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PlayStation 2 EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Silent Hill: Shattered Memories hits December for Wii 12 Konami has finally put a firm date on Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the Wii -- December 8. How appropriate, considering the game's icy setting.  If your arms tire out easily, but you s... The Memory Card .75: The blind fighting the blind 21 “The Memory Card” is a seasonal feature that dissects and honors some of the most artistic, innovative, and memorable videogame moments of all time. Regardless of their varying types ... Jurassic: The Hunted 'outtakes' 19 Maybe. Probably not. Okay, not really. [Warning: Contains foul language.] Dinosaurs. Shadow of the Colossus cosplay climbs us, stabs weak spot 12 While Columbia Pictures' Shadow of the Colossus film will probably feature elaborate computer-generated colossi, we have a suggestion -- the film's producer should just call up cosplayer Isaac Jo... Rock Band: AC/DC pack to hit non-Walmart shelves soon 15 Remember that AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack that was released only at Walmart last November? Well, if you missed out or couldn't bring yourself to walk into the mega-retailer's stores, good ne... PlayStation 2 turns nine today, we're feeling old 69 Sony has pinged us to remind of us of our own mortality, and to tell us that the PlayStation 2 is nine-years-old. That's right, the system made its North American debut on October 26, and fo... Could The Red Star be coming to XBLA and PSN? 31 Fans of obscure scroller The Red Star might be very interested to learn that the OFLC has recently re-rated the game for a multiplatform release. Our tipster checked to make sure this wasn't jus... Hideo Kojima has promised Zone of the Enders 3 40 Last week, Hideo Kojima stated that a new Zone of the Enders was at the top of his to-do list, providing a modicum of hope to those who want to see a new entry in the mech-battling series. Now th... Jurassic: The Hunted pits you against bloodthirsty dinos 30 So this game came out of nowhere, and it can't be a good sign, but Activision's upcoming Jurassic: The Hunted for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and PlayStation 2 sounds amazing.Set on a "my... New Zone of the Enders is top of Kojima's 'to do' list 53 Zone of the Enders really wasn't my thing, but I am clearly a minority case. The PS2 mech series proved to be quite popular among gamers, and many Hideo Kojima fans have clamored for the mad geni... New Jak and Daxter available November 3 13 Just in time for my birthday (November 6 -- ice cream cake as a gift is acceptable), Sony has announced that Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier will be on stores shelves and on the PlayStation Net... Game SERIES Debate to the Death! T. Metal VS G. Turismo 66 Last week's debate will hopefully be a wake up call to those responsible for the Mortal Kombat series' future. The numbers from our microcosm debate poll may show that a small group of people are... Sony man tried to make God of War an FPS 43 Can you imagine Kratos as a gun-wielding space marine? It could have happened. SCEA art director Ken Fieldman in fact tried to make it happen, confessing that he once unsuccessfully lobbied for G... TGS 09: Ueda wants ICO, Shadow of the Colossus on PS3 75 Wouldn't it be awesome to have Team ICO's games on the PlayStation 3 like that thing they did with God of War: Collection? Of course it would. You know it, I know it, and according to a recent TG... Leaked Sega doc discusses PS2 & Dreamcast on PS3 151 If this is true, then somebody has slipped up big time. A planning document has appeared on Sega's PR site that, for all intents and purposes, confirms the existence of PlayStation 2/PlayStation ... Sony: ICO would have sold if its box art didn't suck 65 Everyone knows the story by now: ICO's European and Japanese box art is brilliant, while ICO's North American box art is f*cking disgusting. Sony Japan Studio VP Yasuhide Kobayashi is all too awa... Impressions: DJ Hero's turntable controller 31 Yesterday, final DJ Hero hardware arrived in our Baltimore headquarters, along with a short demo of the title that should be playable at retailers this October. While I'm going to have to spend m... Sony: PS3 will significantly outpace PS2 35 Let it not be said that Sony isn't ambitious. Despite the fact that the PlayStation 2 is still one of the most popular consoles of our time, SCEE's Andrew House believes that the PlayStation 3 wi... Pre-order new Silent Hill, get creepy soundtrack for free 10 I was going to wait for either Dale or Colette -- both of which are Silent Hill crazy, one of which is a musician -- to write about this. But both are on planes to Seattle for PAX, without Wi-Fi,... Art from the canceled 2003 Earthworm Jim game re-surface 18 Here's your second dose of canceled game esoterica for the night, again courtesy of Unseen64: concept art and details about the ill-fated Earthworm Jim prototype for the Xbox and and PlayStation ... Grand Theft Auto 'Hot Coffee' class action suit settled 22 A slice of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas “Hot Coffee” saga -- which came screaming into focus in 2005 -- has closed with a whimper. Earlier this afternoon Take-Two announced that ... I kinda want this TMNT: Smash Up Thermos more than the game 12 While it's not a popular opinion, I'm not really a big fan of Super Smash Bros., and I realize that makes me some kind of weirdo in gaming communities. I was a fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Tur... Latest TMNT: Smash-Up dev diary talks online, also fighting 2 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up shouldn’t be confused with the dull and downloadable brawler Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled. Smash-Up -- a proper Wii and Pl... Sony: We broke the mainstream barrier, not Nintendo 98 Many people would claim that it was the Wii that truly cracked the mainstream audience and brought gaming to a whole new demographic. However, those are people who inhabit reality, and not the bi... Contest: Live near NYC? Rock with Sony at Virgin Mobile Freefest 29 On Sunday, August 30, the grounds at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD, will get rocked by the Virgin Mobile FreeFest. Scheduled to perform at the festival are Weezer, Blink-182, and Fra... Kristen Bell talks about talking in Astro Boy: The VideoGame 23 After the break, you can watch actress Kristen Bell talk about her voice work in the upcoming Astro Boy: The Video Game. She voices the character Cora, who is the main female character in the gam... Silent Hill: Shattered Memories box art is awesomely creepy 23 Yeesh. If you haven't already seen it, here's a look at Konami's official box art for Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. The full version is in the gallery below, along with plenty of new screensho... The Memory Card .64: Death and The Sorrow 31 "The Memory Card" is a seasonal feature that dissects and honors some of the most artistic, innovative, and memorable videogame moments of all time. What happens to videogame characters... GC 09: Konami unveils new Shattered Memories trailer 43 I got all excited when I went over the details of Konami's gamescom press conference today and saw that there was supposedly footage from Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for PSP (posted here), bu... PlayStation World Magazine bites the dust 17 I know we talk here and there about the death of the print magazine, but seriously folks, it's not looking so good. This morning, MCV reported that Future Publishing has announced that they will ... Silent Hill: Shattered Memories gets new logo, screenshots 20 It looks like Konami decided to listen to me when I said "eewwwww" to the original logo for Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. The publisher has unveiled the game's new logo, which mainta... Tell your kids: LotR: Aragorn's Quest has sort of been dated 13 I'm both mad and happy that The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest is aged at a demographic of which I don't belong. I'm upset because for once, we are getting a videogame that has a blue sky, bu... Nielsen reports strong summer gaming numbers 18 Good news for those of you worried that the poor state of the economy is taking a toll on videogames -- numbers are up. Nielsen recently reported on their blog that numbers point to a stronger su... GameStop holding Madden midnight launch events 11 For some reason, GameStop has felt the need to announce that its stores will be holding Madden NFL 10 midnight launch events at more than 3,000 of its U.S. locations this Thursday, August 13. Uh,... SingStar Queen now available, as epic as you'd imagine 18 Having spent some time with SingStar Queen last week, both Topher and I can attest to the fact that it's about as epic as you'd expect. What the disc lacks in number of songs (there are only 25 o... Juggernaut is strong, can hurt people in MUA 2 26 Fact: Juggernaut can’t read. If the metal-clad bruiser knew we missed his appearance in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 at San Diego Comic-Con, Destructoid would no longer exist. Another fact: J... Soundtracks for Madden, NBA Live, NHL, and FIFA announced 25 Electronic Arts has announced the soundtracks for its fall lineup of EA Sports titles, which includes Madden NFL 10, FIFA 10, NHL 10, and NBA Live 10. As expected, it's a lot of damned music, rep... DC Comic publishing God of War comic book starting October 9 This October, DC Comics is teaming up with Sony to deliver a six-part God of War comic book series, from DC's WildStorm imprint. Not much is known about the comics, other than it's being wri... Get your own Kratos Blade of Chaos for $123.99 26 Without question, God of Wars' Kratos is a bad ass with or without a weapon in hand. But those blades attached to his arms, the Blades of Chaos, are downright frightening. United Cultery is ... Stan Lee gets all excelsior up in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 16 Known for making cameos