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At San Diego Comic Con this year, our friends over at Tomopop showed off aprototypeof a Solid Snake and Cyborg Ninja figure that Square Enix Play Arts Kai had designed. The final versions have been decided on and with it pre-orders are now open for both of them. The Solid Snake figure comes with his trademark silenced pistol and an assault rifle. It’s really the more badass of the two, but the Cyborg Ninja is also pretty awesome in itself....

Still no release date for the PS4 and PC title When’sSpelunky 2coming out? That’s still TBD. But if we had a release date, I’d be counting the days. Over on the PlayStation Blog,Spelunkycreator Derek Yu shared a status update and spoke about a few new improvements planned for the long-time-coming roguelike platformer sequel. “Although we’re not quite ready to announce a release date, we’re getting closer and closer, finally getting to implement the deepest parts ofSpelunky 2that have been collecting dust in my notepad for years,” he said....

Best album title ever. Square Enix has promised a number of musical tributes to theFinal Fantasyseries to celebrate 25 years of the franchise, including theFinal Fantasy Vinylscollection we mentioned last month. Now they’re putting together a new album in the SQ series lineup (see our reviews ofBeer SQandBattle SQhere) to round out the year. Final Fantasy Tribute ~Thanks~will feature 25 tracks across two discs arranged by a variety of artists and special guests....

Though the news thatSTALKER 2would be pushed back to late Novemberwas quite painful, GSC Game World’s attempt to sweeten the deal with a developer deep dive worked. We got a 30-minute gameplay session and now know for sure: this is aSTALKERgame through and through. Explainingwhythis is the case is not easy, however. The last officialSTALKERgame –Call of Pripyat– launched back in 2009/2010, depending on your region, and from that point onwards, mods have been the key thing that kept players coming back for more....

The first episode of Telltale’sThe Walking Deadwill be out on iOS devices this Thursday for $4.99. The studio stated in a blog posting that they’ve created a new interface to provide a “more intuitive experience with the touch screen.” It is indeed a universal app, and compatible with the iPad 2, the new iPad, iPhone 4, 4S, and iPods fourth generation and above. Like the other versions, your decisions in the game will carry over into future episodes whenever they’re released on the App Store....

Here’s all the stuff that happened on Monday, March 14. I’m still in recovery mode, hence no clever thing here at all. Destructoid Originals:In which I break down why Homefront’s plot is impossibleLive show: Mash Tactics continues Dragon Age 2New Destructoid Show: Portal Kombat 3D Arcade EditionLive Show: Backlog is almost done with Spy Fiction PAX East:Portal 2 gameplay footage sneaks out of PAXPAX East: Dyad is Gyruss for aliensPAX East: Exclusive jams from Ms....

If I try to not get hyped, the game would steal my resolve I likedDishonoreda lot, even if it didn’t turn out to bea literal ninja game. What I seem to have liked most about it, though, is its more tertiary elements. I love the fiction behind the world and its stylish, stylized aesthetic. On the mechanical side, however, I ended up being surprised that it didn’t feel like there was much more to it than playing, well,Thief, save for the empowering Blink ability and comforting knowledge that I could, if need be, literally kill everyone....

Thank Morphling and Io There’s very few things that are more entertaining than top-levelDOTA 2play, and this match between Fnatic and Evil Geniuses is no exception. While the latter was looking to push into the former’s base, one player decided to take matters into their own hands and backdoor the opposing ancient (the core objective that wins you the match if you destroy it). Backdooring is actuallya detailed mechanic inDOTA 2, and has its own rules governing it....

Sup Holmes returns with Ludam Dare’s Mike Kasprzk [Sup Holmes is a weekly talk show for people that make great videogames. It airs live every Sunday at 4pm EST onYoutube, and can be found in Podcast form onLibsynandiTunes.] Last week on Sup Holmes, we met Mike Kasprzk (full episode here), curator and organizer of Ludum Dare, the world’s premiere competitive global Game Jam. It’s a place where developers like Notch,Vlambeer,Farmer Gnome,Sophie Houlden, Terry Cavanaugh, and so many other awesome developers have cut their teeth on new ideas while building a name for themselves....

Remember thatMass Effecttheme park ride we told you about? According toFortune(viaVG24/7), theMass Effecttheme park experience is still on track to open next month, and will boast 33% extra Ds courtesy of a 3D to 4D upgrade that willtickle, poke, toss, and blow you. Insert you own jokes right here, friends. Following the unveiling of thePlants vs.Zombies Garden Warfare3Z Arena at Carowinds in North Carolina, EA’s next big thing will be the aforementioned Mass Effect ride, scheduled to open in California in May....

This weekend onDestructoid TV, we have guns, funs, and possibly even the runs. Okay, that was too much information. My point is, we’ve got a hell of a weekend for you.Saturday Morning Hangoveris playing the grandaddy of all beat ’em ups,River City Ransom. Philanthr0py is taking overMash Tacticsagain with some A.D.D. Friday. And Awdamn is kicking ass and chewing bubblegum inWar Inc. Battlezone. Are you looking for some multiplayer satisfaction inGhost Recon: Future Soldier?...

It’s always something [Update: The trademark in question was removed from the OHIM website and is believed to have been a hoax, reportsValve Time. So goes theHalf-Life 3hysteria. For what it’s worth, the game is seemingly in development, if Valve database leaksare to be believed.] As much as I don’t want to cover Valve’s trademark forHalf-Life 3in Europe, there’s no getting around it. I’m physically incapable of getting my hopes up any more and would rather wait in silence for the day when the company speaks up about the game, should such a time ever arrive....

CTZ slipped this into hisWeekend Destructainment, but this kid still has me laughing. I would like to think that at the tender age of twenty-something I have got it going on for myself. I am old enough to reap the benefits of open bar gaming events, just about ready to churn out an academic degree in awesome, and I have finally (yes, finally) managed to collect over the one-hundred mark of MySpace friends....