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Contest: Are you the ultimate Naruto fan? Prove it! photo

Well, are you? We want you to take a picture of yourself in front of whatever Naruto product you own. Whether it be clothing, DVDs, videogames -- even taking a picture of yourself in front of a computer screen with something from Naruto on it is fine. Whatever picture you take, it must have something Naruto related in the image and there has to be some kind of sign or image that says Destructoid.com. No photo editing is allowed unless you want to create an animated gif.

You have until Sunday, November 22 11:59PM CST to submit your photo in the comments below. Contest is open to US residents only. We'll be picking the six biggest Naruto fans who will each be receiving this prize pack courtesy of Tomy Corporation:

One copy of Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 (Wii), one limited edition Naruto Shippuden Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 T-shirt, one Naruto Headband and Naruto chopsticks. The grand prize winner will also be scoring himself an exclusive one-of-a-kind framed poster featuring Anbu Kakashi, the final unlockable character in Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 which is out in stores this week for the Wii.

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The first thing you'll notice about this video is how I sound like my voice is about to turn into a frog. That's because I was sick as Hell when I recorded it. Still, I bravely soldiered on to produce the video, with a little help from our very own Rey Gutierrez, since I've been in Miami.

This week, I have been creating the video on the brand new computer of greatness that I have received. It allowed me to be a bit more adventurous with editing, even though the software I got was borked so the size has come out a tiny bit smaller than Viddler's player. Still, it's in actual HD this week, so progress has been made!

Oh, and I should also note that the script for this episode is horribly juvenile. I do not apologize in advance.


  11 comments   latest by Jim Sterling:
"Yeah, audio was horrible there. I've just put the superior Youtube version up."...
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Gameloft: Devs scaling back game development on Android photo

Here's some news that should make Apple fanboys happy: Gameloft says that it will be scaling back its investment in games for the Android platform, and that other development companies are doing so as well. The French game developer, who makes most its money off of mobile games, says that many other companies are following suit thanks to Google's lack of promotion of the games on their platform and the service not being as well put together as the iPhone's.

This was all revealed at a recent shareholders meeting in which Gameloft finance director Alexandre de Rochefort said, "We have significantly cut our investment in Android platform, just like... many others." He then went on to state that Android's app store is "not as neatly done as on the iPhone." Following that statement up by slamming Google themselves for a lack of support: "Google has not been very good to entice customers to actually buy products. On Android nobody is making significant revenue."

I've seen that new Droid phone and played around with it a bit, and I must admit he is correct about the service not being as neatly done, but the phone is just out of the gate and there are a ton of other models that use Android set to hit. I doubt it will hurt Gameloft too much since they are still developing for Android, but they might be kicking themselves over this decision in a few months time.


  5 comments   latest by ttaylor:
"I've got a droid, but I don't really want to use it for gaming. It's got enough other crap that drains the battery. The Android Market is definitely nothing like the iTunes store, but it works ..."...
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Recently Ubisoft announced and released its UPlay service to the gaming masses, and the gaming masses looked on and didn't care all that much. The service is yet another way to organize your games and get achievements, and seems pretty cool for those on the PC, but utterly irrelevant to those who play Ubisoft games on the 360 or PS3. The only purpose to picking it up is getting the free DLC unlocks by earning points through Achievements "Accomplishments."

This fact is even further backed up by the video above, which shows that UPlay looks exactly like the 360's dashboard. I'm sure those of us who have already used the beta service noticed this before, but cramming all the ways they ripped off Microsoft's design into one video really drives the point home. It is interesting to see a Rabbid in the video, however. The Rabbids have appeared on consoles outside of the Wii, but that is their main home. Could UPlay appear on the Wii as well, and if so would that mean a third party will do more on the Wii with internet than Nintendo will ever do?


  9 comments   latest by covah:
"...so its xbox live?"...
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More Project Natal at Gamefest 2010 photo

I don't know why anyone would need more convincing that Project Natal was for the sexy in crowd after seeing Nick "Sexy In Crowd" Chester rock it at the Tokyo Game Show, but I suppose that aside from a few awkwardly twisted Avatars and a game where people hit balls at blocks we haven't really seen that much of Microsoft's "future of gaming and everything ever." Not to fear, more shall come -- just not directly for the public.

Microsoft has confirmed that it will reveal more information on Natal to developers (and thus through leaks and "accidental" quotes to the general public) come February of 2010 at their Gamefest conferences that are held in the US, UK and Japan. The American conference will feature two separate tracks on the machine. One will focus on designing games for the peripheral while the other will focus on the technical aspects of it. Microsoft is promising developers that they will be shown "never-before seen details of game development using Project Natal."

If most devs are just getting this information in February of next year, then it's going to be a good long time before we see Natal in the hands of the public as was probably obvious from the quick rebuffing of last weeks rumored November release date. We're guessing that they've already got some third party devs in the loop unless Microsoft is planning to launch without any quality third party support at all.


