TheKongregate Arcade appwhich was released last week and subsequently pulled by Google has now returned on the Android app store.Google removed the appfrom the store a few hours following its arrival, where it had been generating a lot of positive buzz. The app was pulled, says Google, because it violated the service’s policy on having marketplace apps within the App store. Kongregate has now reworked their app in a way which is seemingly satisfactory....

This trailer, which reveals the release date for Team Bondi and Rockstar Games’L.A. Noire, might be old to those of you with a constant eye on gaming news. You see, it leaked outa few days ago, alongside the game’s May 17 release date (May 20 for Europe). The technology is certainly there for the characters’ facial expressions, but it will be for nothing if the story isn’t compelling enough to match that level of realism....

Sony Online Entertainment released a new CGI trailer forDC Universe Online.This video offers some more information on how Lex Luthor recovered the Exobytes which have now granted powers to a new generation of superheroes and villains. Clearly, he is up to some sinister purpose of his own. I regret to admit that I’ve barely playedDC Universe Onlinesince its release. I was having a good time, I just seem to have a problem with attention span....

Podtoidlisteners will know that I am the world’s foremost Liquid Snake impressionist. However, while I have the voice, Icertainlydon’t have the look. Enter Abbyshot, and it’s amazing $400 (Canadian)Liquid Snake replica jacket.Gaze upon its fashionable glory and weep, big brother. Or is it little brother? I’m not quite sure. This jacketis certainly expensive, but its quality cannot be understated. Anybody wearing this will instantly gain a +50 to Awesome and every girl in the general vicinity will end up drowning in their own downstairs leakage....

Ah,Lost. You provided many a sleepless night while I sat up trying to work out the mystery, figure out the secrets of the islands and the numbers, and findhot pixxxof that lady what plays Kate. Newly introduced at Comic-Con,Lost: The Gamepromises to deliver an experience like unto the television show that inspires it: mystery, dramatic music, and 38 seconds of payoff after 43 minutes of boring interpersonal drama between characters you don’t give a crap about....

Microsoft has stomped down recent rumors that it will consider Blu-ray support with the Xbox 360 following the death knell of HD DVD,Gizmodo reports. News that The ‘Soft may create a Blu-ray player for the 360 if consumer demand is high enough was countered by the company, which claims that quotes were taken out of context to create the story. In fact, Microsoft gave five reasons why the story is rubbish:...

Hear ye, hear ye! Let is be known throughout the kingdom that Microsoft has caught up with the modern era and opened itsvery own online store! This store will be selling a wide selection of robust and highly dependable Microsoft products, including the critically acclaimed, incredibly popular Windows Vista. The store is also selling a wide variety of games and Xbox 360 accessories. Well that’s just plain convenient, isn’t it? Nothing like drinking water from the source, right?...

Microsoft has not officially announced the retail price for Xbox Kinect, but its own website has apparently decided to go ahead and confirm it. Supporting E3 rumors, theMicrosoft Storehas listed the Kinect sensor for $149.99. There is a chance this listing was erroneously put on the site, but I’d be very surprised if that error wasn’t a case of timing as opposed to figures — meaning that they probably put the listing up too early, but the price is correct....

If you’re not yet sick of the “hardcore/casual” distinction, here’s Nintendo legend and funky rascal Shigeru Miyamoto, boasting that 2010 is a great year forhardcoreWii fans. Hyping the mysterious newLegend of Zeldagame, alongside titles likeSuper Mario Galaxy 2, the impish developer believes that there’s plenty for waggle fans to be please about. “This year’s going to be really great for the hardcore Nintendo player, especially withSuper Mario Galaxy 2,” beams Miyamoto....

That was fast. It was only last night that Infinity Ward gave us our very first glimpse of the latest installment in theCall of Dutyseries,Modern Warfare 2(which is apparently missing “CoD” from its name?), and already the Internet seems to have collectively figured out many of the teaser’s subtleties. The fine people over atBinge Gamerput out their play-by-play of the teaser earlier today, and the sheer number of tiny details they were able to make out is impressive, to say the least....

You know how it works — with the help of each other, try to figure out all of the disguised video game covers. They all share a common theme that, once solved, can help you figure out the harder ones. This week has some really difficult visuals, including one with only a text clue to help you out. I’ve only stumped you guy and girl gamers once before, will this be my second victory?...

Every month, the Destructoid Monthly Musing topic gives community members the ability to have their work posted on the Dtoid front page. Evil. It’s ubiquitous. It’s poorly-defined. It’s sexy. And, depending on who you talk to, it’s a common ingredient in most video games. FromShadow of the Colossusto the (admittedly out of context) snippet ofModern Warfare 2we saw a couple weeks ago, modern games are showing a greater willingness to force the player into compromising situations, and either ask, allow, or encourage them to do that which two decades of heroic plumbers and one-dimensional villains have implicitly taught us never to do: to commit evil acts....

If you’re really intoKillzone 2and want to reserve your copy of the glowy-eyed PS3 exclusive, you now have a choice. Either order it on Amazon for somethemedHomeclothes, or get it from GameStop toaccess the game demo. Plonking down $5 to reserve in-store gets you a special demo card, while those ordering online will get emailed an access code sometime around February 3. So far, this seems the only way to try outKillzone 2before its February 27 release date....