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We recently told youthat Atlus has overhauled the DS gameLegacy of Ys: Books 1 & 2for the US, putting both games on one cartridge and adding a new localization, not to mention new graphics and music. This heaping helping of RPG goodness is coming to us onFebruary 3, 2009. Today we have some new screenshots and news of a cool pre-order bonus. Atlus sends word that pre-order customers at participating retailers will be able to nab the limited editionLegacy of Ys: Books I & IIsoundtrack CD, which will feature selected tracks from bothYs IandII....

[Not sure what Mash Tactics is? I’ve included a clip from the most recent episode to show you just a glimpse of what you’ve been missing, you daft fool! You can see all of Destructoid’s previously-aired live showsin our archives.] Today,Mash Tacticsis playingGears of War 3again! This time, we can explore a lot more of the game, but we still won’t be spoiling any of the juicy plot developments. You will also get the chance jump online and take a Lancer to Carnage and Pico up close....

Codemasters is holding its Connect 08 event today, and unfortunately yours truly can’t attend (indie blogging has its downsides). Fortunately, I had planned to send a very capable and trusted colleague to go in my stead. With nobody of that caliber available, I just told Wardrox to go. He’s providing me information for the frontpage and the first big announcement is thatLord of the Rings Onlineis getting a new expansion —Conquer the World Beneath....

Tipster Pablo sent an email in to us regarding an amusing, if somewhat sad new adventure in the chronicles of crazy Jack Thompson. Scott Johnson, the creator ofMy Extra Life, has been served an unofficial cease and desist from the office of Jack Thompson viahis blog, following aphotoshop contestinvolving ol’ Jacko that the artist is currently running with his readers. Scott assumed it was one of his audience pranking him, so the ‘legal’ warning was laughed off....

Disney/Pixar’sA Bug’s Life, maybe? But there’s no fable or “poo poo platter” here inMarble Saga: Kororinpa— it’s just rolling and rolling. Oh, and screaming at the television.If you didn’t know, there’s an ant in that marble in thisKororinpagame. Anthony is his name. On the Wii this spring inMarble Saga: Kororinpa, he is doing his maze thing to save his colony.Wait, what?This time around, there are new features like marble customization, Mii usage, custom stage building, 4-person multiplayer, and even Wii Balance Board support....

I have to hand it to Centauri Productions, developers ofMemento Mori, a new adventure game for the PC. Obscure (and often unremarkable) PC games are a dime a dozen, but they managed to catch my attention, owing mostlyto the morbidly cool-sounding title. The premise is a good, old-fashioned conspiracy: some precious works of art get stolen, and you have to Da Vinci Code your way through Europe, only to find a chilling religious secret that will likely rock the base of civilization....

Nintendo’s out to save the world, $50 at a time. You see, their goal is to create a game that the whole family can enjoy, making our recession-busted budgets stretch just a bit farther. “[We’re] thinking of how a family spends their budgeted entertainment money. Rather than a dad going out and buying something that he wants, [we’re] creating something that we can present to them as something the whole family will use,” Miyamoto toldMercury News....

The MMO is one of the few genres that really and truly struggles on consoles. It and the RTS are the bane of the console industry, and while both genres have their bright spots on consoles and are constantly being tackled by developers, there are some reasons they don’t work. Rob Pardo, Blizzard’s executive vp of game design, believes he knows why MMOs aren’t making the leap so well. Speaking withIndustry Gamershe laid the cold hard truth out....

Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has been in London recently to show offModern Warfare 2, the latest in the stupidly popularCall of Dutyfranchise. Whiletalking aboutthe depth of customization options in the new game, Bowling said that hardcore gamers will definitely find appeal, and also stated that it was “ridiculous” in its optional freedom. “The beta is really just the tip of the iceberg at this point, we’re really just showing a little bit [of the game],” he explained....

Did you thoroughly enjoy theGRAW 2Co-op Collection? If so, how does the sound of even more downloadable content make you feel?Should you be interested in prolonging yourGhost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2experience, raising your gamerscore, or you just plain want to get rid of those pesky Microsoft Points (you’ll need at least 400) that have been sitting in your account, then you should take a look at theGRAW 2Co-op Collection 2.Hit the jump to find an overwhelming amount of information regarding this DLC pack....

Even though Twisted Pixel told me they weren’t kidding, their new title‘Splosion Mancertainly sounded a bit… funny. Today, the developer has reiterated that is wasn’t an April Fools’ gag —‘Splosion Manis no joke. Coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade,‘Splosion Manis a game about a scientific creation born too close to the sun, a side-scrolling game that has you exploding enemies into chunks of ham and ribeyes. The title will feature four-player cooperative multiplayer, both online and off....

Bear with me here; my metal knowledge begins and ends with the word “metal.” So Ronnie James Dio was going to be inBrütal Legend, since he’s a metal legend and all and the game is about metal music. Also a metal legend is Ozzy Osborne, who wasannounced to be in the gamethis past E3. Now the theoretical drama starts (as opposed to theactual confirmed drama). It seems that Dio isno longer in the gameand his character will now be voiced by Tim “Transexual Transylvannian” Curry, which is cool if you’re a Curry fan, but slightly odd if you think about it, since the man isn’t really “metal....

Ubisoft’s controversial PC DRM is ruining more legally purchased videogames for buying customers. In the latest round of utter fail,Settlers 7has been affected, with players experience connection issues and being unable to get into the game. This issue is related to game authentication as opposed to Ubi’s recent DRM technology, although the result is very much the same. When trying to playSettlers 7, a number of Australian players are getting a “Server Not Available” screen and finding themselves unable to get into a game, whether it be online or a single player campaign....