As if you didn’t already spend enough time on Facebook stalking your ex or laughing at pictures of people you knew in high school, Maxis has given you another reason to sit on the social networking service all day long. Spore Islandsis a new Facebook game that allows player to compete against one another for survival. You’ll create an island in the 2D title, design evolving creatures, invite friends to the island, or send your own creatures to friend’s islands....

This is what happens when people can’t stop pointing out all the glitches and errors inAssassin’s Creed? Altair gets upset and becomes a big jerk? After the jump, the Destructainment gets started with alien robot goats fromBlacksite. Then it’s a very interestingSimsmachinima music video to the tune of “Smell Yo Dick”. Next is an awesome gaming music video made with an MIDI program. Followed by another gaming music video forPortal....

[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.] This being the Internet means that every first-person shooter game will always have some kind of rap created for it. While most just plain suck, thisCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2isn’t all that bad. Weekend D continues on after the break with a female Shepard getting some advice on interspecies sex....

Rumors are swirling about an upcoming fresh Xbox 360 redesign — a slimmer, perhaps more portable iteration — but don’t bother asking GameStop brass Dan DeMatteo about it. He knows as much as we do — which is to say, nothing but rumors from suspect sources. “And we have nothing in our financial plans for anything different — either price change or new upgrade — of either the PS3 or 360,” DeMatteo-san told listeners of GameStop’s Q4 earnings call, after shutting the door in the same manner on the Wii HD....

Yes sir,Zeno Clash 2is currentlyin the works. This time around, however, developer ACE Team is looking to make a much longer game now that it has more resources at its disposal.Zeno Clash 2,according to Andres Bordeu, is even going to be “big enough to go retail on the consoles.” The problem with most but not all open-world games is that while they allow you to explore a vast area of land, said area is usually not exciting enough to hold your interest for long....

For awhile,rumors have been kicking aroundthat Gearbox Software was working on an upcomingHalotitle for Microsoft. While both Microsoft and Gearbox have been relatively quiet on the matter, a recent interview with Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford led to renewed speculation. In the interview withEurogamer, Pitchford refuses to comment directly when asked if the developer was working on a Halo title. In fact, the entire exchange was so shady and awkward, with a PR handler stepping in to to say “We can’t comment on that,” that people thought theremustbe some truth to it....

I’ve been a big supporter of3D Dot Game Heroesever since I saw the first beautiful screenshot. In fact I’ve been ravenous for any and all information, usually jumping at the chance to post about the game on Destructoid. Yet another chance has come today, with developer From Software answering fan questions about the game and revealing some cool details. Here’s thelatest Intelon3D Dot Game Heroes: I want this game so much it’s unbelievable....

[As reviews editor, I’m constantly on the watch for talented people who might put me out of a job so that I might find ways to ruin them before they get the chance. Rylan is definitely of that sort — a lad of only seven whose review of THQ’sRatatouilleputs an entire industry of self-aggrandizing editors like yours truly on the hot seat. Check out Rylan’s first venture into the dangerous realm of gaming journalism....

Only on SyFy. Can you imagine greater? I can, and it’s calledPiranhacondaor a newStargateseason or series.

The demo is out and the verdict is in! Having stayed up way later than I should, I downloaded and played theAliens vs. Predatormultiplayer demo that snuck onto Steam in late evening. Having spent some time with the Marine, the Alien and the Predator, I can tell you that, in my opinion, Nick Chester was wrong to say thatAvPwould suck. This particular Xenomorph fanboy was pleased with what he played....

Despite Sonysettling out of courtwith George “GeoHot” Hotz, Internet activist group Anonymous isnotceasing its retaliatory attacks. Still maintaining that the company is corrupt for its war on PS3 hackers, the group is planning a Sony store boycott and the “biggest attack” Sony’s ever faced. “GeoHot has taken a settlement with sony,” announced the group. “The case has been dropped. In the eyes of the law, the case is closed, for Anonymous it is just beginning … The attacks on the websites of Sony have been ceased, Sony’s poor attemps to explain the system outages through maintenance amuse us....

Never have I dropped my jaw when going through the various artists I hunt down for your visual pleasure for Art Attack Friday. It’s people like this that make the journey through the infinite amount of lame fan art and the endless amount of creepy furry stuff worth the hassle. I know, I have said this a couple of times this year already, but I now have a top favorite artist....

Two separate sites are reporting that they have uncovered theAchievementsandTrophiesforAssassin’s Creed 2and they are all achievable. They also give you gamer cred or whatever and there’s probably a few plays on words in there. They’re for the 360 and the PS3… and they have… things. All right, I haven’t read them, but considering that the only reason I kept playing the originalAssassin’s Creedwas for the story I’m not about to ruin the second game for myself just so I can then go ahead and ruin it for you....