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TheFinal Fantasy XIII-2train has been chugging since January when it announced its existence to the world with alogo, a screenshot, and ateaser trailer. Ever since then there’s beenmoreandmore screenshots, all of which are very pretty, but we all know that it means squat unless it’s backed up withsubstance. However, opinions among the Destructoid staff over time have varied — from Hamza’scautious previewa few months back, to ecstatic Dale’shighlights from TGS....

Week two of the DSi WiiWare update brings usDr. Mario Express(1 player, 500 Nintendo DSi Points), which is — as you would expect — just likeDr. Mario. The game features the classic mode, with the aim to score the most points, and Vs. CPU mode. What the game lacks is its biggest strength — multiplayer. More digital magic tricks hit the shop today, withMaster of Illusion Express: Deep Psyche(1 player, 200 Nintendo DSi Points)....

Fans of cars driving in countless circles will get to see the racecar’s debut on Sunday, August 12th at Watkins Glen International in New York, and again at the Dover International Speedway in Delaware on September 23rd. The Watkins Glen race will be on ESPN at 1 p.m., so those who would like to maybe see the car for a few minutes before switching back to video gaming can. Nintendo will have a Nintendo Street Team at upcoming NASCAR events, letting redneck families get their hands onthat there game tape system they saw at the Wal-Marts....

How long has it been since someone last talked about Microsoft’s upcoming Natal? Too long!VideoGamer has keptthe conversation alive by having a discussion withHalo 3: ODSTproducer Alex Cutting about whereHalois going to inevitably stand with the motion control tech. On the subject ofHalosupporting Natal, Cutting says “we are committing to only doing it when it makes sense. We are not going to produce a gimmicky feature that just takes advantage of motion controls when it doesn’t feel right....

For the past few weeks, a brand new Tingle game has been teasedviaFamitsuanda creepy teaser site. Well, that’s what we thought. Turns out that Link’s creepy, red-nosed counterpart is full of surprises, hiding not one, buttwobrand new games within his tight green spandex. A sequel toFreshly-Picked Tingle’s Rosy Rupeelandhas been announced, with Tingle now looking for love instead of money. It’ll be calledColor Changing Tingle’s Love Balloon Trip.With game names like this, how could anybodynotlove the creepy little midget?...

I have just stumbled back to my hotel room to find Ceark, Tactix, Suff0Cat and Rio McCarthy all playingMario Karton the DS, along with GuitarAtomik passed out in bed. Earlier in the evening, we all meet up at the Redwood Bar with nearly 40 to 50 Dtoiders on hand all getting very hammered. So far, PAX has been amazing and it doesn’t even officially start up until this afternoon. Anyway, to the point: Thanks to my ninja spys inside PAX, we have a bunch of pictures of the PAX show floor as all the various videogames companies put the finishing touches on their booths....

I just found out about the guy a few days ago, but Julius Sumner Miller may be my new favorite science educator. Tonight, the regular cast sans Topher will discuss EA’s recent Holiday woes, and what rules, if any, there are when adapting a work from another medium into a videogame. As always, we’re giving out Dtoid swag packs for the best listener question, so hit the jump and get to asking....

Remember grabbing a copy ofNBA 2K6totack a painless and extra 1,000 Gamer Pointsto your overall Gamer Score? You aren’t that weird for doing it. According to Randy Pitchford, significant amounts of people are buying games with painless Achievements. A lot of games. The Gearbox head honcho reckons that the score fiend buys up to 20 videogames a year. “The Achievement hunter, who’s going to make purchase decisions around the Achievements per minute to ratio — he’s probably buying ten to twenty titles a year, or at least playing that many,” Pitchford toldOfficial Xbox Magazinein a recent interview....

Ric Turner is a former Disney imagineer and special effects specialists so it’s no surprise that Ric goes all out on holiday decorations. Ric modded his Christmas lights into a game ofGuitar Hero. Over 21,268 lights and LEDs are used to play Eric Johnson’s “Cliffs of Dover.” You don’t actually hear any music when playing Christmas Lights Hero unless you’re driving by and your radio station is tuned to 99.1. The lights also play when no one is playing the game, so folks will get a show either way....

As proud as we are aboutactually having caused someone bodily harmwith our words, we are also very sorry that we actually caused someone bodily harm with our words. Sorry Demios, but next time watch where the hell you’re going. Piping hot from our oven, here is the latest episode of Podtoid. This week our cast consists of: Colette Bennett —————- Los Angeles, CA Joe Burling ——————– We assume he has a home...

I remember back in the day, when I used to walk uphill to school in the snow, with no shoes on. Sony had revealed the PlayStation Portable, and along with it, the promise ofGran Turismo 4 Mobile. Originally set to be released sometime in 2005, it only lives on through retailer release lists, and in the hearts of racing fans worldwide. Well, Polyphony Digital are really working on one … they swear....

Although E3 proper doesn’t start until this Tuesday, we hoofed it down to the Los Angeles Convention Center to pick up our badges and to see how things were going. With two more days to go until the big event officially starts, the show is definitely very much a work in progress. Workers are frantically putting up banners, throwing booths together, and doing some last minute planning and placement for the show’s entrance;we even overheardthat theGhostbuster’s Ecto-1 would be making an appearance....

With the launch of Dragon Age II just around the corner, the folks at BioWare have been extremely busy putting the final touches on the game. Fortunately, they made some time to come out to San Francisco this past week and show us what they have been up to over the last few months. During the “Rise to Power” event, DA2 was playable on every platform and at various points throughout the game....