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JesusChrist. Theabove pictureis quite possibly everything that is wrong in the world condensed into one horrific, shameless sea of yellow. Dear readers, I bring youPikabellechu— a 32-year-old Pikachu obsessive who has secured her membership in the Guinness World Records. Now try and even SEE her in that image, camouflaged as she is by her own absurdity. The self-confessed “Pikaholic” owns over 8,000 Pikachu-themed items, has a yellow car named the Pikabug and has a copyrighted line of Disney princes/Pokémon mash up costumes known as PokéWomon Princess Creations....

It’s the red Link that gets me. Every time. Speaking of Link, the review forThe Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Editionwent up today, a newBloody Roargame is not happening,Mass Effect 3might have an online pass and lots of other great things happened on 10/3/11. Destructoid Original:Bloggers Wanted: VillainsLive show: Uncharted 3 Subway-tastic multiplayerDale North is Destructoid’s new Editor-in-ChiefCommunity:Community blogs of10/3Forum thread of the day:Elderly gamersObscurity: VioletContests:Contest: Win $50 towards a Halloween costume!...

Our very own Guitar Atomik has a shirt on sale over on Tee Fury for the next 24-hours! The Tyrannozaurus is one-half T-Rex, one-half robot and all around awesome. Also, T-Rex cocks. Grab onefor just $9. Chad lovedFinal Fantasy XIII, Andrew took a deeper look atFragile Dreams, Conrad reviewedFinal Fight: Double Impact, some GameWorks are closing down and more happened on 04/15/10. Destructoid Originals:Counterpoint: Final Fantasy XIII is beautiful, classicLove, loneliness, and companionship in our Fragile DreamsCommunity:Community blogs of 04/15/10Forum of the day:Give a game a new title!...

Super Mario Bros. 2 Sometimes videogame moments can be memorable without being very good. Take last season’sStarTropicsMemory Card induction, for instance: I will never forget that damned submerged letter for the rest of my life, but that doesn’t change the fact that the whole concept left me a little confused. This week, the dim, barely visible negative light of my memory shifts its focus to one of the strangest creative choices in videogame history....

A while back we reported thatThe Videogame History Museumneeded your help to create a 30,000 dollar kickstarter fund, andthat goal been met! As of this writing in fact, said goal has been exceeded by roughly 70%. The team behind the project released a gushing thank you to the museum’s supporters, but keep in mind that they are still accepting donations. The kickstarter fund is only the beginning as the team prepares to take things to the next level....

Well, are you?Big thanks goes out to all of you that donated during our Extra Life charity event. We raised over $4,000 in the fight against cancer, new memes were born and fun times were had by all. Cheers!Jim fapped, Conrad reviewed the NERF N-Strike Switch Shot,Modern Warfare 2won’t have dedicated servers, Scary Womanizing Pig Mask wrote a greatEarthboundblog and more awesome happened over the weekend.Destructoid Originals:The Videogame Show What I’ve Done: BayonettaWeekend Destructainment: Do the MarioNo sleep had!...

The buzz surroundingCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3is reaching a fevered pitch as we creep towards its holiday release. But most of the talk has been focused on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC versions of the title. Fans of the series who game on Nintendo’s Wii breathed a sigh of relief when Activision revealed thatModern Warfare 3would indeed be coming to the platform. While little is known (Activision has yet to show the game off), we can now fill in the “developer” blank: thatother Call of Dutystudio, Treyarch is handling it....

Finally, an executive that knows what the hell they are talking about! All praise due Ubisoft UK managing director Rob Cooper, for he has prophecized that online gaming sites are the future. Straight from agenius’ mouthto your eyes: Speaking in the latest edition of the Games Central podcast, Cooper said that “a lot, lot more” of Ubisoft’s money is now being spent online. “Only last week we were looking at ways and means we should further our spend in sites generally, because it is so active....

Common reactions to the mention of a video game concert generally include: “That sounds lame”, “Wow, that’s dorky” and the ubiquitous “I like games, but notthatmuch.” I was always puzzled by these reactions, especially from hardcore gamers. What they don’t even realize is the formative power of video game music — so subtly essential that you don’t even notice its presence until a stranger in a public place says to you, “Wow, are you humming the boss theme fromSuper Metroid?...

Wow. I’ve seen some examples of criminals with nerve, but it must have taken some real brass to get this flagrant. A United States Postal worker hasadmitted in courtthat he is responsible for the theft of 2,200 videogames that came into his hands by way of GameFly, costing the rental service more money than I’d like to imagine. Reginald Johnson, 34, was caught after numerous complaints about missing discs triggered a surveillance mission in his local area....

A few days ago,we commentedon a story coming fromOfficial PlayStation Magazinethat claimed Valve was using Electronic Arts to portLeft 4 Deadto the PS3. This turned out to be mere speculation, however, and Valve’s Doug Lombardi has stepped upto topple downthe hopes and dreams of zombie loving PlayStation fans by denying that aLeft 4 DeadPS3 version is in the works. “There is no PS3 version ofLeft 4 Deadcurrently in production,” was Lombardi’s comment on the rumor....

Vanquishis a flashy game. Watching the above trailer makes me want to play it in the worst way. But I played the demo and, already not particularly skilled at shooters, the blinding pace of the action just left me disoriented, confused and (ultimately) very dead. So, I’m going to skip it because I’m afraid it will make my head explode from frustration. But something tells me that a lot of you will be picking this one up because it really does look amazing....

Continuing our coverage of the SpikeTV Video Game Awards red carpet ceremony (it was actually just black linoleum, major disappointment) I’ve got a couple new clips of Dtoid staff harassing famous people. First, I got to talk to Felicia Day, ofBuffy The Vampire SlayerandDr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blogfame. On a more gaming-related note, she also voices Veronica Santangelo inFallout: New Vegas,and writes/produces/stars in the webseriesThe Guild.Also, my roommate has a crush on her....