A whole bunch of news came out of gamescom this year, but my takeaway has to be Dale North’s edible escapades. F*ck the games, gimme the food!
Elsewhere this weekend, we review Sound Shapes then harass the devs on Sup Holmes?, Neo Aquarium: King of Crustaceans also gets special review treatment, Storm Dain returns for some Driver: San Francisco, and prop maker Volpin Props takes us through the development of the latest Mr. Destructoid helmet.
Destructoid Original:
Storm’s Adventure with Driver: San Francisco
Sup, Holmes? gets frisky with the devs of Sound Shapes
The erotic origins of the third Destructoid helmet
Community:
Community blogs of 8/18 & 8/19
Forum thread of the day: Scummy Retro Game Store Practices
Reviews:
Review: Sound Shapes
Review: Neo Aquarium: King of Crustaceans
Events:
The 2012 Pokemon Masters have been crowned
gamescom:
gamescom: GOTY
gamescom in pictures: Crowds, currywurst and 7-hour lines
gamescom: Here’s what Vergil looks like in DmC
gamescom: Charming, challenging new Ni no Kuni gameplay
gamescom: New Tekken Tag Tournament 2 features detailed
gamescom: Swarm is my favorite new Skylanders
gamescom: Overkill in the new Army of Two is ridiculous
gamescom: Build transit systems in Cities in Motion 2
gamescom: Dragon Commander SE will include board game
gamescom: PlanetSide 2 blew my mind
gamescom: Guardians of Middle-Earth gets the Witch-King
gamescom: Destructoid Community Choice Award
News:
Sony man says PS Vita Cross-Buy is Europe-only (Update)
Offbeat:
Mega Man #20 pops the bubbly for Mega’s 25th birthday
Time-lapse painting captures an EarthBound coffee break
Media:
I think Gyoretsu Nageloop has FMV lesbian grenade ninja