Totally new and totally metal is the new Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock character artwork and this nifty new trailer! Despite what some people say about the series, I think it looks interesting. Of course, I love heavy metal and think this sort of stuff is hilarious, but that’s just me. The art assets are all one shots containing before and after shots of the transformations focused on in the new game. Besides that, also contained were images of the loading screens featuring each characters metamorphasis.
The idea here has to …

When Sega went and registered the “valkyria3.jp” web domain, a lot of people went ahead and assumed that there would be a new Valkyria Chronicles title on the way. And why not? The strategy series has been a consistent critical success all around (Dale loved Valkyria Chronicles II), and even warranted anime and manga adaptations in Japan.
Which makes this teaser site, located at “code1935.jp” all the more exciting, because those silhouettes are clearly of the first game’s iconic Edelweiss battle tank, and various Gallian soldiers wielding various war weapons. …

See, it looks great. I’m not talking visuals, though they are better than I would have expected. No, I’m talking about the gameplay shown in the trailer. A multi-player hunting game is a good idea but I am far more interested in the bit about making your own TV show. That looks like it would be fun as hell with a second person. It would be like a cooperative Pokémon Snap with headshots.
But everything I’ve read about the game suggests that the TV show bits are single-player. What a tragic missed …

Castle Crashers is coming to the PlayStation Network on August 31, so we’re celebrating the upcoming release by giving away sweet prizes! We’ve teamed up with the awesome folks over at The Behemoth to giveaway awesome items based on how many entries this contest gets!
First, all you have to do to enter is leave a comment below telling us which Castle Crashers character (be it a playable hero, boss or enemy) or Animal Orb is your favorite. You will also have to change your Destructoid user avatar to your favorite …

Poor BioShock 2. Not only does it have to be the direct sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed titles of all time, BioShock 2 had to deal with a weaker plot and an audience that approached it with particularly outstanding expectations.
That’s a lot to live up to.
With the recently announced BioShock Infinite wowing players with a new take on American identity, BioShock 2 now resides as the resident red-headed stepchild of the franchise. Which is a shame, as it really is quite a good game. However, for those …

DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue — a full sequel, not an expansion — hits PlayStation Network on September 21 and Xbox LIVE Arcade on the 22nd for $14.99. Now, I know what you’re thinking; I’m thinking the exact same thing: too soon?
As long as the game is good, I don’t have a problem. Some people dug DeathSpank, so why not let them have more of what they enjoy? Expect “loads of new creatures, environments, weapons and characters,” says Hothead Games director of game development Vlad Ceraldi. Also, humor!
For those who weren’t …

We knew for a while now that Criterion was going to work on the Need for Speed license but seeing the Hot Pursuit brand coming back at E3 was quite a surprise. Here at gamescom we had the chance to take a look at the game behind closed doors and had a nice conversation with Criterion’s Matt Webster.
Criterion just announced Autolog, a feature that could be described as Facebook for racing games. You might think that this would put you off, since social networking has not been done right in …

Nothing like a good old game of killing the f*ck out of everything! That’s just what Splatterhouse was all about back in the retro days and that’s what the new one will be too. Kill, kill, kill! Violence! Gore! Blood! YAY!
On top of the retro trailer, we have a bunch of screens and two additional videos below showing nothing but gameplay. Some parts are a bit off and look like Splatterhouse needs some more polish. Otherwise, the game is looking mighty fun.
Splatterhouse will be out for the Xbox 360 and …

If you play Kane & Lynch 2 and feel that there’s not enough content with its five-hour story mode and limited multiplayer maps, then don’t worry. IO Interactive was busy preparing downloadable content instead of finishing development of the full game!
Not one, not two, but three downloadable content packs will be available on August 31 — The Multiplayer Mask Pack, Alliance Weapon Pack and Doggie Bag Pack. New weaponry and maps will be made available in these packages, for a price that’s yet to be announced. 
Even before release, the game has …

[Update: Submissions are soon coming to a deadline this week for the photo contest, but for those of you without Facebook (or a camera!) that still want a chance to get a 3-Day SOLD OUT pass to PAX, a free download of Kung-Fu LIVE when it launches on PSN this year, and an exclusive piece of KFL finery — Virtual Air Guitar Company has offered up more prizes right here on on our site!
Submission rules for this leg of the contest are simple: Respond in the thread below telling us …