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Jan
31
Destructoid Preview: Poker Smash - Now with 50% more release date per serving
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Void Star Creations has broken the seal and announced the release date for Poker Smash coming to XBLA. Next Wednesday you can try out a game that I have to say, I really didn’t expect to love so much. Created by 4 men in a cave using only sticks, duct tape, and various small rodents, or maybe that […]
Jan
31
Ah, Rez — the cult classic of cult classics. Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s attempted synthesis of retro graphics, pulsing trance beats, simplistic on-rails shooter gameplay, and rhythmic vibration remains etched in videogaming’s collective memory, despite (or perhaps because of) how damned hard it was to find a working copy of the game for under fifty bucks.
That all […]
Jan
31
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is now out in Japan but the DOJO continues to update. Starting off on Monday, Sakurai went over the Vault. He basically went over every detail from the six options at the main menu. On Tuesday, he revealed all the songs that are unlocked at the beginning of the game. The […]
Jan
31
[Wanted to remind everyone about the 2008 IGF Audience Award voting, which is still going on until February 20th or so. We’ve already had almost 2500 votes, which is actually more than last year, and there’s still 3 weeks to go - but if you have a favorite IGF game with a public demo, go […]
Jan
31
YTMND Thursday: Why isn’t Mr. Destructoid in every game?!
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Looks like the drought continues on from last week. At this rate, I might actually have to skip next week’s YTMND Thursday completely. Hopefully not, but if you happen across some YTMNDs, please pass them along. Or do what Bleep and CannibalCalvin do and make some!
Otherwise, what did you think of this week’s collection? I […]
Jan
31
Throw away your pads, pencils: Buku Sudoku coming to XBLA
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based developer Merscom has announced that it will be publishing the "first, and only" Sudoku title for Xbox LIVE Arcade.
According to Merscom CEO, Kirk Owen, Buku Sudoku takes the popular game to "a new level." With HD graphics that make the Sudoku grid easy to read (their words, not mine), and an […]
Jan
31
Madden 2008 simulation picks the Patriots as this year’s Super Bowl winner
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EA’s annual Super Bowl Madden predictions have picked the New England Patriots as this year’s Super Bowl XLII winners. The simulation has the Patriots beating the New York Giants 38 to 30. The last five Madden simulations have been correct so a betting man might be wise to pick the Patroits as the winners this […]
Jan
31
Mercenaries 2 catches the Duke Nukem Forever virus, gets delayed even further
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If you’re as anxious to play Mercenaries 2: World In Flames as I am, this news is going to sting badly: the game has been officially delayed again. Shacknews has gotten word straight from EA that we won’t be able to get our hands on Mercenaries 2 until somewhere in the April 1, 2008 to […]
Jan
31
Majesco and the Parappa team bringing Major Minor’s Majestic March to the Wii
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Rhythm game fans were delighted to hear last month that Majesco is working with the creative minds behind the Parappa the Rapper franchise to bring out a new Wii rhythm game. Today, Majesco has revealed that game to be Major Minor’s Majestic March, which will be a marching band rhythm game:
"There’s something magical about marching […]
Jan
31
What a rush: Awesome Devil May Cry 4 trailer is AWESOME
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It’s so easy for me to forget how much I love the camp action of the Devil May Cry series that once I remember, I get all excited and giggly. Devil May Cry is a very silly series, and the gameplay is top notch in both terms of simplicity and challenge. As if the demo […]