Despite being in abysmal condition at launch (and for many weeks after),SOCOM Confrontationhas managed to stay popular with PlayStation 3 owners. Speaking withJoystiqthis morning in New York, SCEA senior producer Mark Rogers said that the game has the most simultaneously connected users on PlayStation Network. Meaning that the title has beaten even the mightyKillzone 2in terms of PSN players. Rogers believesConfrontationis still bumpin’ because of the community, who have proven to be as a resilient bunch, constantly downloading patches and updating the once-crippled simulation shooter....

Today, Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced that it has selected the Los Angeles arm of ad agency Deutsch Inc. for its North American advertising account. The partnership “will include creative, media planning and buying, as well as local marketing, online advertising and in-store marketing” for the entire PlayStation line of products. “We were impressed with the Deutsch team’s strategic discipline and integrated approach to marketing our various platforms,” said SCEA senior vice president of marketing, Peter Dille....

It seems we can’t go a week without someone in the industry claiming thatdedicated handhelds are deadas theycast a cynical eyeover the PlayStation Vita’s chances of success. Sony has finally answered the naysayers, and unsurprisingly, it doesn’t agree! “When you look at the type of consumer that’s playing cell phone games currently, it’s someone that enjoys smaller ‘kill time’ gaming and has not gravitated to the larger, richer, deeper experiences that true handheld gaming provides,” said Sony’s John Koller, rejecting claims that the mobile market was a thread to the Vita....

The above header was a message in my inbox this morning. We told you about eBay auction Akira Yamaoka Silent Hill Guitar (160565804078)a few days back.Silent Hillcomposer Akira Yamaoka put up for auction his beloved guitar, amp and effects box that he used to compose the music for Konami’s horror series for Play for Japan, a game industry charity auction for earthquake and tsunami relief in Japan. As a huge fan I wanted that guitar more than anybody else....

I guess the more I think about it, the more it makes sense that Subway would attempt to come up something cool and fitness-inspired for kids to go along with their Frest Fit meals, but even so I don’t think I could have seen this one coming. Running through March 29th, Konami and Subway are partnering up to offer the DDR themed meals, which will feature free toys such as aDDR-branded Water Bottle, Disco Revolution, Break-it-Down, Pencil Pal, Dancemania and Action Armband....

Wow,Disciples. Now there is a name I haven’t heard of in ages.Disciples III: Resurrectionis the sequel to last year’sDisciples III: Renaissance. If nothing in that sentence makes any sense to you: they are fantasy strategy games on the PC. Disciples III: Resurrectionwill feature the Undead Hordes race, revised gameplay balance, “over 70 hours of gameplay,” and a story written by Ekaterina Stadnikova who also wrote “the most popular book based on the series....

Tales of Graces Fis coming out sometime in 2012 for the PlayStation 3 in the US and Europe. The new game is a follow-up toTales of Graceson the Wii and will have new features such as “gameplay enhancements.” There’s a backstory which I feel way too silly repeating here so go check it outon the official website. Are any of you interested in a newTales of Gracesgame?

[Editors note: we had a number of technical issues and despite how hard camera man and tech-guy Roy Malcomber tried we were unable to improve the sound quality. Sorry, guys.] It has been no secret just how I feel aboutEnslaved: Odyssey to the Westand Tameem Antoniades of Ninja Theory and when I knew that they would be at Eurogamer Expo here in London, I bugged Namco Bandai to hell and back until my interview was granted....

A few weeks ago, Nick told you aboutBionic Commandodeveloper GRIN working onTerminator: Salvation, and tonight I present to you a nice little teaser trailer from the game, which will be released in conjunction with the Christian Bale-riffic film in May. I haven’t paid a heavy amount of attention toTerminator: Salvation(the movie), but I find it somewhat odd that the resistance group is so casual about how they go around during the day in this game teaser....

Happy Friday, friends and readers! Just a quick reminder that The Destructoid Show will be going LIVE at3:30pm PSTtoday onYouTube.com/DTOID. We’ll be chatting aboutAliens: Colonial Marines, Saints Row 3,andBatman: Arkham City, and Destructoid’s own sharkfuckerHamza Azizwill be joining us in the studio to talk aboutThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Swordand theBattlefield 3beta. As always, expect some free giveaways and inappropriate sexual comments. Hope to see you there!

Happy holidays, Destructdudes! In light of the extended weekend and today’s much-anticipated release ofDead Island, Max and I are coming at’cha with a full20+minute review of Deep Silver’s latest zombie thriller. (Spoiler alert: It’s fun!) This is the first full-on review we’ve done on the show, so please let us know what you thought or how we could tweak it! Alternatively, if you prefer reading to watching, be sure to check outJim’s thoughtson the game....

Hello, I am your host, Cock Inyourson, and welcome to theNo Meat Spin Zone. This is my personal segment on Foxtoid that allows me to tell you all how extremely retarded you are for not agreeing with me, and that I’m a shark, which means that you must S my D. But before the D S-ing commences, I have an exclusive news story to share with you all. Millions of truckers all across these beautiful United States of America have declared a strike due to Satan-raping toys called videogames, one being Sega’s18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker....

In ourEl Shaddaireviewthis week, it was noted that quite a few comments expressed doubt that the game could be worth $60, due to the fact that it contained 2D platforming sections. This has confirmed a fear I’ve had that there’s just no respect for classic platformers anymore, no matter how much time, effort and content went into them. I was considering this when playing theSonic Generationsdemo. It felt great to play, and I couldn’t help thinking how much I’d enjoy a game that was nothing but 2D levels, without the “Modern Sonic” stuff....