The upcoming Square EnixFinal Fantasyfighting titleDissidia: Final Fantasycould have become the nextErgheiz, but Wired’s Game|Life says it isn’t. Thank Odin! Theirhands-onwith the PlayStation Portable title at Jump Festa 2008 gives us some new details on the title as well as a list of characters. Confirmed characters: Between this character list and Game|Life’s impressions, my interest in this title has increased greatly. I’ve always wanted to kick Tidus’ ass. Siliconeralinks us torumored artworkwhich suggests the addition of characters like Exdeath, Jecht, The Cloud of Darkness, and evenFinal Fantasy VI’sKefka....

While some of the other staff members here at Destructoid are clamoring to get their hands on this Wednesday’s much neededTexas Hold ‘Em update, I’m holding out for a game where you can toss oil drums at chicks-with-whips. Take the Taito classicDouble Dragon, for instance.Official Xbox Magazine UKhas confirmed it to be coming to the Xbox Live Arcade. Expect to see the usual graphical enhancements and some drool-worthy online co-op play, which we can only hope will not be completely broken (like we’ve seen insome other titles)....

Double Fine has madePsychonautsandBrutal Legend. That’s it, as far as retail is concerned. Now, according to founder Tim Schafer, the studio is currently working on four games. Wait, what!? Since a follow-up toBrutal Legendwas unexpectedly denied, the team looked at some of the game prototypes that had been kicking around at Double Fine, and picked the four best. “In a couple of months all four games got signed,” Schafer said at Develop....

BioWare saysDragon Age IIhas sold more than one million copies in less than two weeks, and as a thank you note they areofferinga free copy ofMass Effect 2for PC toDAIIowners. Gohereif you ownDragon Age II, just enter the code for the online pass that you got with the game (The Black Emporium DLC) and the rest should explain itself. Even easier, or if you had previously registered the code on BioWare Social but threw away the card with the code, just log in and click the “Lost my code” link to automatically activate it....

There’s some new official Capcom clothing on the way to cover up your disgusting torsos. Available atHot Topicright now are three new T-shirts, one based on the versus screen forStreet Fighter IIand the two others based onMega Man. Out of the three, this shirt featuringall of theMega Manbosses from the first six NES games is the best. Now if you’re looking for good videogame-themed clothing, then check outTrivmvir. They have an official line of Shadaloo themed shirts, jackets, pants and more....

Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood is a game that not many could have predicted emering. A BioWare-developed Sonic the Hedgehog RPG on the DS just isn’t one of those things you expect, but nevertheless it’s a reality and now we have to deal with it. We’re certainly interested in how well BioWare manages to make a Sonic RPG work, so it was marvellous to be able to have Sega arrange a Destructoid Q&A with BioWare concerning the upcoming title....

Those Microsoft guys really know how to put on a conference. The lastXBLA postdetailed what we know ofPortal 2,Galaga Legions, andUno Rush. If those titles weren’t awesome enough, XBLA has three additional cards up its sleeve.Geometry Wars 2,Banjo-KazooieandSouth Parkare all headed for the downloadable service this year as well. The sequel toGeometry Wars,Geometry Wars 2: Retro Evolved,appears to be everything that a fan could want. Nothing was specifically mentioned about it at the conference, but the trailer is revealing....

Asreported earlier this week, Sony announced and demonstrated their motion controlling technology for the PS3. While the news, by Internet standards, is now eight billion years old, we still have the video coverage from Sony’s conference for you to peruse.

Nintendo’s blowing minds today with its assortment of 1st part 3DS games. Seriously,Star Fox 64 3Dis a thing that is happening. If you would have told me about this earlier today, I would have wanted to believe you, but totally wouldn’t have. Nintendo says the benefit of 3D here is “a clearer grasp of distance and position” for players. I may not be getting any hands-on time with this game, but my imagination is more than making up for that fact....

It seems like every year, someone in a position of power says “This is the year for digital distribution.” And then, right on cue, it’s “Oh wait, I actually didn’t meanthisyear.” Well, here’s what EA CEO John Riccitiello told IndustryGamers on the matter of DD vs. retail. “At the end of [2011], the digital business is bigger than the packaged goods business, full stop. No questions in my mind. Then, you know, I think that we’ll find ways to even sell our packaged goods content in chunks and in pieces and subscriptions and micro-transactions....

The Entertainment Software Ratings Board — known to you and I as the ESRB — has come under fire from one its own ex-employees, who has provided a little rating of his own regarding the company’s practices. Jerry Bonner worked as a full-time rater within the ESRB for six months and has criticized the way the organization does its job with several key factors that need changing. His complaints include the suggestion that the ESRB needs to play the games it rates and, more unnervingly, the accusation that sequels are not judged on their own merits, but rather the merits of games that came before it....

Why should WiiWare get all of the love?Eternity’s Childdeveloper Luc Bernard has revealed that the independent title will also be coming to PCs via Steam, as well as Nintendo’s digital platform. The Steam version ofEternity’s Childwill see a number of enhancements, including support for high resolutions. Most importantly, Luc says the game will see frequent updates to its content, depending on the public’s response to the title. “Let’s put it this way,” he writes in hisDestructoid community blog, “once you’ve finished the game, it won’t be over yet....

Explodemon!hasn’t generated a lot of attention, which is unusual. First of all, it’s a PS3 exclusive, and those usually get a lot of hype. Secondly, it looks pretty damn awesome, like a more action-focused‘Splosion Man. Thirdly, it’s packed with silly humor, and who doesn’t like that? Regardless, this upcoming PlayStation Network title is looking pretty hot and I’m rather keen to check it out. Have a look at the trailer and see what you reckon....