The Daily Hotness: Dust to dust

So yeah.From Dustlooks pretty amazing. Hard to believe this is going to be a downloadable title too! Nick reviewedComic Jumper, we checked outBlack Opswith 3D, NYCC is going to have some good games, the Edge troll gets served finally,Fist of the North Starwill be more violent State side and more happened on 10/05/10. Destructoid Originals:Exclusive: Comic Jumper ventures off to spaceReviews:Review: Comic JumperReview: NBA Jam (Wii)Previews:Preview: Call of Duty: Black Ops in 3DImpressions: Fighters UncagedHands-on: Hard Corps: UprisingHands-on: Rush’n Attack: Ex-PatriotContests:Win Enslaved artwork and other goodies!...

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Zachary Grant

The Daily Hotness: Nurse of pain

I still can’t get over how amazing theSilent HillNursecosplay stuff is. So detailed and freaky looking! The new FNF tournament approaches, Jim shows us whyAliensgames are so good, Nick reviewedPunch-Out!!, Atlus invaded our Community Blogs,Tatsunoko vs. Capcomis confirmed for an American release and plenty more happened on 05/18/09. Destructoid Originals:The Podcastle records tomorrow for God’s sakeNew releases: Bionic Commando, Punch-Out!! and moreWTF is this contest concludes, a new FNF tournament loomsPodtoid 100 redux records tonightGame over, man: Why are Aliens games so good?...

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Misty Atkins

The Daily Hotness: The T-Virus in snack form!

I would gladly eat anything called Biohazard if it was handed to me. I don’t care if it makes my skin get all itchy and causes me to have an appetite for brains. Resident Evil 5is still scary, Chad thugs out with the new50 Centgame, there is now aPortalbar, even more holiday cards are sent to us, and plenty more happened on 12/22/08. Monday Regulars:Wii Shop releases:Tiki Towers, Fun! Fun!...

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Tyler Sanchez

The Daily Hotness: “He punched out all my blood!” (08/19/08)

Greatest “Meet the” video yet. We preview the first 15 minutes ofCastle Crashers, theGodfathersequel has made Rev sad, Dyson reviewedBionic Commando: Rearmed,BioShockis coming this October for the PS3,Dead Risingfor the Wii looks like crap, and plenty more happened on Tuesday. Tuesday Regulars:Games time forgot:The ShipRetRose Tinted:Blaster MasterGame Debate to the Death!ExcitebikeVSPunch-Out!! Original Features:Exclusive: The first 15 minutes of The Behemoth’sCastle CrashersBREAKING: Jon Blow wearing maroon colored T-shirt right now!The Hulk Hogan clan vs....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Deborah Nelson

The GHost’s big Destructoid card wrap-up extravaganza!

[Editor’s note: The GHost rocks. — CTZ] For those of you that have been blissfully unawares: I’ve been a busy little bee lately, cranking out Destructoid cards as if Ron Workman himself was standing behind me threatening to get his fellow Mexicans (re:Knives) to shank me. However, all things must come to an end eventually, and I find myself leaving the country for the rest of the summer, so this post is two things:...

July 5, 2025 · 8 min · 1555 words · Wanda Gonzalez

The Halo 3 Brute documentary

Bungie just released a documentary about the Brutes inHalo 3upon Xbox Live, but you can watch it here, now! Yeah I know, usually I don’t care about Brutes either, but I guess this is a good opportunity to get a first idea about how this game will look. Nice inside look Bungie, keep these vids coming.

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 56 words · Tracey Wolf MD

Things that rule: The new line of Meat Bun shirts

I told myself I’d never buy another t-shirt over the Internet. They never end up fitting quite right, and even when they miraculously do, a few weeks and rinse cycles later, they’re too small. And yet, here we are again, presented with the new “Wizards ‘n Warriors” line of Meat Bun shirts. How am I supposed to resist this stuff? Above is just a sampling of the fresh wares — make sure to check out the pixel-art-ladenonline store frontfor the complete line-up....

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Brianna Farmer

THQ and Marvel announce Super Hero Squad videogame

THQ and Marvel Entertainment have announced this morning that they’ve entered a multi-year agreement to create a videogame based on the kid-friendly Hasbro toy line, Super Hero Squad. Titles based on the franchise are being designed for current- and next-gen consoles, as well as handhelds and Windows PC in 2009. The Super Hero Squad toy line was introduced by Hasbro in 2007, and features super-deformed versions of popular Marvel heroes and villains....

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · William Holland

Top five healthcare systems in videogames

This week, King Barack Obama changed history by signing the Healthcare Reform Bill, a momentous occasion that has absolutelynothingto do with videogames. Facing a potential traffic magnet but lacking the potential to exploit it, we were faced with only one option: Make the Health Care Reform Bill link to videogames in some vague and tenuous fashion! Presenting for your enjoyment, thetop five healthcare systems in videogames! You see, it’s funny because it’s current affairs!...

July 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1260 words · Sandy Saunders

Twitter Friday: Win a copy of Space Invaders Extreme!

Ah,Twitter Friday, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways…. this week, we have two copies ofSpace Invaders Extremefor the Xbox 360 to give to you fine people for absolutely free. To win one, what you’re going to want to do is addDtoidas a friend on Twitter and watch for the announcement we are about to give a code away today. When we announce we have one to give, be the first to reply and say “I want it!...

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · Mia Jones

Ubisoft lists its PAX line-up, pre-order bonuses

Ubisoft has always seemed to have a large presence at PAX Prime, and that’s no different this year. I can already picture the hugeJust Dance 3stage. Here is a list of what the company will be bringing to Seattle this week across a few different booths (632, 622, 612, and 832): Beyond the games themselves, special pre-order bonuses will be offered at PAX as well. Finally, there’s a panel which you might want to attend....

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Kelsey Warren

Vigil explains Darksiders enemy Wicked K’s origin

Skulls, sinew, and pieces of bone are commonplace inDarksiders, a game made for those into bothZeldaand Hot Topic. But did you know that a top hat, a monocle, and a cane make appearances as well? Meet Wicked K, a skeletal ruffian who hides in several sections of the world map. “Enchanted to make your acquaintance, War!” Wicked K exclaims with a tip of his top hat and a small gentleman’s bow the first time War meets him....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Mercedes Wolfe

Visceral answers your Dead Space 2 questions

Dead Space 2executive producer Steve Papoutsis at Visceral Games wanted to know what people were looking for in the follow-up, andnow he’s answeredthe more intriguing questions to the best of his ability. No real plot spoilers, so you may relax. In reference to a question about a co-op system being implemented in the game, he says the team recognizes that there is “a big split” in the community on that issue, but doesn’t comment either way....

July 5, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Jodi Williams