  17 comments   latest by Hcapt:
"@ Xyliac Let me initiate you into the ways of gaming journalism. In every buisness there is a customer that purchases a service. In journalism, there are two customers; the readers who purchase ..."...
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Today's TeeFury shirt wants you to play outside photo

Remember when your parents told you to go play outside instead of playing videogames all day long? Well today's TeeFury shirt takes that saying and gives it a whole new spin. Classic Nintendo cartridges are playing in the park enjoying the fresh air blowing into their contacts. There's even a NES controller that's acting like a dog.

Like all things on TeeFury, you only have 24 hours to purchase this shirt before IT'S GONE FOREVER! Grab one over on the site for just $9.


  2 comments   latest by Starrynight:
"I like it, but I don't be able to get it..=( damn not having money"...
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Seven minutes and sixteen seconds is entirely too long for a video on the Internet. Especially when said video is about a game called City Bus Simulator 2010. Even if this was the top of the line in terms of bus driving simulation, which it's painfully not, it'd still be too dull for a seven-minute clip.

Knowing this, I've gathered specific key moments you won't want to miss. You can catch these at the following time marks: 0:32, 2:00, 2:30, 4:52, and 5:14. I'm probably forgetting something, but there's no way I'm spending any more time watching this damn video. You can't make me.

City Bus Simulator 2010: it's got "kneeling."

[Thanks (but not really), Mario]


  50 comments   latest by fozzyozzy:
"Heroes man... goddamn heroes."...
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The Daily Hotness: Choo choo!

13 hours ago - 11:59 PM on 11.20.2009, Hamza CTZ Aziz


That's the best Zelda themed whistle ever!

HAWP takes on Uncharted 2, Holmes reviewed Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, Nick checked out ModNation Racers, Wal-Mart has some good Black Friday deals, a new Super Street Fighter IV fighter will be revealed soon and more happened on 11/20/09.

Destructoid Originals:
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Hands on: Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks train whistle
Friday Night Fights: Left 4 Dead 2 edition
Fanboy Friday: Xcoxucka Edition

Community:

The wrong thing: The poacher class
Community blogs of 11/20/09
Forum of the day: The Arcade (general gaming discussion)

Reviews:
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Previews:
Chugging along with Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Unleashing creativity with PS3-exclusive ModNation Racers

Contests:
24 hour contest time GO: For the Glory (PC)

Black Friday:
GameStop deals leaked for your pleasure
Wal-Mart has a great PS3 bundle

News:
Currently 'no plans' to bring Resident Evil 5's DLC to PC
'The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned' gets its own site
Sonic Classic Collection coming to DS because we need it
Zombies were discussed for Modern Warfare 2
Aliens vs. Predator WILL have dedicated servers
PS Store Update: adhocParty and Peggle
Ultimate cheapassery: The 2-hour Torchlight demo
Real men have an actual box for their Netflix PS3 disc
Amazing lawsuits filed against Nintendo and Microsoft
Rock Band DLC: Tom Petty, Kelly freakin' Clarkson
Left 4 Dead 2's Midnight Riders have a blog and stuff
Games on Demand: Saints Row 2, LEGO Indiana Jones
British intelligence group advertising on Xbox Live
Worms 2: Armageddon gets a big ol' update
Sony: PS3 will hit 13 million sales next year
What the foxtrot? Jurassic: The Hunted gets an XBL demo
Modern Warfare 2 becomes huge PC success
Fail: Ubisoft passes on No More Heroes for PS3, 360
SSFIV update: New character to be revealed next week?
Resident Evil 2 and Soul Reaver now out on the PSN store
Sonic costumes coming to LittleBigPlanet

Offbeat:

You will never look at Mario the same way again
Crazy enough to work: Left 4 Dead campaigns in L4D2
A new use for your Steel Battalion controller

Media:

VGA teaser shows off a new 2K game
Watch some BioShock 2 deathmatch action
First Darksiders 'Hellbook' reveals powers, weapons
The Beatles: Rock Band gets a new holiday commercial
ModNation Racers videos are mod-tastic... or something
Mass: We Pray is really a Dante's Inferno viral


  1 comments   latest by Tarvu:
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VGA teaser shows off a new 2K game

14 hours ago - 11:00 PM on 11.20.2009, Hamza CTZ Aziz


Spike released a new teaser today for some mysterious game by 2K. No details were released but we were promised the full reveal during the VGAs on December 12.

Unfortunately for Spike, it looks like this trailer was already released. Four months ago in fact. 1Up caught  the original video which reveals this new game to be Spec Ops. For those of you that don't remember, Specs Ops was a war game for the original PlayStation, PC and Dreamcast. It was also complete crap.

