Dead blogs.

Where did everybody go? Past few weeks, folks just vanished. Is this just a Thursday thing? Bums me out, man.

Here, have some tasty jam. JAM Project, that is.




*- Celebrate commercialism by buying some stocking stuffers from the Dtoid Artisans!

*- Alexander Shen's comic and musing may have just sold me on Fossil Fighters.


A- Don't read this. Hold out for the re-release with added bonus content.
S- dTunes, the Shin Oni Paradigm, Day 4: Anime openings.
M- It's easy to do the wrong thing when your neighbors are total dicks.





S- Qwikstreet's 360 just got "Bayonetted."
S- Once again, stewie gets paid to do shit that the rest of us do for free.


N- It's Mario time in this week's Euro releases.
N- Aussies in Queensland clamoring for the R18+ rating make a real petition, not a bullshit Internet one.
N- This is your Dragon Age: Origins DLC.
N- Get your Battlefield: Bad Company 2 beta keys right over here!
N- A candidate for this year's Darwin Awards.
N- Europeans with PS3s finally get video downloads.
V- X-Play has got some Super Street Fighter IV trinkets.
T- A brief look back at how the whole "killergames" deal in Germany began.
T- The current gen can't do survival horror right.
T- Modern Warfare 2 spoilers, piping hot from the oven.
T- Gamers come in all shapes and sizes.
$- Wal-Mart is gonna have a BLACK Friday, indeed.


A- Niz whipped up some nifty Canabalt art.





S- We landed on the moon!
F- You can dress up a monkey in the fanciest garments, but it's still a poo-flinging monkey.
F- A good 'ol Nintendo lynching! Haven't had one o' them in a spell!
F- I'm happy for you and all, but this post is both shameless plugging and content-lacking.


[ m e g a S t r y k e ]

FPoTD

Let it not be said that I never write anything in this space, I probably gab on for far longer than anyone else in fact. Never mind that today though, I have Assassin's Creed 2 arriving tomorrow. Yes I know I'm a day or so behind everyone else but screw that, I hate everyone who's been playing it since Tuesday.

What I will fill this space with is a little something I'm planning on bringing to the Cblogs sometime next week. If you read Negative Gamer (a site about which I have an embarassing amount of jokes) then you may have seen what are internally called the iGame recaps (or that column I never have done in time). Well I'm bringing that series to the Cblogs, I'll have a more details prep post up later this week but basically I play all the games put up on the Xbox Live Indie Games channel in a week and then pass judgment. It's extremely cathartic and has given me loads of great games over the 7 months I've been doing it. Hopefully it'll remain as important to me after the move.



* - WOO! SilverDragon is OLD!



A - Some ideas from Coon on how to make FaceTweet on the 360 worth a shit
A - Ranting about people whining about SSF4
S - Shin Oni's in charge of dTunes this week
S - AniWednesday is back this week
P - Refused Classification fail at not swearing



I'll remember a funny picture for this bit sometime



C - Where does mobile gaming go from here?
C - RPGist is boycotting Assassin's Creed 2 because he's a Templar.
I - You know, I should fail this but it's Gameboi returning. I just can't do it.



N - The Fatal Frame 4 translation is almost done
N - IWNet compromised, also features the Jamie Hyneman walrus
R - Badly written but coherent Borderlands review, don't post in Chrome dude
R - Killatia's annoying voice reviews BlazBlue



A - Macarratti does some rather nice videogame movie posters
M - Chiptune sir?
M - Also some music from 3D Dot Heroes



R - Pure random, State sex moves (without pics, so pointless)
? - This is about WoW I think, it kinda devolves into some mad homeless guy shouting at Activision



F - Failing this though, take it to the forums
F - Any excuse to fail Ent.
F - This shit doesn't pass
F - This neither, a poster and a link does not a blog make
F - A failblog about a fail story

>NJ

FPotD

Late recaps are late, due mainly to the fact that I had...a sleepover last night. Yeah, a bunch of my pals came over, and we all got into our footie pj's and watched The Last Dragon and Hard Candy. There is no real situation where those movies should be shown together, but then again, I have some really fucking weird friends. If you've never seen The Last Dragon, then you don't know about the glory that is Sho Nuff. Google that shit and enjoy. It's blaxploitation at it's finest. As for Hard Candy, well...it'll make you think twice about talking to young girls online. As if Chris Hanson hadn't ruined that for you as is.

