Knives Chau announced for Scott Pilgrim: The Game

[Update] Video added. SinceScott Pilgrim vs The World: The Gamereleased last month, people have been wondering when we were going to unlock the final secret character in the game. Nega Scott is easily attainable in the game, but there has always been a series of question marks indicating one character was missing. Speculation pointed to Knives Chau, Scott’s 17 year old ex-girlfriend, and that she would be an unlockable with the DVD/Blu-Ray release of the movie....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Keith Mack

Live action Pokemon is a thing that is happening

Well, in someone’s fantasies, anyway. We caught this hilarious trailer over atShogun Gamer, which is most certainly not for a real film — the full version was screened at Anime Evolution earlier this year — but is great to watch, nonetheless. It did remind us that maybe a lot of people missed it the first time, so hey, if you did, go back and watch it now. Speaking of Pokemon, if you find yourelf wishing this had been real, and that sometimes you do want a more human, realistic version of the famous cartoon, perhaps you need todo some readin’....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Mitchell Fox

Lost Planet gets extensive network update this Thursday

Capcom continues to surprise with their continuingLost Planetsupport, this time in the form of an Xbox 360 network update. The goal of the update is to optimize the online gameplay experience, which is apparently an issue for those who still actually playLost Planetonline (I know it happens quite often, but … wow, really?). This Thursday, August 30th, the update will be implemented and it will allow players to select from three different connection types when creating matches....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Jessica Johnston

Mad Catz brings on the Resident Evil 5 merch blitz

Of course the release ofResident Evil 5is going to be big — it’s by far one of the most anticipated games of 2009, and I fully expect scores of gamers to be messing their pants for it the day it’s released. Of course, no major game release would be complete without merch whoring, and Mad Catz has stepped up to the plate with a slew of stuff you’ll never need (but will certainly want)....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · William Kelly

Mario and Sonic have an awkward reunion

Sure, it looks like Sonic is about to make the ultimate comeback withProject Needlemouse, but I’m pretty sure the blue hedgehog has a lot of downtime in between games. So the poor guy needs some kind of paying gig in between jobs. Sadly for Sonic, waiting on tables isn’t the best choice if you want to avoid your former co-workers, such as Mario and the crew. Even worse is that the poor guy has to work for his arch enemy too....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Steven Rodriguez

Mass Effect gets November 20 release date

Despite their animatorsobviouslyhaving to go back to the drawing board (I joke!), Microsoft and BioWare have officially announced the release date for their upcoming action role-playing Xbox 360 title,Mass Effect. Mark in on your calendar, and prepare your Thanksgiving meals accordingly — the game will hit shelves on November 20. We’vesaid quite a few thingsaboutMass Effecthere at Destructoid —most good,some bad. But you should find yourselves hard pressed not to be excited about this game....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Barbara Rojas

Meet the monsters of The Witcher 2

You’ve metThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings‘women. You’ve come to face to face with itsmen. That’s great and all, but when do we get to see something that you’ll get to kill? Today’s the day, as we bring you a look at the monsters that will populate the game’s world. Trolls, harpys, and more await. Kayran Near Flotsam, the kayran has made its home below the waters of the Pontar for over a century....

July 31, 2025 · 6 min · 1121 words · Luis Houston

Metal Gear Solid 4 among six new PS3 ‘Greatest Hits’ titles

This morning, Sony has announced a new batch of “Greatest Hits” titles that will be hitting retail on June 16. Because these releases are hitting shelves after E3, we predict that at least five or ten minutes will be spent talking about them at their press conference next week, and we are thrilled. But let’s get it out of the way right now, shall we? The six titles worthy of “Greatest Hits” status are:Army of Two,Battlefield: Bad Company,Devil May Cry 4,Gran Turismo 5 Prologue,Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, andRatchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Wendy Johnson

Metal Gear Solid available on PSN today

Perhaps you’ve heard of this game:Metal Gear Solid? Konami released it on PlayStation in 1998. Some people liked it or something. Well now, you can download it from the PlayStation Network for play on your PlayStation 3 or PlayStation Portable. That’ll cost you $9.99, and it’s available today. I wish there were more to say, but what hasn’t already been said about “Hideo Kojima’s groundbreaking original that created the tactical-espionage action genre....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Miss Rebecca Hernandez

More Valve on your Xbox Live Arcade?

As revealed at E3, Valve is planning to show Xbox Live Arcade some love withPortal: Still Alive. According to the company’s Doug Lombardi, however, this couldpave the wayfor even more Valve on your XBLA. “It’s designed to give Xbox 360 gamers the chance to getPortal, for those who didn’t want to go through theOrange Box. It’sPortal, the game we all played and loved last year, plus 10-20 new challenges that you’ll unlock,” explained Lombardi....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Matthew Johnson

MS offering sneak previews of movies via new ‘Xbox LIVE Film Club’

Microsoft has announced today the launch of the “Xbox LIVE Film Club,” a unique initiative that will offer up sneak preview screenings of films to users via Xbox LIVE. “We’ve got some truly compelling blockbuster titles and HD content on our Xbox LIVE Video Store Service,” said Microsoft UK’s James Houlton. “Now with the launch of the ‘Xbox Film Club,’ Xbox fans will be able to get the jump on their friends and see some of the biggest films of the year before anybody else....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · Anthony Blevins

Myst DS is coming Fall 2007

Every time I see a screen from aMYSTgame (especially the first), I get a little tingle of nostalgia and want to boot it up and play it all again from the very beginning. The series made a big impact on me as a gamer, being the first to really nail that style of completely immersive enviroment and spawning countless imitations afterwards. I got the tingle times ten as I readthis articlewith Manny Granillo, executive producer forMYST DS....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Kayla Michael

New ads for Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 make me want to buy my dog a cloak

Visions of a lucrativepet cosplaybusiness aside, I still can’t deduce if I think these rabbid creatures are as adorable as a baby tiger or as scary as a baby tiger when it eats your face off for getting too close. Hmmm … to be safe, I will just call themawesome. I was a big fan of the originalRayman Raving Rabbids(especially the Wii version), but, I have to admit, these new promos for the upcomingWii-exclusivesequel might end up being more fun than playing the game itself....

July 31, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Mark Phillips