Contest! Win exclusive BIT.TRIP Void artwork and more

Hopefully by now you’ve had a chance to check out my littleround tablewith the guys of Gaijin Games and the latest game they have coming:BIT.TRIP Void. We have some more content coming son, which you should certainly pay attention to, especially if you’re a fan of wildly artistic and musically driven games of the old school. But it’s not just content you should be excited about! No no no! We’ve actually got some pretty exciting prizes for you, yes you, the readers of Destructoid....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 232 words · Shannon Chavez

Dead Fantasy III continues the Square vs Team Ninja battle

Monty Oum is back to continue hisDead Fantasyseries. Be sure to check outDead Fantasy 1andDead Fantasy 2if you haven’t watched this awesome series yet. In the second episode, theFinal Fantasyand Team Ninja girls were teleported away to different parts of the planet.Dead Fantasy IIIpicks up with Tifa and Hitomi as they battle it out. It’s a close match until Hitomi realizes Tifa’s secret. Also, we finally see these girls actually bleed....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Amy Smith

Dead Space iOS is $0.99 the next couple of days!

Jim likedDead Space iOSquite a lot when he reviewed it. But $7 for an iOS adaptation ofDead Space? No thanks. $1 though? Hell yes! Both theiPhoneandiPadversions ofDead Spaceare on sale throughout the weekend, starting today. It looks like a recent update has added look sensitivity and invert Y-axis options as well, which perhaps might alleviate some of the control concerns. Seriously though, it’s $1. Come on now. ‘Dead Space’ and ‘Dead Space HD’ Drop to 99¢[Touch Arcade]...

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 77 words · Anthony Acosta

Deal North: $159 Wii, strange gift card deal and more

You probably already have a Wii. Hell, everyone you know probably already has a Wii. And maybe that’s why this sale price is so good. Dell has a special “Hot Deal!” on Nintendo’s money printer. The system regularly retails for $199.99, but there’s a $40 discount today, giving youa new Wii for only $159. That price is competitive with the used price in game stores, and you’ll get the controllers without all of the grimy hand skank....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · James Allen

Demon’s Souls: $29.99 for a limited time

The game that I like to call The Ballbuster of 2009 is going on a limited-time discount at a few retailers. Unapologetic RPGDemon’s Soulswill be $29.99 at GameStop and Amazon.com for a short while. That’s about $20 off the original price. If you haven’t picked it up yet, know thatit’s really difficult, but we called itthe ultimate multiplayer experienceanyway. The game was a huge success. See what all the fuss was about....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Gary Huff

Demos for Alone in the Dark, Wall-E land on Xbox LIVE Marketplace

According to Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson, 1.35 gigs of anAlone in the Darkdemoand 1.44 gigs of ademo for THQ’sWall-Ehave hit Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Both of these demos arrive well after the release of both games, meaning that if you’ve already purchased either of these games and hated them, these demos can simply serve as confirmation of your impatience and failure. Although you could have read ourAlone in the Darkreview, in which our own Conrad Zimmerman wrote: “Give it a rental and at least see what they’ve attempted....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Aaron Valdez

Destructoid and King of Fighters XII have a Twitter Party

What the Hell is a Twitter party? I’m still not entirely sure myself, but one is being had, so you better get used to it. This Friday on July 24, at 3pm Central, our official Destructoid Twitter account, in association with Ignition and Rocket XL, will have15 copies of the gameto give away (winner’s console preference), along with20 signed posters. That’s quite good going for fighting fans, and it’s really easy to be in with a chance to win....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Brenda Simpson

Destructoid featured in Games(tm) Magazine: We’re a blogging highlight!

Destructoid’s greatness knows no bounds, especially if UK readers do as I did and picked up a copy of this month’sGames(tm)magazine today. Purchasing it on a whim after getting my hair lovingly cut in an Eltham backalley, my monocle (pictured) almost popped out when I saw not only a feature on videogame blogs, but a glowing mention of our humble site as one of the five ‘Highlights of the blogging world’....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Brett Fletcher

Destructoid review: Escape From Bug Island

Once in a long while, there’s a game that leaves an indelible impression on your mind. It’s the type of game that will stay with you for years to come — so vivid, that you can imagine what the game was like years after without having to have ever replayed it. Needless to say,Escape From Bug Islandis one of those games. “Wait a minute, Brad! The game came out back in late July of last year!...

June 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1241 words · Rebecca Washington

Dig this stunning Mass Effect M8 Avenger replica

Harrison Krix of Volpin Props has updated his blog with this beautiful replica of an M8 Avenger assault rifle from Mass Effect. In a post of epic proportions, he runs down the design and construction of the gun, which was built with scraps and $28 of additional materials. You may recall that Krix is the same prop-maker who createdMr. Destructoid’s current helmet. As always, this is some very impressive work. You should go and check out the full post for some awesome pictures and some fascinating process....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · James Clark

DJ Hero nabs The Scratch Perverts, DJ Yoda

Since I’m not about to pretend I know anything meaningful about DJs, heroes, or DJ heroes when in fact I honestly don’t, this short blurb is going to be the cold hard facts, and you’ll like it that way. I hope. Five ofDJ Hero‘s mixes are coming to us from the UK-based group The Scratch Perverts (love the name, guys). Three of said mixes are as follow: Common’s “Universal Mind Control (UMC)” vs....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Kevin Davis

Double the pleasure, double the fun with Darwinia+

The life and times of an indie developer can be a tough one. For every celebrated and commercial success from the indie sphere, there are developers who slave and toil over their creation, well aware of the risk they are taking. That, arguably, has been the case with developer Introversion Software. The London-based creators of the well-receivedDarwiniawere on cloud nine with the 2005 release of that game. Offered a chance to port the game to XBLA, they figured it would be a quick and painless process to make the transition, taking only a year....

June 19, 2025 · 5 min · 911 words · Edward Lynch

Dress up like Michael Jackson in Battlefield Heroes

Nothing like honoring a dead celebrity than by putting his memory in a game where you have to kill each other. There will be two Michael Jackson-themed costumes coming for free toBattlefield Heroessoon. One is the “Smooth Criminal” white suit outfit for the good guys and the other is the the black leather outfit from “Bad” for the bad guys. It looked like users were going to have to pay $3 for the outfits but Electronic Arts cleared up the situation toMTV Multiplayerand stated that the outfits would be released for free....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Allison Johnston