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[For herE3 musing, beverlynoelle (who actually got to go to E3, along with naiathegamer) tells us about her experiences with Nintendo’s harem of 3DS girls. Have your own thoughts about E3? There’s still time to post a Musing about it. — JRo] I’ve started and stopped writing on this post about a million times over the past week. Because it’s taken me so long, it may not be the timeliest E3 post, or the most revelatory, but it covers one of the most standout experiences of the whole event: My time with the 3DS....

Ever had to choose between a a PS3 and a 360 version of a game, only to find yourself picking the 360 because you want to get achievements? Don’t worry, you aren’t alone. Sony clearly sees the appeal, having recently announced their addition oftrophiesin their v2.40 firmware update. For now, they will only be in ten games, although Sony remarked that they could be patched into existing titles. If you’re anything like me, that may have left you thinking that the effort is cool but that not all games will offer trophies, so it may not have won you over....

Nintendo may have cornered the market, and Microsoft may be doing something that at least tries tolookdifferent, but Sony believes that its Wiimote knock-off will be the one big cock to rule the motion control roost. Sony’s John Koller hasmade a massive claim, stating that neither the Wii nor Project Natal will be able to contend with the Sony Wiimote. “When we provide further details, people will see exactly where we’re going, not only from a technological standpoint on the hardware, but also where the gameplay is transitioning,” claims Koller....

Our very own Jonathan Ross had the opportunity to sit down with Dustin Browder, lead designer onStarCraft II,to discuss all thingsrelated to the highly-anticipated game. When asked about the possibility we would see a map editor, Dustin unleashed a flurry of reassuring answers. “It will definitely be available at launch,” he says, but Blizzard is looking to make it “available in the beta as well.” As for the map editor itself, we were told that players “can pretty much recreate almost our entire game just with data alone,” which Dustin admits makes the editor “unbelievably intimidating” to work with....

Sadly, today marks the last day ofSteam’s holiday sale. With a few games dropped down to below $5.00, Valve is going out with a bang. There’s no denying it. If I had room in the headline to do so, I would have givenEvil Geniussome much-needed love. Give that one some serious consideration if you’re feeling diabolic and have a whopping $2.49 to spare. And since this is loosely related to the subject matter, did anyone else watchThe Chronicles of Riddickover the long weekend?...

Ah, this is what thoseso-called Grocketswere about. Valve has collaborated with WETA Workshop’s Greg Broadmore on Dr. Grordbort’s Victory Pack forTeam Fortress 2. I rarely play as the Soldier, butspace gunsand mutton chops are quite the compelling argument. Thepack introducestwo weapons — The Cow Mangler 5000 and The Righteous Bison — both of which are seriously anti-Engineer. Plus, hats: Lord Cockswain’s Pith Helmet and the aforementioned mutton chops (which also come bundled with a pipe....

TextAdventureis a new blog with the sole purpose of bringing you nothing but typography from videogames. A lot of videogames have used different styles of typography since the original Nintendo days and TextAdventure aims to record all of the best and unique typography out there. The blog is helmed by the two man team of.tiffandBrilliam, two names most Dtoiders should recognize. The approach is very minimalistic in that only a picture of the game’s title is posted, making TextAdventure a very simple site to keep up with on your daily blog browsing run....

After all the back-and-forth, swings and roundaboutsnonsensesurroundingBeautiful Katamariand the PlayStation 3, it seems that all the confusion is finallycoming to an endwith a surprise TWIST OH MY GOD! It’s finally, truly been confirmed — The PlayStation 3 will NOT getBeautiful Katamari. It will, however, get aKatamarigame in the future. This should finally make everybody happy. Beautiful Katamaridirector Jun Morikawa cleared the air at the Tokyo Game Show, putting an end to months of arguments and on again/off again speculation....

LeoVKMusic has a new jam out called “No Fun Without You” and it’s pretty damn catchy. You may recognize the singer as the man whoalso created“The Videogame Show What I’ve Done” theme. Sonic is 20 years old, Anthony Burch is in love with Chad Concelmo, we reviewedTransformers: Dark of the Moon, PAX Prime is coming up and more happened on 6/23/11. Destructoid Original:Mr. Destructoid seeks San Fransisco editorial internLive Show: Backlog to finish Parasite Eve IIHAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY SONIC THE HEDGEHOG!...

PAX 08 was an absolute blast. I’m never going to stop talking about it until PAX 2009 rolls around. Until then, check out the above video showcasing what the Dtoid Community thought of PAX and of Destructoid. I blog like a rock star, Jim made sexy videogame fan art, Anthony wants developers to stop using the wordChroniclesin game titles, Chad shows you the nominees for Destructoid’s Game of the Year, and plenty more happened on 12/18/08....

Awww. Who doesn’t love a sleeping kitty? Sundays with Sagat takes it into the bedroom this week for a lot of hot monkey catching chatter. Adorable. We reviewed Ys Seven, saw the first Kinect accessories and met the first Tester season 2 competitor. Plus Kojima is ready to go multi-platform, Trophies might be coming to PSP and a whole bunch more happened on 20-05-2025.

See that Mr. Destructoid graphic up there?I made thatin about five minutes with the ship creation tool inBlast Works‘ level editor. Then I uploaded it to theBlast Works Depot, where a grand total of two people have downloaded it so far. I know…pretty impressive, right? Think you could do better? Want to win some fabulous prizes? The road to true fortune and glory may be staring you in the face right this very moment....

Mistwalker has revealed some fresh details about its exciting upcoming Wii RPG,The Last Story. According to theLost Odysseydeveloper,Last Story‘s tale will feature a class divide, revolving around the lives of a group of mercenaries who want to become knights. InThe Last Story, knights are considered the pinnacle of society, loved by citizens as paragons of justice and having no real concern other than mastering their skills. They wield supreme power, and don’t have to work very hard for it....