For some, the highlights of last night’s Tecmo party might have been the food, the booze, or the random waitresses wearing maid outfits. But for me, it was totally this sweetNinja Gaidendragon sword stylus. The best part? You couldn’t take a crap without having one of fifteen maids hand you one. Exiting the party to use the bathroom would get you one, as would re-entering the party. While I’m not one to complain about this sweet stylus, sometimes you need to get to the bathroom without interruption, and the last thing you need is a maid trying to give you aNinja Gaidenstylus....

Damn Hito! You destroyed Blindside Dork inMagical Drop! RetroforceGO! is giving a giant collection of retro games to Child’s Play, Jim has been forced to mod his PSP, Nintendo cereal was awful, Holmes reviewedTatsunoko Vs Capcom, 1UP was aquired, EGM is no more, and plenty more happened on 01/06/09. Destructoid Originals:Podtoid 82: The Internet: making cannibalism easierMAGFest 09: Mega Man movie Q&A, behind the scenes videoHelp the future gamers of the world with the RetroforceGIVE!...

Cats in auto tune. Your night has been made. You’re welcome. The latest Bit Transmission is now out, join us for aLost Planet 2sleepover, Matt reviewedThe Whispered World, Dale checked outPersona 3 Portable, win anAlpha Protocolthemed iPod Touch and more happened on 05/12/10. Destructoid Originals:New releases: Lost Planet 2, 3D Dot Heroes and moreBit Transmission episode 7 w/ Alex Neuse of Gaijin GamesLet’s not sleep on Saturday: Play Lost Planet 2 with usCommunity:Community blogs of 05/12/10Forum of the day:Favorite Supporting CharactersReviews:The Whispered WorldPreviews:Kane & Lynch 2’s ‘Fragile Alliance’ multiplayer previewPersona 3 Portable: All new features outlinedContests:Win an Alpha Protocol Themed iPod Touch now!...

So the new Sony PS3 ads are actually funny. Even better, Destructoid made a little cameo appearance in one of the ads. Awesome! Also, the blogger guy is wearing the Three Moons Keyboard Cat shirt. EVEN MORE AWESOME! We reviewedBatman: Arkham Asylum, Samit checked outRock BandNetwork, we’re giving away an awesome Alienware laptop, the Xbox 360 Elite price drop is confirmed, the Engineer class in Halo 3: ODST was revealed and plenty more happened on 08/27/08....

[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 onour community blogs.] Yeah, yeah, I know. Give me a minute to explain myself here. When this month’s Musing topic was announced, I thought the exact same thing you did:“Great, now I can write about that game I love but nobody else knows exists!...

Mandatory installations of certain PlayStation 3 games (e.g.,Devil May Cry 4,Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds) have become a point of contention among gamers. We’ve certainly seen that happen here on Destructoid in a few c-blogs wherethingsgotheatedat times. The typical explanation that gamers have been given is the PS3’s 2x Blu-ray drive, which has a much slower maximum read speed than the 12x DVD drive in the 360 (72 Mbps vs....

Ride to Hell, from Deep Silver, appeals to my interests. An open-world game set in the late sixties, centered around a motorcycle gang in California has a lot of potential. And when I heard that the designers were using Hunter S. Thompson’s classic book,Hell’s Angels,to assist in setting the tone and help provide a historical perspective, I grew very interested in seeing more. Now they release this… thing. It’s only supposed to be a “teaser,” but it doesn’t really tease much of anything at all....

[It’s time for anotherMonthly Musing— the monthly community blog theme that provides readers with a chance to get their articles and discussions printed on the frontpage. — CTZ] Always being one late to the party, I recently started a playthrough ofCall of Duty: World at War. To be completely honest, I don’t like it very much. Though Treyarch certainly does better than their last attempt, I just can’t go back to the slower pacing of a World War 2 game after the bliss that isModern Warfare....

Start socking away your money now — Activision has announced thatTony Hawk: Rideand its fancy skateboard controller will hit shelves on November 17, just in time for the hot, holiday shopping rush. The bundle will run you $119.99 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or Wii. Personally, I’m looking forward to getting this thing in my living room to test it out in the privacy of my own home. When I went feet on with it at E3, I didn’t fare so well....

Time was, when a game got a bad review, the publisher would keep its head down and wait a year or two before releasing a sequel. These days, however, with those in the games industry becoming more vocal, it seems that a high-profile game can’t escape bad review scores without some ridiculous damage control. In its bid to cover up for less-than-positiveHazereview scores (not least IGN’s shocking 4.5), publisher Ubisoft has discredited the review process and urged customers to tryHazefor themselves....

Here’s a story that comes straight out of left field. We’ve heard of 2K Sports’Don King Presents: Prizefighter, a boxing videogame that’ll be out this spring for the Xbox 360 and in September on the Wii and DS. In fact, you might remember thetrailer that Nick posted yesterday. That was for the 360 version of the game; until today, we hadn’t heard anything about the Wii or DS versions. ButVideoGamer.comhas now broken that silence with an intriguing report....

[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.] TheResident Evil: Afterlifetrailer is good, but the literal parody version is so much better. Bald chick! After the break is an SMBC Theater on MMos. Then it’s theDoraemontheme done with Street Fighter II sound effects. Next up is Super Mario Intervention. Then it’s Mario’s infinite hell....

Chris Furniss is amonster.You might know him as a frequent guest on Podtoid, friend of the site and lord and master of theWeekly Geek Show, but I’m about to introduce to you adarkerside of Furniss, a side that — God help me, I must find courage to type these words — ripped apart a beautiful collection of GBA game boxes to makeart. Such tragedy! Suchhorror!Such — oh, screw it, I’ll let him explain....