The Daily Mailwould make a fine toilet paper, if it wasn’t more poisonous than the sh*t you’re be wiping off your spicering, and among its many low points is its hatred of videogames. With such obnoxious headlines as “BAN THIS SICK FILTH,”The Failis quick to point out that videogames are responsible for social decline, so it’s always surprising to see itshow some appreciationfor interactive entertainment — in this case, Jonathan Blow’s critically acclaimedBraid....

Formula 1 has had a bunch of popular games before, like the wall-hittingly goodAyrton Senna’s Super Monaco Grand Prix IIand the classicGrand Prix 2. That’s where I stopped playing those games, but Codemasters’F1series has proven to be very successful in recent years. A bigger focus on multiplayer seems to be the big thing forF1 2011, something that will probably lead to a fair few divorces in the UK among its 15 year old dads....

[Dtoider Blindfire tells us about the awesome feeling of playing with others, praising the collective experience of gaming as much as traditional multiplayer. Is that what brings us all here today? Want to see your own writing on the front page? Write something awesome andput it in the C Blogs. — Kauza] Last night I sat down to play some Advanced Wanted in Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood. Normal enough, right? I didn’t think much of it at the time either, until my brother wandered on through to see what I was up to....

Ladies and gentlemen, lend us your filthy ears for The Podcastle has arrived! This week you are stuck with just Jim Sterling and Wardrox, as our female cast member was off doing girly things like a girl. Don’t worry though, the show isn’tcompletelyhorrible! In today’s vile episode, we discuss ourKillzone 2BIAS with so much BIAS, we recount some classicLeft 4 Deadmoments, and we have a lengthy discussion about violent corpse porn....

[Every Friday, Destructoid will pose topical a question to the community. Answer it if you want!] This generation has been marked by Nintendo utterly dominating the market with the Wii. However, as sales settle down (mostly due to everyone on Earth owning a unit) and the 3DSlurches off shelvesat a slow pace, it would appear to the casual observer that Nintendo’s time on top is drawing to a close. Project Cafeis approaching an imminent reveal, and its rumored focus on HD graphics and “core” gamers seems to paint it as a next generation GameCube....

It’s been a long time coming, but at last, one of classic rock’s greatest bands, The Who, will be making its way toRock Band. Harmonix had long ago named the band’s seminal 1971 recordWho’s Nextas planned full-album DLC forRock Band, but we’ve seen neither hide nor hair of songs like “Bargain” and “Baba O’Riley” (for the last time, people, it isn’t called “Teenage Wasteland”). Now, alongside theofficial announcement ofRock Band 2, we’ve got confirmation from Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopolous that a bunch of Who tracks will soon be appearing in theRock BandMusic Store — and that they’ve had some difficulty in procuring what they originally promised:...

So I’m not into theAssassin’s Creedseries. Like at all. Hollie Bennett loves the series though so we thought it would be a good idea for me to interview her as she playedAssassin’s Creed: Revelation’smultiplayer mode. The idea was that maybe she could convince me to like the series. In actuality, the video just sees me being a giant dick to Hollie the whole time as she tries to be all serious and enjoy what she’s doing....

Normally, pictures of the boxes for games are something we like to reserve for what we call a “slow news day.” Today is not one of those days. Under normal circumstances, we would never waste your time with such trivialities. But it isn’t every day that we get the box design forThe Last Window: The Secret of Cape West, now is it? This post is as much an excuse for me to be excited about the continued existence ofLast Window, sequel to the brilliantHotel Dusk: Room 215, as it is to show you the box that European purchasers will be walking out of the store with....

Quantic Dream has revealed a new trailer for its big PS3 exclusive,Heavy Rain. Despite featuring the Japanese voiceovers, this new footage does not skimp on the epic, and makes the game look pretty bloody amazing. Drama, throat-slitting and women in tight vests are the order of the day. Oh, and shouting. Lots of shouting. I’m really looking forward to seeing what Quantic does with this game. It could be a huge triumph for story-driven gaming, or a spectacular failure, but it’s going to be fun finding out either way....

[“This thing that I do”, a new feature on Destructoid, is where I interview people who work in the industry or people who have achieved something worth taking note of to give us a little insight into how it all works.] Cosplay plays an integral part in the gaming fandom, as a hobby both respected and ridiculed. From those skinny girls with the tight asses and the huge boobs who continue to wear very little, to the girls who simply are not wearing enough, cosplay has its elite who are worshipped and the kids in the Naruto headbands who are mocked....

Destructoid’sJustin.tv channelis committed to bringing lots of great gaming-related entertainment even during the weekends. From playing games on the stream, to discussing them in a talk show format, we bring a wide range of entertainment with that unique Dtoid flavor. For example, during the second hour of Saturday Morning Hangover, Conrad and Jordan will not only be playing the XBLA game,Deadliest Warrior: Legendswith 345 games, but playing a drinking game along with it!...

Listen I know we’re allblowing our loadsstill from Nintendo’s press conference, but most people actually missed the best conference of the show. As Jordan pointed out earlier, Konami had the best conference by far. Much likeDeadly Premonitionwas a far superior game toHeavy Rain, Konami’s press conference absolutely trumped anything everyone else did. Jordan showedjust one of the many odd parts and mentioned the live show choir, but what he forgot to tell you was that there were live luchadores at the show promotingLucha Libre AAA: Héroes del Ring....

If a recent Games Raderhands-on previewof the Xbox 360 version ofVirtua Fighter 5is to be believed, the game is looking better than it ever has. Writer Christian Nutt (har har) raved about his time with the game, saying it looked as good, if not better, than the already released PlayStation 3 game. Today, Sega released a few new screens of the game and well, it looks … not that bad. It doesn’t look that great either, so what’s up?...