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Anew studyfresh out of Utah is claiming that there are no positive side effects of videogames whatsoever, and that even non-violent gaming has a negative impact on your life. That’s right, every single videogame is now bad for you. It’s also atotal coincidencethat this study came from Jack Thompson-loving Utah, where a new videogame legislation is trying to be created. According to this study, published in theJournal of Youth and Adolescence, games have a negative impact on the social relationships of the people who play them....

For all those fans out there of seeing an entire videogame before you actually play it, we’ve got a treat. Above is a walkthrough ofBioshock 2with Lead Environment Artist Hogarth Delaplante. In the 8 minute long video he takes us through most of the new features the game is going to offer and a lot of the new scenery we’re all going to see as we explore Rapture for a second time....

With a rough launch and issues still needing to be addressed on multiple platforms, it might be a while before we get toplay add-on contentforDead Island. “Right now theDead Islanddevelopment team’s priority is working on fixes and updates across all platforms so that we can take care of all of the fans who have been so supportive of our game,” a spokesperson for Deep Silver told Kotaku. “There is some awesome DLC content planned forDead Island, but first we have to put all our focus on the base game experience....

With Capcom’sStreet Fighter IVhitting stores tomorrow, Namco Bandai are scrambling to make some noise. The publisher has sent over 16 screenshots from their upcoming Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fighter,Tekken 6. It seems that fans of fighting games are always divided into a few camps, with some defending Capcom’s 2D fighters and others swearing by the 3DTekkenseries of games. At last week’sStreet Fighter IVlaunch party in Los Angeles, someone tried to convince me thatTekken: Dark Resurrectionon the PlayStation Network was the best fighting game available on consoles, including Street Fighter IV....

So,Silent Hillmade its way to the Wii. Let that echo in your ears for a bit. But no worries, it’s actually really good. Look out for our full review later today. For now, here’s our Ten Minute Taste ofSilent Hill: Shattered Memories. You’ll see the creepy opening and the psychological profiling that the game puts you through. Pay no attention to my answers! They were just for fun, I promise. I’m no adulterer....

Konami is becoming quite an outspoken company when it comes to the success or lack thereof of Sony’s PlayStation 3, and at the company’s Tokyo Game Show press event this week, it couldn’t help but throw a tongue-in-cheek jab at the console’s expense. Do you see? It’s not just we gamers who like to kick a console when it’s down. Executive Director of Online Contents Production Kazuya Takahashi was talking about mobile phone gaming when he prepared the insult cannon for firing....

After what seems like forever, I’m finally back home. I have a lot to catch up on and nowhere near enough time to do it seems. Still, it’s worth every minute doing all of this. Happy birthday to Niero and Destructoid. It’s been an amazing three years! Destructoid Originals:The Destructoid children’s alphabet bookHappy Birthday, Destructoid: The Rhythm Tengoku cakeDestructoid turns threeA birthday message from Sonic the HedgehogBest of the Network: We worked hard this weekTonight, Podtoid will something something somethingMonday Mind Teasers: Welcome to Miami...

THIS IS SO RIDICULOUSLY PAINFUL THAT MY HEART EXPLODED FROM CUTENESS OVERLOAD. I AM NOW DEAD. Chad details eight videogames and the body parts they hurt, Dale takes a look back atArc the LadandAlundra, Ben checked outDonkey Kong Country Returns, a 320GB PS3 is on the way, the originalSplatterhouseis coming to the iPhone and more happened on 10/28/10. {{page_break}}

Isn’t it funny how Pyramid Head has become such a videogaming icon? He’s a walking rape machine and chicks just dig him. Sony wants Sackboy as their mascot,Minesweeperis coming to XBLA,Bionic Commando’srelease in question, Capcom shows off three of theMega Man 9bosses, and plenty more happened on Wednesday. Wednesday Regulars:Podtoid 65 tonight, give us your love (and questions)The Podcastle episode 17: Ramblecastle Events:Otakon 08: Videogame cosplay galleryBioWare’sDragon Age: Originssweeping in, burning up PAX, Leipzig, and Gen Con...

Good evening, videogamers! It’s Wednesday and that means another episode of The Destructoid show is on its way to your eyeballs and earholes. On tonight’s menu, I discussL.A. Noiremakingits wayto PC and the Foo Fighters headliningBlizzcon, while Max preps us for Starbreeze’supcomingSyndicaterebootand then talks about hislove/haterelationship with Bethesda. On the second half of the show, Jim Sterling joins us to chat a little bit about theBattlefield 3beta. Spoiler alert: it’s a realistic military shooter!...

After months of boring press manipulation and endless talk about stockholders, it’sfinally over. Electronic Arts has officially ceased its Pepé Le Pew-style courtship of Take-Two and will let it back into the wild — kind of like having it in a Pokéball before it breaks out and runs away. It wasexactlylike that. Electronic Arts… today announced that while EA continues to have a high regard for Take-Two’s creative teams and products, after careful consideration, including a management presentation and review of other due diligence materials provided by Take-Two… EA has decided not to make a proposal to acquire Take-Two and has terminated discussions with Take-Two....

Here’s video of Kaz and Howard Stringer with the first guy to buy a PlayStation 3 in the U.S. Tonight I was at the Sony launch party at the Sony store in NYC. More video coming tonight, including Ludacris, Charlie Murphy, G4, and this madness of a party. Oh, and also, got some angry campers. Drink some coffee, it’s gonna be a long lovely night. Youdiggit, right?

In honor of the incredibleNinja Gaiden: Dragon Swordcoming out for the Nintendo DS, this week’s Great Retro Quiz is all about the even more incredibleNinja Gaidenfor theNintendo Entertainment System. And if you first thought, “Wow, a quiz about that awesome Xbox game!” you are automatically disqualified. Sorry. Do you think you remember this notoriously difficult classic as well as you think you do? Or did you forget everything the minute you threw your controller across the room in frustration after being knocked into a bottomless pit by a bird/bat for the 27th goddamn time!...