The ESRB is back once again with another classic rating summary. This time,Heavy Rainis put through its paces with one of the more detailed content descriptors we’ve seen. With the amount of adult themes in Quantic Dream’s upcoming PS3 exclusive, there is a lot to write about. As usual, here’s the bit about sex. Always attempt to imagine the person writing this, and the clinical way in which they say the most ludicrous things:...
So, theGameStopStreet Fighter IVcompetitionis a wrap and you’re bummed that you couldn’t participate. (Jobs and family tend to get in the way of these things.) Don’t despair — Capcom is throwing another lively tournament. It’s not quite like the aforementioned GameStop tourney, but it’ll provide plenty of that Ken versus Ken action we’ve all come to love sinceStreet Fighter IV’srelease. And it’s only for Europe (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) and only on the Xbox 360....
I want to be jaded and scowl every time Square Enix makes some sort of announcement in regards toFinal Fantasy XIII, but I have to be honest with myself: ever since thatJapanese democame out and I got to watch some video of it I’ve been more or less drooling Pavlovian-style every time I hear the game’s name. I know it’ll be some time until I can go buy my own copy, but I still keep an eye on what’s going on with the Japanese release — after all, the sooner it comes out there the sooner we get it here, right?...
A while backI was surprised to tell you that a newFlatOutgame was coming out for the Wii. It looked pretty decent and I said as much. Then I promptly forgot about it as I’m sure all 19 of you that actually read the post did as well. Well, it.. uhhh.. came out a few days ago evidently. According to Amazon its only $19.99, which puts it firmly in the budget title bin on launch day....
Da Vinci has been kidnapped in the newAssassin’s Creed: Brotherhooddownloadable content and it’s up to Ezio to findCarlos FerroDa Vinci. The new content is out this week for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 for $9.99 and also includes two new gameplay modes, both ofwhich are detailed here. Ubisoft has provided us with ten DLC codes to give out for the Xbox 360 and to win a code, you’re going to need to simple hop on Twitter, follow us and Tweet out the following: Retweet and follow @assassinscreed & @Dtoid to win the #DaVinciDLC for the Xbox 360!...
MTV Games and Harmonix are making good on their album downloadable content promise, with next week’s Rock Band update being the Foo Fighters’ 1997 album,The Colour and the Shape. It’ll run you $19.99 (or 1600 MS Points) for all of the tracks, or $1.99 (160 MS Points) per song. The 11 tracks that join “Everlong” (already available on theRock Band 2disc) to complete the album are: “Doll,” “Monkey Wrench, “Hey, Johnny Park!...
Dead Spacehas been on shelves for over a month now. And if our relativelyglowing reviewof the title hasn’t sold you on Electronic Arts’ survival-horror/action splatter-fest, what are you waiting for? A demo? Wait no longer. EA has announced that it will be celebrating the holidays with a demo ofDead Spacehitting Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PlayStation Network tomorrow, November 25. (Europe can expect the demo on PSN this Thursday, November 27.)...
Good news,Forzafans — Turn 10 and Microsoft have confirmed with GameSpot thatForza Motorsport2will be receiving its first downloadable track this Friday! Bad news,Forzafans — It’s really expensive! Forza 2‘s 14th track, Twin Ring Motegi, will be available on October 26 for 600 Microsoft points. That’s $7.50 in human being money, and no, that’s not a typo. This single track — based off a real-world track designed by Honda in 1997 — is going to cost $7....
Man, we’ve had a nice run of quality freebies lately, have we not? Today’s isn’t a AAA smash-hit, but it’s still a neat little action platformer that’s worth checking out for the low, low price of bugger-all. Chop Chop Ninjastill needs some visual polish to look good on a retina display, but hopefully that’s coming soon, and you might as well get it today so you’ll have it when the required update hits....
I suppose a great way to sell magazines would be to make wild claims on your cover about sequels to blockbuster games. It seems that’s whatGameProdid, when they decided to put “Gears of War 2” right underneath the words “special report” on the cover of their next magazine. Images of the cover appeared on the Internet a few days ago, causing wild speculation and unnecessary excitement about an impending announcement. In apost on the official Epic Games forums, President Mark Rein calls the long-running videogame magazine out....
For this edition of Games of the Week, I’ve brought yet another Fry & Laurie sketch from the vaults for your own sordid entertainment. This particular video takes a look at the privatization of Britain’s police force. It was ahead of its time, and I still feel it will turn out very true indeed. Video provided post-jump. As always, the Destructoid staff played more videogames than was healthy, and you can hit the jump for that as well....
Back in 1989, a few years after the U.S. release of the Nintendo Entertainment System,“The Wizard”hit the silver screen throughout the nation. I’m sure that some of you already have seen the flick and know everything there is to know about it, but apparently some of us lived under a rock and completely overlooked this film during our childhood… I was one of those people. A buddy of mine from work talked about this movie and about how it was his favorite when he was a kid....
Harmonix and MTV Games have taken the week of GDC to premiere and drop some of the final details on the upcomingGreen Day: Rock Band, which is set to his shelves on June 8. From the looks of things, Green Day is getting a similar treatment to The Beatles, with a game that includes many of the same features. Three part harmonies have made the cut, and players can unlock 100 collectibles images and 40 minutes of rare video and performances as they work through Green Day’s 20-plus-year career....
