Max as Pikachu! Carboni as Ash! E3 as Rowdy Roddy Piper Movie! Hooray! [Update: Here is some of the amazing art for this episode bySarah Thomas.] We’re trying something new for Season 2 ofTeenage Pokemon. Each episode will start off with a story about a spiky-eared Pikachu, as played by none other than The Dtoid Show’s Max Scoville. Anthony Carboni plays his trainer and Eric Stuart (the original voice actor for Brock in the US anime)plays Brock....

This house condemns the lack of Podcastle and moves to suggest that we have morePodcastleon the pages of Destructoid.com. Furthermore, this house would like to congratulate Jim Sterling, Wardrox and Atheistium for all the work they have put into this distinct example of good old fashioned British engineering, and wish to declare that they will each receive a sample of delicious Stornoway Black Pudding. Should this house receive more Podcastle, we think highlights should include:...

Those damn dirty Tediz A forum poster by the name of Borman over on theAssembler Games forumshas in his possession both a PAL and NTSC beta copy ofPerfect Dark, and a build as well as a demo version ofConker’s Bad Fur Day. Most notable here is thatConker’s Bad Fur Dayincludes many explicit, uncensored scenes that were later removed from the retail version of the game. In the video above you’re able to see the Tediz operating on a live squirrel soldier....

‘Our repair centers will remain closed until further notice’ [Update:After closing up their US repair center program in late Match,Nintendo has announcedthat “some” of their repair centers are now coming back online as of May 28. The company is working on “gradually restarting services,” so locations that have your items might be shipping them out soon, and you should be able to send out your broken products in the near future....

‘The only way to truly fail is to give up’ [Update:Fig has sent us a reply to explain things from its perspective. A Fig representative says that the company advised as to the risks of such a high goal, but that Swery “unfortunately still decided to go for the $1.5 million.” Also, the email wasn’t sent prematurely, but rather part of Fig’s Backstage Pass program where investors are given an early heads-up about projects that are soon to be announced....

They’re ‘working on a fix’ Ubisoft has had a hell of a time setting up its “Epic Mercenary events,” which are basically akin toHitman 2‘s elusive target timed content launches.Back in mid-October, it had a false start as many players couldn’t even access the content, and several weeks laterit happened again. Ubisoft noted that they were “working on a solution,” and now in early November they’re putting the system on ice....

Alan Wakeis a game that,until this year’s E3, could have understandably been considered vaporware. The game’s been in development since 2005 and very little was known about it until it’s big reveal a few months ago. Developer Remedy has confessed however that, while the game could have been released ages ago, it would have simply been an “okay” game, and the team didn’t want that. “It’s been since 2005 … we’ve been crafting this thing and I mean we could’ve put something out much earlier to be honest, and it would’ve been probably okay,”explains Matias Mylllyrinne....

I didn’t hear this one scream AnAliens vs. Predatorgame was announced, and I did not know it. Granted, it’s a mobile game, and those things manages to tumble out of the woodwork at a rate too swift to monitor, but even so, my failure brings me incalculable shame. Ah well, I know it’s a thing now! AvP: Evolutionis a third-person action game that lets you be an Alien or a Predator in a story-based campaign....

Par for the course I suppose Japan and weird games isn’t particular news to anyone, but the other day I was perusing the list of games published and/or developed by Enix before they merged with Square and found a lot of them to be quite odd. Some games likeMischief MakersandTen Made Jackare certainly odd, but not so removed from the typical oddities we find in everyday video games. Here are the some of the oddest I found, whether Enix developed or merely published them, and no I’m not the first to point these out but it’s hard to ignore them....

Imagine playingFIFA, but with anime visuals and a fast-paced gameplay experience; that’sCaptain Tsubasa Ace.This game will take your breath away with lovely visuals and upbeat music to excite your energy for the match! Score and win rewards, and collect soccer player cards! If you want to get ahead of rival teams, redeem ourCaptain Tsubasa Acecodes and boost your teammates with energy drinks and food! You can also get Medallions and silver balls, so be quick and claim these free goodies!...

O Grandmother, where art thou? We’re addicted to contests. Enter our latest one forColina: Legacyto assist us in getting the help we need to get rid of these games. I don’t know why y’all like these spooky-ass games. One minute you’re walking down a hallway having an apparently good time taking in the crappy old furniture and lack of natural lighting, and then bam! The ghost of your dead grandma’s parakeet knocks the chandelier down and scares the “clean” out of your pants....

Remember thatkiller-looking side-scrollerExplodemon!set to hit PC, PlayStation Network, and WiiWare? Well, it’s apparently making its way to the PSP and PSPGo, by way of digital distribution in Q4 2009. The game’s developer, Curve Studios, is already familiar with the PlayStation Network or the PlayStation Portable — it’s developed a number of successfulBuzz!titles for Sony’s handheld. Curve’s Managing Director, Jason Perkins, feels the digital distribution method being pushed by PSPgo presents a great opportunity for the studio to push its own IPs to gamers....

Thenew Onslaught horde modeis now available via theInto the Lightupdate forDestiny 2. WhileWarlock buildsmay rely on healing, and Titan builds on overwhelming power, Hunters rely on a bit of guile. With a well-timed ability, they can create disorder among enemy ranks, and all it takes is some build planning. Here is a place to start with Hunter builds that can take on Onslaught. Onslaught is a new activity that arrived withInto the Light....