As most of you I’m sure know by now,last night’s Epileptic Gamingwas pretty much off the hook. But besides our drunken tirades, one of the big things we talked about was our top 10 lists that we each created that harped on games/gaming franchises that should be brought back to next-gen consoles. I wanted to not only share with you my “script” for the show, but also wanted to hear what all my hardcore Dtoid faithful thought on the subject....
Following the PlayStation Vita-taggedSuper Monkey Ballscreenshotsfrom this weekend, Sega has sent out a confirmation that the game exists. The series is hitting up a new system while it has a chance to sell decently? Shocking, I know. Not like that’s ever happened before or anything. Right now, they’re simply calling itSuper Monkey Ball, though I suspect that might change as we move closer to next year. Sega says there will be original mini-games, in addition to the beloved Monkey Target, plus support for the dual analog sticks and both touch screens....
Square Enix just dropped a release date for the PSP port of the fantastic strategy RPGTactics Ogreto the Japanese games press. This remake of the 1995 classic, now calledTactics Ogre: Wheel of Fortune,will come out on November 11th there, with the UMD version priced at 5,980 yen and the download about $10 cheaper. For us? Still no idea, but we know it’s coming to us from the official announcement last month....
Atari has announced that Test Drive Unlimited 2, its open-world racing title for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, will hit shelves on September 21. It’s also announced a slew of pre-order items, different depending on where you purchase the game. Just to make things really confusing, of course. I’m rocking the copy-paste job with info straight from Atari after the jump, because I’m getting tired just thinking about making such a hard decision....
Every sinceColette comparedSquare Enix’s0 Day Attack on EarthtoEarth Defense Force 2017, I have been freakishly interested in the shmup. Quite frankly, I suck at the genre, but even that discouraging fact isn’t enough to dissuade me. Perhaps the game’s new TGS-flavored trailer is expertly cut to make0 Day Attack on Earthseem playable for unskilled individuals such as myself in order to trick us into surrendering our wallets. Perhaps not. Whatever the case may be, the footage shown looks epic for all the right reasons....
You can be forgiven for glancing atShinobidoand presuming it to be aTenchuknock-off. After you stop raging and consider it looks kind of neat, you may do a quick Google search and discover it’s made by the same developer, Acquire. The game is being promoted as a hybrid of our favorite ninja stealth series and Acquire’s other flagship series,Way of the Samurai. Among the other PS Vita titles,Shinobido 2: Tales of the Ninjastands out due to its clever use of the system’s touch functionality and its Muromachi-era Japan setting....
Christmas in Hell looks like a fun time for everybody! Satan sure does love to spread the holiday cheer! Anthony talked about theAvatarfilm,Badman! 2will include the original,Mass EffectAchievements have been revealed, Lenard Nimoy has a voice role inStar Trek Online, an 8-bit version ofDark Voidis coming to the DSi and more happened on 12/22/09. Destructoid Originals:Interview: Razer’s president Robert KrakoffPodtoid 130 will probably be less fun than Podtoid 129Why ‘Avatar’ didn’t change anything for gamersOur horrifying Dante’s Inferno ornament arrivesCommunity:Gamers broke records, some didn’t careLove/Hate: Casual gamingCommunity blogs of 12/22/09Forum of the day:Avatar film discussion...
Greetings, viewers! We’re back from the weekend with a hangover and a handful of news for ya! Now that Hamza “Harry” Aziz is back from terrorizing those poor Japanese women, we’ve been blessed with our remaining news from theTokyo Game Show. We learned that the PS Vita will beregion-free, won’t have nearly as manypesky firmware updatesas the PS3, may have expensivememory cards, and will have anoptional external batteryavailable sometime next Spring....
InIGN’s reviewof the PlayStation 3 card-based titleThe Eye of Judgement, they note that the camera-based card detection can actually be fooled, which may enable a type of cheating. The game has a cheat-proof registering function, which forces players to pre-register their decks by scanning each card before games to prevent “under the table” card switching action. This is a good measure, but they didn’t factor in that someone might try to copy “good” cards....
Hothead Games sent over a bunch of character bios on the people you’ll meet in the upcoming sequel toDeathSpank, subtitledThongs of Virtue. These are both folks you’ll help and enemies that you’ll dispense hot, foamy justice to. Santa seems like a pretty big deal (literally) but my favorite is General Snugglewugglepants for obvious reasons. Those being that he’s a General and his last name is Snugglewugglepants. Obviously. God, I lovedDeathSpank.While I can understand some people being a bit miffed that a sequel is coming so soon after the original, I couldn’t be happier....
Just when you thought the high-def format war was nearing an end, something like this happens: Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation announced that they will release their DVD titles exclusively on HD DVD. Movies Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment Including Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Animation SKG, DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films to be Released Exclusively in HD DVD. If you were planning on getting the Blu-ray version ofTransformers,Shrek the Third, orBlades of Glory, then this news has got to sting....
Do you guys say “raddest” or “most rad?” Man, college was a nightmare, huh? –Oh, right, I didn’t go. Boy, was I mistaken — instead of languishing at acting school with boys taking their clothes off and crying in class while teachers dredged up all of ourDaddy Issues, I could have been getting fat, coloring on people’s faces with Sharpie, and possibly learning things if I was the boring type who didn’t have a social life rife with “gray rape“, Natural Ice, and cream-filled water balloons....
Whenrumors like this are true, it makes me happy: MTV Games and Harmonix have revealed today that Mötley Crüe’s albumDr. Feelgoodwill hit theRock BandMusic Store next week. The full album will cost $15.99 (1280 MS Points), with individual tracks running the usual $1.99 (160 MS Points). The full album contains 10 tracks: “Dr. Feelgood”2. “Slice of Your Pie”3. “Rattlesnake Shake”4. “Kickstart My Heart”5. “Without You”6. “Same Ol’ Situation (S....
