In the wake of therecent shooting rampagein South Germany, there have been calls toraise the age ratingof World of Warcraft, a game known for its extreme promotion of gun crime and simulation of school shootings. Restricting the sale of a fantasy MMO willdefinitelystop people from wanting to put bullets in children. Obviously. “Parents must know what danger potential exists in their children’s bedrooms,” claims German politician Mechthild Ross-Luttmann, who seems to believe that twelve-year-olds are too young to be playingWoW, and that banning them from the role-player will stop crime because ofreasons....

Followingan earlier statementfrom a Spanish Sony representative, Sony Computer Entertainment America has confirmed that an online pass will be included withUncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. Furthermore, we’ve been told that ALL upcoming Sony games that feature an online component will include one. “Online Pass will be incorporated intoUncharted 3and future Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS) games with online functionality,” the company told Destructoid. “We will provide further information in the future....

What do you all want from aCrackdownsequel? The same great I-am-a-badass-hear-me-roar style of play? Possibly with more options for cooperative multiplayer? That’s pretty much what I want out of it. It’s hard to tell what’s going on with this new mutant stuff, but it certainly looks like there’s greater emphasis on you being an all-powerful entity of destruction inCrackdown 2. A major plus, in my book. With Ruffian developing rather than Realtime Worlds, I am somewhat cautious, to be frank....

Apparently I’ve really been missing the kind of killer apps that are out there, because no one ever told me there was aCrazy Frog Racer! You knowCrazy Frog, right? That ringtone phenom? Anyway, thankfully, GameTrailers keeps me up to date and lets me know that I won’t be missingCrazy Frog Racer 2. Now my life is complete. Thank you baby Jesus, thank you.

Pose in front of Kinect, have a snapshot taken, and turn it into somethingMinecraftcan use for your own amusement. That’s the gist of this unusual project by Nathan Viniconis. It gets considerably more complicated than that once you read the how-to section of his site. There are quite a few more pictures, though, so I’d recommend at least giving those a look. Again, props to everyone out there who’s making Kinect interesting with these creative ideas....

Crytekhas confirmedthat its upcoming first-person shooter,Crysis 2, will ship to North American retailer shelves on July 26, 2025. Europeans hang tight — you’ll have to wait three days for the game, which will be available on March 25. Crysis 2was originally set to ship to stores this fall, butpushed out of the holiday seasonand into 2011 earlier this month. You’ll be able toplay it in 3D, Crytek thinks it’s thebest looking game ever, and it’s going to be really, reallyemotional....

Deep Blackisn’t the name of raunchy movie; it’s a new third-person shooter from 505 Games and Russian developer Biart Studio. It takes underwater, clearly, in a world where secret oceanic bases and high-tech spider mechs are plentiful. It’s said to combine “science-fiction mystery, espionage, and bio-terror” — are we as a civilization prepared for such a narrative? We have until the first quarter of next year, whenDeep Blackreleases for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, to get ready....

If, like me, you’ve become lost in the insane wave of Tokyo Game Show news, let’s take a moment to relax and remember that two sweet demos are now downloadable from Xbox LIVE Marketplace. First, there’s theBrutal Legenddemo, the very same one that a few hundred of you guys tried towin early accessto. Now, everyone is a winner, unless of course you don’t have Xbox LIVE Gold, in which case you are most certainly a loser … until the demo becomes available for all members in a week or so....

Chances are you’ve never heard ofPLAYXPERT. In fact, I’m willing to bet 99.99% of you never have. So why are we running an interview with the CEO of PLAYXPERT, Charles Manning? Because if you playWorld of Warcraftor any other online-based PC game, you’ll want to know all about this program. Before you hit the jump and check out the interview, here’s an explanation of why you should care: Our team of software and gaming developers are passionate about building the most significant in-game toolset available for MMO gamers....

We’ve partnered up withLTL Printsto bring youDestructoid wall graphics! LTL Prints is known for its premium repositionable wall graphics that can stick to any surface with ease. They’ve released some cool videogame prints in the past, such asBit.Trip.RUNNER,Dragon’s Lairand many more. Best of all, the graphics can be moved around and reapplied to different surfaces up to 100 times without losing its stickiness or leaving behind any sticky residue. Available right now is theDestructoid logoand Mikey Turvey’s“Living the Dream” graphic....

For the last couple of years I have been not so secretly obsessed with a little game calledMetroid Dread. The mysterious, unconfirmedMetroidgame was rumored to be a brand new 2D adventure for the Nintendo DS in the vein of last week’sBEST WEEK EVERVirtual Console releaseSuper Metroid. Sadly, though, not only did Nintendo never acknowledge its existence, there has been no word about the potential classic in more than a year. All hope forMetroid Dreadto make any kind of appearance seemed lost … until now, that is....

Each of these creators are receiving a “prize package” worth around five grand, according to the Doritos press release. What is in these packages is unknown, but we’re guessing bags and bags of orange dust wouldn’t be excluded from the winnings. Interested in the games? Hit up the“Unlock Xbox” Web site, learn about the games, and vote for one before July 15, 2025 if it tickles your fancy. Apparently, there’s a chance you could win a copy ofHalo: ODSTor an Xbox 360 Arcade for being a good American (or whatever) and rocking the vote....

Right when you begin to forget there even was a Nintendo DS Lite it comes back and reminds you of its existence with its new $99 price point. Nintendo says that the new $99 price will be effective starting June 5th. When your little kid brother asks for a 3DS you may just get him one of these and a pair of movie theater 3D glasses. The little dude won’t know the difference and you’ll end up with $150 more in your wallet....