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Last year’sShankwas a gleeful journey of violence and bad-ass-itude, wrapped in wonderful, hand-drawn animation. Realizing that gamers really liked stabbing baddies in the gut, developer Klei Entertainment is gracing us with a second installment, aptly namedShank 2. Let’s ignore the unenthusiastic line reading in the trailer and the unnecessary plot details of Shank being forced to protect those dear to him in order to focus on the return of what made the first game great: the old ultra-violence, which seems to be back with a vengeance....

Many of you have long been enjoyingWorld in Conflicton the PC. Well, it’s now time for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 owners to get a taste of this World War real time strategy game. This isn’t going to be an exact straight port however as there is going to be some new content appearing in the console versions. So how does an RTS even work on controller and how well did the game transfer from the PC to the consoles?...

One of the main sore points aboutSonic Unleashedwas The Werehog, a new alter ego for Sonic that helped to represent everything that is wrong with Sonic Team’s continued abuse of Sega’s once-loved mascot. Naturally, since most people hated it, Sonic Teamhas suggestedthat The Werehog could return, continuing the studio’s commitment to making everybody sad. “In principle, I think that the users are always right,” statesSonic and the Black Knightdirector Tetsu Katano....

First, let’s start with “Step your game up.” I’ve never been a fan of slogans that tell you to do something. It sounds so bossy. This tagline comes from the PSP version of Kevin Butler, a 12-year-old PSP fanboy named Marcus Rivers. More interesting than the bossy tagline is the trademark application for “Playview.” This was registered for more than just videogame software. The filing says that it can be used for retail services with respect to games, proving information about them....

If you want a nice little break from your day, sit back and enjoy these couple of music videos shared by Square Enix Japan’s YouTube channel. In Japan, Square Enix has a really cool series of remix CDs out, called theSQseries. The third of the series,More SQ, was just released today here in Japan, and like the other two it’s packed with really, really fantastic music. Most of this stuff is really outlandish, creative covers ofFinal Fantasytunes....

Tower defense games will never get old. Especially if developers like Rough Cookie keep reinventing the wheel. A few weeks ago, we brought you a trailer forStar Defense, an iPhone tower defense title. Now, we bring you another trailer. And better details.Star Defenseis a 3D tower defense title where you defend planets from alien attack. Simple enough. But here’s the deal (and the screens give you a better indication): attacks come in planet-sized waves....

Another day, another study about violence in videogames. Thelatest researchcomes courtesy of the University of Luxemburg, where it has been decided by Professor Obvious that violent videogame commercials are more memorable than non-violent ones. Y’think? MIT’s Technology Reviewreports on the findings: [Researchers] developed a simple racing game called AdRacer … A player drives around a virtual course and scores points by hitting targets along the way — as she drives, unobtrusive graphical ads are displayed as billboard graphics … while a camera records her eye movements....

In part two of ourtalk with Suda51, we discussShadows of the Damned, and what makes it different from his other games. There is a lot of stuff here that even the most die hard Suda fan probably isn’t aware of. For instance, did you know thatShadows of the Damnedwas inspired by the Jim Jarmusch filmStranger than Paradise? Didn’t think so. We also talk a bit about Suda51, and his partner onShadows of the Damned, Shinji Mikami....

It would take a lot to top the originalSuper Mario Galaxy. After all, that game set the standards of what the Wii is capable of doing with both graphics and gameplay. For Nintendo to make a game that was that good from the ground up would be silly. Thus, it’s pretty easy to see why they would just build on theGalaxymotif withSuper Mario Galaxy 2. Now, if you sawNick’s hands-onwith the game just last month, you know that there are some new additions to it, especially in regards to Yoshi....

Last nightWorkmanandSummawere in top form, hitting the bars and mingling with the classy types all around Austin, Texas. We hit up just about every cool party imaginable and ended up hanging out with the likes ofLuke Wilson,Morgan Spurlock,Kevin Rose,Patrick Norton,Zach Selwyn(from G4),Chris Goreand some other cool peeps from G4 and people we probably didn’t recognize — there was even a local Paris Hilton look-a-like. While it was a long rainy night here in Austin, it was pretty much a whole lotta awesome that we’re just now trying to recover from....

Dude, bro — I’m not so sure about thisEchochromegame. It’s totally trippy. It’s like one of those drawings by that rapper dude who also does those posters I had hanging on my wall in college — what’s his name? M.C. Escher? Seriously, man, I’ve been twisting my mind around this game since Sony first revealed it at this year’s E3. And to make matters even worse, bro, they’re saying it’s going to be out on both the PlayStation Portable and the PlayStation Network....

Queen’s Bladeis an anime where one of the characters in the series has a acidic long-ranged nipple lactation attack. If that doesn’t make you want to watchthe show, then nothing will! Jim reviewed a clock, Dale checked out theFinal Fantasy XIIIdemo, EA shows us what they’re planning for E3, Bethesda picks upWET,Uncharted 2is getting multiplayer and plenty more happened on 04/24/09. Destructoid Originals:RetroforceGO! Episode 87: Earthbound with Aaron LindeIndie Nation #58: IgneousFriday Night Fights: Surviving Left 4 Dead editionFanboy Friday: Sandwich Fee EditionArt Attack Friday: Togail...

This poor elf shares the same sentiment we’ve all felt at some point in our lives. I mean, who really wants to be Obama’s Elf? No one, that’s who. Hearing the pain in his voice as he longs to be something else truly tears me up inside. We’ll get you out of there soon enough Obama’s Elf. Until then, you hang in there and sing your damn heart out. A stunning gameplay video for a canceledAvengersgame surfaced,DC Universe Onlineis going free-to-play, the ESRB makesSkyrimsound evenmoreawesome and lots of other exciting things happened on 9/19/11....