Why hello there! I’m sure you were expecting to see Hamza here, but he’s busy PAXing up Seattle. So you know what that means, right? We talk about tentacles, of course!
Actually, my favorite bit of news today was Mr. Tominodecrying games as evil. I’ll try and push him on his comments when he appears at New York Anime Fest. Want to challenge him yourself? We’vegot a couple of ticketsto give away!

And now, onto your daily dose of Destructoid delectables!
Destructoid Originals:The Memory Card .66: Taloon the merchant
Community:Improving game communites: Enough with the negativityImproving game communites: Gaming together
Reviews:Flower, Sun and RainNyxQuest: Kindred Spirits

PAX 09:PAX 09: Ride a mechanical horse of doom at PAXPAX 09: Destructoid community meetup plans!PAX 09: The Behemoth lanyards are so totally baller
News:Bit.Trip.Void announced, detailed, and traileredGrue renewed: Fallout 3’s Reign of Grelock is playableGuitar Hero 5 DLC plans laid out for SeptemberKojima: Peace Walker and Rising teams ‘not good friends’Testers, bugs and more to blame for Trine PSN delayXbox 360 games no longer have to be in HDAn OnLive public beta is happeningSony’s new philosophy is ‘make.believe’Valve plans to punish Team Fortress 2 cheaters3D Dot Game Heroes screenshots: Not the bees!God of War III demo not hitting with GoW CollectionGundam creator: ‘Videogames are EVIL!’Champions Online ‘Blood Moon’ update teasedF.E.A.R. 2 Reborn DLC ends before it really beginsOnechanbara meets Monster Hunter to create ExorsisterSony giving MAG beta codes away on TwitterDSi’s free DSiWare points offer expires October 5Final Fantasy XIII going multiplatform changed nothingMicrosoft: Xbox 360 is 1 million units ahead of PS3Sony: We were late with PS3’s online supportUbisoft officially announces Turtles: Arcade AttackPre-order new Silent Hill, get creepy soundtrack for freePokemon Rumble coming to WiiWarePSP download games will cost the same as retail gamesSamurai Warriors 3 getting its own Classic ControllerWorld of Warcraft Faction Change service kicks offNinja Gaiden Sigma 2 features SIXAXIS-controlled breastsTaito busts a move with Puzzle Bobble Live! for XBLATelltale Games to unveil new, possibly serious, stuffRock Band Bar Nights: The future of music gaming?Sega planning to announce Natal/Sony Wiimote stuff soonBioware and Gabe and Tycho team up for Origins comicCapcom offers up discounted bundles on PSN

Media:Art from the canceled 2003 Earthworm Jim game re-surfaceRockstar’s Battle animal wallpapers are pretty awesomeGod of War: Collection box art, no PAL release in 2009See this beautiful Assassin’s Creed 2 trailer, hear the inappropriate musicOkamiden trailer get! Check out Capcom’s TGS waresHere, have some Raystorm HD screensSony announces PSN reality show, ‘The Tester’Fishies and lasers in these Darius Burst screenshotsCheck out this bloodthirsty Fairytale Fights trailerFate/Unlimited Codes combo video, move lists and moreFirst video of Spelunker HD for PSNThe bouyant breasts of Muramasa’s onsen scenesWorking it in 8 bit: No More Heroes 2 goes low def






