As was rumored and hinted at, there is, in fact, aPersona 4anime adaptation in the works, and you can check out its websitehere. Besides the announcement, of course, the page features the “First Four” cast members of Chie Satonaka, Yukiko Amagi, Yosuke Hanamura, and the protagonist, who, interestingly, is called “Yu Narukami”, rather than “Souji Seta”, his name from the manga adaptation and the currently accepted “canon” name. So far all the voice talents from the game will be reprising their roles, including Yui Horie (Bakemonogatari‘s Tsubasa,Kampfer‘s Akane) as Chie, Ami Koshimizu (Spice and Wolf‘s Holo,Code Geass‘ Kallen) as Yukiko, Showtaro Morikubo (Naruto‘s Shikamaru,FF7: Advent Children‘s Kadaj) as Yosuke....

[As posted on Japanator] Rejoice, PS3 owners, for now you know which version ofResonance of Fateto buy, namely the PS3 version. Why, you ask? Tri-Ace has seen fit to provide players with some console-specific content in the form ofexclusive shirts that can be worn by Reanbell (aka Leanne). That’s an important point, since the game isso awesomethat the game’s cutscenes reflect the cast’s current outfits! It’s such anawesomefeature that they managed to rope in some real-life fashion luminariesto design clothing for the game....

As promised, 2K Games and Destructoid are teaming up to give our readers a chance to win a copy of the upcoming PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 title,The Darkness. The Darknessfeatures a variety of Darklings, the demonic imps that will do the bidding of the game’s main character, Jackie Estacado. In the game you’ll see some wielding jack hammers or saws, and others wearing army fatigues; there’s even an unlockable 2K Sports jersey outfit for your in-game Darklings....

We’ve beaten this horse to death, hired a necromancer to resurrect it and soundly thrashed it again, but I’m going to go grab my equine-smacking stick one more time here and comment on how generally disappointing the fare on the WiiWare service has been. I can count on one hand the number of truly good titles which have been released to date. Thus, it’s a little exciting whenever something with real potential appears on the radar....

Games likeBreakoutandArkanoidare as old as gaming itself, successful due to their simplicity and addictive qualities. It’s actually quite surprising that each console’s downloadable games service isn’t already full of software like this, but thankfully Creat has stepped in to restore order with a title of its own —Magic Ball.Indeed,Magic Ballis fundamentally a classic case of ball paddling action, but just because it’s based on games from the seventies, that doesn’t mean it’s lost any of the addictiveness that made those games such a hit....

Sometimes a game comes along that utterly blows your mind and leaves you on the side of the road holding your panties in one hand, and a crumpled $20 bill in the other. You know it’s just a one night stand, but still you wait by the phone, wondering, hoping that the game will call, and maybe ask you out for drinks, or to see how you’re feeling, but that call never comes....

Yes, the official Destructoid store carries more then just shirts that are guaranteed to get you off with your own hands!For just $3, you can get five 2.4″ x 2.4″ stickers sporting the updated Destructoid logo. Put the stickers on your laptop, on your door or even your own nipples.Our beaniesrecently came back in stock too, perfect for all you poor folks stuck in snow. In case you’ve forgotten, some of our shirts are on sale too!...

Microsoft has come under fire before, especially from indie developers like Jonathan Blow, for the amount of restrictions and inflexibility one finds when making games for the Xbox 360. Joining the ranks of the frustrated isWeapon of Choicecreator Nathan Fouts, finding himself between a rock and hard place whennaming a pricefor his game. “… an 800 point game ‘must’ be a great game,”explainsFouts. “Is our game long enough to warrant a 800 point price tag?...

[Every so often, you may see some of these mini-features appear on the front page. They are just short editorial thoughts meant to start an interesting conversation in the comments and c-blogs. Enjoy! Now get to discussing!] Growing up, the games I played were filled with bugs and glitches. Thing is, we didn’t always know that these “mistakes” were unintentional. World -1 inSuper Mario Bros.is a perfect example. When the neighborhood heard rumors of this super secret, unbeatable level, we scavenged hard throughout the entire game to try to find it....

Oprah’s #1 prodigy, the bald-headed freak known as Dr. Phil, is now trying to stealJack Thompson’s crusadeand make it his own. What a dick! Of course, he sorta looks like one too, but let’s move on. Look at what this talking head had to say on Larry King Live: “The problem is we are programming these people as a society. You cannot tell me – common sense tells you – that if these people are playing video games where they’re on a mass killing spree in a video game, it’s glamorized on the big screen, it’s become part of the fiber of our society....

[As originally posted onJapanator] A little over a year ago, FUNimationannouncedaDragon Ageanime project, a surprising move for a company that normally focuses on translation and localization. Since then, we haven’t heard much, and here’s why: the project has been pushed back to 2012. At least FUNimation has released a little more info about it though! Officially titledDragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker, the anime will feature a girl with three swords and, most likely, a dragon....

According to industry analyst Anita Frazier of NPD the DS is pretty muchset to surpassthe PlayStation 2 in lifetime sales some time “by early October or November.” This would make the DS the best selling system ever in the history of all things that have ever happened pertaining to the selling of systems. While the PS2 actually still sells surprisingly well for a system as old as it is and the DS’s sales have declined in the past month, the dual-screened handheld should still reach this mark pretty easily seeing as it is often the top selling console on a month to month basis....

So, we’ve been doing this show for a month now, over a month if you count the pilot episode that we shot in late September. I wonder if we’ve gotten any better? I hope so. We sure are trying hard. But not too hard! That would we bad. One thing I’ve learned from doing this show; you are never supposed to try too hard, or too little. You must always try the exact right amount, or else you suck and should die in a fire....