Breaking news: there will be news tomorrow. We bring you this news update to inform you of the news that news is on the way. Tomorrow. Says the LucasArts team via its Twitter:

"Amazing news coming Monday! Super excited! You have no idea how tough it is not to start yelling about it! But it's secret! Until Monday!"

Followed shortly thereafter by:

"Okay, we will do hints. It is awesome news for our old school fans. (anything more direct might get me in trouble)"

The tweets go on to say that it's got nothing to do with a new IP, and to reiterate that fans of the company's earlier work have quite a treat in store for them early tomorrow morning. What's the big announcement? Well, well. It just so happens that we here at Destructoid have an exclusive inside scoop. And that is that we don't know, either.

That's right folks, you heard it here first. No other news outlet will bring you word that we don't know what the announcement is before we do. Feel free to run wild with speculation in the comments. I'm going to go lie down now, as I've just confused myself.  

We’re late on this, but it’s definitely too coo not to share. Below the fold is a full motion comic (courtesy of GameTrailers) for Wolfenstein 3D. The comic features B.J. Blazkowicz doing his thing: escaping from an evil Nazi prison, popping skulls with stolen arms, and shredding MechaHitler with a chaingun.

The wonderful visuals and artistry displayed in the comic got us thinking. What if Wolfenstein 3D was “remixed” to look like the comic? Logistics aside, we think it would be a wonderful way to deliver the Wolfenstein experience without betraying its roots. The recent downloadable rereleases on Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network were too faithful. The title hasn’t aged well -- the shooting is loose and the graphics are spectacularly bland.

Anyway, check out the comic if you're a Wolf fan. It's totally worth your time.

[via Joystiq]

NIS America is looking for a new editor for their localization staff, as one is leaving to teach English in Japan. They are asking for editors here at Anime Expo in their industry panel today.  Here's how bad they want someone: they have three computers at the ready right here, waiting for potential employee contact information.

They will be contacting people over the next couple of months from this contact list gathered at the event. They will be sending out a sample text edit soon, as a sort of employment test.

What they're looking for: They don't need a degree holder, just someone smart. Someone who knows games and this culture. Appealing to their fanbase? Good call, NIS.

The Japanator team has been in Los Angeles this past week covering all things Anime Expo 09. They've brought us beautiful photos of the cosplayers, video of some crazy sex devices and plenty of more awesome coverage. Keep an eye on Japanator for more from Anime Expo 09!

On Destructoid, Jim is hoofing it at the ScrewAttack Game Convention. On Japanator, you really need to watch the trailer for RoboGeisha. And on Tomopop, go for broke with Macross. 

DESTRUCTOID

• All of our ScrewAttack Game Convention 09 coverage
• Videogame characters whose leg I would hump
• The best videogames of 2009 ... so far
• Destructoid interview: StarCraft II's Dustin Browder
• Contest: Friday Night Fights begins! Win $9,000 in Cyberpower PCs

JAPANATOR

• All of Japanators Anime Expo 2009 coverage
• Japanator Poll: How do you say our name?
• Oricon names "freshest young stars" in recent poll, also, love letter 
• Happy 4th of July from Japanator
• If you only watch one movie trailer this year, watch this one for RoboGeisha

TOMOPOP

• Monthly DO WANT: June Edition 
• Go For Broke: Macross
• Tomopop Review: Foo Dog by Patch Together
• Tomopop Review: Alter's Tsukino Azusagawa figure
• Papercraft Masterpiece: A Castle on the Ocean

Pokémon Red is blatantly better than Pokémon Blue and if you disagree with me you are a spastic. Some of you may feel that one can't successfully draw discrepancies between two games that are essentially the same, but those people are obviously stupid. I am a hardcore gamer, and that means I can draw huge lines between anything and say that one thing is better if I own that thing.

Following is a list of reasons that I have written thanks to my brain that will prove why Pokémon Red is better than Pokémon Blue, and why anybody who even remotely likes anything to do with Pokémon Blue should be considered a social Pariah and made to wash their dirty little mouths out with soap for saying they like playing such a rubbish game. Read on and bask in the warm waters of the Fact Sea. 

