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Persona 2: Eternal Punishment surfaces on ESRB

Another of those attentive folk at NeoGAF has spotted a new rating for Persona 2: Eternal Punishment at the ESRB's website. This is presumably the version which released for PSP in Japan last year but has yet to be ...   more

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment surfaces on ESRB photo

Lollipop Chainsaw Valentine Edition now available

Valentine's Day has come and gone but the so-called most romantic day of the year has left one lasting festive treat for everyone to enjoy in its wake. The Lollipop Chainsaw Valentine Edition released on Thursd...   more

Lollipop Chainsaw Valentine Edition now available  photo

Darkstalkers Resurrection comes to PSN and XBLA in March

It's been a long time since Capcom released a new Darkstalkers game. And that's probably not something that'll be changing anytime soon. The publisher is, however, bringing an enhanced pair of re-releases billed Darkstal...   more

Darkstalkers Resurrection comes to PSN and XBLA in March photo


Darkstalkers Resurrection comes to PSN and XBLA in March photo
Darkstalkers Resurrection comes to PSN and XBLA in March photo
Darkstalkers Resurrection comes to PSN and XBLA in March photo
Darkstalkers Resurrection comes to PSN and XBLA in March photo
Darkstalkers Resurrection comes to PSN and XBLA in March photo
Darkstalkers Resurrection comes to PSN and XBLA in March photo



Medal of Honor isn't dead, it's just having a nap

Electronic Arts laid the Medal of Honor series to rest a couple weeks ago. The publisher cited Medal of Honor: Warfighter's the poor critical and commercial showing as the driving force behind the decision to set th...   more

Medal of Honor isn't dead, it's just having a nap photo

Raiden's Metal Gear Solid 4 costume is day one Rising DLC

Although a few costumes in the upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance are unlockable, and you can net Gray Fox by way of pre-ordering outside of Europe, another outfit has just been announced: Raiden's Metal Gear Soli...   more

Raiden's Metal Gear Solid 4 costume is day one Rising DLC photo

Watch Aquaman, Shazam, Joker, and more fight in Injustice

NetherRealms revealed the latest playable character this week with Aquaman, king of the fishes. We also got to see his level, featuring a stage hazard involving a shark and instantly making it my favorite stage. Along with t...   more

Watch Aquaman, Shazam, Joker, and more fight in Injustice photo

A closer look at the maps in Battlefield 3: End Game

Building on what we recently saw of the End Game expansion for Battlefield 3, DICE has another batch of screenshots, this time focusing on the four new maps. "Size-wise, they are comparable to Caspian Border and Operation Fi...   more

A closer look at the maps in Battlefield 3: End Game photo

Pachter predicts PS3 price plummet

Wedbush Morgan Securities' Michael Pachter seems to think that a price drop is imminent for the PlayStation 3. GamesIndustry is reporting that the analyst expects the console to have its MSRP reduced to $199 on February 21st,...   more

Pachter predicts PS3 price plummet photo

WSJ says that next PlayStation will stream PS3 games

Whatever this next PlayStation system is will stream PS3 games via Gaikai technology, says a WSJ source (subscription required). Remember when Sony bought Gaikai? This is what they were planning, it seems. Backwards...   more

WSJ says that next PlayStation will stream PS3 games photo

Sony celebrating their past in video could only mean...

Sony has started celebrating their history in games today with a video that recalls the successes of the PlayStation. The video, titled "Evolution of PlayStation: The Beginning," is a nice little trip down memory lane for us...   more

Sony celebrating their past in video could only mean... photo

Atari shuts down Jace Hall's Blood re-release

After Jace Hall got the cult-classic first-person shooter Blood on the road to a remake, Atari has stepped in and temporarily shut the project down. Hall notified the Blood fan community of The Postmortem about the standstill...   more

Atari shuts down Jace Hall's Blood re-release photo

Randy Pitchford doesn't like being called a liar

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford raised his head above cover today, making a few indirect Tweets regarding the controversial Aliens: Colonial Marines launch. While he didn't provide an explanation or an apology, he did make it cle...   more

Randy Pitchford doesn't like being called a liar photo

Check out all the powerful weapons you'll get in Crysis 3

The latest trailer for Cyrsis 3 shows off some of the badass powerful weapons you'll be able to use. The weapons are all based on set weapon archetypes, just you know, given a futuristic twist. I especially enjoy how you can...   more

