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PS3 EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag PSN is Sony's basis for taking over the world 0 World domination. It isn't an easily achieved goal. Talk to any dictator with aspirations to rule over Europe or Asia in recent history and they'll tell you, it don't come easy. Sony has a plan t... Need for Speed SHIFT delivers its first free DLC 3 It looks like the Need for Speed franchise is taking a page from Burnout and going the free DLC route. For anyone still playing Need for Speed SHIFT after Forza 3 has already been released some ... See The Watchers in Dark Void 6 So I guess this Dark Void game is going to be a pretty big deal. What with the movie tie-ins we can easily conclude that Capcom is looking to make this a major franchise. Maybe it's because I ha... The Videogame Show What I've Done: Assassin's Creed 2 35 The first thing you'll notice about this video is how I sound like my voice is about to turn into a frog. That's because I was sick as Hell when I recorded it. Still, I bravely soldiered on to p... 'The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned' gets its own site 12 November 24? Why, that's next week! In the rush of recent releases, I had almost forgotten about my beloved Borderlands and its premier downloadable content pack, "The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned." ... ModNation Racers videos are mod-tastic... or something 23 If my preview of ModNation Racers wasn't enough for you, or if you were all "tl;dr," then this post is for you.  Sony and United Front Games dumped a bunch of straight up game footage video... Mass: We Pray is really a Dante's Inferno viral 26 Earlier this week, we got an e-mail about Mass: We Pray, a Wii-like game where you Church at home. The Web site and video for the "game" was pretty outrageous, and pretty much bordered on heresy... First Darksiders 'Hellbook' reveals powers, weapons 7 Along with the first in its series of "Hellbook" videos, THQ sent us a mess of information about the weapons and powers that will appear in the upcoming Darksiders.  From what we're told, W... SSFIV update: New character to be revealed next week? 68 This week's update comes courtesy of Nakky's blog over at the official Super Street Fighter IV website, and teases some big news on the way. Nakky has a screencap of Chun-Li being treated unkindl... Fail: Ubisoft passes on No More Heroes for PS3, 360 82 I can't hear you guys over all of the shouting about the reveal of No More Heroes: Hero's Paradise for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This updated version of the once-Wii-exclusive was announced... Sony: PS3 will hit 13 million sales next year 41 Sony bossface Kaz Hirai has stated that the PlayStation 3 will top 13 million sales in 2010, helped along by a bevy of new features. He believes that the target will be met before the financial y... Unleashing creativity with PS3-exclusive ModNation Racers 23 A surprise announcement at E3 this year, the PlayStation 3 exclusive ModNation Racers looks to redefine the kart racing genre with its ridiculous level of customization and community featur... Black Friday: GameStop deals leaked for your pleasure 50 Black Friday and all its horror will soon be upon us, and the Internet has gotten its talons on GameStop's list of ludicrous offers. The list is absolutely huge, some great bundles such as a PS3 ... Watch some BioShock 2 deathmatch action 23   Want some straight up, no-bullsh*t, BioShock 2 deathmatch footage? We've got you covered. This new video dresses nothing up, it simply gives you a minute of BioShock 2 multiplayer action. ... Rock Band DLC: Tom Petty, Kelly freakin' Clarkson 30 I think what most pleases me about the release of the "family friendly" LEGO Rock Band, it's that it opens up the platform to all kinds of pop nonsense we might not have ordinarily seen. By "nons... Zombies were discussed for Modern Warfare 2 23 Looking to go unconventional with the narrative, the team behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s innards tossed around several fantastic ideas before settling on the series’ familiar... PS Store Update: adhocParty and Peggle 7 The cure for a problematic blank screen, a messy desk, and the urge to answer a phone while it’s ringing is Peggle. I’ve been using it for years to avoid doing what I’m supposed... Real men have an actual box for their Netflix PS3 disc 16 This has to be the collector in me saying this, but whenever I or someone I know misplaces a game box (usually the latter), forcing me to forever hold onto a loose disc, it drives me up the walls... X-play gives us a peek at SSFIV's new India stage 39 G4's Adam Sessler recently sat down for a chat with Seth Killian of Capcom about Super Street Fighter IV. During their interview, they've given us a look at one of the game's new stages, India. Y... PlayStation Video Download service launches in Europe 30 Last night saw my attendance for Destructoid at the Sony PlayStation launch of its Video Download Service in the UK. A very long overdue, Download Service. The service we were shown was pretty m... 3D Dot Game gets Western launch trailer, pants get wet 35 Squee! 