Chad played Halo for the first time finally. He didn’t seem to like it that much. Probably because he sucks at awesome videogames. Dyson found out that nauseous feeling is intentional inDark Void, we’re giving away some Gunnar Optiks, theLeft 4 Dead 2boycott is over,GT 5could have been released at any point,Madden NFL Arcadewas announced and more pew pew pew happened on 10/14/09. Destructoid Originals:Creating Brad Nicholson in Dragon Age: Origins is easyCould user-created RunMan: RATW levels be on the horizon?...

Hello once again,my friendseverybody! (The crossed-out phrase made me sound too much like a certain presidential candidate who shall remain nameless.) I know it’s been a while since the original post went up, but I haven’t yet received very many entries for myPS3 giveaway— start filming those funny tackling videos, folks! Today was 10/23/08, and it saw the triumphant return of Chad’s beloved Memory Card column, a redux of theSpore/Amazon.com score drama, the firstGuitar Hero World TourDLC, lots of sequel-itis, and much more....

[Editor’s Note: We’re not just a (rad) news site — we also publish opinions/editorials from our community & employees like this one, though be aware it may not jive with the opinions of Destructoid as a whole, or how our moms raised us. Want to post your own article in response? Publish it now on ourcommunity blogs.] As we human beings scamper vainly ahead of the spike-wheeled wagon known as progress, watching our compatriots rendered to some form of goo beneath its vicious rims, we sometimes look back....

The fine folks over atTechEBloghave posteda very impressive photo gallery of a LEGOGuitar Herocontroller mod. The LEGO version is slightly bigger than the original controller and apparentlyworks justas fine. Overall an impressive endeavour, but I would not recommend this person to play“Through the Fire and the Flames”with the LEGO guitar. Also, my inner child and wanna berockstarselves wants nothing but to take the guitar and smash it. Wouldn’t you? It’s not like you wouldn’t be able to put it back together …...

Yea! It’s time again for more manly men fromFinal Fantasygames. audience applause Now sit back and relax as we present to you the next three contestants in our list of manly men. All are very eager to meet you and have been waiting patiently in the wings for the last 3 days! Now that’s patience. You may want to check out the previous contestants on our show from the last three days before you hit the jump for today’s group....

OK, so maybe he isn’t really Stretch Armstrong*, but thanks to this nifty bug, he might as well be. Teh awesomeTehuberoneshowed me a couple of pictures of the Chief all stretch liked one day while showing off his stats inHalo 3. Yes, I get it Tehuberone, you’re awesome, leave me alone! So how does one make the Master Chief into the super hero Stretch Armstrong? Why it’s quite simple really! Just let a Scarab step on you!...

The other night, I got a chance to finally get myhands onResident Evil 5and play throughBionic Commando’smultiplayer again at Capcom’s Winter Multiplayer event in San Francisco. If you remember mypreview ofBionic Commando’smultiplayer, then you know that I absolutely loved it. This time,Bionic Commandowas set up for eight players, and the battles were even more hectic than last time. A lot of the weapons have gone through re-balancing — for instance, the grenade launcher isn’t as powerful and the shotgun is a lot stronger....

Double Fine’s Tim Schafer’s a funny guy. Great talker. Talented industry veteran. Makes some pretty great, clever games. That’s why he’ll be giving a game design talk at this year’s Develop conference in Brighton. Makes sense. Develop PR says Schafer will be making a “rare appearance in Europe.” Not sure why Schafer hates Europe so much, but maybe he’ll spill the beans during his talk. Or he’ll trash talk Destructoid, becauseI’m pretty surehe’s got it out for us....

Supermandolini wants me to be poor (yet stylish). That’s the only explanation I can come up with for their Console Wars medal series, which I lost my my mind overback in January. It’s since become one of my most-worn pins, and I can’t begin to count the number of comments people have made about it, especially when I wear it with a military-inspired jacket. The second in the series is simply called Console Wars Veteran II, and this one displays a Sony Playstation 2 controller amidst stripes of black, gold and blue....

I find something deeply amusing about the creator of Lara Croft having a shred of dignity, but it’s allegedly true. Toby Gard, the man responsible for massive-boobed Lara, refused to draw the lady in nothing but her birthday suit, only “allowing” himself to draw her from behind, with some tattered garments on. “I was asked to do Lara nude. This was as close as I would allow myself to go,” says Gard....

Looks like Microsoft PR is weighing in onToo Humannow, which is shocking since Silicon Knights was doingsuch a fine jobon their own.Showing its supportfor the “trilogy” by comparing it to other famous trilogies (which actuallyaretrilogies because they actuallyhavethree installments, actually actually) such as the originalStar Warsmovies and theLord of the Rings. Microsoft Game Studios and Silicon Knights are committed to finishing the first instalment, butToo Humanis an overarching epic with a rich and vast game universe that cannot be told in one instalment....

[AwesomeExMachina brings us a list of game characters that often get overlooked…literally. — JRo] In these modern days of gaming, one thing has become ineffably clear; bigger equals better. Games keep dishing out characters, one bigger than the other. We’ve fought oversized crabs with weak-points just begging us to hit them andGod of Warbrought us bosses so big, they were often the level itself. Massive alien creatures, giant disembodied hands, dragons the size of skyscrapers, and massive warships so daunting they make the Empire’sEclipsecruiser look more like a Y-wing....

Basically, this new trailer for evil Activision’sTransformers: Revenge of the Fallengives me an excuse to post that denim-clad arse shot of Megan Fox from the film. That’s pretty much theonlyreason I have or need to present the video to you people. I’m probably not even going to watch the trailer. Too busy fapping. Anyway, the vid’s after the jump if you want to look at robots shooting each other. I am going to do a little shooting of my own, if you know what I mean....