Check out all the powerful weapons you'll get in Crysis 3 photo

Fuse skips competitive multiplayer, opts for Echelon

Contrary to popular belief, competitive multiplayer is not required for every shooter that releases these days. Heck, it's not even required for every AAA game. We've seen multiplayer shoehorned into multiple high-profile gam...   more

Fuse skips competitive multiplayer, opts for Echelon photo

Friday Night Fights: Kiiilllll meeeee

Welcome to another edition of Destructoid's Friday Night Fights! Not a lot going on this week, but I'm sure that's just because you're all too busy enjoying your new copies of Aliens: Colonial Ma--HAHAHAHAHA OH GOD I COULDN'T EVEN FINISH THE SENTENCE Seriously, though. PhilKenSebben's hosting some coop on the PC tonight. Join him if you want to hear a grown man get really, really sad.   more

Friday Night Fights: Kiiilllll meeeee photo

See how the new Star Trek game was made

Yep, that Star Trek game is a thing, and now you can see how the game came to life in this new video. Brian Miller of Paramount Pictures goes over a few principles, like the ideologies behind Kirk and Spock's play-styles, as...   more

See how the new Star Trek game was made photo



Bentley's Hack Pack

Sony does a pretty terrible job at promoting its first-party games. For instance, take Sly Cooper. Droves of gamers were not only unaware that Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time launched last week, but they were completely in the da...   more

 Bentley's Hack Pack photo

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

Sly Cooper has come out of retirement to try and solve the mystery of why pages have been disappearing from the Thievius Raccoonus, the tome of family history for the Cooper lineage of master thieves. Reunited with best frien...   more

 Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time photo

Aliens: Colonial Marines

Aliens: Colonial Marines has been one of my most anticipated games every year for over half a decade. My love of anything distinctly related to Xenomorphs, as well as my general high regard for the majority of Aliens games re...   more

 Aliens: Colonial Marines photo

Dead Space 3

The months leading to Dead Space 3's launch have been trying for fans of the series. From early rumors that it would be a first-person shooter to the eventual reveal of online co-op, Kinect support, cover-based shooting segme...   more

 Dead Space 3 photo

Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2

Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage was a great game, at least if you liked the Dynasty Warriors series and had an affection for the punch-happy manga upon which it was based. Kenshiro's post-apocalyptic wanderings worked rema...   more

 Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 photo

The best and worst games of 2013: January May Cry

I'm not sure what it's like from the outside looking in, but as someone who's directly involved with covering games and has to be thinking about them on a daily basis, January was one hell of an action-packed month. We kicked...   more

The best and worst games of 2013: January May Cry photo

Call of Duty: Black Ops II: Revolution DLC

Treyarch has taken a unique approach to Call of Duty games that I've always admired. Essentially developing three games in one, their idea to meld campaigns, zombies, and multiplayer into one giant package in Black Ops II is ...   more

 Call of Duty: Black Ops II: Revolution DLC photo

Puddle

The story of Puddle is a tale of triumph. A group of students had the opportunity to have their game published by Konami after winning a 2010 GDC Independent Games Festival award -- pretty much every young developer's dream. ...   more

 Puddle photo

Borderlands 2 'Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt'

It’s a good thing that Borderlands 2 doesn’t often touch on real-world culture over the course of its kitschy, ostentatious sci-fi romp -- the times where it does have tended to be low points. I was disappointed t...   more

 Borderlands 2 'Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt' photo

The Cave

Ron Gilbert, being responsible for classic LucasArts titles like Maniac Mansion and The Secret of Monkey Island, is a legend in adventure game circles. His latest adventure, The Cave, feels a bit like a return to those roots ...   more

 The Cave photo

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch could have easily been called Japanese Role-Playing Games: The Official Videogame, for it plays out like an overview of the entire genre as much as it does a game in its own right.  I...   more

 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch photo

DmC: Devil May Cry

DmC: Devil May Cry is an insult. It insults the fans, who have loyally supported Capcom through thick and thin, and it insults the legacy of a most respected action series. Ninja Theory has spat upon one of the last pure name...   more

 DmC: Devil May Cry  photo

Anarchy Reigns

The time has finally come. After numerous delays, and nearly a year of waiting after the Japanese release, Max Anarchy, known internationally as Anarchy Reigns, is finally here. Conceptually, the game is basically a "Greatest...   more

