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Seriously, Capcom, you all rock. This has got to be one of the coolest swags ever made for a game. Hopefully Capcom sends one my way as I really want to be a giant dick and give the cartridge to a friend. I want to watch him as he desperately tries to get the game to work on an actual NES. Nick previewsGuitar Hero World Tour, a new contest is announced today, the Housers may be leaving Rockstar, 100 sealed Virtual Boys were found in Dubai, Soulja Boy doesn’t likeBraidand plenty more happened on Tuesday....

I first heard aboutThe First Templaronly recently and, given my fascination with violent Holy orders, I made sure to keep an eye on any new developments. With that in mind, here’s a trailer for the game, having been freshly released today. The First Templarputs you in the greaves of one of God’s knights, on a quest for the Holy Grail. The aim of the game is to provide a gritty and realistic combat system, so expect the focus to be on swords more than magic spells....

I’ve always said that gamers are the easiest people in the world to buy gifts for: we always have a massive list of “wants,” and so many games are made these days that we’ll never catch up. We’re coming around to that time of year again where we start to think about gift giving, and now it looks like Nintendo has found a way to make a buck from your kindness....

This week’s Jimquisition is all about superhero games and how they often make you feel anything but super. The games I pick on areCrysis,inFAMOUS,PrototypeandStar Wars: The Force Unleashed. Do you agree with my arguments that not enough superhero games make you feel like a badass? Let the world know! It’s becoming clear that I really need a new microphone, and I also can’t wait to move house so I can get the camera positioned in a way that doesn’t like to chop the top of my head off....

The Wizard This week’s Memory Card is a little different. For the first time ever this feature is going to focus on a memorable moment from a videogamemovierather than an actual videogame itself. Before you all rack your brains trying to think of evenonememorable moment from a videogame movie, be advised that this week’s pick is not necessarily memorable for it beinggood. In fact, this moment actually still infuriates me to this day....

At the end of every year, people always look back over the year in videogames and wonder the same thing:Damn, I spent a lot of money.But they also tend to think to themselves:Was this the best year of gaming ever?While the answer to that is completely subjective, we here at Destructoid can say for certain that 2010 was, if not one of the best, one of the mostvariedandinterestingin recent memory....

Just sawRise of the Planet of the Apesearlier this evening. Spoiler alert! Draco Malfoy gets his sh*t ruined big time. He thought that by entering the Wizarding Witness Protection Program following the end ofDeathly Hallows, he’d be safe from the repercussions of his family’s misdeeds. Guess again, punk! This weekend, EA comes up with fresh excuses forBattlefield 3‘s absence on Steam,Treyarch raises money for a an employee who was killed, andMonster Huntercats watch you pee and poop....

Try typing “Theatrythm” ten times in quick succession and see how many times you spell it right. I’m willing to bet not many. Bloody Square Enix and its ludicrous game names. Anyway, here are some fresh screens for the upcoming 3DS rhythm game, showing off field and battle areas. The game looks incredibly pretty, and with over fifty songs promises, this is shaping up to be a really exciting little game....

At PAX this year, we asked the Community tobecome Mr. Destructoid foran hour during the show. Many of you answered the call, but only a handful could become Mr. Destructoid. Dtoiders Dexter345, KyleGamgee, Toneman, pheonix-blood, LostCrichton, The Ghost, Tactix, Pangloss, pendelton21 and Kryptinite all took on the duties of Mr. Destructoid and spread the gospel of Destructoid throughout the convention floor. They posed for pictures, looked good for the camera (check out the latest episode of Inside Xbox!...

To me, the Frag Dolls symbolized everything I hated about this girl-gamer malarkey. They were all pretty model types that were paraded in-front and hand picked by some big industry monster. However, I have to admit through my own ignorance I had never really bothered to try and see it any differently. I was happy disliking the Frag Dolls and even voiced said disgust too. At PAX Prime 2010 though, I actually met my first ever Frag Doll and (oddly enough her nickname was “Phoenix”) and thing was, she was awesome....

We caught the premiere ofRed Faction: Armageddonthis weekend, but today THQ has dropped details on the upcoming title, slated to hit PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC next year. Armageddonwill take place 50 years after the Red Faction resistance liberated Mars; the years haven’t been kind — the planet has become a battlefield. Colonists are then forced underground, as the surface of the planet has become uninhabitable. The game puts players in the shoes of Darius Mason, the grandson of Red Faction: Guerilla’s Alec Mason....

There are two paths a developer can take when making a music game. One, it can inch ever closer to recreating the music experience as closely as possible, sacrificing potential traditional videogame fun at the expense of realism. The newRock Band 3is inching ever closer to this. On the other end of the spectrum isGuitar Hero. Not bundled with a keyboard, lacking any sort of realistic professional mode, and even ditching some of the hardware features of previous titles (say goodbye to the slider bar), there is a lot that is missing....

You know what we’re sick of? Screenshots. They don’tmoveenough. Two Worlds IIdeveloper Reality Pump Studios has the answer, and it’s calling them “MoveShots.” These are your average “screenshots” because they contain three seconds of action. You know, like video. Really short video. New screenshots, along with these “MoveShots,” can be found over at the officialTwo Worlds IIWeb site, and they’re looking pretty decent. Oh, and they’re moving… like newspaper photos inHarry Potter....