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Insomniac has confirmed that sci-fi shooter sequelResistance 3is due for launch in 2011, so if you were looking forward to reacquainting yourselves with the Chimera before Christmas, you’re due a disappointment. News onResistance 3has been thin on the ground, and that won’t change at PAX Prime, with Insomniac confirming it’ll have nothing new for the convention. It did, however, promise that there’s “more to come” so I guess you can all stay tuned for that....

Tonight we take a look at the TurboGrafx 16 and all theshootersgames that made it great. From shoot-em-ups to cute-em-ups,BonktoZonk, to its weird controller and everything in between, we think it deserves its own episode. Personally, I never had a TurboGrafx 16 growing up, so my experience is limited to what I played at friends’ houses. Good thing we’ve got a special guest coming on to fill in the blanks.Hudson’s John Leewill be joining us tonight to help celebrate this underrated console, so hit the comments with your questions for us and for him....

Last week, in the Destructoid office, people were up to their usual shenanigans. Nick Chester was talking about howRock Bandgives meaning to his otherwise empty life. Sterling was all, “blah blah,Dynasty Warriors,c*nts, blah.” Then the conversation suddenly took a turn. I don’t know how we got on to the subject, but Brad “The Guns” Nicholson said what I thought might be the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard: “Road Rashsucks.”...

Beard. This rant is a slightly tweaked version ofan editorial I wrotea year ago; in anticipation ofMass Effect 2and what it claims to accomplish with its “suicide mission” finale, I thought it was worth re-examining how the first game handled dramatic tension and character death. (Which is to say, not very effectively.) In the video I occasionally applaudDragon Age: OriginsassuperiortoMass Effectin terms of character death and plot branches. That said,Dragon Agestill has its own nearly identical Wrex Paradox moment (albeit with a different character)....

MOUSTACHE! Final Fight: Double Impactis now out. I have reviewed it. That review is right in front of you. Now is the time to seize the day and read a review ofFinal Fight: Double Impact. What are you waiting for? Do you want to hurt Mike Haggar’s feelings? Read! Final Fight: Double Impact(PlayStation Network [reviewed], Xbox Live Arcade) Developer: CapcomPublisher: CapcomReleased: July 31, 2025 (PSN) / July 05, 2025 (XBLA)MSRP: $9....

It’s been nearly eight years since 2K Czech, then known as Digital Illusions, releasedMafia: The City of Lost Heavenfor PC. It was released at a time when Rockstar’sGrand Theft Auto IIIhad turned the industry on its head, and it was similar enough to garner the attention of gamers because of it. But it made a name for itself by carving its own niche — a more realistic portrayal of a criminal lifestyle, a more streamlined narrative experience....

Nothing like a Wii game to make you look and feel like an utter prat. Koei (makers of thebest gamesever crafted) has today announced plans for the next installment in itsG1 Jockeyseries.G1 Jockey Wii 2008will employ the balance board for steering and jumping. Koei hopes that this will lead to a more realistic experience — well, as realistic as you can get by jumping up and down on white plastic while your arse wobbles with exertion and your family laughs at you until cry....

SEGA’sRise of Nightmaresis coming to Xbox 360 next month, giving you the ability to flail in terror at a horror game and maybe have it mean something. And if you want to creep yourself out even further, you can go pre-order your copyfrom Amazonand receive a code to download this horrifying jester puppet Avatar pet. It will dance maniacally around your Avatar on the main Xbox menu. After looking at this thing for a few minutes, I’m really glad I almost never remember what I dream about at night....

Next week’sRock Banddownloadable content is a smorgasbord of awesome, with music from the Culture Club, Faith No More, Phish, Stone Temple Pilots, and — gasp! — Loverboy! Glad to see more Faith No More popping up, but the fact that it’s not “Jizzlobber” is endlessly disappointing. Also, “Working for the Weekend” is a real gem from the 80s, as is that depressing Culture Club number. Basically, next week rules, doesn’t it?...

Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken, which hasbeen around for a whileunder the nameRocketbirds: Revolution, is getting a port over to the PSN and will be out either late 2011 or early 2012. The game is currently available for $9.99 on the PC. It is possible todemo the first level, just to see what you think of it, and anyone headed to SDCC will be able to demo the upgraded version at the PlayStation booth....

RememberL.A. Noire, Rockstar’s 1940s-themed PS3 exclusive? You know, the game that we’ve pretty much seen nothing of, except for two trailers that were released inlate 2006? (The video above is the game’s full-length debut CG trailer, since you probably forgot what it looked like.) Well, the last we heard of it, development at Sydney-based studio Team Bondi was reportedly “coming along quite splendidly.” Now, Rockstar hasbroken its silenceonce again to let us know that a full reveal is finally coming next month via a “big cover story....

So, GameSpot has got itself a swankyinteractive mapof E3’s show floor. On this map, you can click on the various companies that’ll be in attendance, and a list of their “featured games” will pop up. See where this is going yet? According to the site, BioWare plans to showDragon Age IIandMass Effect 3at the show, and Tecmo Koei will be bringing alongDead or Alive 5. Until this stuff is confirmed, I’m sorta required to slap question marks and warning signs all over this, but really, what more proof do you need?...

There have been whispers about aMetal Gear SolidHD Collection for a while now, propagated mostly due to the fact that it would just be effing cool to have one.PlayStation Official Magazine UK, however, has gone one step further than whisper, boldly claiming that it knows the remasters are coming. Metal Gear Solid,Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of LibertyandMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eaterare all said to be in the “face-lift queue....