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This should come as no surprise to anybody with a brain in their decaying skulls, butDynasty Warriors 6is a big deal in Japan, and hassold far better on the PS3than the 360. Now isn’t THAT a shock? Compared to a meagre 22,000 copies of the game sold for the 360, the PlayStation 3 version has shifted a musou-worthy 188,000. DISHONOR IS HAD! Koei Warriorsis reporting that the game flew in at number two in the Japanese charts, which is actually a step down — the series usually takes the number one spot without fail, but was up againstMario Party DS, which had a sales headstart....

[Editor’s Note: We’re not just a (rad) news site — we also publish opinions/editorials from our community & employees like this one, though be aware that it may not jive with the opinions of Destructoid as a whole, or how our moms raised us. Want to post your own article in response? Publish it now on ourcommunity blogs.] 2008 marked the beginning of a reboot for thePrince Of Persiafranchise. Despite three critically acclaimed titles in as many years, Ubisoft decided that wiping the slate clean would ultimately improve sales and reignite interest in a series whose “Sands of Time” story arc had effectively been completed with release ofThe Two Thronesjust three years prior....

The concept of being able to download full retail games on a home console is not new in the least bit, but it’s always a nice gesture to see. The recently-announced “Games on Demand” service for Xbox 360 is either going to be a success or failure based on three things, in my mind: the number of consumers with a large enough HDD, the pricing structure, and which titles are offered for download....

For fans of theBattlestar Galactica, the frakkin universe of polygamist, polytheistic humans versus the monotheistic robotic Cylons is a clusterfrak of frakkin proportions. Now that the show ended and the spin-off, Caprica, is doing so well, what can fans of the franchise look forward to? Well, Bigpoint, SyFy and NBC Universal have something in store. How about a free-to-play browser game? Yeah, yeah, we all know that F2P games have not done so well, but developer Bigpoint, who has plenty of experience doing browser based MMOs, and this one is special in that this is a very good looking game....

All this week I am going to be giving ridiculously quick hands-on impressions of all the games I see on the E3 show floor. Since I think everything is a little amazing, they will be rated, from least to most favorite:1(A Little Amazing!),2(Kind of Amazing!),3(Pretty Amazing!),4(AMAZING!), and5(The Most Amazing Thing I Have Ever Seen!). Ah,Golden Sun, how I’ve missed you so. Not seen since the gone, but never forgotten Game Boy Advance, theGolden Sunseries has finally been reborn on the Nintendo DS in the form of the sequelGolden Sun: Dark Dawn(SO FOREBODING!...

Here it is! I’m a wonderful seat, front row, center, at Nintendo’s E3 2010 media briefing, watching Shigeru Miyamoto demonstrating the new Zelda game (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword). Am I happy? Sure I am! New games? New systems? Eyes that are gold? Reggie being meaty? YES YES YES! Join in by reading and commenting in our liveblog of the event after the jump. <a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=ec188076b0″ mce_href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=ec188076b0″ >E3 2010 Nintendo media briefing</a>...

When Nintendo talked about the 3DS’ “ghost data exchange and expanded local and wireless mulitplayer options,”Mario Kartis what they had in mind — the game will utilize these features, as you would probably expect. Few other details are known at this point, but do we even need anything else to go on? MoreMario Kart, guys! And it’s in 3D! OMG! As with previously mentioned 3DS titlesPaper Mario,Animal Crossing, andKid Icarus: Uprising, sadly,Mario Kartwon’t be playable at E3; everything with these is hands off....

If you’ve ever listened to mypodcast, you’ll know thatZelda: Twilight Princessleft me thoroughly unpleased. I’m certainly not going to bring that argument up again here, but know that I’m no longer looking forward to the next Wii installment. Thankfully, I can still get my Hyrulian adventure fix with the uber cute,Wind Wakersequel on the DS. Is it fun? Read more. I won’t go into detail about the graphics (cel-shaded FTW!...

I’d like to save face and say I’m faking the expression up above, but that’s pretty much exactly how I was feeling as I walked withAaron Lindeto our E3 appointment with Square Enix. They were showing multiple upcoming titles, but Aaron will be sharing the details with you in a post coming shortly. The scoop I have for you is about the launch of theonline merchandise store, and that you will soon be buying your Cloud Strife sculptures directly from Square instead of sending your money to a black market yakuza in China who wrestles three alligators and fights the ghost of Shiva in order to get your goods....

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strikeis my favorite fighting game, so I was sold on this online-enable port from the get-go. Thankfully, it appears that Capcom was sure I’d be so easily sold on the game, as they’ve added seemingly endless amount of new features to the game, most of which are detailed above by Mr. Seth Killian. Also, this just in–Simon ViklundofBionic Commando Rearmedfame has remixed the entire3rd Strikesoundtrack for this re-release....

[Update:Current theoriessuggest that this is either a promotion forThe Dark Knight Risesor chewing gum. If I’d have known that at the time, I’d have shoved the envelope in the face of that polite young Asian lady.] During the last day of E3, I was handed a black envelope sealed with a “Confidential” sticker by a polite young Asian lady. As with all the stuff I get given to me, I was too nice to refuse and thus hastily crammed it into my bag....

Ever since Electronic Gaming Monthly had their big exclusive cover story on this game awhile back, I have been latching onto every morsel of info I could find about it. It’s extremely rare for a developer to create a game with co-op on their mind throughout the entire design process. Sure, there are a good amount of two (or even the rare four) player co-op games out there, but most of the time it feels like they were just slapped on as an afterthought....

As most of you already know, EGM’s latest issue declaresElebitsto be an affront to God, a pox upon humanity, a poor source of calcium — I’m paraphrasing, but you get the idea. My tirade earlier today caught the eye of one Robert Summa who, in a fit of unparalleled fury, opened his copy of this month’s EGM and, you know, read it. His report includes a rundown of the scores for some of the other Wii launch titles alongside Elebits....