 Anarchy Reigns photo

Guardians of Middle-earth

“How dare you? HOW DARE YOU! How dare you review a Lord of the Rings game without having every film box set in a display case! HOW DARE YOU review a MOBA without having been yelled at and debased by 12-year-olds for m...   more

 Guardians of Middle-earth photo

Black Knight Sword

Within my first thirty minutes of playing Black Knight Sword, I encountered a menu option called "cat head grass," a giant mother eye that eats hearts, and severed skulls in a microwave oven that serve as health power-ups. Yep, this is definitely a Grasshopper Manufacture joint.   more

 Black Knight Sword photo

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Fuse skips competitive multiplayer, opts for Echelon

Contrary to popular belief, competitive multiplayer is not required for every shooter that releases these days. Heck, it's not even required for every AAA game. We've seen multiplayer shoehorned into multiple high-profile gam...   more

Fuse skips competitive multiplayer, opts for Echelon photo

P: The four major gameplay tweaks in GRID 2

Five long years have passed since the original Race Driver: GRID offered racing fans an excellent hybrid racer with edge-of-your seat thrills in a great variety of racing styles. While the DiRT series has branched out a bit i...   more

P: The four major gameplay tweaks in GRID 2 photo


P: The four major gameplay tweaks in GRID 2 photo
P: The four major gameplay tweaks in GRID 2 photo
P: The four major gameplay tweaks in GRID 2 photo
P: The four major gameplay tweaks in GRID 2 photo
P: The four major gameplay tweaks in GRID 2 photo
P: The four major gameplay tweaks in GRID 2 photo



DmC's Vergil DLC about 3 to 5 hours of new content

The upcoming downloadable story content for DmC picks up right where the game finishes, so needless to say this will be one spoiler filled preview.      At the end of DmC, Dante plunges his sword into...   more

DmC's Vergil DLC about 3 to 5 hours of new content photo

Hunting down memories in Remember Me

Originally a PlayStation 3 exclusive known as Adrift, Paris based developer Dontnod Entertainment suddenly found itself without a publisher for their game. With countless hours and manpower already poured into it, they contin...   more

Hunting down memories in Remember Me photo

Hands-on with Resident Evil: Revelations on consoles

Last month, Capcom announced the release of Resident Evil: Revelations for consoles and PC. Originally playable on the Nintendo 3DS, Capcom saw Revelations as a return to the series’ roots, and taking a step back from t...   more

Hands-on with Resident Evil: Revelations on consoles photo

CastleStorm crosses tower defense with Angry Birds

CastleStorm is definitely not a game that's easy to draw a frame of reference for. One part Jenga, and one part tower defense, this mash up certainly draws from opposite genres to get its own formula going. Once it's off though, its may surprise with just how tasking, and fun, it can be.   more

CastleStorm crosses tower defense with Angry Birds photo


CastleStorm crosses tower defense with Angry Birds photo
CastleStorm crosses tower defense with Angry Birds photo
CastleStorm crosses tower defense with Angry Birds photo
CastleStorm crosses tower defense with Angry Birds photo
CastleStorm crosses tower defense with Angry Birds photo
CastleStorm crosses tower defense with Angry Birds photo



Next Skylanders lets you swap parts to form new toys

The next Skylanders is the last thing fans were probably expecting as there's three major changes going on with Swap Force, the new entry in the series. For starters, it's not developer Toys for Bob making this one. Vicarious...   more

Next Skylanders lets you swap parts to form new toys photo


Next Skylanders lets you swap parts to form new toys photo
Next Skylanders lets you swap parts to form new toys photo
Next Skylanders lets you swap parts to form new toys photo
Next Skylanders lets you swap parts to form new toys photo
Next Skylanders lets you swap parts to form new toys photo
Next Skylanders lets you swap parts to form new toys photo



Hands-on: The Last of Us scared me sh*tless

Everything we've seen of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us up until now has featured humans as enemies. Really mean, crazed, do-anything-to-survive type humans. In everything we've seen it was like the entire starving, crazy, post...   more

Hands-on: The Last of Us scared me sh*tless photo


Hands-on: The Last of Us scared me sh*tless photo
Hands-on: The Last of Us scared me sh*tless photo
Hands-on: The Last of Us scared me sh*tless photo
Hands-on: The Last of Us scared me sh*tless photo
Hands-on: The Last of Us scared me sh*tless photo
Hands-on: The Last of Us scared me sh*tless photo



