Meet Tony Prince. He goes by the nickname “Gay Tony.” He has a few teeny tiny problems with debtors and enjoys the nightlife. While that doesn’t exactly sound like blockbusterGrand Theft Auto IVexpansion material, it will probably end up being so. Rockstar North just released a short character trailer for “The Ballad of Gay Tony,” the upcoming DLC forGTA IV. Hit the break to check it out, but beware — it’s wicked short....
While the announcement ofMetroid: Other Mproved to be a big E3 favorite that had Nintendo Nerds creaming their jeans and announcing that Nintendodoescare about them (again), a few retroheads seemed concerned that the third-person action game from Team Ninja would not be a “proper”Metroid. Think again, as Reggie Fils-Aimehas promisedthatOther Mwon’t butcher the beloved franchise. “It’s all about what we can do creatively with a franchise to revitalise it,” explains Reggie....
Even after death, Michael Jackson has found a way to get into small boys’ bedrooms. While you don’t often see movies and PS3s bundled together, Sony has not let slide an opportunity to capitalize on Michael Jackson’s death, tossing the mawkishThis Is Itmovie into a PlayStation 3 box. Sony Pictures is publishing the film on Blu-ray and DVD, so has seen fit to offer a package that includes the film, a PS3 system, a DualShock 3, and all the essential cables....
Today’s miniboss has already beencovered rather thoroughly by the amazing Chadonce before, but that won’t stop me from doing a second article about the ridiculous boss fight that ensues. The enemy is a demonic choo-choo train who carries the souls of the departed to the other side. This ain’t no“Little Engine That Could,”this is more like“The Polar Express”straight to hell.It is, of course, the aptly namedPhantom Train. The Phantom Train is one of the most memorable encounters 16-bit gamers will face....
Midway has kindly shared with us the latest screenshots forMortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, which reveal The Joker and The Green Lantern in action for the first time. For those who dont know, the Green Lantern is the one dressed in green. The graphics are certainly not the best I’ve ever seen, but I’m certainly warming up to the concept. Sure, it’s a ridiculous cash-in, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be fun to smack Batman in the face as Scorpion....
We all know Nintendo President Satoru Iwata as the lovable little man with an affinity for announcing nonexistent games, but what was he like as a lowly programmer? In a recent interview,Mothercreator Shigesato Itoi sheds a little light on Iwata-san, the programmer. “When we were working on games calledMOTHER,I decided who I wanted to team up with because one person had said, ‘Programmers aren’t allowed to say ‘no’.’ Basically, that programmers can’t say, ‘We can’t do that,’ to any ideas we would come up with....
People complain about GameStop a lot, but I also notice most of us go there to buy games. While getting some of our favorite games on release day requires going to a games-specific retailer such as GameStop, I know some gamers would prefer to support smaller stores … but what can you do? Speaking of corporate chains,Gamestationcelebrates the opening of its 250th store this Friday in Meadowhall, Sheffield. The company will also be hosting a party for the press, publishers and partners tomorrow evening, and will offer prizes to the first fifty customers that come to the store on Friday morning....
Is there a term to describe thoseSuper Mario Worldlevels thatplay themselvesand sometimes make music as a result? I’m sure there is, but I don’t know it. “Automatic Mario” doesn’t count, because that sounds silly. At any rate, you surely know what I’m referring to. The goodfolks at GoNintendohave stumbled upon what has to be the greatest of them all — it’s Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now” as played by four different Mario levels running simultaneously....
Whatever happened toDig Dug? I used to love the old arcade version, but that could very well be attributed to the fact that I was four years old when it came out and I thought the main character was a Smurf. The game saw a sequel, a re-release on XBLA many years later, and a crappy DS title, but none of that really caught on the way most other cabinet classics have....
Hey guys, I missed you. Sorry for the radio silence. It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. I finally got a job (hold for applause) making coffee for fancy people in the financial district. This is very exciting because it means I can actually buy food for myself, and I don’t have to live off handouts and weird shit my girlfriend has at her house. This also sucks because I have to wake up at about four o’clock in the morning every day and I’ve burned myself quite thoroughly while steaming milk....
Unless you only discovered Destructoid yesterday, by now, you should know aboutNaughty Bear. It’ll almost certainly be the best or worst videogame this generation based on what kind of person you are. At this point, I just want to point out two things. First off, I desperately wish thatNaughty Bearwas a cult ’80s slasher flick, for obvious reasons. I’m surprised no one thought to create a world with ultraviolence toward fluffy critters before....
In case you haven’t heard yet, you can’t lose inWii Music. Sure, you can bob your head around and make notes higher or lower, but there are no real constraints to the game. Recently, it came toJoystiq’sattention that there is a new mode inRock Band 2called “No Fail Mode.” As the subtitle plainly suggests, there is no way to fail out of a song while utilizing the mode. Sounds likeWii Music, doesn’t it?...
WayForward hasposted upsome screenshots and artwork for its tantalizing 3DS project,Mighty Switch Force. This action-heavy game is looking pretty damn fun, and ought to be a very welcome addition to the gasping 3DS library. Mighty Switch Forcesounds like a puzzle game, but the puzzles are secondary to combat in this sidescrolling affair. There’s plenty of 3D gimmickry and Metroid-esque adventuring as players take on the role of law enforcer Patricia Wagon....
