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So first everyone was all like, “Look, first Valve-supported Steambox,” the surprisingly pricey $1,000Piston by Xi3. Then Valve was all like,Eh, this ain’t really our bag, daddy-o, distancing itself from Xi3’s Piston and saying there isn’t currently any open collaboration between the two companies. But then Xi3 CEO Jason Sullivan fired back, statingValve had asked them to make the Pistonand that that directive came, of course, from his Gabe-ness himself, and that while the Piston is not the official Steambox, there may be joint doings in the future. Snap.
Today, Fraser Brown reviewed the excellentSuper House of Dead Ninjas, Ron Gilbert left Double Fine (before we find out what’s next for Ron, we’re still waiting on the wonderfully named iOS gameScurvy Scallywags in The Voyage to Discover the Ultimate Sea Shanty: A Musical Match-3 Pirate RPG),Ian Bonds reviewedNaruto Powerful Shippuden,we ran a giveaway for a last minute PAX East pass, and more!
Destructoid Original:Team Fortress 2sdays: SimCity joke!We need to stop letting hate define usLive show: God of War: AscensionPC Port Report: Tomb RaiderThe DTOID Show: Bros Before Hos, PS4, & Dishonored DLC!
Community:Community blogs of3/12Forum thread of the day:Deadpool & Upcoming Comic Book Games
Contests:Contest: Win a last-minute PAX East badge from Paradox!Reviews:Review: Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of DuskReview: Naruto Powerful ShippudenReview: Super House of Dead Ninjas
News:Ron Gilbert announces departure from Double FineZynga: Copying games is no big deal, don’t worry about itMicrotransactions coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops IIJon Blow: PS4 games to run faster than PCRift developer increases MMO retention through rewardsThe Mac version of Hotline Miami is still in progressValve distances itself from Xi3 and the PistonTerraria console devs ‘looking into’ Vita portKen Levine killed BioShock film due to Watchmen’s failurePick five games from GOG.com and save 80 percentSquare Enix holds a massive Xbox Live saleFormer GameStop VP in prison for stealing $1.7 millionA Machine for Pigs has become more like Dark DescentDon’t Starve releasing on Steam April 23Mass Effect 3: Citadel soundtrack free for Origin users10000000 is out this week on Android and LinuxNinja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge demo out now for 360/PS3Xi3 CEO says Valve asked him to build the Piston consoleNew ESRB rule means we could see less age-gated trailersGungHo releasing a half dozen PSone Imports on PSN todayApollo Justice confirmed for Ace Attorney 5
Offbeat:The Chrono TRIGGER main theme goes acousticPrepare for pain with the Monster Hunter Beginner’s GuideChrono Trigger + Jay-Z = Chrono Jigga, and it’s great
Media:LEGO City Undercover shows off its vehicles and disguisesGet hyped for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate with new trailersHere’s how Hades’ faction works in God of War: AscensionSound Shapes gets vehicles and six new albums via DLCAssassin Creed III’s invisible wolves are terrifyingGiana Sisters: Twisted Dreams planned for Wii UPAX’s Indie Megabooth contains more than 62 gamesSleeping Dog’s ‘Year of the Snake’ DLC has a trailerMod tools are next for Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
