The long and bloody history of the Darkness

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Part of me is glad that The Darkness II is now coming out February 7, 2012. There's so many big titles coming out this year that The Darkness II could have gotten easily buried amongst the swarm of triple A titles on the horizon.

Then again, part of me is mad that the game isn't out this year as it means I have to wait even longer now to get my demonic tentacles all over the next Darkness. For now, I'll just have to accept videos like this one that 2K put out detailing the long dark history of just what the Darkness is.

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The DTOID Show: Skyrim Gets Racy, Star Wars Gets
a Date

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[The Destructoid Show gives a rundown of all the top news from Destructoid.com every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Subscribe to us on YouTube, follow us on Twitter, and like us on Facebook.]

Hello my little treasures. It's another friggin monday, and we're here with a big revolting pile of gaming news. First, Playstation announced that they're announcing something with a mysterious commercial, and Crysis is coming to XBLA and PSN for twenty bucks. Zynga's not doing so hot, profit-wise, and Star Wars: The Old Repubic is coming out just in time for Christmas, and we've got details on skill trees and race abilities in Skyrim.

For the second half of the show, we did a roundup of the games that are coming out this week, including X-Men: Destiny and FIFA 12. At one point, a thing almost fell on Tara. Watch our show.

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PC shooter AfterFall: InSanity gearing up for
November

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I had forgotten about AfterFall: InSanity, a post-apocalyptic third-person shooter with mutants. No wait, come back -- it actually looks intriguing. Previously, this was teased as having a more ambiguous Q4 2011 release; it's gunning for a November launch on PC and will see ports to additional platforms "soon after."

"'Afterfall' means that the game takes place in the Afterfall universe, an alternate version of history since the Second World War. 'InSanity' refers to the shocking events that occur in the year 2032." Wait, what?! WWIII has already happened in this game, which explains the underground survivors and existence of mutant creepythings.

If InSanity is set at a reasonable price, I can easily see it being a decent success. It's a tough battle for gamers' time and money, as it always is around that time of year.

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Get XP in Modern Warfare 3 from Mtn Dew and
Doritos

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is teaming up with Mountain Dew and Doritos to fill you full of carbs and XP. YUMMY!

DewXP, as it's called, will see Mountain Dew and Doritos product directly exchanged for experience points in Modern Warfare 3. Drink a 20 oz of Mountain Dew? That's 15 minutes worth of double XP. A 12-pack equals 45 minutes, a Wal-Mart 20-pack equals 90 minutes and so on. The full breakdown is over on the official rules page

The promotion also sees you possibly winning non-XP related goodies. Up for grabs are subscripitions to Call of Duty: Elite, a 2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, Call of Duty themed merch, Turtle Beach headsets and the Limited Edition Modern Warfare 3 Xbox 360.

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Eidos walks us through Deus Ex's 'The Missing
Link'

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In this video, we're guided through parts of "The Missing Link," an October-bound add-on for Deus Ex Human Revolution. Described as being five hours worth of content in which Adam is trapped on a cargo ship, this expansion also includes upgrades to the lighting system and adds weather effects.

Though I've seen numerous reports of people maxing out their augments, a move that defeats the purpose of having a specific play style, I do appreciate how this DLC provides an opportunity to potentially choose an alternate upgrade route. Not all of us are XP-grinding fiends, after all.

Found Footage: DXHR The Missing Link [Rock, Paper, Shotgun]

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Totems Awakening

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Totems Awakening is an addicting and challenging physics based aim and shooting style puzzle game. Help the ancient people wake the sleeping totems. Each level has a different obstacle to figure out. See if you can wake the totem in time to earn a star on each level. Good luck and have fun!Play Totems Awakening

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Nintendo finally locks down SuperMario.com 25
years later

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Ha! Nice timing, Nintendo.

Nintendo issued a complaint last August with the World Intellectual Property Organization over SuperMario.com, as someone else held the rights. Who was it? Bowser? What's funny is that they just started working on this last year. How long has Mario been a thing now, Nintendo? 25 years?

It seems like it's all worked out now, according to tech blog Fusible. They say that the case is still active, but as of yesterday the site is registered to Nintendo of America. We don't know what happened with the case, but there's one down for Nintendo! Now to get to work on SuperMarioBros.com, SuperMarioBrothers.com, MarioBros.com...

