EA DICE’sBattlefield: Bad Company 2is almost here — the first-person shooter will be out on Tuesday, March 2, for PS3, 360, and PC. Because EA is hoping that the game will challengeCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2‘s dominance, they’re marketing the hell out ofBFBC2, and this 30-second TV spot is just one of the ways in which they’re doing that. It’s a typical videogame commercial: stuff blows up behind snippets of highly positive reviews....
ACE Team likes Destructoid, and we like ACE Team, which is why we have ten gift codes that will allow you to download freaky first-person-brawlerZeno Clashfor absolutelybugger-all! That’s ten free copies of the game, and all you have to do is sit on your worthless arse and use the Internet. That’s right! It’s another of our blatantly obvious comment grabbers thinly disguised as fun competitions, where simply posting on the site will net you a prize....
Destructoid does not condone illegally obtaining videogames in any way shape or form, but since we are reporters we know about these things anyway because of our investigative prowess and need to know about all things at all times (a butterfly just landed on a flower in Mongolia, by the way). As such we know that the battery in the PSP is a game pirater’s delight and allowed plenty of modders to basically get all their games for free....
Mmmm. DeliciousFinal Fantasy XIII. I’m ready to play it again, in English this time. Very soon. To celebrate the upcoming release, there’s going to be an event called the Final Fantasy XIII Experience, to be held on March 8 in San Francisco. Fans will get a chance to preview the game first hand, browse a gallery of artwork, view trailers and meet the development team.FFXIIIraffle prizes will also be given away at the event....
Legend of Zeldaproducer Eiji Aonuma is known as the man behind the N64’s legendaryOcarina of Time, a resume addition that should see any man set for life. Aonuma, however, is no ordinary man. Not content to rest on his laurels, the producer has stated that he won’t quit until he creates a game even better thanOcarina. “I’m happy that a title I worked on some time ago remains highly praised to this day, but that also shows how none of the subsequent games in the series have surpassed it,” he explains....
Ever since Activision surpassed Electronic Arts to become the biggest third-party publisher, the company has seemed committed to inheriting EA’s former reputation as the almighty rotten dick of the industry. The latest bastardry attributed to theGuitar Heropublisher is its alleged blocking ofBrütal Legend’s release. Brütal Legendis one of the games made “homeless” after Activision felt like decimating Vivendi. Designed by cult game maker Tim Schaffer,Brütal Legendis an action-adventure title about a rock star who commands armies of headbangers and roadies....
Rebellion has revealed that Asura, the internal game engine that powered 2010’sAliens vs. Predator, is now “fully playable” on Sony’s Next Generation Portable. The revelation came by way of a third-person multiplayer shooter demonstration. “The technology, design and art teams have worked incredibly well with Sony’s newest device,” said CEO Jason Kingsley. “We have managed to make our engine fully functional, and looking great on the hardware in double quick time....
Resident EvilandSilent Hillmay be the most famous names associated with the genre, but when it comes to survival horror, one mustn’t forget their roots. The name that planted the seed will soon be back — and judging by this — will be ready to show how much they have evolved for the better.Watch as Producer Nour Polloni walks you through some of the possibilities at your disposal, during this tech demo ofAlone in the Dark 5....
Continuing on from yesterday’sJimquisition on the subject, I want to help a few people who are still confused aboutBioShock Infiniteand, dismayingly, the English language. The general argument against the game seems to be thatBioShockwas the wrong name for the game, and if they wanted a spiritual successor, they should have removed the “Bio” bit. Apparently, it must be calledSkyShock, or some sort of variant, becauseBioShockis an explicit reference to either the ocean or the philosophical ideals of Andrew Ryan....
On Saturday, in the West Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center, Atlus managed to pack a large room to capacity. More than 500 Atlus fans squeezed in to attend the Shin Megami Tensei: Behind the Scenes panel at Anime Expo 2008. And, of course,Persona3 cosplayers were among those in the crowd. You should have seen this one Mitsuru cosplayer! On stage, Atlus Senior Project Manager Yu Namba and Editor Nich Maragos joined series voice actors Yuri Lowenthal and Karen Strassman to talk about the history of the popular, long-runningShin Megami Tenseifranchise....
We’ll make quick work of this month’s NPD data, as itclosely mirrors the previous month’s data. This is the second month that the games market has dropped, down 17 percent again. Hardware sales are down eight percent, and software is worse off at 23 percent down. Mind you that it wasn’t a terrible month, but numbers just aren’t as strong as they were last year. The DS did well in April with the launch of the DSi....
Finally, someone is updating the graphics for all of your favorite games from 80s! Atari have announcedAtari Classics Evolvedfor the Playstation Portable, and this is the first time this has been done … right? Evolvedfeatures Atari classics likeAsteroids,Asteroids Deluxe,Battlezone,Centipede,Lunar Lander,Millipede,Missile Command,Super Breakout,Tempest,Warlords, andPong. Each title will be playable in two flavors — an untouched original, and an “evolved” version with new, polished graphics. In addition to the 11 titles getting the “evolved” treatment, over 60 original Atari 2600 titles will be available, includingYar’s RevengeandCrystal Castles....
A while back, we put up aTop Spin 3-related package of goodies up as a prize in a contest, thanks to the gracious folks at Rocket XL. I figured at leastsomepeople would be interested insaid prize package, but as it turned out, Dtoiders (in general) don’t really care all that much about sports games (surprise, surprise). Still, while the quantity of entries was dangerously low, the quality was concentrated in the few entries we did receive....
