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The Megasare a kickass band that have one focus in life only — to pay tribute to the awesome that is the Mega Man series. I saw them live back when I lived in Los Angeles, and I can testify that they have the power to rock your face off (in a good way, that is). These guys have just announced a new album as a part of a collaboration with Entertainment System calledMegatainment, which you can actually preview a track from over at theirFacebook page....

After amysterious UPCpopped up online, we began speculating over what this mysterious “Wii Play n’ Learn” could be. While we were all sitting here scratching our chins and stroking our beards,Wired News went outand did some old-fashioned journalism to get the answer. Are you sitting down? The only difference between the current configuration and this new UPC is … the inclusion of the Wii Remote Jacket. That’s right, the only thing you’re going to be learning here is how to make your peripherals look silly....

Did Reggie Fils-Aime murder the family of somebody atThe Sun? Today, the British tabloid has published itsthirdarticledesigned to badmouth the Nintendo 3DS, this time putting it through a rigorous “test” to prove that it makes you sick. In the article, “Game For A Barf” (cute), subject Lee Price playedStreet Fighter IVandPro Evolution Soccerfor two hours, taking the recommended ten minute break every half hour. According to the results, ascertained by rent-a-doc Carol Cooper, the session ended with Price feeling nauseous, suffering a headache, and boasting a dangerously high blood pressure....

I’m excited forChrono Trigger, but I’m more interested in playing the original Super Nintendo version first. Yeah, I’ve never played the game. But I really want to now! The new DS trailer isn’t helping my recent obsession. Brad talks aboutGrand Theft Childhood, RetroforceGO! is coming back this Thursday,Persona 4is dated, and plenty more happened over the weekend here at Destructoid. Weekend Regulars:Weekend Destructainment: SPECIAL TEAMS BABY!Best of the Network this weekHighlights from the Destructoid Community 07/06/08Weekend Reading:Grand Theft ChildhoodGames of the week for 07/07/08: Aunt David Bowie edition...

Straight outta Compton. This weekend, some silly goose put out a trailer that had a couple of doofuses hitting each other with trash bags and called it theKing of Fightersmovie by mistake. I’m not sure if some intern accidentally mislabeled the file or if it was deliberate, but it was pretty funny. You wacky Hollywood types and your pranks. Jim reviewedSerious Sam HD, Matthew dislikes Robin Williams, I ate a blueberry muffin, and some other stuff went down while you slowly recovered from your food-induced delirium on 11/28 and 11/29/09....

This morning a Dtoid reader pointed out to us that while resplendent with amazing features, the site was missing an essential display of artistic ability — the game related limerick. Here was his offering: I’ll tell you the story of shop-owner Nick,Whose hardware department was very big.During all penetrationsHe called girls his “PlayStations”Before putting inside them his Memorable Stick. Well…..I get the gist. After all, the key to a good limerick is that is makes you laugh, right?...

Since I’m still very much recovering from the overload ofGhostbustersreferences that were spewed out across the web around the time marketing for the latest line-up of games kicked in, I’m going to keep this short, and completely free of movie quotes. A designer by the name of Jack Rossi has been busy lately. What’s he been up to? Creating a Proton Pack shell specifically for the Wii remote and Nunchuck, of course....

Last year, EA Sports scored a bona-fide hit on the Wii withTiger Woods PGA Tour 10, the first game in the series with MotionPlus functionality. (The game was packaged with one MotionPlus unit.) Apparently, though, many of the folks who bought a copylast Junehave had their fill of virtual golf — or, to be precise, of Tiger Woods — for now. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11failed to place in thetop 20 gamessold in June 2010 on any platform, meaning that no version of the game — which is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and iPhone — managed to sell more than 100,000 copies....

It could only happen in the UK — a soccer game knocking another soccer game from the top spot. Yep,Pro Evolution Soccer 2010has endedFIFA 10‘s dominance after just a few weeks, shunting EA’s footie game into third place whileForza Motorsport 3swerves into second. Uncharted 2: Among Thievesis down to sixth place from second, whileMario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Gamesslowly climbs the charts, up from fifth place to fourth.WWE Smackdown Vs....

British politicians don’t understand or remotely like videogames. That is the impression most people have, thanks in no small part to sniveling leeches like Keith “Vadge” Vaz who’d rather talk aboutManhuntthan his dodgy expense account. The British game industry certainly feels that it has no support, so one can hardly be surprised that developers arequickly abandoning the countryin search of greener pastures. Canada and France are currently welcoming British developers with open arms, and the UK is losing talent fast to more culturally progressive nations....

Theultimate A/V setupfeatured a few weeks ago was an awe inspiring thing of beauty, but in spite of having enough tech to keep even the most voracious gearhound happy it was missing a few key components, namely a Wii and an Xbox 360. Thankfully, for people that can afford to spend the obscene amounts of money required to even begin thinking about possibly starting to maybe set up a system like this, a solution to flesh out the gaming gap in your life is available....

This incident ought to drum up more rabble-rousing than the Romans cheering for a bloody crucifixion. Surely by now you’ve read the terrible news about the“Mortal Kombat” murder, in which two teens killed a 7 year old girl they were babysitting by re-enacting the fighting game and using her as a punching bag. They have since been charged with child abuse resulting in murder and are currently being held in custody....

If you’re an overgrown man-child like me, you’ll no doubt be looking forward to the rather gorgeousViva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise. Microsofthas kindly datedthe Rare sequel for us, and fans of candy-stuffed incestuous rabbits can look forward to September 5, unless, of course, any delays rear their loathsome heads. As well as a date, we now have our grimy claws on some new details as well, including the out-of-garden environments where players are expected to coax and lure Piñata back to their gardens — kind of like pedophilia, only slightly more colorful....