The Daily Hotness: Color A Dinosaur

Dale attended a panel held by Tommy Tallarico during MAGFest this past weekend and Tommy brought upColor A Dinosaur, one of the worst games he had to ever work on. The story about the experience is pretty funny and it makes me really glad that Tommy and others have worked so hard on videogame music. Dale gave us MAGFest gossip,Wii Sportsis the best-selling game ever, an NFL player wants to change his name to Warcraft,Eduardo and the Samurai Toasterfor WiiWare looks adorable, and plenty more happened on 01/05/09....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Benjamin Wood

The Daily Hotness: Re-orchestrated

Did you hear the news of ZREO putting out a re-orchestrated album based on Zelda: Twilight Princess? It’s pretty dam good! Check it! Chad listed the best videogame puppies, check out the monthly meetups for the month of February, I previewedDeus Ex: Human Revolution, Jim reviewedKillzone 3and more happened on 2/3/11. Destructoid Originals:Zelda: Twilight Princess re-orchestrated project revealedThe ten best videogame puppies EVER!Live show: Chill Bros give away 50 Rift beta codes....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Douglas Rios

The Daily Hotness: That wacky Pyramid Head!

The latest Once Upon a Pixel went up today and focused on whatSilent Hill 2would look like as a sitcom. Silent Hill, where you’ll find the best neighbors and friends ever. Nick brings us new info onBrink, Ben checked outM.U.D. TV,Halo Reachwill be big,Forza 3sells over one million, Isaac Clarke ofDead Space 2has a new look and plenty more happened on 12/08/09. Destructoid Originals:Inside the lore and development of The Old RepublicOnce Upon a Pixel: Silent Hill 2Brink: A touch of Mass Effect, Prince of Persia, KillzoneGame Debate to the Death!...

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Joshua Long

The DTOID Show: The gingers are coming!

Well guys, PAX is officially over. Before I go submerge myself in a tub of ice cream and quietly sob myself to sleep, why don’t we run down some juicy post-PAX news tidbits? First and most importantly, it looks like gingerFemShepwill be gracing the box art ofMass Effect 3. (As if anyone else could’ve won!) Also, Nintendo’s 3DSAmbassadorgames are now available for download on the eShop,The Baconingis now available viaPSNandXBLA, andPersona 4is officially coming to the PS Vita but Max has no jokes about it because he hates JRPGs....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Sean Taylor

The new Catherine trailer is red afro-tastic

What is it withCatherineand making men break their vows? First young Catherine tempts Vincent into breaking his vow not to sleep with other women, and now a newCatherinetrailer has made me break my vow not to gush over this game until it comes out in a couple of weeks. And to think thatI already played the demo! This time it features Midnight Venus, the red ‘fro’d presenter ofGolden Theater, a late-night serial whose latest episode apparently features the tale of Vincent and non-monogamous ways....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Amy Oconnor

The newest addition to my office wall

What thebuck? Exactly. We get lots of things in the mail. Games, mostly. But games makers and PR companies send us all manner of things. I wasn’t exactly surprised to see a massive inflatable buck head in my mail. You know you’ve been doing this for awhile when getting inflatable buck heads in the mail seems normal. This is a strange promotion for Super Happy Fun Fun’sBig Buck Hunter Pro, an iPhone translation of the popular arcade game....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Anthony Robinson

The sights and cosplayers of Chicago Comic Con

This weekend we poked our heads into Wizard World’sChicago Comic Convention. If you aren’t familiar, Chicago ComiCon is quite a bit smaller than any of the happenings at SDCC, but definitely has its own flavor. It’s been quite a few years since I stepped into the convention, so I was surprised how much things have changed. Right off we were greeted by a wide array of cosplayers, and were definitely happy to see the Westen comic book heroes were still represented....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Kyle Owen

The Week in Rock Band DLC: Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Texas Flood, No Doubt’s ‘New’

Feels like it’s been awhile since Harmonix and MTV Games dropped a full album on theRock BandMusic Store, doesn’t it? They’re remedying that next week by cramping up your hands withStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble’s debut record,Texas Flood. The album features ten songs, some of which you might know:“Love Struck Baby,” “Pride and Joy,” “Texas Flood,” “Tell Me,” “Rude Mood,” “Testify,” “Mary Had A Little Lamb,” “Dirty Pool,” “I’m Cryin,”and“Lenny....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Alicia Coleman

The winners of the Battlefield: Bad Company ‘doing something bad’ contest

Plenty entered the “do something bad forBattlefield: Bad Company” contest and it made me realize that a lot of you may’t read. But there were plenty of people who could read so it was a hard decision to pick the final four. Without further ado, here are the winners: Click their names to see what they did that was bad enough to get them the games. I’ll be getting in touch with you four through the e-mail addresses provided on your profile shortly....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Matthew Warner

Toys”R”Us to hand out ‘secret’ eggs for Pokemon B/W

Admit it — you know who those Pokemon are. Toys”R”Us will be hosting The Secret Egg distribution forPokemon BlackandWhitefrom Wednesday, April 27 through Tuesday, May 31 at stores nationwide. The press release says we need to be like Ash, and nurture our egg. By that I can only assume they mean bike riding, followed by more bike riding. Hopefully, the hand-outs will have something to differentiate them, as is usually the case for limited-time distributions such as this....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Kari Mcintyre

TwitchTV offers partner program for game broadcasters

Today,TwitchTV(the new game-centric arm of the Justin.tv video streaming service) has announced the details of a new partner program for game broadcasters. The partner program will allow gamers an opportunity to turn their passion into a profit venture, with ad revenue sharing and subscription options for broadcasters along with a host of new features. Kevin Lin of TwitchTV laid it out for me in a phone conversation yesterday, stating that the goal is to become the premier source for live gaming content on the web and that offering incentives to established pro streamers and talented new gamers is a big step towards achieving it....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Adam Armstrong

Ubisoft officially reveals Bloody Good Time

Following theweirdo and random faux movie posterswe were sent earlier this week, Ubisoft has officially announced Bloody Good Time for Xbox Live Arcade and Steam. In development by Outerlight (The Ship),Bloody Good Timeis a multiplayer first-person shooter powered by Valve’s Source engine. Players are put on a Hollywood-style set — like a spring-break beach house or Las Vegas hotel — and are forced to kill each other using whacky weapons. And these weapons are totally whacky — a frying pan, an exploding remote-controlled rat, and… guns!...

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Yolanda Dyer

Ubisoft trademarks Ghost Recon Future Soldier

Perhaps not happy withGhost Recon Predator— a title previously outed by the OFLC — Ubisoft has been doing some trademarking in its spare time. Its newesttrademarkacquisition is for aGhost Recon Future Soldier. ToWikipedia! Future Soldier is the overall name given to a multi-nation military project by the United States and its allies launched in the late 1990s. Future Soldier is also name of the major international military exhibition for NATO and Partnership for Peace members....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Rebecca Hill