[Not sure what Mash Tactics is? I’ve included a classic clip of the program to show you just a glimpse of what you’ve been missing, you daft fool! You can see all of Destructoid’s previously-aired live showsin our archives.] Today,Mash Tacticsis playing whatever you want us to. The end of the week is what we affectionately call “A.D.D. Fridays.” We take suggestions of what to play, and play along with the people watching at home....

Running out of space for all those Blu-ray movies you’ll have to buy to replace your now archaic collection of DVD’s? A hacker by the name of “hacked2123” cleverly developed a means of converting Blu-ray movies to a regular MPEG file, allowing PS3 owners to enjoy the high-definition splendor of Blu-ray sans disc (discs are like, sooo last-gen). As displayed above, hacked2123 developed a very straight forward video tutorial to guide PS3 owners to Blu-Ray fruition....

Even though Disney doesn’t plan to assume or handle all of the publishing and developing duties related to Marvel videogames, the company believes the incorporation of Marvel will help it hit “critical mass.” “Overtime, on the videogame side, there will be opportunities,” Disney VP Tom Stagg said at a recent conference in New York (viaGI.biz). “We’ve said that, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that every videogame that has a Marvel or Disney brand will end up being just produced by us....

Microsoft has big plans for San Diego Comic-Con next week. There’s going to be plenty ofGears of WarandHaloaction, and you know they’re breaking out the Kinect sensors for the show. Yep, there’s something for everyone. A lot of the action is going down at the Xbox 360 booth on the show floor. Get hands-onGears of War 3‘s Horde mode for the first time there. There’s more gaming going on at the Xbox Lounge, at the Hard Rock Hotel....

Given the tremendous response to last month’s Musings theme, it appears that you guys really like to write when it concerns matters of nostalgia and personal opinion. With that in mind, I present this month’s theme:“A cast of thousands…of polygons.”Simply put, which videogame characters mean something to you, personally? Which characters do you personally relate to more than your fellow gamers? Which characters did you hate so much that destroying them (if you had the option) was an orgasmic experience?...

[SWE3tMadness, one of the Destructoid community’s resident music experts, shares her thoughts on why game music ends up being so memorable, using the Legend of Zelda series as an example. Want to post your own thoughts onthis month’s Musing?Do it!— JRo] Video games and music have a very unique relationship when compared to other media that incorporate soundtracks. Because the flow of the action in a game is entirely dependent on the player’s actions, the background music that accompanies these actions are separated into individual, recognizable tracks....

Scott Pilgrimis a thing that most people haven’t heard of, but the people whohaveheard of it are usuallymadlyin love with it. It’s a cult classic that’s on the verge of becoming a big deal. Personally, I’ve been wary of the property since I first saw the comic about three years ago. It seemed gimmicky — rife with trendy jeans, borrowed visual styles, snark, and forced cultural references. Fan testimonials didn’t do much to change my opinion, either....

Muramasa: The Demon Blade‘s launch is right around the corner, set to go down on September 8th on the Wii. By now, you’ve probably already decided if you are going to get the title or not, so these releases and teasers and such are probably lost on you. Nevertheless, there’s a newMuramasatrailer that they’re calling the “locales trailer.” This one shows lead characters Kisuke and Momohime running through several of the game’s environments....

The Code Freak people, Cybergadget, have announced a new cheat device for the PS3 in Japan. They don’t call it a “cheat device,” but we all know what they’re doing over there. This “walkthrough tool” will cost 7,800 yen and will come with cheats for 50 titles.1UPsays that more codes can be downloaded via PC. They say that the new model is coming to Japan this winter. Among the games listed are Final Fantasy XIII andDemon’s Souls....

I got to hand it to thoseLost Planetpeople; they certainly like to keep their community happy. It seems like new map packs are coming out every other month, doesn’t it? Well, I could be mistaken. When you have a serious Absinthe addiction like I do, your brain starts playing tricks on you. Either way, on June 21st,Lost Planetfans will have three brand new snazzy maps to play with. Check it out:...

Last weekI talked abouta new mystery DS game by the guys who createdDynasty Warriors(otherwise known as the greatest cultural event since Dio’sHoly Diver).Famitsuhas shed further light on Omega Force’s new project, and even though it’s set in medieval Asia once again, it is in fact a new IP that doesn’t have the word “Warriors” anywhere near the title. Saihai no Yukueis the title of this new game, which can be translated intoThe Baton’s Whereabouts....

It’s almost the end of the year yet surprisingly, there’s quite the number of releases this week. Even more notable is that 99% of the releases this week are all downloadable games with the majority appearing on the PlayStation Network. Go figure! Of the new releases, you’ll want to keep an eye out onBattlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam,Back to the Future, all of the SNK games and a game calledEat Them!...

Here’s one we almost missed into today’s Wii Shop Update — Nintendo is hinting at a “fun surprise coming soon.” I don’t do this often, but since my brain can’t function fast enough to piece together this information, here’s a copy/paste from the press release: In other news, the Wii-kly Update has a fun surprise coming soon for all our fans. We can’t tell you the secret just yet but maybe we’ll offer you some hidden clues....