Everybody knows that excessive gore is fun, especially Epic Games, who brought the chainsaw murder back into popular culture with Gears of War. Discussing where he got the inspiration for the amount of "fun" gore in GoW2, artist Peter Hayes explains that 80's horror films played a big part. "That’s kind of the tone that I drew inspiration from and that’s kind of the tone that I wanted it to be in the game," explained ...

Usually, whenever we read about a Grand Theft Auto game post-release, it’s in reference to a mess caused by the game's supposed negative influences. We hear the ranting and raving over its violence, and its negative effects on today’s youth. Thankfully, we can report something much more light-hearted today. According to The Times, Grand Theft Auto was the catalyst of some quick thinking by an 11-year-old girl that helped save her family after a car ...

The remake has been serving videogame companies very well indeed for the past few years. Such successes as Prince of Persia and Ninja Gaiden have shown that an old IP can be given a fresh coat of paint and entertain a new generation of fans, as well as make nostalgic retroheads beam with delight at seeing their old heroes return. Then something like the Altered Beast remake happens. Still, regardless of the few sore points, ...

With October already jam-packed with videogame releases, who's got room for one more? Eidos, apparently, as the remake of Gauntlet for the Nintendo DS is now confirmed for release during that wallet-draining month. Developer Backbone Entertainment originally intended to release Gauntlet back in June, but the game is still promising a good portable adventure with four-player Wi-Fi co-op, a competitive mode and voice chat support. The graphical overhaul ain't too shabby either. Who's looking forward ...

It's been awhile since we've heard anything from the Seatle, WA-based Snowblind Studios, the folks behind Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath. Here's what they're up to: working on an Xbox LIVE Arcade game, Death Tank!If it looks similar to Worms or the PC classic Scorched Earth, that's because it is. The multiplayer shooter features eight different landscapes that are altered when hit by tank fire, changing the battlefield as you play. The ...

It is time to revel in a most minuscule victory for American Chrono Trigger fans, as news arrives that The States will be getting Chrono Trigger DS a whole TWO DAYS before Japan! Never mind the fact that Japanese pre-orders also come with a two-track orchestral theme music disc ... TWO DAYS! America's release date is October 25 while Japan has to wait until October 27.Just think, you could have leveled up over ten times ...

What a week this has been. PAX and Castle Crashers coming at us back to back? Talk about a win-win situation -- unless, of course, the former prevented you from becoming intimate with the latter.While Castle Crasher's netcode remains bothersome, that's not to say it'll be impossible to get a few Destructoid groups going. The key word here is persistence.If you're eager to tackle the entire campaign from start to finish with a level one ...

I have just stumbled back to my hotel room to find Ceark, Tactix, Suff0Cat and Rio McCarthy all playing Mario Kart on the DS, along with GuitarAtomik passed out in bed. Earlier in the evening, we all meet up at the Redwood Bar with nearly 40 to 50 Dtoiders on hand all getting very hammered. So far, PAX has been amazing and it doesn't even officially start up until this afternoon. Anyway, to the point: ...

[ Not streaming? Upgrade your Flash version. Videos auto-playing? Fix it.] Watch more videos If you did not attend PAX or the opening keynote last year, you may have heard word of how Penny Arcade rock stars Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik came out on stage -- to the tune of a little song you might know about getting your hustle on. It was the ideal way to work up the crowd (at least, until ...

With the September 9 release of Spore right around the corner, it's time to move past the press hype and for the marketing campaign blitz to begin! But when it's as cool as these subway ads found in Boston's Harvard Square red line T stop station, it's kind of hard to complain. From the looks of it, they've taken over every square-inch of ad space in the station, with some pretty gorgeous looking Spore-inspired art ...

Today, Activision and developer Creat Studios have announced their newest Nintendo DS title, Tony Hawk’s Motion and Hue Pixel Painter. The two different games will be provided in one tiny package that provides a fairly unique experience for the consumer.Tony Hawk’s Motion is a classic Tony Hawk skateboarding game that utilizes the DS Motion Pack to let players “twist, tilt and turn” through several skateboarding challenges. For the first time in the series, players will ...

While the rest of the Destructoid staff are off gallivanting about Seattle doing God knows what with God knows who, I'm acting like a responsible Editor-in-Chief. Early media registration opened today at 6 PM Seattle time and I was one of the first in line. After flashing my business card and drivers license, my name was scratched off a list and I was not only handed a media badge, but a bag of ... stuff. ...

Before Electronic Arts, MTV Games, and Harmonix would hand over a preview copy of Rock Band 2 to us, we had to sign a paper in blood stating we wouldn't talk details about or grab video from certain things. Among those things: Guns N' Roses "Shackler's Revenge" (never heard it!) and the game's new cinematic intro (never seen it before!). The Guns N' Roses track made sense; it's to be the world-premiere of a track ...

[ Not streaming? Upgrade your Flash version. Videos auto-playing? Fix it.] Watch more videos I went into this keynote thinking Ken Levine was the bee's knees, but that was just based on my all encompassing love for his work in the gaming industry. I can say that after having listened to his heartfelt and hilarious opening keynote today that he is without a doubt ten times cooler than I thought he was, and a guy ...

[ Not streaming? Upgrade your Flash version. Videos auto-playing? Fix it.] Watch more videos Confirmed once again: Video games are the new rock and roll. Here's the memo that we almost missed: August, 29ILLEGAL SIDEWALK SET 2 (Lo-Tek Resistance) @ PAX | Cost : free Lo-Tek Resistance for this event includes the following: Fighter X McFiredrill Circles Completely inspired by the now long gone Tsuji Techno team of Japan, I plan on setting up both ...

Gears of War's series senior producer Rod Fergusson has recently admitted that Epic wasn't feeling as confident as it could have when writing the story for the original game, something he intends to change for Gears of War 2. Fergusson has stated that his team is now far more bold in working on a story-driven game, and promises a plot with some "risks" this time around."In [the first] Gears Of War, it's been a long ...

I really believe (and hope) that this is one sick mind reading too much into things, but if it's not then the Wii is taking a perverse turn for the erotic with Captain Rainbow -- a potential powder keg of smug and degradation the likes of which my fair Christian eyes have ne'er before witnessed.According to reader Josh, the above video has Birdo trapped in a cage and only proof that she is a woman ...

Few games on this planet have the ability to rev me up like Gears of War does. Our newest batch of screenshots shows off a few unique creatures like the Reaver and Flame Boomer. Both monsters look like they’re ready to be chopped in half with a chainsaw. One could argue that the task would be tough with the Reaver considering its size, but I beg to differ. You give me a couple of hours, ...

For console fans worried that zombie shooter Left 4 Dead would cause yet another Xbox Live crash thanks to player congestion, it might please you to know that the game will be getting dedicated servers. With a game sold on its online co-op, that's definitely how you do it right. Valve hasn't stated how many servers will be available, but the promise is that "everyone's covered." Great news.Split-screen play is also being done properly, with ...

Apparently, the latest issue of Famitsu will reveal that a remake Resident Evil 2 is making its way to the Wii. The remake is said to incorporate a Resident Evil 4 camera view, “swordsman” enemies, and new plot elements. Despite Famitsu’s spectacular record of being accurate, the printing of this rumor has yet to be confirmed.The information comes from a popular gaming message board in Japan, 2ch, where a poster claims to have the latest ...