The Weekend Hotness: FLYING SHARKS!

Yes, I know about this. Thank you. Now buy me it! Also, not only did we turn back the clocks, but we also turned back Destructoid! We learned a lot about the new redesign and have taken it down to fix it and give you all a better experience. Thanks for bearing with us. We <3 you all. Destructoid Originals:Live stream of Super Meat Boy for charityExclusive: New character announced for Super Meat Boy PCWhat’s this?...

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 178 words · James Berry

These blurry Tekken movie set photos are kinda LOL

Destructoid community member GuitarAtomik just pointed out this “unofficial”Tekkenmovie MySpace page, and I’ll be honest — I haven’t stopped laughing since I clicked the link. The page has a gallery of mostly blurry set photos, and gives us a glimpse of what we can expect when this damned filmfinallyhit theaters. Or DVD. Or wherever it’s going to be ending up. The photos show a huge cast of characters, everyone from Anna to Jin, Bryan Fury to Eddie Gordo....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Angela Hudson

Those About to Die: Nocturne’s demons

[It’s time for anotherMonthly Musing— the monthly community blog theme that provides readers with a chance to get their articles and discussions printed on the frontpage. — CTZ] Opening note or two: while there’s already been a themedwrite-upfor this month on “demons” in general, I plan to discuss a far more specific and intriguing group that happens to fall under that broad overall label. Also, if anyone hasn’t played Nocturne yet, 1) Why not?...

June 24, 2025 · 19 min · 3850 words · Brittany Lewis

Tom Clancy’s EndWar confirmed for DS and PSP (Update)

Some people around heredidn’t care much for Tom Clancy’sEndWar, and while you may’t please everyone, Ubisoft has decided to spread the title to portable consoles. DS and PSP versions have finally been confirmed as officially in the works. However, you cannot use voice commands in either of the portable versions (darn, you could have been screaming orders into the DS microphone, too). Funatics is developing the portable versions, which will put the player in control of US, European or Russian forces across three campaigns, with a total of 30 scenarios....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Christopher Rogers

Ubisoft announces ‘Fortune’s Pack’ DLC for Far Cry 2

If you haven’t had enough of malaria and the hot, African sun, Ubisoft’s got you covered. The publisher has announced today that it will be releasing a downloadable content package forFar Cry 2by the end of November. Called “The Fortune’s Pack,” it will add two new vehicles (the Unimog and the Quad), along with three new weapons (silenced shotgun, sawed-off shotgun, and crossbow). All of the vehicles and weapons will be accessible in both single-player and multiplayer modes....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Shannon Walker

Ultimate cheapassery: The 2-hour Torchlight demo

Since many of you are like-minded folk, I can only assume you spend a good portion of your days pointing and clicking. I know I do. Why then, are we wasting our precious finger energy performing mundane tasks when we could be performing mundane tasks and totally getting sweet loot in the process? Torchlighthas been out since what, late October? Chances are if you had any intention of playing this year’sDiablo, you would have done so already....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Ashley Parsons

Virtua Fighter 5 goes gold, baby

Fight fans, are you ready? SEGA just sent word that their much-wantedVirtua Fighter 5for the PlayStation 3 has now gone gold and will be available to buy on Feb. 20. Details on the game from the release: Virtua Fighter 5 brings the 3D fighting game genre to the next level making it the perfect arcade conversion with an all new Quest Mode, character customization options, two new characters, commentary feature and stunning high quality fighting environments....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 230 words · Jennifer Williams

Vote Cain Velasquez for UFC Undisputed cover athlete

Last week THQ announced that, in AAA sport game fashion, they’ll be giving fans the opportunity to vote for this year’s cover athlete. On the ballet this year are Anderson Silva, Frankie Edgar, Georges St-Pierre, Jon Jones, and today’s spotlighted fighter, Cain Velasquez, the current Heavy Weight Champion. Based on Champion status, Velasquez seems like a solid pick for the cover. If that’s not enough for you though, how about that sweet chest-piece?...

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 76 words · Jennifer Sims

Watch the Main Drag’s first video, A Jagged Gorgeous Winter

Ok, before you guys start flaming me, I should get this out of the way: what you’re about to read is only tangentially related to videogames. It is, however, very much related toCalvin and Hobbes, so you’re going to like it anyway. The Main Drag is a band comprised of five guys, four of which work for Harmonix, a companyself-styled “musical curators”who has the reputation that each of its employees knows how to play an instrument....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Donna Williams

Who needs iOS: Angry Birds hits 30 million on Android

Who needs iOS? Well, I do, but I realize that not everyone else does. Android will do just fine, especially seeing as how the Android Marketplace continues to grow so rapidly. Popular physics-based bird flingerAngry Birds hasn’t had an issue with Android — it’s being downloaded like crazy, actually. Rovio’s game just hit 30 million downloads says company man Peter Vesterbacka, speaking at a GDC panel on making money with Android....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Joseph Garcia

Wii DVD Player details

As you all know, Nintendo is releasing an “enhanced” Wii in Japan next year. According toGamasutra, this upgraded Wii will includeSonic Solutions’“Sonic CinePlayer CE DVD Navigator” software to incorporate DVD playback. This system will be released in Japan in the latter half of 2007. Considering Sonic Solutions is based in California, I’m sure the U.S. will be seeing this enhanced system pretty soon after Japan.

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 65 words · Logan Gonzales

Wii gets 30 games from BANDAI NAMCO

That’s right. 30. Thirty. Three-zero. That’s what I gather from this here post onMoz La Punk. The source of their news isGamefront.de. If you look at the page translated via Google, this is what it says: Bandai Namco speaks about future projects 11.11.06 – Shin Unozawa, Vice President and Representative Director of Bandai Namco, spoke on a press conference about the recently presented Geschäftsergebnisse. It called also the number of plays, which are different consoles in work:...

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Sophia Ramos

Win the Collector’s Edition of Rift!

[Update:Contest closed! Winner is Caiters!] This weekend’s giveaway is theCollector’s Edition ofRiftfor the PC, valued at $79.99! The collector’s box is packed with the game, quick-start guide, 128-page hardcover comic, soundtrack, poster, mousepad and 8GB USB drive. Additionally, you’ll get exclusive digital items such as the Ancient Tartagon Mount, Collector’s Satchel and the Bogling Wastrel pet. In order to win,just tell us what kind of rift you would cause in order to get this game....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Karen Patel