Rest in peace, Snake. You were a good soldier. We salute you! Topher shows us whyWind Wakerwas the bestZelda, Sexy Time! looks atGod of War II, theBioShock 2vinyl is creepy, Mr. Destructoid made it onto an album cover, Russians take their LARPing seriously and plenty more happened on 07/06/09. Destructoid Originals:The Podcastle records tomorrow: Ask us some stuff, thanks!The Mortal Kombat Podtoid commentary records tonightThe case for cute: Why Wind Waker is the best Zelda everSexy Time!...

“The Memory Card” is a seasonal feature that dissects and honors some of the most artistic, innovative, and memorable videogame moments of all time. What happens to videogame characters after they die? As a gamer, you never really think about that. In most games, when the hero kills an enemy, that enemy just randomly disappears after a progressively sped up series of blinks — never to be seen or heard of again....

Crash 1-3, Crash 4, and Crash Team Racing — but no Crash Bash! Crash has been alive for 25 years. Time flies! I mean really, this is a PlayStation One game, and it’s been out for 25 years. I’m scared. Well, this Crash Bandicoot bundle might help us forget the passage of time for a bit. Billed as a 25th anniversary celebration, the Crash Bandicoot bundle includes theCrash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy(the remasteredCrash1-3),Crash 4,andCrash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled....

The Sims 4’shas been experiencing a lot of change lately, from the introduction of the Lovestruck expansion to the Life and Death pack arriving on Halloween. During September, the team is treating us to over 650 new color variants for items, a Reaper Rewards event, and other fun changes. The Sims 4 September 18 update patch notes and changes AsThe Sims 4September 18 update’s official announcement details, the highlight of this patch includes:...

Assassin’s Creed gets 9th nomination The Witcher 3: Wild Huntis an unstoppable, award-winning machine. While it failed to take home the industry’s top prize, the Destructoid Game of the Year Award, it has secured victories from other, lesser organizations such as The Game Awards, the Golden Joystick Awards, and the Sex On Top Of Mythical Creatures Awards. Just a few days ago it received four nominations for theGame Developers Choice Awards, and on Monday another prestigious group shortlisted the game for its annual awards show....

That poor puppy! What, you didn’t think this trailer was going to be all pleasantries, did you? That wouldn’t be veryBattlefield-like. Well, there’s that nice bit where the guy gently tosses an apple to a little girl. Apple-tossin’ aside, this trailer’s your obligatory dose of pulse-pounding, profanity-packed, puppy pummeling action. Things explode, people yell a lot, and there’s even some martial arts! That’s all before EA DICE not-so-subtly says it’s going to punchCall of Dutyin its stupid dog face....

I hope you like your single-playerMW3because that’s all you’ll be doing after 8 a.m. Pacific tomorrow on that PS Triple. LOLOLOL. I’m kidding, and actually “some users may be able to play online during the maintenance,” says Sony. You’ll also be able to collect Trophies, though they won’t be updated on your profile until the network is back up. On November 17th, from 8 a.m to about 10 p.m. Sony will be performing routine scheduled maintenance....

The ‘new’ studio is working on a new side-scrolling shooter Two Tribes, developers of the well knownToki Toriseries, has shut down developmental operations. It appears as if founders Martijn Reuvers and Collin van Ginkel are creating a smaller company, with all of the new knowledge they’ve acquired from their mistakes at Two Tribes. The main reason they went under it seems, is thatToki Tori 2took longer to develop than they had hoped, and when it didn’t sell well, it “took the company down with it....

If you aren’t getting XP, wait Here’sanotherhazardousWitcher 3bug to look out for, at least until it’s fixed. This week’sWitcher 3patch brought with it an unexpected bug that makes it so players are not getting experience for quests. Keep doing enough quests without the XP rewards and you might just play your way into being unable to keep pace with the game. Thankfully this bug is a bit easier to notice....

Last night, we were treated with the newZerg intro trailer. Today, Blizzard has released a couple of new videos and pictures showing off the Zerg. Both of the new videos show off the Zerg units obliterating the Terrans. No new Zerg classes are shown, but at least we’re seeing the Zerg in a much better quality compared to last night.Bilzzard has also updated their Web site with new pictures and concept art of theHydraliskandMutaliskunits....

Starsilver inGenshin Impact(aka Starsilver Ore) is spotted in a very cold place in Teyvat. If you find it, you’re able to finish a certain side quest and craft three different weapons in the game. StarsilverGenshin Impactlocation To spot Starsilver inGenshin Impact,you’ll need to venture to the annoying Dragonspine area. This frosty mountain location is the only place you’ll find this particular rock form. This is a shame because there’s a frustrating mechanic around keeping warm....

Or are we all washed up? Playing throughSuper Mario Odyssey, a strange thought comes to my mind; is this game as good asSuper Mario 64?I don’t mean in the sense of quality or direction or anything that a review might cover. What I’m talking about is, willSuper Mario Odysseybe remembered the same way asSuper Mario 64? For as rough around the edges asMario’sfirst foray into 3D game worlds might be, that game release might be the single most significant moment in the entire industry....

The Master Chief Catastrophe If I owned an Xbox One, I’d be digging intoHalo: The Master Chief Collectionright about now. Well, attempting to, anyway: the compilation has issues with multiplayer matchmaking taking forever or otherwise not working as intended, and 343 Industries isscrambling to push out fixes. The studio has temporarily consolidated playlists which should “allow players to get into matches faster, and improve overall match times,” and suggeststhis one weird trick(no, really!...