The Daily Hotness: Micahel Bay kitties!

SO CUTE! We brought you a look at the art ofFrom Dust, check out the amazingChild of Edenconcept art,The Witcher 2’sTriss Merigold gets naked,L.A. Noireis three discs on the Xbox 360 and more happened on 5/5/11. Community:Community blogs of 5/5/11Forum thread of the day:POKEMON THREAD! WOOOO! Contests:Contest: Win a rare steampunk gun based on ARGO Online News:Saturn classic Guardian Heroes coming to XBLA this fallAnonymous says it won’t be found liable for PSN attackLay-offs hit Black Rock StudiosUbisoft reveals Assassin’s Creed: Revelations detailsI bet you want to give free indie game The Wager a tryTake a look at a Disciples III: Resurrection videoUgh: Canabalt rip-off gets approved by AppleL....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · William Bell

The Daily Hotness: Party time

Time to party Florida! Next week, Destructoid is holding a huge Miami NARP at the Florida International University. The event is free and we’re going to have several tournaments going on with some nice prizes. Check out theannouncement post formore details. Anthony talks to the creator ofGish, Dale gets nerdy with the produceroffKORG DS-10, we need your help picking winners for theBlitz IIcontest, someone’s already reached the level 80 cap inWoW, and plenty more happened on 11/14/08....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · James Hill

The Daily Hotness: Play it Loud

Another glorious Ten Golden Rules list was unleashed by Jim Sterling today. This time, he takes a look at handheld consoles and points out how great they all are. New releases gets an upgrade, Jonathan reviewed the newCastlevania,I previewedPuzzle Quest: Galatrix,Guitar Hero World Tourinstruments are breaking, zee Germans zensorLeft 4 Dead,and plenty more happened on 10/27/08. Monday Regulars:Wii Shop releases:Strong Bad Ep. 3, ROTOHEX, Earthworm JimAre You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?...

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Katherine Acevedo

The draw of exploration: Antarctica to Oblivion, Shackleton to Shadow Complex

[Editor’s note: We’re not just a (rad) news site — we also publish opinions/editorials from our community & employees like this one, though be aware it may not jive the opinions of Destructoid as a whole, or how our moms raised us. Want to post your own article in response? Publish it now onour community blogs.] The era of Antarctic exploration that lasted from the early 19th century to about 1920 was known as The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration....

May 27, 2025 · 6 min · 1244 words · Jeffery Kennedy

The Gamer’s Red Carpet: Final Fantasy

Next week marks the release of the next iteration in the reveredFinal Fantasyseries, the highly anticipatedFinal Fantasy XIII. Woo hoo! To celebrate, I will be posting a trilogy ofFinal Fantasy-themed features all this week, each one focusing on a different aspect of what makes the series so gosh darned memorable. Right now in Hollywood it is awards season, which finds ridiculously rich, beautiful people heaping praise on other ridiculously rich, beautiful people....

May 27, 2025 · 7 min · 1439 words · Julia Greer

The Podcastle episode 35: Grumpy

Your irreverent host was in a grumpy mood when we recorded Episode 35, which means that he misbehaved on the show quite a lot. This resulted in even more shouting and screaming than usual, and some things that were so risqué and personal, Wardrox probably cut them out. On this episode, we ask Atheistium why she keeps lying aboutVelvet Assassin, we imagine what Keith Vaz would look like naked on a bed of silk pillows while singing Eurythmics songs, and we consider the philosophical standpoint of a Nazi kiddyfiddler....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Heather Rowe DDS

TheGUN has won the Rayman Raving Rabbids contest

Well, honestly, there wasn’t much to choose from. I was quite disappointed with the quality of entries for thiscontest. While there was some funny stuff here and there, I had to give it to TheGUN for originality and knowing what I like. Congrats on TheGUN and thanks for everyone who participated.

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 51 words · Alexandria Jensen

Three free NFS:HP cars if 1m people watch a trailer

Criterion is going to release a free pack of three fancy new supercars convertibles if the above trailer gets 1 million hits by December 12th 2010. Basically their “contest” is to spam everyone with a trailer to get free stuff for yourself. The cars in question are the Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible, the Lamborghini Murciélago LP 650-4 Roadster , and the Dodge Viper SRT10 Convertible Final Edition. Cars! They are also happy that Autolog is a huge success....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Mrs. Christine Mcpherson MD

To those of you that asked about Radiant Historia

First off, I really love that I’m Destructoid’s go-to guy for details on upcoming JRPGs. People have contacted me via AIM, Twitter, Facebook, private message and email in the past asking for early verdicts on upcoming games. I’m more than happy to oblige, and I’m honored that you consider me a reliable source on these titles. Seriously, thank you. I apologize for not being able to put together an early preview ofRadiant Historia....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Taylor Dunlap

Two new Left 4 Dead 2 campaigns confirmed

[ Update:We have theLeft 4 Dead 2 achievementsand have confirmed these campaigns. +1 karma for the rumors we choose to run! ] It appears that two moreLeft 4 Dead 2campaigns have been revealed. Gaming siteGNNhas two new mock posters up (like the ones for theprevious campaign reveals) for what seem to be the first and fourth campaigns in the game. The first campaign will be “Dead Center” and takes place in a mall....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Chelsea Costa

Two new teasers for Bully

The PrepsThe NerdsThe Preps vs. the Nerds, who you got?! Each video shows what kind of classmates you will be encountering during gameplay. This game better live up to all of the hype we keep giving it. 🙂

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 38 words · Donna Fitzgerald

Video: Halfbrick’s latest Jetpack Joyride in action

The last time I saw Halbrick’sJetpack Joyrideit wascalledMachine Gun Jetpack. That was back in March, when the Australian developer had brought out an early version of the iOS game to show us at GDC. Months later, the final game — which hits the App Store on September 1 — isn’t a wholly different experience (it’s still a “runner” game), but the months of polish sure do show through. While my full review won’t be up until next week, here’s a quick video look at the game in action to get you prepped for its release....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Ashley Montgomery

Weekend Destructainment: Awkward edition

[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.] Robot Chicken, music, ads and more await you in this edition of Weekend Destructainment. After the break, watch aRobot Chickensketch onCastlevania. Then it’s a secret endless level from the originalStar Fox. Next up, it’s a two part video of Dtoider NukaCola89 coveringMega Man Xmusic on the drums....

May 27, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Paige Alvarez