You know, I learned something today. The concept of a game in which you buy and manage African slaves is one that has every right to be explored, and I am an overreacting prude for thinking such a game would be in poor taste. However, a hobby figurine ofMass Effect‘s Liara T’Soni that sports slightly larger-than-average breasts… WHOA, NOW! That’s just not right! I’m so glad I was granted this lesson in perspective....
I don’t get it. Well, I kind of get it. These ads are trying to be some kind of weird, artistic, over-the-top visions to get people’s attention. Kind of like those retarded PlayStation 3 ads with demon babies and other weird sh*t inside that white room. We at least knew those ads were for the PlayStation 3 by the end of the commercial.In the case of these five new international ads forMetal Gear Solid 4, you’d have no idea they were for the game unless someone told you....
THQ isholding a 50% saleon the PlayStation Network, offering a variety of games and downloadable content for cheap. Here’s the full whack of everything on sale. The sale includes both recentRed Factiontitles, as well as the two digital Double Fine offerings published by the company. If you’ve been holding out on any of these games, now’s the right time to nab ’em. The sale starts today and ends August 1st!...
About a year ago, a little indie platformer calledTower of Heavenreleased to the internet and utterly enthralled me. With a brilliantly executed mechanic of inflexible, divine edicts, clever humor and amazing music, I could not stop playing until I achieved my rightful place at the top of the tower. It had no small effect on Joseph Leray either, who initiallybegged usall to play and then went togreat lengthsto save us the effort of having to think about it afterwards....
It’s not every day that I get excited about a DS game, but I’m willing to make an exception forTrackMania DS, which was announced for Q4 2008 by Focus Home Interactive today.Fans of the arcade racing series will be pleased to know that just like the game’s PC counterpart,TrackMania DSwill include a track editor with “hundreds of different design blocks.” Yippee!If you’re unfamiliar with the sheer insanity of theTrackManiagames, I suggest you go check outTrackMania Nations....
Yet more downloadable content has been made available forTransformers: War for Cybertron. The new map & characters pack includes Zeta Prime and Dead End as playable characters. Still no Insecticons! Two new Escalation Mode maps, Pulse and Static will be available, as well as three new competitive multiplayer maps — Horizon, Sector and Metropolis. The package is available on Xbox Live for 800 Points, or PSN for $9.99, and they’re available now....
[UPDATE! The contest has now been opened to all countries! Get your costumes on!] I think the idea of Little Red Riding Hood getting bitchy and badass and blowing away zombies is cool as hell, andI’ve made no secret of thathere on Destructoid. When I met Destineer at PAX, they respected my rabid enthusiasm for the game and suggested we give away some goodies to you fine people, and I thought the least I could do was comply....
Varietymay not be the first thing you think of when it comes to hard-hitting videogame critique, but E3 judging panelist Ben Fritzisn’t pulling his punches. TheVarietywriter states that of E3’s twelve award winners, he voted for onlySporeandPure. He then aimed some harsh words at two of the biggest games of the show. “I wasn’t offended by most of the choices either,” explained Fritz.“Fallout 3,LittleBigPlanet,Dead SpaceandLeft4Deadare all really good games with the potential, based on the limited time I got to see them, to be fantastic....
SEGA just sent over an e-mail to let us know that theirVirtua Fighter 5will be available to PlayStation 3 owners on Feb. 20. There’s not a whole lot of other news here, but if you’re one of the few who’ve stuck with the series over the years, surely you’re a happy boy or girl. Here’s the company line: Virtua Fighter 5 will deliver fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping action as players head into battle, taking on a host of popular characters....
Yesterday, Konami announced that its four-player shooterZombie Apocalypsewould be hitting Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network next week. Today, the publisher passed along some screens. Odd thing — they asked us to put the screens behind an age gate, at the request of the ESRB. Not only do we not have the ability to do that here at Destructoid, but it’s not something that has ever come up. Sure, we’ve been asked to puttrailersbehind age gates....
[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.] SONIC BOOM! Spotted onGoNintendo. Torzelan kicks things off after the break with aCastlevania 3cover. Then Dtoider Clown Baby makes the Mr. Destructoid face inTrials HD. Next up is episode 2 of the fan madeAssassin’s Creedseries. Then a dog plays with an iPad. Followed by Sakura’s theme fitting nothing....
Awesome NES remix arranged medley. Spotted onWeekend Japanatainment. Random way too awesome to not post and cars are kind of robotic anyway so this counts as Robot Intermission in some parallel universe: A clip fromHard Ticket To Hawaii. Spotted onFilmDrunk. He’s gone caveman crazy! CrazySuper Mario Bros. Super Showremix. Spotted onGoNintendo. Röyksopp’s Happy Up Here music video features someSpace Invadersaction. Great tune, too. Spotted onOffworld
Japan is the holy land for gamers since not only are most of the companies that create our favorite games are located there, but also because Japan is a treasure trove of games that have never made its way outside of the island nation. So in this modern day and age of gaming, I would love to play some of these old games that have never been available to me. The only problem is, many of these games are region locked to their individual countries/areas....
