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On this joyous day of March 16, Destructoid has turned five-years-old. Plus it’s Niero’s birthday! Go send him some love ifyou haven’t already! Our gift to you this year is the reveal of how Mr. Destructoid is a playable character AND level inRetro City Rampage.Oh joy! Destructoid Originals:Happy birthday! Destructoid turns fiveDance Central character sketchbook: Oblio and DareInterstellar Marines: The future of tactical space FPSExclusive: Destructoid is all up in Retro City RampagePico goes bananas over Super Monkey Ball 3DTalking Child of Eden with Keith ApicaryLive show: Mash Tactics plays Yakuza 4Demand to have a fart in a jar added to Saints Row 3Eric Stoll of High Voltage Software reveals Conduit 3DS...

PAX may be over, but everyone has been posting about their experiences in the community blogs still. While the almighty shark takes the day off to recover, I’m going to do the same by mentioning a few of my highlights. From Professor Pew wearing a rad eyepatch to Chad’s voice dying (which made him sound like a lesbian) to the legendary mechanicalDarksidershorsethatalwayswent slower for girls, stuff happened at PAX, and 99....

The latest in theTeam Fortress 2“Meet the” series introduces us totheDemoman. Out of all the videos released so far, I have to say this is my favorite one yet. There’s nothing like listening to a drunken Scotsman yelling at you incoherently.I’m actually surprised that more of these videos weren’t released prior to the games release. In any case, be sure to check out the “Meet the”Heavy Weapons guy,SoldierandEngineervideos. And of course, read up on Reverend Anthony’s guide on “How to not look like a idiot atTeam Fortress 2“....

About three hours ago, a giant, skyscraper sized robot crash landed in the center of Destructoid City and began to flatten everything in it’s way. Along with it came it’s foot soldiers, the Red Ring Zombies, faulty Xbox 360s rewired to become ruthless killing machines. Jim Sterling, paired up with CyberneticTigerZ, attempt to stop the giant automaton, known only as the Destructor-toid, but realize that this is a battle they won’t be able to win alone....

Steam has historically done an exceptional job with providing semi-regular discounts; now, there’s going to be a new one every single day. This could be very bad news, depending on your level of self control. Or fantastic, if you’re a frugal gamer. Kicking this feature off isOperation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, which is down to $5 for now. Simply go to the main store page and shift your eyes toward the right of the screen to see what the current daily deal is....

What’s a montoid, you ask? It’s a montage — Destructoid style. Courtesy of community member and GDC party legendHusky Hog, check out a little bit of what GDC was like from our perspective. With an opening speech by Ron “PR Nightmare” Workman, it’s a bit of history you can be sure you’ll never forget.tear

Yes, Sega has learned their lesson. You can’t cut content out in localization for no reason. Especially if it’s horny content. Siliconera spoke with Sega this week to get the exact lowdown on what was changed. The list is very small, thankfully. Here it is: That’s it! Know that the quiz game had to go because the question text is actually made of images, and couldn’t be translated. There was a licensing problem with the song in the opening video so Sega created a remix of “For Faith” from Hidenori Shoji to replace the song....

Electronic Artsand Maxishas beenmakin’ magicwithThe Simstitles for years now. If you haven’t been abreast with the latest rumblings onThe Simsfront, allow me to inform you that the publisher hasn’t been onvacation.The Sims 3will beunleashedon the PC June 2. Below the fold is a new “gameplay” trailer that EA tossed us late yesterday afternoon. It’s debatable as to what is actually being controlled, but the point isn’t lost on us: you can do a bunch of new stuff inThe Sims 3....

Here’s something that I never knew existed even though I grew up working in a videogame store for a better part of my life. It’s called the Super Game Boy Commander and was a controller for the Super Nintendo. More specifically, it was a controller themed after the original Game Boy to be used with the Super Game Boy adapter for the Super Nintendo. Super. This controller, from what I can tell, was made for no good reason at all....

I’m just going to start using a random Weekend Destructainment video on The Weekend Hotness. Why? Because they’re both my features and I can do what I want! Plus, this cover of theMega Man 9theme deserves a double post. Brad N. shows off his Mr. Destructoid guitar, SquareEnix reveals a bunch of new titles,Left 4 Deadis coming to the PS3,Mega Man 9is coming out this September, and plenty more happened during the weekend on Destructoid....

Hey European readers! If you’re intoMortal Kombatand can’t wait for the new game, then you’ll want to read this whenever you’re done watching the videos. Perverts. There are going to beMortal Kombattournaments across Europe and cosplayers dressed up as Mileena, Kitana and Sonya Blade will be appearing at the final tournament at The Gadget Show in Birmingham’s NEC Centre, UKon on April 17. So yeah. That’s the news. There are going to be tournaments and good looking cosplayers wearing next to nothing....

Want possibly the bestMetal Gear Solidfigure you’ll ever own that’s not of a Metal Gear mech? ThenHobby Search has youranswer as they’re currently taking pre-orders for this amazing Naked Snake/Big Boss figure coming out this September. The figure is based on the sneaking suit fromMetal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. The suit gives Snake a shield but limited the amount of slots for items and weapons. It normally runs for about $55 but Hobby Search has it on sale for $45 at the moment....

Let’s get the whining out of the way right now, because in a few moments, Virtual Console-watchers shouldn’t have much to cry about. There will only be two games added to the Wii Shop Channel this week. I know, this spits in the face of the traditional three we’ve been fed for nearly a year, but who cares? This week is “Import Week” for the Wii Shop Channel! The first is the (at times) mind-bendingly difficultSuper Mario Bros....