Today, Jonathan Holmes announced theBlast Workscontest. Create the best Destructoid-themedBlast Workslevel and you’ll win some sweet prizes. Check out the contest post for the full details and rules. Samit previewsBaja: Edge of Control, LucasArts lays off key members of theForce Unleashedteam, 3D Realms had no idea E3 is right around the corner and plenty more happened at Dtoid on Friday the 27th. Friday Regulars:Indie Nation #24:Warning ForeverRetroforceFAUX! Barry Manilow stole my bike editionFriday Night Fights: Summer drought editionArt Attack Friday: Deimos-Remus...

Tomopop has a new lookat the upcoming Sylvia Christel figure. And by a new look, I mean there are loads of panty shots. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3is announced, Dale checked outStarhawk, Nick played throughShadows of the Damned,Disgaea 4is weird and more happened on 5/13/11. Destructoid Originals:Live Show: Splatterhouse on BacklogThe Question: Is Call of Duty good or bad for gaming?The Fight.Destructoid.com Fight ManualFriday Night Fights: I graduated editionLive show: Mash Tactics community picks...

There.Thereis your PS3 Slim. There is your price drop. Are you happy? Is it everything you hoped it would be?Jeez. Other stuff happened today too, you know. In fact, lots of stuff. We got a look at the new PS3 firmware, Japan is hogging all the Cave shooters, Bacalao discoveredDragonas de la Doubles,LittleBigPlanetgot wetter, and tons of new media and announcements poured out of Germany from gamescom 09. If you’re done telling all your friends about how you “totally called it” in regards to Sony’s new box, here’s a look at what else 8/18/09 had to offer....

This cat loves boxes. I love that I can post anything in the Hotness. We talked to the creator ofTetris, Nick got someBulletstormorange juice, we promoted a community blog again, Nick touched a fake tiger for reviewing, we checked out the newEnslavedDLC, Holmes likes the newde Blob 2, Viacom is selling Harmonix and more happened on 11/11/10. Destructoid Originals:Nvidia talks PC gaming3D gaming: the future or just a gimmick?The Special Effect charity: The future of gamingExclusive: Tetris creator on Tetris Vs....

I just did! It was really good, which has made me realize that I should never trust the Internet’s opinion with movies ever again. Go jog with Mr. Destructoid, Niero gave us another look at his game, DMV reviewedPrinny, Samit checked outBatman: Arkham Asylum,Fezmight come to XBLA, GDC voted as the most important event of the year and plenty more happened on 03/06/09. Destructoid Originals:RetroforceGO! Episode 82: The NESNear Miami?...

Previously on the Destructoid Comic: Underground in the Destructoid City subway system, RetroforceGO!, Jim Sterling and the Failcast crew find themselves surrounded by a horde of zombies. Selflessly, the Failcast crew decide to to distract the horde allowing Jim and the RetroforceGO! team to escape. It’s been a long night, but they finally make it to the Goodwill store to get hold of a Dreamcast needed to power Topher’s ship, the Ikaruga....

Hey guys! Heads up! We’re in Seattle for PAX right now, sweaty and exhausted. In just a few moments, we’ll be streaming LIVE, going over some of the… things… that we’re doing. Just waiting for Tara to finish her pizza. Good lord woman, eat faster. Hopefully, Hamza and some other editors are going to make special appearances. Spoiler alert:Skyrimhas gay marriage and vampires, so I’m probably going to talk about that....

Hey gang, in spite of the torrential downpour of news coming out of the Tokyo Game Show right now, the studio was closed today, so we had to shoot today’s episode in advance. With the sudden realization that the great Holiday season deluge of new games to buy is almost upon us, we decided to make a game show out of it. What games would we pick, if we only had a hundred bucks a month?...

[Editor’s note: StumpFreak tells us a very personal story of how gaming addiction has affected his life for hisMonthly Musing piece. — CTZ] As a young man of twenty-seven years, a new father and a loving partner, I find myself looking back to the past more often than before. I reflect on how much my tastes and abilities as a gamer have grown or deteriorated over time. I still love this hobby I’ve been practicing since the age of two, and will until I leave this Earth, I’m sure....

Since a lot of you seemed to likethis month’s episode of The Journalism Show, I thought I’d stealAshley’s ideaand share a closer look at some of the artwork from it with you. I want to thank everyone who commented for their kind words regarding the show yesterday. This project is an incredible amount of work and it’s very dear to my heart, so it really means a lot to me that so many of you enjoy it....

You know us at the Castle of Pod — we’re not exactly known for sticking to the topic at hand. However, even we were shocked by the way we were able to go on ridiculous tangents this time around. I can’t even remember how we were able to go fromThe Magic RoundabouttoStar Warsbut we managed it! This episodeis all about random news bits and obscure rambling. Also, this week’s show comes with a special “optional” segment: One of the listeners wanted to hear stories about the first time each of us met each other offline, which spawned its own twenty minute subject....

On tomorrow’s episode of The Podcastle, we promisenotto invite former colleagues onto the show so we can shout at them. Instead we’ll be talking about somethings, like whyLux Painis so confusing, and my first Jimpressions of San Francisco. Also, Wardrox went to London for someGodawfulreason, but that’s less interesting so we might just ignore him. As always, we record tomorrow evening, Brit-time, so verify you get your filthy questions in before then....

Hands-On Mobile has announced that it has released a mobile version of Electronic Arts’The Saboteur… just because it can. The mobile developer says it worked closely with EA to create a title that ties into the console in a number of ways, including Easter Eggs, along with unlockable hints and tips for the console and PC versions of the game.The Saboteurmobile features “parallel characters and story lines” that tie all versions of the game together, so if you want cramped hands and the entire story, you’ll want to give it a go....