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Hardcore EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag New Super Mario Bros Wii as hard as Contra? 55 Of course I want New Super Mario Bros Wii -- what good retro fan wouldn't? It looks pretty, it's sidescrolling, I can play it multiplayer, there's lots of Yoshi. The list of reasons go on. And pe... Ultimate frustration: Ghouls 'n Ghosts for iPhone exists 13 Wanna know what immediately comes to mind when I think of extremely easy videogames? It sure as hell isn't Ghosts 'n Goblins, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, or anything in between. Sorry, Arthur, but your gam... Monday Mind Teasers: Not Pr0n 18 Last week's trip down mind teaser memory lane brought us back to the clicking nightmare known as Crimson Room. Now that some of us have escaped once again with our sanities intact, we run in fear... Bionic Commando patch is up, makes PS3 owners girlie men 41 Yesterday it appears that a patch was released for Bionic Commando: Rearmed over PSN. The update is a bit of a mixed bag, unless you're a total wuss and can't beat the game as it is. See it does ... Demon's Souls dev doesn't think the game is that hard 17 Adam "I can rock handlebar mustaches" Dork has informed me that Demon's Souls is a challenging and awesome game. He also likes Turok, so we're going to take his advice with a grain of s... 'Demo Play' feature coming to DS titles as well 39 Last month, Nintendo's new "Demo Play" feature was announced. You know, the one where players can skip past a particularly challenging section of a game? A Nikkei newspaper story says t... Kojima is hardcore, says he'll make games until death 13 Hideo Kojima is not here to mess around when it comes to making games, because the Japanese know that making games is SERIOUS BUSINESS. Case in point: at a recent apperance at the Apple store in ... Sony 'captured the hardcore' with PS3, not with Pokeball 28 There's no denying that Sony has been doing good work on the PS3 side of things as late. With Killzone 2 proving to be a decent success, inFamous, Heavy Rain and MAG all coming, not to mention th... Dead Rising 2 may have up to 6,000 zombies on-screen 43 Izmeth Siddeek of Blue Castle Games recently remarked that he and his team are aiming to pack Dead Rising 2 with up to 6,000 on-screen zombies at a time. Upon first hearing this news, I immediate... House of the Dead Overkill gets a f*cking record for profanity 44 House of the Dead: Overkill is receiving a f*cking staggering honor from The Guinness Book of World Records. According to their f*cking research, the on-rails zombie shooting f*ckfest has earned ... Tritton AX Pro Headset making an appearance on gamer reality show 19 Tritton’s AX Pro Gaming Headset seems like a beast. It comes equipped with 5.1 Dolby surround sound and a detachable microphone that’s compatible over Xbox Live and PlayStation Networ... Sega considers the hardcore opportunities on the Wii 13 While most companies are eager to cash in on the so-called "casual" movement that may very well lead to a videogame market crash, Sega has realized that the "hardcore" demogra... New Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop trailer is hardcore 40 This trailer is weird on so many levels. For starters, it completely lacks actual gameplay footage, which some would say defeats the purpose of being a "game trailer." Then there's th... Forbes asks if hardcore gamers still matter 23 How important are we as hardcore gamers to the videogame industry now? We're definitely the most outspoken, and we definitely buy the most games, but it seems like the industry has moved their f... Rockstar doesn't get the hardcore/casual fad 24 In an interview with Develop, Rockstar's Sam Houser has been discussing the success of the Grand Theft Auto series, revealing that the studio's products aren't focus tested like other games, and ... Game Debate to the Death! Hardest game you've ever played? 137 In the last debate, we discussed which Pokémon species and game was our favorite. With hundreds of critters and a dozen different games to choose from, it was probably the most varied rang... Disgaea DS scan and plenty more NIS on Nintendo's handheld 41 By now you all should have heard the rumors that a DS version of Disgaea was on the way, and the Internet has finally gotten its clammy talons on the Famitsu page that confirms it. What we know i... Good Idea, Bad Idea: Brutal difficulty 77 [Dtoider Y0j1mb0 adds to the Destructoid Monthly Musings theme. This Good Idea, Bad Idea focuses on brutal difficulty in games. Also, Battletoads made me break a controller.-- CTZ]Game developme... Oneechanbara: The Movie 35 I may not be a movie connoisseur, but I know what I like. And while Americans love to hate silly videogame-based movies, I love them. I'm the guy they make them for. I may be alone in this, but g... Undead ninja cyborg gamer makes God Hand's hardest level look easy 51 I'm utterly fascinated by perfect play videos -- a dude netting a perfect no-death game in Ikaruga  while manning both sticks or a video of someone playing Assassin's Creed without complai... Are Wii owners core gamers? 