P: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension

We've been seeing bits of pieces of upcoming PS3 game God of War: Ascension since last year, but we've really only seen it's multiplayer side. That changed this week when director Todd Pappy and his team unveiled the game's s...   more

P: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension photo


P: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension photo
P: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension photo
P: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension photo
P: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension photo
P: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension photo
P: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension photo



Six things you should know about Splinter Cell: Blacklist

Super spy Sam Fisher is back after saving the President in 2010's Conviction. Third Echelon has been dissolved, and in its place is Fourth Echelon. Yes, very original. Sure, not the most creative name change, but there is ind...   more

Six things you should know about Splinter Cell: Blacklist photo


Six things you should know about Splinter Cell: Blacklist photo
Six things you should know about Splinter Cell: Blacklist photo
Six things you should know about Splinter Cell: Blacklist photo
Six things you should know about Splinter Cell: Blacklist photo
Six things you should know about Splinter Cell: Blacklist photo
Six things you should know about Splinter Cell: Blacklist photo



MLB 13: The Show focusing on bringing the fun

October was a hell of a month here in San Francisco. There’s nothing like sports to shore up the bonds of comradely in otherwise disparate, eclectic pockets of the world. Just look at how the Olympics create a national ...   more

MLB 13: The Show focusing on bringing the fun photo


MLB 13: The Show focusing on bringing the fun photo
MLB 13: The Show focusing on bringing the fun photo
MLB 13: The Show focusing on bringing the fun photo
MLB 13: The Show focusing on bringing the fun photo
MLB 13: The Show focusing on bringing the fun photo
MLB 13: The Show focusing on bringing the fun photo



Talking Deadly Premonition: Director’s Cut with SWERY

Destructoid’s love affair with the inimitable, idiosyncratic Deadly Premonition is a point of public record. Jim’s infamous, glowing, 10/10 review turned a lot of people onto the game -- myself included -- and for...   more

Talking Deadly Premonition: Director’s Cut with SWERY photo


Talking Deadly Premonition: Director’s Cut with SWERY photo
Talking Deadly Premonition: Director’s Cut with SWERY photo
Talking Deadly Premonition: Director’s Cut with SWERY photo
Talking Deadly Premonition: Director’s Cut with SWERY photo
Talking Deadly Premonition: Director’s Cut with SWERY photo
Talking Deadly Premonition: Director’s Cut with SWERY photo



Dust 514 now in open beta on the PlayStation 3

CCP's ambitious first-person shooter Dust 514 is now in open beta. The free-to-play shooter, as you may already know, is linked to EVE Online, the crazy space game that's an actual viable export of Iceland. I'm not joking.&n...;   more

Dust 514 now in open beta on the PlayStation 3 photo

P: Treading familiar ground with Tales of Xillia

At the advent of Namco Bandai’s press event last week, we were treated to a cozy little presentation, the highlight of which was Tales of Xillia producer Hideo Baba talking a bit about the new game, through a translator...   more

P: Treading familiar ground with Tales of Xillia photo


P: Treading familiar ground with Tales of Xillia photo
P: Treading familiar ground with Tales of Xillia photo
P: Treading familiar ground with Tales of Xillia photo
P: Treading familiar ground with Tales of Xillia photo
P: Treading familiar ground with Tales of Xillia photo
P: Treading familiar ground with Tales of Xillia photo



13 new things about Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

You think you know everything about Final Fantasy? I did too, but there's a whole bunch of weird new stuff going on with the next title in the series, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, due out late this year. I've just r...   more

13 new things about Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII  photo


13 new things about Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII  photo
13 new things about Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII  photo
13 new things about Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII  photo
13 new things about Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII  photo
13 new things about Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII  photo
13 new things about Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII  photo



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Watch Aquaman, Shazam, Joker, and more fight in Injustice

NetherRealms revealed the latest playable character this week with Aquaman, king of the fishes. We also got to see his level, featuring a stage hazard involving a shark and instantly making it my favorite stage. Along with t...   more

