The Sydney-based developer ofL.A. Noirehasn’t had the best of times since its 1940s-era crime epic was released in May. Despite strong sales and positive reviews, Team Bondi’s troubles extended to employees’lack of proper game creditand apparently sub-par working conditions. TheL.A. Noireintellectual property, along with all the assets,was then soldto Sydney firm Kennedy Miller Mitchell. However, today seems to be the final nail in the coffin as the studio has beenplaced into administration, which essentially means that it can no longer pay off debts and that an external company can take control of the studio....

Look at that picture. Is it not glorious?There’s even a backstory, too! Valve andTeam Fortress 2are celebrating the holidays by releasing a new Medieval mode. That … sounds about right, oddly enough. In it, players are restricted to melee weapons, but their outfits have miraculously remained untouched. I’d tell you more, but the dreaded download is conspiring against me. New hats and weapons — plus the odd mechanic tweak — are also bundled into this free update....

You know what’s fun?Worms, that’s what. You know what’s not fun? The very first time you ever playWorms. My very first experience withWormswas an absolute disaster — I happened to be visiting Jim when he still lived in London and booted up his 360 to playWorms Armageddonon XBLA. I embarrassed myself in front of dozens of Jim’s friends and quickly drowned my sorrows in Fosters and French fries. On that same trip, I ended up in a blue dress....

Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroesis an action adventure game for the PlayStation 3 by way of Capcom. It’s set in 16th century Japan and involves, you guessed it, samurais fighting. After watching the trailer and looking at the screens, it’s safe to bet this is going to be something likeDynasty Warriors. Players will get to see this war played out through the eyes of each military commander that’s in the game and your actions will rewrite history....

Continuing with our 2007 Tokyo Game Show booth tours, we bring you pictures from the smaller booths of Takara Tomy and Taito. While the Taito booth only had a few playable games for show, the ones they did have had no problems drawing in attendees.Arkanoid DSlet players try out the remake of the classic game, complete with a miniature paddle wheel.Cooking Mamawas back for a second course, cooking up more of her simple yet addictive game play....

All big three companies had their press conference now and lots of huge announcements were made. A lot of it was impressive stuff and I’m having a hard time choosing who won the show. Colette ran a poll today and so far Microsoft is in the lead, followed by Sony and Nintendo. Be sure to go toColette’s post and vote for who you think won! Here’s everything that happened today. A lot of stuff went up so hit the break to check out everything that went up on Tuesday....

Bit Transmission is Destructoid’s newest podcast. It stars Jonathan Holmes, Colette Bennett and Conrad Zimmerman. Go give it a listen and see what you think of it. Can Bungie win backHalofans, Holmes reviewed theTatsunoko vs. CapcomFightStick, learn about sex the hard way, Pokemon Company may have a DS2 with motion control they’re already working on,Sonic 4footage got leaked and more happened on 02/16/10. Destructoid Originals:Bit Transmission Episode 1X10: Lost Planet 2 has pink scarves and special saucePodtoid 138: Games of the WeekX10: Killer Instinct 3 is still a possibilityRevisited: Final Fantasy IX’s mechanics of identityX10: I’m sick and tired of Halo, win me back BungieGame SERIES Debate to the Death!...

David Cage isn’t planning on making a sequel to Heavy Rain, because he claims he’s not in the business to make money. That’s probably a good thing, since I doubt that he’s turning a profit anyway. He also thinks that Americans don’t understand his games because of how unique they are. We would probably understand him better if he talked about bacon more. I don’t have any proof that he actually loves bacon, but you probably can’t prove me wrong....

Everybody loves Destructoid and your loved one will love you even more if you give her theDestructoid Valentine’s Day card. They may even finally let you do that “thing” you’ve been wanting to always do with them. Bow chicka bow wow. Nick interviewed the developers ofThe Conduit, Conrad lists the best stalking games, Jonathan Holmes found love at Comic Con, we previewedGod of War III, and plenty more happened on 02/13/09....

Dear Jonathan Holmes, Please teach me your ways. Please show mehow you getwomen pregnant by them simply touching your face. How do women just flock to you? Are you a God? You’re secretly a God, aren’t you? Yours forever, Hamza CTZ Aziz Destructoid Originals:Xbox 360 version of Ghostbusters not region lockedQuest for Glory developers only approached once for a remakePodtoid 101: E3, and Nicholson’s PecsThe Podcastle Live 3.0: Now StreamingE3 09: Bona fide booth babes touching my face video recapE309: Behind the scenes with The Beatles: Rock BandE3 09: PS3/360 video recap part one (with PSP bonus levels)Game Debate to the Death!...

Agent MOO’sMaximum Overdeathgame is finally on Xbox Live’s Indie Games channel. The game stars Mr. Destructoid and is full of overdeath. Awesome! Anthony checked outDarkest of Days, the PAX schedule is live,MAGbetas are going out, moreHalonovels are on the way, Behemoth’sGame #3is so cute and more awesome happened on 08/12/09. Destructoid Originals:What the armor says: CrysisWhy 2 Spicy is the coolest arcade game you’ve never playedThe Videogame Show What I’ve Done: Kung FuCommunity:Agent MOO: Maximum Overdeath now on Xbox LiveI suck at games: Nostalgia’s curseCommunity blogs of 08/12/09Forum of the day:A way to save Sonic?...

The trailer looks awesome, but hard to say if this will actually be any good based on the past movies. Fingers crossed! ViaFlixist. We talked to Tecmo Koei onDynasty Warriors, the Jimquisition talks about pirates, we have a $1,700 mega prizepack to give out, Samit checked outSOCOM 4, the Bad Dudes and OC ReMix have a new amazing album and more happened on 2/10/11. Destructoid Originals:Dtoid new features FAQ: Viewing preferences and GroupsDW7 producer: 3D gaming will lose its ‘buzz’Omega Force: Dynasty Warriors can’t change too muchThe Jimquisition: Pirates, admit you’re f*cking thievesDestructoid stickers back in stock!...

Bethesda Softworks’ insanely popular game franchiseThe Elder Scrollswill join the book club. Del Ray (part of the Random House publishing group) will publish two novels based on the world and lore ofThe Elder Scrollsgames, both written by New York Times best-selling author Greg Keys, who also wrote the best-selling New Jedi OrderStar Warsnovels. The first novel, titledThe Infernal City, will be published in Fall of 2009. It is set after the most recentElder Scrollsgame,Oblivion, where the people of Tamriel are again facing an uncertain future:...