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There’s a crystal clear line between the casual and the hardcore dork. WatchingDoctor Whoproudly catapults you past that line and far into the serious realm, where people say “Huh?” when you try to explain what you’re into. Good news is, you aren’t alone, asDoctor Whoholds a soft spot in the heart of many a fan. Thanks to the internet, you can now find those other fans through forums and websites rather than sitting at home alone wearing yourTom Bakerreproduction scarf and wishing you had someone to show it to....

Fallout 1and2composer Mark Morgan has a little side project that he calls his “Vault Archives.” His goal was to remaster all the songs he composed for theFalloutseries. Now it seems that he’s done with his project, and he was kind enough to share the results with everyone. The OSTs for both games are available as afree downloadonAural Network. These 24 tracks are remixed and remastered, full-bandwidth tracks from the classic games, available to you at no cost....

When Square Enix isn’t too busy working onDissidia: Final Fantasy,Final Fantasy: Gaiden,Final Fantasy IV,Final Fantasy IV: The After,Final Fantasy: Crystal Defenders,Final Fantasy XIII: Agito,Final Fantasy XIII: Versusand evenFinal Fantasy XIV, it sometimes works onFinal Fantasy XIII. Y’know, the game it announced before any of those other things. Just saying, if Square Enix didn’t have eyes bigger than its stomach, maybe its main game wouldn’t take ten billion years to make....

Man, there’s just something aboutFruit Ninja. Even the most jaded, weathered, hard core gamer can still find some time for this casual delight.Everyoneloves this chart-topping Halfbrick mobile title! You’re a cranky piece of sh*t if you don’t likeFruit Ninja. There. I said it. China is going to get a taste soon. Halfbrick has partnered with Chinese company iDreamSky to bring their games to China. With this deal the Halfbrick games will use the company’s Skynet social network and microtransations system....

Dtoid was up at Sega’s offices last week to check outSonic Free Ridersfor the Kinect. After giving the game a spin, David Allen, Brand Manager over at Sega, gave us a run down on what the game is about. This video interview also shows you my sweet Kinect swimming moves that also makes it look like I’m having a sissy fight. Check outmy preview ofSonic Free Ridersfor more on the upcoming Kinect game....

Gaijin Games, the guys behind the BIT.TRIP series, have gobbled up Robotube Games, an independent game dev specializing in web-based puzzle games and videogame documentaries. Studio head and CEO Alex Neuse: “Our bio-absorption of Robotube Games, its licenses, brands, personnel, and flavors allows us to head in new directions that Gaijin Games was heretofore unable to pursue. Building up brands has always been a passion of ours, and this acquisition allows us to focus on creating more unique franchises faster than ever....

One step at a time, Games for Windows LIVE is becoming slightly more tolerable. Games on Demand for Windows, the digital distribution aspect of the service, is expanding: non-GFWL games are now being sold, and there’s the promise of day-and-date releases from 2K Games, Capcom, Microsoft Game Studios, Rockstar Games, THQ, and Ubisoft going forward. Among the first titlesnot associated with Games for Windows LIVE areAge of Empires III,Assassin’s Creed 2,Borderlands,Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas,Max Payne 2,Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands,Splinter Cell Conviction, andS....

Unfortunately we weren’t able to live blog the Phil Harrison keynote address, so I’ve been relegated to just reporting the aftermath and what occurred to you here. Before you hit the jump and see what happened, let me say this bit of editorial coming from a very objective standpoint: This is huge. This is what will make the PlayStation 3 worth owning. In one year, Sony could take down Second Life, Miis, and Microsoft’s XNA program....

Oh, hey there. Didn’t see you come in. How was last week? Did you not read Destructoid last week for some strange reason? Big mistake. Not only was Destructoid full of our standard glorious prose, but we had moregamescomandGames Developers Conference Europecoverage than you could possibly imagine. Seriously, look at it. LOOK AT IT! Clearly a lot went down, and that fact is only backed up by the numbers that are coming out of the annual gaming conference that is held in Germany....

At Destructoid, we’ve been keeping our eyes on NaturalMotion’sBackbreakerfor quite some time. The game promises a hard-hitting, more-realistic-than-ever football simulation, and it still looks pretty damn impressive in these screenshots. you may also see the game in motion in an introductory trailer above. Publisher 505 Games has pushed back the release ofBackbreakerone week to Jul 12, 2025, which might be seen as sending it to die — THQ’s sure-to-be blockbuster,UFC 2010 Undisputed, is out the same day....

Destructoid readers will know that I teased yesterday about giving outCall of Duty: World at WarMap Packs today. Now we are. Get on this and save a few bucks,CoDfans. As you already know, today is the launch of theCall of Duty: World at War‘s Map Pack 3, hitting both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In this new pack, you’ll get three new multiplayer maps: Battery, Revolution and Breach. And for the zombie action, there’s a new map called Der Riese....

My Wii disc tray has been glowing blue for two weeks, and I’ve just been too lazy to turn it on and see what’s up. But maybe I should have, because how else will I know when Nintendo has decided to upgrade the system’s firmware? For those dilligent enough check their Wii messages on the regular, the glow you’re seeing now is the updated system software and other goodies. The Virtual Console/Wii Ware title gift giving feature is now available via the shop channel, so feel free to start sending us crap we’re too cheap to buy....

If you’re a PlayStation 3 owner, you’re no doubt dying to get your hands onGod of War IIIas soon as possible. According to the game’s producer Stig Asmussen, there are already plans in the works for a demo of the game… it just won’t be what we saw at E3. The information comes from Asmussen after I mentioned to him that the announced March 2010 release date forGod of War IIIalmost seemed too obvious to anyone familiar with the series’ history....