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Following in the trend of highly interactive game sites, Ignition Entertainment launched theofficial siteforVampire Rain: Altered Speciestoday, a game that places you in the role of an elite agent for the American Information Bureau out to kill seven Nightwalkers who have infiltrated the area. Completing this mission will open up a special section of the site, offering hints and tips about the game. The site also features new trailers, which will give gamers a peek into what they will be getting into this August when the game comes out....

I’ve been playing 2K Sports’Major League Baseball 2K10for review, and I’ve noticed that one of the (few) ways in which it is better than Sony’sMLB 10 The Showis its suite of highly customizable in-game camera angles. Kotaku’s Owen Good noticed it, too, and in an effort to bring a higher degree of verisimilitude toMLB 2K10, he went in and tinkered with the camera angles in each of the ballparks of baseball’s 30 teams to make the videogame resemble each team’s TV broadcast as closely as possible....

The demo forFight Night Championwill be available on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace tomorrow,February 1st— a full month in advance of the game’s release. EA Sports has put out a trailer that explains what the demo includes: matchups between Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson (the cover athletes forFight Night Round 4, the last game in the franchise), and Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto; six different control schemes; and a two-week period in which you may try the game’s online play....

Call of Duty 4techno. Sounds taken from the game used to create this catchy tune. Thanks Foxwood! Arby ‘n’ the Chief play someBrawl. Rocking out like a fake rock star for some retarded competition. Street Fighter IIbeatbox remix. Thanks Christina! The HarmoNESica. It’s a NES cartridge infused with harmonica. Clever. Spotted onKotaku. Random Robot Intermission: Big Dog, the robotic pack mule. So awesome. DIY Kano Cyborg face mask fromMortal Kombatseries....

[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.] It’s time for a choose your own adventure YouTube video withSuper Marioand friends. Princess Peach gets captured again and it’s up to you to save the day … or just get high instead. Whatever! First two videos after the break continues the Guile’s theme fad....

[Update: Today is your last chance to enter!] We’ve partnered up with ASTRO Gaming to giveaway two ASTRO A30 headsets! They have acrazy sale right nowfor the headset ($99.95) and the Audio System ($199.95) and you can win the full audio system (plus optical cable) in our latest contest! You get to pick between black or white colors and you’d win custom speaker tags too. One will sport the Destructoid logo and the other will be of your Destructoid avatar....

While we have no idea how far along Hollywood is in taking Naughty Dog’sUnchartedto the big screen, it’s at least on the mind of one person — voice of Nathan Drake, actor Nolan North. “[Hugh] Jackman is who I’d like to see,” he says ofX-Men‘s Wolverine andPeople Magazine‘s “Sexiest Man Alive.” “I think the producers would like to see Jackman, too, because he has that tough guy exterior,” he explains on theOPM UK podcast....

2K Games sent along some new screenshots and a trailer of the PS3 version ofBioShock. We were curious when we saw that the new trailer was labeled “BioShock Cool Sht Video.” After seeing it, we’ll have to agree that it was packed with cool sht. In case you missed the new additions, here they are: I’m not crazy enough to compare these new screenshots with Xbox 360 ones, but I will say that they look great, as expected....

This Wednesday not one, but two new Xbox Live Arcade games will be released. It almost makes up for the XBLA game drought that occurred a few months back, doesn’t it? Fans of the shoot-em-up genre will be pleased to know that the classic arcade game,Gyruss(400 Microsoft Points), has finally made its way to XBLA. But if you happen to be into the whole miniature golfing scene,3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures(800 Microsoft Points) is right up your alley....

Good news! Ray Parker Jr.’s classic 80s theme “Ghostbusters” is coming toRock Band! Well, uh…LEGO Rock Band! For the Nintendo DS. Today, the game was revealed as a non-peripheral-based affair, with support for up to four players in local wireless gameplay. It appears the touch screen and the buttons on the Nintendo DS will control all of the LEGO rocking action, which includes drums, vocals, guitar, and bass. So back to the “Ghostbusters” thing, because busting makes us feel good....

I can’t believe I’m about to write this, but… Majesco has announced that its bringingPizza Delivery Boyto the Wii. Apparently part of some secret industry initiative to bring every modern profession to videogames via Nintendo’s console,Pizza Delivery Boyputs you in the scooter of… a pizza delivery boy. You’ll use the Wii Remote and nunchuck not only to prepare the pizza, but to then deliver it safe and hot to your customers....

My English class assigned me to write an argument on any reasonably controversial subject. I chose the question of video games as art. The organization is horrid, the attention grabber is hokey, andI’ve written about similar subjects before, but I figured some Dtoid readers still might be interested. Read it after the jump. A monster stands in a barren field, over fifty feet tall and covered in stone armor. A young boy stands before him, armed with nothing but a sword and a hope that killing this beast will save the woman he loves....

Bethesdahas revealedthe first screenshot forThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimcontaining a Dark Elf, giving fans their first look at the Dunmer race. This particular character is a Thief, and he looks pretty scary. Fans were asked which race they’d like to see revealed, and the Dunmer beat the Argonian. Those looking forward to seeing Tamriel’s favorite bipedal lizards have been promised that their “day will come.” Dark Elves are skilled with both physical weaponry and magic, making them good battlemage characters....