Ah, a reminder of a time in my life I have been trying to forget.The fine folks ofScrewAttackhave done a sweet little exposé on the classic NES gameBatman, one of the few good games based on a movie, well, ever.Batmanis one of those games that you always accidentally forget about, but once you fall into some screenshots everything starts to come rushing back (I’m also talking ‘bout you,Cool Spot).Enjoy the video while I go cry in the corner and violently rip out pictures from old yearbooks....

Wow, it’s been a while since we’ve seen a big-name first-person shooter get a beta. Filling the void of free online mayhem will be none other thanBattlefield: Bad Company 2, with its multiplayer beta set for November 17 exclusively on PlayStation 3. The beta contains one map, Arica Harbor, a mode called Rush, and supports 24 players. Throw in playable vehicles, and it’s starting to sound like a party. Invites can be obtained from thePlayStation Blog, IGN, GameSpot, and by pre-orderingBad Company 2at undisclosed retailers (GameStop, probably)....

In a recent interview with Microsoft chairman Bill Gates,CNETwas privy to some pretty interesting information regarding the oft-discussedProject Natal. Gates mentioned that the technology being added to the Xbox 360 is something that we can expect to see a lot more of, and talked about a future where it would be a part of all consoles, televisions and PCs. More from that interview: I’d say a cool example of that, that you’ll see… in a little over a year, is this (depth) camera thing....

A special treat was promised this Sunday and a special treat was delivered. Although somewhat obvious since it was rumored beforehand, it’s still nice to know that those of us eagerly awaitingBioShockwith excited trembling can now download a demo from Xbox Live — right now! Yes, while 90% of the readers have just abandoned this post to go giggle like girls and fire up their consoles, the rest of you can watch the latest trailer for 2K’s ridiculously sweet looking first person romp....

An excellent means to feel real old, real fast is to ponder the fact that developer BioWare has been in the business for 15 years. A good way to counter that is to take part in the studio’s ongoing anniversary celebration that has offered everything fromMass Effect 2-themed PCs to T-shirts to collectibleDragon Age: Originsprize packages that include inflatable swords. Yes, theBioWare Bazaar is up and running, tossing out new items every fifteen minutes that BioWare Social members can bid on using fake points collected from and purchasing Bio-developed games and taking on virtual challenges....

“The Famous Bison” created byDead Comic Stripshirt parody is now on sale over on our Split Reason store! The shirt is a parody of the meanest boss ever, M. Bison. You know, the big bad leader ofShadaloofrom theStreet Fighterseries. you may grab one now for$18.95 over on our Destructoid store. The new shirt joins our recent additions to the store, like theotherStreet Fighterdesignand ourTwo Bears high-fivingFallout: New Vegasspoof t-shirt....

[When we’re looking for blogs on a specific topic, we’ll put out a Bloggers Wanted call. Check out the blog prompt, write your own response in the Community Blogs and tag it with the “Bloggers Wanted Essay Response” tag, and you may see your blog promoted to the front page.] Bloggers Wanted is back, and we’re trying yet another experiment: shorter weekly blog prompts. Think Monthly Musings, except Monday Musings instead....

Speaking withEdge,Bodycountdirector Andy Wilson voiced what he feels is the one of the main problems with first-person shooters right now. “I think the biggest thing in the FPS genre right now is trying to distance yourself from the hugely successful examples likeCall of DutyorBattlefield. We’ve seen recent examples where it doesn’t work out so well if you just try to copy that and go one better.” “We seem to have been lumped in withBrinkandBulletstorm,” he stated....

Remember when you were a kid and thought that a Nazi lived under your bed, so your parents had to scare it away? Maybe that was just me, but I know that at least one person still grew up with a fear of Ze Germanz, and that was Rabbi Micah Kelber, who has actually praised videogames andCall of Duty: World at Warnot only for their visceral content, but for their ability tohelp him fear Nazis less....

Treyarch’s Dan Bunting was a guest on the latest episode of the Major Nelson podcast and he went on to reveal the first downloadable content package forCall of Duty: Black Ops. “First Strike,” as the new content is called, is a timed exclusive for the Xbox 360 and will be out on February 1 for 1200 MS Points/$15. The pack will contain four new multiplayer maps and one new zombie map....

The rumors of Activision charging additional fees forCall of Dutyonline multiplayer have been pretty persistent for the better part of the past year. Even when Activision has stated multiple times that they won’t be charging for online play, it still keeps coming up. Well, we can clear the air on this whole matter with the announcement of “Call of Duty: Elite,” a freeandpaid service that is built specifically to take full advantage ofModern Warfare 3and all futureCall of Dutytitles....

This is my third attempt at writing this story. I hope it works out this time. You see my first two tries went unfinished, as the sheer level of apathy incited by this news caused my fingers to slow to the typing speed of a ninety year-old arthritic, and eventually brought about a deep unconciousness from which I have only just recovered. With talent-free zone Paul W.S. Anderson having removed himself from the director’s chair in order to completely mess up aDeath Race 2000remake, a replacement has been found in the form of Silvain White....

Vile sinners, gaze in awe and wonder at this instrument of darkness, and ask in confusion and horror why your Lord has forsaken you. This …beast… is thetwisted brainwrong of Nyko, a third party Wiimote being hailed as “the most advanced Wii remote yet.” The Nyko Wand is similar to the Nintendo product we are all familiar with, except it looks a bit like it was designed by half-crazed, starving Oompa Loompas on the back of a thirty day coke binge....