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Hey, did you know that this October (that’s right now!) marks the 15th anniversary of theTomb Raiderfranchise? Well to celebrate this amazing feat, Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix are going to throw all you Lara Craft fans a treat in the form of a digital art exhibit. This special pagewill update every Monday and Friday, startingtoday, with a new gallery on each of those days until the end of October. Being that it’s a Monday, things have kicked off with a selection of art from Andy Park....

WithPikmin 3continuing to be the no-show that it’s tragically become, Hothead Games’Swarmfor PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade is beginning to look hotter by the day. This first video from Dr. Mike Hayward and lead designer Pete Low is a fun watch, and a good introduction into whatSwarmis all about. Watch as those two unsuccessfully attempt to stay in character while killing off a few Swarmites in the process. If this tickles your fancy — and unless you have a heart of misanthropic stone, it should — be sure to look for Tara’s preview ofSwarmin the immediate future....

The trend seems to be a slight daily decline in the attractiveness of these internet deals we keep coming across. Nothing will top that $100 Xbox 360, but today’s deal from Dell is no slouch. It’s $40 of an Xbox 360 Arcade console, bringing the price down to $159. No coupons or workarounds are required.Just go to Delland click to add to your cart. There’s a few more things that might be of interest to you in their weekend sale:...

The CESA, organizers of Tokyo Game Show, have released a partial list of games and products slated to be shown at the event, set to kick off in about two weeks. There’s 664 products expected, and this massive list shows off 477 of them. The breakdown, which does not include unannounced titles, says that there are almost 50 3DS titles lined up for the show. Feel free to poke through the lists atAndriasang....

Remember when we told you about theBlack Wiithat Japan is slated to get? Well, Nintendo gave us craptastic renders that we’re supposed to believe are real. We’re not fooled, Nintendo. We want to see the real deal. We finally have real images of both the Black Wii and a Blue Wii Remote, both fresh from Japan’s World Hobby Fair. The Black Wii and its accessories, the new Wii Classic Controller and the Wii Remote/Nunchuck with black grips, look as shiny and fingerprint magnet-y as we expected....

I want more heroes likeFinal Fantasy XII‘s Balthier. No, wait — I wantallheroes to be Balthier. Let’s simply replace every character in every game with Balthier and be done with it. No more stoic, angry ex-cons who bench-press and blood-slurp their way through the industrial dystopia. And while we’re at it, no more whining, effeminate introverts who would rather write poems titled “Not My Problem” and “Whatever” in their Livejournals than slay a monster or two....

Following the unexpected announcement of Konami’s new music game,Rock Revolution, the projection screen faded from the candy-colored lights of the concert stage and transitioned to the glowing embers of the titleSilent Hill: Homecoming. As it was still early on in the presentation schedule, excitement brewed amongst the audience as game designer Jason Allen took to the mic to deliver the low down on what to expect for the fifth title in theSilent Hillfranchise....

People sure do love to ragequitLeft 4 Dead 2. I don’t know how long it’s been since you last played, but it’s gotten pretty ridiculous. With any luck, today’s patch for the PC version will help to lessen the frustration. Click through for the full patch notes, or just check out the crucial stuff here: Having bots join in when everyone on your team drops out should be immensely helpful....

The other day I went in to GameStop to pick up one of those fancy MS Points cards that contain the imaginary Microsoft monies. Not unexpectedly, the gentleman behind the counter was putting on the “what would you like to reserve?” press on pretty hard. I don’t begrudge him for it, it’s his job — I did this at one time as well — and I politely declined. Eager to grab my attention (and my reserve dollars), he struggled to pull the name of some game — any game — out of his ass....

Wii Fithasn’t even hit shelves yet, but that hasn’t stopped thethird party rubbishfrom kick starting. Introducing theWii Fityoga mat, a special piece of cloth that youneedto own if you’re serious about losing weight. Why? Well, it’sgreenof course! For the low, low price of £19.99, you too could own this piece of sh*t that’s guaranteed to increase yourWii Fitenjoyment by a whopping0%! The yoga mat “is designed to be placed between flooring and the Wii Balance Board to reduce impact and provide body support,” according to manufacturer Hori....

I know, you’re scratching your head, aren’t you? Wait — that could be a game. Anything can be a game, as far as Nintendo is concerned. That’s why they’re teaming up with three universities and the British library to create games based on the activities children engage in on the playground, such as clapping games, jump rope, hide and go seek and more.Let’s Clap?Wiiseek? Telegraphreports that researchers will use recordings of playground songs and games that are stored in the archives at the British Library to create prototype games....

You know what I really miss? Old school early ’90s promotional videos for videogames. Sure, they were all pretty cheesy, but those promos always did the job of hyping up videogames for me. I still remember the day when I got a video cassette forDiddy Kong Racingand a “confidential” dossier forGoldenEye 64from Nintendo. These two new promotional videos for the newPunch-Out!!feel just like those old school promos. It also reminds me a lot ofTeam Awesome’sPunch-Outtrailer(speaking of which, I wonder what they’ve been up to....

The boys are out doing interviews, so join Pico today as she digs her (my) nails into the much anticipatedBulletstorm. This new realease fromEAfeatures big guns and electronic whips. Throw in some profanities and few thousand viewers, shake it up for a cocktail of action… or mediocre entertainment. Hang out with Destructoid Chill Bros onJustin.tv/Destructoidevery weekday at 4PM Pacific and 12PM Pacific on weekends. Check out Venom, Carnage, and Pico’s wildvideosthat happen live everyday from the Destructoid headquarters in San Francisco, CA....