If you’ve played Team ICO’sShadow of the ColossusandICO, you’ll definitely notice some ties between the games. Those that have finished both titles will have seen even more of a relation. But can we expect to see a similar tie with their latest game,The Last Guardian? Fumito Ueda revealed in a Q&A session today in Tokyo that the ties betweenShadow of the ColossusandICOdidn’t come until later in Shadow’s development. He said that the two games started out as totally separate concepts, but as Shadow of the Colossus’ development was closing they decided to tie the two games together....

[Update: Check the hair! Destructoid reader Cla’s sharp eye noticed that the two sides of the image could be different girls. Hmmm.] This image (full version found after the jump) was shared with us at tonight’s pre-TGS Team Ninja event, just after they unveiledDead or Alive 5,due out on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2012. The caption says “I’m a Fighter.”

Hello MMO connoisseurs and fellow cheese enthusiasts. How goes the raiding and invading? Gamescom 2011 is underway in Germany and exciting details are streaming out of the land of the Beer Garden. Let’s drink it up! “Carbine Unloads”Carbine Studios, formed by industry vets from games such as WoW,FalloutandAsheron’s Call, has finally unveiled the MMO they’ve been slaving away on since 2007.WildStarsports a highly-stylized, animated film look, is set on a sci fi/fantasy planet called Nexus and features Esper (mage), Spellslinger (rogue) and Warrior classes....

Whether some of us like it or not, it seems that maybe motion sensing (in whatever form) will be a controller feature to stay in consoles from here on out. And, shortly before Microsoft is sure to build their own version either for the 360 or 720, here’s a young man who’smoddedhis idea of it. It’s rough, but gives you an idea of what you could be looking at within the next few years....

Here’s a trailer for Atlus’The Cursed Crusade, a potentially hot new action game featuring plenty of violent combat. That combat is exactly what this trailer is about, so click on it and watch the two protagonists carve shit up! Looking forward to this one, most definitely. It looks a little rough right now, but hopefully they’ll clean it up. Atlus isn’t wont to publish garbage.

I adore all things Hyadain. Check out the remix of his Chocobo song featured on Weekend Destructainment on Saturday. CHOCOBO! Jim gives us a list of videogame characters that look like David Bowie, Nick brings us coverage from New York Comic Con,Fallout 3DLC packs get pushed back, and plenty more happened over the weekend. Destructoid Originals:Videogame characters that look like David BowieWeekend Destructainment: Intervention editionBlack Smoke: The power of suggestion and the art of self-trollingBest of the Network this weekThis Week in the Community: Things you didn’t know about the communityGames of the week for 02/08/09: Bentchat edition...

I’d like to talk about the awesome fan createdCastle Crashersart that Colette posted earlier, but every time I think ofCastle Crashers, I just think of theCastle Crashersporno that’s currently the top featured movie on Newgrounds right now. My mind, it has been f*cked. We reviewSpore, Mark Hamill will voice the Joker inArkham Asylum, we may never see the classic Capcom/Disney titles come to the Virtual Console,Sporeis the devil, and plenty more happened on Wednesday....

Sega finally brought back Shenmue … in Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing. Yup. Sega is one giant tease. Rev was too stunned to rant, Jim listed some things that every RPG needs, we reviewedSouth Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!,WETsequel may happen,Max Payne 3trailer was leaked and more happened on 10/07/09. Destructoid Originals:Podtoid 119: Kangaroo BoxingHow f’ing metal is Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time?Rev Rant: whatThe little things that every RPG should haveCommunity:Nothing is sacred: VideogamesCommunity blogs of 10/07/09Forum of the day:2DFighter and GGPO online Client MatchingReviews:South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!...

Games are blamed for everything else, why not low vitamin D levels in U.S. children? Videogames do a body bad, says a newly published study in Pediatrics. It says that seven out of ten kids suffer from low D levels, which could lead to bone problems, heart disease, and even diabetes. 7.6 million children could be considered deficient, and videogames and television are called out. FromTimes of the Internet: Low vitamin D levels were especially common in children who were older, female, African-American, Mexican-American, obese, drank milk less than once a week, or spent more than four hours a day watching TV, playing video games or using computers, the study found....

I hope Lady Ashe checked that her husband to be was actually a man first, because that is one girlie looking guy. Yesterday I posted the first of 3 examples of manly man fromFinal Fantasygames and today I have 3 more to add to the list. For those of you just joining us, I’ve added a link below to yesterday’s list. Yang FangLeidenfromFinal Fantasy IV Yang, a warrior monk and only survivor of an attack on his temple, is an expert in martial arts....

Cosplay is great! Also, NSFW!Jim wonders if hype should affect review scores, Samit checks out the AC/DCRock Bandtrack pack, the PS3 contest has been extended, newSonic Unleashedvideos were unleashed, and plenty more happened over the weekend.Weekend Regulars:Weekend Destructainment: What a Wonderful (Super Mario) WorldDiscountoid: Another Buy 2 Get 1, bundled accessories and moreBest of the Network this weekThis Week in the Community: craineum’s son goes PEW PEW PEW!Games of the week for 11/02/08: QVC is fail editionOriginals:Should hype affect review scores?...

[It’s time for anotherMonthly Musing— the monthly community blog theme that provides readers with a chance to get their articles and discussions printed on the frontpage. — CTZ] I enjoy killing you. I really do. I haven’t been jailed for this act, and no psychologist considers me to be a threat to anyone, but I have killed you in ways too numerous to count. Remember that time that you were minding your own business, waiting for a vehicle to spawn while itching your nose, and a bullet tore through your cerebellum?...

A) This is another awesome jam from the talented Freddie Wong. B) The other guy in the video is actor Andy Whitfield. He plays Spartacus in the showSpartacus.