Our Musings topics give Destructoid community members the chance to have their voices heard on the front page. Seeing as Destructoid is hosting a PAX panel next week entitled, “how to make online gaming communities suck less,” we thought it’d be downright irresponsible not to involve you, the actual residents of this hear Dtoid gaming community, in on the discussion. It goes without saying that most gaming communities are something approaching horrendous: full of trolls, flaming, and attitudes of bullsh*t entitlement and superiority, it’s no surprise that the vast majority of people who visit your average gaming blog never bother to set up accounts and post their opinions....

It’s the 20th anniversary of the release of the Super Nintendo! To celebrate, Destructoid is offering a week’s worth of SNES-related content. Join us for “Seven days of the Super Nintendo!“ Seriously, go and check. Walk over to your entertainment center and let us know what game is sitting in your Super NESright now. We will wait. Wait, you don’t have your Super NES hooked up to your current setup?...

For those of you who may have been confused or curious about what formats the Wii supports, here is the info straight from the manual: Image Files: JPEG, baseline only; Size: Up to 848 x 480 Video Files: QuickTime (motion JPEG) (.mov files) Audio Files: MP3 It says as a note that some of the formats mentioned above “may not work with the Photo Channel.” Also, that the “audio components of some video files may not be playable....

If I bought every halfway decent-looking poster I saw on the Internet, my walls would literally be covered with a collage of mismatched art — it’d look like someone vomited pop cultureeverywhere. As appealing as such an idea sounds, I need to keep my impulses in check. Although, thisset of minimalistic postersby Justin Russo isoh-my-God-good. He’s taken the less-is-more approach with his designs, but it works well on a few levels....

A little late to the party, but we will most certainly take it. Stardock and Gas Powered Games’Demigodis now playablein demo form, which is fantastic news for anyone who wants to see how well the action/strategy game can run on their computer before taking the plunge. The demo contains access to all four multiplayer modes, four of the demigods (Regulus, Rook, Sedna and Lord Erebus), and a single map, Cataract. This may not sound like much, but believe me when I say it’s more than enough to let you know ifDemigodis your cup of tea or not....

If you thought that developers ignored feedback from consumers, here’s some evidence to refute that belief. TheMadden NFL 11democame out last week, and since its launch, hardcoreMaddenfans — who, apparently, are all old dogs who refuse to learn new tricks — have taken to message boards and Twitter to whine and moan about the new system for pre-play adjustments. InMadden NFL 11, EA Tiburon has moved everything to the D-pad (dubbed the “Strategy Pad”); until now, different controls triggered different adjustments....

Remedy has released a very short gameplay trailer forAlan Wakethat shows off … well … not a lot at all, really. A bit of walking, a few split-second fight scenes, and plenty of darkness. Not much in this half-minute video, but whatever, we’ll take what we can get, right? Alan Wakeis scheduled for release this year, although we’re still waiting for a firm date. Hopefully we’ll find out more by E3, at least....

If you’re into mobile gaming as much as I am, then there is simply no way you’ve not heard ofAngry Birds, a game in which you launch furious beaked bastards at thieving green pigs. It dominated 2010, and it’s going to tackle 2011 in a surprisingly old fashioned way — arriving as a board game. Angry Birds Knock on Woodis a physical representation of the popular mobile game, as you physically toss little plastic birds at haphazardly built structures housing the porcine criminals....

What happens when a licensed game doesn’t have to be finished in time for the release of whatever major product its promoting? Good things happen! Including but not limited toBatman: Arkham Asylum. Earlier this month we heard that the game hadsold 2 millionunits, and with all of these new copies now shipped and out on the market, I’m betting it will be sooner than later before we hear howArkham Asylumhas reached 2....

OK, I’ll admit it. I am horrendously gay for mechs. My very first anime was the originalTransformersseries. Soon after, I watchedGrandeizerandNinja Robots.I orgasmed all over my keyboard at the end of each episode ofGundam SeedandGundam Seed Destiny, each orgasm lasting forpig-like lengthsof time. A large number of the games I’ve played also include mech titles.Virtual On, MechWarrior, Zone of the Endersetc etc. Another fun mech franchise (well, at least it used to be on the PSOne) is theArmored Coreseries....

We kind of already knew that Atlus was publishing SNK’sMetal Slug XXfrom a ESRB leak. The classic military side-scrolling ball buster’s latest version is coming to your PSP next month, on February 23rd, for only $19.99. Here’s some bulletpoints on the game: And here’s theofficial website link. So why is Atlus publishing this SNK game only on the PSP? We’re still waiting to hear back from them on that. SNK has the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions covered, though....

As revealed in the new issue ofPSM3, one of the new features inBatman: Arkham Cityis an interrogation mechanic.“The Riddler continues to taunt the Dark Knight with mind-bending puzzles and exploration challenges, but the location of his biggest secrets are known only to him and people he’s told,” says game director Sefton Hill. “Rather than unlocking their locations using maps, Batman will be able to scan a gang of thugs to find a potential informant....

Remember Terry Garrett, the blind gamer who canblaze throughOddworld: Abe’s Exoddusvia sound cues alone? Now he’s back to makeBit.Trip Runnerhis bitch! Watch above as Terry races through the first few levels of the PC version with the monitor off simply because hecan. Afterward, hit the jump to catch a second video in which he details his method of play, this time with the monitor on for ourlowlybenefit. There’s not much to add about this guy that we haven’t already said before....