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Hype EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag OnLive could be on cell phones as well 35 OnLive has been promising a lot since it made such a splash at E3. We've had some time with the guys behind it and are still unsure that it can deliver on all its amazing promises. Every game, an... Ex-Dtoid editor has the touch, makes me want Epic Mickey 22 David Houghton is one of my favorite videomgame journalists; he's got an great analytical eye, and he knows how to express his excitement without coming off as insincere. It figures that he would... Infinity Ward vaguely teases Modern Warfare 2 surprises 22 As with any good game that, y'know, has an interesting storyline, there's always something we don't find out about until we play the full game for ourselves. Whether that is a plot twist, an epic... Lionhead Studios site updates recap 21 Ever since Thursday the Lionhead Studios website has been updating with a very interesting countdown. Each day the site has updated with a new historical figure on its entrance page and a quote f... BioShock team getting ambitious 22 It's an all too common story in the world of gaming. A great development team creates an amazing game and a franchise is born and moved over to a different development team, which often results i... MS: Project Natal to feel like 'a new generation' in 2010 27 Microsoft isn't afraid of hyping the everliving crap out of its sure-to-be-disappointing "wave your arms like a stupid dick" toy. The company is continuing to make Natal sound like the ... Jack Black explains the history of the battleaxe 16 Man, there's really been a ton of content coming out on Brütal Legend as they ramp up hype some three months before the scheduled release of the game. And, hey, here's more of it!In this sho... NBA Live 10 will improve, dev promises 5 Samit hat go!If I were to tell you that I had played a basketball game since NBA Jam I would be lying to your face (through the internet). That won't stop me from taking other people's opinions a... Massive Action Game 'only possible' on PlayStation 3 55 It is my sincere hope that if I run enough of these "Game X is only possible on PS3" stories, gamers will get so annoyed that they will eventually rise up and murder those who keep sayi... Capcom hyper hyping: More (and better) HD remakes on the way 66 In a recent chat with Videogamer.com, Capcom's Vice President of business development and strategic planning, (that's VPOBDASP for short), Christian Svensson (CS for short, presumably), said the ... Killzone 2 devs talk about unrealistic expectations 17 In the future, hype's Dictionary definition could be replaced with a box shot of Killzone 2, and I'm pretty sure we'd all get the idea. There is no denying that the pressure is on for Guerrilla a... New Alan Wake details are not details 16 Once again, it's time for us to talk about the game that has a ridiculous amount of hype surrounding it, even though nobody knows what it is, Alan Wake. Developer Remedy Entertainment is keeping ... Prototype comic coming in April: Like a videogame, but more comic booky 5 I had my hopes up for Prototype even when everyone said it looked lame, and hopefully my hopeful hopes aren't rewarded with hopelessness. Our glimpse of it in action at CES was promising, but gli... PS3 the 'only' console capable of holding Killzone 2 37 In the UK, Official PlayStation Magazine has hit WH Smith shelves around the country, bringing with it one of the first print reviews of Killzone 2. The special magazine, with a "highly coll... Sega bigs up Platinum Games, says MadWorld is so unique it 'aches' 27 Platinum Games is looking set to have a big year, generating a lot of talk with its two big Sega titles, Bayonetta and MadWorld. Understanding that it might just have a shot at some Triple A rele... Insomniac = Killzone 2 fanboys 32 I'll admit it -- against my better judgment, I am getting excited for Killzone 2. I don't want to be, because as far as I'm concerned, Guerrilla Games is an unproven entity and has done nothing t... Sssh! Midway has a secret game and it's better looking than Gears of War 2 40 Gears of War 2 is a beautiful game. Yes, it has a lot of gray and brown in it, but it still has some of the best graphics that the 360 has to offer. According to Midway, however, the Mortal Komba... Square knows how to tantalize: take a look at this ad for Chrono Trigger DS 31 Square-Enix are very, very clever. Rather than market Chrono Trigger in such a way where it will appeal to people who have never played the game before, they're notching their arrow and aiming ri... Kojima thinks hype is a bad thing: Yes, we all get the irony 19 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was one of the most