Remedy Entertainment doesn’t seem keen on the idea of a pre-releaseAlan Wakedemo, perhaps weary of the potential to scare off potential consumers by the game’s use of darkness,helicoptersor combination of both. We’ve decided to contact Nolan North for absolute confirmation. Chances are if there is a demo, dude is going to narrate it or something. And no — this joke will never get old. I won’t allow it.Ever.
What’s Child’s Play you say? For the ignorant, yes I’m looking at you,Child’s Playis a charity run by those two crazy guys over at the webcomicPenny Arcade. Child’s Play is dedicated to improving the lives of children in hospitals around the world through the use of video game and toys. Get in the holiday spirit people, it’s not over yet. Last year, the charity raised over $600,000 in cash and games from the Amazon wishlist they’ve set up....
On Thursday, I got a weird text from Hamza. It said, “You’ve gotten a package in the mail”. Now, unlike most of the Dtoid SF office staff, I don’t live in Casa de Destructoid, so I was a little wary of what could be inside. So random! Thinking about the potential risks, I texted Hamza to open it. Five minutes later, I get told this: “It’s an iPod Touch. And erasers....
Today’s Xbox LIVE “Countdown to 2011” deal isDance CentralDLC “I Gotta Feeling” by the four guys from Black Eyed Peas. At 80 Microsoft points, down from 240, it’s pretty reasonable if you didn’t get sick of this song yet. In case you are too lazy to turn on the 360 or if the TV is in use, you can grab it from the Marketplacehere. The hint for tomorrow’s deal is “You’ll save on this Rare classic”....
While this bit of comic/gaming news didn’t actually come out of Comic-Con, it’s still incredibly well-timed. A recentresumeposted by Emmanual Pappas of Digital Extremes shows that the company has been working onDarkness 2, thealready confirmed, but little-known-about sequel, to the Starbreeze developed first-person shooter. If you’re not in the know about Digital Extremes, it’s the fine developer behindUnrealand the multiplayer aspect ofBioShock 2among other things. It knows its shooters, that’s for sure....
By far the most difficult thing about writing a review of anyFinal Fantasy VIIrelated game is in the source material — in associating a new game with that much beloved RPG, we do the new game a disservice in that we see it in a way that makes it extremely difficult to judge it on its own merit. When playingCrisis Core, I frequently found myself a little on edge, and it wasn’t after hours of play that I realized I was waiting to see if any of the interactivity with theFFVIIstoryline would tarnish the original title’s legacy....
The Destructoid song contest closed it’s doors yesterday evening after collecting a multitude of song entries that were eager to please. It was a triumph, and it would be negligent for me not to make a note here that it was also, a huge success. With a total of a dozen high-powered songs, it was a tough decision to determine which artist pulled up their rocking knickers to the highest degree....
A word to all you shoestring musicians and meme aspiringTay Zondays; the stakes are steadily on the rise the longer you wait to prove yourself in theDestructoid Theme Song contest. Those countless hours, hollow and entirely devoid of melody, that you’ve managed to let slip have widened the door foreveryoneelseon the Internet to diminish your road to virtual rock stardom. Oh how they dream so casually of their beautifullyharmonicafternoons soon to come, plumply equipped with their recently acquired, fully paid forRock Bandset....
He’s gonna love her ’till the money comes. And speaking of the money coming, it’s time once again to collect this week’s gaming deals in Discountoid.Valkyria Chroniclesis seeing a nice little price reduction at Circuit City this week. And while you’re there, check and see if your location is one of the155 storesthe retailer plans to close by year’s end. Word has it that they have already started clearance pricing merchandise and games are reported to be 10% off....
3D Realms is looking for level designers, and have posted a “help wanted” ad on theirofficial Web site. No big deal, right? Wait, what’s that? Oh, man, I almost missed it. It’s so small — aDuke Nukem Foreverimage? I don’t know what the problem is, but someone needs to tell 3D Realms that this is not the way to promote a game that’s been in development for so long that it’s become an industry joke....
Trendy Entertainment has put out another trailer forDungeon Defendersto remind you that, yes, the game still exists!Dungeon Defendersis athird-person co-operative tower defensegame with four different classes. This particular trailer focuses on the Squire, a hack ‘n’ slash character who seems to have forgotten to wear his pants today, giving him anArthur-like look. Dungeon Defenderswas officially delayed notoncebuttwice, then missed its Q2 deadline for a Steam release. In the meantime, Trendy Entertainment releasedDungeon Defenders: First Wavefor iOS and Android, as a precursor to the full game....
After a questionnaire went public that hinted at a Blu-ray re-release of some sort ofGod of WarandGod of War IIfor the PlayStation 3, fans went wild. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like that’s actually in the cards. “I don’t know anything about it,” said ofGod of War IIIproducer Stig Asmussen during a private media demo today at E3, “so I don’t think it’s likely it’s gonna happen.” Sad news for fans of the originals looking to ditch their DVD copies in favor of a new, nicer little package....
Babysitting Mamawas a surreal experience. Standing in front of me was a Majesco PR rep named Manny, a bearded fellow who would be the last person I’d expect to be rocking a stuffed baby doll in front of me. Yet here he was, rhythmically moving the doll back and forth to quiet it. I wanted to ask if there was a baby shaking mini game, but I felt it would be in poor form....
