New Games

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• The Binding of Isaac gets a demo, more content incoming
• HAWP: The ultimate permadeath run
• Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet add-on set for Wednesday
• New trailer for PSP horror game Corpse Party
• Destructoid's Extra Life 2011 24-hour gaming marathon
• Waluigi is a fully fleshed out hacked character for Brawl
• Custom EarthBound sprites are sex for the soul
• Pokemon are oriental demons, Minecraft stops bible study
• Forums, we have them: October 2011
• Comments of the week: Hugh Jackman vs child
• Super Mario 3D Land booms all up on your rang
• Gundam 3DS game getting a sexy Char Aznable 3DS model
• Bit.Trip Runner is getting a strange-looking HD sequel
• OnLive will get six new indie titles this fall
• Arkham City gets yet another skin: Sinestro Corps
• Here's some screens for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

The Binding of Isaac gets a demo, more content incoming Posted: 09 Oct 2011 03:30 PM PDT As much as I love The Binding of Isaac, I can see why certain people might be hesitant to blindly buy, even with the affordable price. You now have one less excuse, however: the game's creators have put a Flash demo up on (where else?) Newgrounds. Featuring two levels, eight bosses, and 60+ items, the demo is a good glimpse at how the full game handles and should tell you whether or not this is your jam. According to Edmund McMillen, sales of Isaac are currently rivaling Super Meat Boy's release numbers. As for what's next, expect a free Halloween update that introduces 20+ new items, three new bosses, another playable character, more achievements, and a "final chapter," which "should be a much bigger challenge." Until then, more bug fixes should continue making the rounds.

HAWP: The ultimate permadeath run Posted: 09 Oct 2011 02:30 PM PDT Ashly is a man's man (???). A permadeath run of FarCry 2? That's for babies. No, she's got a bigger fish to fry. Will she succeed in her quest? Hit the jump to find out. Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'? Fallout: New Vegas [GameTrailers] No.

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet add-on set for Wednesday Posted: 09 Oct 2011 01:30 PM PDT "Shadow Hunters," the new five-dollar add-on for Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, goes live this Wednesday on Xbox Live. For real this time. Picking up after the conclusion, this mode (1-4 players) appears to mash up various game concepts in a new way. "We started with the exploration and puzzle elements from the Campaign," says Fuelcell Games' Joe Olson, "and incorporated those with the procedurally generated level and fast paced decision making elements from Lantern Run, then pushed these ideas even further..." I enjoyed Lantern Run quite a bit, although the experience was dampened by the occasional (but persistent) griefers who would purposely sabotage the mission. Next time, guys, at least put some effort into providing creative online abuse.

New trailer for PSP horror game Corpse Party Posted: 09 Oct 2011 12:00 PM PDT Remember that strange, completely random trailer for Corpse Party showing a bunch of school students being killed? Yeah, well XSEED has decided to explain exactly what the game's about in their recent PlayStation Blog post. Corpse Party is an upcoming horror adventure game coming exclusively to the PSP (only available as a download on the PlayStation Store) with an anime art style. The game has you play as a multitude of characters as they attempt to escape the haunted Heavenly Host Elementary.  One mistake is all it takes to "either immediately or eventually lead you down a path toward one of the game's vast multitudes of 'Wrong Ends,' or bad endings -- generally long, drawn-out and meticulously detailed death scenes." This, along with "squishy sound effects" basically means that this game contains some bloody gruesome stuff. No release date other than fall of this year has been given. Just What Kind of a Party is Corpse Party? [PlayStation Blog]

