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Serious Time EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Serious Sam HD has seriously gone gold 18 Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter has gone gold, and is now up for pre-purchase over on Steam. Doing so will allow you to keep a few extra dollars in hand as you wait for the game to unlock on ... Maxim's 'girls of Dragon Age' gallery arouses males 144 [It has come to my attention that the original incarnation of this story has angered some (not all of you are tools!) of the Reddit community for being too immature and not serious enough. Since ... Dead soldier's dad promises they'll play Call of Duty again 64 A touching game-related tribute has surfaced in the press recently. British Private Richard Hunt died last week after falling victim to an explosive while patrolling Afghanistan. At the grave sit... Serious Sam HD looks like a bloody good time 23 There are two things I feel obligated to mention when discussing Serious Sam. First off, you know those idiotic skeleton things that click and clack when they run at Sam and are literally never n... Defending virtual rape: Not the same as condoning it 129 This week, William Usher of the Web site Cinema Blend wrote a rather scathing editorial aimed at the Destructoid community, as well as the community at News 4 Gamers. The article concerned reacti... Serious Sam 3 leaving 'cartoony look behind' 23 I'm of the opinion that we could always use more fast-paced, over-the-top first-person shooters, which is something I cannot talk about without mentioning Serious Sam 3 and to some extent Painkil... Will Wright says games need to appeal to more people 20 Here is a bit of a no-brainer from game designing god Will Wright during an interview with the Chronicle of Higher Education: "We've had this cultural bias against games for the last 20 year... Serious Sam HD could come to PSN later... if you want it 21 Xbox 360 and PC owners are thrilled that Croteam have decided to bring an updated version of their first person shooter, Serious Sam, to the platforms. PlayStation 3 owners may be scratching thei... Details emerge from the rape game decisions 29 [As originally posted on Japanator]While I was recouperating over the weekend, a fax was sent out to all the game makers from the EOCS, with details as to what some of the regulations are. Natura... For the last time: rape games are banned in Japan 36 [As originally posted on Japanator]So, this seems like the final update in the whole rape game saga: The EOCS has met, with about 100 representatives total gathering, and reached the nearly unani... TBS misrepresents their report, rape games not banned 28 [As originally posted on Japanator] Well, now I've learned my lesson: Never take TBS news at its word, their report is likely a misrepresentation or even made up. Canned Dogs has an update from t... Japan bans rape games. All of them 74 Japan, of all places, is putting a halt to rape games. The country known for its free and open sexuality in media has taken the ban-hammer to PC games that feature rape in it. Now, I'm not on the... Yep, Serious Sam 3 is still being worked on 24 While 3D Realms may have recently bit the dust, Croteam wants to remind us all that Serious Sam 3 is still happening. In an update on the company's Web site, we're told that the gang is "pre... Six Days of Falluja dev asks if we're just making toys 20 The whole cancellation of Six Days in Fallujah has got me immensely pissed off and made me want to rant my head off about how games should be more then just random shooting and should really try ... 'Missing gamer' Brandon Crisp found dead 126 Brandon Crisp, the 15-year-old boy who has become known in the press as the "missing gamer," has been discovered dead after a huge police search. The boy ran away from home after he was... TGS 08: Mature titles are serious business, ID required 9 At Tokyo Game Show, they're taking mature games seriously. First indication: At Sony Computer Entertainment Japan's exhibitor area this year, all mature titles -- rated Cero, the Japanese equival... Infogrames CEO hopes to break even with new Alone in the Dark 16 They have been through more than their share of tough times, but Infogrames has always managed to trudge on -- they are survivors. Even if the company has been dancing around the red since 1999, ... Hal Halpin lends a hand in the Fox News pressure 28 With Cooper Lawrence having retracted the statements she made on Fox News' reckless Mass Effect sex "scandal," the channel has some egg to wipe from its metaphorical face, but so far ha... Pedophile admits to using Xbox Live to pick up children 94 When I saw this article and decided to post it I couldn't think of any kind of funny image or caption I could use in conjunction with the post as is de riguer at Destructoid.  There is no wa... Breaking News: Parents to blame for screwed up kids, not games 43 In pleasantly shocking news, mainstream media outlet The Star-Gazette reports today that parents, not videogames, are responsible for the development of their own children.  I'm sure you're ... Pro Tip: Win game arguments with a katana 31 Ah, roommates. You have to live with them, so playing competitive videogames with them isn't always the best idea ...especially if one of them owns a katana.Monsters & Critics tells us about ... Schwarzenegger steps away from the Conan to breathe 20 This is quite funny, probably because no videogame example could better highlight Arnold Schwarzenegger's blatant hypocrisy better than THQ's recent, awful, Conan game. The California Governor, a... Possible Shadow of the Colossus sequel? ICO sequel? 36 Ears will surely perk with this news of a potential sequel for the PlayStation 2 title Shadow of the Colossus... or is it an ICO sequel? As of now, nothing is confirmed, but a quote from the Offi... ESRB and Idaho AG team up to explain the utterly obvious 17 It might seem obvious to intelligent people that a parent should check the age ratings on videogames if that parent doesn't want his or her child to be playing mature titles, but as I've said in ... Triple-word score: Scrabble DS rocks some dirty words 32 Ubisoft had to issue a statement after it was found that the Nintendo DS title Scrabble 2007 contained an offense solution word in the anagram part of game play. An article in the Belfast Telegra... SEGA prez sez PS2 viable til 2010, kittens blue, sky adorable 11 In Haitian cultures if you wish to know the future, you hire a creepy woman with poor hygeine and a stereotypical headwrap to roll a set of engraved chicken bones and lie to you about whatever yo...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! Dive in! meetup+play for a chance to win a PC Dtoid Twitter    Got news?   tips@destructoid.com Reviews & Previews Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles review Left 4 Dead 2 review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex review Arkedo Series - 02 SWAP! review EyePet review more reviews Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks Monster Hunter Tri Hooking onto, under and above Just Cause 2 PS3's 256-player MAG Rooms The Main Building more previews - The Dtoid Army is 50695 strong - Showing Cblogs with 3+ faps   show all Call for entries: do the wrong thing New to Dtoid? 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