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If you follow the happenings of Xbox LIVE Arcade as religiously as I do, you’ll know thatLode Runner(1200 Microsoft Points)has been in the pipeline for a considerable amount of time. For whatever reason (certification-related?), it was held back, but the game will finally see the light of day on Wednesday of this week. As was the case with the 1983 classic,Lode RunnerXBLAhas a full level editor, but this time around you may host matches over Xbox LIVE using your own levels and even download custom creations from the community....

One of the major new features in EA Sports’Madden NFL 10isonline cooperative play— in fact, it’s new to theMaddenfranchise as a whole. It’s a pretty big deal; until now, you could only play competitively online, and losing to an experienced player by five touchdowns in the second quarter is no fun. But don’t take it from me. The game’s Lead Designer, Ian Cummings, was gracious enough to speak with me at the EA booth on the E3 show floor....

There have been all sorts of crazy uses for Kinect outside the realm of Xbox 360. You might be wondering if and when Microsoft will step up to officially support the motion-control device on PC. At CES 2011, BBC got what will likely be the best answer for some time to come. According to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the company will “support that in a formal way in the right time....

WithHalo 3: ODSTcoming to blow the minds of Xbox 360 fans, Microsoft has been kissing Bungie’s arse like you wouldn’t believe.ODSTproducer Alex Cutting is theone with the brownest nose, declaring that Bungie polishes its games like nobody else, and explaining why the studio is so brilliant to work with. “Bungie is an awesome partner. They say this a lot, and I believe it, they make the games they want to play,” he declares....

On October 26th a free parts pack hits PSN for ModNation Racers. The Parts Pack is one of many packs that will come your way to make your tracks better. This first pack, which includes 14 new parts to play with, will be free for two weeks starting next week. There’s scene props like a double decker bus, and the useful stuff, like stunt ramps and plates of glass to smash through....

Up here in Canada, eh, we have this show called Mad Labs; think really cool science show that’s part mythbusters, part Bill Nye the Science Guy, part tech news show. I noticed while watching the show that one of their goofy segment breaks has this weird Mr. Destructoid look-a-like walking in the background. Oddly he’s wearing what looks like an orange afro wig or something. Freaky!I knew he had to be Mr....

MX Vs ATV: Aliveis almost here! By now I’m sure most of you have a good idea on whether or not you’ll be picking the new racer up. If not, you should check out ourrecent hands-onplusour interviewwith the lead designer on the game. Not enough? Check out some behind-the-scenes on the creation ofAliveover onthe community site.MX Vs ATV: Alivewill be out on May 10 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3....

Pink Floyd released their progressive rock classicThe Dark Side of the Moonin 1973, a decade before Nintendo launched the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan. But what would the album sound like if, say, Koji Kondo had used it as a score for an NES game? Videogame programmer Brad Smith has done just that: he has remixedTDSotMusing only the 8-bit sounds available on an NES sound chip. He calls itMOON8, and it’s available for download (with appropriately low-resolution album art) on hisWeb site— not as ten discrete tracks, but as “side one” and “side two,” just like the original vinyl release ofTDSotM....

Even though I felt a little intimidatedthe first time I laid my hands onPuzzle Quest: Galactrix(blocks falling … in all directions? Scary!), all it took was five minutes with the recently releasedPC demoto know that not only was I going to be just as incredibly addicted to this game as I had been to the original, but that it even had the possibility of being …gasp … BETTER than the original....

Play Arts has revealed some superhot fantastique new figures that happily coincide with the arrival ofKingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. This set of three figures features Christmas Town Sora, Mickey Mouse and Cloud Strife, and all of them look rather badical. They’re available for pre-order now throughHobby SearchandAmiAmi. For 3,800 Yen apiece, you could own these little sexpots when they launch in April 2010. Alternatively, you could buy them for me....

Well not a whole lot this week. There’s some major digital titles hitting all three consoles andThe Bigs 2looks to be the biggest retail title of the week. Tales of Monkey Islandis probably the biggest release of this week to this community. I know there’s a bunch of you out there that have been waiting a long time for a newMonkey Island. How aboutBattlefield 1943? Anyone looking to pick that one up?...

Disney Interactive and Black Rock Studios have announced today that they are releasing two downloadable content packs forSplit/Secondthis week. The first, “The Elite Vehicle Livery” pack, gives you new looks for the Elite vehicles Brawn, Vixen, and Raptor. Yeah, just new colors and looks to make the cars stand out. Not particularly exciting, but the good news is that it’s totally free. The second pack, which should be available tomorrow, is the “High Octane Supercar Pack,” and adds three new cars and a new look for the Ryback Cyclone....

NextLust, Destructoid’s sister with a tech eating disorder, is looking for more writers. And just what are we looking for? Well, here’s what I want:Be funny: Not only must you be able to write (which is also a big deal), but have a sense of humor about it. So, if you want to be famous and work for the best boss eva (me), then apply by sending an e-mail my way at[email protected]....