As seen on Weekend D: Chris Klein is the best actor ever (all the clips are fromThe Legend of Chun-Limovie.) Topher goes behind-the-scenes with the latest The Journalism Show,Darksidersis blatantly better thanZelda, Jim brought us a preview ofCalling,BioShock 2is getting DLC,Muscle Marchis out tomorrow and more happened over the weekend. Destructoid Originals:The Videogame Show What I’ve Done: Metal Gear SolidThe making of The Journalism Show: Episode 02Weekend Destructainment: Modern TwilightBest of the Network this weekThis Week in the Community: Manly manlinessHow Darksiders is blatantly better than ZeldaGames of the week for 17/01/10: Obama’s Prize editionCommunity:The Future: Overdoing the over-the-topThe Future: The silent protagonist will winWhat Wii gaming is like for meThe Future: The Legend of the Future: The Link to the PastCommunity blogs of 01/14/10 & 01/15/10Forum of the day:Steam Gift threadPreviews:Checking out Final Fantasy XIII 360 on a party busCallingBeta Test: Global AgendaContests:Win $300 Legion dollars right nowWin some Serious Sam HD XBLA codes!...

So,Two Worlds… I’m not going to spoil the surprise or anything by saying this but, it’s certainly notBioShock. Or anything other good game, for that matter. Xbox 360 owners can find out tomorrow when a demo for the game will be available on Xbox Live. The demo will apparently offer a large portion of the game’s single-player experience, which is one of those free-roaming massive RPG-type games. ThinkOblivion, just not as a good....

The average American videogame business salary was a healthy $79,000 in 2008, a record high. I don’t think anyone was expecting a record high for the year 2009 for any kind of salary, so I suppose no one will be surprised to hear that the average salary decreased last year. It’s not too bad, though. It comes out to a 4 percent drop for ’09, putting the average at $75, 573....

Dead Nationis considerably more fun with a co-op partner, which is why some fans are so bummed out over the somewhat startling lack of online voice chat. Developer Housemarque is promising a swift patch to remedy this, going so far as to apologize for not including it from the outset. To me, it sounds like they knew voice chat was a priority, but it was something that had to be cut in order to get the game out on time....

As you might have noticed, we’ve entered Holiday mode. In the gaming community, this takes many strange forms. From the guys who madeBulletstormlaunching torsos at a Christmas tree, to SEGA actuallysending Jim Sterling somethingwithout a hint of vindictiveness. It’s a wacky time of year. So wacky, in fact, that Jon Carnage and I were put in charge of making very special holiday episode of The Destructoid Show. For the special, we were thinking it’d be nice to reminisce about our treasured gaming holiday memories....

Imitation may be the best flattery, butTechEBlog’svision of how Super Mario Galaxy may have looked on the Super NES (had it been made back then) is an impressive sight to behold, if I say so, myself.While the current version for theWiistill holds a special place in my heart as the pinnacle of all thingsMario, judging by the video linked to above, we could have enjoyed the experience a long, long, time ago....

Nintendo has just announced the release dates for a smattering of new WiiWare titles, includingWarioWare DIY, which lets you create your ownWarioWare“Micro Games”, and the indie game classicCave Story. Oh, and who could forget a certain blue hero with a gun for an arm? First out the gate will beMega Man 10on March 1. Then we haveMax and the Magic Markeron March 8, followed byCave Storyon March 22. Then comesWarioWare DIYon March 28....

Here comes the second prize pack blog for Destructoid’s Extra Life gaming marathon! Thanks toCapcomwe have a whole bunch of stuff to give away to you guys, just for supporting Children’s hospitals. Doesn’t that sound like a win-win situation? As you can see in the picture, there is a multitude of stuff to be given away, from theOkamiMoon Wolf T-shirts andMonster HunterTri bags, to lots of awesomeMega Manfoam blasters (did I say those things look AWESOME?...

[Update:All codes given out! Check your Private Messages to see if you won one!] We’ll pick 15 of you at random to give the codes to after the giveaway closes tonight at11:59PM CDT. Go go go!

I know how much you all love teaser sites, sohere’s another from Sega. As with most teasers, it saysnothing about anything, and you’d find more out about Sega’s plans by slamming your dick in the door rather than directly asking them about it. Nevertheless, here it is. It’s called “Jackpot.” For those too lazy to do clicking, the site shows a lottery machine which has a handle. When you pull the handle, numbered balls come out....

I don’t know that words can accurately describe how surreal an experience it is to playDoomwith the sensibilities ofMega Man. ScrewAttack Gaming Convention attendees had the opportunity to playMega Man 8-Bit Deathmatchrecently, and now the rest of us are getting a chance — creator “CutmanMike” has released the current build onto the Internet. Plain and simple, you owe it to yourself togive the game a download. Need more convincing? Go back andwatch this trailerJonathan posted a while back....

YTMND Thursday is mostly so-so this week. That was until I added the Chad Concelmo YTMND. Anything involving Chad Concelmo makes everything just pure bliss. Otherwise, not much else was that great. The FPS Doug and Arnold mash ups was good and the Oh Boy Zelda was just so wrong. Thanks to CannibalCalvin and MacKenzie for some of these YTMNDs! What were your favorites from this week?

Sonic the Hedgehog’s daddy, Yuji Naka, has hooked up with XSEED Games to bring out his new action-puzzle gameIvy the Kiwi?. He also breaks away from his“____ the ____”name formula with the addition of a question mark. His studio, PROPE, has created this game about a “lonely baby bird” that looks for her mother. Aww. Here’s moreawwfrom the press release: Players of all ages are instantly drawn to the plight of Ivy, introduced to the charming bird through an unfolding storybook style, first seen as her orange head and beak break out of her shell and cries for her mother....