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Piracy will never stop being a controversial topic among gamers, but one unlikely studio doesn’t care. Team Meat isn’t bothered aboutSuper Meat Boybeing ripped off on a massive scale, despite its status as an indie game. “Our game was hugely pirated — we don’t fucking care,” said Tommy Refenes and Edmund McMillen on theDark Zero Podcast. “If there are let’s say 200,000 copies of Super Meat Boy that are getting passed around for free, that’s 200,000 people who are playing the game....

As previously reported, NeoGeo titles will be hitting the Wii’s Virtual Console. Today, SNK Playmore has revealed that SNK’s oldest fighting game,Fatal Fury, will be the first to make its way to the Wii Shop Channel. The title will soon be joined by other SNK fighting favorites,World HeroesandArt of Fighting. Each title will cost gamers 900 Wii Points, or roughly $9. This is almost a $200 savings when compared to the average price of NeoGeo carts back when these titles were first released....

Ubisoft hosted a multiplayer beta forAssassins Creed: Revelationsmultiplayer last month — and what a bloody beta it was. Amongst other statistics on offer in the video above, over 14 million players were killed in nearly 6 million matches during the PlayStation Network exclusive September beta. If you listen closely you canalmosthear the360 fanboys whiningabout missing out on the fun. Almost. Anyway… Ubisoft wants to say thanks for playing and they’ve put together a nice little video showcasing the game’s brutal multiplayer mode....

“Heroes vs. Villains,” the 22nd album from OverClocked ReMix dropped this past week and is an epic clash between OC ReMixers and The Bad Dudes. The album is made up of 20 songs where the OC ReMixers took on the “Hero” themes such as Zelda, Ryu and Samus while The Bad Dudes did the cover jams for the Villain themes such as Ganon,Sagatand Mother Brain. Here’s the full breakdown: The album is free to download and comes in bothMP3 and delicious FLAC versions....

LoveSac and Destructoid have teamed up for the NES Classic at Barcade in Brooklyn. Join us on November 16 as people participate in speed runs and tournaments on some classic retro games. The winner will receive some sweetness including a bronzed Powerglove trophy and will most likely say “It’s so bad” when receiving the trophy. Jim steps up for the battered wives of gaming, Nick tells us all about the new Xbox Experience, winFallout 3through the Asus contest, Sega takes onThe Conduit,Mirror’s Edgedemo dropping this Friday, and plenty more happened on 10/29/08....

I’m jealous of Dale’s dog. New low? We got a hands-on report ofKirby Wii, found out Ubisoft is also getting into the online pass business, turned into schoolgirls at the sight ofAliens: Infestation, counted the days untilBatman: Arkham Cityarrives, and more happened on 7/15/11. Destructoid Original:Free App of the Day: Jump Pack (iOS)The Question: Are online passes an issue for you?This weekend on Dtoid Live Shows: Wayforward on SMHInterview with Nerdcore rapper RandomLive show: Mash Tactics with 20 game codes to giveawayFriday Night Fights: Deathly Hallows edition...

TheDante’s Infernodemo is up on PSN right now and it looks really good. Nick brought us a video play through of a preview copy in video form above and the game certainly has received a lot of changes since I last played it. What do you all think of the game? Tecmo sends us bloody mail, Nick reviewedPixelJunk Shooter,Dead Space 2will have multiplayer,Aliens vs. Predatorgets a special edition and more happened on 12/10/09....

I so cannot wait to get my hands onResident Evil 5. TheResiseries is one of my favorite game series and I’m just dying to play as Chris Redfield and Ashanti. Deal drugs inGTA: Chinatown Wars,Korg DS-10is getting its own expo, the Fall Xbox 360 dashboard update is dropping in November, Sheng Long is going to be inStreet Fighter IV, and plenty more happened on Wednesday. Wednesday Regulars:Scraps: Impalement! (13-05-2025) Destructoid Review:Mega Man 9 News:Valve would love a Wii MMO, would you?...

Tommy Wiseau is still around, and he’s somehow managed to become a part of Podtoid today. I guess we like to keep these celebrity-type folks around for awhile. In addition to a new episode of Podtoid, we’ve got the Dtoid show, some hopes for Kingdoms Hearts III, League of Legends: Dominion beta is live, the makers of Dark Souls are really clever, and I still don’t have a Diablo III beta key....

“I’ve been playing RPGs since …Ultima 2territory, way back on my PC,” says Mike Laidlaw, lead designer on BioWare’sDragon Ageseries. “And it’s like, I remember, actuallyUltima 3did this: ‘Choose your gender: male, female, other.’ And I was just mystified by that for a long time. I don’t even know what other is, man. Am I a worm or something?” It’s clear that Laidlaw loves role-playing games, loves thinking and talking about them....

We’ve all seen thePS3 Grill. Sure, it was cool in its day and all, and we all had a good laugh at the PS3’s expense, but that’s old news now. It’s time for something new. Er, old. Because, umm … old is … gold? Ahh whatever! Presenting drum roll thePlayStation toaster! Hit the jump for a story about a very talented girl, her equally talented friend and her enterprising father, all of whom were bored and decided to stuff an entire PlayStation 2 in a toaster!...

Next week’sRock Banddownloadable content brings us a three track Crüe Fest pack, once again containing a Motley Crüe track thatisnot“Shout at the Devil” or “Girls, Girls, Girls.” With that crushing disappointment out of the way, for $2.99 (240 MS Points) you’ll be able to get Buckcherry’s “Rescue Me,” Motley Crüe’s “Face Down in the Dirt,” and Sixx AM’s “Live is Beautiful.” I honestly have never heard any of those songs, but let’s say you’ve only heard of one, you can pick them up for $0....

I sure do love the weird takes artists give to iconic videogame characters. Jim talks about a difficult subject, Ben looks at Indie Games, Ashley had a lovely article on Ness fromEarthbound, the new FNF is coming, Penny Arcade’s Cardboard Tube Samurai is playable inTekken 6and plenty more happened on 06/21/09. Destructoid Originals:A difficult subjectWeekend Destructainment: Play us off, Keyboard CatDiscountoid: Xbox Live, HAWX, Lego Indy and more!The ticking clock on Xbox LIVE Indie GamesMy Father the Phone: A tribute to Ness’s dadBest of the Network this week#FNF is a luxurious destination moms loveThis Week in the Community: Cubone bone bone boneGames of the week for 05/21/09: B....