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Its a trap! EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Beyond Good & Evil 2 'on hold' 58 Do you hear that? That's the sound of nerd anguish, my friend. The announcement of Beyond Good & Evil 2 was something that many gamers had been longing for, and when it finally came it was li... iDOLM@STER DS game contains a trap 31 Japan's iDOLM@STER games, up until now, have focused on the guidance of potential female pop stars as well as a bit of rhythm gaming, but an upcoming DS release in the series has mixed up that fo... Wilde, incest, and the Bible: Tale of Tales announce Fatale 6 This is how Tale of Tales (The Path, The Graveyard) creators Auriea Harvey and Michael Samyn describe their new game, Fatale, which is based on the biblical story of Salomé:We're intereste... The most blatant PSP rip-off the world will ever see 34 Ladies and gentlemen, let us introduce the Geda VX690HD, perhaps the most blatantly obvious rip-off in the world. You almost have to congratulate Geda for summoning the kind of stones required to... It's a trap: Final Fantasy IV sequel coming to XBLA is most likely bullsh*t 20 A story is currently flying around the Interwebs concerning a potential release of Final Fantasy IV: The After on Xbox Live Arcade. Apparently, there was a page on Microsoft Japan's Xbox Web site... Chinese government to outlaw Internet anonymity 25 China loves repression like the English love football riots, and today's Communist smackdown comes courtesy of a new law requiring all online gamers to register with their real names online. No m... Dirty PSP upskirt action: PSP used as indecent panty snap grabber 27 The deputy head of a Nagoya technical college has been arrested for allegedly using a PSP and its camera peripheral to look up the skirt of a 19-year old woman. The dirty 59-year old administrato... Fight fires for 'real' with Real Heroes: Firefighters for the Wii 11 "Running into a burning building" can be found on my ever-growing list, "Things I Will Never Do Because I'm a Pussy." I understand and respect the role of firefighters, whethe... Too Human will make it if we just BELIEVE! 45 Silicon Knights president Denis Dyack has made a heart-tugging statement explaining why he's stuck with Too Human, despite its notorious problems.  Say "Too Human" to any gamer rig... Bargain Bin Laden #33: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 59 Ask anybody, I'm a massive Metal Gear Solid fan. For me, Hideo Kojima is a God when it comes to developing characters and storylines in games. This series stands next to Konami's other great line... Videogames cause brain damage now 41 Taiwan news sources are reporting on a new study that claims the playing of videogames, especially violent ones, may cause harm to brain functions and have an impact on their learning capabilitie... IT'S A TRAP: Play as a tranny in the new Saint's Row 43 This is the best news I've heard all day. As a self-confessed lover of all things transgendered, the news that Saint's Row 2 will give you the ability to play as a delicious trap is something tha... Microsoft offers ten free Arcade games in new promotion 20 Microsoft is feeling generous lately. First we all got Carcassonne for nothing, and now the company is offering ten free Xbox Live Arcade games to new and existing customers as part of a fresh pr... PS2 modchip on a memory card? 8 The Memor 32 is basically a modchip on a a memory card. The device uses a USB connection to allow loading and unloading of save games to and from the PC, but less savory/more clever gamers have m... Germans busted in Japan during PC Engine celebration 16 I'll come right out and say that I always have had mad love for Hudson, NEC, the PC Engine, the TurboDuo, Bonk, and all related things, but even I missed the 20th birthdate of the PC Engine/Turbo... Electronic Arts thinks videogames cost too much? I know how weird that sounds 42 I have to admit something to you all -- I am seriously becoming a fan of Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello. Having accused the games industry of stagnation in the past, and seeming to want to ... Middle America finally gets you: WoW dating, CBS style 33 The footage in that box up there comes from a CBS sitcom called How I Met Your Mother. Other than starring an older, less Hippocratic Neil Patrick Harris, it has recently become notable for rev... Games time forgot: CSI: Miami 31 I'm pretty sure none of you have played this game -- I know I sure as hell haven't. Mathematically speaking, there's no reason to think that this game would be even the slightest bit enjoyable: l... Lost Odyssey will stretch over four DVDs. Sony fans will love that 44 Firstly, let me just say that I honestly don't get the great hardship in changing DVDs. People talk as if having something contained on more than one disc will require an infinite and gruelling j... Guilty Gear 2 footage is as confusing as Bridget's sexuality 33 No. This is not Guilty Gear. I'm not even sure what's going on. Before, we've only had some images to take a look at, but now we've got a montage of an entire "round" from Guilty Gear ... Destructoid review: Guilty Gear: Accent Core 36 Guilty Gear: Accent Core is the latest revision of, technically, the original Guilty Gear. Guilty Gear X, Guilty Gear XX, and all the other games in that direct line, have been revisions and upda... GameStop to retool layout of its stores to