ass he did. Using language like, “It’s Microsoft points right now,” and, “We continue to think about it,” Whitten deftly dodged anything resembling a direct reply with the skill of an Olympic slalom racer....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Whitney Adams

Win Astro Boy, Ben 10 or Secret Saturdays right now!

It’s a super hero flavored contest today for our25 days of giving! Thanks toD3Publisher, we haveAstro Boy, The Secret SaturdaysandBen 10to giveaway on the PS2 and PSP. Here’s the full breakdown: [Update: Contest closed! Winners are arctic00, AlLDFan, Sefiran, zephyrstarfields, Trevkor, Fwank, HerosPlayDumb, nygfan, Flake and ptrek85. Check your PM boxes!]

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 51 words · Sandra Wolfe

X10: Breaking things down with Crackdown 2

Looking atCrackdown 2, it’s pretty clear that developer Ruffian Games wants to make the game that much bigger and that much better than before. While that’s all grand and good,Crackdown 2is really aiming to take what was once great and make it utterly fantastic. WhileCrackdown 2could be called “more of the same,” there are quite a few little details that were uncovered at X10 that should bring fans of the original back for more....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 587 words · Cathy Wilson

Xbox Live melts under CoD 4 map pack assault, is OK now

Microsoft is one of those companies that doesn’t seem to be able to find that middle ground that other businesses take for granted. You either love them, or you hate them — there is no in between. Lately, it’s been especially hard for the software giant, with negative Xbox 360 news cropping up with increasing frequency. By now, most Xbox 360 owners have either already experienced the disappointment of the highly publicized hardware failures....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 625 words · Monica Foster

Zombies! COD: Black Ops Rezurrection DLC coming August 23

Yes, that’s the correct spelling.Rezurrection. We can let that slide as this new fourth DLC is an all-zombie affair. This DLC, coming August 23 forCall of Duty: Black Ops, was just revealed by Activision this afternoon during earnings call. These maps might be familiar to you: Nacht der Untoten, Verruckt, Shi No Numa and Der Riese. There’s also a new Moon level. Dude, it doesn’t get less serious than zombies in space....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Tamara Miller

A fiery basketball? Yep, this is NBA Jam box art

I hope you’re sitting down, because we have the cover art forNBA Jam, courtesy ofTwitter. This is the biggest story of the day, no question. My criteria — “is there a basketball on fire?” — has been met. You win this round, EA Sports. Out of seemingly nowhere, my family and I have been getting back into the Nintendo 64 version ofNBA Showtime: NBA on NBC, a game very much in tune withNBA Jam....

May 29, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · William Adkins MD

Aksys Games is all up in your Anime Expo

Aksys Games has lots planned for this year’s Anime Expo, set to go down in Los Angeles this weekend, July 1-4. They’ll have panels, game reveals, tournaments, autograph sessions and more. Bring your wallet as they will also be selling merchandise. On Saturday, July 2nd at 11:15 a.m., Aksys will host a panel where two games will be revealed. On Sunday there will be another panel. The Idea Factory Guests of Honor panel will focus on theRecord of Agarest war series....

May 29, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Angela Davis

Aktrez shows us her Zero Suit in There Will Be Brawl

On the last episode of theThere Will Be Brawl, the Princess was kidnapped, Mario got his ass kicked and Luigi has taken it upon himself to fix up things in the Mushroom Kingdom. The former heroes of Nintendo’s Kingdoms have fallen by the way side, so Luigi has to turn to Wario and other shady characters to help him find Princess Peach. More of Nintendo’s characters make an appearance in episode three, such as Little Mac, Captain Falcon, Mr....

May 29, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Brett Jones

Arcade FPS Xotic looks… weird

I honestly have no idea what is going on in these screenshots, but apparently Xotic is a new first-person shooter/arcade hybrid that’s about to hit Xbox Live Arcade this Summer. It’s set in a bio-organic “exotic” environment with weird guns, where the goal is to get as high a score as possible to compete on leaderboards. Shooting some plants can apparently give you chain combos, you can pick up something called “Orb Essence” and you’ll have to balance these kinds of things for getting highscores....

May 29, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Michael Mason

Atlus publishing 3D Dot Game Heroes on July 19, 2025!

Rejoice! After many long weeks of waiting, Atlus has finally revealed itself to be the publisher of3D Dot Game Heroesin North America. What’s more, we also have a release date!3D Dot Game Heroeswill be available on a PS3 near you from June 09, 2025! “Dripping with old school charm, classic gaming pizzazz, and pure retro sexy,3D Dot Game Heroesis the ultimate homage to the industry’s golden era,” says Atlus. “D Dot Game Heroesis scheduled to release on June 06, 2025 with an MSRP of $39....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 628 words · Elizabeth Galloway

Banned PSN troll tries to sue Sony again … twice

Erik Estavillo, the troll who got banned PSN for abusingResistanceplayers,tried to sue, thenfailed miserably, isat it again. Not content with getting his ludicrous case thrown out of court, Estavillo has decided to appeal the decision, determined to make Sony pay for the mental anguish that a PSN ban allegedly inflicted on him. Not only will Estavillo appeal the original case, he has also filed a new civil claim against Sony, demanding $108,000 compensation....

May 29, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Richard Miller