Best of the Network this week

_{[Best of the Network is a look at some of the hottest articles that came out of all the Modern Method Web sites this past week.]}

Dale North thinks he’s hot sh*t. Well you know what? He … kind of is. Dammit. I hate him so much. Yet love him to death. What a b*tch.

On Destructoid, Chad graded the fashion of Final Fantasy. On Japanator, Nick Simmons is kind of a d-bag. And on Tomopop, check out the custom BioShock 2 Big Sister figure.

DESTRUCTOID

• How Heavy Rain has lowered the bar for game narrative
• The convergent futures of music games and higher education
• The Gamer’s Red Carpet: Final Fantasy
• Review Recap: February 2010
• Contest: God of War III contest series — Week 2 & Destructoid – Win a trip to PAX East, all expenses paid!

JAPANATOR

• Japanator AM Episode 7: Let’s Draw Magma
• Japanator Kitchen: Katsudon
• Chu-Bra!! review raises questions about fanservice
• Japanator Radio 124
• Nick Simmons addresses Bleach tracing, blames manga

TOMOPOP

• Monthly Megapixel: Birthday Brawl in Gotham!
• Monthly Megapixel: Looking back…
• Here’s your first look at Mass Effect 2 figures
• A Boy and his Blind Box: My very first Kubricks
• Custom Delights: BioShock 2’s Big Sister gets better