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Xbox 360 and PC owners are thrilled that Croteam have decided to bring an updated version of their first person shooter,Serious Sam, to the platforms. PlayStation 3 owners may be scratching their heads though — where’s the love? According to Croteam’s CEO Roman Ribaric, the plan was always to bringSerious Sam HDto PlayStation Network. But when the small developer couldn’t get the financial support to develop the PlayStation 3 version alongside the PC and 360 games, it decided to hold off....

I was a Sega kid growing up. It’s not like I didn’t have Nintendo systems, it’s just that the Sega systems appealed to me more. One of my favorite game series of the Sega Genesis days was the[big surprise here]strategy role-playingShining Forceseries from Sega. And now we hear that the series is making a comeback on the DS. Shining Force Featheris the name of the newest game, currently set for a 2009 release in Japan....

Our inbox has been absolutely inundated with hot videos showing PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES in VIDEOGAMES! Because of course, we’re not all sick to death of hearing the names “Obama” and “Palin” over and over again. Oh, and that other guy who nobody cares about because he’s just an old white guy. God, it’s always sofreshandexcitingto find out what those wacky gamers have put Obama in next. You never know what game he’ll pop up in, and it’s always sohilariousto see the same generic black man in a suit that has been cobbled together using character creation tools....

Better late than never, eh? The gods of streaming internet video were not cooperating when we ranour review ofSilent Hill: Shattered Memoriesyesterday. But it’s up now, both in the review, and right there above, for your convenience. Those that sawour Ten Minute Tasteof the game and wanted a bit more will surely find what they’re looking for in our video review. I show a bit of exploration gameplay, puzzle solving, and cinema elements off, all while taking care not to spoil anything....

Those who enjoy panicking about hardcore games being “dumbed down” for the kids will not get what they’re looking for withThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, as Bethesda says it can happily make the game as intricate as it likes without fear of failure. “We want to remove confusion, that’s what I’d say,” lead designer Todd Howard told Gamasutra. “As opposed to making it more accessible, we’d like to remove confusion for anyone who’s playing....

Those at PAX will be lucky enough to see Sony’sMassive Action Gamein all its glory, with a full 256-player session scheduled for tomorrow night. However, the publisher does not want the rest of us sadsacks to miss out, and will be using Twitter to give outMAGbeta codes all day today. The way it works is quite simple. Sony will be Tweeting questions onits Sony PlayStation accountand the first six followers to answer correctly will get a code sent their way....

While Dale may think thatForza Motorsport 3is one of the best racing games ever made, it’s not a game where buildings explode. Or planes crash. Or cars flip over on top of one another before exploding and going head-first towards an oil tanker that then explodes and takes out six other cars. Split/Second, on the other hand, is. That’s the reason why I’ve got my eye on this game, designed by the same folks who designed the hella solid racer,Pure....

Yesterdaywe pointed you to some information on GoNintendo on the Wii RPGFinal Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. It seems that EGM ran a rumor that the title was canceled. Square Enix caught wind of this and told GoNintendo to expect a statement soon, and that it was not canceled. Today they have the exclusive on this title, which Square Enix says they “have every intention of releasing.” The following is a statement from Sonia Im, Senior Public Relations Manager of Square Enix:...

Today is a big day forRetro City Rampage. Vblank Entertainment raised the curtain on the game’s soundtrack with a new ten-minute video featuring better looks at some of its parodies likeMetal GearandTMNT. The design of fake Snake is, unsurprisingly, spot on. This video is set to ten excellent tunes from the soundtrack, which is composed by three highly talented musicians: virt (Jake Kaufman), Norrin Radd (Matt Creamer) and Freaky DNA (Leonard Paul)....

The Battle of Chi Bi was a famous historical battle in Sanguo Era China, upon whichDynasty Warriorsis based. The Battle of Chibi would be that battle, only involving these cute, bobbleheaded little freaks. I snapped a shot of these at the dominating Koei booth in the second hall of the Tokyo Game Show, and I want all of them. Mikey Foley of Koei’s UK department tells me he’s trying to get some for this month’s London Expo, but no promises....

Here’s Kaz Hirai’s Sony Keynote speech, filtered down to only the bullet points: Good vibrations:You may have heardabout the new DualShock 3 controller, which basically adds rumble to the PS3 SIXAXIS controller. Kaz says that they originally didn’t mess with rumble because they felt it would be too difficult to add that functionality, but they’ve since been able to overcome those problems. They didn’t change the design of the controller because they feel that it has worked great so far for the 300 million DualShock users out there....

Every day this week, we here at Destructoid are revealing one of the five nominees for Game of the Year 2009, with the winner being announced next Monday (12/21). What game will take the crown this year? A multiplayer zombie apocalypse extravaganza.A magnificent, thrilling around-the-world adventure.A classic, perfectly designed platformer. Those are the three games that have already been nominated for Destructoid Game of the Year 2009. What will the fourth be?...

We’re giving away some Critter Cruncher goodness and all you have to do to win the prizes is take pictures of yourself barfing. Find out the full detailshere. We reviewedThexder Neo, Ben checked outLEGO Universe, we’re giving away a PS3, CES expands its gaming showcase, theBayonettaposters are totally hot,Modern Warfare 2gets a third-person view, a newBioShock 2trailer was released and more wicked awesome stuff happened on 10/26/09. Destructoid Originals:THQ sends me tickets to ride Metro 2033Exclusive: Unearth rocks music games in new music videoNew releases: Forza 3, DJ Hero, GTA: Gay Tony and moreNothing is sacred: killing God atop the Tower of Heavendtunes Editor’s week day 6: Jonathan HolmesMonday Mind Teasers: Bloody Fun DayCommunity:Community blogs of 10/26/09Forum of the day:Why does everybody hate gamestop?...