Enough about films, let's get into games. In today's recap, we've got a bevy of incredible Monthly Musings, the passing of The Age of Mascots, and blatant racism, of course.



*-Umm...wow. Who knew that Pong and Tetris were so fucking evil?

*-In this interesting Monthly Musing, nekobun finally blows the lid off this whole Pokemon thing.

*-megaStryke wants you to assess the games that you purchase, and see if you can't break out and get some different games.

*-EdgyDude lives up to his name and gives us a great blog about political correctness in games.

*-goodgamer77 uses his Monthly Musing to look at why we do th evil that we do.

*-GAT DAMN Funktastic! The compulsive collector just bought his 1000th game! Shit.

*-A great Monthly Musing about the most terrible thief ever, Link.

*-SURPRISE! kauza wrote an incredible blog today! This time it's about apologizing for the gaming transgressions of his you.



A-Bugsport takes a look at the business of the industry we've grown to love/loathe.

A-Are we long past the days of happy-go-lucky video game mascots?

S-MellowBunny runs into possibly the dumbest gamer I've ever heard of.

P-Those lazy FAILCAST bastards couldn't even come up with a title for this week.



W-JavTheGreat gave out a Bayonetta demo code this afternoon. Congrats Xzyliac!
 


E-Pics and happenings from the recent Dtoid San Fran NARP.

D-In case you haven't seen it, here's the L4D de-make, and some questions answered by the creator.  

S-Shin Oni takes over his 2nd day of dTunes.



N-A public service for the Aussies out there: How to get an uncensored L4D2.

N-Fantastic news! Looks like we're getting No More Heroes on the 360 and PS3 and Phoenix Wright on WiiWare!

N-YOU GET ALBERT WESKER AS A PLAYABLE CHARACTER IF YOU PRE-ORDER LOST PLANET 2.

N-Oh, damn, one of the new covers for the 200th Game Informer is DROP DEAD SEXY.

N-RAB gives us a bit of news on SSF4, including a video showcasing some of the new fighters.

V-Top reason to buy MW2: Bottle glitches.

T-KingSigy talks about the hot topic of the moment, No Russian.

T-Animated Toupee is a bit perturbed by New Super Mario Bros. Wii

D-doctor insidious is working on a game engine, and my head is hurting from all the programming mumbo-jumbo.



L-Nigga you racist.



F-tl;dr

(Pendelton21)

FPoTD

Hello, Destructoid. I trust you've had a pleasant weekend? I certainly did. Friday night I got to play some Uncharted 2 Co-op with Samit and AnonymousNoob, and yesterday my friends and I pretty much spent the whole day playing New Super Mario Bros. Wii, swearing (Oh, you'd better believe we were swearing) and making dirty jokes. It may not sell as many copies as Modern Warfare 2, but it's a fantastic title and one that belongs in any Wii owner's library. The game really shines if you have three people with even a rudimentary understanding of video games nearby. Something we've almost lost in this age of internet-enabled consoles and online multiplayer is the fun factor involved in having your friends within arm's reach. There's something about having your buddies playing in the same room with you that just can't be duplicated with an online connection and a wireless headset. Nintendo understands that. Don't get me wrong... I love online multiplayer too, it certainly has its place. It'd be nice if developers could implement both on and offline multiplayer in all of their games, but unfortunately the cost is often prohibitive. I just wish Nintendo and Microsoft would learn from each others' successes, so we could play Smash Brothers Brawl on a stable network, and play Ghostbusters or Left 4 Dead with 4 of us all on the same screen. Wishful thinking perhaps, but a man can dream.

Hey, you're not here for my nonsensical ramblings. You're here for the recaps! Let's get to `em.



*-Garry's Mod+Mother 3=wackiness.
*-Handy wrote this piece about some times in his life when he questioned the value of gaming.
*-Dr. Light ate your Magicite's Musing takes a look at the evils of grinding.