Destructoid's Extra Life 2011 24-hour gaming marathon Posted: 09 Oct 2011 11:00 AM PDT Extra Life is a charity event started by the fine guys at Sarcastic Gamer in 2008. With the help of over 100 websites and 12,000 donors, Extra Life has since gone on to raise over $300,000 dollars in charity money for Children's Miracle Network hospitals. In the past, Destructoid has helped out with this goal, last year raising $6,000 for Children's Miracle Network hospitals. Already, thanks to the Destructoid community led by manasteel88, we have raised $500 dollars during the G3 event! Congrats, guys! We don't just want to stop there. Starting at October 15th @ 10:00AM PST we will attempt to break last year's record with our annual 24-hour gaming marathon, streaming live from Topware Interactive HQ on our Twitch.tv channel. All of your favorite San Francisco based Dtoid staff will be on the stream to play games for 24-hours in order to raise money. Not only that, but we'll be giving away over a $1,000 worth of various videogame prizes. Destructoid Presents: Extra Life 24-hour gaming schedule on October 15 (all times PST and subject to change) 10:00AM -- Fruit and Firepower: We will start out the stream by playing Halo: Reach with the community! We will then have a Fruit Ninja Kinect challenge between all the Dtoid staff in attendance. Come see which of us is the best at slicing fruit! 12:00PM -- Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock: Music games are always the life of any party, so we will continue by playing some Guitar Hero games all the while giving away some bundles of the game. 2:00PM -- Warhammer: Space Marine: Space Marine was a really fun game in which you can jet pack around with a huge hammer. What's there not to like about this game?   4:00PM -- Pokemon Snap with Tara Long: How much does Tara Long love Pokemon? Enough to play an hour of a game where you take pictures of them while Max Scoville cheers her on! 5:00PM -- Fighting game exhibition with Jesse Cortez: This segment is dedicated to fighting games! Come play some exhibition matches against our resident fighting game expert Jesse Cortez and enter some online tournaments for Capcom goodies! 7:00 PM -- BioShock 2:  We take a trip down memory lane with one of the best game franchises in recent years. Join in as we play BioShock and harvest some ADAM! 9:00PM -- Dancing with the Stars: We are almost halfway through our marathon at this point, and what better way to keep the energy going than by DANCING! Come watch as your favorite Dtoid staffers come shake their groove things to the games Just Dance 3 and Dance Central. Donate to pick the songs we dance too! 11:00PM -- Retro games: We plan on playing a few retro style games such as Cho Aniki, courtesy of Monkeypaw games. Come check out this bizarre shooter with us! 12:00AM -- Scary games with Max Scoville: Tara Long gets her revenge on Max by making him play his favorite type of game, HORROR GAMES! 2:00AM --  BRAAAAAAINS: The sun has gone down, so what better way to celebrate than by playing games inspired by zombies! We will play Call of Duty: Black Ops zombie mode and other zombie games. 4:00AM -- Rise of Nightmares: Not content to play horror games sitting down, we take a stand to play Sega's recent Kinect release, Rise of Nightmares 6:00AM -- Deus Ex: Human Revolution -- Deus Ex has highly been praised for being an amazing game, and therefore we will check out the newest game with you on the stream. Watch as we augment our way to the end of the marathon! 8:00AM -- Moment of Zen: For the last leg of the marathon, we will celebrate art of pinball by playing Zen Pinball and giving away some game codes! Come tune in to the end of the marathon to give last minute donations and help us reach our goal! -------------------- Not only will you be getting 24-hours of entertainment, we plan to give prizes to people watching the stream every segment! We already have some sweet prizes from Ubisoft, Astro, Capcom, Riot Games, 2K, THQ, Square Enix and other companies that we want to pass on to you for tuning in, spreading the word, and DONATING! There will be Twitter contests for codes, giveaways on the stream and more. So set your calendars for October 15 to join Destructoid as we attempt to smash our record from last year and raise money for a great cause! Traditionally, Extra Life asks for people to donate $1 ahead of time for each hour we will be playing. So if you'd like to go ahead and donate now, check out our donation page! Any donation made now does count towards any of the contests we will be holding during the stream, so make sure to donate! Destructoid Extra Life Donation Page And finally, if you'd like to raise money on your own by asking friends and family to donate to our cause, but want to choose your own Children's Miracle Network hospital, you can do so by joining our team! Let's do this for the kids!

