Think of this post as a preemptive diffuser to what will surely be a million Sony fanboys flooding gaming sites and blogs everywhere with what they believe will be the “real” PSP2. This is a fake folks. Got it, fake. Not real. Doesn’t exist … like your God. Yeah, I just said it, look it up. Here are the fake stats on the PSP2: • All Metal & Ruggedized Rubber Build• 200% Brighter Screen• Dual Analog Controllers• Visual Battery Display• 8GB Flash Drive• Wifi (a,b,g)• Bluetooth V....

Activision Blizzard has announced today that the brash, loud-mouthed guitarist Ted Nugent will appear inGuitar Hero World Tourwhen it ships later this year. Nugent has lent his voice and likeness to the game, and the song “Stranglehold” will appear on the game’s soundtrack. Additionally, players will get to face off against Nugent in “an epic guitar duel.” Sigh. Personally, I’m not a fan of the whole guitar duel feature that was introduced inGuitar Hero III: Legends of Rock....

Many of you lucky folk are probably going to PAX East this weekend. I hate you. Here I am, in my last semester of college with friggin’ papers to write and midterms and crap. Screw you. All of you. Also have fun. And be safe. And get Hamza drunk, because it’s really, really easy and quite hilarious. Destructoid Original:Exclusive: A journey through Journey’s soundtrackThe DTOID Show: Pre-PAX East 2012 Extravaganza!...

Plus: Wii U headset thingies! Or something. Today’s Destructoid Show isactuallyvery special: We had a musical guest in the studio —The Minibosses!If you’re unfamiliar, these guys cover old bleep-bloop Nintendo videogame chiptunes, except they do it using real-life rock and roll instruments. They were cool enough to swing by and play a few songs. They’re in the middle of a San Francisco Bay Area tour, so if you’re in the area,check ’em out!...

Billions of dollars thrown at digital joy For many,manyyears now, video games have been a big bucks business. It seems that using gaming as a licence to print the green is unlikely to go out of style anytime soon, as 2018 saw an 18% rise in all U.S. video game sales. This translates to a mind-blowing 43.4 billion dollars spent by consumers across the year. According to a report by the number-crunchers at the Entertainment Software Association and the NPD Group, almost $36 billion of that amount comes from software, DLC and in-game purchases....

Lots better than Tomodachi Life’s campaign Okay, Nintendo. This is more like it. I’m not sure what you were trying with the little girls andTomodachi Life, but theseMario Kart 8commercials are decidedly more entertaining and engaging for television, especially given their lack of “target audience.” They’re just fun, action-packed, and do a great job of demonstrating what’s awaiting players in-game. There are three trailers, including the“Super Horn Test”above, the“Boomerang Test,”and the“Upside Down Test....

In the early ‘90s, Hulkamania stopped running wild as Hulk Hogan pursued his dream of acting and testifying at trials about steroids. The result was godawful stuff likeSuburban CommandoandMr. Nanny. However, he also had a short-lived TV show calledThunder in Paradise. I have never watchedThunder in Paradise. It’s not because it’s something I wouldn’t watch – I’ve intentionally watched tonnes of terrible things – it just hasn’t been a priority....

The best superhero games offer a mix of a compelling narrative, stellar gameplay, and an overall great look with their graphics. These 10 titles are certainly super if you want to play as a hero in a video game. NOTE: This is a list with one entry per franchise. Otherwise this would be an article filled with Marvel’s Spider-Man and Batman: Arkham games. #10 – Marvel’s Midnight Suns FromXCOMdeveloper Firaxis Games comes a strategy RPGMarvel’s Midnight Suns....

Beam katana in hand AfterHolmes’ big interviewwith Suda51 atPAX Eastthis year, we haven’t really heard a lot aboutTravis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. The game is supposedly shaping up okay, but I don’t think anyone expected it to release so soon. Announced by Nintendo UK on itsTwitter account, the continuation of Travis Touchdown’s story will be released on July 23, 2025. That is really all we know so far. A physical release hasn’t been confirmed and there really isn’t anything else to go off of....

Building partnerships Ubisoft has given its support to the Epic Games Store,that much is well-documented, but this allegiance leaves some upcoming games in an uncomfortable limbo. On PC, there are titles that have been available to pre-order on Steam that won’t eventually be for sale on Steam. How to navigate the choppy waters of a newfound PC marketplace war? For city-builderAnno 1800, Ubisoft has opted to play both sides in a way that should placate everyone — presuming they act within the next couple of weeks....

But to what end? Who loves a mystery? It seems Valve has recently added a new domain name to their collection, “steamstatic.com” and I’m dying to know what they might have up their sleeves. Fusible spotted the domain, which was registered through Network Solutions last month and transferred to Valve’s domain server over the weekend. Attempting to reach the domain as of this time results in a failure to connect. Hell, it might never be a thing....

Bounce alone or with friends in a wild new game from the makers of Owlboy The next game from the creators ofOwlboyis as conceptually wacky as it is gorgeous. D-Pad Studio has formally announcedVikings On Trampolines, an up-to-four-player game with co-op adventuring, battling, and boss fighting. Whatever you do, don’t stop bouncing. The first trailer debuted today onIGN, and there’s awebsiteandSteampage, too. If this was just a competitive-minded game about knocking opponents off trampolines, I’d still be down....

Summer starts to draw to a close, but the weekend PC deals live on. Steam has a pair of weekend promos for us; first up is the arena shooterNexuiz, which is free to play all weekend andreduced in price by 75%to celebrate its integration with the Steam Workshop. Also on offer is aselection of titles by publisher Kalypso, includingTropico 4andJagged Alliance – Back In Action. GamersGate is into thesecond week of its summer sale, this week focusing on action titles....