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From stabbing people over handheld videogame consoles to draping themselves in Christmas lights and trying to somehow make it sexual innuendo, the French are clearly a … unique bunch. TheLe Postrecently reported a five year old boy who stabbed his ten year old sister with a kitchen knife in their Uckange home, apparently because she refused to give him her DS. Further investigation revealed that the boy’s inspiration to use the knife in such a way way have come from a Power Rangers episode that included knife throwing, and also that the family has a history of domestic violence....

Last weekwe started off round two with a wall of one-sided votes, and as the hours went by, not much changed. While I was a huge fan ofPaperboyback in the day, I’m not going to lie, it felt great to seeBubble Bobblecome out swinging and bubble shooting like a champ. The only question left is how it will do in this week’s epicly odd debate battle. Here are the results from last week:...

Apparently, everyone in the industry thought it would be hilarious to release a trailer for their game today. It ain’t easy getting your Friday on when you have to sit through thatBad Company 2GameStop ad a good thirty times in one day. Someone … anyone, please make the dancing soldiers stop! In what will hopefully be the last video for tonight, we get our first in-game glimpse ofTransformers: War for Cybertron....

I have been obsessed withRiverleap. The game was free on iTunes this weekend, and it is amazing. It’s not actually very good, considering the graphics are weird and confusing, the gameplay is based on pure luck and death comes frequently, yet there’s something intangibly wonderful about it. Very weird, very Southern, very fun, even though it shouldn’t be. Other games were played. Check ’em out after the jump. Holmes:PlayedUncharted 2for a few hours, I don’t think I’ll ever finish it....

If you’re like me, you get behind on downloadable content.Gears of War 2’slatest multiplayer expansion, the‘Snowblind’ map pack, debuted on Xbox LIVE March 31 for 800 Microsoft Points. The DLC adds 250 Achievement points that tie into the new ranking system and adds a total four maps: Courtyard, Underhill, Grindyard and Fuel Depot. If you’re interested in the content, but haven’t committed the Space Dollars yet, perhapsMarcus FenixBaird can sway you....

The Magic Boxseems to think that Sony Computer Entertainment has announced theGod of War Collectionfor PlayStation 3. This collection will feature Kratos’ PlayStation Portable adventures,Chains of OlympusandGhost of Sparta, with updated high resolution visuals and “enhanced graphics” for the PS3. It’s reportedly coming to Asia on July 7, according to The Magic Box, but will likely see release in other territories as well. The website doesn’t provide any sources outside of saying it was announced, and since we haven’t heard word from Sony ourselves, we’ll be checking in to see what’s up....

From now until December 31, DRM-free classic PC game distributor Good Old Games is having awonderful little holiday saleon some of its best titles. For $9.98, you can buy any one of the following bundles: Not too shabby, eh? On the off chance you have previously purchased one of these games, you’ll get $1 off the second title. I know, it’s not much, but I suppose it is better than no compensation at all....

Now that the RRoD is pretty much taken care of let’s take quick poll of everyone here and ask what the most annoying thing is in all of gaming. I’ll give you a hint: it starts with Friend and ends with Codes. Friend Codes are the bane of any online Wii gamer (not such an oxymoron anymore) not really because they exist — I think we’ve all managed to swap our Wii’s number with the people we want to swap it with — but because our Wii friend code actually does very little since almost every single game that features online has needed its own separate code to type in....

When we left off,Deus Ex: Human Revolutionmain protagonist Adam Jensen got his ass royally handed to him while trying to protect Dr. Megan Reed, who had discovered the key to human augmentation. Six months later, Adam is back on the scene with his newly augmented body. Adam is pulled back into duty by the president of Sarif Industries, David Sarif, as another situation has arisen that threatens his employer. What I previewed last time was just a small taste of what is promising to be a truly immersive experience....

Wildlife: Forest Survivalis one of the weirdest class-based versus games I have ever played. Different from the upcomingTokyo Jungle, Wildlife: Forest Survivalonly has four animals, and is an arena based game that’s in cute forest environments. It’s all rather odd, and it is certainly like nothing else on the market. Follow for more. Wildlife: Forest Survival(Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)Developer: EA Salt LakePublisher: EATo be released: Spring 2011 While the four class types seem slightly arbitrary, they are each pretty important....

Online gaming is a very unique experience. It’s comprised of a cesspool of morons that spend most of their days being insulting immature brats. So what happens when you take a douche gamer and make him play a board game? AsRecklessTortugashows us, nothing good at all. Although I will be screaming “lag” from now on when a person takes to long to make a move in a board game. Yeah, okay, so I’m a mild douche gamer....

I am always insanely jealous seeing anyone that actually own Arcade Cabinets. I won’t be able to die happy until I own aStreet Fighter IIandThe SimpsonsArcade Cabinet. Anyway, maxio098ui is this week’s gaming setup highlight. He has a huge collection of games including tons of imported stuff all contained in a very messy room. Check out maxio’s C Blog for allthe pictures of his setup. The Community Blogs were a bit on the dry side this week as our E3 2008 Community Blog contest made up most of the content this week....

The fine folks at Atlus send along holiday greetings as the cards continue to hit Destructoid HQ. The wierd zipper-faced bear mascot of Atlus’ latest RPG hit,Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, conveys Atlus’ well wishes to the Destructoid staff. Inside the card, as you’ll see in our gallery, it says “Beary Happy Holidays from the Atlus Family,” keeping with the bear puns that Teddie throws out throughout the game. For those that haven’t played the game, Teddie may not look like anything serious, but he’s a fairly deep character....