Things have been quiet concerning Koei Tecmo’sFist of the North Star Musoulately, but fortunately this gross oversight has been rectified thanks to the latestFamitsu. The Japanese magazine has pictures and profiles of the first playable characters that you may tackle in this Manga-meets-Dynasty Warriorsmash up. Kenshiro, Raoh, Toki, Mamiya and Rei have all been revealed, and you can check them out in the attached scan. This should be a really hot game, and hopefully we’ll see more, including a Western release date, very soon....

Community member Sagatron pointed me towards the iPhone version ofRobokill, which is free today. It’s a mobile port of the Flash shooter, which you may playhere. I found the controls to take some getting used to, as the dual virtual analog sticks and variable movement speed can make it a bit of a pain to navigate. When you add ledges that lead to instant death if you fall to your doom, that’s not exactly helpful either....

Two free, um, things are coming toMetal Gear Onlinesoon. On May 12, you’ll be able to sink your teeth into Race Mission. It’s a new game mode that has two opposing teams carrying around (or protecting) a “GA-KO target” through a variety of checkpoints within a time limit. The other new thing — a feature called “Patriot” — hits on May 26. Every week Konami will pick a few random players and designate them as a “Patriot....

Last week was one of the larger game debates of the year, with a wide variety of games submitted by the Dtoid Army for consideration. Dozens of games received five or less votes, but when all the comments were tallied, five games stood above the rest, with a clear winner on top. The Dtoiders have spoken, here are the results: This week we take one final break from our continuing theme of odd debate console-by-console tournaments, and move on to a debate about the actual consoles....

… and now I’ll never need Viagra. This week’s totally not-game-related video is dedicated to just one person — you. Well, that actually means several thousand people, butshut up. One of the many videos that came from the Dtoid community last year to celebrate the site’s second anniversary, I felt that after a long and reflective weekend, a fair few members of our fine little club could do with a small reminder of what it’s all about....

I can see why Nex enjoyed posting the Games of the Week feature when he was in charge of it, because it’s essentially a tiny little soapbox upon which you can peddle any kind of crap you like. Since nobody even spends time reading it, eager as they are to post a reply telling us what they’ve been playing this week, I can essentially get away with cheap and tactless plugs for other Web sites....

If games likeFaceBreaker,Bolt, andTrivial Pursuitcould talk, A) that’d be kind of alarming and B) they would be eternally grateful for Games on Demand. These poor games — with the exception of maybeBolt, because kids are silly — would be forgotten. Retail has no room for these outcasts. They belong on the Island of Misfit Games, if you ask me. Major Nelsontells us these threeare now a part of the diverse Games on Demand family....

Thanks to a certain trademark and Internet speculation, today’s news thatSuper Monkey Ball Step & Rollis in facta real thingdoesn’t exactly come as a surprise. But, Sega was nice enough to pump out a trailer (albeit a CG one) for us, so it’s not a total loss for those of you who actively keep up onMonkey Ballnews. As you may have inferred from the header image,Super Monkey Ball Step & Rolldoes use the Wii Balance Board, which means plenty of physical activity....

Good Old Games has Eric Chahi’s classicAnother World(Out of this Worldin North America) for 60% off as part of their “Gems promo.” This is a promotion where they discount games that tend to be overlooked on every first and third Wednesday of the month. The GOG version ofAnother Worldis the remastered 15th Anniversary Edition, which also comes with a 20 minute making-of video, technical handbook, developer diary and the soundtrack. The deal ends tomorrow at 5:59 am EDT (11:59 GMT)....

[Editor’s Note: We’re not just a (rad) news site — we also publish opinions/editorials from our community & employees like this one, though be aware that it may not jive with the opinions of Destructoid as a whole, or how our moms raised us. Want to post your own article in response? Publish it now on ourcommunity blogs.] Not only isGrand Theft Autothe most realistic life simulator ever released on any system, it also teaches you several very important legal and economical life lessons....

Yes, I know what you’re thinking. “No way in hell.” And you’d be right, but just to put our curiousity at rest, let’s see what IGN editor Matt Casamassinahas to sayon the subject: Once upon a time, a very smart publisher came up with a brilliant idea. It contacted Microsoft and got the ball rolling on a very unlikely project: Halo for Nintendo DS. Needless to say, there were many egos involved and unfortunately because of some issues that I won’t detail, the project was eventually cancelled....

Earlier this month, Goozex and Destructoid teamed up to give away a brand new PlayStation 3 Slim and a copy ofWatchmenon Blu-ray. This contest was ridiculously easy as all youhad to dofor a chance to win was create a free account over onGoozex. Many entered, but there could only be one winner in the end. Congratulations go out to DynamicDonut for winning this sweet prize! We’ve already gotten in touch with DynamicDonut and his prize is on the way....

I’ve noticed that over the last few years I’ve become progressively more stupid. While this may be the result of reading more comics than newspapers, it might also be due toNational Geographicnot educating me enough through my favorite medium, videogames. So thank god forNational Geographic Challenge!It’s going to attempt to educate us about mankind’s greatest achievements by making us fight. But not with swords, no. With knowledge. Four players can compete to control territory by answering questions correctly and by using dastardly tactics to defeat their less intelligent foes....