3D Dot Game Heroes is totally happening in the West thanks to Atlus, and there are a great many of us at Destructoid who couldn't be happier. A brand new launch trailer for the Western re... Dragon Age expansion 'Return to Ostagar' announced 26 The Dragon Age: Origins Twitter account doesn’t spread lies like your standard, filthy Elf commoner. Something “cool” was announced this afternoon relating to Bioware’s la... Ninja Theory: PS3 exclusivity 'draining' and 'unfair' 54 Ninja Theory is best known this generation for Heavenly Sword, a PS3-exclusive game that looked gorgeous, even if it didn't play quite so brilliantly. As with all PS3 exclusives, it was subject t... Joe Madureira draws a horse in new Darksiders video 7 Part two of THQ's video interview with Darksiders creative director Joe Madureira is here, and this time the comic book artist discusses the creation of a number of key characters and his inspir... This what No More Heroes looks like on Xbox 360 68 Xbox Japan has updated to reveal the first hot screens of No More Heroes: Hero's Paradise. These spicy-hot images reveal the graphical improvements that Travis Touchdown and his psychopathic frie... Halfbrick: Sony's impressing everyone with PS3 and PSP 11 Halbrick isn't just working on Raskulls for Xbox Live Arcade. The Australian developer has also set its sights on the PSP and its new PSP Minis initiative. Despite what you and I may think of the... Sony wants 3D gaming on PS3 by 2010 45 It was a big fad in the nineties, but the rise of high definition has seen a return to that most gimmicky of gimmicks, 3D. With a number of movies getting in on the fun, Sony has pledged to suppo... Final Fantasy XIII Cactuar GET! 22 Shonen Jump has another Final Fantasy XIII treat for us, and this time it involves everybody's favorite perennial mascot, the Cactuar. Final Fantasy XIII's take on the noble Cactuar is far less r... PSN plans premium subscriptions, online play remains free 67 Earlier today, we reported on news that Sony was planning to generate revenue from a new subscription model on the PlayStation Network. The bad news is, it looks like the PSN is indeed going the ... Ten Minute Taste: MAG beta 43 The other afternoon I asked myself (via the Internet of all places) why I wasn’t participating in the MAG beta. Like most of my peers with a soft spot for lead and things that fire said le... Saboteur 'sent out to die,' Pandemic closure was 'right' 29 It was incredibly surprising to hear that Pandemic -- a studio hard at work on the The Saboteur -- had been eradicated by Electronic Arts during a wave of layoffs. Despite the surprising turn of ... No More Heroes: Hero's Paradise gets site, erotic teaser 34 No More Heroes: Hero's Paradise is coming to Xbox 360 and PS3 and we're pretty damn pleased about that. To herald the arrival of Suda 51's barmy action game on HD consoles, a new teaser site has ... Paid subscription coming to PlayStation Network [Update] 95 According to Sony, the PS3 will soon generate review from "paid subscriptions" on the PlayStation Network. This news comes courtesy of a recent Media/Investor conference, where a subscription se... Pre-order Aliens vs. Predator, get cool multiplayer skins 20 What's this? A generally worthwhile, rather neat pre-order bonus from GameStop? Praise the heavens! As you can see from the picture above, three multiplayer skins for Aliens vs. Predator can be y... Dog gets and plays Tony Hawk: Ride before we do 30 If you're waiting for our Tony Hawk: Ride review, sit tight -- we don't even have the game in our hands yet, despite the fact that it's on store shelves.  But you know that famous skat... Sega 'considering' a fix for Bayonetta PS3 load times 37 PS3 fans are getting the short end of the stick with their version of Bayonetta. It's a publisher port of a game developed entirely for the Xbox 360, and it shows. One of the major issues players... Dragon Age: Origins-related announcement coming soon? 24 Something Dragon Age: Origins-related is going down soon.One of the most recent tweets from the official Origins Twitter account is teasing that something “cool” is happening on the m... Svensson: SSFIV's character roster has long been decided 42 The good folks over at EventHubs have a post up discussing SSFIV's character roster, and according to Capcom's Christian Svensson, the lineup was already decided upon some time ago. When asked on... Story: Dante's Inferno has one 17 If I was a bad dude, the last damsel I would choose to distress is one who pals around with a large guy named Dante, who just happens to carry around a scythe composed of bone and sinew all hour... Rumor: Scribblenauts 2 and F.E.A.R 3 coming next year 40 If the latest gossip is to be believed, Scribblenauts is going to become a franchise, and it will do so as early as next year! Warner Bros. accidentally let slip its list of 2010 games, with Scri... A look at Mad Catz' PS3 MW2-themed wireless headset 15 Mad