The history ofAssassin’s Creedtrailers features music by Massive Attack (“Tear Drop”) and DJ Shadow (“Lonely Soul”). Despite the stark contrast to the game’s setting, both pieces worked. But to me, the music in this latestAssassin’s Creed 2trailer simply does not mesh with the game’s 15th Century Italian setting. According to “Shazam,” the music tagging program on my phone (journalism!), the track is a little dance number called “Genesis” by the French electronic group Justice....

RememberCrush, that wild 2D/3D platformer/puzzle game for the PlayStation Portable? You’re cool, so you probably do. But there are a lot of folks who don’t, and Sega’s hoping to reach them with an update calledCRUSH3DSfor the Nintendo 3DS. The pitch of the game is that you’re Danny, and you’re taking place in an experiment that will have you exploring your mind in both 2D and 3D space. The 3DS version of the game is getting a number of updates, including a fresh visual style that’s likely more approachable for a mass market audience....

Majesco has today confirmed that ridiculous first-person-shooterSerious Samis coming to XBLA this Summer, courtesy of original developer Croteam. The budget-priced, completely stupid, yet stupendously fun series of games will come to XBLA asSerious Sam HD, and it’ll be a “re-imagining” ofSerious Sam: The First Encounter. If you’ve never played Serious Sam, it’s an incredibly simple game. You have guns, there are hundreds of enemies, and you have to kill everything. That’s all there is to it....

I was absolutely convinced the pre-order item forShadows of the Damnedwould be as out-thereas the subject material— something along the lines of a creepy baby doll — but Grasshopper is going with a more traditional item. Pre-ordering atAmazon,GameStop, or theEA Storewill grant you access (via download) to twelve songs from the game’s soundtrack. I probably don’t have to remind you that Akira Yamaoka ofSilent Hillfame put this OST together, so this is a rather nice incentive....

Even though one writes about videogames seven days a week, some hot looking titles will invariably still slip past my gorgeous eyes unnoticed. One such game to barely register on my radar has beenBayonetta, which is ridiculous, as these types of senseless action games are right up my alley. Luckily,a blogger on Gametrailershas read and transcribed details from the latestEGMthat discusses the inventive ideas in this crazy Sega game. Highlights include the fact that her guns are collectively named Scarborough Fair, after some 60’s folk rockers, the fact that main character Bayonetta has to become increasingly nude to perform attacks (because her clothes are made of magical hair) and the ability to summon a giant stiletto heel from the sky to crush your enemies....

The Saboteuris more than justdownloadable boob content; it has a main theme composed by Christopher Young. Who? The Golden Globe and Emmy Nominated composer is the same cat who did some of the music forSpider-Man 3. You know, the one where Peter Parker dances on tables. According to Electronic Arts, the “main theme presents a musical window into the heart” of the title. Right. Jim, who’s playing the game right now for review says that he “really, really f*cking likes it....

Like any good Eastern underdog console, the Japanese Xbox 360 has proven itself this generation’s machine of choice when it comes to shmups. With massive support from developers like Cave, it’s become a magnet for STGs and the players who love them, and next in line to add to its already amazing library is a new shooter based onFumikane Shimada‘sStrike Witches. At an event in Tokyo today to promote theStrike Witchesanime, attendees were given a pamphlet to confirm the game and its support for Xbox Live....

inFAMOUS 2developer Sucker Punch has done what every PS3 exclusive developer does, and has claimed that its game cannot be done on the Xbox 360. In fact, thisisn’t the first time Sucker Punch has said that. However, the studio has gone one step further this time, and stated that the 360 can’t even match 50% of what the PS3 is capable of. “ForInfamous 1we were only using 20/25% of the power, now we’re hovering over 50/60% of the power,” says designer Darren Bridges....

Darksidersbeing one of the games I was excited about playing at TGS, I moseyed over to the Konami booth, where it was wedged in next toSilent Hill: Shattered MemoriesandNinety Nine Nights 2.To be honest, I had no interest in the games other thanDarksiders, butNinety Nine Nights 2sure did look pretty. I also remembered reading that Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s Q Entertainment worked on it. I’m a sucker for a pretty girl with a pedigree so I dropped my original plans and dropped into the zero-minute-wait line for N3 II....

When ImentionedTerrarialate last month, there was a fair amount of interest expressed in the sandbox-style 2D adventure game. Not content with sticking to a single mechanic,Terrariais tackling the big four — digging, fighting, exploring, and building. To make the package complete, it’s also got random level generation going for it and will receive free content updates in true indie fashion. Anyway, it’savailable on Steamas of today. $9.99 a pop or you may go all in with three friends for $29....

Could you just imagine some Alien-Terminator hybrid? It would be so stupid … yet really really really awesome too. Ben brought you more PSP previews, the team is in Tokyo for TGS, we found out some things about Lucidity, BlipFest hits New York this December, a Sega doc full of secrets got leaked and more wicked stuff happened on 09/22/09. Destructoid Originals:Aliens vs. Predator will have slit throats, gouged headsCrack in Time’s Crank-recording mechanic could give Portal a run for its moneyLucasArts tells us about Lucidity’s unique lookPodtoid 117 will be about…somethingRebellion: Multiple Alien games in development ‘terrific’Sony: The key to an all-digital device is educationLucidity’s art and music inspired each otherRebellion: An Alien couldn’t germinate in a TerminatorGame SERIES Debate to the Death!...

I’d so let a girl stab me with her sword if she was wearing theOnechanbaraoutfit … wait … Grim tries outWorld at War, Gamecock gets plucked by SouthPeak, real dead bodies inspired fake dead bodies inDead Space, theRock Bandstage kit has arrived and plenty more happened on 10/14/08. Tuesday Regulars:Scraps: Charitable donations (10/14/08)Game Debate to the Death!Silent HillVSResident Evil 2Podtoid 71: One More PimpRetRose Tinted:Golden AxeGames time forgot:Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie...

Oh Mr. Destructoid, you’re such an amazing piece of sexy hunky metal. The E3 team put up several hands-on impressions, a newHalogame is in the works,GTAis coming to the DS, Reggie doesn’t understand all the disappointment,Kirby Super Star Ultragets a release date, theDuke Nukem Trilogytrailer is awesomely bad, and plenty more happened on Wednesday. And don’t forget to enter our E3 C Blog contest where you may win a ton of swag and games that we’re collecting from E3....