I was chatting with DtoiderHkun(and others) one night when he brought up the”SOON.” Magikarp picture. That got me thinking. On a good day, I feel like a level 19 Magikarp with about one fifth of the experience bar filled. More often, however, I feel like a level 11 Magikarp, entirely too cognizant of the soul-crushing reality of life. This awareness, however, does allow me to warmly embrace pedantry and philosophize, which is the basis for my newly established goal of becoming the greatest Poke-Philosopher that ever was. There’s little money in the field and I doubt I will be seen as an equal in the field of general philosophy. However, my first axiom is one that aptly pertains to this path. Remember, there are no rare candies on the path of life. Each experience point is a self-contained journey, and invaluable.
Today, Jim’s reviews ofBodycountandCrimson Alliancewent live, along with a preview for a Metroid-style iOS game, Sophie Prell delivered another remarkably divisive editorial — this time on the current state and the future of the 360 with respect to the Japanese market, Square Enix delivered some troubling updates onDragon Quest X, and more!
Destructoid Original:Bison bison shirt now on sale at the Dtoid store!Podtoid 166 records TODAY! Question time!The Xbox 360 is dead (in Japan), long live the Xbox 360Live show: Mash Tactics plays Bloodrayne BetrayalLive show: SWF seeks manxsome foe on BacklogCommunity:Community blogs of 9/6Forum thread of day, 9/6
Contests:Win a Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine chainsword!Reviews:Review: Crimson AllianceReview: BodycountPreviews:Preview: Lost MarsEvents:The cosplay homestretch from Dragon*Con 2011, day 4
News:Before the pokédex, there was the Pokémon Field GuideRichard Garriott open to working with EA on more UltimaResistance 3 ‘Survival’ DLC coming October 3Team Meat would ‘never’ make a game that can’t be on PCDragon Quest X must be played online, will have usage feeDead Nation expansion ‘Road of Devastation’ comingError results in free Uplay Pass content for Driver: SFDead Island Map App is a Dead Island map … as an appRiot Games closes League of Legends on MacCreative director Ryan Payton leaves Halo 4Steam Trading exits beta, now supports more gamesXBL Gold members can save on Bad Company 2 DLC this weekBatman: Arkham City OST announcedAct 1 of Suda 51’s Sdatcher has been releasedSpace Invaders: Infinity Gene invading Android tomorrowGameStop planning to stock iOS devicesMonster Hunter (Tri) 3G and 2nd analog nub bound for 3DSAtari Flashback 3 includes 60 built-in Atari 2600 gamesMedia:Shadows of the Damned’s damn good soundtrack for saleActivision funded sequel to Call of Duty film is now liveModern Warfare 3: Yet another multiplayer trailerMobile strategy game Star Command gets a KickstarterLots of douchey PlayStation Move ‘lifestyle’ shotsPC release of Dead Island is console dev port? (Update)Minecraft ‘Adventure Update’ teased with a trailerNew releases: Resistance 3, Star Fox, Dead Island & moreNew Grand Theft Auto IV mod brings us back to Vice CityTour of From Software shows where Dark Souls was bornBeautiful cityscapes shown in new Cities XL 2012 imagesNew Rise of Nightmares trailer looks more familiarGuardian Heroes for XBLA gets solid release dateOniken is an old-school mashup of NES action favoritesCatch some exclusive Grasshopper news on Call of PodcastDon’t forget about SkyDrift, out this week