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Here’s how to completely kill any last shred of goodwill with fans in two easy steps. First, pull your Saturday morning cartoon block with barely any forewarning. Second, bring the block back in January, then announce that the returning shows will not be renewed for another season. I’m of course talking about this week’s announcement that Cartoon Network’s DC Nation will be getting rid of Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice.
The mishandling of these shows has been monumental. Sure, Green Lantern may have been pretty dull at times, and the ugly CGI wasn’t doing it any favors, but Young Justice was phenomenal! It was the terrible time slot — the same thing happened with ThunderCats, another show shoved into a single spot on Saturday morning and left to rot.
These programs needed primo prime time exposure. Know why Adventure Time and Regular Show remain so popular? Because new episodes come on late at night, and reruns air in large chunks throughout the week. Thankfully those shows are great, but Cartoon Network also gives this special treatment to pure sh*t that has no right to occupy the airwaves — I’m talking filth like The Annoying Orange, MAD, and Johnny Test a.k.a. the anti-Dexter’s Laboratory. Why does that garbage catch all the breaks while quality shows are shoved into the corner?
This weekend, Chris Carter and Patrick Hancock argue who’s going to win the Super Bowl; Storm’s Adventure tackles the Wii U; Sup, Holmes? invites Mark of the Ninja‘s Nels Anderson; new series PC Port Report scopes out the PC version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed; Dale North dives into the first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension; we review a bunch of stuff; and yadda-yadda, I’m still pissed off at Cartoon Network.
Seriously, f*ck ’em.
Destructoid Originals:
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the I <3 Controllers shirt
Performing live necromastication for your enjoyment
Storm’s Adventure with Wii U and Nintendo Land
The Question: Have you ever bought a season pass?
My quest to find the best mods for Left 4 Dead 2
The Ravens will win the Super Bowl because of these games
No, the 49ers will win the Super Bowl due to these games
This is what happens when SRPGs and Football combine
Sup Holmes gets cut by Mark of the Ninja’s Nels Anderson
Storm’s Adventure with New Super Mario Bros U
PC Port Report: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Community:
Five Dark Souls bosses that made me want to punch a baby
Community blogs of 2/2 & 2/3
Forum thread of the day: Have an arcade near you that doesn’t suck?
Reviews:
Review: Cart Life
Review: Croixleur
Review: Tokyo Crash Mobs
Review: Omerta: City of Gangsters
Previews:
Preview: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension
Events:
Skylanders event being held in New York next week
News:
Capcom: Resident Evil: Revelations was a success
Meet Pokemon X/Y’s new bug and bird Pokemon
The future of Steam and more in Newell’s Reflections talk
BioWare co-founder talks beer and videogames
Star Trek Online teases stuff for May, probably Romulans
Microsoft abandoning XNA Game Studio
Valve sued over Steam’s inability to sell pre-owned games
Literally shoot fish in a barrel in CoD of Duty
Resident Evil producer revises opinion on gameplay shift
No Metal Gear Rising on Wii U until Konami sees demand
Offbeat:
Here’s how to turn your 3DS into a Pokedex
Mega64 revisits a classic with BurgerTime
Old Nintendo game translations were fun!
White Materia is FFVII tunes mashed with popular songs
Pikmin’s Olimar leads a sad, lonely existence
Eggman and Wily built new foes for our blue heroes
This is how Mega Man would sound on Sega Genesis
Kirby Super Star can ruin friendships
Media:
Serious Sam Double D XXL unleashes the bees!
Domo: The Journey hits iOS
Magrunner: Add some Cthulhu to your future FPS puzzler
Skullgirls’ first DLC character is called Squigly
Giant bugs from space return in Earth Defense Force 2025
Senran Kagura has giant fluffy pancakes
Atlus’ latest RPG features adorable winter hats
Dreamcast lives on thanks to a pair of new games
Binding of Isaac piano arrangement is sweet sorrow
Monolith Soft also working on a 3DS game?