Catz’ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2-themed PS3 communicator doesn’t harness the power of the throat like its Xbox 360 counterpart does. This one is just a light, wireless Bluetoo... BioShock 2 has 'intense violence' and 'f*cking sodomites' 29 That's what we like to hear! The ESRB has rated BioShock 2, and like so many other ESRB ratings, it has made the game sound positively splendid. Summarizing the game's "intense acts of violence,"... Spike's Video Game Award nominations are here! 87 The VGAs may be looked at with cynicism and contempt by a great many among the gamer community, but there's no denying that it's about as mainstream an award show as we're going to get. With that... Sony man promises PS3 cross-game chat 31 The ancient saga of PS3 cross-game chat has a new chapter today, with a man from Sony almost confirming it, before being shut down. The bean-spiller is PSN product manager James Thorpe, respondin... PS3 Facebook firmware update drops today 40 The next big PS3 firmware update -- v3.10 -- is today’s big firmware update.In a recent interview with 1UP, SCEA’s Eric Lempel apparently revealed that the teased 3.10 update launches... Modern Warfare 2 pulls in $550 million in five days 28 I'm sure we all knew Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 would sell well, but not like this. Activision has revealed that the title has grossed an estimated $550 million worldwide in just the first fi... Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days confirmed 42 Square Enix Europe (formerly Eidos) has today confirmed that Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is coming to the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC next year. The follow-up to 2007's Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, the... No More Heroes coming to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 145 We've heard rumblings for some time now that No More Heroes could be making the Hi-Def jump. The latest issue of Famitsu has finally confirmed what we all have been hopping for! The original No M... Polar Panic skips the 80s, gets announced for XBLA, PSN 8 Valcon Games has a new downloadable title called Polar Panic that's due out later next month on PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade, it unveiled to us today. It's sort of reminiscent of Bom... Tony Hawk: RIDE is out, #tonyhawktuesday 12 If I was a game I wouldn’t dream of debuting on the same morning two mass marketed follow-ups to unique and successful IPs did. But I’m pretty sure if I was game, I wouldn’t ha... Assassin's Creed 2 launch trailer confirms AC2 launch 20 Word on the street is that a little game called Assassin’s Creed 2 snuck onto retail shelves this morning alongside Left 4 Dead 2. A quick look at the launch teaser for the successor to th... Pre-order Lost Planet 2, get Resident Evil's Wesker 27 This is the sort of mash-up you dream about but never get to see actually happen. On second thought, Capcom totally did this with the last Lost Planet. Remember Frank West? He was playable in it.... Former Dead Space devs reveal Sledgehammer Games 17 What are Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey, former Visceral/Electronic Arts devs who worked on Dead Space, doing for Activision? Well, they're starting their own game studio, of course. We alrea... The BioShock 2 cover art holds a secret (Update) 72 Yep, the box art for BioShock 2 sure does look similar in style and substance to the first ga--whoa. Now wait just a minute! What ... what is that? Look to the left of the Little Sister's head! W... Super Street Fighter IV's new Replay Mode detailed 13 Imagine SFIV producer Yoshinori Ono in a bathrobe, drink in hand, watching SSFIV replays. That somewhat ridiculous image is apparently the inspiration behind Super Street Fighter IV's new Replay ... Twisted Metal and Heavenly Sword toys arrive just in time 23 Never has there been a more relevant time to talk about Twisted Metal and Heavenly Sword, two games that currently enjoy the height of publicity. A pair of toys based on Twisted Metal's Sweet Too... Rumor: inFAMOUS 2 will have online multiplayer 39 Cheeky job listings are a good way to find out about sequels and multiplayer, apparently. Hot off the heels of Dead Space 2's multiplayer mode being (allegedly) revealed, yet another job listing ... No, God of War III will not feature co-op, silly 14 You know what sounds like a bad idea? God of War III with an online cooperative mode. That is, of course, unless Kratos had a wise-cracking minotaur sidekick. That would be awesome.  But des... Atlus publishing 3D Dot Game Heroes on May 11, 2010! 46 Rejoice! After many long weeks of waiting, Atlus has finally revealed itself to be the publisher of 3D Dot Game Heroes in North America. What's more, we also have a release date! 3D Dot Game Hero... Ode to Joy: Peggle making it to PS3 this week 17 PopCap's plan to bring the utterly delightful Peggle to every conceivable platform is coming to fruition. This week, the PlayStation 3 version comes out of hiding. 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