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If you, too, have fallen prey to the addictiveness that isMy Life as a King, you may be interested to know that Square-Enix has just launched a new website called Everyone’s Kingdom. It offers you special downloads and the ability to send messages to the developers, and allows you to play a mini-game where you explore the world ofMy Life as a Kingfrom an adventurer’s point of view. It’s free to register and play, and it looks like this would be an ideal place to keep an eye open for updates and goodies....

As promised, the first of seven new episodes of the fantasticStreet Fighter: The Later Yearswas released today. It sucks knowing that the series will be over soon, but until then, we’re just going to have to enjoy it while we can. And what better way to bring back the series by having Chun-Li and Bison fight! With plungers!Also, Balrog is a pervert.[ViaTeta’s CBlog] As promised, the first of seven new episodes of the fantasticStreet Fighter: The Later Yearswas released today....

[For herMonthly Musing, Elsa discusses the enjoyable difficulties that you can only get in an online multiplayer environment. Promotions are continuing throughout the month, so go ahead andwrite up a blogon our topic while you still have time. — JRo] I’m a huge fan of online FPS games. One of the reasons I love online gaming is that there is always a challenge. There is always someone out there who’s better than me… always someone who will kill me, win the game, or provide a challenge....

[For today’sMonthly Musingblog, Vali tells us why, contrary to popular opinion, he foundSuper Mario Galaxy 2to be too easy, why he thinks others found it too difficult, and what tweaks he would make to the game to bring it to a place he believes everyone would be happy with. We’re promoting blogs all month on this month’s topic — if you want the chance to see your blog on the front page, all you have to dois participate....

I wasn’t about to play this strange ceiling punching game in public with all those people watching. Nihon Kogakuin College’s crazy game display at TGS drew a crowd, but almost no one from the crowd was willing to step forward and actually play the thing. I guess some of the problem lies in the required motion to play. I guess that the only way to remedy ninjas crawling in your attic is to put a punching game on the end of a long stick and then use that to hit the ceiling, effectively knocking them out....

It hasn’t even been a month yet since its launch, but already Sony is talking about the success of thePlayStation 3 Slim, and believe me when I say success has been had. In the three weeks following its September 1 US release, the PS3 Slim has sold 1 million units worldwide. Wouldn’t you know it, after everyone from publishers to developers to consumers had been calling for a more affordable way to get in on the Sony gaming scene, and it finally happened, a bunch of people bought PS3s....

Next week on Tuesday, a tear in the fabric of the space-time continuum will open in my apartment, instantly flinging me into the future with no awareness that any time has passed. That’s the excuse I’m going to give the woman when she asks why I haven’t done any chores. “I’ve been playingMight & Magic: Clash of Heroes HDand you can’t make me quit,” just doesn’t have the same ring to it....

This afternoon, I braved the foggy streets of New York City today, making my way down to the W Hotel on the 39th Street to attend Konami’s holiday media event. One of the games on hand was the final build of the Xbox 360 version ofSilent Hill: Homecoming, set to ship later this month. I spent about forty minutes with the game’s opening area, what essentially played out like a tutorial level in a worn down hospital....

Gather round, little bots. Tonight I have for you a little known tale about the wretched bucket of experiences people fondly refer to as childhood. Visualize with me, if you will a girl of about 10: short for her age, long mousy brown hair, wearing a ridiculous sleeveless Tour de France shirt, uniform regulation gym shorts and lavender oversized glasses. She’s sitting in front of the television playingPhantasy Star 2for the first time, totally fascinated and absorbed by the characters she’s just been introduced to....

Today we launched Destructoid.TV! It’s a 24/7 channel that plays all of our latest videos from our video page. It’s in beta right now and we’ll add more content to it in the coming days. Take a look at it and let us know what you think! Get a ten minute taste ofThe Ballad of Gay Tony, check out our previews ofBioShock 2, Nintendo is coming out with a new DSi model, Eddie Riggs roadies for Dethklok and more awesome happened on 10/29/09....

Largely thanks to Konami and their pre-E3 press conference. They revealed a bunch of new stuff, includingZone of the Enders,Metal Gear SolidandSilent Hill HDcollections for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. We brought you a ton of previews for NGP titles, Nintendo revealed what the 3DS eShop will look like, I previewed Saints Row: The Third, the Windows 8 OS was revealed, The Witcher 2 was announced for the Xbox 360 and so much more happened on /6/2/11....

I really hope that there isn’t someone talking into your ear the entire time duringMirror’s Edge. This run through one of the levels by Nick was nice, but the guy telling you to keep running was really annoying. Really? Keep running? Away from the bad people? NO SH*T! Nick interviewsWWE’sRandy Orton, the new Monthly Musing theme has been announced, the Destructoid Community showed off their Halloween costumes, new contributor Ben PerLee previewed a bunch of XNA games, and plenty more happened on 11/03/08....

Sadly, it was announced today that Team Bondi, the guys behindL.A. Noire, will be shutting down their doors.L.A. Noirewas going to be released on PC later this year, so I haven’t even had a chance to play the game before the studio is closed! Hopefully Rockstar still releases the game on PC, or I’ll be a very sad gamer. Today we’ve got a new episode of Podtoid (which Jim claims is the most offensive one yet), a look atRagefor the PC, the iPod Touch is the most popular mobile gaming device, how you may win $100, some cool new trailers, and a review forDriver: San Francisco....