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Word from the Kojima Productions Reportis thatMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriotswill have a playable demo available at this year’sTokyo Games Show, something which now makes me want to murder colleagues Florian, Eliza, Dale, Nick and Niero in that order and with increasing ferocity/sexualization. While those wankers play it up and enjoy the time of their lives, the rest of us will have to make do with the brand new trailer that filters out from the show — however, if you’re not a fan of spoilers, one might be well advised to steer clear of it....

If you’ve ever read all the rape, genocide and deep-seated racism inThe Bibleand thought to yourself, “Man, that sounds like my kind of world,” then this is the game for you!The Bible Onlineallows players to “slip into the role of Abraham and his descendants and have the opportunity to reenact and witness the incidents of their times.” The game is going to be split into chapters withThe Heroesbeing the first released....

Jim had a wonderful chat with D.C. Douglas, the voice behind Albert Wesker. I don’t know about you, but I read ever response by Mr. Douglas in his Wesker voice … POOR PERFORMANCE INDEED! Chad doesn’t want aShadow of the Colossusmovie, Nick reviewedGodfather II, the PS3 is the least used current gen system, UbiDays is cancelled which is a bummer for me since I’ve gone to it the last couple of years and plenty more happened on 04/09/09....

No words. Chad showed us the ten best Disney games ever made, Nick reviewedNail’d, Ben checked outNeed for Speed Shift 2: Unleashed,New Super Mario Bros Wiistill selling like crazy, Sony ships 4.1 million Moves and more happened on 11/30/10. Destructoid Originals:The Jimquisition: Nobody cares how good you are at gamesThe ten best Disney games ever madeDtoid live: Win a Halo: Reach Noble Map Pack code! Community:Community blogs of 11/30/10Forum of the day:Calling all Communtity Podcast Members!...

How do you all feel about the very easy mode inBayonetta. Just press one button and you’ll destroy everyone on the map with your hairy powers. We unboxed the PS3 Slim, Dale checked outDemon’s Souls Tendency,Manhunt 2gets rated AO,WETdemo is on Xbox Live and plenty more happened on 08/25/09. Destructoid Originals:Podtoid 112 is Double Dragon-free, thank GodRetRose Tinted: GodzillaDestructoid’s unboxing of the PS3 SlimGame SERIES Debate to the Death: Mario Kart VS Gran TurismoCommunity:I suck at games: Artificial incompetenceShadow Complex: Defending a boycottCommunity blogs of 08/25/09Forum of the day:Trials HD...

Apologies in advance if you were about to go to sleep or start on some highly productive work. Because once youclick this link, there’s no going back. Tons of reviews today, and there’s plenty more where that came from as we inch ever closer to Sunday (aka the obligatory day of the month when Nintendo forces us to leave the house). The other big takeaway from this 24-hour bundle of stories was NERF guns....

[Editor’s Note: We’re not just a (rad) news site — we also publish opinions/editorials from our community & employees like this one, though be aware it may not jive with the opinions of Destructoid as a whole, or how our moms raised us. Want to post your own article in response? Publish it now on ourcommunity blogs.] Have you ever played a game so beautiful, so thought provoking, that you knew it was art?...

This week’s Jimquisition tackles the outrage that was had whenSSX: Deadly Descentswas revealed last week. Even if you’re not into SSX, it’s worth watching because it addresses a more specific issue of gamers getting furious over small CGI trailers that only exist to generate hype. At this point, you may like to misinterpret the message as “We should love everything EA does and never be skeptical.” That’s not the message at all, but feel free to use that one if you want!...

Yes folks, the time has come for what promises to be the most controversial episode yet, but what will actually turn out to be a mild disappointment. Also, Wardrox doesn’t want me to swear as much anymore, but fk that ct. Yes, I realize that my edgy attempt at looking rebellious falls flat on its face when I have to censor the words fk and ct, but unfortunately that’s the kind of st I have to fking put up with like a b***h....

We’ve just received official confirmation that theStarCraft IIclosed beta has begun.If you’re signed up to be in the beta the installer can now be downloaded from your Battle.Net account page. Go ahead and get it all set up. Blizzard says that “thousands” will be included in the first beta group, which, when you think of everyone who’s signed up, is probably a small percentage of applicants. Don’t worry, though — there will be other waves coming, so if you don’t get in immediately, don’t lose hope....

[Editor’s note: Zulu takes a look back atLink’s Awakeningfor hisMonthly Musingcontribution. — CTZ] Long beforeLink’s Awakeningwas ever conceived in the mind of Mr. Miyamoto, I was already into videogames. I started out with my first game beingPongon 2600, and years later I would finally find my first genuinely loved game:Super Mario Bros.I decided not to write about either one of those cherished classics though. When it comes down to the nitty gritty,Link’s Awakeningwas and will always be the first game that really brought me in and enveloped me into a different world....

As seen on Weekend Destructainment: Egoraptor’s Awesome Noire. Jim gives the top tenSonicgames list, Tony lists off the Game Boy games he wants on the Virtual Console, LulzSec calls it quits and some more stuff happened over the weekend. Destructoid Original:Weekend Mobile roundup: Tiny Tower, 1000 Heroz and moreWeekend gaming wallpapers: Elven faux hawksThe irrefutable, undeniable, official top ten Sonic gamesWeekend Destructainment: Booth babe triviaI need these Game Boy games on the Virtual ConsoleLive Show: Saturday Morning Hangover gets its ass to MarsPodtoid 155: Lung LobsterVote in Backlog Series 18: Fun for the Whole FamilyDtoid store: Pre-order the 4 Bosses Street Fighter shirt!...

Sorry to waste your time making you read past the headline, but we don’t knowanythingabout this new Contra game. In fact, our ‘source’ is a blazing “C” shown in video form at Konami’s pre-E3 event. The good ol’ Contra “C.” I found myself typing the Konami code into the air when I first saw it. “They’re Coming” That’s what it says right under the C logo. What the hell does that mean?...