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Hello my special treasures. If you didn’t get a chance to catch us LIVE (that always has to be in caps) this afternoon, here’s the episode. We discussedTorchlight II‘smemory problems,Skyrim,Skyrim,Skyrim, andSkyrim. Sony unveilsanother thing with the word “Play”in the title, which is not dissimilar to Summer of Arcade.Nathan Drake is a penguinor something. And finally,Twisted Metaland thePS Vitaare both delayed until 2012, but hey. NewRambogame. Also, heads up, I’m gonna be a Bill Zoeker’s guest onAlso, Talkson the Twitch....

After the pretty muchunexpected “OK”from the German ratings board USK for the thirdGears of War, there now seems to be a possibility to bring the first two games of the popular franchise to Germany too. According to the Epic Studios boss Mike Capps, Microsoft now is looking into releasing the first two games in Germany, even though they are already indexed. The fact thatGears of War 3is going to have a German release certainly took their marketing department by surprise, but they still managed to have a presence at gamescom at least....

Seriously, it needs to stop. you’re able to’t even visit sites like Digg anymore without misleading headlines praising the Wii as the second coming of Jesus while Nintendo fanbots submit grossly innacurate stories about the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. I’m sick and tired of seeing this crap everywhere I go. No matter what the site, even this one, I am inundated with Nintendo fanboy falsehoods and excuses. Long gone are the days of factual and intellectual debate about video games (that’s assuming those days actually ever existed)....

Sometimes, I don’t really pay attention to things. I had no ideaShatterwasin the worksbut I’m so happy I do know now. I’m not even sure how or why I even clicked the link to see the newShattervideo but I am really glad I did as it looks absolutely amazing.Shatterlooks like it’s the child ofGeometry WarsandBreakoutafter they had crazy drunken sex at the annual videogame puzzle party fest, which is something I just made up....

Treyarch has downplayed the controversy surrounding the PS3 version ofCall of Duty: Black Ops, stating that no dev can ship a bug-free game, but that “hundreds of thousands” of users are happy with what has been called the “inferior” version of the game. “In an ideal would we would love to ship a completely bug-proof game,” said community manager Josh Olin. “I can’t think of a single developer in the world, though, that could achieve that....

If you haven’t let GameStop steal your PlayStation 3 copy ofTomb Raider: Underworldyet, you probably enjoyed it. Good for you. Perhaps as a way of congratulations for holding onto a game for more than two weeks (or just because, you know, it needed it) Eidos is whipping out a Trophy patch on May 28. Huzzah! “I am pleased to be able to announce,” Eidos community manager Keir Edmonds said viathe official Tomb Raider: Underworld message board, “that the PS3 Trophy Patch for Tomb Raider: Underworld has a confirmed worldwide release date of Thursday the 28th of May....

Today, Turbine (Lord of the Rings Online) announced that it has opened a new studio in Redwood, California. In addition to getting the new digs, Turbine has also enlisted two formerFlagship Studios employeesto help head the western branch. Former visionary officer Dave Brevik and developer Jeff Lind will become Turbine’s newest creative and engineering directors, respectively. It marks the first time a Flagship employee has smiled in months. Though opening new doors is pretty hip news, there is an interesting quote by Turbine CEO Jim Crowley in which he states that Turbine is looking to “create the new generation of cross platform MMOs....

Ladies and gentlemen, we are in the midst of an epidemic. A vile scourge comes from the east, intent of destroying our homes and obliterating everything we have worked so hard to build for ourselves. It can’t be bargained with. It can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead and all of your worldly posessions are in tatters....

Just Cause 2takes the charts this week. I haven’t played it yet, and I’ve heard mixed things. What do you lot think? Good or bad? SoulSilveris apparently more popular thanHeartGold, to the point where the former is actually two slots above the latter.Pokemon‘sSilverremake is in the second slot, withBad Company 2separating it fromGold. God of War IIIslipped from first place to seventh, whileFinal Fantasy XIIInow resides at number eight instead of three....

Education and not legislation has always been the mantra at Destructoid when it comes to videogames “controversy,” but unfortunately the UK governmentdoesn’t agree, and believes that imposing tougher ratings guidelines will prove to be the magical key that stops children carrying knives around and burning each others’ faces off. Following Tanya Byron’s report, the government has continued to show favor to the BBFC and it looks certain that, despite the games industry’s protests, that this board shall soon be responsible for nearly all ratings in the United Kingdom....

According tothis poston NeoGAF, the PC demo for Epic’sUnreal Tournament 3has been leaked by Norwegian siteITavisen. That link to their site will take you to a page containing two main links, the top one a link to the queue for the file’s download, and the bottom a link to a torrent of the file. We’re usually not the kind to prod the Horse of Piracy, but considering this thing is a demo and we got express written permission fromCory Doctorow, we feel safe in telling you all about it....

Following in the confused footsteps ofPGR4, good old Mark Rein of Epic Games hassuggestedthatUnreal Tournament IIIneeds the extra boost provided by vitamin Blu-ray to provide the full experience. Speaking at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival, the Epic vice president said that some cuts may have to be made on the 360 version ofUTIIIin order to fit it onto DVD. “We’ll compress some things,” Rein stated, before adding, “But you know, we may have fewer maps on the 360 version … Blu-ray has definitely given us a lot of legroom....

Valve might be dropping the whole concept of episodic gaming onceHalf-Life 2: Episode 3finally sees the light of day. While that release may seem like a distant prospect withEpisode 2still awaiting its delayed release, Gabe Newell has admitted that the conclusion of the trilogy is going to be a time for some major thinking about the company’s release philosophy. Speaking toCVG, Newell explained: I think what we really want to do is have a couple of examples out there –Episode One, and how long it was to play and how long it took to develop,Episode Two,PortalandTF2and then the third part of the trilogy; and then sit down with the community and say, “OK, so what do you want?...