So you’ve successfully seduced Mr. Bill Gates, and today, you’re finally headed to Xbox Live Arcade. But let’s not beat around the bush here, Ms. Pac-Man. That little pink bow isn’t fooling anyone into thinking you’re innocent. I know better — you’re a naughty little girl and you know it. It’s obvious, so don’t play coy with me. Ever since I first saw you back in 1984 in a smoky arcade, standing next to my favorite skeeball machine, I knew it....
Electronic Arts has stated a preference to cut back on packaged retail games andtransitioninto a publisher that provides service-based digital goods. When I brought up that point at a recent EA showcase to Marc De Vellis, a producer onNeed for Speed World, he affirmed it, noting that the game is “huge for the company [EA], huge forNeed for Speed.” Need for Speed Worldis a PC-exclusiveNeed for SpeedMMO that is in development at EA Black Box and EA Singapore....
First off:I know we already talked about it, but this is my story, so I can talk about it again. Catherine is comingsoon! It’s coming to Japan on February 17th, 2011. Destructoid will be  there on launch day, grabbing a copy for review. I’m looking forward to putting together coverage for you then. I’m even more excited after seeing these new f*cked up screenshots, which come courtesy of Amazon.jp, viaAndriasang....
I’m actually surprised that Nintendo bothered to put a Virtual Console game up this week. Usually, when it has to do extra work, it won’t do its usual job (because porting ROMS is tough!). This week though, despite theAmbassador program kicking in, we get a Game Boy game! Oh … it’sPac-Man. Okay, then. Other “big” games this week includeHouse M.D. – Blue Meanieon eShop and DSiWare, andTrenches Generalson WiiWare. Bringing up the rear, we’ve gotGO Series Fishing Resortfor DSiWare and eShop....
So, Apple released the iPad this weekend and everybody got excited over it. While it’s evident that Steve Jobs wants to dominate in the handheld market, one company isn’t too worried as far as portable gaming is concerned. The DS is still king, and NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime doesn’t believe the iPad will usurp its throne. “[Apple] is not having an impact on Nintendo when you look at our business, our volume, our hardware, our software,” claims Reggie, seeming to have no beef with the iPad at all....
Nintendo has made quite a bold boast, declaring that thegolden age of software theftis reaching an end with theadvent of the 3DSand the onset of new anti-piracy legislation. Guys … youdorealize that console crackers love a challenge, right? “We can’t divulge any technical details on that but needless to say this is probably one of our best pieces of equipment in that respect,” said Yarnton. “There are a lot of things we’ve learnt over time to try and improve the security and protection....
Sick of QTEs in your videogames? You’ll be glad to know that the incredibly promisingPrey 2will not be featuring any of them. This assurance comes via director Chris Rhinehart, who quite firmly said, “We do not have any quick-time events.” The game will also lack the kind of vehicular sections we saw in the originalPrey: “Prey 2doesn’t feature vehicles … at least none that you’re able to drive. There are vehicles throughout the world, but the player’s interaction with them is based around Killian’s movement skills… such as when Killian leaps onto the trains to capture a fleeing target....
[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 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 onour community blogs.] Remember the first time you playedGod of War(you did play it, right?) and, with the evil hydra finally at your mercy and an on-screen prompt, you pressed some buttons and totally kicked that sea creature’s ass?...
While answering a few questions on the Capcom Unityforums, Capcom’s senior director of strategy, Christian Svensson had a few things to say about the Wii’s port ofOkami— and it appears to be a port in the literal sense. When asked by poster 3chordjack about the possibility of new content, Sven had this to say in response: “Nope. 40-60 hours of content is plenty for anyone. It doesn’t need more bosses. Most people complain that the game is too long as it is....
You’ve taken the day off, right? Oh joyous day, it’s when Rockstar will finally reveal the trailer forGrand Theft Auto IV. Wait, no … I’m sorry. What I meant to say was: OK, that’s better. You see, it’s obvious that Rockstar has to step up their game. It’s been awhile since we’ve banged gangs in San Andreas, and the sandbox-action genre is starting to look a little crowded. With competitors likeSaint’s Rowcoming hard and others, likeCrackdown, changing how open world games play, Rockstar knows they need to come out of the gate with something different....
GET HYPE! OXM UK is gettin’ hype with their tease for a Triple-A title that will be revealed in their upcoming issue, set to hit stands on September 30. This game will be a reboot. The magazine teases that this game is “one of the best games ever made reborn on Xbox 360.” OXM UK editor Jon Hicks toldCVG: “I’ve been discussing it with the publisher ever since the reveal was pushed back, and I’m delighted that it’s finally ready to be seen....
We talk about games and stuff in this episode, but the conversation doesn’t really pick up until the final ten minutes. After the proper, let’s-talk-about-videogames show ends, Adam Dork starts linking us to pictures of crabs and giving his own unique commentary. And that’s pretty fun. You can listen to the podcasthere, and/or hit the jump for a chronological list of the pictures Adam linked us to during the post-episode discussion....
Please forgive the audio quality on this episode, as we ran into a few problems that couldn’t be solved in due time (seriously, I know how bad it is and I am sorry). Nevertheless, the gang did a valiant effort of answering as many listener questions as possible this week and … failed. Miserably. Still, we answered a LOT, and that counts for something. On the show, we discuss Jonathan Holmes’ fear of violent videogames, the merit of Japanese roleplaying games, and accidentally fall into a big political talk in which one of us may or may not have accidentally committed treason with our words....