[vitaminh stumbled upon the greatest find on the Internet ever! More pages may show up in the future too! -- CTZ]

I know I'm not the only one eagerly awaiting the upcoming movie based on the classic videogame Asteroids, so when some random pages from the script ended up in my mailbox, I knew I had to share. Keep in mind that this is a mere taste of the buffet of awesomeness we have to look forward to gorging ourselves on and, even though this is probably an early draft, there may be SPOILERS.

You have been warned.

Left 4 Dead 2 has become inextricably linked with moaning and boycotts ever since it was announced at E3. While some at Valve may have been surprised by the sudden backlash from self-professed fans, writer Chet Faliszek was reasonably well prepared.

"I once joked that we could put $20 in a box and charge $10 for it, and someone’s going to complain," says Faliszek. "And that’s just fine - that’s just the way it is.

"We never thought, 'We need to say that we’re going to keep updating Left 4 Dead,' because that was always our plan. Briefly before that [E3] we’d already posted on our blog about the updates that were coming. We didn’t think people would think, 'Oh wait, now they’re not going to do that stuff they talked about'. Yes, we are."

Faliszek adds that perhaps Valve could have made it more clear, but that people would probably have whined either way: "So, there’s that -- taking the leap to do that clearly. Honestly though, I don’t know if that would have made a difference. I think there are just a lot of people who didn’t listen to that."

Valve's biggest mistake was spoiling consumers. It's kind of humorous that, just because Valve didn't treat its customers like sh*t in the same way that many big publishers do, they are now receiving the most backlash just for acting like a game company. Perhaps the lesson here is to never be nice to people. 

Either way, I'm still fairly certain that well over half those boycotters will be playing Left 4 Dead 2 when it releases, bending over and taking a nice big salty one just like always.

My patriotism is not limited to merely one day. And it looks like I'm not alone. Acting in the American spirit of consumerism, there are some really good promotions this week. Finally, a little bit of rain in a rather long drought.

Best Buy is offering a "Buy 2 Get 3rd Free" sale on Nintendo DS games. Target went the "Buy 1 Get 1 Half Off" route and applied it to a slew of Wii games, some of which aren't even listed in their weekly ad so that the bargain hunter in you can hunt and peck for what's on sale. And Toys R Us is giving away gift cards with a number of titles.

Very solid week, overall. Hit the jump to see all of the week's bargains.

This really is quite remarkable. Not only has the Wii been successfully and competently emulated on the PC, but the graphics are being brought to us in shiny 720p HD. While it does have a few issues, the Dolphin emulator currently makes Wii games look far better than they do on the console itself, and gives you a taste of what could have been if Nintendo had bothered to make the Wii a bit more powerful.

Looking at the images, all I can think is that this is what the Wii really should have been from the start. Fair play to the Nintendo designers, they've managed to make some really good looking games despite the Wii's limitations, but it could have been so much more. If emulation is your thing, perhaps you can enjoy this for yourself, but those of us in the realm of the law-abiding will have to simply dream of what might one day be real. 

There are loads of shots on NeoGAF. Check them out and imagine a world with Wii HD.

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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of watching Jack Thompson take questions from a surprisingly respectable and and open-minded crowd at the ScrewAttack Gaming Convention. I have to say that, after all my dealings with the silver-haired fox, I was impressed with JT's performance. His self-deprecating humor and intelligent oration was a breath of fresh air, and I think everyone left the conference hall with a heightened respect for the man.

I captured some video footage (which isn't too dark this time) and will probably edit some highlights together. In the meantime, have a clip of Jack Thompson explaining just how much fun he's having at SGC. I think this is pretty much the moment that really won him over with the crowd.

In all seriousness, I think Jack Thompson did an amazing job yesterday. I don't agree with all his views, and I certainly disagree with the way he's put them across over the years. I think everyone who watched him yesterday will agree, however, that if he continues the rest of his crusade in the polite and intelligent manner with which he carried himself at SGC, he really wouldn't be such a bad guy to have around.

In addition, Thompson took part in a debate which was quite pleasant and very interesting. We liveblogged it, and you can check that out here.

In a further attempt to quiet the ire of some disgruntled fans, Valve's Chet (!) Faliszek told Shacknews recently that not only is the promised DLC for Left 4 Dead a reality, but that an announcement regarding such would be on the way shortly. He went on to say that these new goods would also be escorted by promised enhancements like the team-based matchmaking update.