Don't bother visiting supermario.com as there's nothing to see there yet.

Nintendo Finally Owns SuperMario.com [gameinformer]

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Capcom newsflash: Zombies attack Tokyo

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With Dale showing us Capcom's interesting method of showcasing gameplay for Dead Rising 2: Off the Record recently, Capcom has also enlisted the services of increasingly popular Japanese actor/writer/director SABU to make a short film entitled "TOKYO DEAD RISING."

The setting -- the Tokyo suburbs..."SUDDENLY! ZOMBIE ATTACK!" The film follows a freelance journalist named Shimada and some random screaming girl as they try to escape the clutches of all the zombies in what has become a "Zombie Paradise!!"

The premiere of the short film will be shown at a special game pre-launch party courtesy of Capcom-Unity Japan in Tokyo on October 12. In his message, SABU describes how he randomly came to a realization that he wanted to make a zombie short film, and that he wanted it have a mixture of "action, comedy, heart-wrenching drama, and maybe even some dancing."

So whatever happens, it's pretty certain that we'll be entertained in some way, so here's hoping that the film will eventually be shown to the public. For now, enjoy the full 37 seconds of the trailer and marvel at all the acting talent on show.

Capcom Unity Japan Dead Rising 2: Off the Record Pre-Launch Party [Capcom Unity Japan]
Director SABU Presents: TOKYO DEAD RISING [Capcom Japan]

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Rumortoid: Dead Space 3 details leak!

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I love me some Dead Space, even the first games did take a few years off my life, from both stress and anger. I'm good and ready for a third game, but we have yet to hear a formal announcement. You know they're making one, though. And if this leaked information is true, Dead Space 3 will take place on a frozen planet called Tau Volantis.

The following details come directly from Siliconera. They took it from a reliable mole:

Early in Dead Space 3, Isaac crash lands on the planet. He believes he may be the only survivor and makes his way to an abandoned waystation, which he uses for shelter from the snowstorm. There he finds a survivor who is severely injured. Isaac speaks to the near dead comrade who reveals there are other survivors that trekked off to another facility. One of them is Ellie, a key character from the original Dead Space game. Isaac grabs a snowsuit and heads into the blizzard.
Later in the game, Isaac reunites with Ellie and a new character named Jennifer. The trio scale a mountain, but Jennifer is reluctant to do so. She’s a tech type excited over finding a codex and plans to reverse engineer research by a group called Rosetta to gain access to it. As they climb up the mountain, they hear a howl from below, but cannot spot what kind of creature made the sound.

Oooh! Sounds good. A change of setting always somehow ends up in the snow, but that's good by me, especially in the Dead Space world. But if we're on the ground on some planet, that means no more gravity play. Hmm. And snow with spacey stuff may look a bit like Lost Planet. Sh*t, did I just talk myself out of an anticipated sequel?

Nah! Let's hope this is true.

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New releases: Fifa 12, Ico HD, Zelda: Four Swords
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Probably the big game for this week is The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition on DSiWare. Granted, it's a re-release of a Zelda game! So, yeah.

Other biggies this week include X-Men: Destiny, FIFA Soccer 12 and even Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012 looks fun this year. What's looking sw33t to you?

Wii: NCIS: The Game, Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012, X-Men: Destiny

3DS: Deca Sports Extreme

PC: Driver: San Francisco, NCIS: The Game, Sid Meier's Civilization V (Game of the Year Edition), FIFA Soccer 12, Dragon Nest

PS3: Dead Nation: Road of Devastation, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Classic Trilogy HD, Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland, Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012, Child of Eden, FIFA Soccer 12, Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, X-Men: Destiny, Resident Evil -- CODE: Veronica X HD

X360: NCIS: The Game, Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012, FIFA Soccer 12, X-Men: Destiny, Resident Evil -- CODE: Veronica X HD

PSP: FIFA Soccer 12

DS: X-Men: Destiny, Solatorobo: Red the Hunter

Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland (PS3)

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FIFA Soccer 12 (PSP, X360, Wii, PS3, 3DS)

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Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection (PS3)

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X-Men: Destiny (DS, 360, Wii, PS3)

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Resident Evil -- CODE: Veronica X HD (PS3, X360)

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Dragon Nest (PC)

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