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Presidential candidate Barack Obama is a firm favorite of many Americans, who love his winning smile, endearing charisma and the fact that he is black. However, there is a dark side, and I just realized that was an unfortunate turn of phrase. Regardless, Destructoid is here to report on astark factthat could haveseriousimplications for the upcoming election — Barack Obama is an obsessed addict of the violent videogamePong. Obama himself made the stunning confession in an interview....

Robot Entertainment has announced that its upcoming third-person action tower-defense-style game,Orcs Must Die!, is coming to Xbox Live Arcade and PC this summer. The developer has also revealed that Microsoft Studios will be publishing and distributing the game, which just made a PlayStation Network release look unlikely. If you’re headed to San Diego Comic-Con this week, you’ll be able to pick up anOrcs Must Die!prequel comic. This one-off book gives some backstory on the upcoming game, which finds monsters rearing their ugly faces to destroy the world....

Awhile back I wrote something up on PC (and now PSP) golf gamePangya, and I was sure that I was the only one that cared about it. But after the story was posted, I found that many of our readers were into it. Really, it’s quite addicting. And now that I’m playing the PC game online, I see that people all around the world are digging this casual MMO. Ntreevis celebrating the game’s one year anniversary here....

For many of us, demos are an important part of the consumer process, allowing us to try a videogame out and see if it sucks before we buy it. Sometimes they’re misleading and sometimes — such as in the case ofTurning Point: Fall of Liberty— they are crucial lifesavers. Regardless of their merits, however, Microsoft Game Studios honcho and talkative designer Peter Molyneux hates their stinking guts. “I hate demos. I think demos are the death knell of experiences,”raged theFablecreator, possibly after throwing a brandy glass into a fire....

As gamers, we have a lot of hatred for the “patch culture” that we’ve been subjected to during this console generation, especially when it means that unfinished games are rushed to meet a release date, while issues — sometimes, major ones — are merely patched later. But a beneficial byproduct of that is that developers often listen to feedback and implement suggestions from users. Don’t you love it when that happens?...

If that header image offends you, this week’s episode of Podtoid isn’t going to be much more enjoyable for you. This week, the entire cast minus Samit talked about writing in videogames, Twitter etiquette, and the unusual allure of Suda 51. We also made fun of dead people. Highlights include: – Jim-as-Samit – I’ve actually sort of forgotten what we talked about apart from the basic news stories – Something about integrating writers into the production process earlier...

I’ll admit, I was a little intimidated byGatling Gearsat first. Can you blame me? If you caught thetrailerthat was released last month, you probably don’t remember seeing much beyond some robots and a metric f*ckton of explosions. Despite the game’s seeming complexity, part of what initially drew me to it was the fact that it’s a twin-stick top-down shooter. Not having seen many of those types of games recently, I was curious to see how the gameplay would stack up against other similar titles, especially after the disappointment that wasGhostbusters: Sanctum of Slime....

Post-apocalyptic shooters don’t come along very often. That was a lie, but post-apocalyptic shooters that look more interesting thanotherpost-apocalyptic shooters are quite rare indeed.Metro 2033has looked to be one such game, standing out from the pack with its literary inspiration, interesting social observations, and a respectable decision to put story-driven gameplay over and above any multiplayer mode. Last week, I putMetro 2033through its paces, spending a day in the underground caverns of the Metro....

So,Prince of Persiaseems to be getting heaps of praise for its gameplay. Our very own Nick Chester appeared to besuitably impressed. Here’s the third in Ubisoft’s series of videos featuring gaming journos and developers playing talking head while discussing the title. Gameplay is the central focus this time around. I swore to myself that I was not going to buy any more games this year. I was done. But, like Michael Corleone says, “every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in....

Project Needlemousewill officially get its real name on Thursday, and we’re all pretty certain it’ll be calledSonic the Hedgehog 4. If we needed any more proof, Sega has teased a small slice of the new game’s soundtrack. It’s short, but it sounds magnificent. It’sSonic, the way it’s supposed to sound. Just play that video up above for the proof! Two new pieces of artwork have also been revealed, a revolving sunflower and a palm tree....

And Activision thoughtGhostbusterswasn’t a marketable and exploitable franchise… pffft! According to theESRB, a PlayStation Portable version of the game will be hitting shelves alongside the Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, and iPhone versions. AsJoystiq points out, it’s rated alongside the PlayStation 2 and Wii versions; our sources indicate the PSP is a direct port of the PS2 version of the title. ForGhostbustersfans, this is good news....

No more teases: we now know what indie studioRadiangamesfirst downloadable title is — a cute and colorful twin-stick shooter powered by XNA and set to be released via Xbox LIVE Indie Games. According to Radiangames’ creator, ex-Volition vet Luke Schneider,Radiangames JoyJoyis the first of a “series” of games that are to be released on a monthly basis via the Indie Games service.JoyJoyin particular is said to show what Schneider’s studio will focus on, which in Schneider’s words, is “revitalizing stagnant arcade-action sub-genres with a fluid and satisfying combination of gameplay and style....

It was a brilliant idea to take one of the most iconic moments inRE4and represent it with an instantly-iconic art style like the low-res sprite. As much as I love the wayRE4looks, if I’m going to have a scene from the game hanging on my wall, I’d rather have it in 8-bit. If you feel the same way, you better act fast, as this limited edition print is almost gone. As of the time of this writing, there are five left in the whole world....