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I just absolutely love how simple this scene is, yet it’s absolute comedic genius. I laugh way harder than I should at this every single time. Just the way Jake writhes in pain; it gets me.

Today, Sony acquired Gaikai, THQ is financially hurting, ‘Destructador’ appeared on WWE Smackdown! (seriously), we really, really liked Spelunky, and so many more magical things happened on 7/2/2012.

Destructoid Original: 
Interview: Anita Sarkeesian, games, and Tropes vs. Women
Love and war in the world of PS Minis with FuturLab
Live show: Bringing Twisted Metal back from the dead
Artists Wanted: True Nature recap and your next topic!
See Dtoid.TV’s own ‘Destructador’ on WWE Smackdown!
Sonic Universe says, ‘Make way for the Chaotix, son!’

Community: 
Community blogs of 7/2
Forum thread of the day: Stupid Sexy Touch Site

Contests: 
Win a subscription to PlayStation Plus + 12 free games!

Reviews: 
Review: Spelunky (XBLA)
Review: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Review: The Walking Dead: Starved for Help 

Events:
Pokemon World Champs to become characters in B&W2

News: 
Killer is Dead looking to improve upon Lollipop Chainsaw
Sony acquiring Gaikai, plans new cloud streaming service
The KOTOR Collection is coming soon for PC
Battlefield Premium does 800,000 subscriptions in 2 weeks
Get that flag in Assassin’s Creed III Limited Edition
THQ in for a reverse stock split to stay listed
Civ V: Gods and Kings standalone demo is now on Steam
Namco Bandai’s teaser page for an ‘All Star Battle’
Seth Killian’s new gig: Sony Santa Monica, PS All-Stars
LittleBigPlanet Karting rolls out beta signups
Kirby’s Dream Collection hitting North America Sept 16
Amazon PC game sale discounts Max Payne 3, Spec Ops, more
Nuketown map re-imagined for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Check out this killer Limbo Special Edition set
Strange day for Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas to resign 
Rejoice, for the next Total War game is Rome II
Capybara Games drops hints about its unannounced games
Sony bringing a ton of awesome to San Diego Comic-Con

Offbeat: 
Jimquisition: The Definition of Art Games

Media:
Get jealous of Japan with this Project X Zone trailer 
Persona 4 Arena has a 30-40 hour story mode  
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn live-action teaser trailer 
Wii U to receive Mighty Switch Force HD at launch 
ShareCraft 2012 brings in over $1M for Save the Children 
Legend of Grimlock’s map editor is easier than expected 


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