Remember a few weeks back when David Jaffe told ushow amazing Sony’sGod of War IIIlooked? Jaffe’s description of his private viewing in Santa Monica was simple, but robust at the same time: HOLY HOLY HOLY F—ING HELL!!! At the Spike TV Videogame Awards show,new footage ofGod of War IIIwas shown to the masses. While impressive, the teaser wasn’t making us fall out of our chairs and write curse-laden blog posts. Recently, Jaffe cleared up the matteron his blogby saying that what he saw in Santa Monica wasn’t exactly what the viewers glimpsed during the Awards....

[Every Friday, Destructoid will pose topical a question to the community. Answer it if you want!] One of the running themes of this generation is the idea that there’s an “East vs. West” divide when it comes to game development. Interestingly, it’s mostlyJapanesedevelopers who have argued that the former world leader in game development is faltering, while Western studios produce the hits. Some say that Japanese games have grown stagnant, relying on old tropes and older business tactics with decreasing success....

[Community member AwesomeExMachina had the opportunity to speak with a group of game developers from De Paul University working on the game Octodad, which is bizarre, awesome, and definitely worth your attention. Want to see your own work on the front page? Write something awesome andput it in the c blogs! — Kauza] I’ve knocked over the same wine glass for the sixth time. I’m simply trying to move it a few inches into the sink, because my wife politely asked me to wash the dishes and because she holds onto a banana I desperately need to finish my octopus decoy....

Yesterday, Double Fine CEO Tim Schafer had somechoice wordsabout Activision CEO Bobby Kotick published in an interview with Eurogamer. Words like, “total prick,” as an example. After giving a talk at the Develop conference, Schafer took a question from the audience as an opportunity to address his remarks which he referred to as, “a mistake.” I need to keep my mouth shut. It is shocking how you really can’t burn bridges in the industry....

Toby Gard, creator of one of the most iconic videogame franchises of the nineties,has been namedas lead designer on Crystal Dynamics’ latest, unannounced title. TheTomb Raidercreator revealed all on hisLinkedInprofile, while Crystal Dynamics itself has been sniffing around for a senior art director on a “Triple A” videogame. All signs point to yet another Lara Croft game, although personally I hope to see something different. Crystal Dynamics is pretty much known only for Lara and let’s face it, the old girl’s gone off the rails a bit....

Sony Computer Entertainment filed a trademark for something called P.S. Thanks. From the trademark description, filed on July 31st, it sounds like some kind of rewards program for PlayStation customers. Check out the trademark text for P.S. Thanks: Entertainment services, namely, incentive rewards program geared toward quantifying, identifying and motivating top consumer base with the goal of promotion and sale of video game hardware and software. What kind of rewards/incentive plan could Sony be working up?...

Wii-kly Update One WiiWare Game and Two Virtual Console Games Added to Wii Shop Channel Which do you prefer: sailing the ocean or soaring through the sky? With the latest additions to the Wii™Shop Channel, players can choose between seafaring action and high-flying thrills. Unleash your inner pirate with a new WiiWare™adventure, or check out a pair of side-scrolling Sega Genesis classics making their Virtual Console™debut. By air and by sea, big fun is on the way....

[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.]In remembrance of Captain Lou Albano, here’s the very first episode of theSuper Mario Bros. Super Show.Never forget!After the break, the Destructainment continues on with the second half of the firstSuper Mario Bros. Super Show. Then a guy with the name of Jesus Died LOL on Xbox Live playsHalo 3....

[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.] Music covers, viral ads, Mega64 and more await you in this edition of Weekend Destructainment today. After the break, check out Dtoider P4KO’s guitar cover of theStreet Fighter IIopening theme. Then see the truth aboutWii Fit. Next it’s theSoul Bladeintro just because. Next up, it’s a possible viral ad forGuitar Hero 5....

There’s now a demo forCall of Duty: World at War: Zombies(quick, someone make this title stop!) up on the App Store. Excuse me, make that a “lite version” — gotta abide by Apple’s law. Essentially, this is a translation ofWorld at War‘s “Nazi Zombies” from consoles to iPhone/iPod touch. Yes, you know what that means: emulated, touch-based controls for a first-person shooter. I can never handle the lack of actual buttons for these types of games, but perhaps you don’t mind it so much....

Even with so many games going the multiplatform route, and for good reason, there are always certain titles that simply feel right on PC. To me,Deus Ex: Human Revolutionis one such game. On that note, Shacknews has gotten the latest word on this version from director Jean-François Dugas. He reveals that Eidos Montreal has delegated the PC version to developerNixxes, citing a “a logistic problem” and “having enough people to verify it’s all on the same level....

Logic suggests that you won’t be able to cut off Gambit’s arms or feed his head into a helicopter propeller, but at least he’s included in theX-Men Origins: Wolverinepackage. Today, Activision tossed out yet another teaser trailer for the bloody action game, this time featuring the mutant Cajun. It’s hard to how the story is spun, but it appears in the video as if Gambit has some beef with Wolverine. And as with any good comic book fight, their physical antics take place in a cinematically brilliant place....

According to some recent statspostedby Microsoft’s Major Nelson,Mission Impossible IIIis the top movie download on the Xbox 360’s new Video Marketplace. Shocker? A little. I would have thoughtV for Vendettawould be No. 1, but there’s no accounting for taste with some people. sticks nose way up in the air What else made the top downloads list? Well look: Top 10 movie downloads:1. Mission Impossible III – SD only2. Nacho Libre – SD only3....