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The Atari 2600 classicHaunted Houseis getting the makeover treatment, Atari has announced today. The title is being “re-imagined” for Wii, Xbox LIVE Arcade, and PC download. The title isn’t a direct port or really an upgrade, instead a 3D title that “pays homage” to the classic. It’s also a bit of a sequel — gamers play as the grandchildren of the original characters who were lost in the early-80s title, exploring the Graves Mansion and fending off otherworldly baddies....

Sony has said all along that the words “future proof” were etched into the PlayStation 3’s master plan from the onset, and judging by the complexity of the hardware, that case can certainly be argued. If you think that it will be enough to extend the competitive life of the console to around 10 years or so, well then, you are in good company. Speaking to Next-Gen, Codemasters’ CEO Rod Cousens echoed that sentiment:...

[Update:Winner is DaedHead8! Congrats! Thanks again to BeerayEcho! YOU RULE!] So DtoiderBeerayEchosent us an email yesterday letting us know he had an extra copy ofPortal 2for Steam and wanted to gift it to anyone on the Destructoid staff. We talked it over and got BeerayEcho’s blessing to give the game away to someone in the Destructoid community instead! We’re giving awayPortal 2and we’re going to keep the theme of giving to others going with this giveaway....

A criminal always blames something else for its own pathetic actions, and there are always people willing to help them do that. Such is the case that cop killer Devin Moore hasappealed a death sentenceby blaming his killing spree in the Fayette police station on childhood abuse andGrand Theft Auto. Such a typical and despicable tactic is offensive not only to gamers but to victims of childhood abuse who actually worked through it to become decent human beings, but the saddest part about Moore’s buck-passing is that a gaggle of morons are bound to lap it up and give credence to this scumbag’s attempts to shed accountability....

I’ve heard some pretty ridiculousness nonsense from people attempting to paint videogames in a bad light, but this is definitely in the top ten. Award-winning author Tom Keenanhas decided to useCuster’s Revenge, a 26-year old videogame, to talk about modern day gaming issues. Both British MP Keith Vaz and a Mayor of Boston aide have attempted to convince people that videogames allow players to virtually rape women (Vaz saying these games were on the PSP “or whatever it’s called”), and it seems that someone has finally found a title to support these wild claims — by digging back two decades and then some:...

THQ has announced that the considerably epicDarksiderswill be making its way to the PC this Summer. Previously available on the PS3 and Xbox 360, fans of keyboards and clickery will be able to step into War’s oversized boots in the near future. Hooray! No price has been given yet, but the game is slated to arrive in June. THQ says that Vigil has optimized the game for PC, so you can expect it to look pretty damn sexy when it finally arrives....

Game Informer‘s July cover has been revealed, and it shows the first teaser image forDarksiders II.The sequel to Vigil’srather excellent action gamewill star Death, with War taking a vacation after his last adventure. Darksiders IIis aiming to be a deeper experience, with NPC interaction and a detailed loot system. Seems they’ll be bringing in a lot more RPG elements this time around, which I certainly won’t say no to. The observant among you will note that Death looks like atotal badass, and that this is awesome news....

The infamous president of Silicon Knights, Denis Dyack, has been courting controversy for a while, ever since his first temper tantrum overToo Human. He’s blamed everyone and everything for his upcoming game’s failings, sued Epic, and placed bets with NeoGAF forum members. Is he controversial? We can think of a few other C-words to describe him (kidding, Mr. Dyack, sir). “I’ve been told that I’m controversial so often, I guess it’s true,” Dyackhas stated, with what one can only assume was a smug air of faux nonchalance....

[WatchPart 0: The welcome moviefirst!] Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Destructoid LIVE! Filmed in front of a wild and stupendously loud audience at PAX Prime 2010, this panel extravaganza contains all the fun, frolics and male nudity that you’ve come to expect from gaming’s most shameless indie blog. In this first installment of the show, we introduce the panelists and make some HOT Destructoid announcements. We’ll have Part Two a little later today, and the rest of the panel throughout the week....

[For our first promoted blog for last week’s Digital Distribution topic, pedrovay2003 breaks down, by platform, the reasons he isn’t a fan of non-physical media. Want to see your own blog on the front page? Write a blog for this week’s current topic, Downloadables! — JRo] I haven’t been shy about showing my feelings for digital distribution on Destructoid. I think that most of the time, it sucks. Digital distribution is killing gaming, and people don’t — and probablywon’t— realize that for a long time....

One of the big things that’s happening at gamescom right now, aside from all the announcements, is theDota 2tournament being run by Valve. It’s also the first chance gamers have to get a glimpse of the game in action, whilst it’s being played by some top teams for the chance at the $1 million first-place prize. The whole tournament kicked off today with the group stage, with some matches being streamed from theDota 2website but one crafty player recorded part of the setup stage of his match and some early footage of the actual game....

During its first quarter 2010-11 earnings call, Ubisoft brought some sensible news:Driver: San Franciscois being pushed back into early 2011. Citing the “competitive market at Christmas” as the reason for the delay, the game is now on track for release between January and March. Really, it makes a lot of sense. Maybe I’m out of line here, but it doesn’t seem likeDriverhas the same pull as many of the November- and December-bound sequels to popular franchises that’ll be hitting around its (now old) launch date....

No Apparent Reason Parties, NARPs for short, are a long standing tradition here at Destructoid. NARPs are parties hosted by Dtoiders for Dtoiders and everyone is welcome to attend a party. It’s about playing games and interacting with other people all in the name of having a good time. NARPs, NARPs, NARPs! There’s a bunch going down for the month of May. From San Francisco to Australia and everywhere in between, community members like you are getting meeting up in person to have fun times....