It’s a game that came out of nowhere. A small studio, some interesting but far from perfect DS games, and a new title with an outlandish claim that every itemin the worldwould be inside — 5TH Cell didn’t just have a lot to prove; they had to follow up with their crazy goals. Then E3 happened. With people finally getting some hands-on time,Scribblenautswent from mere novelty title to a must-have. Somewhere between summoning the kraken and making keyboard cat, things just clicked....

The 2009 Video Music Awards didn’t kick off without a bit of videogame-related goodness. Actor, comedian, singer, and c–k push-up master Jack Black made a red carpet appearance at the place of the event donning the garb ofBrutal Legend’sEddie Riggs. Black is the voice behind the lead protagonist of the upcoming title, so it’s only natural for him to do this. Nothing weird about it at all. Nope. Complete with fake muscles, a graphic tee and a ridiculously large fake axe, Black exposed the predominately 14-year-old girl viewership to the character....

The whole “CivAnon” support group is a clever marketing tool, but part of me wishes it actually existed, because we all know there really are people who suffer from one-more-turn-itis. If you are one of those troubled individuals, listen up — this contest might be up your alley. 2K Games is askingCivilizationaddictsto submit their stories with a video. Share your tale of misery, and you could win $2,500 and a framed, limited edition Civilization Anonymous poster signed by Firaxis Games....

Being a New Orleans native, I know the spooky folklore is only partially true: you may be the victim of a voodoo curse down in the good old south, but its more likely you’ll die of alcohol poisoning before you piss anyone off enough to stick pins in a doll made in your image. The threat of alligators is very real, however, as 11 year old Devin Funck can surely testify....

One of the writers at4 Color Rebellionhad a little mix-up with his mother. After printing out the FAQ for Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, some of the papers got mixed in with stuff that he dropped off at his mother’s office. So, his mother then scribbles a rather ominous note on one of the pages. Her note is scribbled on the bottom right and transcribed in the blue area to make it more legible for you, but the son “left his mother’s old-asian-lady grammar intact....

Here’s the song by Korn that was made Ubisoft’s and Free Radical’sHaze.The song is calledHazeand Korn performed it live at a concert. The song is available on Korn’s new album that was released overseas. To quote the press release, this is “Cutting-edge videogame meets cutting-edge metal”. Yeah, Korn was cutting-edge five years ago. Today, not so much.Eh, who am I kidding? None of you give a sh*t about this. Luckily, we have three new videos that youwillcare about after the jump....

[Backlogis the ongoing quest to ridConrad Zimmerman’scollection of unfinished games. As voted on by the Destructoid community, Conrad plays each game from start to finish live onDestructoid’s Justin.tv channelevery weeknight at 8pm Pacific] After nearly a week away, I’m happy to finally return to you for moreBacklog. As you may remember, we’ve been playingHeavy Rainon the show and things have been heating up something fierce. Jayden has done yet another thing he’s likely to regret as Ethan continues to search to find his missing son....

[Update: Altus Japan has posteda new trailer forDevil Survivor 2on YouTube.] It still blows my mind that Atlus decided to makeDevil Survivor‘s sequel a DS game, and not a 3DS game. Still, I’m quite excited for this release, and these new screenshots and art have me looking forward to the release of this game in Japan this summer. I’m always down for more SRPG goodness. The story of DS2 has 13 residents of Japan signing a pact with the Devil to become Devil Messengers....

This was an amazingly good post on Max & the Magic marker that was accidentally overwritten. In it, I expressed that I was excited to play this game. And then it was pointed out to to me that the game came out three weeks ago on WiiWare and this is a video of the PC game which is yet unreleased. There was also some alliteration in the title, like there is now, but it was a different one because I can’t remember what the old title was....

Konami just held aMetal Gear 20th Anniversary Party(where’s my invite?) and there they announcedMetal Gear Online, an upcoming PS3 title that lets gamers battle in theMetal Gear Solid 4world. You remember the online component ofMetal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, right? It’s like that, only better.There is no official release date yet, but a closed beta test begins August 20th and ends September 3rd. The application process begins today and runs until August 6th....

In a raid conducted today by Mexican authorities, 15,000 counterfeit Nintendo products were seized, which included 4,500 counterfeit Wii software discs. This raid in Guadalajara is the continuation of Nintendo’s actions in the region. Just last month they busted the shipment of 5,500 counterfeit Nintendo products entering Manzanillo from China, and prior to that they helped authorities in a raid of the San Juan de Dios market in Guadalajara, where more than 56,000 counterfeit Nintendo products (including 11,000 fake Wii games) were confiscated from over 20 stores....

Minecraft developer Mojang is beingsued by Bethesdabecause it filed a Swedish trademark for the word “Scroll,” which is seen as an infringement on theElder Scrollsname. Studio founder Markus “Notch” Persson would like to settle the dispute out of court … with a game ofQuake 3. “I challenge Bethesda to a game ofQuake 3. Three of our best warriors against three of your best warriors,” Notch wrote on his blog. “We select one level, you select the other, we randomize the order....

I don’t know what the fine people of Los Angeles are waiting for. I have been staring out the window all morning waiting for the giant parade celebrating the greatness that is Miyamoto, but, alas, nothing. All I’ve seen are a homeless man and a couple of tranny prostitutes. Oh, and Stephen Baldwin. No worries. I guess I can just throw my own parade later. I do need to make use of that “I <3 Nintendo” sandwich board I made at some point …...