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Destructoid and 2K Games are teaming up to give you guys the chance towin some coolBioShockschwag!Yay! Entering is fairly simple: create your very own costume of BioShock’s resident hulking teddy bear, the Big Daddy. Then, take a picture of it and post it in the comments. Simple, right? Some rules: Please wear pants in the picture.2. Photos must not exceed 550 pixels in width!3. This isnota Photoshop contest, so it must be an image of you wearing a costume you created....

Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damnedtakes thePirates of the Caribbeanuniverse and throws it into an open world that that you’re able to explore on foot and in a boat, as a pirate who can work up to be either a legendary, beloved captain or the most feared in the Caribbean. It’s set in a time before the movies take place, in a world that’s ripe for leaving your mark, good or bad....

I’m really happy about 4J Studios revampingPerfect Darkfor Xbox LIVE Arcade for two reasons. Firstly, I never did finish the game, so attempting to finally get through it without distracting blurry textures and generally ugly N64-era blocky characters will help soften the blow. And secondly, the studio did a tremendous job of bringingBanjo-KazooieandBanjo-Tooieto XBLA. The digital download service has seen some rather sketchy ports, especially in the earlier days. So if anyone is going to be handling these high-res conversions, it better be in-house or these guys....

Nikkei Net, the online version of Japan’s foremost financial paperis reportingthat Nintendo will soon be releasing a brand new DS model which includes a camera and the ability to play music. Nintendo is apparently trying to take the DS beyond the realm of the gaming industry with these new additions. The new model is also said to be able to use its wireless communication features to hook up to “information terminals” and presumably become a veritable fountain of traveling knowledge....

More details have appeared regarding the new direction being taken by the next installment in theSimCityfranchise. Last week,Jim reportedon the announcement thatSimCity Societiesis to take a greater interest in the lives of its virtual citizens than previous installments have, and today EA went further into exactly how that’s going to work. While building your potential hub of the next global superpower, you’ll have the new factor of “social energies” to consider, and how you set up your city to manipulate these will dictate the sort of place it is to live in....