hyped and covered game releases of the year, yet funnily enough, the mastermind behind Solid Snake's PlayStation 3 adventure has littl... Obama promotes temperance, game journos freak out 73 Recently, presidential hopeful Barack Obama has made a few speeches that apparently stuck in the meaty, burbling craw of the gaming community, resulting in a flurry of tyrannical screeds, predict... RetroforceGO! Episode 40: Don't believe the hype! 42 You know, I've never really had a "normal" job in my life, so Mondays were never too much of a dreadful thing for me. I'm not saying that I loved Mondays, though, but they certain they ... RetroforceGO! recording episode 40 tonight: Videogame hype over the years 84 Rumor has it some game is coming out this week. Something about Links and Peaches and furries, or links to fuzzy peaches, I don't know, I haven't really been paying attention. Anyway, everybody s... Less than one day to Smash Bros Brawl: The future of Smash Bros. 47 This is to be the last post it the series. Promise. Though it's tempting to do a front page post later today titled "One hour to Smash Bros. Brawl: My favorite breeds of dog and how they sho... Prototype devs: You don't believe in us? You're wrong! 48 The above video is the latest developer diary for upcoming free-roaming genetic freak-em-up Prototype. Cutting through all the smugness -- and use of the buzzword "dynamic" three times ... GDC 08: Molyneux revolutionizes AI a billion times over: Will also fight a bear 70 Peter Molyneux, the man behind Black & White and Fable, is up to his old tricks again, claiming that his studio is on the cusp of revolutionizing AI in games, and that a new game from the Bla... No midnight launch for Halo 3 in London. Council fears Master Chief's power 34 Londoners will be able to go to bed early on September 25th, as it seems their beloved Halo 3 will not launch at midnight as one might expect. A midnight launch is something only the most outstan... Site maintenance in progress -- Let's make Destructoid more pretty [update] 119 [ Update 2: In a few moments I will be ravaging the home page to patch the few flagrant alignment issues that remain on our new redesign.  I shall then move on to completely destroy and reb... Microsoft isn't taking any chances with Halo's marketing plan 34 It goes without saying that Halo 3 is going to sell its fair share of copies when it's finally released this September. If you consider the 820,000 people that took part in the beta between May-J... Disgaea DS: Prepare to take your obsessive compulsiveness on the move 25 Who remembers Disgaea? Absolutely everybody? Of course you do. Yes, Disgaea, as camp as a mushroom in tap shoes and twice as brain frying. Don't get me wrong, I loved Disgaea, but any game th... Bungie trying to pull a Summa: Big Halo 3 news coming soon! 38 You gotta love hype and its firm place within the video game industry. Well, at least I do. It keeps things fresh and exciting and also keeps me away from writing for a-hole companies. Anyway, b... Mass Effect video: Captain, let's go die 10 Last night I was on All Games Interactive and Scott voiced a pet peeve we both share: it seems like PR companies are now picking and choosing where dribbles of their game info pops up, so its be... Wii have some good news (update) 42 Are you still looking for your Nintendo Wii, only to find barren shelves and frowny faces? Are you still rabidly determined to purchase the system despite the naysayers? Well, our highly efficien... GDC honcho: PS3sters will be happy soon 42 Hate to bore you with an industry biz article, but there were a few notable things to take away from GameDaily's talk with Jamil Molenia, CMP Director of the Game Developer Conference that we... Bungie: Burn Halo 3 into your head 20 Instructions: Make it your wallpaper. Print it out and glue it to your toddler. Run it through the rasterbator and wallpaper the city with it. If you don't have the time or energy to, don... Mario talks to The Sun about The Galaxy 13 Charles Martinet has made a life-long career out of screaming things like "Mama Mia" and watching it come out of a fat little plumber's mouth. Do you envy this man's job? I did ... PSP on verge of reaching 1 million sales in UK 19 As hard as it is to believe, the PSP may not be quite as bad as some of us make it out to be. Sure, there's not many good games for the system. Granted, it uses the UMD, which is the grandchi... Man battles teen for last copy of GoW 12 You know your video game is a hit when people actually fight each other to get their hands on it. Sadly, this is exactly what happened between a 36-year-old man and a 15-year-old. Apparently, thi...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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