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You might have heard thatKinect isn’t selling that great in Japan. You might have chalked this up to Japan’s reputation for being “racist” against foreign products. Personally, I don’t buy it. Case in point,Call of Duty: Black Opsis selling just fine in Japan. Sure, the Japanese port of the game isn’t the record-setting phenomenon that it is here in the U.S. and in Europe, but it still managed to do over 160K in it’s first week, outselling its closets competition by over 100K....

We’ve all wanted to drink a massive bag of blood before, and now our desires have finally been made real. Harcos, creators of the famous “mana potion” energy drink, have announced theirbrand new creation, a “blood bag” full to the brim with delicious redness. Blood bags are an item you just don’t see enough of in games. InKillzone 2, you may toss them on the ground as a Medic to heal allies, but even so, it’s a form of health regeneration that there should be more of....

The swell folks over at LoveSac held their second annual speedrun classic. The final leg of the tournament went down this past week and Bryan Turcotte came out as the grand champion. Heblasted his way throughContra(level 1),Battletoads(level 1),Mario Bros.(level 1-2) andMega Man 2(Quick Man stage). For his efforts, he nabbed a Pwnage Sactionals Movie Lounger +Pluse, Pwnage PillowSac Package, $250 Lovesac.com gift card, melting controller t-shirt and the awesome PowerGlove trophy....

On Thursday, Destructoid was on hand at a special Capcom gamer’s day in which the publisher not only gave us the chance to see and try out their most important titles of the year, but also hear from the company on just exactly what they wanted to do for the future — some good, but definitely a lot of bad. The big point Capcom really kept trying to drive home with us was the fact they are no longer an isolated Japan-focused company, that they are putting a lot of time and resources in making sure their games represent the West and a wide range of tastes and play styles....

Considering violent behavior has been around since the day we crawled out of the primordial goo, the notion that video games caused or led to an increase in violent behavior often made those of us with a drop of common sense roll our eyes at the silly thought. Now, thanks to science, it appears as if studies on violence and video games are flawed. Meaning,Jackie Tis the attention whore we always thought he was … well, according to this one evil scientist at least....

Steady on, THQ! The firstDarksidershasn’t even been released yet, but already there is talk of aDarksiders 2. Creative director Luis Gigliotti spilled the beans in an interview withGameAxis, where he also discussed the possibility of multiplayer coming to the post-apocalyptic brawler. “We’re talking about it,” he stated. “Although nothing is confirmed, it could, it may have a multiplayer element to it.” I had always assumed thatDarksiderswould be a franchise. The first game focuses on War, a re-imagined horseman of the apocalypse, and I figured that future games may focus on Pestilence, Famine and Death....

Dead Rising 2, Capcom’s hotly anticipated zombie genocide game, has been delayed until September 28 in North America and October 1 in Europe. The game was originally schedule to be released on August 31, but Capcom has pushed back the title by a month for unspecified reasons. And that’s all the news Capcom has released on that. Just so this post isn’t a total waste of empty space like my heart, here’s a video of Jonathan Holmes and Hollie Bennett talkingDead Rising 2back at E3....

Death isn’t happy. His fellow horseman of the Apocalypse, War, was wrongly accused and imprisoned for bringing about the fall of mankind before it was foretold. Death knows that War is a by the books kind of guy and that there’s some kind of conspiracy at play. He’s not going to just sit around letting his fellow warrior rot in prison so Death takes it upon himself to save his brother inDarksiders II, the sidesequel toDarksiders....

It’s not quite so bad as this year’s PSN outage, but Deep Silver has issued an apology for the myriad issues surroundingDead Islandon PC, and is planning to offer something by way of apology. Those affected by the launch day screw up — which saw gamers downloading abroken “debug” versionof the game — will be getting a treat in the near future. The correct version ofDead Islandis now available for download, and users are urged to get it ASAP, especially as their save files on the dev build won’t be preserved....

Before I brewed my cup of coffee this morning, I listened to the sounds of my two cats playing with their toys, my girlfriend grumbling about having to go to work, and rain drops. My cats’ paws thumped on the floor sporadically; however, my woman’s grumbles and the rain’s wet pats had a certain rhythm. When the coffee maker started to make its cacophony, it ruined my moment of auditory enlightenment....

Well, lo and behold, it looks like Dyson has finally decided to come out of writing retirement to make a post. It sure has been awhile folks, hasn’t it? Since it’s been awhile, you may be asking yourself, “What could possibly draw the ever-elusive grumpy old gamer away from his reclusive retro hideaway?” Well folks, it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that the only reason that I’m bearing the harsh light of the world of current-gen gaming, is to talk about something retro....

Starhawkappears to be shaping up nicely. Today, we’re given a behind-the-scenes look at development around theLightBox Interactiveoffices. This video primarily focuses on the process of building a single-player story, with brief snippets of animated cut scenes thrown in as well. I’m usually not a fan of these, but what was shown here looked good. Attending San Diego Comic-Con? There’s a panel! “The Evolution from Warhawk to Starhawk — The New Universe that is Starhawk and the Characters” in room 25AB of San Diego Convention Center....

That’s how I always visualize Steven Tyler. Time again for Discountoid! It’s hard to muster up a whole lot of excitement this week, but we do have a few deals worth mentioning. First up, it’s not a bad week to pick up someGuitar Hero. Toys R Us has all of theirGuitar Hero IIIandGuitar Hero: Aerosmithbundles on sale for $20 off. If you already have all the plastic guitars you need and just want to “Walk This Way,” Best Buy can save you $10 on the standaloneAerosmithtitle....