Watch Aquaman, Shazam, Joker, and more fight in Injustice photo

Check out all the powerful weapons you'll get in Crysis 3

The latest trailer for Cyrsis 3 shows off some of the badass powerful weapons you'll be able to use. The weapons are all based on set weapon archetypes, just you know, given a futuristic twist. I especially enjoy how you can...   more

Check out all the powerful weapons you'll get in Crysis 3 photo

Here's some shiny gameplay footage of GRID 2

Not including downloadable content, ports, and offbeat racers like Mario Kart, there's really no major racing games slated for this year from a major publisher or pre-existing brand other than GRID 2 here. That puts Codemast...   more

Here's some shiny gameplay footage of GRID 2 photo

Aquaman added to Injustice: Gods Among Us roster

The latest character reveal for NetherRealm's Injustice: Gods Among Us introduces us to yet another familiar face: Aquaman. You can get a first look at his appearance in the upcoming fighting game in this new trailer on IGN....   more

Aquaman added to Injustice: Gods Among Us roster photo

Crysis 3's sharp-dressed trailer is pretty adorable

There's a time and a place for dismal, bleak, "dark n' gritty" trailers, but there's a time for silliness too. Crysis 3 is having its silly time with this new trailer, letting us know how much fun it is to be a nanosuited ba...   more

Crysis 3's sharp-dressed trailer is pretty adorable photo

GRID 2 gets a new gameplay teaser trailer

Some time ago, we got a nondescript trailer for GRID 2 that showed nothing more than cars doing car-like things. As of today however, a new trailer has surfaced, showing a bit of gameplay. When asked about the drifting aspec...   more

GRID 2 gets a new gameplay teaser trailer photo

Crysis 3 drops a new 'Hunt is On' trailer

The videos for Crysis 3 keep on coming with no end in sight. In this trailer, you'll get a taste of some gameplay set to the tune of Muse's "Liquid State." It gives you a pretty good idea of what to expect, from the general ...   more

Crysis 3 drops a new 'Hunt is On' trailer photo

Obscure looks like a fun co-op side-scrolling shooter

Focus Home Entertainment announced a new game today called Obscure. It's being developed by Mighty Rocket Studios, and looks to be a fun 2.5D side-scrolling shooter. The game will feature four player co-op either locally or ...   more

Obscure looks like a fun co-op side-scrolling shooter photo

Walking Dead: Survival Instinct finally gets real trailer

Activision's tried to put it off for as long as possible, but has finally released a real gameplay trailer for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. Now the day's finally arrived, I don't even know what to say. In all honesty...   more

Walking Dead: Survival Instinct finally gets real trailer photo

Raiden will steal boss weapons in Metal Gear Revengeance

Our latest look at Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance shows off some of the bosses weapons Raiden can earn after defeating bosses. The Pole-Arm looks great for fighting groups of enemies, the tactical sai can pull you into enemi...   more

Raiden will steal boss weapons in Metal Gear Revengeance photo

Here's what Skylanders: Swap Force looks like in action

The next Skylanders game was revealed early in the morning today and it's going to let you swap different toy parts to make new heroes. Yes, you get to break the toys in half, but on purpose! Skylanders: Swap Force has a pre...   more

Here's what Skylanders: Swap Force looks like in action photo

Two Sly Cooper games are actually coming out today

In addition to the launch of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time for the PlayStation 3 and Vita (cross-buy for PS3), another franchise title is coming out today on the PSN: Bentley's Hackpack. It's priced at $2.99, and will also be ...   more

Two Sly Cooper games are actually coming out today photo

Sly Cooper sneaks into his fourth adventure today

Sly Cooper is in for his biggest adventure yet as he travels through the ages in Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time. The new launch trailer gives you a decent look at what to expect from the franchise's decidedly Saturday morning c...   more

Sly Cooper sneaks into his fourth adventure today photo

Giant bugs from space return in Earth Defense Force 2025

Just when you thought you were safe from the terrifying ravagers they've have inexplicably returned in Earth Defense Force 2025. Appealing to your baser instincts this game is, once again, all about killing robots ...   more

Giant bugs from space return in Earth Defense Force 2025 photo

Meet your new Alien buddies in Colonial Marines

The Aliens franchise has always had its hits and misses, but Gearbox is looking to expand upon the series fiction with Aliens: Colonial Marines and bring out some new Aliens to for us to play with. Don't worry though, they h...   more

Meet your new Alien buddies in Colonial Marines photo

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