I was cruising the PlayStation Store on Thursday and stumbled upon a demo for Tecmo’sUndead Knights. Already quite interested in the game, I decided to download it and give it a whirl. You can imagine my surprise when I realized that, far from being just a level or two, I had access to thefull bloody game. That’s right, somehow Sony had managed to put the full game up onto the PlayStation Store instead of a demo....
Can a trailer for a video game actually be funny? If the writers forTeam Fortress 2have anything to say about it, then yes, yes it can. From “COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL” to the wonderful body explosions to the soldier’s crazed battle cry, this trailer delivers the goods.Hopefully there will bemore of these videosto come, but if not, gameplay footage would be just fine. I’m not sure about the rest of you, butTeam Fortress 2is going to be one of those games that can revive my inner PC gamer....
[Backlogis the ongoing quest to ridConrad Zimmerman’scollection of unfinished games. As voted on by the Destructoid community, Conrad plays each game from start to finish live onDestructoid’s Twitch.tv channelevery weeknight at 8pm Pacific] Sometimes, I wake up in the morning and think to myself, “today is the day, Conrad. Today is the day you make a joke that is such a phenomenal reach nobody will take you seriously ever again.” So it is in that spirit that I present to you a new selection of games bound forBacklogglory in Series 25: Different Colonoscopy....
A few stories around the Internet today are reporting that Columbia Pictures are in the early stages of bringing Sony’s PlayStation 2 classicShadow of the Colossusto the big screen. Yeah, that’s right. You just read that. The reports have Kevin Misher (Public Enemies) on board to produce, and young Hollywood writer Justin Marks to write the script. Does the name Justin Marks sounds familiar? He’s the guy who wroteStreet Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li....
[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.] Plants Vs. Zombieslive! This is seriously the most adorablest thing you’re going to see all day. Weekend D continues on after the break with the worstStarcraftplayer ever. Then Mega64 does more Cosplayerz. Next, the Vuvuzela is added toDoom. Next up is a rap about Nintendo’s E3 showing....
Mario Kart Wiiis a ton of fun. But, if you’re strange and were hoping you could make the game less fun, you could control it with an exercise bike. Believe it or not, an exercise bike is coming to the Wii.Cyberbike, a title from publisher Big Ben, will come with a full-sized exercise bike controller. This bike will be easy to set up with adjustable saddle and handlebars, says Big Ben....
Fans of mobile phone games and comic book adaptations of popular IPs take note: Mastiff and Renegade Kid have announced that the writing duo of James McDonough and Adam Patyk (collectively known asTHE ENEMY) will be the writers of the upcoming Nintendo DS game,Moon. THE ENEMY are best known for their work on existing franchises, including the mobile phone version ofCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfareand comic book adaptations of everything from G....
Before The Rock started going by his real name and doing movies likeToothfairyhe was an awesome wrestler, and THQ is giving those who pre-ordersWWE 12a chance to add him to their team. Anyone living in the United States or Canada will get Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson as a playable character when they reserve on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. In addition, anyone who puts down money at a Game Stop or EB Games will get extra costumes for The Miz....
If you don’t already ownArkadian Warriors, then you are an idiot. Unique features such as co-operative roleplaying action, enthralling combat and amazing character interaction work together to produce what is one of Xbox Live’s greatest digital triumphs. Don’t worry if you missed out the first time around, however, because this Friday’s post-Thanksgiving sale will seeArkadian Warriorspriced at a ludicrous 500 Microsoft points! No excuses this time! The entire first paragraph was sarcasm....
Can’t justify the purchase of a PlayStation 3 other than the possible profit that can be made on eBay? Well, look no further than Yellow Dog Linux. When Sony said that the PS3 was a computer, they weren’t actually lying. This means that you can use programs such as Firefox, Gaim, GIMP, and even Open Office. Dtoider Lawl recently set up Yellow Dog on his PS3 and was kind enough to offer us some pictures....
If you’re fragile like I am, chances are you’re not quite over Photoshop artist Pixeloo’s creepy digital representation of the“real life” Mario. I’m talking nightmares, people. As if inspired by Pixeloo’s pedophile-esque rendition of Mario, German student and artistMarcus Blättermannhas decided to work up a “realistic” rendition of the Nintendo universe’s “big bad dinosaur,” Bowser. Created in Photoshop, Marcus decided to take a different approach, changing some of Bowser’s proportions in order to give him a more “animal” look....
This afternoon, Rockstar announced that the next downloadable installment forGrand Theft Auto IVwould be available this fall on October 29th.“The Ballad of Gay Tony”won’t be download-exclusive, either. The content will also be released as part of a unique retail box dubbedGrand Theft Auto Episodes From Liberty City. It’s a package that includes the firstGTA IVdownloadable episode “Lost and Damned” as well as “The Ballad of Gay Tony.” The downloadable version of “The Ballad of Gay Tony” will cost 1,600 Microsoft Banana Dollars, while the retail version will hit shelves at a whopping $39....
Like Reverend Anthony, I too hate trying to come up with some kind of introductory paragraph. So lets get straight to the point, shall we? Here are all of last month’s promoted stories for July: Not as many blogs were promoted for this Monthly Musing as in previous months. I noticed that a lot of the Musings that were done seemed to forget what the aim ofA Cast of a Thousandswas....