in Marvel's films -- oh, and being a comic book legend -- Stan Lee will make his first appearance in a videogame starting with Activision's Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. Le... Exclusive: Guitar Hero 5 Challenges revealed 34 Neversoft has already announced a bevy of new features for Guitar Hero 5. From its on-the-fly instrument switching to its new take on competitive multiplayer with its "RockFest" modes t... Santana confirmed as unlockable character in Guitar Hero 5 21 Not surprisingly, the exclusive in-game artists will be making a return to the Guitar Hero franchise this fall. Activision has confirmed that Carlos Santana will emerge from smoke, lasers, and in... Here are your superstars of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 24 While everyone in the WWE is a "superstar," the true stars are those that grace the cover of THQ's wrestling titles every year. Today, THQ has revealed the cover bad-asses for this fall... Preview: The Bigs 2 10 2K Sports scored a hit with its 2007 arcade baseball title, The Bigs, and after two years of lackluster baseball sims, they’re trying to recapture past glory with a sequel, The Bigs 2. I go... PlayStation accessories to be blessed with official seal 8 If you want to make sure your PlayStation peripherals and accessories are like, totally officially official, Sony is making it a lot easier for you now. Today, the Sony announced the Sony Enterta... Sony patents PS2 emulation software for PS3? 50 The PlayStation 3's on-again-off-again compatibility story has been a bugbear for a number of gamers out there. As someone who owns a PS3 without the backwards compatibility and who has the PS2 i... Man gets life for killing over a PlayStation 2 33 Ex-Fresno State student and gun fan Jonquel Brooks has been given life in prison following an attack on four men who accused him of stealing a PlayStation 2. On May 7, 2007, Brooks was approached... Finding is half the battle in upcoming G.I. Joe game 18 All signs point to the upcoming film, G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra, being a miserable disaster. Rumor is that the film received the lowest scores ever in the history of Paramount during a recently ... Guitar Hero 5 ESRB listing hints at Nirvana track, more 10 The good old ESRB is at it again, rating Guitar Hero 5 the predictable “T for Teen” rating, and revealing some track listing details in the process.In its description the ESRB reveals... Baseballs make things explode in 4th trailer for The Bigs 2 12 People love to see sh*t blow up. Take, for instance, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which opens today. It’s a Michael Bay flick that’s currently sitting pretty at 21% on Rotten ... Fan voting selects Kobe jersey-tugging shot for NBA 2K10 box 19 This year, 2K Sports named Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant as the cover athlete for NBA 2K10, but there was a wrinkle -- they asked for fans to vote on one of four covers. America i... NHL's leading scorer Alex Ovechkin on NHL 2K10 box (Update) 16 He may not be a Stanley Cup winner yet like Sid the Kid, but Washington Capitals left winger Alexander Ovechkin -- three-time All-Star and winner of the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Troph... Games Time Forgot: Sky Odyssey 23 Wait.This game is not as boring as you think. Yes, it is a game about flying planes; no, it is not a World War II fighter. Yes, it is realistic, but no, it is not needlessly complicated and borin... Latest Dante's Inferno dev diary discusses Dante, also Limbo 13 The latest developer diary for Dante’s Inferno doesn’t do anything for the crowd who are whining about the game’s wobbly connection to its 14th century source material. Wake up:... Relive Shadow of the Colossus with exhaustive art collection 9 I know that E3 is right around the corner and that we all have stars in our eyes for the next wave of games. We like our games bigger, faster, and perpetually shinier, and it drives the industry.... Pre-E3 09: Aragorn's Quest confirmed, also teased 19 About a week ago we reported that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment had a new Lord of the Ring title ready to be shown at E3. Dubbed Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest, the game was de... Pre-E3 09: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 has superheroes in it 28 In my opinion, the first Marvel Ultimate Alliance game sucked so hard that Hoover should be researching ways to incorporate it into its vacuum cleaners. I've seen prostitutes in Tijuana who would... THQ's Marvel Super Hero Squad is sickeningly cute 19 THQ has taken pre-E3 as the opportunity to finally reveal more information on Marvel Super Hero Squad, an action title based on the upcoming Cartoon Network animated series, The Super Hero Squad ... Rumor: Riding with Hawk, mixing records will cost you $120 27 According to specialty retailer GameStop, bundles for Activision's upcoming Tony Hawk Ride and DJ Hero will run you a cool $119.99. 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