A-Monodi wrote a great piece encouraging game developers to stop treating females like another species.
A-LegendPenguin wrote an article on game censorship for his English class-- part the first is available for your perusal and edification.
A-Aaaaand here's part two.
A-Is online multiplayer a cancer? Trueb7ue makes a pretty convincing case that it is.
A-have you ever really thought about what you make your in-game avatars eat? Pendleton21 did, and I think I need to go brush my teeth now.
A-Stevil wrote about an overlooked RPG from the PSone's library, Koudelka.
S-Every Monday night, you should tell Nihontiger90 What'd you get? If you don't, who will?
P-Manasteel88 posted RetroforceGO! episode 92 in video format. RFGO crew, we miss you.
P-Drunkcast has posted episode #15.
P-Refused Classification recorded a challenging podcast wherein profanity was punished with...more alcohol. I bet someone played to lose.
P-Failcast episode 53 is... up. That's a pun based on the header image. Hurp durp indeed.


Nothin'.

It really is very good.


I-Welcome to Destructoid, DinosaurPizza!
I-Greetings also to Niz...
I-Who may not yet understand the intricacies of double posting.


N-Nihontiger90 beat the front page with this news that the voice of Mario wanted to provide the Hylian Hero's voice as well. Sorry, Charlie.
N-Boomsling reported that (surprise, surprise) Modern Warfare 2 has already been cracked wide open, with code to set up dedicated servers readily available. Please note the total lack of surprise visible on the faces of everyone, everywhere.
N-Victor Stillwater brought some great news! Atlus will be localizing [i]3D Dot Game Heroes for a May release.
T-2009's major releases aren't quite over, but Electrium's already thinking ahead to 2010.
T-Not to be outdone, Xzyliac added another boxcar to the hype train.
T-Catbox played through the DS game Super Princess Peach and came away with a unique perspective.
R-THe RPGist offered up this review of Dragon Age: Origins. And some underboob.


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M- Shin Oni is your guest DJ for the week on dTunes.
F-Analoge's Mindf*ck Monday this week features the esoteric Waking Life.


C-I understand the desire to be the first with a story, but even rudimentary research shows that this has no basis in fact. In other words, you fail at JOURNALISM.


F-Online petitions are less useful than jerking off. At least with the latter when you're done you have something to show for your effort. A post-release petition to the makers of what has already become the best selling game of the year is even more doomed than most... Activision has literally no reason to do what you want, because they already have your money.
F-What in the purple cardboard hell are you talking about? "Guy in the middle?" Context, do you know what that is?

-(Qalamari)

FPoTD

Right now I'm extremely exhausted because I've probably played Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer for about 20 hours total in the last 3-4 days. For me, that's a hell of a lot of time to put into any online game in that short of a period, with the exception of World of Warcraft. When WoW was first released, I was probably putting in 10 hours a day the first week. I was addicted. Suffice to say, I am having an absolute blast playing MW2 multiplayer on the PC.

What I feel bad about is that my girlfriend and a bunch of friends got me the Renegade Edition of DJ Hero for my birthday last weekend, and I have probably only played it for 2 hours. Considering how much money that thing costs, I need to sit down and invest some serious time in it. The game is awesome btw, it just hasn't drawn me in yet like the original Rock Band did (my first rhythm game experience). Hopefully I'll play it more this week.

I hope you all had a good weekend. Let's get on with the weekend recaps shall we.






*-Discarded Couch Sandwich talks about his deeply rooted passion for Donkey Kong Country 2.

*-MegaStryke gives us a rare glimpse into a side of Dracula we rarely see .... the family man!

*-Takeshi's PS3 died on Friday the 13th. Please visit his blog and wish him condolences.



A-KingSigy discusses why he thinks ICO was a very "artistic" game.

A-Recent events have Ali D thinking that Steam might be losing it's popularity

A-Stewie32887 thinks we need more video game characters with beards, because beards are fucking AWESOME!

A-Jomothy compares GameStop's trade-in service to other retailers out there, and discovers the shocking revelation that GameStop SUCKS!

S-Skagzilla tells us 5 suggestions he thinks will make moral choices in games matter more.