52 The current holiday buzz on the lips of stay-at-home moms and soccer dads (they're the ones that tuck in their polos and wear a brown belt with shorts) is the Nintendo Wii shortage, and how they ... Art Attack Friday: CiztizenWolfie 12 With razor-sharp line work rendered boldly and un-apologetically, CitizenWolfie (aka Dennis Davies) taps into a hybrid style that's forcefully pleasing. Teetering between the edge of character ar... Take a look at my huge joystick 16 Okay, so this isn't my joystick. Sadly, I don't feel confident enough to show mine to the internet.Jason Torchinsky is definitely confident enough to show his -- it's huge! BoingBoing links us to... Silent Hill 5 too 'hardcore' for Wii users 136 In a recent interview with Wired, Silent Hill 5 composer Akira Yamaoka revealed that there are no plans to release Konami's horror sequel on the Nintendo Wii. Despite the potential for using wagg... Be a giant pineapple and make squirrels do your bidding: Eco Creatures FTW! 25 If there's one thing I love, it's a preachy message about healing Mother Earth thinly disguised as childrens' entertainment. From Fern Gully to Captain Planet, those eco-friendly lefties have imp... Think you're hardcore? Punishment 2: The Punishing says otherwise 38 If you weren't lucky enough to get BioShock early, why not give this free indie game a try? It's called Punishment 2: The Punishing and it's going to kick your ass. TheGoldenDonut sent this in to... "Dear Cosmo, I own every game ever made but am still a virgin. Help?" 44 Via IGN's "Ultimate Setup" series, Nate Polston has revealed to the world his 900+ game collection, and 30+ console collection. Aww Dark Wizard and Sonic CD... You remind me of a t... Weekend Reading: The encroaching mass of casual games 25 Let every man, woman, and child know of the threat of casual games. They're infecting our schools and our consoles! Children sit in between classes and play Cooking Mama and Phoenix Wright. P... Ubisoft going casual; prepare to be left in the dust hardcore gamer 37 I'm sure some of you can see the writing on the wall, right? With the success of the Wii, DS, and services like POGO, the casual games market is set to be the largest, most highly-focused gro... Xbox 360 expected to profit Microsoft by next year 17 File this under news that you just can't keep a great console down. In a recent interview with eWeek.com, Robbie Bach was quoted as saying that things are on the up and up for the Xbox 360.... New Nvidia card smokes ATI's fastest, costs way more than a PSTriple 24 ATI general managers must be hosting group hugging sessions right now, as the world's fastest new SLI video card from Nvidia was revealed today -- smoking their offerings by a sizable gap. Ne... Should you even die once in a well-designed game? 84 How hard should a video game be? Should it tromp on your skull the whole way through until you break multiple controllers in aggravation? Or should it hold your hand throughout, offering a pletho... Experience the hardest Mario ever (no fluffing required!) 62 If you are ever in a situation where your little sister complains about a Mario game being too hard, please just slap her and show her this video.Created by a random somebody in Taiwan (my vote ... Show us your gamer swag 18 You have it all; the latest consoles and handheld systems, the hottest games and the best gaming accessories, but do you have the ultimate gamer swag collection too? You know gamer swag; Pokemo... Castlevania is all about speed ... hot, nasty, bad-ass speed 54  With the release of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night this week on XBLA, gamers new and old to the series have had a chance to get in on one of the best 2D games since Custer’s Reven... Pac-Man legend: There is only one A.S.S. 20 Take this documentary of one of the world's most legendary Pac-Man players, Alexander Seymor Smith (best initials ever) as a cautionary tale: Let the world know that there is only one A.S.S. ... My name is Bob and I'm an angry gamer 46 We all get frustrated playing video games. No one likes to lose and no one likes to run the same level over and over again trying to complete it. It sucks when a game isn’t going your way... Ars Technica believes hardcore gamers to be on the way out 30 Opposable Thumbs, the gaming side of Ars Technica, wants to tell you that hardcore gamers are on the decline. They posted an article earlier that compares the sales data of various genres over t... Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts to hit Wii, 360, and PS3 via download? 12 Well I'll be damned, it looks like the ESRB is useful for something after all. According to their game ratings database, Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts will be making its way to Xbox Live Arc... Perfect MGS2 playthrough by ninja zombie cyborgs, Konami 17 If you have any curiousity as to how the real Solid Snake might do his thang in real life -- as opposed to how someone like me might clumsily guide him through mishap after glorious mishap, sla... Gamer costume hour 30 Whoa. Is it OK for me to be worried about these people? Not because what they did is uncool -- in fact, it pretty much makes me look like a drooling yokel comparatively -- but by the sheer concen... Weekend Reading: Interview with Esca [Update] 82   This week's Weekend Reading is an interview with the ultra-hardcore gamer Esca. You may know him from Pure Pwnage, and our resident Ninjtendo considers him a rival, or a possible ... You know you're a hardcore gamer when... 7 10. You take bribes on a regular basis from people dying to get on your Xbox Live friends list. 9. You actually thought Viva Pinata hentai was a good idea. 8. Two words: Halo cosplay. 7. You l...		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