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And The Biggest-Selling Game Out Of E3 Might Be…

With E3’s hype train having come, paused then rattled off into the sunset, gamers are free to weigh up the holiday season’s (and beyond!) planned releases, and make plans themselves. Like which of the games they’re going to actually buy. Market research firm Nielsen ran a poll between June 7-14, and asked a bunch of…

Microsoft: There Will Be “No New Console”

Today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer indicated that the company would be releasing a new Xbox 360 in 2010, one featuring a built-in camera. That seemingly confirmed a new hardware configuration with the company’s Project Natal built-in. Microsoft’s official word? While Ballmer’s casual mention of a new Xbox 360 hardware iteration at the Executive’s Club of…

Play Zen Garden, Help Find A Cure For Cancer

I don’t usually futz around with Facebook games too much — Neopets and Scrabble knock-offs notwithstanding — but Hive7’s Zen Garden donates 10% of profits to breast cancer cure research. Zen Garden is one of those social games that’s all about trading things for more things and buying virtual currency in order to buy more…

Toothy Kid, Don’t Eat Your DSi!

Today in Japan, McDonald’s is rolling out a Wi-Fi service today in its restaurants across the country. Here’s the television commercial. Fascinating. Customers who bring their DS units to McDonalds can download items and original content as well as play others via WiFi. Besides Pokémon mini-games and character downloads (Jirachi, anyone?), there are also McDonalds…

Travels

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: I Think I Forgot Something Today… I spent today crafting our coverage of the rest of the big shows for the year. Man, I have a lot of traveling ahead of me. Here’s hoping I don’t crash into a mountain. What you missed: Denver Teen Opens Retro Video Game Store…

PlayStation Store Update: Metal Gear Solid

Solid Snake sneaks into the North American PlayStation Store this week, as Metal Gear Solid for the original PlayStation becomes a PS One Classic. And… uh… Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is cheaper. Yes, it’s a slow week. Oh, there’s a demo for NCAA Football 10. And there’s a batch of Spinal Tap downloadable tracks for…

The Great Chain Interview, Part 4: Xbox Guy To Ex-Xbox Guy To That Guy’s Boss

In yesterday’s Chain Interview installment, Sony’s Scott Rohde wanted Microsoft’s Shane Kim to say if Microsoft would get back into making sports games. Kim answered. Then things got…interesting. [This post is the fourth in a series that recounts the chain of questions and answers I solicited from the people I interviewed during E3. I asked…

Nintendo Explain How MotionPlus Thing Go Into Remote Thing

You know how Wii MotionPlus go in Wii Remote? Nintendo know. Nintendo show you. It show you with video. Video show how MotionPlus go in Wii Remote! You watch. Then you know. Then you have Wii MotionPlus in Wii Remote!! Destructoid have video. Video show how it go in. Watch! Or else rubber jacket get…

UK Chain Starts Selling Nintendo DS Cakes

UK’s Tesco store have started selling New Super Mario Bros. celebration cakes. The cakes, as you can see, come in the shape of an open DS. It looks like the only edible bit is the bottom part of the cake. The upper screen, it appears, is a cardboard cutout. [Thanks Mashallo]

Japanese Software Chart Has DS Games Thrown Upon It

The Nintendo DS tops software charts this week with the arrival of PlatinumGames’ second title published by Sega, Infinite Space. The spacey role-playing game knocks Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days out of its first place spot. Infinite Space leads a top ten Media Create game sales chart that’s Nintendo DS top heavy, as Level…

Report: Microsoft CEO Says New Xbox Arriving In 2010

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at the Executive’s Club of Chicago today, reportedly informing attendees that a new Xbox 360 will arrive in 2010, one equipped with a “natural interface” and built-in camera. Sound familiar? According to TG Daily‘s recount of Ballmer’s talk, in which he discussed “the role of innovation in changing economic times,”…

Wolfenstein’s Altered Present A Large Problem

Yesterday’s introduction of the lithe, stealthy Assassin enemy for the next Wolfenstein game is balanced by the raw, brutal fury of the Altered. The Altered might not be nearly as impressive as the invisi Nazi-ninja Assassins, but they look to make up for it in terms of raw power. Every first-person shooter these days needs…

They Still Make Cloth Maps

After witnessing a demo of THQ’s January 1, 2010 developer-coined “badass-Zelda” in New York City today, Kotaku was presented this limited edition cloth map for the game. The map won’t be sold with every copy of the game, but THQ is considering making it available as a gift with purchase at a specific retailer to…

Activision Puts Higher Price On DJ Hero, Band Hero

The latest rhythm game ventures from Guitar Hero publisher Activision appear to have had their prices locked down, as online retailers are listing DJ Hero for $120 and the younger-skewing Band Hero for $200, higher asking prices than their predecessors. Activision’s upcoming DJ Hero, when bundled with its proprietary turntable controller, will apparently set you…

Bionic Commando Rearmed Made Easier With Trophies

Was Bionic Commando Rearmed just too hard for your delicate gaming skills? The same update that brings trophy support to the PlayStation 3 will make the game just a little bit easier. Now that they’ve gotten the full sequel out the door, Capcom and developer Grin have been hard at work tweaking and fixing the…

Microsoft’s John Schappert Leaves Msoft For EA, Not Being Replaced

For the second time in three years, the man who led the E3 briefing for the Xbox 360 has left Microsoft to take a job at Electronic Arts. Microsoft’s John Schappert will once again become EA’s John Schappert when the founder of EA’s football giant Tiburon returns to the company as its Chief Operation Officer…

Microsoft Officially Doubling Xbox 360 Arcade Storage

The Xbox 360 Arcade is becoming a slightly more sensible purchase, as Microsoft is officially doubling the built-in flash memory for the console to 512MB, confirming a rumored hardware revision uncovered by members of the XboxHacker forums. We contacted Microsoft to double-check on the increase and received the following statement. “We are doubling the size…

Play Xbox Live Magic: The Gathering Live Against Game’s Creator

So you think you’re a pretty good Magic: The Gathering player, but are you good enough to take on the creator of the game in Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers? The newly released Xbox Live Arcade title is getting not one but two special play sessions this month, starting with a Game…

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One Million Downloads For World At War Map Pack 2

As if there was really ever any doubt, Activision has announced that the second map pack for Call of Duty: World at War saw more than one million downloads during its first weekend of availability. Attribute it to rampant zombie madness or just plain love. The second map pack for Call of Duty: World at…