S-It looks like Subenu is going to reboot the "Video Game Canon" series he originally started.

M-Do the Wrong Thing: Evil will always triumph because good is dumb

M-Do the Wrong Thing: You know you want it

M-Do the Wrong Thing: Interview with a Videogame Villain

M-Do the Wrong Thing: Street Dates. & Breaking Them By Any Means Necessary ... Why?

P-Drunkcast Episode 15 records tonight

P-Pooncast Episode 1



E-Win a free copy of the God of War 3 demo.



E-PS3 Saturday Night Shooter: Warhawk

E-ShuMuNi Night: Moar Transmorphers Edition

S-VVVGamer talks about and shares pictures from the MCM Expo.

S-CelicaCrazed finally owns a Xbox 360 and a bunch of awesome games for it. Welcome to the revolution buddy. ;-)

S-MellowBunny contemplates whether she can be a teacher and stil play video games. She also thinks that if you read her entire blog you deserve a cookie!

S-Sky-Face officially quits World of Warcraft. I'm so proud of him!

I-Hulan introduces himself to the community by telling us something he's ashamed of ...

R-SaiyanMan lost his Xbox 360 this week to the horrible RRoD



N-In this shocking turn of events, hackers have already cracked MW2

V-Capcom demonstrates how to break the mold and make an incredibly awesome trailer

R-Dreamweaver reviews DJ Hero

T-Tubatic continues his obsession with Way of the Samurai 3 by telling us all about its new DLC

T-Volomon thinks that MW2 multiplayer is less about skill and more about gimmicks.

T-Zaro27 shares his thoughts on Juggling and being Juggled in shooters and fighting games.

T-I can't read this blog because it contains spoilers for MW2, but it's about Soap.

T-Yeargdribble tells us about his adventures in midnight shopping. It's like Adventures in Babysitting, accept with out the babysitting and with video games.

T-Instead of playing new games, Bakasama is going back and playing Dragon Quest 3

T-Zen and Tonic broke up with Fallout 3 anymore. He just can't take the rejection.

T-Squallsan is really really really looking forward to FF13




M-Freezepop forever bitches!

M-Aquaria Soundtrack Release

F-WanderingPixel officially announces that he's writing a screenplay for a new BioShock movie.



R-MAGFEst 8 announces special guest Jon St. John



F-Please pay close attention people. This is NOT an acceptable cblog post.

F-One fucking sentence. Are you kidding me. Get on the fail train!

F-Don't just write one line and then post a video. Put some effort into your blogs people. This shit is pathetic!



-(SilverDragon1979)

FPoTD

After last Friday's disaster of a recap, this one should be a bit better.

Anyway, I have no news whatsoever, so let's stop procrastinating and get onto the recaps.


*-New cblog features! Woooooot!

*-An enjoyable read.

*-Another interesting read.

*-Worst ever customers.

*-Great issue as always.

*-A great game that was ignored by many.


A-Hey everyone! Let's all buy Sin and Punishment 2!

A-Coming soon to a Cblog near you... A review of Dragon age.

A-The 360 ban issue.

A-Ali wonders if the tide is turning against Steam.

M-S*it just got real with AgentMOO.

M-Another monthly musing.


E-A Tomopop competition.


E-Not a videogame event, but it still looks pretty swell.

F-Euro FNF. I have to check this out some day.

F-PS3 FNF.

S-I have a backlog of games too.

I-Cool intro, dood.

I-Weelcum.


R-Fallout 3 review.

T-"Final" thoughts on MW2.

$-The wallets of UK gamers feel a little safer when they see this dude.

$-Steam deals.

$-Good god alive, we got a lot of deals today.


M-Occam's favourite music.

M-Justices dTunes week: Day 5.

S-Forza 3 goodness.


L-Kraid emerges from the depths of Brinstar to tell us how Mario is Citizen Kane.

V-Aniwednesday recap. Beware of NSMW spoilers.

V-A super-funny Mega Man video.

V-MOAR video streams.

C-This is a kinda pointless blog.

?-Meh, I don't really care.


F-This blog had no humourosity... until I stepped in.

Anonymouse

FPoTD