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LocoRoco Midnight Carnivalfor PlayStation Portable/PSPgo hits PlayStation Network next week, but Sony was nice enough to pass the goods to us a little early. While we have to wait until October 29 (when the digital-download-only games hits PSN) to give you our full review, we were given the greenlight to show off the first few areas of the game to give you a taste of what to expect.Gameplay is similar to the previous games, using the shoulder buttons to tilt the game’s world, navigating the LocoRoco’s through some wild, roller coaster-like environments....

After waiting in line for close to 20 minutes, I was only given five minutes withLinger in Shadowsat Tokyo Game Show. When I told the girl working the booth what I wanted to play (it was part of their 8-title PlayStation Network area), she looked at me funny, as if I was the first person to ask her all day. “Not game,” she said in forced English. “Just watch?” I nodded, because based on what I had heard aboutLinger in Shadows, I knew exactly what she was trying to communicate....

Namco Bandai just finished up a presentation for the foreign press (that’s us) that gave details on titles coming to the US in the near feature. As you heard earlier, the highlight of the presentation was the announcement ofTekken 6for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 in the Fall of 2009. For the first time ever, aTekkentitle will be playable at home in true1080p high definition. Also shown wasWe Ski and Snowboard, a Wii title that takes you to several ski resorts to pull off snow stunts....

A few years back, Eidos and A2M released a title for the PlayStation 2 calledGet on Da Mic. The heart of the game was in the right place, aKaraoke Revolutionfor those who would rather be David Banner than Christina Aguilera. But relatively low production values, shoddy speech recognition and little in the way of innovation (or fun) put the game into retail bargain bins in record time. Its 2009, and hip-hop as a genre has continued to grow and expand to markets and demographics beyond what anyone could have expected when DJ Hollywood spit his first rhyme in the early 70s....

You’re going to watch all 15 minutes of this video — trust me. Above is Pranav Mistry demonstrating his SixthSense technology, which has to be one of the greatest inventions ever. Basically, SixthSense brings all of the information stuck on your computer and the internet into the real world using very inexpensive and already available technologies. I don’t want to ruin the video by listing all the cool things it can do, but as an example you can look at a boarding pass for your flight and instantly know whether it is on time or delayed....

[Update: OK, I was just looking atMechaMonkey’s C Blogand thought this video should go here. So awesome. Happy 4th of July everyone!] Not too much happened today. It is the 4th of July holiday here in America so everyone is busy blowing stuff up, having BBQs, and getting drunk off their asses. Brad loves to flame,Samba de Amigois getting maracas, the firstStreet Fighter IVanime video is revealed and more happened on Friday at Destructoid....

Okay, first of all, there’s a hug button inA Boy and his Blob. Most of us already knew that, but I don’t think any of us were expecting it to be so cute. Jonathan Holmes’latest E3 09 videoalso showed us how great of an idea it is to watch two developers play other people’s games. We need more of this to happen. There are very narrow sidewalks inPrototype, Tweet My Gaming tweets your gaming, Brad talked to Turbine aboutEberron Unlimited, Jordan reviewed the new DLC forBurnout Paradise, Conrad took a look atTales of Monkey Islandand plenty more happened on 06/12/09....

I know the writerof this articlemeans well, and I am not going to ridicule him because of the title, no how matter how much I may be tempted to do so. He does make a strong point — finding youself suddenly jobless is a very real issue in the games industry. There are some great tips about how to keep on top of what your company is doing and if you need to watch your back....

Mistwalker’sThe Last Storyhas finally received a trailer after months of nothing but concept art and promises. Right off the bat, this intriguing Wii RPG is not quite what you will have expected. Cover systems? In my RPGs? Apparently so! There’s no traditional turn-based RPG’ing in this title, it would seem, as real-time combat takes center stage. It’s very different from what I had imagined, but this debut footage looks pretty damn promising nonetheless....

It’s been a while since we last heard from the crew atDisappointed People, hasn’t it? If you don’t remember, Disappointed People is a sketch comedy group that have been featured on Destructoid several times in the past. I first took notice of them when they didthis Russell Crowe skit(high-five if you understand the joke) and have featured all of their videogame related sketches since then. DP took a little break last year, but now they’re back and set to make many more videos....

Every true gamer is aware of who Sephiroth is. Even if they don’t explicitly know him, they knowofhim. The silver-haired, katana-wielding antagonist ofFinal Fantasy VII, the notorious One Winged Angel has been a measuring stick of videogame villainy since he first burned Nibelheim to the ground over ten years ago. Although he was killed at the end ofFinal Fantasy VII, Shinra’s infamous soldier was far from dead. Square-Enix has seen to that....

His name was Tom Morello. Following those off-screen pictures of (what looks to be)Halo: Reachthat spread across the Internet this afternoon, 1UPstumbled acrossa bunch ofDishwasher: Dead Samurai 2images that have been leaked as well. While nothing is confirmed yet and I’m obligated to say so, theDishwasherwas surely popular enough to warrant a sequel and these pictures look like the real deal. As far as I can tell, there’s going to be a sidekick cat in what may or may not be Mr....

Special editions for brand new videogames without a proven pedigree. I’ve ranted on thearrogance of such a thingbefore, but nevertheless, it’s getting more and more common so we’ll have to deal with it. Still, theMetro 2033special edition isn’t overly ridiculous, so at least there’s that going for it. UK retailer GAME has revealed the special edition in all its glory, detailing the in-game special shotgun, the fancy embossed box, and the artwork postcard set commissioned by novelist andMetro 2033creator Dmitry Glukhovski....