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The DSi has proven once again that Nintendo consoles print money, with newsthat in the US alone, the latest dual-screened handheld has achieved 435,000 sales within a week. This beats the DS Lite’s first week on shelves, with the last machine gaining 226,000 by this point. “These numbers demonstrate that the Nintendo DS brand remains strong, and that consumers continue to look for the best new experiences on their portable video game systems,” say Nintendo of America’s smile princess Cammie Dunaway....

Hello my little upside down 64 bears! So April was a big month for Dtoid Australia with four events and meeting many new faces. With Brisbane Supanova come and gone, Muzza’s NARP cherry officially popped, another win for Team Destructoid and realising Ashley is actually a man — April has come to an end. Follow after the break to see what Dtoid Australia has in store for the month of May....

It was hard for me tonotmake some kind of “Magical Mystery Tour” reference in the title of this post, because that’s exactly whatThe Beatles Rock Bandseems to be. Mysterious in that, despite the fact that it’s been announced, what the game looks like has been kept under wraps for quite some time. Magical, because seeing these first screens of the game in action you see the amazing way in which Harmonix has captured the Fab Four digitally....

Music people! They’re all about the games these days because that helps them make money. Activsion is all about the making money. Thus, it should come as no surprise that Activsion has sent over a list of musicians who are going to be featured in their major upcoming games (and possibly also going to show up at their E3 party). The first two games areDJ Hero 2andGuitar Hero: Warriors of Rock....

Fuelcell Games’ upcoming Xbox Live Arcade titleInsanely Twisted Shadow Planetlooks like a work of art, and that’s not an accident. It’s a collaboration between former game developers who’d worked with the likes of Midway, and animation and visual arts legend Michel Gagné. If you don’t know Gagné’s name, you likely know his visual effects work on the Cartoon Network’sStar Wars: Clone Warsand classics likeAn American Tail. He’s also got an Academy Award nomination to his credit, for his short filmPrelude To Eden....

Cryptic Studios (City of Heroes, Champions Online,Star Trek Online) has revealed some slivers of information and a trailer for the upcoming multiplayer gameNeverwinter. Set in the well-known city in the Forgotten Realms universe,Neverwinteris dubbed as a co-op RPG and attempts to take the pen & paper experience to the PC. Again. If you don’t have any friends to co-op with, you can still solo the game with AI companions. So far, soNeverwinter Nights....

We tried and tried to glean some important and meaningful details from the most recent batch of EA’s mixed-martial arts game screenshots. But we can’t. And why is that, you ask? Because look at those feet! Digital dude is rocking skin wrinkles, splotches, and even the slightest of arches. Notice how the big toe on the right foot is just barely curled alongside his other piggly-wigglies. And those ankles — oh, to die for!...

Electronic Gaming Monthly‘s long-standing tradition of the “Quartermann” monthly rumors column has has its share of hits, and as many misses. But each and every month, it’s the first page I flip to when I receive my new issue. I just love juicy rumors and gossip. Hell, I write for a blog. According to 1UP, this month’s batch of rumors really aren’t very shocking. Take God of War 3, for instance — “rumor” has it that SCEA Santa Monica are already working on the upcoming PlayStation 3 title, which is set to hit next holiday....

The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has finally given us a summary forThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and it’s a beauty! There’s enough sex, violence and substance abuse detailed here to make up 10% of Charlie Sheen’s memoirs, and it sounds a lot more interesting! “Some sequences allow players to injure/kill nonadversary characters, including prisoners chained to a wall; they scream in pain amid splashes of blood or fire,” writes the ESRB....

Okay, I’ve played games with two, four, even six or eight endings. That’s fine, it’s kind of fun to see them all, especially the “easter egg” endings like inSilent Hillwhere the UFO comes. There comes a point where enough is enough though…right? Bethesda’s Todd Howard recently did the official Xbox podcast and talked aboutFallout 3, and revealed somenew tidbits, including the boggling new number of endings available. The highlights list:...

Alright, here’s the deal. I’m leaving in about an hour to go nerd it up at Comic Con with some of my favorite people, and due to circumstances TOTALLY beyond my control, I didn’t get Fanboy Friday done this week. Here’s where you come in. Most of you may relate to the nonsense you see in this article, because you see it all over the internet. So, this week, you’re in charge of Fanboy Friday....

As it stands right now, the Carmine that will appear in Epic’sGears of War 3— Clayton Carmine — will live. This based on sales of real t-shirts and Xbox Live Avatar t-shirts… gamers want Carmine to survive the next Gears outing. Do you want him dead? It’s not too late — you can still buy actual “Save Carmine” or “Carmine Must Die” shirts online, if you haven’t already. Not interested in displaying your allegiance on your chest?...

Square Enix has kept pumping content intoFinal Fantasy IVthese past 20 years. There’s been updates to visuals and music, multiple rereleases, new story segments and spinoffs, and about 2.5 million horny fanfics starring the game’s characters. They’ve taken everything but the horny fanfics and put them into a PSP release calledFinal Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection, which is finally available today. The 20th Anniversary Edition includes a graphically enhanced version of one of my favorite RPGs ever,Final Fantasy IV, the complete episodic seriesThe After Years, and an entirely newInterlude, which connects the stories between the previous two entries in the franchise....