Waluigi is a fully fleshed out hacked character for Brawl Posted: 09 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT I've said it before and I'll say it again, Nintendo should make these Super Smash Bros. Brawl hacks official, and allow players to swap custom characters and gameplay tweaks just like they can with custom made stages. This update to the Waluigi hack brings the character a close as homebrew programmers could ever hope to get to creating a Brawl character that looks and plays like something that came from the official dev team. Sure, there are a few cracks in the paint here and there, but on the whole, this it the Waluigi I wish was in Brawl in the first place.  My favorite bit is probably his final smash, which has a Wesker-ish, Raging Demon quality to it that I really enjoy. I don't know what's up with the ability that Kirby gets from eating him though. Is that some sort of silent-but-deadly belch? Is he supposed to be yelping "WA!" in the patented Waluigi style, but they left out the sound effect? Or maybe it's just another mystery to add to the pile of oddities that make up the abhorrent, genetic anomaly that is Waluigi? Either way, I'm downloading this dude ASAP. Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Waluigi hack [GoNintendo]

Custom EarthBound sprites are sex for the soul Posted: 09 Oct 2011 08:00 AM PDT Remember that collage of hundreds of videogame stars made to look like Mega Man sprites? Wasn't that neato keen? What would you say to the same kind of treatment, only in the style of EarthBound / Mother? Would you also approve? You ought to! Pikosaru, a member of Japanese art community Pixiv and a huge Mother fan, has posted several art style crossovers, including a big, honkin', wallpaper-sized beast that features such characters as Conker, the viruses from Dr. Mario, and even the Axem Rangers from Super Mario RPG. He also has smaller, game-specific collections for Chrono Trigger, F-Zero, Street Fighter, and others. Even the Gorillaz make an appearance! My feelings towards these masterpieces are perfectly summed up by the Engrish banner that cuts through the F-Zero piece: "Faster than the sound guys came." Damn right, I came faster than the sound guys! Pikosaru's Page [Pixiv]

Pokemon are oriental demons, Minecraft stops bible study Posted: 09 Oct 2011 07:00 AM PDT Just like videogames, religon can bring people together, inspire them to be the best person that they can be, and even help pull them out of depression, addiction, and other harmful frames of mind. Also like videogames, religion can also cause people to feel entitled, inspired, or otherwise compelled to commit acts of discrimination, violence, and other forms of destruction.  Maybe that's why some faith-based folks feel so competitive with videogames, as to some, they are capable of offering worlds that are even more compelling than what religious texts have to offer. This isn't the first time we've seen a holy man try to knock Pokemon down a peg, but... Minecraft? That's a new one. This gentleman hates a game that provides children with a place to learn patience, resource management, and the feeling of pride that comes from being constructive and imaginative, and it doesn't even have any magic wands! But don't tell him that sometimes Minecraft sometime has Pokemon in it. That would probably scare the sh*t out of him. Can someone build a few churches and/or crucifixes in Minecraft and send them to this guy? But no dead ravens please! Dead ravens are like kryptonite to this person.  Pokemon are 'oriental demons' and 'demonic' [GoNintendo]