include newer genres of games 27 While Christmas is still a few months away, retailers are already in high gear doing whatever magical things they do behind the scenes in order to separate you from that hard earned dollar you've... Weekend Reading: Bridget is straight 65 From time to time, I love to play devil's advocate. Such an opportunity came across recently, and so I wanted to turn it into a full-fledged post. This week, I'm delving into the depths of /bridg... China's Jack Thompson: online gaming is a major cause of stupidity and crime 31 Jack Thompson may be the one most of us associate with the anti-videogame stance, but he's hardly cornered the market with his view on the subject. Hailing out of China is a 61-year-old Sociologi... RTFM moment: Sony PSP battery explosion 12 Fun Tech Talk is running a story that isn't as much news as it is a public service announcement. A Florida man's PlayStation Portable was charging on his nightstand for about an hour until i... Xbox 360 dashboard update for guitar justice 18 Xbox 360 owners will be treated to an involuntary system update on their consoles today, as Major Nelson has confirmed that it's to create compatibility with the incoming wireless guitar controll... What your MMO class says about your psychosis 38 Within the first ten minutes of playing any MMO, you are faced with a multitude of choices about your virtual destiny. Will you be a lithe, death dealing monk? A magic casting priestess? A cheery... Game Critic Awards nominees announced, Rock Band owns the industry's face 30 Imagine my disappointment when I realized that the e-mail Geoff Keighly sent me this evening was not a love letter to me, telling me how awesome Destructoid is. I was in fact, simply just one of ... Guilty Gear 2 finally announced! [Update] 39 A while ago, I made a small mention in the community blogs about a special announcement from Arc Systems regarding the Guilty Gear series. While it wasn't the anniversary collection that I wa... What's this? Ukelele Hero? 16 Look at this cute little guitar - isn't it darling? No? This mini peripheral (or full-sized, if you're a midget or toddler) is a new, upcoming product called the XFPS Mini Guitar. This T... Finally, a video game about folding paper! 21 The Nintendo DS portable game system and its nifty touch screen has sparked a slew of 'games that you can't play', with titles ranging from cooking instruction to makeup application (... Guilty Gear: Accent Core slated for U.S. release 26 Finally, the most recent edition of Guilty Gear is coming over to the US. Aksys Games has announced that they will be bringing the fighter over in both PS2 and Wii flavors. As of right now, the g... Do not f*ck with the Reds or Ragnarok Online 12 Seriously, don't do it. The KGB will find you, and they will break your legs before sending you to jail for three years for tampering with Ragnarok Online's original code.  Ok, maybe... Project Sylpheed demo crashes onto Xbox Live 19 While Project Sylpheed has been out in Japan for quite some time, the US version is just now gearing up for release on July 10. If you're unfamiliar with this game, think of it as an off-rail... Guilty Gear Accent Core bugs 14 The other day, this video of some bugs in the console version of Guilty Gear: Accent Core was brought to my attention. Watching the video, there are some pretty serious bugs in the game. To name ... Itagaki spouts off about how awesome his new games are, babies cry 42 There are a few certainties when it comes to Team Ninja game designer, Tomonobu Itagaki.1. He's always going to be wearing a jacket that's cooler than yours.2. He's going to hit on yo... Uwe Boll can't SELL a role in Far Cry 30 This may be the greatest story of all time. Movie abortionist and glorified pornographer, Uwe Boll, is set to direct a movie based off first person shooter Far Cry. Because he simply can't ge... Japanator makes its way onto G4TV 17 Our sister site Japanator, which covers everything from tentacle porn to dancing robots (and a little anime in between), was just profiled on G4TV's Attack of the Show! last night. The s... Konami to dump 25 years of its video game music library on iTunes 16 Call it a major victory for pushing video games as a recognized art form ... or a room full of suits just waking up to how much game OSTs are circulating on (shhhhhh) file sharing networks. ... Doctors to prescribe Wiis in the future? 5 It seems that there isn't much Nintendo's Wii can't do these days. If  being a tiny, affordable, joyous piece of hardware wasn't enough for you, now you can add therapeutic t... Soltrio Solitaire on XBLA this Wednesday 19 Because one version of Solitaire just isn't enough these days, we're now getting 18 variations of the game bundled together in one digital package. Soltrio Solitaire will net you 800 Micr... Accent Core controls announced -- guaranteed to create hilarious YouTube videos 23 So the other day I mentioned Guilty Gear: Accent Core for the Wii. Now, IGN brings word of what the controls for the Wii are going to be -- and let me say, I want to cry after reading their descr... Guilty Gear Accent Core for Wii -- don't screw this up 41 I love Guilty Gear. So now we've got the official word that Guilty Gear: Accent Core is coming to the Wii. My only hope is that Sammy Studios doesn't screw up the controls for the game on...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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