The trailer does look interesting, but the name Spec Ops just brings up bad memories. How about you? Does this look good to any of you?

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  16 comments   latest by KelvinG:
"Brown, MW2 knock off, horrible music, open world, goes for realism=/= fun"...
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Chugging along with Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks photo

I have to indulge in a little narcissism right: not only did I get farther along in the second dungeon of Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks than any other journalist who previewed the game, I had all of Nintendo congratulate me on the achievement. I then proceeded to destroy them in the freshly announced multiplayer mode (except one round where I lost horribly, but we don't talk about that.)

All in all, I came away as the best Zelda player in the universe, proving once and for all a college education is really going to change your life.

While I'm sure some of you are utterly fascinated with this information, I bet even more of you are interested in Spirit Tracks itself. After all, it is a freaking Zelda game, and it is coming out in less than three weeks. Any other year, and we'd all be crapping ourselves to get a hold of this game. After spending sometime with this little choo-choo that could, I think there's going to be a whole lot to look forward with this game. Hit the jump to see our latest preview on Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.

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  11 comments   latest by LsTr Of SmG:
"'the multiplayer feels like the intense hectic fun of Mario Kart (think come-from-behind wins and power ups)' Oh well, at least it looks like I'll enjoy the single player. I absolutely HATE the ..."...
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Currently 'no plans' to bring Resident Evil 5's DLC to PC photo

In recent years, Capcom has made some great progress in terms of becoming invested in PC gaming. The developer's last couple of major releases have seen solid ports, and in many cases, their exclusive goodies make these the versions you'd want to get above all else.

I'm not saying the company is perfect -- simultaneous PC and console releases, please? -- but it's certainly a major step up from the days of Resident Evil 4 on PC. Gross. That's why the recent news of Resident Evil 5 DLC for consoles felt off.

Not once did Capcom reference the PC version of RE5 in its announcement. Speaking to G4, a Capcom rep briefly stated there are "no plans for PC at this point," in reference to the Gold Edition content.

Perhaps they're waiting to see how the add-ons perform on consoles first, or they just don't have the resources to target all platforms at once. Or could it be a factor of sales not meeting expectations? I'm sure we'll know the reason before too long.


  15 comments   latest by mooseifer69:
"Well considering you can plug in a wired 360 controller or any gamepad of your choice to play it like the console version only with improved mercenaries and (if your computer can handle it) much ..."...
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'The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned' gets its own site photo

November 24? Why, that's next week!

In the rush of recent releases, I had almost forgotten about my beloved Borderlands and its premier downloadable content pack, "The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned." From what I can tell, it'll be an awful lot like Zombi 2, minus the zombie-on-shark action and nudity. Boo!

But who knows, maybe they've hidden the old insert-glass-shard-into-eye scene as an easter egg?

Gearbox has devised a dedicated site for the add-on, complete with all the back-story you'll ever need, some new screenshots, and a tease for an upcoming trailer. I'll bet you anything the video goes live on Monday, just in the nick of time.

Worst case scenario, you ought to go visit the site for the sinister tune that plays. It's kinda catchy.


  11 comments   latest by Holyetheline:
"I love Borderlands. Can't wait for another reason to go back to the game."...
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Crazy enough to work: Left 4 Dead campaigns in L4D2 photo

In this episode of "Adventures in Batsh*t Insane PC Gamer Trickery," we get to see how a conversion of Left 4 Dead to the Left 4 Dead 2 standard is done. Someone was crazy enough to bring the first game's campaigns into the sequel, and it's paid off. Mostly.

You see, there is known breakage. The final moments during the finales tend to result in a crash, for instance. But it's progress, for sure. Obviously the next step would be to get the original survivors into the South in a playable state.

If you aren't scared away by warning messages, and you own both games legit, then proceed to the instructions on how to accomplish this black magic over at Left 4 Dead Mods.

[Via Kotaku]


  15 comments   latest by andycadaver:
"I just want Nick and Francis in the same game. Someone should make a separate game mode with only two survivors, set in CEDA protection area where Francis and Nick can go crazy and kill all those..."...
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Steel Battalion? One of the best games to ever hit the original Xbox. It's a game where you control a giant mech using two joysticks, three foot pedals and a 40 button controller that came with every game. Steel Battalion was great, but the huge price tag prevented a lot of people from experiencing it.

The controller doesn't have any use outside of Steel Battalion, but Japanese VJ, Bonsajo, modded his into something useful. His controller mod allows him to fade, scratch, change color and do all sorts of other things to images appearing on the screen that I don't really fully understand why but STEEL BATTALION!

[via Kotaku]


  19 comments   latest by Scientist tz:
"I think the time is right for a next-gen steel battalion with a redesigned control console. Maybe something a little smaller and sleeker looking. Rock band and Guitar Hero and Wii fit (the list..."...
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