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May
8
For you, a ridiculous number of Ninja Gaiden 2 screenshots
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Yes, it probably took me longer to upload these 48 Ninja Gaiden 2 screenshots (and two pieces of artwork!) than it did for me to write this post. But really, what more needs to be said about Ninja Gaiden 2?
Ninjas? Check. Blood and dismemberment? Check. Boobs? Check. Werewolves? Yeah, that’s right — werewolves. But you […]
May
8
For you, a ridiculous number of Ninja Gaiden II screenshots
Category: Wii Xbox 360 Playstation 3 | Leave a Comment
Yes, it probably took me longer to upload these 48 Ninja Gaiden II screenshots (and two pieces of artwork!) than it did for me to write this post. But really, what more needs to be said about Ninja Gaiden II?
Ninjas? Check. Blood and dismemberment? Check. Boobs? Check. Werewolves? Yeah, that’s right — werewolves. But you […]
May
8
I don’t know how or why the real Sonic fad picked up again, but I’m not complaining. Is it wrong that I want to spray paint a hedgehog blue and staple a extra tail on a fox and make them run through absurd obstacle courses and fight a giant fat man in a robotic suit […]
May
8
Exclusive Destructoid interview: Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg on GTA IV
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By now, you’ve surely heard of the record-breaking sales performance of Rockstar’s gangster opus, Grand Theft Auto IV. According to a Take-Two press release, GTA IV set new records for sales in not only the videogame industry, but across the entire entertainment spectrum as well. Within the first 24 hours of its release at midnight […]
May
8
Beauty is skin deep: Calling out the graphics pimps
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There is a term among the gamer community the describes a certain subsect of gamers interested only in how impressive a game looks — "graphics whores." These are people who get excited over how a game looks more than how it plays, and will easily dismiss any title that isn’t up their visual standards.
Just like […]
May
8
New Killzone 2 trailer: All in-game footage, all awesome?
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Killzone 2 has been surrounded by controversy for years since a trailer for the game was used to sell the graphical power of the PlayStation 3 to the masses at E3 2006. While Sony was screaming “ZOMG IN-GAME FOOTAGE,” gamers everywhere were yelling “STFU PRE-RENDERED CUTSCENE!” Ever since then, we all have been waiting to […]
May
8
Exposing the PTC’s bullsh*t: Journalist shows up council’s ignorance
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We all know by now that the Parents Television Council doesn’t exactly understand what "reality" is, but unfortunately they prey upon those ignorant of the truth in order to continue their hypocrisy and express opinions based on a complete lack of fact. Recently, the PTC has been throwing around a press release about — you […]
May
8
Tutorials in videogames are very strange things. They are obviously important – as players needs to learn how to play somehow outside of reading their dust-covered instruction booklets – but they always seem so out of place in the context of the videogame world.
For example: Why is that random signpost in the village telling my […]
May
8
Pack your Wiimotes and go: Top Chef videogame may be headed to the Wii
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Licensing.biz — a Web site that hurts my brain with all its crazy “acquisition” and “brand profile” talk — is reporting that NBC Universal (which owns Bravo) has secured DSI Games to produce a Wii game based on popular reality show Top Chef.
Make fun of me if you will, but I love Top Chef. Love […]
May
8
[In this opinion piece, game researcher and designer Douglas Wilson looks at why “the most surprising gaming moment of 2007″ didn’t involve game mechanics, plot twists, or sales figures, but rather a Mario Galaxy storybook tale told by a princess.]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Story spoilers contained for those who have not yet completed Super Mario Galaxy […]