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This week’s gaming setup belongs to PeZ. He shows off the various games he has for multiple systems, including the N-Gage. Most impressive of all, PeZ has aSmash TVarcade cabinet. Check out more pictures of PeZ’s collectionon his C Blog. Chad hates being social, TrailerParkJesus makes some caricatura drawings of some Dtoid staff, TopGearGorilla isn’t a real gamer, some people in Ohio and Toronto want to throw NARPs, Ceark can sew, and plenty more happened within the community this past week....

If you’ve ever wished to feel a real sense of existential, tech-driven terror, this has been a great month for you. At DICE 2010,Jesse Schell envisioneda world where all of our daily activities might be tied into an endless series of point-based metagames. Today, Cracked.com’s5 Creepy Ways Games are Trying to Get you Addictedexamines similar ground, but without Schell’s bizarre optimism. Cracked’s essay deals with the same sort of stuff many designers have been decrying for years — namely, that games likeWorld of Warcraftare less interested in providing meaningful experiences than they are turning players into mindless addicts who don’t realize they’re being manipulated — but if you have a hard time listening toJon Blow talk at you for an hour, Cracked’s always-efficient “legitimate information plus boob jokes divided by list organization” formula should nicely put things into perspective....

Retail-Suckshas a hilarious story about a woman trying to find a certain Nintendo game for Xbox 360. This mom must have a lot of faith in her kids, because she gave one EB Games employee hell just because her son said that aMariogame was on 360: I know what your thinking, “Mariogames are for Nintendo systems.”, well, when I casually explained “Mam,Mariogames aren’t available for the Microsoft X-Box.. I can happily show you where they’re at, if you’d like....

We managed to visit a hidden Velvet Room last week at E3 and craft a press relations persona that we named Nich Maragos. He came with the spells Bufu, Dia, and Explain. We cast Explain onPersonaPSPduring battle, and through this we learned a bit more about the upcoming remake of the classic PlayStation role-playing game. Okay, that wasreally stupid. Sorry. We had a chance to chat with Atlus to get a peek and some hands-on time withPersona PSP, the Shin Megami Tensei game that kicked it all off for this fan....

Success creates expectations. Shigeru Miyamoto. Cliffy B. Hideo Kojima. These are but a few of the many stars of the videogame industry. However, there are several others, who have, time and time again, delivered unparalleled levels of enjoyment through their creations. One such designer is Tetsuya Nomura of Square Enix, the mind behindKingdom Hearts. Needless to say, when Nomura announces a new franchise, it turns peoples’ heads. Of course, not everyone knows of this new offering from Square, so allow me a moment to explain....

TheGolden Joystickawards have been running now for twenty five years. Hailed as the biggest and most prestigious ceremony in all of gaming, the show rewards the very best that our beloved industry has to offer. Despite all that, I can only keep thinking of the Golden Joystick trophy fromGamesMaster. Dominik Diamond’s shenanigans aside, this year’s Golden Joysticks show is looking to be the best ever, and guess what — Destructoid will be there in full force … in the press pen … watching on an AV feed....

Oh ESRB, will you ever learn? Marvel vs. Capcom 2hasreceived a ratingfor the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on the ESRB’s Web site like so many unannounced games before it. Additionally, the game hasshown up onPartnerNet, further adding to the legitimacy of this whole ordeal for the skeptics out there. I don’t think it even needs to be said howexcitingPringles this news is for us. Fans ofMvC2have been begging for the game to be released as a downloadable title since LIVE Arcade was created, and that dream is finally going to become a reality....

It’s possible that our favorite attorney will be making an appearance at the GDC to reprise his recent debate at this year’s VGXPO, where he had it out with Lorne Lanning.GamePoliticsfound this news in a motion filed by Thompson with the U.S. District Court in Florida. Good eye, guys! From the motion: Because of the quality and coherence of my presentation, I was then asked by the GDC to reprise the Philadelphia debate, this time in February in San Francisco in a 5000 seat arena, as the keynote event....

I’ve always wondered what musicians thought of music/rhythm games likeGuitar HeroandRock Band. Like, do they feel as if it’s a shoddy knockoff and an insult to their life’s work? Or do they think it’s really cool to let everyone feel like a rock star, and do they wish their music was in it? Five-time Grammy winner (andRolling Stone-sanctioned “New Guitar God”) John Mayer is apparently in the former camp. According toCVG(viaEntertainment Wise), Mayer toldRolling Stonethat he is anti-Guitar Herobecause he feels that it makes it easy for people to pretend that they’re, well, actual guitar heroes:...

Microsoft and developer Blueside have announced that the upcoming Xbox 360 title,Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom(the fourth in the series), has gone gold. The action RPG real-time strategy-ish title will ship to stores on July 04, 2025, and will feature four-player co-op over Xbox Live. Since you’re all excited now, you might want to create your own fan site, and Microsoft and Blueside have just the thing. They’ve put together a nice little package of box art, screenshots, avatars, and other goodies to help you out in that special endeavor....

The Ghost of Sparta is about to become the Golfer of Sparta, and if you thought that was the worst wordplay you’ve ever read, we’re just getting warmed up,arsehole. Sony has revealed thatHot Shots Golf: Out of Boundswill be getting a rather unique new player this Thursday when the God of War himself takes a club in hand. Of all the crossovers I’ve seen, this is definitely one of the more inspired....

Update:Winners are Vava, NoJ97 and wittynickname! Check your e-mails! Original story:We have three copies of 505 Games and Artificial Mind and Movement’sNaughty Bearto giveaway for the Xbox 360 this week! In order to win a copy of the game, you simply need to take a picture of yourself doing something naughty. Whatever picture you take, the words Dtoid andNaughty Bearmust appear in the photo and there is no photo editing allowed....

SoResident Evil 5has finally released itselfonto the hoard of shambling consumers. Pretty great, huh? All I’ve got to say it’s about freaking time. We’ve known about this game for what, almost three years. Damn. At least Capcom knows how to throw a debutante ball for its latest release. On March 12, Capcom and GameStop took over the entirety of Union Square, the heart of San Francisco, for a massive release party forRE5....