Valve's Marketing VP Doug Lombardi has also noted to Eurogamer that despite fire and brimstone, Left 4 Dead 2 is already seeing pre-order numbers that double those of its predecessor at this point in time away from its launch. While the bitching and moaning is bound to continue regardless, more word that Valve fully plans to uphold its promise to buyers of the original game should serve to calm a few overactive venom glands. We hope, anyway.

Do you think all the ruckus is still justified, or should some people take this announcement as a reminder to STFUAJPG?

No surprises here, but it looks like Electronic Arts is working on -- or at least thinking about -- a new game in the Skate franchise.

One of the dudes over at skateboarding Web site Epicly Strife dropped some info on the new hot place to spill your guts, Twitter.

“I just got told ‘tonight we gotta’ celebrate,’” Epicly Trife’s Schmitty wrote, “one of the bros got offered to be in Skate 3.”

Seeing as how the first and second games were reasonably solid, we could think of worse news. But EA should tread carefully, and keep an eye on the history of the one-time King of Skating Games, Tony Hawk Pro Skater.

If you recall, developer Neversoft made a Tony Hawk game a year until it got burnt out and moved on to Guitar Hero. If history is any indication, Skate developer EA Black Box will be working on Rock Band titles by 2013. Obviously.

What new would you like to see EA bring to the series? What’s missing? What would you like to see go away?

[via Kotaku]

Electronic Gaming Monthly as you knew it may have folded, your subscription turned into Maxim, pictures of Street Fighter’s Ryu now a hot-young-actress-of-the-moment in lingerie. But the magazine (at least in name) is far from dead, brought back to life by the publication’s original founder, Steve Harris.

The future of EGM looks to heavily incorporate digital content within the magazine (however they would work), including professionally produced video and audio. This content, says Harris, will be made portable on devices like the iPhone.

“The new Electronic Gaming Monthly will let you take your magazine and its content from print to computer to wireless devices -- even your television,” Harris says of the zombie-fied gaming magazine.

It’s certainly an interesting twist on the traditional magazine model. Of course, if the content isn’t up to snuff, it’s hard to believe anyone will care. We’ll be interested to see if the new magazine will be consistent with the quality and recognizable voice we’ve come to expect from EGM.

What this means for our offices new Maxim subscription is unclear.

[via Bitmob]

Sony and developer Clap Hanz have a new “Hot Shots” game in the works for the PlayStation Portable, and it's not what you'd expect.

According to Siliconera, Minna no Sukkiri (“Hot Shots Party” or “Hot Shots Festival,” when translated) is a compilation of mini-games, designed to be enjoyed in short bursts. Minna no Sukkiri will feature 12 games, including “Vegetable Chopper,” “Boxing,” “Racing,” “Pie Toss,” and -- are you sitting down? -- “Book Organizing.”

There’s a demo for the thrilling “Book Organizing” mini-game on the Japanese PlayStation Network right now, and will be available through July 30. The full game is scheduled to be available for download on the PlayStation Network this Fall. No word on a North American release; this one may be too “zany” to localize.

The full list of the playable mini-games can be found after the jump.

Ubisoft has announced that they'll be publishing Heroes Over Europe, the sequel to 2005's Heroes of the Pacific. Heroes Over Europe was originally supposed to be out by now from Atari, but that obviously isn't happening anymore. This is just more proof that Atari seems to be leaving the retail market in favor of the digital market.

As for Heroes Over Europe, I actually previewed the game last December. It was an enjoyable experience and the 16-player dog fights look like they'll be a blast. My only issue with the game is that it's set in World War II. I really want to see more modern day or future based flight games. Hell, I'm going to be previewing ANOTHER World War II flight game this coming Monday. Give me a break!

Heroes Over Europe will be out this September and you can get more info on it over at the brand new Web site for the game.

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Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.

Raps, remixes, weird ads, LEGOs and more await you in this edition of Weekend Destructainment. After the break, check out the rap called "We Gamin." Then it's the WoW kid freak-out remix! Next up, some kid shows off his light gun skills. Then it's a really weird French ad for Mega Man 2. 

Next up is the interpretative dance to the Mii Channel music. Random Robot Intermission follows with robots with too much power. Then its Michael Jackson's "Beat it" mashed with Mega Man 8. Next, it's some old school arcade games done with LEGOs. Then it's the sequel! The Destructainment ends with more drum covers by Dtoider NukaCola.