Forums, we have them: October 2011 Posted: 09 Oct 2011 06:00 AM PDT Welcome back my lovelies. It's that time once again where I recap for you all the fascinating forum news and happenings of the past month. We had some creativity, thread derailment and badges, and that's just in the first few paragraphs. This month in forum land, Victor had the idea that we should have our own game and M47R1X ran with the idea, creating the awesome header image above. In the heat of the forum love fest Mr. Gobbldigook decided to create a Shirt Logo for the forums which will hopefully get made into a thing. I love me some t-shirts.  SeptemBEARDtoid has finally come to an end. Nihil challenged his fellow manly men of Destructoid not to shave for the whole month of September. The results were a mixed bag of facial hair and scruffy lost dreams. Way to go men. Not gonna lie, occasionally things get out of hand in the forums, such was the case with the Full COG armor Also transgender Link Pics thread which somehow managed to remain entirely on topic while fully derailing into complete madness. The Steamtoid Challenges officially kicked off and Shinobi13 is giving away weekly prizes to some lucky winners. Hop over to see what that's all about. Badges, we have them. This month we showed some love to our bros at Twitch TV by creating two new badges for their awesome shows. - Also, Talks - Be on an episode of Also, Talks to net this sweet badge. - MASH TacticS - Game with Jon or Pico during an episode of Mash Tactics to win this one. Eurogamer is a thing that happened this month. Our Euro community was out in full force earning our new badge. - Eurogamer- Go to Eurogamer and prove it. New games came out this month, and with them a slew of official game threads. Stop by and discuss what's hip this month. So you think the forums are all fun and games do you? Well you'd be mostly right, but on occasion we also like to get serious and that's where the Politics thread comes in handy. Stop by and debate the issues of the day with our more politically minded members. As you may have noticed, the forums are a bit different than the front page and C Blogs of Destructoid. Want to join in on all the shenanigans posted above and possibly see your name on the front page? Read Gobun's Blog on how to become a proper forum user. It will walk you through all the trips and traps of joining the forums and taking your first steps towards becoming a better person. That about wraps up the forums recap for this month. Thanks to everyone who contributed ideas and threads in the FWHT Suggestion Thread. Tune in next month when we see how many cats Mxy can balance on his head while Ali D judges us silently from the backroom. Goodnight everybody!

Comments of the week: Hugh Jackman vs child Posted: 09 Oct 2011 05:00 AM PDT I'd watch that for a dollar.  Comments of the Week is a feature where we scour the front page, community blogs, forums, social media and the back of shampoo bottles picking out comments. The ones that make you think, the ones that make you laugh and the ones that make you cry (but also laugh), and consolidate them into an entertaining package for the viewing pleasure of you, the Destructoid community.  Comments will fall into three categories:  TRUTH: Batman  LOL: Deadpool  WUT? Man-Bat  From Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies at age 56  It's only human to be concerned with ones own mortality. It takes guts to turn it into a positive.  From Review: RAGE  A recommended maximum price to pay for the game alongside the score? I've just called it.  From Xbox 720 logo spotted in trailer for Real Steel  Here is my take on what a movie like that would look like:  Please let me know if you would like this on a T-Shirt.  From Twitter  If anything, there should be an excess of shuffling.  From Facebook  Too many games developers go down the automatic cat brush route, if you ask me.  From Get some Air Flo controllers for those sweaty hands  Seriously though, how fast can an uphill Smartie go?  And now, for the final part of Full COG armor? Also, transgender Link pics. Also also, Spider-Man pics.  It's all drawing to a close in an emotional finish that clears up all the loose ends! It's like the exact opposite of the ending to Lost.  From Offical Space Jam on Blu Ray Thread: Oct 4th  Michael Jordan: Whatever you do, don't forget my North Carolina shorts.  Daffy Duck: Your shorts? From college?  Michael Jordan: I wore them under my Chicago Bulls uniform every game.  Looney Tunes: Eeewwww!  Michael Jordan: Hey! I washed them after every game!  Sylvester: Sure...  Michael Jordan: I did!  Say hello and goodbye to omar little. He was banned earlier this week because he was either too gangster, or not gangster enough. I forget which.   And now, to introduce a new section:  New to Comments of the Week is The Bear King's Knighthood. This week, we have panchromatic asking the ever appropriate question, "What the F is a panchromatic". Some say a Viking, a puncher of dicks, a Denny Crane. The Truth? We're better off not knowing. Arise Dame panchromatic! - Aurain [aka The Bear King]  From Good day, fine sirs and madams.  I think I had the panchromatic once at an Italian restaurant. That's-a all for this week, paisanos! See you all next week; Same Bat time, same Bat channel. (still hungry for more comments? Check out Comments of the week Extra)

