Gorgeous M&M: Clash of Heroes screenshots, trailer

As a follow-up tolast night’s announcementthat Capybara is bringingMight and Magic: Clash of Heroesto PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade, we have more scrumptious screenshots and even a trailer of the new high-def look. More than anything else, I opted to post about this because thinking about how effing adorable baby capybaras look — see the attached picture for overwhelming proof — is something I want to do as much as humanly possible....

May 11, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Brandon Reid

Gym charging $110 an hour to play the Wii

Newsdayis reporting that Gravity gym in Manhattan has developed a new “training session” that integrates playing the Wii as well as real, physical work. Of course, just like most things at the gym, the session is priced at a very affordable 110 dollars an hour. Mark Natale, Gravity’s executive director, said that he “think[s] of this as just another tool at the gym.” I’m fairly familiar with the tools at the gym, but I can’t think of anything off the top of my head that resembles a Wii remote....

May 11, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Stephen Salazar

Hudson bringing Deca Sports to the Nintendo DS

Deca Sports, Hudson’s answer to the popularity of Wii Sports, is coming to the Nintendo DS in 2010. Like the Wii titles, the game will feature a variety of activities, including: arm wrestling, bobsled, ruby, cheerleading, sky diving, and sepak takraw. In case you’re wondering what in the hell “sepak takraw” is (I was, too),Wikipedia tells usit’s like vollyeball with your feet. In Australia, they call it “footnis,” which sounds like something that you should call your podiatrist about, buddy....

May 11, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Sarah Duke

In case you were wondering, this is what gaming on a 269-inch screen looks like

If you are heavily into electronics and cannot stand to be jealous of anyone, at any time, I advise you to leave now before it’s too late. Gizmodo’s Adam Frucci recently got to appear as a guest on CollegeHumor’s videogame show,Bleep Bloop, where he had the chance to play some Xbox 360 games on a 269″ television.Here are his results. The screen, which is comprised of 21 projectors aimed at 42 mirrors, is an astounding 11 feet tall and 120 feet long....

May 11, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Alice Cruz

NCsoft is bringing Guild Wars 2 and more to Comic-Con

San Diego Comic-Con is almost here! NCsoft will be representing at booth #5345 with two of its big online titles. AreaNet intends to show offGuild War 2‘s Engineer profession and underwater combat areas, whileCity of Heroes Freedomplayers will get to try the first playable build of the Incarnate Raids. Outside of what goes down in the booth, NCsoft has a few other events planned: More detailed listings can be found below, if you happen to be attending SDCC....

May 11, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Patrick Powell

Super stomping in Retro City Rampage

Aren’t those radioactive plumberstheworst? I mean, they don’t even have the decency to wear shoes. Pack of jerks — all of them. For those of you who are completely out of the loop on this one,Retro City Rampageis a digital distribution title that brings together all of your nostalgic memories in an unusual way. I mean, take a look at this video for the “super stomp” move. Watch and rewatch it, looking — and listening, of course — for throwbacks to some of gaming’s most beloved titles....

May 11, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Joseph Turner

Three new Pokemon confirmed for Pokken Tournament

Still no sign of Vanilluxe Last weekwe reportedthat Nintendo and Bandai Namco were teasing a new Pokémon being announced forPokkén Tournamenton January 15. Before that announcement, Serebii.net spotted Japanese magazine CoroCoro confirming not one, not two, butthreenew fighters for the game. Serebii Update; Garchomp, Braixen and Mewtwo confirmed for Pokkén Tournamenthttps://t.co/oV6DIIA7Ubpic.twitter.com/TH2aMQvxS6 — Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet)June 28, 2025 Garchomp, Braixen, and the standard, non-shadow Mewtwo will all be showing up to the tournament....

May 11, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Ryan Donaldson

Why there is no Podtoid this week

Hi all. I just wanted to send a quick update to the community to let you all know why we don’t have aPodtoidfor this week. We’ve been having major technical difficulties (Vista is kicking our respective asses) and it’s been one nightmare after another when we record. To make it up to you, we are gonna do our best to try and have at least two live shows (possibly through Stickam) this week duringGDC....

May 11, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · Elizabeth Gonzalez

Zeno Clash II will emotionally disturb us this spring

Three new images to hold us over ’till then The long-awaited sequel toZeno Clashis finally set to arrive this spring, according tolead designer Carlos Bordeu. Three screenshots are on theofficial site, showing off the bizarre, new character designs and some new areas of the world, give us a taste of things to come when the game arrives on PC, XBLA, and PSN. Name a game world that feels like Salvador Dali made it....

May 11, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Gina Chase

Call of Duty: Black Ops censored in Japan

Looks like Japan and Germany has rekindled their epic partnership, with news that the Japanese version ofCall of Duty: Black Opswill be subject tomany of the editsseen in a country that’s far more fond of censoring things. Japanese publisher Square Enix has apologized to consumers in advance of the game’s release, as it’s become apparently that Swastikas in the zombie mode are replaced with Iron Crosses, and “expressions of brutality” in a torture scene are also heading to the trashcan....

May 10, 2025 · 2 min · 241 words · Joseph Luna

Chicken head games writers talk 2008 in GameDaily HUD season finale

The folks at AOL GameDaily posted theirGameDaily HUD Season Finale today, and it’s a good one. It features a huge collection of gaming writers yapping about their biggest surprises, disappointments, and summaries of 2008. Participants include folks fromNewsweek,1UP,Giant Bomb,Console Monster,Gaming Angels,Joystiq, and more. Oh, and who are these sexy, brilliant people? It’s Destructoid’s Colette Bennett and yours truly, on pagesfiveandthree, respectively! The best part is that one commenter calls out all of the writers as “Chicken Heads” for the general lack of love for the Wii....

May 10, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Samantha Miller

Demon’s Souls has a death toll: You’re just a statistic

Atlus’Demon’s Soulsis quickly earning a reputation as one of the most punishing and cruel videogames of all time. The game is designed to kill you — and kill youhard. As if to add insult to injury, Atlus has revealed that it’s actively logging a death toll for theDemon’s Souls, turning your hard fought and painful memories into little more than a statistic. Yesterday evening, after less than a day on store shelves, the number of deaths in the game’s first area registered at over 3,000....

May 10, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Emily Armstrong

My day with the MLB 2K10 perfect game $1 million winner

This year, 2K Sports decided to do something unprecedented to market their baseball game,Major League Baseball 2K10— in an effort to highlight the game’s improved pitching system, they offered a$1 million cash prizeto the first person to throw a perfect game. This past Wednesday, they announced the winner: 24-year-old Wade McGilberry of Semmes, Alabama, who accomplished the feat on the game’s launch day, March 2nd. On Friday, 2K Sports invited a bunch of New York-area press folks, including yours truly, to a day of real and videogame baseball at Citi Field, home of the New York Mets (y’know, the New York baseball team thatdoesn’thave 27 world titles)....

May 10, 2025 · 5 min · 888 words · Steven Adkins