These things will kill you in Dark Souls

Namco Bandai has released this gorgeous trailer forDark Souls, focused on some of the baddest enemies the game has to offer. I have faced against some of the beasts seen here as I play the game for review and, while I’m not at liberty to discuss any particulars at this time, they do all lookreally threatening, don’t they? Dark Soulsreleases on PS3 and Xbox 360 October 4th, in case you’ve forgotten....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Megan Morris

THIS! IS! SPARTA! I MEAN VEGAS … This is Vegas, actually

“Open World, Lifestyle Action Experience Allows Players to Fight, Gamble, Drive and Party in the World’s Most Decadent City,” is how Midway chooses to introduce the world to a new game it is working on calledThis is Vegas. In this new game, you can live out your fantasies, if your fantasies include losing all your money and punching a man in the face. I know that’s always been my dream....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 579 words · Debbie Valencia

Those About to Die: PENGUINS

[It’s time for anotherMonthly Musing— the monthly community blog theme that provides readers with a chance to get their articles and discussions printed on the frontpage. — CTZ] Chirp! Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!BWEH! BWEH! BWEHHH! We’ve all heard the distinct wail of the videogame penguin; the shrill siren’s call that drives players to lunacy. I was out saving the Kingdom one land at a time when I stumbled across a remote settlement....

July 15, 2025 · 4 min · 691 words · Crystal Burns

Uncharted 3 looks set to get an online pass

It looks like Sony has fully embraced the seedy world of online passes, with news thatUncharted 3: Drake’s Deceptionwill follow inResistance 3‘s footsteps and require a code to be input before multiplayer access is granted. Classy. According to Sony Spain’s Juan Jiménez, the online pass will feature as part of a bid to tackle piracy, because of course Sony’s efforts to fight piracy have always ended well, andneveraffect honest paying customers, right?...

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Amy Gardner

Virtual reality medical advancements

No, hospitals aren’t ripping off the gameTrauma Center, they’ve actually been working on these medical projects for at least a decade: Scientists have created a computer program that’s able to turn medical images into a full dimensional view of a patient’s body — inside and out. The CAVEman (it’s rendered in a virtual reality room known as a CAVE) will provide not only a three-dimensional view of a body and its organs but also show systems in motion, such as the beating of a heart....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Christopher Thomas

Watch the NHL 10 international cover athletes do their thing

Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks will be on the cover ofNHL 10— but not in all regions. EA Sports’NHLseries will,once again, feature country-specific covers for certain European nations, since hockey is such a global sport. The trailer after the jump announces the international covers (the covers will only be different in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Switzerland). In Sweden, the Washington Capitals’ Nicklas Bäckström will be on the cover. The other Scandinavian country to get a special cover is Finland, where Mikko Koivu, the captain of the Minnesota Wild, will be the man on the box....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Sara Hurley

We’re giving away 1,000 Blur beta codes for the Xbox 360!

Yeah, you read that title right. We have 1,000Blurbeta codes to give out over the course of this week. This is the beta for the Xbox 360 versionofBlurand will feature 20-player multiplayer, 50 vehicles and a small taste of the tacks and modes that will be featured in the final game. Today, we’re only handing out 100 of the codes to commenters1-10, 30-39, 80-89, 110-119, 201-210, 250-259, 290-299, 310-119, 400-409, and 491-500on this post....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Laurie Schmidt

Wheelman dev diary has motorcycles and crazy physics

It’s funny. For the last few months, we’ve been receiving media alerts from Midway forWheelman. Without skipping a beat, Ubisoft have resumed the press blitz for Vin Diesel’s latest “cinematic thrill ride” of a videogame. Who knew thispublishing partnership stuffwould be such a smooth transition?The above vid is apromotionaldeveloper diary. In it, soft-spoken lead mission designer Mark Thompson walks viewers through a mission inWheelmancalled “Recover the documents.” The level features an epic motorcycle chase in “underground” Barcelena, a place without fast food joints....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Tina Marshall

Why did Two Worlds suck so bad? Developer tries to explain

Two Worldswas horrible and I’m not about to pull any punches when talking about it. It’s one of a handful of games that I could not bear to play for more than half an hour, I simply couldn’t stand it. The framerate was a joke, the combat pathetic, the dialog not even good enough to be laughable and the overall experience somewhat akin to a molestation. Inan interview withOXM,developer Reality Pump attempted to justify its epic failure, claiming that it was their first console game and the team got overexcited:...

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Deborah Boyd

Wii gets streaming media with Wii Media Center X

Here’s something you might not know about me, kids — while I’ve had an Xbox for four years, I’ve only ever owned five games for the system, three of which I bought expressly for the purpose ofBargain Bin Ladenwrite-ups. Why? Xbox Media Center, fools! Pumping porn from one end of my house to the other with relative ease simply took priority. Using a home console as a media center has taken front seat with this new generation of hardware for a reason: it rocks....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 265 words · Luke Hall

Wii U not getting price or launch date until 2012

Nintendo has claimed that it will not slap a date or price on the Wii U until next year, stating that the system is still very much in development and the company is not ready to make a commitment. “Since the Wii U we showed you at the E3 show in June was still in the development phase without very specific proposals on the software titles,” said boss-face Satoru Iwata, “we are going to announce the release date and the price next year when we are able to explain the specific proposals....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Jennifer Wilson

Will Valve unveil Dota 2 at gamescom or not?

There have been plenty of rumors and bits of information aboutDota 2making an appearance at gamescom in the past week and beyond. Between Valve’s hints at the upcoming title here and there, its presence at gamescom, and talk from the world’s topDotAplayers about a gamescomDota 2tournament, it sure sounds like the game will make a showing at the Cologne gaming event. But rumors abound on everything Valve does, and rumors are just that: rumors....

July 15, 2025 · 5 min · 1024 words · Thomas Campbell

Win the Lord of the Rings Online Collector’s Edition

Sure does look pretty, doesn’t it?Lord of the Rings Onlinecelebrates its 2nd anniversary tomorrow, and what better way can you show your love of all things Middle-Earth than with a brand spanking new copy of the gorgeous Collector’s Edition of the game? Destructoid will have more information about how Turbine plans to celebrate coming your way very soon, but in the meantime, how’d you like to win one of these beauties?...

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Paul Williams