Super Mario 3D Land booms all up on your rang Posted: 09 Oct 2011 04:00 AM PDT Like diehard football fans who love watching the draft just as much as as the Superbowl, I love watching the release of high profile videogames to see how well they sell. Case in point: Super Mario 3D Land. Of course, it's unlikely that it will totally bomb, but the fact that it's a Mario game isn't a guarantee that it's going to be a huge hit either. The loyalty of Mario fans is a fickle thing. Just look at the disparity in sales between Super Mario Sunshine and New Super Mario Bros. Wii (as of 2010). Of course, Super Mario 3D Land is on a portable, which is arguably a very different market. It's a place where modern Mario games are even more potentially profitable -- New Super Mario Bros on the DS went on to be the second best-selling game in the series. However, that was a very different time, on a very different console. Will Super Mario 3D Land suffer due to the 3DS's relatively small install base, or will the game go on to be a stratospheric hit and a monumental system seller? I CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT! As for me, I'll be buying the game no matter what. I really enjoyed what I played of it at E3, and as a huge fan of suit-focused Mario titles, there's no way I could pass this one up. The revelation of the Boomerang Bros. suit's return only works to further cement my desire for the game. Then again, I'm far from the typical Mario fan, so my intent to buy this sucker on launch day doesn't mean that the masses will go for it, right? I guess we'll see when the game drops next month. Boomerang Bros. suit in Super Mario 3D Land [GoNintendo]

Gundam 3DS game getting a sexy Char Aznable 3DS model Posted: 09 Oct 2011 02:00 AM PDT Monster Hunter is getting a 3DS bundle. LovePlus is getting a 3DS bundle. Gosh darnit, Gundam needs a 3DS bundle of its own, too! The upcoming SD Gundam G Generation 3D, to be released on December 22, will drop alongside sexy red 3DS bundle inspired by Gundam series poster child Char Aznable. This is actually not the first time a Nintendo console has paid homage to the helmeted wonder, but this time around, you'll also receive an AR card featuring Char's custom Zaku II ride. Both standalone and bundled copies of the game will also receive an AR card of the AGE-1 Gundam from the latest television series. The bundle, which contains the custom 3DS, the game, the cards, and all the typical 3DS trimmings, will be priced at 21,090 yen (about $275). Christ, that's a lot of money! SD Gundam G Generation Bundled With Special 3DS Unit [Andriasang]

Bit.Trip Runner is getting a strange-looking HD sequel Posted: 09 Oct 2011 12:00 AM PDT The Bit.Trip series proper may be over, but there is more in store for CommanderVideo. Taking a page out of the Square Enix playbook, Gaijin Games is prepping a direct sequel to the fourth installment, Runner, and it will be available on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network some time in early 2012. Entitled Bit.Trip Presents: Runner 2, Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (Wow! What a name!), the game promises a slew of new abilities, achievements, and... actually, there's not that much info yet. All we have right now are the above teaser video and a redesigned look for the Commander, which you can see in the gallery below. For better or worse, we're not in 8-bit Land anymore. Also, what's with the "presents" in Bit.Trip Presents? Is this an indication that Runner 2 will be so removed from its predecessor that it will effectively be a standalone experience? Will this be like a Pac-Man 2 type of reconfiguration? All we can do is follow the game's dev blog and watch the mystery unfold. BIT.TRIP Presents: Runner 2, Future Legend of Rhythm Alien CULVER CITY, CA – October 8, 2011 – Gaijin Games and Aksys Games are proud to reveal their new project called BIT.TRIP Presents: Runner 2, Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, which will be released on Xbox LIVE® Arcade and PlayStation©Network in 2012.   "Runner 2 is going to blast open your mind like a blooming flower and Gaijin Games is going to pollinate it with our fun proboscises" -@MikeNRoush   "With its new art style, fantastic music, and gameplay innovations, Runner 2 will make your brain glands SWEAT BLOOD!" -@AlexNoisy   Inspired by the BIT.TRIP series originally released on Nintendo platforms, CommanderVideo makes his debut in an all-new re-imagined downloadable game with a ton of features that we hope even CommanderVideo and CommandgirlVideo can handle:  HD Graphics 10+ new abilities for CommanderVideo (and other playable characters) Achievements/trophies/leaderboards Unlockable costumes Difficulty modes and checkpoints ...and LOTS more to be revealed later! For more information about Runner 2, check out http://www.runner2.com, or follow @bittrip on Twitter and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/bit.trip.

OnLive will get six new indie titles this fall Posted: 08 Oct 2011 11:00 PM PDT If you're an OnLive user and you're a huge fan of indie gaming, you've no doubt already checked out the likes of Braid, Trine, World of Goo and The Maw. Joining the ranks of these indie classics this fall are six more beloved indie titles; those being Orcs Must Die!, Magicka, Limbo, Bastion, Avadon: The Black Fortress and Space Chem. Anyone out there who has somehow managed to avoid these spectacular titles just because you're waiting to get them through OnLive or just plain didn't pick them up on literally every other single platform out there, you would be doing yourself a disservice by not picking them up now. No specific date was given, but it shouldn't be too far off. OnLive is putting six new indie games online this fall [Joystiq]

Arkham City gets yet another skin: Sinestro Corps Posted: 08 Oct 2011 08:00 PM PDT As if Batman: Arkham City wasn't already stuffed to the brim with more skins than we can handle, it seems The Bat will also be donning his Sinestro Corps attire thanks to a Green Lantern Blu-ray combo pack.  According to an unnamed and supposedly handsome Joystiq tipster, a limited run of these Green Lantern Blu-rays will contain a PSN voucher for the Sinestro Corps duds. Of all the costumes revealed so far, this is easily the most exciting considering Batman's previous run-in with Sinestro. It seems this one is exclusive to Best Buy, but developer Rocksteady has already confirmed that all of the game's myriad preorder skins will be available "more broadly" after launch so here's hoping that applies to Sinestro Corps' as well. Green Lantern is due out this coming Friday, the 14th.  Green Lantern Extended Cut Blu-Ray combo pack to include Batman: Arkham City Sinestro Corps skin [Joystiq]

Here's some screens for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Posted: 08 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT A new batch of screenshots for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon recently came out and, as you might expect, they contain some jet planes that you can expect to take for a spin yourself. They are not just any jet planes though, as these are four newly revealed jets; the F-4E "Phantom II," F-15E "Strike Eagle," F-16F "Fighting Falcon" and FA-18F "Super Hornet" all round out the list. They all contain various stats and ease-of-control, with the Phantom II being notable because it can only be obtained by pre-ordering the game before its October 11th release date and the Super Hornet sounding like it is the end-all jet to use because of its ability to maneuver easily at any speed and seemingly having no weaknesses. If you would like to see extended descriptions of the planes, you can find those below. While you're at it, why not check out the gallery? F-15E Strike Eagle A fighter bomber with the air-to-air combat ability of the F-15C and additional air-to-ground capabilities. Able to be equipped with a diverse array of armaments, including anti-aircraft, ground attack, multi lock-on missiles and aerial bombs, it is capable of dealing with a variety of situations. Called the "Strike Eagle," though the exterior is almost the same as the F-15C, it provides various ground attack improvements. F-16F Fighting Falcon The successor to the F-16C. Various improvements have been made in order to export it outside the United States. Air-to-ground battle capability has been improved by an upgrade to its gun control. Air resistance is controlled by the conformal tank system, which extends flight range and makes it adaptable to any kind of air-to-air or air-to-ground missions. It is called by the same name as the F-16C, "Fighting Falcon." F-4E Phantom II General purpose, extra large, carrier-based fighter. Though turning performance can be a bit problematic because of the large size of the aircraft, it boasts top class speed performance among the older generation model aircrafts, a high level of durability, and has a large amount of space for armaments. Called the "Phantom II," it is the first aircraft shared by three branches of the U.S. Armed Forces: the Navy, Marines, and Air Force.  Fans of ACE COMBAT® in North America can get the F-4E Phantom II aircraft exclusively at GameStop when you pre-order ACE COMBAT ASSAULT HORIZON for the Xbox 360 or PS3 (while supplies last). FA-18F Super Hornet Whether it's air-to-air or air-to-ground, this carrier-based fighter is capable of handling a wide variety of missions. An easy-to-handle aircraft that boasts stable maneuverability at any speed. Equipped with long-range attack weapons, it's well-suited for preemptive attacks. Nicknamed the "Super Hornet"

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